A 49-year-old Caucasian woman presented with subacute headache and right eye pain associated with scotoma, blurred vision and photophobia. MRI was suggestive of optic neuritis of the right optic nerve ...

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare immune-mediated disorder of the peripheral nerves. Although its cause is not fully understood, the syndrome often follows infection with a virus or bacteria, ...

A 61-year-old man presented to the ENT emergency clinic with a history of unilateral facial nerve palsy occurring shortly after each dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The first episode ...

Caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine) is a natural product commonly presented in food’s composition, beverages and medicinal products. Generally, it is thought to be safe under normal dosage, yet it can ...

Syphilis is a widely investigated infectious venereal disease with varied presentations frequently mimicking other diseases. It progresses in distinct, well-characterised stages: early (primary and ...

Decompensated liver failure due to portal hypertension as a result of hepatic arteriovenous malformations (7 April, 2025) ...

A woman was admitted for sepsis secondary to cellulitis. After clinical improvement of sepsis, non-follicular small pustules were observed on the trunk, limbs and face while vesicles/bullae and skin ...

The authors report a rare case of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) adenoma in a child who presented with blurred vision in the right eye for 5 years. Examination revealed visual acuity of light ...

This is probably the first case of a prenatally diagnosed transsphenoidal meningoencephalocoele. A protruding cystic mouth mass was detected at 21 weeks’ gestation in conjunction with a palatal defect ...

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare condition caused by autoimmune damage of peripheral nerves. We describe a case where a man in his 80s presented with subacute, progressive fatigue and weakness.

Gallstone ileus is a rare but significant cause of intestinal obstruction particularly among the elderly population. Symptoms are often vague and therefore a high suspicious index is required for ...

A breathless woman in her 30s was admitted with cardiac tamponade following resection of her left upper lung lobe with carcinoid tumour over 6 months prior. She had inflammatory polyarthropathy and ...