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An older woman with dementia and type 2 diabetes was started on semaglutide and subsequently developed severe psychological and physical symptoms, including apathy, significant weight loss and ...
A male in his 40s presented with a 3-day history of progressive difficulty with ambulation and speech. Physical examination ...
A man in his 20s presented after a high-energy MCA. Initially, he was haemodynamically stable; the abdominal exam revealed a large right flank haematoma. On placement of a catheter, there was gross ...
A young pregnant woman in her 20s presented with a 2 month history of high-grade intermittent fever. She exhibited multiple painful nodules scattered across her body for 2 months, initially small but ...
Three unrelated patients attended the accident and emergency department with pain and blurred vision after ocular injury with a Nerf gun. Two were adults and one was a child, all of which presented ...
An 82-year-old woman was referred to our department due to swelling, warmth and severe functional impairment in the third finger of her right hand. She had a medical history of arterial hypertension, ...
A patient with severe postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) received immunotherapy with low-dose naltrexone (LDN) and intravenous immunoglobulin ...
Heat stroke is characterised by hyperthermia and acute encephalopathy. We describe a rare case of classical heat stroke secondary to prolonged sauna use with multiorgan sequelae including seizures, ...
Tattooing for decorative body art is becoming more popular and, as a result, so are tattoo-related complications. Patients are unlikely to discuss tattoos with medical professionals, even though these ...
Oxalate nephropathy is a rare condition and may be overlooked due to lack of recognition and understanding of triggers. An 81-year-old man was sent to nephrologist because of significantly increased ...
An 80-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to abdominal discomfort. She was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 6 years ago; 4 years ago, she underwent gastrostomy and was on home ...
A 23-year-old Caucasian woman with a thin and tall body habitus presented to the emergency department with dizziness and chest pain. The pain had begun 12 hours before presentation without relation to ...