Medical Must-See: Swallow a fork, go under the knife
Little differential diagnostic deliberation was necessary when this 22-year-old Syrian presented to ED with epigastric pain and nausea. While playing with her children, she had…
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Platypus rescue spurs rare venom emergency
A woman’s attempt to rescue a wild platypus left her in excruciating pain and requiring surgery in a rare case of envenomation reported in the Medical…
Neurologists discover cluster of mystery brain illnesses not so mysterious: report
A mystery illness said to have caused dozens of deaths in one Canadian province has turned out to be not such a mystery after all,…
Persistent pruritus points to a hidden malignancy
Nick, a 28-year-old male, presents with a primary complaint of generalised itching for the past 3-4 weeks. He reports no accompanying rash and denies recent…
Medical Must-See: A ‘boring’ parasitic scalp infection
A chronic skin condition plus a rare parasitic fly left a US teen’s scalp teeming with “boring” worm larvae. The 15-year-old developed an intense focal…
Medical Must-See: A ‘mammoth’ buttock lesion, four decades old
This soft and lobulated buttock lesion grew to mammoth proportions over 40 years before the patient raised it with his doctors. The US man, aged…
Cold clue to a curious rash
Jen, aged 67, enjoys an active retirement. A former health professional, she focuses on improving her health as she ages, and is physically active —…
Could it be syphilis?
Jack, a 52-year-old sales agent, presents with a disseminated rash for over two weeks. The rash is reddish, not painful or itchy, and a little…
Medical Must-See: An ascending aortic aneurysm the size of a grapefruit
A giant ascending aortic aneurysm was the unusual cause of this 72-year-old’s hoarse voice and intermittent chest pain. Ultimately, doctors measured the aneurysm at 12.5cm…
Medical Must-See: A tumour that takes an average of four years to diagnose
A five-year diagnostic delay sounds terrible unless you know that, for insulinoma, a 4.3-year delay is the average. That is the takeaway from this Nepalese…
