Case presentation A woman in her 70s was found unresponsive and brought to our hospital with respiratory distress, cardiomyopathy and volatile alternation between hypotension and hypertension. She was intubated and admitted to intensive care for supportive treatment of suspected baclofen overdose. She gradually recovered and was discharged 10 days after presentation. Laboratory testing ...

This case report presents a complex medical scenario involving early 60s female patient with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) complicated by Evans syndrome, characterised by autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and immune thrombocytopenia. The patient had received various treatments, including steroids, rituximab, cyclosporine and acalabrutinib. The patient’s neurological symptoms ...

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Background Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare and benign acute and chronic inflammatory and fibrotic process that affects predominantly the small and less frequently (20%) the large intestine mesenteric fat.1 2 It may more rarely involve retroperitoneal, pelvic and peripancreatic fat. It is more common in men, with a male-to-female ratio of 2–3:1, and it …

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Maxillary sinus retention cysts (MRCs) are typically asymptomatic and require no treatment. An early 30s man presented with a decade-long history of severe left-sided chronic facial pain (CFP). Multiple prior treatments resulted in an edentulous patient with persistent pain. Imaging revealed a dome-shaped radiopaque change in the left maxillary sinus. …

There are both inflammatory and non-inflammatory mechanisms involved. The accumulation of the drug in the gingival crevicular fluid in the presence of bacteria can lead to upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines leading to gingival enlargement.3 Even decreased folic acid uptake leads to defective collagenase activity, increased adrenocorticotrophic hormone due to feedback from adrenal cortex ...

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Glucocorticoid-induced neuropsychiatric side effects have been known since their initial usage and frequently manifest in clinical settings. Despite this, they remain unpredictable, variable and complex to manage, impacting patient outcomes and the healthcare system. We report a case of glucocorticoid-induced psychosis after the administration of dexamethasone post …