Caput medusae is the appearance of distended and engorged superficial epigastric veins, which are seen radiating from the umbilicus across the abdomen. Case report: A 53-year-old man, with history of alcohol consumption of 60 gm/day for 20 years, presented with swelling of the legs, abdominal distension, and a collapsible localized swelling over the abdomen since 3 […]
Read MoreA 36-year-old man was being treated for a serious heart condition, according to a new report of the case, published Nov. 29 in The New England Journal of Medicine. His condition was so severe that doctors put him on a machine called a ventricular assist device, which helps the heart pump blood. Because these machines […]
Read MoreA 26-year-old female presented to our emergency department (ED) with the chief complaint of “sores on arms.” The patient was resting comfortably on the stretcher in a long sleeve jacket. She was a pleasant young woman who explained that she was an intravenous (IV) heroin drug user and that earlier that day, she had tried […]
Read MoreA 13-year-old boy presented to our hospital because of snakebite on his left hand that had occurred six hours before. He was hunting bush rats, and when he put put his hand in a hole, he was bitten. On arrival he presented clinical hemorrhagic syndrome with gingival bleeding and an edema extending to his back […]
Read MoreThis 70-year-old patient NEVER brushed his teeth in his life! The examination revealed existence of deposits on the teeth, known as calculus, and a lot of caries.Therapy included removal of deposits and multiple tooth extraction with dental prosthesis implantation. In dentistry, calculus or tartar is a form of hardened dental plaque. It is caused by […]
Read MoreGiant cell arteritis is a form of vasculitis involving the medium- and large-sized arteries that chiefly affects older people. Clinical findings are headache, jaw claudication, fever, pain, and thickening of the temporal artery. The most feared complication is visual loss due to impairment of the ophthalmic artery and posterior ciliary arteries. GCA occurs predominantly in […]
Read MoreWe report a 28-year-old HIV-negative Ugandan woman with no known chronic illness. She presented to the eye clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital (Kampala, Uganda) with a 2-week history of sudden onset blurring of vision in both eyes, especially in the mornings. This was preceded by a 1-week history of low-grade intermittent fevers, sore throat, […]
Read MoreDoctors in India have given a new lease of life to a newborn girl after removing the head of her parasitic twin that was feeding off on her blood supply. The bay girl, yet to be named, was born via caeserean section and weighed only 5 pounds, at a private hospital in Bhilwada in Rajasthan […]
Read MoreCase presentation A 65-year-old man was lying under the cargo bed of a lorry, inspecting the undercarriage. Unaware of this, the lorry driver started his journey and the rear wheel rolled over the patient’s lower abdomen and pelvis. Bystanders who witnessed the accident transported him to the nearest hospital within 30 min of sustaining injury. Apart […]
Read MorePOLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE OVERVIEW — Normally, the kidneys filter out excess toxic and waste substances and fluid from the blood. In people with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), the kidneys become enlarged with multiple cysts that interfere with normal kidney function. This can sometimes lead to kidney (renal) failure and the need for dialysis or kidney […]
Read MoreSometimes, cartoons get it right. A punch to the head left one man in Austria with an actual star in his eye, according to a report published in April in the New England Journal of Medicine.A strong hit to the face from balls, punches or even airbags can send shockwaves through the eye strong enough […]
Read MoreToday we have a case of a work accident in a 35 year old male.The right hand got amputated, breaking the metacarpal bones and pulling the finger flexor and extensor tendons with it. The injury was so severe that replantation of the amputated part was not an option. The wound was debrided and then a […]
Read MoreRetinoblastoma (Rb) is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. It is the most common primary malignant intraocular cancer in children, and it is almost exclusively found in young children. Cause – Mutation of genes, found in chromosomes, can affect the […]
Read MoreIn this case we have a 51-year-old female with recurrent giant cell tumor at left proximal femur with lung metastasis. She was previously diagnosed with giant cell tumor at left sacrum and ilium once, then underwent internal hemipelvectomy in 2009, but the disease recurred. She came to the hospital with progressive peritonitis. The MRI in […]
Read MoreA 19-year-old woman presented with amputation of her left ear by a pit bull (Panels A and B). The patient’s tetanus vaccination and the dog’s rabies vaccination were up to date. The ear was débrided and replanted by microvascular anastomosis of a 0.3-mm branch of the posterior auricular artery. Since no suitable veins were found, […]
Read MoreA 20-year-old black woman of cross-border nationality, presented to our maxillofacial and oral surgery department seeking medical attention for a large swelling on the left side of her jaw (Figs. 1A and and1B). The swelling was painless with a history of having increased in size over an 8-year period. She noticed the swelling for the first time […]
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