AN UNUSUALLY SEVERE CASE OF SYPHILIS ACQUIRED WITHOUT ANY PRIMARY SORE.

Late Manifestations of Syphilis without a History of Primary Sore

A case report of temporary and acquired vitamin K-dependent clotting factor deficiency without any response to administrated vitamin K

Abstract Background and Objectives Vitamin K-dependent clotting factor deficiency (VKCFD) is usually an acquired problem due to liver disease, malabsorption, and overdose of warfarin.  In the present paper the significance and role of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors in menorrhagia were evaluated.   Case We present a rare case of 43 year woman with acquired vitamin K deficiency and se...

An Unusually Severe Case of Dermatosis Neglecta: A Diagnostic Challenge

Dermatosis neglecta is a condition secondary to lack of cleanliness, characterized by the formation of hyperkeratotic plaques located in a particular region of the body, usually due to a disability, and it is considered a diagnostic challenge because it can mimic other entities. We present the case of an 18-year-old woman with a 2-month history of progressive brown verrucous plaque in her face....

An unusually severe case of the cast syndrome.

A severe case of the cast syndrome is described following Harrington rod distraction and application of a body cast. The case was unusual as it presented late with no warning symptoms and progressed rapidly to death.

A Severe Case of Syphilis

near the lobes of both ears, and at the angles of the mouth. The other systems of the body were not affected, except that he suffered from severe headaches and profound debility. I treated him with a mixture of hydrarg. perchloride and potassium iodide, with calomel dusting powder locally for the sores. A week later injections of novarsenobillon were commenced, but after the second injection he...