Dermatophytoma: An under-recognized condition

Adult epiglottitis: an under-recognized, life-threatening condition.

Epiglottitis in the adult can be fatal and should be treated with the same degree of concern and suspicion in respect of airway patency as in children. We present three cases of adult epiglottitis in which the airway was lost prior to or during the intervention of an anaesthetist. We suggest that an emphasis on conservative management is distracting and belies the serious nature of this disease.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: An Underdiagnosed and Under-recognized Condition

Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a condition characterized by the triad of acute hypokalemia without total body potassium deficit, episodic muscle paralysis, and thyrotoxicosis. We describe two cases of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis who presented to our hospital with potassium values of 1.3 MeQ/l and 1.2 MeQ/l, respectively. Surprisingly, the two patients had no documented pas...

An under-recognized cause of polyarthritis: leprosy.

Tuberculous dilated cardiomyopathy: an under-recognized entity?

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is a common public health problem in many parts of the world. TB is generally believed to spare these four organs-heart, skeletal muscle, thyroid and pancreas. We describe a rare case of myocardial TB diagnosed on a post-mortem cardiac biopsy. CASE PRESENTATION Patient presented with history suggestive of congestive heart failure. We describe the clinical presenta...

Melanoma: an under-recognized cancer threat.

Melanoma continues to be a poorly understood and frequently under-recognized cancer threat to society. The authors have provided a comprehensive overview of this malignancy from diagnosis to advanced-stage therapy. In their review, they identify the lethality of this disease. Along with the significant impact of this diagnosis on overall years of life lost, melanoma incidence is increasing fast...