Category Archives: Medical Images

Clinical Images, Images of clinical medicine

Fallot’s Tetralogy in a 8 y.o. girl

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

While on his community service, my friend Dr. Víctor Hugo Roa-Castro, just diagnosed a girl with Fallot’s Tetralogy (a congenital heart disease), wich consists in the combination of a ventricular septal defect (VSD) with Pulmonary Stenosis, with the Aorta “Overriding” … Continue reading →

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Volkmanns ischemic contracture

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

The brachial artery is the major artery that transverses the antecubital fossa; injury to the brachial artery will cause radiating pain, decreased skin temperature, decreased pulses, and pallor of the distal arm and may result in Volkmann contracture. The Volmann’s … Continue reading →

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Leprosy (Hansen’s disease)

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

Introduction Leprosy has a rich history dating to biblical times. “Leper” is an ancient term used to identify patients with leprosy who were severely stigmatized by the deformity that resulted from Mycobacterium leprae infection. In the clinical context, the term … Continue reading →

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Limb to crotch (updated)

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

Israel Sarrío arrived at the Rehabilitation Center of Levante from Hospital Peset in Valencia (Spain) on January 31st of 2004 with an amputation of the left arm 2 inches above the elbow. Click on images for large size At 14:00hrs, … Continue reading →

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Quiz: Hair-on-End Skull

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

I always enjoy the Image Challenge Contest at The New England Journal of Medicine, time ago there was a similar picture of this: Best viewed in large size U P D A T E: A nice comment and correct answer … Continue reading →

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Bilateral Coral Shaped Urolithiasis

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

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First surgery with no gravity

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

Click on images for large size A french surgical team leaded by Dominique Martin has performed the first surgery in a zero-gravity flight. The patient a 46 years old male, was a volunteer and he just needed local anesthesia in … Continue reading →

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Which is your favorite surgery/procedure?

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

Everyone have a predilection of a rare surgical procedure. My favorite surgical procedure is the left thoracoabdominal esophagogastrectomy (proximal esophagogastrectomy with esophagogastrostomy), it is a difficult and plaintiff procedure and not too common, because of its high morbidity and mortality … Continue reading →

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Incipient Vitiligo and Wood’s Lamp

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

Two patients with alopecia areata and tiny hypochromic skin lesions. They both were inspected under Wood’s Lamp examination and confirm the diagnosis of vitiligo. Click on images to see them on large size

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FAQ – Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Posted on August 16, 2006 by Jon Mikel Iñarritu

What is this? Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a syndrome wich consists in intestinal infarction. What part of the intestine is affected? Terminal ileum and colon, although the entire GI tract is affected in severe cases. Why is NEC important? Because … Continue reading →

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