Dysphagia in a diabetic patient.

Dysphagia in a diabetic patient.

A diabetic haemodialysis patient with dysphagia and weight loss.

Tissue diagnosis is essential for differentiating between conditions that present with identical symptoms, e.g. malignancy and chronic infections. Failure to obtain a tissue diagnosis has significant therapeutic implications. We present a case of a patient with chronic renal failure on haemodialysis who presented with dysphagia and weight loss and caused diagnostic difficulties that may have le...

Bilateral Choroidal Folds in a Diabetic Patient

Abstract In this presentation, a case of bilateral choroidal folds in patient with diabetic retinopathy was reported. By our knowledge, this case presentation is the first report of choroidal folds in diabetic retinopathy, which bilateral symmetric and horizontal folds arranged in macula. The thick choroid that is developed in diabetics may be a cause of these folds but the source of differenc...

Cutaneous Zygomycosis in a diabetic patient: A case report

We report a diabetic patient who developed skin lesions on her left forearm and ulnar nerve involvement following admission to the hospital and putting IV catheter for her treatment. Biopsy samples wee taken from her skin lesions and ulnar nerve and with further evaluation after 2 months, the diagnosis of fungal infection due to zygomycetes and mucur was considered based on the presence o...

Dysphagia in a patient with Addison's disease.

To cite: Kapoor N, Shetty S, Shetty S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014203672 DESCRIPTION A 19-year-old boy presented with history of progressive dysphagia and vomiting of 3 years duration. Dysphagia was more for liquids than solids. At the age of 8 he had vomiting and asthenia, and was noticed to have hyperpigmentation. At that time he ...