Medical Must-See: Doctors cut out and cut open a 5kg myxoid ovarian tumour
A 36-year-old who presented after a month of left flank pain turned out to be carrying a 5kg myxoid ovarian leiomyoma. The patient presented to…
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Cryptic pregnancy a reminder to test all women of child-bearing age with symptoms: case study
A woman with obesity and PCOS who tried unsuccessfully to conceive for years did not realise she was finally pregnant until she was in labour,…
Hypertension is the hallmark of this easily missed diagnosis
Chen is a 46-year-old factory worker who presents with fatigue. He denies any associated systemic symptoms or stress at home or work and has not…
Medical Must-See: Eight fingers on one hand but no thumb
No thumb, two ulnae and eight fingers with soft tissue syndactyly of the two most radial digits made this two-year-old a clearly unusual case. According…
Fresh tattoos may have caused keratoacanthomas in two patients: case report
Freshly inked tattoos are believed to have triggered keratoacanthomas in two patients, with the nodules appearing within a few days of the ink being applied,…
Medical Must-See: A hairy cause of abdominal discomfort
A Nepalese woman’s weeks-long abdominal discomfort turned out to be a ruptured ovarian dermoid cyst, complete with hairy tufts and greasy material. The 64-year-old presented…
Medical Must-See: A belly full of cocaine and malignancy
A rare tumour blocked the passage of 88 cocaine-filled capsules after a 47-year-old drug smuggler ingested them. The patient presented to an ED in Igualada,…
Medical Must-See: Was this insulin script a rash decision?
This 39-year-old pregnant woman had an unexpected reaction to her gestational diabetes treatment that resulted in distinct rashes on her abdomen and legs. She had…
Helping to close the loop on glycaemic control
Kaye is a 60-year-old woman with a highly demanding job as a CEO. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 54 and started…
Medical Must-See: Rare lipoma triggers unusual surgery
Doctors pulled the trigger on an alternative surgical approach for a woman with a rare hand lipoma. The 56-year-old, with no significant medical history, presented…
