Forceful Sneeze Leads to Rare, but Serious Injury
The man explained how he suppressed a sneeze by pinching his nostrils and keeping his mouth closed, and then felt a popping sensation in his neck.
Case Studies
Treating a Common Extraintestinal Manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Mr. C, a 30-year-old male with Crohn’s disease, presented to his clinician with symptoms of fatigue, lethargy, headaches, pallor, hair loss, irritability, and weakness.
Iron Deficiency Treatment in a Heart Failure Patient
A women with a 30-year history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and an 8-year history of systolic dysfunction is hospitalized for congestion following a 5-day river cruise.
Daily Consumption of ‘Cancer Preventative’ Leads to Cyanide Poisoning
The patient admitted to taking 2 teaspoons of self-prepared apricot kernel extract along with 3 tablets of Novodalin, an herbal fruit kernel supplement, every day for the past 5 years.
Withdrawal Syndrome Following Online Purchase of ‘Cognitive Enhancer’
He was able to find an online health store that sold tianeptine and over three months continued to use the drug, increasing the dose on stressful days. During this time, he also began to experience withdrawal symptoms.
Demystifying Conversion Disorder: A Guide for Primary Care Clinicians
Assessing conversion disorder and distinguishing it from other conditions can be challenging.
Severe, Monthly Hypertensive Episodes in a Female Patient
The patient was a 32-year-old nulliparous white female who reported a 5-year history of severe hypertension, hypokalemia, and resultant systolic dysfunction.
Patient Experiences Severe Paralysis After Trigger-Point Injection Therapy
Initially, the patient experienced no complications. But approximately 12 hours following therapy, he awoke with shortness of breath and functional quadriplegia.
Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome Treated with Rituximab
Following treatment with rituximab, decreases seen in total insulin, anti-insulin antibody concentration
Propofol Use Linked to Rare Case of Fatal Pancreatitis
57-year-old woman developed severe abdominal pain with nausea, vomiting after thyroidectomy
