Kofi, a 52-year-old cocoa farmer, presents to the Korle Bu surgical unit with a 4-month history of a progressively enlarging, painless right neck mass. He is a chronic smoker (30 pack-years) and admit…
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Kwame, a 34-year-old teacher, presents to the Komfo Anokye outpatient surgical clinic with a 6-week history of a painless swelling in the right anterior triangle of his neck. He reports no dysphagia, …
A 19-year-old woman, Ama, is referred from a district hospital in the Volta Region to Korle Bu with a 4-month history of a midline neck swelling. She reports no dysphagia, hoarseness, or constitutiona…
A surgical registrar at a district hospital in the Northern Region is asked to score a 52-year-old woman, Fatima, who has presented with a 3-day history of a painful, rapidly spreading wound infection…
A 42-year-old man, Kofi, is admitted to the Tamale Teaching Hospital surgical ward with a 2-day history of left leg pain and swelling following an insect bite. He has no known comorbidities. Examinati…
A 62-year-old man, Yaw, is referred urgently from a district hospital in the Northern Region to the regional hospital surgical unit with a two-day history of severe perineal pain, swelling, and discol…
A 48-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the emergency department of a regional hospital in the Ashanti Region by his relatives. He is a known type 2 diabetic on metformin and glibenclamide with poor g…
A 60-year-old man, Mensah, is referred from a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo to the regional hospital with a 4-day history of perianal pain and swelling. He has type 2 diabetes (poorly controlled), …
A 35-year-old woman, Akua, presents to the surgical ward of a regional hospital in the Ashanti Region with a five-day history of a painful left thigh wound following a road traffic accident. She had b…
A 29-year-old man, Yaw, presents to the Korle Bu emergency surgical unit with a 2-day history of severe perineal pain and swelling. He underwent haemorrhoidectomy at a private clinic 6 days ago. He is…
A 62-year-old man, Mensah, with known ischaemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes is brought to the Korle Bu emergency theatre with Fournier gangrene confirmed at initial debridement 48 hours ago. At …
A 55-year-old woman, Yaa, is admitted to a district hospital surgical ward in the Northern Region with a rapidly spreading left leg infection following a machete wound sustained two days ago. She has …
A 48-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the emergency department of a regional hospital in the Ashanti Region by his family after three days of worsening pain and swelling of his left thigh. He is a k…
A 35-year-old man, Yaw, presents to the Korle Bu emergency surgical unit with a 2-day history of severe scrotal and perineal pain, swelling, and fever. He has no significant past medical history. On e…
A 60-year-old woman, Akua, is referred from a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo to the regional hospital with a 4-day history of rapidly spreading left leg swelling and pain following a diabetic foot u…
A 35-year-old man, Yaw, presents to the surgical unit of a regional hospital in the Ashanti Region with a two-day history of severe scrotal pain, swelling, and blackening of the scrotal skin. He is a …
A 55-year-old woman, Yaa, presents to a district hospital surgical ward in the Northern Region with a 4-day history of rapidly spreading redness, swelling, and pain over her right forearm following a …
A 48-year-old man, Kwame, is brought by relatives to the Komfo Anokye emergency theatre with a 3-day history of severe scrotal pain, swelling, and high-grade fever. He is a known type 2 diabetic on me…
A 38-year-old woman, Ama, is referred from a district hospital in the Northern Region to Tamale Teaching Hospital with a 5-day history of progressive left thigh pain, swelling, and high fever. She has…
A 45-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Komfo Anokye emergency theatre by relatives after three days of worsening scrotal and perineal pain. He has type 2 diabetes mellitus poorly controlled on me…
A 52-year-old man, Kwame, is brought by relatives to the emergency department of a regional hospital in the Ashanti Region. He is a known type 2 diabetic on metformin and glibenclamide, and he present…
A 61-year-old man, Mensah, with type 2 diabetes and hypertension underwent emergency wide debridement for Fournier gangrene at a regional hospital in the Volta Region 48 hours ago. The initial debride…
A 48-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the emergency department of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital by relatives after three days of worsening left thigh pain, fever, and malaise. He has type 2 diabete…
A 38-year-old woman, Ama, presents to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 48-hour history of severe right thigh pain and swelling following a minor abrasion sustained while farming. She is an ot…
A 48-year-old man, Kwame, presents to the Komfo Anokye emergency theatre with a 3-day history of severe scrotal pain, swelling, and fever. He is a known type 2 diabetic on metformin with poor glycaemi…
A 35-year-old woman, Ama, presents to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a five-day history of a painful, rapidly enlarging wound on her right leg following a minor machete laceration sustained w…
A 38-year-old woman, Akua, is referred from a district hospital in the Bono Region to the regional hospital with a five-day history of a rapidly spreading painful red swelling of the left thigh follow…
A 35-year-old woman, Akua, is referred from a district hospital in the Eastern Region to a regional hospital with a 5-day history of worsening right thigh pain, fever, and progressive skin discolourat…
During an emergency debridement for Fournier gangrene at the Komfo Anokye emergency theatre, the surgical registrar, Dr Mensah, finds that the scrotal skin and perineal skin are entirely necrotic and …
A 35-year-old woman, Akua, is referred from a district hospital in the Volta Region to the regional hospital with a 5-day history of worsening right thigh pain, fever, and progressive skin discolourat…