Malaria is responsible for over a million deaths worldwide every year. Here a 9 year old boy presents in India with acute abdominal pain and fever…the list of differential diagnoses for an acute abdomen has to include malaria… Seema Biswas Editor-in-Chief Falciparum malaria masquerading as appendicitis […]
Month: January 2012
Global Health: A minor wound with a fatal course
Here the authors present a case of tetanus infection in Germany with fatal consequences. The authors discuss the mechanism of autonomic dysfunction that ensues from infection of a minor wound and reiterate the need for prophylaxis worldwide. Seema Biswas Editor-in-Chief A minor wound with a fatal course […]
Pathology: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis – a case report of breast abscess
Here a biopsy of a non-resolving infective breast lesion reveals an entirely different pathology requiring a completely different treatment strategy. The importance of biopsy of non-resolving lesions is reiterated and the pathology and management discussed in detail. Seema Biswas Editor-in-Chief Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a case report of breast abscess […]
Atypical rabies with MRI findings: clue to the diagnosis
Interesting Medicine Rabies is well known as a fatal infectious disease transmitted through the bites of rabid mammals. When it presents with paralysis, however, it may be clinically indistinguishable from Guillain- Barre syndrome. Here the authors describe this fascinating disease with some spectacular images. Seema Biswas Editor-in-Chief Atypical rabies with MRI findings: clue to the […]