Atrial myxomas are rare primary cardiac tumours with neurological manifestations being reported in 30% of cases. Though a rare cause of ischemic stroke in young patients, considering it as a possibility in absence of any obvious risk factors can help avoid misdiagnosis at early stages. We present a case of left atrial myxoma in a 36-year-old male with no known co-morbidities, showing an unusual clinical presentation of isolated bilateral painless vision loss.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn abscess of the ligamentum teres hepatis is a very rare cause of acute abdomen and can present a diagnostic dilemma. A 40-year-old diabetic male presented with obstructive jaundice and cholangitis. An ill-defined, sausage-shaped, tender parasagittal supraumbilical mass was palpable on the right side.
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