Acute Abdomen with Periumbilical Erythema

Pheochromocytoma Presenting with Acute Abdomen.

Pheochromocytoma, a neuroendocrine tumor of the adrenal medulla, arising from chromaffin cells, usually presents with the clinical triad of paroxysmal headache, profuse sweating and palpitations, associated with labile hypertension. Here, we present the case of an adult male with an unusual manifestation of pheochromocytoma in the form of acute pain abdomen with nausea and abdominal guarding, m...

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Acute Abdomen

The term 'acute abdomen' represents a rapid onset of severe symptoms that may indicate lifethreatening intra-abdominal pathology. Pain is usually a feature but is not always the case. A pain-free acute abdomen is more likely in the elderly, in children and in the third trimester of pregnancy. [1] The differential diagnosis is extremely wide and definitive diagnosis is often difficult, particula...

Acute Abdomen

The term 'acute abdomen' represents a rapid onset of severe symptoms that may indicate life-threatening intra-abdominal pathology. Pain is usually a feature but is not always the case. A pain-free acute abdomen is more likely in the elderly, in children and in the third trimester of pregnancy. [1] The differential diagnosis is extremely wide and definitive diagnosis is often difficult, particul...

Erythema annulare in adults with acute rheumatism.

In the winter of 1959-1960 the number of patients with acute rheumatism who applied to our Centre for treatment was larger than in former years, and most cases presented with a forme fruste of the condition. The three cases reported differed from the others in that they presented with erythema annulare (EA). The chief outward sign of erythema annulare is a series of rings about 2 mm. wide, with...