Accidental staggered paracetamol overdose: An interesting case report

An accidental liraglutide overdose: case report

L iraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist that is 97% homologous to the endogenous human GLP-1 (1). By mimicking the effects of native GLP-1, it enhances the glucose-dependent secretion of insulin from beta cells of pancreatic islets, suppresses elevated glucagon secretion, and slows down gastric emptying and increases satiety (2). It results in a 0.5 1.5% reduction in HbA1c (3)...

Report of an interesting case of small bowel duplication [Persian]

  A 13 years old boy with severe abdominal pain and history of intermittent (II bleeding since the aye of 3 months, is presented. Different diagnostic procedures were unremarkable. A Tc-99m Pertechnetate abdominal study revealed abnormal radionuclide accumulation in small bowel region. Duplication of small bowel was suspected which was confirmed by surgery and patholo...

Report of an interesting case of liver cavernous hemangioma [Persian]

A 49 year old man with previous history of colectomy for colon cancer was referred to our department for further evaluation of suspicious hepatic lesions noticed during an abdominal CT scan. 99mTc-RBC scan revealed multiple hot spots in the region of the liver, correlating to the CT and liver-spleen scan. Further follow-ups of the patient revealed no remarkable change in the size or numbe...

Accidental intrathecal methotrexate overdose.

Radionuclide Bone Scintigraphy: An Interesting Case Report

It is well established that Technetiummethylene diphosphonate (Tc MDP) whole body bone scintigraphy (WBBS) can demonstrate multiple lesions with increased radiotracer concentration in involved bone. But it is hard to differentiate multiple benign osteolytic lesions from disseminated bone metastases. Even combined with medical history and multiple imaging results, clinical diagnosis of metastati...