Herpes zoster is an acute cutaneous viral disease resulting from reactivation of dormant varicella-zoster virus. The maxillary nerve is the least frequently affected branch of the trigeminal nerve. Rarely, cutaneous lesions can be secondarily infected with species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChilaiditi's sign is a rare radiological finding characterized by colonic interposition between the liver and the right hemidiaphragm. It is a cause of pseudopneumoperitoneum which is often mistaken for true pneumoperitoneum. In this article, we present the case of a 73-year-old female with a previous history of pulmonary tuberculosis, who reported to our hospital with progressive abdominal distension associated with early satiety, bipedal swelling, generalized weakness, worsening fatigue, and weight loss.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough squirrel bites are uncommon and generally benign, they have been implicated in the transmission of certain diseases in humans, some of which can be life-threatening. This report discusses the case of a 27-year-old hunter who developed a necrotizing soft tissue infection with vesiculo-bullous skin lesions after a ground squirrel bite.
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