Clear zone phenomenon: A rare phenomenon in ichthyosis with co-existing superficial fungal infection

Second malignancy--a rare phenomenon.

The development of a second malignancy, in the same patient, with a different histologic type and/or morphological site is an increasingly appreciated phenomenon in cancer patients. Factors incriminated for this development include genetic makeup of an individual, cytotoxic chemotberapeutic intervention for the first malignancy, radiation therapy, endocrine therapy and immunotherapy. Second mal...

Is pruritus in depression a rare phenomenon?

Mountain bikers priapism: a rare phenomenon.

Soft tissue and bony injuries are well described risks of the increasingly popular sport of mountain biking. Priapism, a persisting unwanted penile erection, as a result of perineal straddle injury due to a fall astride bicycle handlebar, is rare. We present a case of a competitive mountain biker with high flow priapism after such an injury who presented late but was successfully treated by non...

Isoniazid induced childhood diabetes: A rare phenomenon

Drugs raise blood glucose concentrations via two broad mechanisms: By reducing insulin biosynthesis or secretion, or by reducing tissue sensitivity to insulin. Until date, there have been very few reported cases of isoniazid induced diabetes. We are presenting a case report of 6-year-old child with isoniazid induced diabetes who was misdiagnosed initially as a case of type 1 diabetes mellitus. ...

Orgasm Induced Seizures: A Rare Phenomenon

A variety of stimuli can cause reflex seizures, Some triggers include light, music and cognitive phenomenon. There are case reports however where the phenomenon of sexual activity has been a trigger for epileptic seizures. Most of these cases reported are in women so far, and were found to be localized to right cerebral hemisphere. We report a case of a 36-year-old male with orgasm-induced seiz...