Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510246
Verrucous Carcinoma: An Underdiagnosed Tumor
I. Chikhaoui, S. Nejjari, G. Basri, FZ. Agharbi and S. Chiheb
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/11/15
Verrucous carcinoma is a rare, low-grade, well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. The diagnosis of this condition is often delayed due to its slow evolution, we report a case of a Verrucous carcinoma diagnosed after 2 years of evolution....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510245
Safeguarding Patient Care: Why Pre-Use Anesthesia Equipment Checks are Essential
Sanjay Aamat, MD and Abhishek Singh, MD
Article Type: Clinical Image | First Published: 2024/11/08
Given the increasing emphasis on quality standards in healthcare, a structured, comprehensive checklist aligns with guidelines from professional organizations like the American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Not only does it improve patient outcomes, but it also streamlines workflow, enhances team communication, and helps build patient confidence in the safety of anesthesia practices. In light of these benefits, implementing a thorough pre-use anesth...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510244
Idiopathic Calcinosis of the Scrotum
Youssef Zemmez, Amine Ennaciri, Abdourahman Moussa, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: 2024/11/06
This was a 35-year-old patient with no previous pathological history who had been presenting with a pruritic, painless, progressively enlarging scrotal swelling since the age of 30. On examination, the lesions were multiple, nodular, mobile in relation to the deep plane, confluent, non-inflammatory and overall measuring 4 cm/1 cm (Figure 1). The nodules contained a thick, whitish fluid. The testicles and epididymides were clinically normal. Surgical excision was performed under local anaesthetic...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510243
Historical Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis
S. Nejjari, I. Chikhaoui, G. Basri and S. Chiheb
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/09/22
The history of the disease dates to 1989, with the appearance of a small nodular lesion measuring a few millimeters above the pubic bone, for which the patient had never consulted a doctor. He was referred in 2022 with an erythematous, oozing, vegetating ulcerative-bourgeous lesion, bleeding on contact, measuring 7 cm*5 cm, soft consistency in some areas and indurated in others, located on healthy skin (Figure 1)....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510242
Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus, a Case for Diagnosis
S. Nejjari, I. Chikhaoui, G. Basri and S. Chiheb
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/09/22
A 65-year-old hypertensive man followed up in dermatology for papulo pustular rosacea. On clinical examination, a well-limited, centimetric, asymptomatic, pinkish nodular lesion was found in the right occipital region, which had been evolving for several months (Figure 1)....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510241
Effectiveness and Outcome of Uterine Embolization with Methotrexate in Treatment of Scar Ectopic Pregnancy in Comparison with Methotrexate and KCL Treatment
Maher Alanazi, Hatim Saad Alobaidi, Mohammed Saeed Alshulayyil, Abdulaziz Ali Almat'hami, Faisal Mohammed Alahmari, Sultan Nasser Alammari, Ehab Faiz Wahbah, Abdulwahed Abdullah Alruhaimi, Hassan Mosa Alshehri, Othman Zayed Alshehre and Mohammed Saeed Altolub
Article Type: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study | First Published: 2024/09/14
Scar ectopic pregnancy has become one of the common medical conditions around the world. CSP could lead to severe complications including excessive hemorrhage, shock and uterine rupture with the potential necessity for hysterectomy as well as maternal mortality in a very severe case with CSP. However, there are no general guidelines for CSP management. The objective of this study is to compare the therapeutic effects and follow-up results among 3 different treatments and to identify the most eff...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510240
Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud
Jawad El-Azhari, Youssef Zemmez, Mohamed El Amraoui, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/07/22
A 39-year-old patient, with a history of allergic rhinitis, presenting asymptomatic papular lesions for several years, starting in the pre-sternal region, then confluent in plaques and secondarily centrifugally extensive to the entire trunk. The patient received several antifungal treatments; especially ketoconazole; without any improvement. Clinical examination revealed brownish papulo-keratotic plaques of the pre-sternal, epigastric, interscapular and cervical regions, covered in palces with p...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510239
Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis (EPF) or Ofuji Disease: Case Report
Jawad El-Azhari, Mohamed El Amraoui, Youssef Zemmez, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/07/22
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) or Ofuji disease is a rare chronic disease, described in 1970 by the latter and whose etiopathogeny remains unclear. EPF is clinically presented as pruriginous follicular papulo-pustules predominating the seborrheic regions; namely the face, the upper trunk and the extension face of the upper limbs, associated with blood eosinophilia, without systemic involvement. Histologically, it is characterized by an inflammatory infiltrate rich in eosiniphiles affec...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510238
Eruptive Hypomelanosis: A Little-Known Paraviral Exanthem
Jawad El-Azhari, Youssef Zemmez, Mohamed El Amraoui, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/07/22
We report the case of a 07-year-old child, with no notable history, who consulted for an acute cutaneous eruption made up of hypochromic, non-pruritic macules, which began 10 days ago, preceded by a transient flu-like syndrome 08 days before its onset. The rash began on the arms and spread to the rest of the integument within a few days. Clinical examination revealed well-limited macular lesions, 0.1 to 0.5 cm in size, covered with pityriasiform scales, confluent in places, symmetrical, involvin...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510237
Right Atrium Thrombus Extending from IVC in a Patient of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Sudeb Mukherjee, MBBS, MD, DM
Article Type: Clinical Image | First Published: 2024/04/26
46-year-old gentleman admitted with shortness of breath and chest discomfort for last 6 months. He had no history of chest pain. He had history of flank pain for last few months along with occasional hematuria. He was taking self medications (analgesics) for these symptoms. On initial examination there was pallor and bipedal oedema. SpO2 was 96% in room air. Cardiovascular examinations revealed mid diastolic murmur in the mitral area without any radiation. Chest examinations revealed normal vesi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510236
Not a Simple Aneurysm
Ian Latimer, Budresh Joshi and Jen-Li Looi
Article Type: Medical Image | First Published: 2024/04/26
50-year-old woman with end-stage renal failure on haemodialysis presented with chest pain. She was recently treated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia secondary to tunnel line infection. Transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated a linear structure in the descending thoracic aorta suspicion for an aortic dissection (Figure 1). Computed tomography (CT) thoracic aorta (Figure 2) showed a large descending thoracic aortic aneurysmat the T7/T8 level. Because of her comorbidit...
