Thursday, January 28, 2010

Hiroshima and Nagasaki...


A boy presenting with just lower leg[one side] weakness[and occasional vomiting] and after much needed workup on the case when found out tht its a case of CNS lymphoma [a brain tumor] and breaking this news to his parents is never pleasant!

5 comments:

Satheesh Kumar said...

Hi Bro are Lower Leg weakness and Occasional Vomiting the only presenting symptoms? Did u elicit any other symptoms or signs in this patient? I think its impossible to make a diagnosis with these two symptoms. Moreover, I guess CNS Lymphoma is rather a rare case. Am I right bro?

Goli said...

I guess it might be very difficult. Sometimes I wonder how you doctor cope up with this day in and day out.

Anonymous said...

when i read vomitting n lower leg weakness... i thot it was some GIT tumor pressing on a major vessel to leg... :D howz my diagnosis...?? lols...

Mariposa said...

I agree with you, it's never easy! I hope he gets better!

Chandan said...

Guess informing the near ones is the toughest part of ur job....
The only person we IT ppl inform anything is our maneger.... :)