We report an unusual presentation of an orbital cavernous hemangioma in a 26-year-old female, who noted sudden redness and swelling of the left eye (LE) on waking up. At presentation, upper eyelid edema with periorbital ecchymosis and subconjunctival hemorrhage were noted in the LE. Although there was transient symptomatic relief with topical medications, blurring of vision developed in the LE....

To cite: Siddiqui SA, Tomar V. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016217596 DESCRIPTION A boy aged 3 years presented to the emergency department with sudden onset of painless penoscrotal swelling and ecchymosis of 2 days. There was no history of trauma or similar presentation before this episode. No family history of bleeding disorder was present. On...

particularly at the level of the hyoid bone, but no fractures were seen. On completion of the orthopaedic procedure, direct laryngoscopy was performed showing complete regression of the oedema and the patient’s trachea was extubated. During postoperative interview the patient agreed to have felt somewhat hoarse on the evening following the traffic accident. Seatbelts save lives and are effectiv...

Tigecycline, a glycylcycline-derived antibacterial that has been approved for the treatment of various infections, is widely used for multi-drug resistant bacteria. Coagulopathy is an uncommon side effect during tigecycline treatment and is easily overlooked when it occurs. We reported the effect of tigecycline (50 mg every twelve hours) treatment in an 87-year-old man, with Gram negative bacil...

A 32-year-old woman with episodic headaches presented with 1.5 months of continuous left frontotemporal headache, pain, and dragging sensation in the left eye. Red forehead dot was noted along with eyelid ecchymosis (figures 1 and 2). Family history of migraine was reported in the patient’s father and grandmother. Neurologic examination and brain MRI, magnetic resonance angiography, and magneti...

Surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars often result in a wide range of complications such as trismus, pain, swelling and occasionally ecchymosis. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of two flap designs (triangular and envelope flaps) on such consequences.Twenty healthy patients with similarly positioned bilateral impacted mandibular third molars participated in t...

Background: Diagnostic cardiac catheterization is a common procedure in coronary artery disease. Patients’ movement and activities are limited because of potential risks; therefore, they need bed rest. The current study aimed at investigating the impacts of changes in body position and earlier ambulation on comfort, bleeding, and ecchymosis after the diagnostic cardiac catheterization. M...

A boy with no previous history of bleeding presented with ecchymoses and splenomegaly. He was followed up for thrombocytopenia and micromegakaryocytes for 20 months till clinically malignancy was diagnosed. Micromegakaryocytes must always be treated with suspicion, as they may provide an important clue for dyshematopoesis.