By Manasi Jiwrajka Ramifications of poor medical education and screening in minority populations: an extensive acral melanoma reports a case of a Samoan man with acral melanoma and explores the precipitating factors leading to the progression of a condition that may otherwise have been screened for and treated at a much earlier stage. This case is […]
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Maternal mortality in the developing world – what circumstances lead to the death of this young woman?
By Midhun Mohan – Student Editor Read this case about a 25-year-old anaemic woman who died from a massive atonic postpartum haemorrhage How and why did this happen? The case report states that on a national scale a culmination of three factors are responsible for the state of healthcare in India, especially in regard to […]
Genetically-modified embryos
This isn’t a case as such but it is early work on human embryos exploring the technique of gene editing. “The prospect of genetically engineering humans has come a step closer, with the publication of the first paper to describe efforts to modify embryos. There is a long way to go before we can safely […]
Breast pain in a patient on dialysis
Calcific uremic arteriolopathy We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below? 1. What are the indications for dialysis? 2. What are the complications of dialysis? 3. What is calcific uremic arteriopathy? If you don’t know the answers or want to know more read ’Breast pain in a patient […]
Acquired savant syndrome
Following a head injury whilst skiing an anonymous US lady now complains of remembering too much. “I could remember everywhere, like flicking through the pages of a book. Every place I had ever been, but specifically the buildings.“ http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/acquired-savant-sydnrome The lady goes on to say that her neurologist is considering writing up her case. I wonder […]
The Case of an ACL deficient knee
Anterior Drawer test in an ACL deficient knee We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below? 1. What is the anterior draw test? 2. What do you see in these figures? 3. How else might the ACL be tested? If you don’t know the answers, want to see […]
A rare but potentially fatal cause of diarrhoea and weight loss
Enteropathy associated T-cell Lymphoma We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below? 1. Diarrhoea can kill – under what circumstances may diarrhoea be fatal? 2. What types of enteropathy do you know? 3. How would you manage life-threatening diarrhoea due to a range of causes? 4. How would […]
Virchow-Robin spaces
Hydrocephalus due to extreme dilatation of Virchow-Robin spaces We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below? 1. What are Virchow Robin spaces? 2. What do these images show? 3. How would you manage this hydrocephalus? If you don’t know the answers or want to know more read ’Hydrocephalus […]
Student Editor BMJ Case Reports
BMJ Case Reports is looking for a medical student to work with us to enhance the journal for student authors and readers. BMJ Case Reports is an award winning online journal that publishes articles in all specialties – there are currently more than 10,000 published articles from 70 countries. We want the Student Editor to […]
A straight-forward stroke?
A typical presentation of type A aortic dissection We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below? 1. How common is non-carotid disease stroke? 2. How would you routinely investigate a patient who presents with stroke? 3. Which patients benefit from anti-coagulation to prevent a first stroke? If you […]