AN UNCOMMON CASE OF NASAL HEMORRHAGE

A Case of Empyema necessitans: An uncommon presentation of Empyema

ABSTRACTIntroductionEmpyema is an accumulation of pus in the pleural space. Empyema necessitans occurs when pus extends through the parietal pleura into the surrounding tissues.Case ReportWe present here a 4 month old babywith severe respiratory distress and anassociated huge boggy swelling over the left side of his chest and back. Evaluation revealed pus accumulated in the pleural space which ...

Case Report: An Uncommon Anatomical Variation of the Sciatic Nerve

The sciatic nerve is a largest single nerve of the lumbosacral nervous plexus. This nerve innervates all muscles of the leg and foot as well as the flexor muscles of the knee joint. Many variations in the direction and relations of sciatic nerve were described. The current case report presented a thick septum situated posterior to the sciatic nerve and its branches spread throughout the back of...

Nasal verrucae vulgaris: an uncommon finding

Verrucae vulgaris, also known as common warts, affect approximately 10% of the general population and account for approximately 70% of cutaneous warts. They are caused most commonly by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 1, 2, 4, 27, 40 and 57 that are trophic to human skin. The most common site of occurrence is the hand. The occurrence on the nose is uncommon. The peak incidence is between 12 and...

Mirror Hand: An Uncommon Neglected Case Managed with Pollicisation

Hemosuccus pancreaticus: an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. A case report.

CONTEXT Pseudoaneurysms of peripancreatic arteries usually arise as a complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis. These pseudoaneurysms may either bleed intra abdominally following rupture or may erode into the adjacent hollow viscera and manifest as gastrointestinal bleeding. Pseudoaneurysms rarely communicate with the pancreatic duct and bleeding occurs from the ampulla of Vater in the fo...