Vitamin D Deficiency Presenting as Proximal Myopathy: An Overlooked Diagnosis - A Case Series and Review of the Literature

Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as an acute confusional state: a case report and review of literature.

BACKGROUND Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with a wide spectrum of neuro-psychiatric manifestations. RESULTS We report a case of a 44 year old female patient referred to the haematology unit with vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as an acute confusional state or delirium. Total resolution of the psychiatric symptoms occurred following parenteral vitamin B12 replacement therapy. CONCLUS...

Sarcoidosis presenting as proximal myopathy.

Sarcoidosis is a multi-system inflammatory disorder of unknown cause. Most patients with this disease present with respiratory symptoms as lungs are frequently affected organs. Symptomatic muscle involvement is rare1 and presentation of this disease as myopathy is even rarer.2 We describe a case of a lady who presented with severe disabling proximal myopathy as the only feature of underlying sa...

Hydrocarbon Toxicity: A Review of Literature and Case Series

Extensive Osteochondroma of Talus Presenting as Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: Report of a case and Literature Review

  Osteochondroma or exostosis is the most common benign bone tumor, and occurring frequently in the proximal humerus, tibia, and distal femur. It rarely affects talus. Osteochondroma of talus is a very rare etiology of tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS). We report a rare case of extensive osteochondroma of the talus in a 60 year old female presenting with multiple swellings around the ankle and sympt...

The Cervical Sequestrated Disc Fragment Presenting as Mass Lesion: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Background & Importance: Disc herniation is defined as the prolapsed of material disc into the spinal canal. If the disc fragment is free in spinal canal, it is called sequestration disc fragment. Occasionally, alteration in sequestration disc fragment makes the diagnosis of the disc herniation, challenging. Case Presentation: We reviewed a rare case of the cervical sequestrated disc...