Alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase (AMACR) deficiency is a rare peroxisomal disorder causing pristanic acid accumulation. Only 16 cases have been described so far. A female in her seventh decade presented ...
Toxic leukoencephalopathy (TL) is characterised by an insult to the myelin of the cerebral white manner which can be attributed to a number of offending agents, including drugs of abuse. We report a ...
A female in her 50s developed a headache, collapsed and was noted to have an acute atraumatic subdural haemorrhage (SDH) requiring surgical evacuation and intracranial pressure-directed therapy. Her ...
Uterine scar dehiscence with underlying placenta is often misdiagnosed as placenta accreta spectrum both prenatally and intraoperatively due to the absence of myometrial tissue in the area.
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) rarely develops after many COVID-19 vaccines. A 51-year-old woman re-presented to hospital with a 4 day history of headache, vomiting, ...
Infectious diseases have long been considered one of the triggers for autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. Since the appearance of the new coronavirus in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China ...
A 46-year-old arborist with no medical history presented to the emergency department with a confluent blistering, erythematous, non-pruritic, painful rash covering both arms circumferentially and the ...
We present a case of piriformis syndrome in a woman in her 30’s following low energy trauma, presenting with unilateral lower limb weakness, altered sensation and urinary retention. CT imaging ...
A relatively healthy male patient in his 60s presented with chest pain and shortness of breath in addition to a history of significant weight loss over the preceding months. He was admitted to the ...
A 35-year-old man with a history of multiple substances abuse (alcohol, tobacco and cannabis) presented with acute, severe, holocranial headache associated with nausea and few episodes of vomiting ...
Tamoxifen is a non-steroidal selective oestrogen receptor modulator commonly used in the treatment of breast cancer. It is associated with the development of fatty liver and steatohepatitis however ...
Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of metformin use. It typically occurs in patients who are diabetic and also have other risk factors ...