Movement disorders and related physical deformities may sometimes be observed in patients with chronic psychotic disorders. In this article, we present the case of two patients with physical deformities associated with chronic psychotic disorders. In the first case, the patient had never sought psychiatric care despite her long-standing psychiatric disorder. The patient, diagnosed with disorgan...

Please cite this article as: León FM, Gómez Quiroz C, Zernotti ME. Encondroma de mastoides secundario a encondromatosis generalizada. Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2014;65:271--272. ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (M.E. Zernotti). generalised chondromatosis (Fig. 1). The patient’s right leg had been amputated as an infant. Physical examination revealed deformity of...

An 11 year old boy with a right hemithorax deformity and diminished breathing sounds in the right lung was referred to our department, following examination by a physician due to knee pain caused by flat-footedness. He had a history of recurrent viral infections of the upper airways in early childhood since the age of 3 yrs. He has been free of pulmonary complaints. Bronchitis was diagnosed onl...

An elderly woman was observed after hip surgery to start a rehabilitation program; physical examination revealed a lush hallux valgus, however no complaints were reported. Hallux valgus is a frequent forefoot deformity; global prevalence is 35% in those over 65 years-old.1 Women are more affected; deformity is normally attributed to ill-fitting shoes.1 Imbalance of the extrinsic/intrinsic foot ...

polydactyly is the congenital presence of one or more extra digits. the extra digit often does not contain a full complement of bones. unilateral syndactyly and polydactyl mixed-breed dog was used as a case study. a three-month old unvaccinated intact female mixed breed dog weighing 8 kg, presented with a deformity of the left forepaw was used for this study. the deformity had been present sinc...

Congenital adducted thumb has been called variously as congenital clasped thumb, thumb in palm deformity or flexion adduction deformity of the thumb. This condition can be an isolated anomaly or associated with several genetic disorders. The syndromes that include adducted thumb as a cardinal feature such as Dundar Syndrome are few in the literature. This syndrome is an autosomal-recessive very...

The role of the genetic disorders in maxillofacial manifestations is well documented. Maroteaux Lamy syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis VI) is a metabolic and chromosomal abnormality which involving disturbances in mucopolysaccharide metabolism and storage of acid mucopolysaccharide in various tissues. The main factor for Maroteaux Lamy syndrome is defi ciency of arylsulfatase B. Deposition of muc...

A 38-year-old Hispanic woman with no known past medical or family history presented to the emergency department with severe, intractable left upper and lower extremity pain and inability to walk for 2 days. The woman reported a history of chronic, progressive left hand, arm, and leg deformity over the previous 2 years with episodic flares of severe pain. The woman had not reported any trauma or...

Limp is an abnormal gait which can be caused by pain, muscular dysfunction or deformity. Limp is never normal and the cause should be established. There is a long list of possible diagnoses. A complete history and thorough physical examination are the most helpful tools in sorting out the various causes of limping. Laboratory tests and imaging studies should be based on findings in the history ...