HutchinsonñGilford Progeria Syndrome
This case report describes a boy younger than 2 years with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Providing Equitable Surgical Care to Patients in Law Enforcement Custody – A Review
Importance Approximately 2 million individuals are incarcerated in the US. Surgical needs increase with age, and an aging prison population means an increasing need for surgical care for incarcerated individuals. Challenges in logistics, privacy, communication, and comorbidities put people in law…
Child With Ruptured Soemmering Ring and Visual Axis Reopacification
This case report describes a diagnosis of ruptured Soemmering ring and visual axis reopacification 14 months after cataract surgery in a child aged 2 years.
Drusen Regression After Macular Hole Surgery
This case report discusses drusen regression in the operative eye after macular hole repair.
Growing Congenital Simple Hamartoma of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
This case report discusses an actively growing congenital simple hamartoma of the retinal pigment epithelium in a patient aged 17 years.
Bilateral Paracentral Corneal Opacity in a Man Aged 22 Years
This case report describes a diagnosis of Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy in a man aged 22 years with progressive bilateral corneal opacification over 5 years and no visual symptoms.
Sinus Wall Changes in a Patient With Chronic Rhinosinusitis
A 64-year-old woman with an extensive medical history was referred for continued management of long-standing chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps. What is your diagnosis?
Hemorrhage Into the Canal of Gratiolet
This case report describes a unilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage passing through the anterior commissure within the canal of Gratiolet to the contralateral side.
Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura – A Review
Importance Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy that presents with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) and thrombocytopenia. Worldwide annual incidence of iTTP is 2 cases per million to 6 cases per million. Observations Immune TTP is caused by an…
Asymptomatic Yellow-Brown Plaques on the Great Toes
A man in his 30s presented with a 6-month history of asymptomatic yellow-brown plaques on the first digits of his feet that were unresponsive to urea cream and clobetasol treatment. What is your diagnosis?
