Periorbital emphysema is rare and associated with facial trauma. Its main distinguishing feature is crepitation on palpation of the edema. It resolves spontaneously in a few days, but there are cases of orbital compartment syndrome that can lead to loss of vision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is an important cancer-related medical emergency. It is a sign of advanced disease with a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 55-year-old man who presented with decreased sensorium, constipation for 4 days, dysphonia, and weight loss for the past three months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection presents with a wild range of clinical manifestations. Increased inflammatory response and thrombotic risk have been described, being pulmonary embolism a potential cause of death in these patients. Pulmonary embolisms with right ventricle thrombus are rare and have higher mortality rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary bone lymphoma is a very uncommon malignancy, which is responsible for 3% of all bone tumors. We report a case of an 80-year-old patient with chronic back pain associated with a pathological T9 fracture. During admission, spinal cord compression with paraparesis was detected and managed with radiotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObesity prevalence is increasing all over the world. Most affected are people changing from a traditional lifestyle to an environment with both availability of high energy diet and less physical activity. Glycemic index (GI) is a measure of dietary glycemic carbohydrates, representing their ability to raise blood glucose concentrations.
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