Kikuchi Disease: Recognizing a Common Presentation of an Uncommon Condition

Uncommon Presentation of Common Disease

Tuberculosis is a chronic, granulomatous disease. Primary lesion usually occurs in the lung. Extra pulmonary infection commonly involves head, neck and abdomen. In the absence of typical features of tuberculosis, tuberculous cellulitis mimicking oral infection may pose a challenge for diagnosis. In an attempt to highlight an uncommon presentation, we document a case of extra pulmonary tuberculo...

Uncommon presentation of a common disease.

Purulent pericarditis has become uncommon in the developed world due to widespread antibiotic use. It usually presents with acute cardiovascular decompensation and features of sepsis. Tuberculosis as a cause of pyopericardium is rare even in high prevalence areas. We report here an unusual cause of pyopericardium which presented as prolonged fever and finally turned out to be due to mycobacteri...

Pituitary hyperplasia: an uncommon presentation of a common disease

UNLABELLED A 21-year-old woman presented with amenorrhea, bilateral galactorrhea and fatigue. Visual acuity and visual fields were normal. Laboratory examination demonstrated hyperprolactinemia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary showed a 19×17×12-mm sellar mass with supra- and parasellar extension, causing compression of the pituitary stalk and optic chiasm. Further examinations...

An uncommon presentation of a common cancer.

A Case of Empyema necessitans: An uncommon presentation of Empyema

ABSTRACTIntroductionEmpyema is an accumulation of pus in the pleural space. Empyema necessitans occurs when pus extends through the parietal pleura into the surrounding tissues.Case ReportWe present here a 4 month old babywith severe respiratory distress and anassociated huge boggy swelling over the left side of his chest and back. Evaluation revealed pus accumulated in the pleural space which ...