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…
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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: 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…
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…
Medical Must-See: Australian surgeon removes 2kg hepatocellular carcinoma
An early-career Brisbane surgeon has removed a 2kg tumour from a 67-year-old who had no symptoms and only “slightly abnormal” liver function. Dr Joel Lewin…
Medical Must-See: Pencil-core granuloma leaves child green around the gills
A two-year-old’s swollen eyelid led to a pencil-core granuloma diagnosis in this colourful case from Japan. A subcutaneous induration of the patient’s left lower eyelid…
Medical Must-See: Don’t dot your eyes with topical anaesthetic
Ophthalmologists have warned their colleagues in ED not to prescribe topical anaesthetic eye drops after a trio of patients presented with complications. All three patients…
Medical Must-See: A bloody painful condition causes a bloody painful condition
Repeat hospital visits with dysmenorrhoea and an atypical pancreatitis presentation were just some of the clues that led doctors to diagnose a rare case of…
Medical Must-See: Clearing the air after a rare cannabis reaction
Smoking more than 10 cannabis joints a day for three days left a computer science student in a perilous situation after he developed acute eosinophilic…
Medical Must-See: Unusual housemate leads to infection and aortic valve replacement
Even on Airbnb, most guests will not cause as much drama as this patient’s unusual lodger. The 49-year-old biologist presented to doctors in the Democratic…
