Letter to the Editor
Pericardial Thymoma: An Unusual Cause of Sudden Death
Thymomas are located in the normal location of the thymus, the anterior mediastinum. It is very rare for thymomas to arise primarily intrapericardialy.
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Erysipelothrix rhuseopathiae Septicaemia with Prolonged Hypotension: A Case Report
Erysipelothrix sp. is a gram-positive, non-spore forming bacterium that was first isolated by Robert Koch. It has the unusual ability to infect a large...
Advanced Burkitt’s Lymphoma Presenting With Jejunal Perforation
Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is a high grade B-cell neoplasm under the umbrella of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. It is predominantly seen in children but may also...
Renal Cell Carcinoma Bony Metastasis Treatment
Patellar metastases are extremely rare, ironically, primary tumours of the patella are more common than metastatic disease. A Medline search from 1960 to the...
Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy Presenting with Classical Angina Pectoris
Non-compaction cardiomyopathy (NCC) is an unclassified cardiomyopathy, previously known as “spongy left ventricular myocardium”. It is characterised by prominent myocardial trabeculations and deep intertrabecular...
A Case of Myopericarditis in a Patient with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Community-acquired Pneumonia
We described a healthy and physically active 41-year-old man who presented to a private practitioner with right axillary pain and fever. Physical examination revealed...
Successful Surgical Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma With Calvarial Metastases
Renal cell cancer (RCC) accounts for 3% of all cancers. Isolated haematuria or pain is the most common form of presentation.
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Laboratory-acquired Brucellosis
Brucellosis is a serious disease seen worldwide and has been historically known as undulant fever, Bang’s disease, Gibraltar fever, Mediterranean fever, and Malta fever....
Acute Concomitant Esotropia during Heroin Detoxification
Although acute concomitant esotropia following heroin detoxification or withdrawal has been described in a few case reports in Europe and Australia, it has not...
The Utility of Liver Function Tests in Dengue
Dengue infection is endemic in many countries along the tropical and subtropical belt, with more than 100 million cases and 24,000 deaths annually worldwide....