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Rigid bronchoscopic bridge to lung isolation in an airway emergency in congenital lobar emphysema

Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) presents unique anaesthetic challenges due to the risk of worsening hyperinflation with positive pressure ventilation. We describe an infant who developed rapid ...
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Traumatic canalicular laceration and complex eyelid injury in a newborn delivered by forceps

We present a neonatal case of complex upper eyelid lacerations with canalicular injury following a forceps-assisted vaginal delivery. Mother’s insistence on vaginal delivery despite obstetric advice ...
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Non-ossifying fibroma of the proximal tibia mimicking chronic osteomyelitis in a child

A boy in his early teens presented with gradually progressive pain and swelling over the anterior aspect of the left upper ...
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Neuraxial anaesthesia for lower segment caesarean section in three parturients with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. The physiological cardiovascular changes of pregnancy may worsen right-to-left shunting and haemodynamic instability in ...
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Reversible visual field loss in glaucoma following ventriculoperitoneal shunting for normal pressure hydrocephalus

We report a case of visual field deterioration in previously stable open-angle glaucoma which resolved upon ...
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Li-Fraumeni syndrome presenting with temporomandibular chondroblastic osteosarcoma following recurrent glioma

A man in his 20s with recurrent glioma developed rapid-onset trismus and left temporomandibular swelling. Imaging revealed condylar destruction with a mineralised mass. Initial biopsy suggested ...
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Focal nodular hyperplasia: a rare benign liver tumour in early childhood without predisposing factors

Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a rare benign hepatic lesion in children, particularly under 5 years of age. Most paediatric liver tumours in this age group are malignant, making an accurate ...
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Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation for the management of destroyed lung in Swyer–James–MacLeod syndrome

Swyer–James–MacLeod syndrome (SJMS) is a rare disorder resulting from post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans following lower respiratory tract infection in childhood and may be complicated by ...
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Topical crushed morphine tablets for dressing-related pain in a malignant fungating wound in a resource-limited palliative care setting

Malignant fungating wounds are often linked to severe dressing-related pain that may continue despite adequate systemic opioid treatment. Topical opioids have shown pain relief in small clinical ...
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Negative-pressure pulmonary oedema following upper airway obstruction after tracheal extubation in an adolescent undergoing general anaesthesia for dental extractions

A healthy athletic adolescent male with a remote history of asymptomatic childhood asthma underwent outpatient multiple molar extractions under general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation. Shortly ...
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Re-evaluating absolute neutrophil count thresholds: Duffy-null-associated neutrophil count in cancer treatment

The Duffy-null phenotype is associated with fewer circulating blood neutrophils. This phenomenon, termed Duffy-null-associated neutrophil count (DANC), is common among individuals of African and ...
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Bilateral granulomatous uveitis mimicking tuberculosis: an atypical ocular presentation of biopsy-proven disseminated histoplasmosis

Ocular histoplasmosis typically presents as presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome, characterised by chorioretinal scars and peripapillary atrophy without intraocular inflammation. Active ...