An elusive case of acute abdomen

A Case of Tetanus Simulating Acute Abdomen

Medical Officer, Jashpur State, Eastern States Agency An adult male, aged 22 years, was admitted on 4th January, 1942, at. 10 a.m., into the Deosaran Hospital for the following complaints :? (1) Pain in the whole of the abdomen?duration 10 hours. (2) Faecal stasis?duration two days. (3) Absence of micturition?duration 10 hours. (4) Vomiting once the night before admission. Present illness.?Two ...

An elusive case of dermatomyositis.

Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy of unknown aetiology. Muscle involvement may eventuate later in the disease course in some patients, who may present with typical skin disease without clinical signs of myopathy and are referred to as dermatomyositis sine myositis. A 48 year old female presented with intermittent urticaria like rashes, diffuse asymmetrical swelling of proximal limbs, ...

An extremely rare cause of acute abdomen.

A 70-year-old male with a history of hypertension, congestive heart failure (CHF), tricuspid regurgitation, and atrial fibrillation (AF) presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for a day. There was no history of trauma or an abdominal operation. His physical examination revealed epigastric tenderness and rebound. His white blood cell count was 13670 μL, C-react...

[Acute abdomen].

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...