A previously healthy man developed pulmonary symptoms 2 weeks after starting treatment with a tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor. A negative interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) test was obtained ...
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Primary chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw is an uncommon non-suppurative, chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin. It can manifest as early or adult onset and is characterised by lack of pus ...
Nilotinib is used as standard treatment in managing chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). A 23-year-old man with CML and on nilotinib was admitted to the intensive care unit due to respiratory failure.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a liver disease that leads to progressive destruction and stricturing of the biliary tree. Unfortunately, apart from orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), ...
We present the case of an 18-year-old woman who suffered from complications of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Her pain was poorly controlled despite being on a myriad of analgesic medications at the ...
Intubations are important live saving skills to maintain adequate ventilation and oxygenation. Common indications include impending upper airway obstruction, respiratory failure and impaired conscious ...
A female in her 50s developed a headache, collapsed and was noted to have an acute atraumatic subdural haemorrhage (SDH) requiring surgical evacuation and intracranial pressure-directed therapy. Her ...
Fetus in fetu (FIF) is an extremely rare condition in which malformed fetus is found most commonly in the retroperitoneum of living twin. It occurs in about 1 in 500 000 live births and less than 200 ...
Research suggests a role for cannabidiol oil in managing certain forms of paediatric onset epilepsy. However, studies on the impact of cannabis on the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis have ...
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Acquired haemophilia A (AHA) is a rare bleeding disorder with high morbidity and mortality, but it is eminently treatable if diagnosis and treatment are prompt. We report a case of AHA in Southeast ...