Medical Must-See: Doctors face a diagnosis out of left field
Turkish doctors have diagnosed a 43-year-old woman with Harlequin syndrome — a rare condition that causes one side of the face to flush and sweat while…
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Medical Must-See: Armpit hair and autobiography
An American dermatologist experienced an unexpected snarl while walking a half marathon when his axillary hairs tangled with fibres from his shirt. In a twin feat…
Medical Must-See: Liar, liar, skin on fire
A friend’s advice to take a “bee venom” supplement called ‘Tawon Liar’ for muscle pain had a sting in its tail when a man developed…
Medical Must-See: This is going to hertz you more than me
Some complex fractures need more than screws and plates to fix. This car crash survivor needed a weekly blast of high-intensity soundwaves. The Indonesian man, aged 40, had…
Medical Must-See: Chilblains spike after COVID-19 vaccination
In a case that gives flashbacks to 2021, dermatologists initially speculated that COVID-19 had caused their patient’s chilblains, before a repeat reaction after a second…
Medical Must-See: An hourglass figure that is not ideal
A rare hourglass-shaped abdominal aortic aneurysm was discovered just in time for this 68-year-old. The patient presented to Sina Hospital’s ED in Iran with abdominal…
Woman dies after using non-boiled motorhome tap water for nasal flush: case report
A woman has died of a brain infection after performing nasal irrigation using water taken directly from her motorhome’s tap, US investigators report. The 71-year-old woman…
Homemade silver remedy leaves patient with the permanent blues: Aussie case report
A homemade silver solution for a flu-like illness left a patient with the permanent blues after he developed argyria, SA doctors report. The 63-year old…
Medical Must-See: Alarm bells ring after jewellery embedded in boy’s finger
A ring embedded in a boy’s little finger for four weeks led doctors to wonder about parental neglect in this Australian case study. The boy,…
A rapid deterioration follows DKA discharge
Nikki, a slightly built 30-year-old woman with a 10-year history of type 1 diabetes, is brought to ED by ambulance with an altered level of…
