This content is machine translated Painful ophthalmoplegia Tolosa-Hunt syndrome as a rather rare cause Introduction: Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory disorder that may involve the cavernous sinus, orbital apex, and superior orbital fissure. The leading symptom is painful unilateral ophthalmoplegia and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cerebral DVA ("developmental venous anomaly"). Seizure event in the context of meningitis Case report: A 30-year-old man with an unremarkable medical history suffered a focal clonic seizure of the left upper extremity, secondarily generalized. Five days earlier, the patient had a fever…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated What is your diagnosis? Acute purpuriform rash in an infant Case report: An eleven-month-old boy presents with a spotted rash that has been new for two days. Ten days earlier, there had been an airway infection.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Asthma attacks in the playhouse – Mephisto is behind it Case history: The 57-year-old lighting designer and head of lighting at the Zurich Schauspielhaus suffered from sporadic asthma attacks at work during the last years without any apparent cause. Sneezing…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Symptomatic vertebral body hemangioma with neurological complaints Minimally invasive interventional therapy Case Report: In a 30-year-old female patient with lower extremity sensory disturbances, an MRI examination revealed multiple, vascular, tumor-like vertebral body lesions in the upper thoracic spine that corresponded to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Removal of a parieto-occipital tumor Multimodal imaging and interhemispheric resection. Case report: The 53-year-old, previously healthy woman was clarified by CT imaging due to a tripping fall with commotio. Here, no intracranial trauma sequelae were evident. However, a large right…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Unknown recurrent anaphylaxis Conversation in private led to surprising diagnosis Daniela, who is not yet sixteen and lives in Ticino, suffered from allergic bronchial asthma as a child. Recently, acute attacks of generalized urticaria with Quincke’s edema of the eyelids…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Arteriovenous malformation Interdisciplinary treatment in an interventional-surgical hybrid room Case report: A 32-year-old, previously healthy woman developed sudden, mild motor aphasia at 26 weeks’ gestation.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Six year old boy with local skin lesion Two knots for the surgeon? Case report: For three to four months, this six-year-old boy developed two skin-colored nodules in the abdominal region, which increased significantly in size during the course.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Acute spinning vertigo, "hearing loss" and facial nerve palsy What is the cause? Introduction: Torsional vertigo is one of the most common acute neurological symptoms seen in emergency departments. We present a case example of the value of imaging techniques in determining the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist What do pizza, Guetzli and a turkey with garnish have in common? Case history: The 49-year-old, non-atopic patient (no pollinosis, asthma or other allergies) had three episodes of allergic reactions within six months, all related to food intake, without concomitant physical exertion…
