purpose: to report two sisters with congenital myasthenic syndrome (cms) masquerading as myasthenia gravis. patients and findings: two six and seven years old sisters presented with variable strabismus, ptosis, and fatigue. all symptoms were aggravated with exercise and improved with rest. intramuscular prostigmin injection decreased their symptoms. a diagnosis of cms was made according to earl...

inguinal mass is a common clinical finding or even symptom in childhood while the most common diagnosis is inguinal hernia that may proceed with prompt surgical but there are a vast variety of different entities that may manifest as an inguinal mass and in some instances, surgical approach is not indicated or may need further preoperative assessments to determine a correct therapeutic plan. in ...

the hematological malignancies associated with nephrotic syndrome are mainly hodgkin’s and non-hodgkin’s lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. acute myelogenous leukemia (aml) has rarely been described in associated with nephritic syndrome. we report a rare case of acute myelogenous leukemia who presented with nephrotic syndrome. a previously healthy 62-year-old man was admitted in nephro...