EOSINOPHILS IN THE LUNGS: NOT ALWAYS STRAIGHTFORWARD

Acute coronary syndrome vs. myopericarditis – not always a straightforward diagnosis

Patient: Male, 58 Final Diagnosis: Myopericarditis Symptoms: Retrosternal thoracic pain Medication: - Clinical Procedure: MRI Specialty: Cardiology. OBJECTIVE Challenging differential diagnosis. BACKGROUND Patients with acute cardiac symptoms, elevated cardiac troponin, and culprit-free angiograms...

Strength in numbers? Not always!

We propose a simple model to compute the probability of success under a quorum sensing strategy. We show that a quorum sensing strategy has a higher probability of success than an individualistic strategy when, for instance, the probability of success for a single individual is low and the cost of building a quorum is not too high. On the other hand if the cost of building a quorum is too high ...

Venous thrombosis: not always in the legs.

To cite: Rahmani MJH, Amaratunga G, Wright O. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-207464 DESCRIPTION We present a case of a 69-year-old woman who was initially admitted due to a fall and was treated for an infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe acute kidney injury and left femoral condyle fracture. These is...

Rickets in the tropics: not always nutritional.

To cite: Singh P, Eske GS, Dhaneria M, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009786 DESCRIPTION Vitamin D-dependent rickets type I A 6-year-old girl belonging to the lower socioeconomic class of a Muslim community, product of consanguineous marriage presented in the paediatric outpatient department with a history of progressive bowing of limbs...

Not Always Buried Deep