Browsing all posts in March, 2007.

B&W twins – One in a million

Kylie Hodgson gave birth to twin daughters by caesarean section, then she realised a difference between them.
This amazing conception happened after two eggs were fertilised at the same time in the womb.
The odds against of a mixed race couple having twins of dramatically different colour are a million to one.
Skin colour is believed to be [...]

Massive postincisional hernia of the abdominal wall

This is the case of a 69 years old diabetic female patient with history of subtotal colectomy for advanced colon cancer a year ago.
She had a surgical complication of the abdominal wall called postincisional hernia and came to surgical consult because of this giant ventral hernia. This is one of the largest hernias I’ve ever [...]

OsseoNews – Dental Implants

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Dental implants are designed for teeth that are lost or damaged beyond repair. Modern dental implants can provide a permanent replacement that maintain the look, feel, and function of natural teeth.
Do you know what dental implants are, what are their benefits, who is a candidate, how much a dental implant cost [...]

Anorexia, Bulimia & Body dysmorphic disorder

Lets think about this disorders.

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Bizarre dermatologic lesions

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A missionary in Eastern Europe recently reported an extremely rare (condylomatosis) skin condition. This disease is called Lewandowsky-Lutz dysplasia. This missionary wrote:
I found this man, and other than his hands and feet, he looked and seemed in good health. As best as I could gather these growths began when he was 14 years [...]

Another firecracker explotion

Previous proof of firecrackers injuries here.
For those who don’t believe in injuries caused by firecrackers explotion. I just saw a patient in the E.R. of my hospital who came because he was walking near a park and some kids were buying firecrakers in the street. A kid ignited a firecracker and it exploted next to [...]