Re-expansion pulmonary oedema (RPE) is an uncommon complication that occurs when a collapsed lung suddenly re-expands, resulting in an osmotic shift of fluid from the blood vessels into the air spaces ...

Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a poorly understood but common cause of heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa, which typically presents with a restrictive phenotype. We describe a previously unreported ...

Schwannomas are benign tumours derived from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheaths. A schwannoma arising in the external auditory canal (EAC) is rare, with few cases reported in the literature.

Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) of the vulva is a rare, benign, slow-growing tumour that arises from the myxoid cells of the connective tissue. It has a low tendency to metastasise, but a high chance of ...

We present a case of acute-onset orbital inflammation with rapidly progressive proptosis, episcleral venous stasis with raised intraocular pressure and loss of vision in a patient with a recent ...

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey 2 Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy ...

Early theories of schizophrenia considered the illness as a fragmentation of mental content in response to psychological trauma. Here we present a case of very late onset schizophrenia in a previously ...

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Lithium is a well-established treatment for mood disorders and considered first-line pharmacological therapy for bipolar disorder as per the American Psychiatric Association guidelines. However, ...

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A man in his 80s was admitted via the acute medical take after presenting with increased confusion and features of alcohol withdrawal. He had a several-month history of a worsening pruritic rash ...

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare benign breast condition with a course that is often rapidly progressive and slow to resolve. There is no consensus on management, especially during ...