Iatrogenic rectal injury associated with fleet enema administration masquerading as Fournier’s Gangrene

Iatrogenic Pulpal Injury Masquerading as Atypical Odontalgia

Several pain conditions may mimic atypical odontalgia (AO). Diagnosis of AO is made by ruling out other pain conditions. It is said that the most difficult diagnoses to rule out are pulpal pain condition. This report presents a case of iatrogenic pulpal injury mimicking AO.

Fungal Fourniers Gangrene in an Immunocompromised Patient

Fournier's Gangrene is a rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis of the groin, perianal and perineal region that is often polymicrobial in nature, often averaging 3 species of bacteria per patient. The typical infection can be due to a host of microbes, including gram positive, gram negative and anaerobic species including. Many of the causative organisms are found in the normal microbial flo...

Fourniers gangrene following hyfrecation in a male infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

Ganglioneuroma Masquerading as Rectal Polyp: Clinical Significance and Literature Review

Ganglioneuroma (GN) of colon is a rare tumor of gastrointestinal (GI) tract. GNs of GI tract are usually confined to colon particularly rectum. GNs are usually found incidentally but can be associated with MEN IIb, von Recklinghausen’s neurofibromatosis or Cowden syndrome. A 21-year-old female with past medical history of bulimia, bipolar disorder and hypothyroidism, who presented with complain...

Prostate cancer masquerading as a rectal tumor: a tricky diagnosis.

thickness penetration involving the rectal mucosa, as seen in this patient, is even more unusual but critical to recognize as these findings on endoscopy and CT can easily be mistaken for a primary rectal carcinoma [2] . Given that treatment of these two entities is completely different, a high index of suspicion and histologic confirmation are essential in order to avoid inappropriate radical ...