21 articles in this issue
Clinton Griffin
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Jan Lotz
Bob Bury
S Mohammed,A Tahir,A Ahidjo,Z Mustapha,Franza O
AbstractAim. The aim of the study was to determine the ultrasonic gallbladder wall thickness in normal adult Nigerians so as to create standards for defining gallbladder abnormalities in Nigerians.Method. Four hundred adults comprising 228 (57%) women and... see more
Shaun Scheepers,Savvas Andronikou
AbstractA 4-year-old girl was referred to Tygerberg Academic Hospital with a long-standing history of an asymptomatic anterior chest wall ‘lump’. On physical examination, a bony mass was palpated in relation to the anterior aspect of the left 4th rib. Pla... see more
F E Suleman,V Mngomezulu,N Ebrahim
AbstractObjective. Uraemic tumoral calcinosis refers to metastatic calcifications that occur rarely on the extensor surfaces of joints in patients undergoing long-term haemodialysis. The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of uraemic tumoral calc... see more
Vijay Dahya,Bruce S Spottiswoode
AbstractCardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is a powerful problem-solving tool and arguably offers the most comprehensive assessment of cardiac morphology and function, as well as the opportunity of rebuilding the bridge between cardiologists ... see more
Andre Tertius du Plessis
AbstractRadiologists have always collected copies of model examples and interesting cases encountered in daily practice to use for teaching purposes. A collection of teaching files is an important resource for medical education and the dissemination of kn... see more
Nausheen Khan,Irma van de Werke,Farzanah Ismail,Peter F Levay
AbstractGout is the most common form of microcrystal arthropathy that results in deposition of uric acid crystals in and around the joints and soft tissues. The most common cause is decreased uric acid clearance by the kidneys. The radiological manifestat... see more
Pallavi Aga,Umesh C Parashari,Anit Parihar,Ragini Singh,Neera Kohli,Rajesh Yadav
AbstractMacrodystrophia lipomatosa (MDL) results from progressive overgrowth of all the mesenchymal elements, with a disproportionate increase in fibro-adipose tissue. This rare congenital abnormality occurs most frequently in the distribution of the medi... see more
Debra Ardath Meerkotter,Grace Rubin
AbstractA 41-year-old woman presented with a lump above the right areola. She also complained of a burning and heavy sensation of the right breast of recent onset. On further history, the patient was an insulin-dependent diabetic of 35 years’ duration. Sh... see more
Matthew Goodier,Grace Rubin
AbstractEchinococcosis is caused by the larva of the tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multiloccularis and is endemic in many rural areas of Southern Africa. Echinococcosis of the bone is an unusual manifestation of echinococcal disease a... see more
Febin Joseph,Zarina I Lockhat,Malan Janse van Rensburg,Janet Smal,Tshepo Peter Moja
AbstractPituitary apoplexy is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition caused by either haemorrhage or infarction of the pituitary gland. In most cases, a pre-existing pituitary macroadenoma is present. Patients present with the clinical syndrome... see more
S K Misser
S K Misser,P Mercouris
Gertrude Fani
M J Van Wyk,N Mahomed
AbstractA 9-month-old girl presented with a 1-month history of coughing. A chest X-ray (CXR) was performed, and the antero-posterior view demonstrated the hilum overlay sign. Furthermore, there was absence of the azygo-oesophageal line and bilateral paras... see more
Clive Sperryn
Mark Velleman
Pieter Janse van Rensburg