Background: Melanoma is a neoplasm derived commonly from melanocytic cells of skin. Although coetaneous presentation of malignant melanoma is easily recognizable, the presentation of melanoma in other organs is so confusing. In particular, when it metastasizes to other organs, many bizarre figures and unusual organs may be involved. In this report, we present a case of primary duodenal malignan...

To the Editor: A 55‐year‐old woman presented with sudden onset symmetric weakness of both lower limbs along with truncal weakness and urinary retention for 7 days. However, she denied any history of pain, trauma, loss of consciousness, or any evidence of upper limb weakness, breathlessness, or cranial nerve involvement. According to history, a provisional diagnosis of acute transverse myelitis ...

A 5-month-old male child with normal birth events presented with history of asymmetric face, and inability to close left eye since birth. There was history of deviation of mouth while smiling, and gurgling sound from throat along with regurgitation of feed from nose on and off. Examination was suggestive of left sided infranuclear facial nerve and 8th , 9th ,10th, 12th cranial nerve palsy (FIG....

Psychotherapy integration is an approach to treatment that goes beyond any single theory or set of techniques. The history of the psychotherapy integration movement is described, along with several approaches to integration that have been developed. We #en desclibe our assimilative approach, based on a psychodynamic model but incorporating technlques from various active approaches to treatment....

Talc has been known to cause lung disease, via inhalation or intravenously. A good history along with radiological correlation will often reveal the diagnosis. However, most intravenous drug abusers are reluctant to give a history of exposure, and most diagnoses are made after lung biopsy. We present a case of acute respiratory failure that posed a diagnostic challenge and was diagnosed only af...

We report a case of Langerhan Cell Histiocytosis in a three and a half years old child. The child presented with history of low grade fever, off and on for 9 months. There was 2 months history of progressive pallor and 5 days history of epistaxis. Blood complete picture revealed pancytopenia and the patient was referred to a paediatric oncologist. Initial diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukae...

A ten-year old male child, weighing 20 kg, was admitted through emergency with abdominal fullness and pain. There was a history of sustaining a trivial injury to abdomen two months back following which he developed mild abdominal pain. Intensity of pain increased gradually and became unbearable, along with abdominal distention. There was single episode of bleeding per rectum and off and on feve...

Editor’s note: This month we continue a series of reprints from the IEEE Global History Network’s STARS articles. STARS is an online compendium of invited, peer-reviewed articles on the history of major developments in electrical and computer science and technology. Some light editing has been done, along with the addition of a few illustrations, to make the article more suitable for a journal ...