[Fatal encephalitis caused by a parasite].

Background: Encephalitis caused by a free-living amoeba is relatively rare and usually fatal. This is because the diagnosis is often made late and treatment is difficult.

Case Description: A 41-year-old patient with a previous history including kidney transplant was admitted with clinical symptoms of encephalitis.

[An adrenal incidentaloma in a trauma patient; a plea for expectant management].

An adrenal incidentaloma was detected in 45-year-old female driver after a car-versus-car collision. The mass, which had a diameter of 5.4 cm, was not a hormone-producing tumour, but because of its size laparoscopic adrenalectomy was performed 2 months later.

[Unavoidable surgical intervention in two women with severe actinomycosis during IUD use].

Extensive abdominal infections with Actinomyces were diagnosed in two women aged 35 and 33 years respectively, who suffered from the nonspecific symptoms fever and abdominal pain. These infections occur more often in women with an intrauterine device. Development of an abdominal mass with ureter or bowel obstruction may cause hydronephrosis and mechanical ileus.

Bone marrow ill-defined hyperintensities with tarsal coalition: MR imaging findings.

Introduction: To report the occurrence and pattern of ill-defined subchondral hyperintensities on Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging in patients with talocalcaneal coalition (TCC).

Methods And Material: MR imaging of both feet was performed in 10 consecutive patients with 14 TCCs. There were eight males and two females with ages ranging from 9-52 years (mean 25 years).

Overuse and sports-related injuries of the ankle and hind foot: MR imaging findings.

Professional and recreational sporting activities have increased substantially in recent years and have led to a rise in the number of sports-related and overuse injuries. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has become an important tool for evaluating the lower leg for providing the necessary information for patient management and rehabilitation following this injury. The purpose of this essay is to give an overview of the MR findings of common overuse injuries and sports-related injuries to the bones and soft-tissue structures of the hind foot and ankle.