A male patient in the late teens presented with intermittent right iliac fossa pain associated with fever and raised inflammatory markers following a previous episode of conservatively managed ...

Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by variants in the SLC7A7 gene, leading to impaired transport of dibasic amino acids across intestinal and renal membranes ...

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) may require biological therapy, particularly tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, which are effective but increase the risk of tuberculosis (TB).

Congenital teratomas of the oropharyngeal cavity are rare and are associated with a high neonatal mortality rate due to severe airway obstruction. The management of such tumours has improved ...

We present a rare case of deglutition syncope in a woman in her 20s, who presented with a ten-year history of presyncope and visual disturbances triggered by eating. Investigations, including a ...

A man in his 60s diagnosed with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma underwent radical surgery. CT on postoperative day 26 showed multiple liver metastases in the remnant liver that rapidly grew and spread to ...

Fetus in fetu (FIF) is an extremely rare condition in which malformed fetus is found most commonly in the retroperitoneum of living twin. It occurs in about 1 in 500 000 live births and less than 200 ...

Toxic shock syndrome is a rare but potentially lethal toxin-mediated illness that can be caused by streptococcal and staphylococcal species. It initially presents as a febrile illness that rapidly ...

A case report is a narrative that describes, for medical, scientific or educational purposes, a medical problem experienced by one or more patients. Case reports written without guidance from ...

Welding injuries to the tympanic membrane (TM) or middle ear are rare but can cause significant damage. These injuries occur when a hot spark or molten slag drops directly into the external auditory ...

Entamoeba histolytica is a cosmopolitan pathogenic parasite. It is spread via the feco-oral route and, to a lesser extent, via sexual intercourse. We report a case of hepatic and intestinal amoebiasis ...

We presented a case of a postoperative patient with low-flow priapism, possibly initiated by propofol-based anaesthesia or epidural anaesthesia. The delay in diagnosing priapism resulted in emergency ...