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BMJ Case Reports is an important educational resource offering a high volume of cases in all disciplines so that healthcare professionals, researchers and others can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions. All articles are peer reviewed and copy edited before publication. BMJ Case Reports is not an edition or supplement of the BMJ.
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All submissions to BMJ Case Reports require the completion of author statements. Case reports should have a maximum of four authors. One of the co-authors should be the lead clinician responsible for the patient’s care and responsible for the integrity of the content of the case report, signed informed consent and author statements accompanying each manuscript.
Sudden irreversible hearing loss post COVID-19 - BMJ Case Reports
Sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is frequently seen by otolaryngologists. The exact pathophysiology of the disease is still unknown, with the most likely causative factor being following a viral infection. Immediate steroids are the best treatment to improve prognosis. Despite a plethora of papers in the literature describing SSNHL, there are only a …
Amlodipine induced gingival enlargement | BMJ Case Reports
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 ...
Psoriasiform spongiotic dermatitis - BMJ Case Reports
A 55-year-old homeless man with AIDS and history of psoriasis presented with generalised skin lesions. He reported pink rashes appearing on the legs 8 months ago. It spread with severe itching and scaling, and exacerbated into erythematous papular …
Low-dose naltrexone as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome
Naltrexone is used as an off-label treatment in low doses for several chronic immune-modulated disorders in many countries. Although only small-scale clinical trials have been performed, these suggest efficacy in several diseases including Crohn’s disease, fibromyalgia and Gulf War Illness. Despite numerous internet reports of response to low …
Mesenteric panniculitis - BMJ Case Reports
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 …
Occipital spur: understanding a normal yet symptomatic variant …
Occipital spurs, also called as occipital knob, occipital bun, chignon or inion hook, is an exaggerated external occipital protuberance (EOP). It is frequently discussed in anthropological literature as a Neanderthal trait but hardly reported and considered as a normal variant in medical literature. It is a frequent finding among males and hence a …
Achenbach’s syndrome - BMJ Case Reports
Achenbach’s syndrome, also known as ‘paroxysmal finger haematoma’ is a rare and benign clinical condition of unknown aetiology, which results in the sudden onset of pain and swelling along with bruising, mostly on the palmar aspects of fingers and hands.1–3 Although the most commonly affected anatomical site is the volar aspects of the fingers,4 there are occasional reports involving ...