Letter to the Editor
Blood Clot Causing a Valve Effect in a Tracheostomy
Percutaneous tracheostomy is commonly done in critically ill patients in the intensive care as compared to open tracheostomy. It is known to be associated...
Midline Intraprostatic Cyst: An Unusual Aetiology of Urinary Tract Infection and Epididymo-orchitis
A 33-year-old man presented with primary complaint of dysuria and unilateral discomfort of right testis. On examination, the right scrotum was erythematous and the...
Acute Upper Airway Obstruction Secondary to Gunshot Injury Splitting Cervical Vertebra
The management of penetrating neck wound remains controversial. The complicated anatomy of the neck has always made this management challenging. Airway, spinal cord and...
Giant Subphrenic Abscess: A Rare Complication of Laparoscopic-assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy
Our emergency department admitted a 43-year-old woman because she was suffering from intermittent fevers and pain in her right flank. One month earlier, a...
A Case of Myeloid Sarcoma with Unusually Extensive and Rapidly Progressive Skin Manifestations
Myeloid sarcoma (MS) is an uncommon extramedullary tumour of malignant myeloid cells which predominantly occurs concurrently with or after the onset of acute myeloid...
Anticonvulsant Hypersensitivity Syndrome Secondary to Lamotrigine Mimicking a Septic Episode
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome consists of the hallmark features of fever, rash, and lymphadenopathy and multiorgan involvement. We report a case of lamotrigine hypersensitivity that...
Mismatched Bone Marrow Transplantation for Severe Aplastic Anaemia after Liver Transplantation for Associated Acute...
We report the first case of same donor liver and bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for acute liver failure due to non A-E hepatitis (NAEH)...
MELAS Associated Pathological Hyperemotionalism: A Case Report
Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke (MELAS) syndrome is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with variable clinical presentations. Neuropsychiatric manifestations include mood disturbances, obsessive...
Two Cases of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Successfully Treated with Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is an uncommon cause of facial pain with a crude incidence rate estimated to be 0.7 per 100,000 yearly. GPN incidence...
No Coma, but Expressive Dysphasia with Cerebellar Signs: An Unique Presentation of Cerebral Malaria
Malarial infection is not uncommonly complicated by cerebral involvement and poses significant mortality and morbidity especially in children. Similar complications may be seen in...