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Sudden irreversible hearing loss post COVID-19 - BMJ Case Reports
Sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is frequently seen by otolaryngologists. The exact pathophysiology of the disease is still unknown, with the most likely causative factor being following a viral infection. Immediate steroids are the best treatment to improve prognosis. Despite a plethora of papers in the literature describing SSNHL, there are only a …
Aortoiliac occlusive disease, a silent syndrome - BMJ Case Reports
Aortoiliac occlusive disease, also known as Leriche syndrome, is a progressive atherosclerotic disease that affects the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries. Risk factors include hypertension, hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia, nicotine, age, gender and family history. The classic clinical presentation is bilateral buttock claudication, decreased ...
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Clinical course of a 66-year-old man with an acute ischaemic …
A 66-year-old man was admitted to hospital with a right frontal cerebral infarct producing left-sided weakness and a deterioration in his speech pattern. The cerebral infarct was confirmed with CT imaging. The only evidence of respiratory symptoms on admission was a 2 L oxygen requirement, maintaining oxygen saturations between 88% and 92%. In a matter of hours this patient developed a greater ...
Uterine didelphys: diagnosis, management and pregnancy outcome
This report addresses and discusses two cases of uterine didelphys in pregnancy. The first case describes the diagnosis, management and subsequent pregnancies in a 28-year-old woman, para 2, with known didelphys uterus, left-obstructed hemi-vagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis. This uterine anomaly was diagnosed at 13 years of age, after pelvic imaging identified a haematocolpos and two uteri.
TACO and TRALI: visualising transfusion lung injury on plain film
TACO and transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) are acute respiratory distress syndromes that are often difficult to distinguish.1 Several different clinical definitions of TACO and TRALI have been proposed by various societies.1 However, unifying themes among them are acute respiratory distress, new onset hypoxemia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on CXR that occur within 6 hours of ...
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum complicating asthma …
Description. Pneumomediastinum is an uncommon condition characterised by the accumulation of air in the mediastinum. Pneumomediastinum is frequently associated with other forms of extra-alveolar air, including pulmonary interstitial emphysema, pneumopericardium, pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumoretroperitoneum and pneumoperitoneum.1 The majority of patients with spontaneous ...
Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the knee: a non-traumatic …
Subchondral insufficiency fractures are non-traumatic fractures that occur immediately below the cartilage of a joint. Although low bone density may be present concurrently, it is not the underlying cause of subchondral insufficiency fractures in the majority of patients. Patients with subchondral insufficiency fracture characteristically have unremarkable plain radiographs, while MRI ...