Herpes zoster complicating imatinib mesylate for gastrointestinal stromal tumour.

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection is uncommon in patients with gastrointestinalstromal tumour (GIST) and who have not been exposed to extensive radiotherapy and/or high-dose chemotherapy.We report a 56-year-old Nige...

Rare mechanical complication of myocardial infarction: isolated right ventricle free wall rupture.

Rupture of the left ventricular free wall is a dramatic complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI) and occurs in about ten percent of patients with fatal acute MI. However, there are limited reports about right ven...

MR imaging features of fibroepithelial ureteral polyp in a patient with duplicated upper urinary tract.

We describe the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of a rare case of fibroepithelial polyp (FEP) in a duplicated upper urinary tract. The FEP appeared as a T2-hyperintense and T1-isointense filling defect within th...

Gastric volvulus with diaphragmatic hernia presenting with unexplained weight loss: a delayed diagnosis.

Gastric volvulus (GV) is a rare condition that presents with epigastric pain, retching and at times, vomiting. There are two types of GV: organoaxial and mesenteroaxial. We report the case of a 49-year-old woman with chr...

Symptomatic transient idiopathic hypomagnesaemia in a neonate.