Anti-hypertension drug related Angioedema

Ian Wisecarver, Sanjay Kamboj, MD, David Galambos, Michelle Korah-Sedgwick, MD, Ross McCarron, MD, Fred Lopez, MD CASE PRESENTATION A 72 year-old African American man with a past medical history of hypertension, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and alcohol use presented to the emergency department (ED) with a chief complaint of a one day history […]

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Madelung’s Disease

Giuseppe Nisi, M.D., and Andrea Sisti, M.D. A 48-year-old man presented to the clinic for evaluation of dysphagia and limited neck movements (flexion and rotation of the head). The patient was found to have Madelung’s disease, also known as benign symmetric lipomatosis or the Launois–Bensaude syndrome. Madelung’s disease is a rare condition that is characterized by […]

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Brain abscess from untreated tooth caries

A 56-year-old man was taken to a remote hospital by his co-worker because he arrived at work looking unwell and had mental changes. The patient’s medical history was significant for hypertension, cholecystectomy and obstructive sleep apnoea with lisinopril, losartan and furosemide as his daily medications. He had recently experienced a dry cough for more than […]

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Liver Transplantation for Polycystic Liver Disease

A 51-year-old woman with polycystic liver and kidney disease had undergone renal transplantation 21 years before presentation. She had no evidence of cerebrovascular malformations. Both her father and aunt also had polycystic kidney disease. After the renal transplantation, her liver had become progressively diseased and enlarged through cystic changes. Early satiety, malnutrition, and abdominal pain […]

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Diphyllobothrium latum during Colonoscopy

A 46-year-old woman presented with a history of 3 days of pruritus in the anal area and 1 day of excretion of tapelike materials. During the year before presentation, she had reported intermittent colicky abdominal pain and loose stool, which had been attributed to irritable bowel syndrome. Laboratory evaluation was unremarkable, with no evidence of […]

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Skin Discoloration in A Cocaine Abusing Patient

A 54-year-old woman presented with a 2-day history of a painful, enlarging rash over her face (Panel A), ears (Panel B), breasts, and extremities. Laboratory studies revealed neutropenia (neutrophil count, 1070 per cubic millimeter) and lymphopenia (lymphocyte count, 680 per cubic millimeter); the detection of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) by immunofluorescence testing showed the perinuclear […]

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Congenital Hemangioma

Congenital hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that have grown to their maximum size at birth and do not exhibit accelerated postnatal growth.They can be subdivided into three subgroups: rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma (RICH), noninvoluting congenital hemangioma (NICH), and partially involuting congenital hemangioma (PICH) A newborn presented with a 9-by-12.5-cm mass in the frontal region that […]

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Suicide attemp attempt with gun – Successful Recovery

A 24-year-old male defence personnel reported to the casualty department of our institution around 2:45 a.m. after a suicidal attempt by his service rifle during his night duty hours. The appearance was very horrific with total disfigured anatomy of the left half of his face [Figure 1]. His general medical condition was poor with vitals recorded […]

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Facial gunshot wound – Successful recovery

A 60-year-old game-keeper with a medical history of mild depression presented to his local primary care centre with a high-velocity GSW to his face, following an attempted suicide with a shotgun. The practice immediately called for an ambulance and the air ambulance and ground team were mobilised. The first responder was at the scene 7 min […]

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Hairball (trichobezoar) in a four year old girl

A four year old girl was brought to her pediatrician by her parents because of intermittent bilious emesis, which had started two weeks earlier. There were no other changes in her bowel or bladder habits, and she had not lost weight. Her parents reported that she occasionally pulled at and ate her hair, but they […]

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Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy

A 33 year old woman, para 2, presented to the emergency department with a report of vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain of several days’ duration. She had no history of pelvic inflammatory disease. Right adnexal tenderness was noted on physical examination. On screening, the serum β human chorionic gonadotropin level was 47,281 IU per liter, […]

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Carotid–Cavernous Sinus Fistula

A 55 year old woman with a long history of hypertension presented to the hospital with a 1-day history of periorbital discomfort, inferior chemosis, and conjunctival injection of the left eye (Panel A). She reported having a 2-year history of episodic headache and pulsatile tinnitus in the left ear. Examination of the left eye revealed […]

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Transfer of a Toe to the Hand after scuba diving accident

Figure 1 A 38-year-old woman’s left thumb was amputated by a boat propeller while she was scuba diving, and it was not retrieved. Panel A shows her left hand three weeks after the accident. Four months after the accident skin from the groin was attached to the thumb stump and web area, and three months later […]

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Prelaminated Free Flap for Auricular Reconstruction

A 42 year old woman presented with nearly complete defects of the left auricular and lateral temporal bone as a result of advanced basal-cell carcinoma. She did not want an adhesive auricular prosthesis and was not a candidate for traditional repair techniques because of trauma and irradiation damage to the postauricular skin. A prelaminated radial […]

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