Sneezing: A Rare Cause of Sacral Insufficiency Fracture in a Young Osteoporotic Woman

Osteoporotic sacral insufficiency fracture

Sacral insufficiency fractures (SIFs) are easily neglected by clinical physicians. The incidence of SIFs remains unclear in patients with symptomatic osteoporotic compression fractures of the lumbar-sacral area. This retrospective study was conducted by reviewing the medical records and radiological reports and by reading magnetic resonance (MR) images from August 2013 to July 2016.We identifie...

A Rare Case of Acquired Segmental Megacolon with Unknown Cause in a Young Woman

Acquired Megacolon is a rare disease that usually presents in elderly people and there have been only few reported cases in literature. In this article we report a 24-year-old woman who had referred with chronic intermittent epigastric pain from 4-5 years ago and also chronic constipation and distension of upper abdominal part. Clinical examinations and imaging studies (chest x-ray, barium enem...

Rare cause of severe hypertension in a young woman.

Sacral Insufficiency Fracture: An Insidious Cause for Low Back Pain.

A 79-year-old woman was seen due to low back pain and severe right hip pain. The pain was radiating to the right calf. The patient reported numbness of her right ankle and toes. On detailed questioning, she reported that her hip pain worsened with sitting and walking. She stated that her hip pain improved when lying supine. Her medical history revealed hypertension and osteomalacia, but no trau...

A Case Report of Urethra Leiomyoma in a Young Woman

Leiomyoma of the female urethra is a rare condition and there have been only 35-40 reported cases in literature. We report a 20-year-old woman who had referred with a painless mass in her vaginal vestibule, dysparonia dysuria and previouse history of urine retention for two times. After clinical examination, imaging studies (US, MRI) and cystoscopy a mass in urethra protruding to vagina and bla...