Case reports of two patients with occult rupture of the spleen are presented. In one, blunt trauma appeared to involve only the neck and upper chest, resulting in two distinct tracheal injuries and no clinical indication of abdominal injury. On the 5th day after injury this patient strangulated an indirect inguinal hernia. At subsequent surgery, a ruptured spleen was also found. The second pati...

Hidradenocarcinoma (HAC) is an exceedingly rare and aggressive malignant tumor of the adnexal eccrine apocrine sweat gland. Due to its low incidence rate, nonspecific clinical presentation, similar histopathological features benign hidradenoma (HA), HAC often misdiagnosed as counterpart.

Background Ectopic pancreas is a rare developmental anomaly that results in variety of clinical presentations. Patients with ectopic are mostly asymptomatic, and if symptomatic, symptoms usually nonspecific determined by the location lesion various complications arising from it. at ampulla Vater (EPAV) typically diagnosed after highly morbid surgical procedures such as pancreaticoduodenectomy o...

Purpose: To understand the multiple signs of Horner syndrome and to recommend protocols for pediatricians to obtain an accurate diagnosis of Horner syndrome. Methods: The medical records of 17 pediatric patients with Horner syndrome, neonates to eighteen years of age, were collected and analyzed. Data recorded included age, presenting symptoms, other medical history, allergies, medications, pup...

BACKGROUND Thrombocytopenia is an important cause of mucocutanaeous bleeding in adult and paediatric patients. Immune thrombocytopenia is one of the common causes of thrombocytopenia. Its clinical presentations vary from patient to patient, not studied in our area previously. The present study was planned to see the frequency of clinical presentations of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) in...

Although most persons with parvovirus B19 infection are asymptomatic or have mild, nonspecific, cold-like symptoms, several clinical conditions have been linked to the virus. Parvovirus B19 usually infects children and causes the classic "slapped-cheek" rash of erythema infectiosum (fifth disease). The virus is highly infectious and spreads mainly through respiratory droplets. By the time the r...

Humans have had a long and tumultuous relationship with heavy metals. Their ubiquitous nature and our reliance on them for manufacturing have resulted at times in exposures sufficient to cause systemic toxicity. Their easy acquisition and potent toxicity have also made them popular choices for criminal poisonings. This article examines the clinical manifestation and pathophysiology of poisoning...

T term “asthma” emerged from a n a n c i e n t g r e e k w o r d w h i c h means to exhale with open mouth or to pant.1 An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, with 250,000 annual deaths attributed to the disease.2 The prevalence of asthma has increased in the past few years. Asthma is characterised by phases of normalcy punctuated by attacks of breathlessness, wheeze and ...

A retinoblastoma is a neuroblastoma. It is a rare eye tumor of childhood that arises in the retina and represents the most common intraocular malignancy of infancy and childhood -1. It may occur at any age-2, but most often it occurs in younger children, usually before the age of two years. Most affected children are diagnosed before the age of five years-1,3. Intraocular tumours may exhibit a ...

Recently, worldwide media attention has focused on the effects of mercury pollution on the environment, and the resultant health consequences in pregnant women, fetuses, and children.1 Mercury occurs naturally in the environment and is a recognized neurotoxin at high doses.2 It cannot be broken down, thus making it one of the elements of the periodic table. Mercury naturally cycles through the ...