Cacher, festive et végétarienne

Festive medical myths.

In the pursuit of scientific truth, even widely held medical beliefs require examination or re-examination. Both physicians and non-physicians sometimes believe things about our bodies that just are not true. As a reminder of the need to apply scientific investigation to conventional wisdom, we previously discussed the evidence disputing seven commonly held medical myths. The holiday season pre...

Un ectropion urétral peut cacher un carcinome!

The incidence of female urethral cancer is rare and accounts for 0.02% of all women’s cancers. It is dominated by epidermoid carcinoma, which most commonly develops in the distal portion of the urethra, extending to inguinal lymph nodes. The diagnosis is confirmed in the distal forms on the basis of uretrocystoscopy with biopsy. Abdominopelvic MRI allows to determine tumor extension as well as ...

Habitat: a festive air, serious business.

Festive flu delay . . . and other stories.

A recent Minerva article (BMJ 2017;356:j54, doi:10.1136/bmj. j54) on antihypertensives and acute kidney injury inaccurately stated the results. The statement should have said “Compared with patients without chronic kidney disease, having stage 4 chronic kidney disease increased the risk of acute kidney injury by a factor of 6-8 times (independent of antihypertensive use).” Although the risk of ...

Une maladie peut cacher une autre: un mal de Pott révélant un schwannome

Le schwannome est une tumeur nerveuse bénigne rare. Il peut être à l'origine d'une ostéolyse mécanique des pédicules des vertèbres sus et sous jacente, lors de la croissance tumorale, pour permettre l'extension extra-rachidienne. Nous rapportons une association exceptionnelle de schwannome et de mal de pott au même niveau. Il s'agissait d'une patiente âgée de 67 ans, ayant des antécédents de di...