Medical Must-See: Anaemia unmasks ‘beast’ in man’s stomach
When a 67-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fluid overload, his doctors were not expecting to find cheetah-like spots covering his upper gastrointestinal tract.…
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Medical Must-See: Patient withstands ‘glistening white’ foot tumour for three years
When an elderly man in India presented to hospital with a large ovoid swelling and numbness in his foot, his doctors did not expect to…
Medical Must-See: Rastafarian ‘tack shake’ screws with patient’s bowel
Smoothies and shakes with purported health benefits are a dime a dozen, but US doctors have discovered an ‘antidepressant’ concoction containing nails and screws that…
Medical Must-See: Patient’s collapsed lung has fungal origins
A rare case of complete left lung collapse caused by allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis has prompted doctors in India to warn of the need to consider…
Medical Must-See: A Morgagni hernia 85 years in the making
A trip to the ED earned an 85-year-old woman admission to an exclusive club: adults with rare and troublesome congenital diaphragmatic hernias of Morgagni. The…
Medical Must-See: Rare case of penile hair tourniquet syndrome
When an 11-month-old baby boy was brought to ED with complaints of penile problems, doctors in Pakistan were not expecting to encounter a rare condition…
Medical Must-See: Perforated palate points to rare fungal infection
A spicy meal was a harbinger of more pain to come for one unfortunate teen in China, who was diagnosed with a rare fungal infection…
Medical Must-See: Mushroom-like tumour sprouts from girl’s eye
Large conjunctival pyogenic granulomas are typically managed with surgery, but Egyptian doctors set their sights on a non-invasive alternative when treating this paediatric case. The…
Medical Must-See: Young girl’s extremely rare tumour stuns doctors
Giant-cell tumours are typically found in skeletally mature patients aged 20-40, but doctors in Indonesia have reported an “extremely rare” case in a young girl.…
Medical Must-See: Toddler’s brush with oral abscess
Head and facial injuries in young children, especially after taking a tumble while running with objects in their mouths, are not that uncommon. But for…
