Ulnar nerve mononeuropathy in a patient with Hansen's disease: Clinical and radiological features.

Leprosy is a chronic infection caused by bacteria called . This is a prevalent disease in low-income countries, and it has not been completely eradicated. We present the case of a 29-year-old man with a previous diagnosis of Hansen's disease, who consulted for pain in the left elbow and wrist, associated with fever with preserved mobility and pain on palpation.

Sacral schwannoma: case report and review of the literature.

Schwannomas are tumors of the macroglia cells, most frequently localized to the brain, in the pontocerebellar angle. We present the case of a 53 year-old female patient who presented multiple times with diffuse abdominal pain and was initially diagnosed as having a complex right adnexal mass. Exploratory laparotomy found a retroperitoneal mass and later on, the presence of a sacral schwannoma was found, suspected initially on contrast magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, and confirmed by means of lesional biopsy and histopathology.

Incidental finding of left vertebral artery agenesis: Case report.

Vertebral artery agenesis is a rare congenital malformation, with few reported cases in the literature and no epidemiological data in the world at this point in time. The importance of diagnosis lies in identifying a potential risk factor for future ischemic events of the posterior circulation, in particular in the young population. It is also important to determine the etiology of chronic headache of unexplained cause that could be attributed to this entity.