Early onset Syphilitic Meningoencephalitis presenting as Abnormal Behaviour in a case of HIV Infection

Case Report Leptospirosis presenting as acute meningoencephalitis

Leptospirosis in humans is a common zoonotic disease. It is often under-diagnosed, especially when associated with neurological features, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. This subgroup of patients with neurological manifestations is often empirically treated for cerebral malaria, dengue fever, tuberculous meningitis, hepatic encephalopathy, viral encephalitis, etc. Hence it is ...

A case report of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis presenting as uveitis

In any patient with a first attack of posterior uveitis, it is important to differentiate whether the underlying cause is infective or non-infective in nature. However, when patients with a history of non-infective posterior inflammation present with recurrent symptoms of a flare-up, there is naturally a much lower suspicion of an infective aetiology and immunosuppression is usually commenced f...

Early onset radiation induced sarcoma of scalp: A case report

Radiation induced sarcoma is a rare but recognized complication of radiotherapy and is associated with poor prognosis, frequently occurs 5 years after completion of treatment. We report radiation-induced sarcoma in a 42 years old male, involving the left parietooccipital scalp region following treatment of brain tumor with craniotomy and post-operative radiation with 60Co machine. Diagnosis of ...

Early syphilitic hepatitis. A possible case.

Hyperreactio Luteinalis with early-onset HELLP syndrome: A case report

Introduction: Hyperreactio Luteinalis (HL) is a rare benign condition in pregnancy which is characterized by bilaterally multicystic ovarian enlargement containing theca lutein cysts caused by increased production of hCG. HL is mostly associated with hydatidiform mole and multiple pregnancies. Correspondence: Azin Alavi, ...