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| Malleus- Handle Fracture: Literature Review and a New Surgical Approach |
| In traumatic middle ear lesions the tympanic membrane is commonly affected, but
ossicular lesions do occur. Among the ossicles, the incus is often exposed to
subluxation or fracture. |
| Actinomycosis presenting as a large facial mass |
A 58-year-old presents with a 12-month history of progressive right-sided facial swelling. This case reviews test findings, diagnosis and patient management.
Source: Dermatology Online Journal |
| A Perplexing Case of Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage |
A 25-year-old, 34 weeks' pregnant, presents with severe pain in the right chest and back. This case reviews gestational history, and initial test findings. The authors discuss patient presentation 4 months later with multiple episodes of vaginal bleeding and 1 of epistaxis.
Presented by: Singapore Medical Journal (SMJ)
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| Malleus- Handle Fracture: Literature Review and a New Surgical Approach |
A 40-year-old presents with a 3-week history of hearing loss following a sharp pain in the right ear while cleaning it out. This case reviews test findings (audiogram results provided), surgical intervention, patient follow-up, and further test findings.
Source: The Internet Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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| Three Cousins with Chronic Foot Ulcers Resulting from Late-Onset Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies Type 2 (HSAN2) |
Three teen-age patients, all cousins, present with a history since childhood of insensitivity to pain and temperature, and multiple painless ulcerations over their arms and legs. These cases review physical and test findings, and provisional clinical diagnosis. The authors discuss patient management.
Source: Dermatology Online Journal
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| Angiokeratoma
Corporis Diffusum (Fabry Disease) |
A 23-year-old presents for treatment of multiple, red-purple
papules symmetrically distributed over the lower back, hips, thighs, buttocks
and scrotum. This case briefly reviews patient history, current physical
and test findings, and diagnosis.
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/114/NYU/NYUtexts/0419054.html
Source: Dermatology Online Journal |
| An
Elderly Man with Fever and Hypodense Lesions in the Spleen and Liver |
An 82-year-old with a history of hypertension and prostatectomy
for benign hypertrophy presents with sudden onset of left flank pain. This
case reviews test findings and subsequent autopsy findings.
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/174/2/163
Source: CMAJ |
| A
Case Presentation on Bilateral Breast Cancer |
A 56-year-old presents with recently noted bilateral breast
lumps. This case reviews family history of breast cancer, test findings
(mammogram images provided), proposed treatment and patient outcome.
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijs/vol7n1/breast.xml
Source: The Internet Journal of Surgery |
| Actinomycosis:
A Rare Soft Tissue Infection |
A 34-year-old with a lesion on the left legs comprising dusky
red swellings, firm fluctuating nodules and penetrating sinus tracts is
presented. This case reviews test findings, surgical intervention, patient
management and outcome. The authors discuss pathologic findings, manifestations
and basis for diagnosis.
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/113/case_reports/actinomycosis/fazeli.html
Source: Dermatology Online Journal |
| Nevus
Sebaceus |
A 35-year-old presents with a birthmark on the scalp, extending
to the right side of the face, now increasing in size. This case reviews
previous treatment attempts, current test findings, and diagnosis. The authors
discuss related conditions.
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/114/NYU/NYUtexts/1012044.html
Source: Dermatology Online Journal |
| Pityriasis
Rubra Pilaris, Type IV |
A 4-year-old with a 3-year history of demarcated, salmon-pink,
hyperkeratotic plaques is presented. This case reviews initial diagnosis
and treatment, current findings and diagnosis. The authors discuss distinct
subtypes, pathogenesis and incidence.
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/114/NYU/NYUtexts/0517056.html
Source: Dermatology Online Journal |
| Alopecia
Areata |
A 32-year-old with keratosis follicularis (Darier disease)
presents with a round patch of hair loss on the scalp, noted 1 month earlier.
This case reviews physical and test findings (photos provided), and diagnosis.
The authors discuss incidence and characteristics.
http://dermatology.cdlib.org/113/case_presentations/dariers/shamsadini.html
Source: Dermatology Online Journal |
| Imaging
of Nail-Patella Syndrome |
| Nail-patella syndrome is a rare disorder, which is inherited
as an autosomal dominant trait. This condition is also known as hereditary
osteo-onychodysplasia or Fong’s syndrome. |
| Not
just another case of Fall in the Elderly |
Bilateral adrenal lymphoma presenting with adrenal insufficiency
causing weakness |
| Skin
Rash |
| A 22-year-old presents with many erythematous papules and
some vesicles on the dorsum of the forearm, arm and neck. This case study
from the Australian Family Physician provides a photo and reviews the probable
causes, diagnosis and patient management. |
| Acute
Myocardial Infarction due to Blunt Chest Trauma |
| A 27-year-old smoker with a history of alcohol abuse presents
with breathlessness, sweating, chest discomfort and anxiety following a
traffic accident. This case study from the Indian Heart Journal provides
an electrocardiogram strip and chest x-ray, and reviews findings, patient
management, clinical course in hospital, angiography, and patient outcome. |
| Feather
Duvet Lung |
| A 73-year-old presents with exertional dyspnoea beginning
3 years earlier, and productive cough unresponsive to antibiotics 2 years
before that. This case study from the Medical Science Monitor reviews radiology
images (provided) and test findings. The authors discuss diagnosis, cause
and patient outcome. |
| Spontaneous
Dissecting Aneurym of the Coronary Artery - A Rare Cause of Myocardial Infarction
and Sudden Death |
| A 47-year-old with lumbosacral syndrome and a 3-year history
of gastritis now presents with epigastric pain. This case reviews autopsy
findings, and macro- and microscopic examination (several images provided).
The authors discuss etiology and prognosis. |
| Upper
Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss |
| A 20-year-old presents with persistent diarrhoea, high temperature,
upper abdominal pain, and weight loss, over the past 2 months. This case
from Journal of the Hellenic Society of Haematology provides biopsy slides
and briefly reviews test findings. |
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