An unusual cause of severe persistent neutropenia in a child with nephrotic syndrome

Abdominal Splenosis: An Unusual Cause of Bowel Obstruction in a 7-Year-Old Child

Splenosis is a rare condition defined as a heterotopic auto-transplantation of splenic tissue, typically after blunt abdominal trauma. It can occur anywhere in the abdominal cavity, or even the chest. Splenosis found in clinical practice is relatively rare because most patients are asymptomatic. We report a rare case of abdominal splenosis in a 7-year-old boy, 3 years after an abdominal blunt t...

Quiz page: an unusual cause of nephrotic syndrome.

CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 53-year-old man presented with pedal edema and facial puffiness of 6 months’ duration. Nephroticrange proteinuria was diagnosed 3 months earlier and empirically treated with prednisolone, 50 mg/d, without a response. Physical examination was notable for blood pressure of 140/86 mm Hg while on treatment with losartan, 25 mg/d, and pitting pedal edema (21) up to the knees....

Nephrotic Sydrome Developing in Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

An unusual cause of persistent dysphagia.

A 72-year-old lady with recently diagnosed Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma was referred to our clinic. The patient on staging evaluation had a CT scan of her chest (Figures 1 and 2), and was found to have an abnormality. On further questioning, the patient endorsed complaints of dysphagia to solids, which was intermittent in nature and had been present for the last two years. Physical examination did no...

An unusual cause of persistent gastrointestinal bleeding.

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