Young Woman Approaching Blindness

A young woman with multiple hypopigmented patches

A 33–year-old woman was visited at the dermatological clinic of Loghman-e-Hakim Hospital with multiple hypopigmented patches on her right arm, buttocks and flanks. Her lesions developed over the past year with no regression. Lesions were resistant to multiple antifungal therapies. Clinical examination revealed multiple circular or oval patches on the right arm, flank and sacral area. There was ...

Acute Loss of Vision in a Young Woman: A Case Report on Psychogenic Blindness

BACKGROUND Acute loss of vision needs urgent attention and treatment. We report on a young Ethiopian woman who experienced acute bilateral blindness. In the presence of normal ophthalmological findings psychogenic blindness has to be considered. CASE DETAILS A 21 years old woman was admitted to the psychiatry clinic at Jimma University specialized Hospital, Jimma, South West Ethiopia. She had...

A pink papule on the forehead of a young woman

Sudden Blindness in a 50-Year-Old Woman

A 50-year-old AfricanAmerican woman presented to the emergency department complaining of sudden-onset complete bilateral blindness. Past medical history was significant for hypertension and stage 4 chronic kidney disease managed with hemodialysis 3 times per week. At presentation, she also complained of mild global headache but denied fever, vomiting, arm or leg weakness, visual hallucinations,...

Basal cell carcinoma in a young woman: A case report

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a malignant tumor of epithelial cells that is composed of cells similar to those in the basal area of the epidermis and its appendages. Ninety- five percent of individuals with BCC are between 40 and 79 years old. It rarely occurs in younger individuals. Herein, a 20- year- old woman with type III skin, who had a BCC on her chin is presented. Since the clinic...