Occult Filaria Infection: Could it be a Cause of Chronic Dry Cough?

Chronic heel pain: It could be tuberculosis.

INTRODUCTION Heel pain is a common presentation at a primary care setting. The majority of these cases are benign and self limiting in nature. Common differential diagnoses include plantar fasciitis and peroneal muscle sprains. However, certain conditions-if undetected early-may cause significant morbidity to the patient. A high index of suspicion and early referral for further investigations a...

A pelvic mass in a 10-year-old: could it be a Hydatid Cyst?

This article reports a pelvic hydatid cyst in a 10-year-old boy who initially presented with right flank pain. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a cystic lesion containing internal densities, which was found to be a hydatid cyst between the bladder and rectum during surgery. The lesion was excised and sent to a pathology laboratory for further examination.

a rare cause of chronic cough: intrathoracic gossypiboma

intrathoracic gossypiboma, a retained surgical sponge in the thoracic cavity, is a rare but serious complication of thoracic surgeries. a 70-year-old man presented with an eight-month history of cough. he had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery eight years ago. the posteroanterior chest x-ray revealed a well-marginated homogeneous opacity at the left hemithorax with striped appearance in t...

Psychogenic Cough: A Rare Cause of Chronic Cough.

typical of Aspergillus and growth of these hyphae on culture. However, histological confirmation is not always possible, so diagnosis must be based on a combination of clinical, radiological, microbiological, and immunological findings.2,3 Azoles are the primary treatment option in CPA.4 Our patient showed disease progression during itraconazole treatment, which may have been a consequence of t...

Could it be Lyme neuroborreliosis?