Readability, reliability and credibility of online patient information on skin grafts.

Background: Skin grafting reflects a common dermatological procedure for closing skin defects. Patient education is important for managing expectation and optimising skin graft take. While health information is increasingly accessed on the internet, there are no existing studies assessing their quality.

Management dilemma in metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type of well-differentiated thyroid cancer. It is associated with a survival rate greater than 95% with appropriate treatment, particularly in younger patients. We present the unique case of a 25-year-old male with severe Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) with a right level V neck mass of several months.

Evaluation of readability and reliability of online patient information for intracranial aneurysms.

Introduction: Intracranial aneurysms are common. Receiving this diagnosis can have a profound impact on patients and their families and this is compounded by the nuanced complexities around their management. An overwhelming majority of patients research health information using the internet.

Spontaneous atraumatic lingual haematoma presenting with threatened airway obstruction.

Spontaneous bleeding in the head and neck region is exceedingly rare, particularly in the absence of trauma or an underlying disorder. We describe a case of an atraumatic lingual haematoma in an 88-year-old male presenting with threatened airway obstruction. The only risk factor our patient had was Aspirin use.