Monday, May 17, 2010

BELL'S phenomenon in BELL'S palsy

in BELL'S palsy there is upward and outward movement of eye ball with lagophthalmos when patient tries to close the eyes  -- known as BELL'S phenomenon



                                      BELL'S phenomenon in rt LMN facial nerve lesion

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xeroderma pigmentosum

this is a rare autosomal recessive condition due to defective nucleotide excision causing susceptibility to cancers.
the condition is exaggerated by exposure to sunlight (u v ray), they are called by some persons as vampires (though it is derogatory) .
this patient presented with black dry skin with recurrent skin cancers - basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, trichoepithelioma and multiple biopsy marks over face and body.






                                                              actinic keratosis
the chest xray showed cannon ball metastasis..






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Sunday, May 16, 2010

hydrocephalus

aracnoid cyst

this young female presented with complaints of chronic headache , and convulsion without fever

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 CT scan revealed an arachnoid cyst at left temporal lobe





pyoderma gangrenosum in ulcerative colitis