Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts (APC) are a relatively uncommon complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, and most frequently occur in the pediatric population. Pediatric patients most often present with neurological sequelae, however, adults may present with abdominal complaints. Here we report a case of a nineteen year-old female with a VP shunt who presented with only abdom...

Early sun exposure in pediatric and adolescent years predisposes individuals to skin cancer, provider counseling about photoprotective behaviors can reduce this risk both children adults. In the United States, people with dark tones have higher mortality rates from yet there is a lower incidence of malignancies these populations. Research suggests due inadequate understanding medical training r...

metastatic skin cancer is a rare complication of internal malignancies.  patients who develop cutaneous metastases rarely present with a zosteriform distribution.  herein, we describe a 65-year-old woman with a prior history of breast cancer in whom zosteriform metastases developed along her left t 8-9 abdominal dermatomes.

burkitt’s lymphoma is one of the most hematologic malignancies that involve the central nervous system. our patient had a rare presenting symptom of lymphoma during pregnancy. it is reasonable to search for burkitt’s lymphoma in every patient with abdominal mass and neurologic symptom. involvement of cranial nerves especially abducens are among this neurologic complications but are rare as pres...

Acute abdominal pain in the pediatric population is a common complaint emergency services. The diagnosis of this clinical condition often challenging, since it can be or surgical disease, localized, systemic functional, with extra-abdominal causes. Objective: Development protocol and flowchart for investigative and, consequently, therapeutic targeting patients acute pain. Methodology: Bibliogra...