Medical Must-See: Mushroom-like tumour sprouts from girl’s eye
Large conjunctival pyogenic granulomas are typically managed with surgery, but Egyptian doctors set their sights on a non-invasive alternative when treating this paediatric case. The…
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Medical Must-See: Young girl’s extremely rare tumour stuns doctors
Giant-cell tumours are typically found in skeletally mature patients aged 20-40, but doctors in Indonesia have reported an “extremely rare” case in a young girl.…
Medical Must-See: Toddler’s brush with oral abscess
Head and facial injuries in young children, especially after taking a tumble while running with objects in their mouths, are not that uncommon. But for…
Medical Must-See: Gigantic kidney stone breaks two world records
An enormous kidney stone removed from a retired Sri Lankan soldier has broken not one but two world records to become the largest ever recorded.…
Medical Must-See: Sudden ‘snap’ signals triple penile fracture
The old adage ‘bad things come in threes’ has rung true for one unlucky patient who had a rare penile fracture involving all three erectile…
Medical Must-See: Suspected septic arthritis masks unique case of gout
Australian doctors have reported an unusual case of mimicry — suspected septic arthritis that turned out to be the first reported incidence of axial crystal…
Medical Must-See: Stinky fruit leads to partial blindness
The tropical fruit durian — loved for its taste despite its pungent smell — has left a Malaysian woman with bilateral vision loss in the…
Medical Must-See: Constipation signals a 6cm carcinoma
Constipation can often be traced back to changes in routine and diet, but for this US patient, it was a primary symptom of a previously…
Medical Must-See: Ukrainian teen survives close-range gunshot to neck
Until just over a year ago, doctors working in Ukraine had little experience in treating patients with gunshots wounds. However, the Russian invasion and subsequent…
Medical Must-See: IV antibiotic kicks off purpuric rash
Routine treatment of a non-healing foot ulcer took an unexpected turn for a US patient who developed purpuric lesions in response to a common antibiotic. …
