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This case report details an unusual presentation of laryngeal candidiasis in an elderly and immunocompetent man who attended the emergency department with stridor, dysphagia and sore throat due to a ...
A 32-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of severe paroxysmal pain, point tenderness and sensitivity to cold in her left thumb. On examination, a faint bluish lesion in the middle, radial ...
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a common IgA-mediated small vessel vasculitis of childhood that affects several systems. It is characterised by a tetrad of dermatological, abdominal, joint and renal ...
A 50-year-old man with a history of hypertension was diagnosed with a left capsuloganglionic haemorrhage and he underwent right frontal burr hole and external ventricular drainage for ongoing ...
A 70-year-old man with bladder outlet obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia who was on urethral (Foley) catheter presented to us with complaint of purple discoloration of his urine ...
This case presents a male in his early 50s with a bilateral painful petechial rash in the lower limbs, which occurred spontaneously without trauma. He also had macroscopic haematuria and macrocytic ...
Testicular dislocation in the abdomen after scrotal trauma is a rare and sometimes unrecognised event. Early detection and timely management reduce possible complications which include the risk of ...
A 75-year-old, previously healthy, woman presented to the emergency room with bilateral hand wounds. Her medical history revealed the use of a sodium hydroxide (NaOH)—impregnated swab without gloves ...
Filling defects of dural venous sinuses are considered to be a challenging problem especially in case of symptomatic patients. Many lesions have to be ruled out such as sinus thrombosis, arachnoid ...
A man aged 37 years from Indian descent presented to an inner city London hospital with hoarseness of voice, fatigue, night sweats and a 2 kg weight loss. Laryngoscopy demonstrated a left vocal fold ...
Basilar artery fenestration is an uncommon congenital dysplasia and may be associated with ischaemic stroke. We present a case of a previously healthy 36-year-old man who presented with vertigo and ...
A 25-year-old lady presented with hypertensive encephalopathy. She also had chronic refractory hypertension for the past 7 years. Workup revealed persistent hypokalaemia with metabolic alkalosis ...