Unusual Retrocorneal Phenomenon

Retrocorneal membranes after penetrating keratoplasty.

Purpose. To present a rare complication after penetrating keratoplasty. Methods. The review presents the main types of retrocorneal membranes. The incidence, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment are shown for all of them. Conclusions. The evaluation and management of a membrane behind the posterior surface of the cornea is a special challenge for ophthalmologists. The clearer understanding ...

Unusual Clinical Presentation of Nutcracker Phenomenon.

Dear Editor, A 34-year-old female presented with progressively worsening left flank pain. The pain was initially relieved by analgesics but subsequently increased in severity and frequency. There were no complaints of haematuria, dysmenorrhoea or dyspareunia. Physical examination was essentially unremarkable with no palpable abdominal mass or pelvic varicose veins. Urinalysis suggested mild uri...

An Unusual Post-Operative Phenomenon in Thyroidectomy

An Unusual Phenomenon in Strychnine Convulsions

while to test the margin of safety claimed by the British Pharmacopoeia for the maximum dose of some of the toxic drugs ; amongst the many toxic substances that suggested themselves, strychnine was considered the safest, as the antidote is well known and its action almost quantitative. After consideration of all factors it was considered reasonable that I personally should become the subject of...

An unusual cutaneous manifestation of myelodysplastic syndrome: "pseudo-Koebner phenomenon".

An unusual and hitherto unreported complication of myelodysplastic syndrome is reported: the "pseudo-Koebner phenomenon." The skin lesions were characterised by exuberant "fleshy" masses at the sites of intravenous cannulation and skin trauma, and by histological evidence of chronic inflammation with focal necrosis and abscess formation. No evidence of dermal infiltration by malignant haemopoie...