Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510164
A Large Left Atrium Myxoma Presenting as ‘Positional Pre-Syncope’
Satyajit Singh, MBBS, MD, DM, Chandraprakash Thakur, MBBS, MD, Muneshwar Kumar, MBBS, MD, Samdish Sethi MBBS and Nitin Kashyap, MCh
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: January 30, 2021
A 45-year-old male was referred to the out-patient clinic of Cardiology department with complaints of recurrent lightheadedness and dizziness on standing and changing postures in bed for past 3 months. He was normotensive, and non-diabetic person with no history of chest pain, dyspnea, palpitations, TIA or stroke. His ECG was unremarkable. CVS examination revealed a low pitch, early diastolic sound along with a soft systolic murmur at the apex. 2D-Echocardiographic study revealed a large, pedunc...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510163
A Case of Erysipelatoid Carcinomatous Lymphangitis of Skin Revealing Breast Adenocarcinoma
Asmae Abdelmouttalib, Sanae Sialiti, Mariame Meziane, Nadia Ismaili, Leila Benzekri and Karima Senouci
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: January 30, 2021
Cutaneous Carcinomatous Lymphangitis (CCL) is one of the rare clinical forms of cutaneous metastasis that generally occurs late in the history of the cancer. It is generally misrecognized and wrongly treated as antibiotic-resistant erysipele. Clinically, lesions are polymorphic and mimicking different skin diseases, thus delaying the diagnosis and the treatment. We report a case of CCL with atypical lesions. Skin metastases accounts for 2% of all metastases. During breast carcinoma, they occur i...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510162
Myocardial Bridges a Forgotten Condition: A Review
Martín Ibarrola, MD
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: January 30, 2021
Myocardial Bridging (MB) is a congenital anomaly in which a segment of a coronary artery takes a “tunneled” intramuscular course under a “bridge” of overlying myocardium. The first reference of MB in coronary arteries, the association with angina and anatomically as referred by Reyman in 1737. Considered a “benign” finding since the myocardial bridge causes coronary artery narrowing during systole therefore myocardial bridges should not compromise blood supply to the musculature duri...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510161
Infant's Black Hairy Tongue (Lingua Villosa Nigra)
Teresa L. Almeida and Dora Fontes
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: January 07, 2021
A two-month-old term female presented at routine pediatric consultation with painless dark discoloration of the tongue for two weeks. Gastroesophageal reflux and colic were present from one month of age and medicated with probiotics. Weight gain was steady in the 85th percentile with exclusive breast milk feeding. She was taking cholecalciferol. No family history or risk factors were identified....
