Three Cases of Tetanus Presenting with Dysphagia

Endoscopic findings and treatment outcome in cases presenting with dysphagia.

BACKGROUND Dysphagia results from impeded transport of liquids, solids, or both from the pharynx to the stomach. Among the malignant lesions, carcinoma of oesophagus is the commonest cause. Our objective was to find out the frequency of different endoscopic lesions and outcome of the endoscopic therapeutic interventions in patients presenting with dysphagia. METHODS This descriptive study was...

Generalized tetanus in a 4-year old boy presenting with dysphagia and trismus: a case report

INTRODUCTION The low incidence of tetanus in developed countries has resulted in a decreased vigilance of this disease. This raises concern, as the prodromal stadium of a generalized tetanus infection may lack the characteristic paroxysmal muscle spasms. Tetanus can rapidly progress into life-threatening muscle spasms accompanied by respiratory insufficiency and/or autonomic dysfunction. This e...

Primary amyloidosis of gut presenting with dysphagia.

Three cases of frontal meningiomas presenting psychiatrically.

The clinical presentation of three patients with meningiomas at different frontal sites is described. They had been ill for 3, 25, and 43 years before the tumour was demonstrated radiologically. Apathy, incontinence, dementia, and fits were seen in association with middle and superior frontal lesions, and may be mistaken for symptoms of involutional depression or presenile cerebral atrophy. In ...

Three Adult Cases of Orbital Hidrocystoma Presenting with Blepharoptosis

PURPOSE To report adult cases of superior orbital apocrine hidrocystoma. METHODS Retrospective case series of three patients with superior orbital apocrine hidrocystoma and blepharoptosis with review of the clinical aspects of each of the cases. RESULTS All three cases presented with blepharoptosis. Two of the cases had occult hidrocystoma, and one was visibly subcutaneous at presentation. ...