Recent studies of the nephrotic kidney have implicated the glomerulus as the primary anatomic site of injury. Using the electron microscope, Farquhar, Vernier and Good (1) and other investigators have demonstrated that the most consistent and striking alteration is a lesion in the foot process of the glomerular epithelial cell. Hjelt, Stjernvall and Hallman (2), in a study of congenital nephros...

Bone metastasis as the first symptom of lung cancer is common, particularly in the axial skeleton. The calcaneus is an unusual site of metastatic involvement. Chronic plantar heel pain (CPHP) is one of the most common complaints of the foot requiring medical treatment. The most typical symptom of CPHP is pain under the medial heel during weight-bearing, and this symptom is therefore generally i...

We present a case of delayed diagnosis of a benign giant cell tumour (GCT) of the third metatarsal in a skeletally immature girl. The patient underwent en bloc excision of the tumour. The tumour had replaced the third metatarsal and had infiltrated the surrounding soft tissue and the second and fourth metatarsal bases. Deep, lateral and medial margins were all involved. A high index of suspicio...

Diabetic foot complications are increasing in prevalence worldwide. Care and attention to these complications have improved greatly. Many advanced therapies are now being investigated or taken through final stages of clinical studies worldwide. However, the data upon which assumptions regarding morbidity, healing, and mortality have been based are grossly outdated. The purpose of this brief art...

Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) represent a frequent occurrence in the diabetic population and up to 15% of these subjects may be expected to develop a foot ulcer at least one time in his/her life1,2. DFUs cause personal, social and economic problems and are a serious risk factor for death3,4. These ulcers can be broadly classified as neuropathic, vascular5 or mixed, although the pathogenesis is mu...

Raj, aged 35 years presented to a tertiary hospital in Southern India with a skin lesion covering his right foot and ankle. He complained of his foot being intensely itchy and this interfering with his work as a sugar cane farmer. Raj stated the lesions had been present for years and only sought medical attention due to persistence from his wife. The skin condition initially arose approximately...

introduction: flat foot is one of the most common disorders which not only influences the performance of the foot, but also affects the alignments of the ankle, knee and hip joints. the performance of flat arched differs from that of normal subjects during walking. however, there is not enough information in the literature regarding the difference between standing stability. moreover, the influ...

Background: This study attempted to determine the disease burden in terms of clinical profile and outcome of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) admissions at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country. Methods: In this descriptive study, the data were collected from the medical record of diabetic patients with foot ulcer who were treated in Dr. Kariadi General Hospital during a 3-year period. The ...

A patient with the sudden onset of a pure sensory deficit involving cortical modalities in his left hand and foot is described. CT scan suggested the lesion responsible for the deficit was a small cortical infarct in the middle cerebral artery territory, involving the middle part of the post-central gyrus and interrupting thalamo-cortical pathways in the corona radiata.