Senna Occidentalis Poisoning: An Uncommon Cause of Liver Failure

Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: An Uncommon Cause of Chronic Renal Failure

Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis (CHF) is a rare disease that affects both the liver and kidneys.  Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is an autosomal recessive inherited malformation defined pathologically by a variable degree of periportal fibrosis and irregularly shaped proliferating bile ducts. Affected individuals also have impaired renal function, usually caused, in children and teenagers, by an...

An Uncommon Cause of Neonatal Hypertension

Background: Adrenal hematoma is a very rare acquired cause of neonatal hypertension. In this study, we report a case of neonatal hypertension associated with adrenal hematoma. A male neonate was immediately transferred to our neonatal intensive care unit after delivery due to meconium aspiration. He needed to be on mechanical ventilation support. During his hospital stay, hospital records showe...

An uncommon cause of radial access failure.

To cite: Alvarez-Acosta L, Rodriguez-Esteban M, Hernández Afonso J. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202881 DESCRIPTION An 83-year-old woman with a suspected coronary atherosclerotic disease in the setting of severe left ventricular dysfunction underwent a coronary angiography at our institution. Prior to catheterisation, Allen test was performe...

congenital hepatic fibrosis: an uncommon cause of chronic renal failure

congenital hepatic fibrosis (chf) is a rare disease that affects both the liver and kidneys.  congenital hepatic fibrosis (chf) is an autosomal recessive inherited malformation defined pathologically by a variable degree of periportal fibrosis and irregularly shaped proliferating bile ducts. affected individuals also have impaired renal function, usually caused, in children and teenagers, by an...

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis