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Laryngeal trauma
Laryngeal trauma is uncommon in the setting of external blunt or penetrating trauma. The larynx may also be injured internally, for example during endotracheal intubation.
Clinical presentation
Symptoms include hoarseness, laryngeal pain, dyspnea, and/or dysphagia. Also, stridor, hemoptysis, s...
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Kartagener syndrome
Kartagener syndrome (also known as Kartagener-Afzelius syndrome) is a subset of primary ciliary dyskinesia, an autosomal recessive condition characterized by abnormal ciliary structure or function, leading to impaired mucociliary clearance.
Epidemiology
The prevalence of primary ciliary dyski...
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Mediastinitis
Mediastinitis refers to inflammation of any of the soft tissues within the mediastinum.
Terminology
In clinical practice, mediastinitis is generally used to refer to acute mediastinitis, resulting from bacterial infection within the mediastinum. This is considered a serious and potentially li...
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Allergic fungal sinusitis
Allergic fungal sinusitis is the most common form of fungal sinusitis and is common in warm and humid climates. On imaging, it usually presents as opacification and expansion of multiple paranasal sinuses, unilaterally or bilaterally, with content that is centrally hyperdense on CT. MRI shows T2...
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Orbital emphysema
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03 Mar 2022
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Stab wound (overview)
Stab wounds are a form of penetrating trauma that may be self-inflicted or inflicted by another person either accidentally or intentionally. They may be caused by a variety of objects and may occur anywhere in the body.
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Although commonly caused by a knife as well, slash injuries di...
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Pneumomediastinum
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16 Sep 2021
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Orbital blow-out fracture
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03 May 2022
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Orbital floor blow-out fracture with retrobulbar and perineural emphysema
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20 Mar 2022
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Widal syndrome
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28 Jul 2019
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Fabry disease
Fabry disease, also known as Anderson-Fabry disease, is a multisystem disorder resulting from an X-linked inborn error of metabolism and is a lysosomal storage disorder. The disease results from genetic mutations in the gene GLA that cause decreased or absent expression of hydrolase alpha-galact...
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Adult-onset asthma with periocular xanthogranulomas
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22 Nov 2022
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Air in retropharyngeal space
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26 Apr 2015
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Orbital blow-out fracture with extraconal emphysema and proptosis
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22 Mar 2022
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Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum secondary to CPAP
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31 Aug 2022
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Esophageal perforation - misplaced nasogastric tube
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08 Jun 2020
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Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric disorder characterized by distorted self-perception of body weight leading to starvation, obsession with remaining underweight, and an excessive fear of gaining weight. One in five patients with anorexia dies due to complications of the disease.
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T...
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Orbital blow out fracture
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07 May 2015
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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), previously known as Churg-Strauss syndrome is characterized by asthma, eosinophilia and small vessel necrotizing vasculitis and involves the lungs and other organs.
Epidemiology
The incidence typically peaks in middle age, 30-50 years of ag...
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Foreign body - safety pin
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16 May 2022
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