Medical Must-See: Stinky fruit leads to partial blindness
The tropical fruit durian — loved for its taste despite its pungent smell — has left a Malaysian woman with bilateral vision loss in the…
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Medical Must-See: Constipation signals a 6cm carcinoma
Constipation can often be traced back to changes in routine and diet, but for this US patient, it was a primary symptom of a previously…
Medical Must-See: Ukrainian teen survives close-range gunshot to neck
Until just over a year ago, doctors working in Ukraine had little experience in treating patients with gunshots wounds. However, the Russian invasion and subsequent…
Medical Must-See: IV antibiotic kicks off purpuric rash
Routine treatment of a non-healing foot ulcer took an unexpected turn for a US patient who developed purpuric lesions in response to a common antibiotic. …
Medical Must-See: Two anuses are not better than one
The old saying ‘two are better than one’ was not true for an unlucky patient from Mexico who was found to have dual anuses. The…
Medical Must-See: A 130-year-old film star explains a strange clinical picture
If you are assessing a patient with severe abdominal pain, there is a reason to start thinking about silent film star Rudolph Valentino — nicknamed…
Medical Must-See: Swallowed chicken bone lodges in unexpected site
Why did the chicken bone cross the small intestine? The answer is mostly put down to good luck, according to Kuwaiti doctors, who are reporting…
Medical Must-See: Venous insufficiency leads to ‘tree bark’ legs
A patient’s chronic venous insufficiency branched out into dermatology thanks to severe hyperkeratosis resembling tree bark on both of his legs. The case, reported in…
Medical Must-See: Stone abruptly ruptures ureterocele wall
The story of this patient’s asymptomatic ureteral stone went in a different direction after said stone spontaneously broke through the ureterocele wall. According to doctors in…
Medical Must-See: Flesh-eating bug triggers rare scrotal complication
An uncommon complication of Fournier’s gangrene — which itself is rare — has prompted Australian doctors to warn against dismissing the telltale signs of unusual…
