Swelling below Left Malar Bone with Pain in Front of Left Ear: Case for Diagnosis

An older woman with pain and swelling of left leg.

Displayed is the photograph of the lower limbs of a 58-yearold lady who complained of pain and swelling of her left leg. Examination revealed tenderness in her left leg especially around her calf area which was warm to touch. She was afebrile and her vital signs were within normal limits. She was recently diagnosed with cervical carcinoma and underwent a total hysterectomy 2 weeks ago. Her full...

Sore throat and left ear pain.

This elderly patient's unilateral pattern of symptoms was key to the diagnosis.

Swelling Left Medial Canthus

Diagnosis of appendicitis with left lower quadrant pain.

Abdominal pain is one of the most common chief complaints of patients presenting to the emergency department and, among the diagnoses of abdominal pain, appendicitis is the most common surgical disorder. Traditionally, the diagnosis of appendicitis is based on well-established clinical criteria combined with physician experience. However, appendicitis presenting with rare and misleading left lo...

Left Supraclavicular Swelling: Sclerosing Perineurioma.

A sclerosing perineurioma presents as a single asymptomatic papule or nodule located on the hands of adult patients; approximately 60 cases have been reported in medical literature since 1997. Histologically, it originates from the perineural cells of the peripheral nerves and presents epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) positivity and S100 protein negativity. Here, we present the case of a 58-ye...