We learn as medical students to include TB in the differential diagnosis of virtually all conditions. In the current state of global health where reducing the global incidence of TB by 50% by 2015 is a millennium development goal, this report in our images in section illustrates, in spectacular fashion, this great mimicker of disease. […]
Month: February 2012
Global Health: Tuberculous pericarditis associated with hoarseness of voice due to left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis
A 16 year old Egyptian girl presents with shortness of breath and fatigue and is found to be anaemic. She has lost 23kg over a year. A story of multi-system disease unfolds… Seema Biswas Editor-in-Chief Tuberculous pericarditis associated with hoarseness of voice due to left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis […]
Global Health: A 10-month-old with rotavirus gastroenteritis, seizures, anasarca and systemic inflammatory response syndrome and complete recovery
After pneumonia, diarrhoea is the most common cause of mortality in children under five years of age worldwide. Here the authors present a case of rotavirus gastroenteritis resulting in systemic complications. Happily, this infant makes a full recovery. Seema Biswas Editor-in-Chief Global Health: A 10-month-old with rotavirus gastroenteritis, seizures, anasarca and systemic inflammatory response syndrome […]
Global Health: Primary brain hydatosis
The differential diagnoses for headache is endless… Here is a case from Iran of an 18 year old woman with tapeworm infestation. The pictures are remarkable. Seema Biswas Editor-in-Chief Primary brain hydatosis […]