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Jan 30, 2024 · Every year BMJ Case Reports selects authors of global health case reports to join our editorial team as a global health associate editor. This is an opportunity to gain some editorial experience or join our team on research and educational projects. Students and graduates may apply. Simply select Global Health Competition when you submit.
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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.
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 ...
The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case reporting …
A case report is a narrative that describes, for medical, scientific or educational purposes, a medical problem experienced by one or more patients. Case reports written without guidance from reporting standards are insufficiently rigorous to guide clinical practice or to inform clinical study design. Develop, disseminate and implement systematic reporting guidelines for …
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 …
Amlodipine induced gingival enlargement | BMJ Case Reports
Gingival enlargement represents abnormal growth of gingival tissues and could be inflammatory, medication-induced, hereditary gingival fibromatosis or due to systemic causes. Gingival enlargement could indicate underlying systemic disease and a meticulous history with pertinent investigations are required for diagnosis.
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 …
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 …
Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis: unveil the curtain - BMJ Case …
A pseudomembrane is a thin yellowish-white membrane seen in the fornixes and palpebral conjunctiva that can be easily peeled off leaving an intact underlying epithelium. 1 Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Streptococcus pyogenes and adenovirus are the commonly isolated micro-organisms in such cases. 2 3 It is also seen in ...