AURAL CASES IN GENERAL PRACTICE

Two cases of neurosyphilis in general practice.

patients and myself suggest that mebrophenhydramine is superior to others currently available. This is based on the speed and completeness of response in a large proportion of allergic patients, the scope of the conditions satisfactorily treated and the small incidence of side effects. The results obtained in the four patients with neurodermatitis warrants a fuller investigation of the treatmen...

Nail matrix melanoma: consecutive cases in a general practice

Nail matrix melanoma, otherwise known as subungual melanoma, is unique in that the actual primary cutaneous melanoma is occult, being covered by the nail plate and the proximal nail fold. Fortunately, the concealed melanoma may produce melanin, which then appears as longitudinal pigmentation in the nail plate. Thus melanin-producing nail matrix melanoma has a distinctive ‘signature’ to the info...

Congenital Aural Atresia- Our Experience with Three Distinct Cases

Congenital aural atresia, a rare entity, may be accompanied with variations in course of facial nerve and congenital cholesteatoma. In the present study, we describe three distinct cases of aural atresia, with successful management, according to the extent of atresia. Management of atresia is essentially a team work, comprising of otologist, plastic surgeon, radiologist and paediatrician, thus ...

A Preliminary Investigation of Cast Anxiety in General Orthopaedic Practice

Background: Anxiety following casting is an unrecognised complication that results in frequent visits to fracture clinic in the UK. There is a paucity of research regarding this complication. Failure to recognise Cast Anxiety (CA) leads to increased visits, frequent cast changes and possible failure of treatment despite no objective problems with the cast. Prior research has suggested a possibl...

Situating general practice training in the general practice context.