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An older woman with dementia and type 2 diabetes was started on semaglutide and subsequently developed severe psychological and physical symptoms, including apathy, significant weight loss and ...
A man in his 20s presented after a high-energy MCA. Initially, he was haemodynamically stable; the abdominal exam revealed a large right flank haematoma. On placement of a catheter, there was gross ...
A young pregnant woman in her 20s presented with a 2 month history of high-grade intermittent fever. She exhibited multiple painful nodules scattered across her body for 2 months, initially small but ...
A 46-year-old man underwent coronary angiography for stable angina. He developed inferior ST-segment myocardial infarction during the angiography. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) findings suggested ...
A 27-year-old woman was referred to an orthopaedic surgeon for pain in the left buttock radiating to the posterior thigh, previously, which had been increasing during 3 months after pregnancy (a term ...
Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive vascular neoplasm associated with high rates of metastasis. A male patient in his 70s presented with thrombocytopenia. Physical ...
A 70-year-old man referred to emergency department with acute onset of severe flank pain. In initial examinations, the patient was pale, with pulse rate of 120/min and blood pressure of 95/65. In ...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed dysplastic inner retinal layers and adjacent normal-looking retina (figure 2A,B). This retinal morphology remained unchanged over 13 years of follow-up ...
This case series documents three patients referred to the Intensive Dietary Management clinic in Toronto, Canada, for insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes. It demonstrates the effectiveness of ...
A 61-year-old man with no significant medical history developed fever, headache and mild shortness of breath. He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and self-isolated at home, not requiring hospital ...
This case represents a rare fulminant course of fried-rice associated food poisoning in an immunocompetent person due to pre-formed exotoxin produced by Bacillus cereus , with severe manifestations of ...
Tattooing for decorative body art is becoming more popular and, as a result, so are tattoo-related complications. Patients are unlikely to discuss tattoos with medical professionals, even though these ...