Symmetrical peripheral gangrene and tuberculosis: A rare kinship.

Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by ischemic necrosis of 2 or more limbs, without involvement of large vessels. It is often associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation and septic shock. Usually caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, tuberculosis as a cause is extremely rare.

Hernia of Morgagni in the Elderly: A Case Report.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are infrequently encountered in adult patients. A rare type of this hernia is the Morgagni's hernia. Although they remain asymptomatic in a majority of patients, we present the case of an elderly patient who presented to us with abdominal pain and upper gastrointestinal bleeding.