A Rare Case of Mainly Unilateral Focal Dermal Hypoplasia (Goltz Syndrome) in an Adult Male: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome), is an exceedingly rare X-linked dominant genetic disorder. It is a multisystem disease, but it is hallmarked by characteristic skin changes. Focal dermal hypoplasia typically occurs in females (90%), and males are thought to only survive through having either a sporadic new mutation or somatic mosaicism.

Bilateral middle cerebral artery occlusions: Case report detailing successful treatment with timely mechanical thrombectomy.

Bilateral middle cerebral artery occlusion is a very rare and dangerous pathology, accounting for less than 1% of stroke presentations. Unless treated, the natural course of the disease leads to coma or death and thus is extremely important to be detected early and managed appropriately. We present the case of a 69-year-old lady who woke with right-sided weakness and was found to have a left middle cerebral artery stroke on arrival to her local hospital, which progressed to bilateral paresis and dysarthria whilst on transfer to a tertiary hospital for definitive management.

Large gastric trichobezoar causing failure to thrive and iron deficiency anaemia in an adolescent girl: a case report emphasising the imaging findings and review of the literature.

Failure to thrive, iron deficiency anaemia and abdominal pain are common paediatric presentations to general practitioners, outpatient clinics and are often referred to emergency departments. When young female patients suffering from psychiatric disorders, such as trichotillomania and trichophagia present to medical practitioners, the rare diagnosis of a trichobezoar, which is an accumulation of indigestible human hair in the gastrointestinal tract (90 % occurring in the stomach) needs to be suspected. Imaging is the mainstay of trichobezoar diagnosis and requires accurate interpretation to prevent complications.

Missed case of intussusception, a rare cause of abdominal pain in adults: A case report emphasizing the imaging findings and review of the literature.

Intussusception, a process whereby a segment of the intestine telescopes into the adjoining intestinal lumen, is a rare source of pain in adults that present with nonspecific abdominal pain. Imaging is the mainstay for diagnosis, which requires prompt and accurate interpretation to prevent complications. The following report details the misdiagnosis of intussusception in a 54-year-old male, whom presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of nonrelenting abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and constipation.