Does something sinister lie beneath?
Melissa, 38 years old, complains of a two-week history of a left& palatal swelling, initially associated with a severe burning, stabbing pain.<…
Tag: Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)
Surgery ‘no better than antibiotics’ for otitis media
And there is no greater likelihood of antimicrobial resistance with the drugs than with the surgical option, a study shows.
Man suffers black-out after burping up tumour: UK case
The 82-year-old experienced several, transient episodes of airway obstruction after belching, before seeking help.
Grilled herrings, with a side of emphysema
The fishbone migrated into the patient’s neck muscles.
Doctors found 28 of these in a woman’s oesophagus
The foreign bodies were missed on first presentation and led to fatal aspiration pneumonia.
An unusual cause of cough in a binge drinker
When a patient presents with recurrent pneumonia, doctors must keep an open mind to find the underlying cause.
Medication review of RA picks up a worrying wheeze
A woman's breathlessness is picked up by her GP while discussing management options for her rheumatoid arthritis.
Unexpected complication after toddler swallows mothball: case
The boy presented with 'alarming' dysphagia two weeks after the mothball was removed, say US doctors.
