Splenic abscess We have a very interesting image for you but, can you answer the questions below? 1. What would be your differential diagnosis in Figure 1? 2. What factors would determine whether you perform a splenectomy? 3. What is the latest evidence in terms of post-splenectomy sepsis? If you don’t know the answers or […]
Month: January 2015
Australian boy is first to receive ‘artificial pancreas’ insulin pump
Xavier Hames is a four year old boy with Type 1 diabetes and he has been fitted with an insulin pump that senses glucose levels and stops insulin – a step closer to an ‘artificial pancreas’. An artificial pancreas adds a glucose sensor to an insulin pump so that it can sense when to reduce […]
A word from the Editor In Chief – 10,000+ cases!
What would you do if you woke up one morning and found that you could not stand, your legs simply won’t move. This was exactly what the patient in this, our 10 000th case at BMJ Case Reports, discovered. He presented to the Accident and Emergency Department with sudden bilateral lower limb paralysis and urinary […]
The 10,000th BMJ Case Report
Sudden flaccid paralysis We have reached a milestone with this case but, can you answer the questions below? 1. What may precipitate sudden onset paralysis? 2. What is seen in these two MRI figures? 3. What is the differential diagnosis? If you don’t know the answers or want to know more read ’Sudden flaccid paralysis’ […]