BACKGROUND Goldenhar syndrome, also known as oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum (OAV) is a rare disorder in which the facial and vertebral anomalies are frequently associated with cardiac and pulmonary defects. The syndrome was first described by Dr. Maurice Goldenhar in 1952. The abnormalities usually involve one side of the body, and may range from mild to severe. While the deformities of the ...

Congenital or developmental deformities of the chest rarely cause severe functional problems in the manner of larger anomalies of the limbs. Poland syndrome is known as a variety of associated anomalies centered on the trunk and upper limbs. The authors report the case of a 28-year-old female with absence of the pectoralis major muscle and depression of the left anterior thoracic wall (sunken c...

Dapsone is chemically sulfonamide with its leprostatic mechanism used in the treatment of Hansen’s disease. It one safest drugs leprosy patients. Apart from safety, it associated various adverse effects such as hemolytic anemia, allergic dermatitis, agranulocytosis, methaemoglobinemia, and dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS). DHS typically presents fever, skin eruptions, Jaundice, hepatomeg...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is a rare but potentially fatal complication of hemodialysis. Incidence DDS has not been clearly defined only 37 cases have reported in literature. Manifestations vary severity from mild to severe. Severe manifestations (altered mental status, seizures, and coma) are rarely seen...

Summary A case of Cushing' s syndrome associated with application of topical clobetasol propionate (0.05%) is reported. Local application of clobetasol propionate is associated with adrenal suppression in normal subjects and on this basis, it has been recommended that less than 50 g per week be used. There have been sporadic case reports of cushing's syndrome associated with topical steroid bu...

Grisel's syndrome, defined as subluxation of the atlanto-axial joint, not associated with trauma or bone disease, is found primarily in children. There are few references to this syndrome in the ENT literature but it may occur in association with any condition that results in hyperaemia and pathological relaxation of the transverse ligament of the atlanto-axial joint. Several common otolaryngea...