Disseminated Syringomas of the Upper Extremities in a Young Woman

Disseminated tuberculosis in relatively asymptomatic young woman.

Madhyastha SP, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-219276 Description A previously healthy 20-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a history of one episode of generalised tonic– clonic seizure. No history of fever or constitutional symptoms. At admission, she was haemodynamically stable and Glasgow Coma Scale was 8, with no focal neurological deficits. For the wo...

A pink papule on the forehead of a young woman

A Case Report of Urethra Leiomyoma in a Young Woman

Leiomyoma of the female urethra is a rare condition and there have been only 35-40 reported cases in literature. We report a 20-year-old woman who had referred with a painless mass in her vaginal vestibule, dysparonia dysuria and previouse history of urine retention for two times. After clinical examination, imaging studies (US, MRI) and cystoscopy a mass in urethra protruding to vagina and bla...

A young woman with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Vikas Kumar Sarna [email protected] Njaal Stray Department of Medicine Diakonhjemmet Hospital A young, previously healthy woman was admitted to the department of internal medicine with haematemesis and haemodynamic instability. Her haemoglobin level was low, and a rapid infusion of fluid and a blood transfusion were necessary. The first gastroscopy did not identify any clear focus of bleeding...

Acute Disseminated Paracoccidioidomycosis with Molluscoid Lesions in a Young Woman.

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis caused by a dimorphic fungus. The fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis lives in the ground and on plants in tropical and subtropical regions. It is endemic to South America and is the most common of the deep mycoses in Paraguay. Infection occurs by the inhalation of spores during the first decades of life; these spores reach the lungs and can s...