Appendiceal TB traced back to drinking raw milk 40 years earlier: case report
A childhood habit of drinking raw milk was the likely cause of a bovine TB infection that arose decades later, presenting as a rare appendicitis…
Tag: Zoology
Taste for undercooked bacon leads to tapeworm in man’s brain: case
A lifelong love of undercooked bacon probably caused a pork tapeworm infection in a middle-aged man’s brain, US doctors report. Their 52-year-old patient with a history…
‘Irrefutable evidence’ shows mosquitoes spread Buruli ulcer to humans
Australian doctors claim they have solved the 80-year mystery of how Buruli ulcer spreads from possums to humans after finding “irrefutable evidence” to implicate mosquitoes…
What’s your rarest diagnosis? This GP found ciguatera poisoning in a rough and ready fisherman
Dr David Miller used to live on a yacht in the tropics and talk with other fishermen about “things in the sea that sting and…
Orangutan bite requires ‘unique’ consideration of herpes B prophylaxis: case report
An orangutan bite left a 29-year-old zoo visitor with a fractured finger, puncture wounds and multiple prophylaxis medications including valacyclovir for herpes B, doctors report. …
Spot Dx — What on earth is this foot lesion?
Jason, a 30-year-old plumber, attends his GP regarding a lesion on his left foot. He says it started a week ago, shortly after he returned…
Aussie woman first to survive rare bacterial infection commonly seen in cattle
An Australian woman who developed necrotising enterocolitis after handling soil has become the first person to survive a bacterial infection more commonly seen in cattle…
World-first case of python parasite removed from Aussie woman’s brain
What was initially suspected as run-of-the-mill pneumonia became a world first after Australian doctors removed a live and “wriggling” 8cm-long parasitic worm from a 64-year-old…
Why patients are self-infecting with hookworms bought on the internet
“I know some people who recycle their own stools and sift through the eggs to distribute them.” Associate Professor Severine Navarro is not talking about…
New pet sees patient gradually lose vision in one eye: case
Asking patients about their pets is not usually part of medical history taking, but it may have benefited this US patient who presented with gradual…
