Papilledema Treated by Cranial Expansion in a 5-Year-Old Boy with Camurati-Engelmann Syndrome

Multivisceral Hydatidosis in a 5-Year-Old Boy

Menière-like syndrome in Camurati-Engelmann disease.

This 42 year old woman had a history of delayed motor development, chronic muscle fatigue and gait disturbance. Her mother and mother’s brother suffered from similar symptoms. At the age of 20 she was diagnosed with Camurati-Engelmann syndrome. At that time she started to suffer from fluctuating tinnitus in the right ear and attacks of rotational vertigo lasting hours. The vertigo was accompani...

[Camurati-Engelmann disease].

1Senior Registrar, Endocrinology, 2Consultant Endocrinologist, 3Consultant Radiologist, 4Senior Registrar, Orthopedic, 5Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, 6Consultant Histo Pathologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka. Figure 1. Xray skull – lateral. Figure 2. Histology of the bone biopsy shows mature thick cortical lamellar bone with regular prominent cement lines (thick arrow) with prominent osteo...

Anterior Cranial Fossa Based Meningioma in a 5 Year Old Boy: A Case Report

Meningioma is an apparently benign brain tumour originating from the arachnoid cells lining the meninges or the choroid plexuses. Approximately 1% to 4% of primary intracranial tumours in the paediatric group is meningioma and is increasing in incidence with age. Commonly there is variation in site of involvement, symptoms, histological picture and prognosis in relation to adult counterparts. I...

Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome in a 6.5-year-old boy: A case report

Background: “Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections”, or PANDAS, is a syndrome characterized by acute-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or tics accompanied by the neuropsychiatric symptoms. This case is reported because of its rarity. Case report: A 6.5-year-old boy with swollen tonsils, high-grade fever and rash was admitted to Ami...