Uncommon as an Individual, Not That Uncommon as a Whole

Rickettsial Diseases in India: Not as Uncommon as Believed.

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 ...

Inguinal Endometriosis: An Uncommon Differential Diagnosis as an Inguinal Tumour

Inguinal endometriosis can present as a rare tumor when it occurs outside the abdomen and pelvis. We present a patient with a painful tumor in the right inguinal region, where its diagnosis was made before the operation. This enabled a conservative excisional surgery to be performed. The literature is reviewed and the diagnosis as well as management are discussed.

Not walking? An uncommon spinal pathology.

To cite: Ramphul M, Chawla K. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015213057 DESCRIPTION A 14-month-old boy, independently mobile for 1 month, presented after refusing to walk for 2 days. He was afebrile, with no preceding coryzal illness. A diagnosis of transient synovitis was made. Owing to the lack of improvement and ongoing symptoms for 5 weeks, he...

A not-so-uncommon presentation of an uncommon disease: nasal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma.

An otherwise well 70-year-old man presented with a non-specific complaint of epistaxis caused by an underlying necrotic natural killer-cell lymphoma complicated by a maggot infestation. He failed to attend for treatment after discharge but re-presented 3 weeks later with an acute exacerbation of his chronic pulmonary obstructive disease. During those 3 weeks his nasal condition had advanced rap...