Issue 11 Articles

An 83-year-old woman with primary hypothyroidism and multinodular goiter had maintained euthyroid status for many years under Eltroxin supplementation. Patient was asymptomatic, however during routine follow-up, ultrasonography of the thyroid revealed numerous hyperechoic ‘jelly-like’ pseudo-calcifications at the right thyroid (Figure 1A). Fine needle aspiration cytology to rule-out cancer reported only a fewmacrophage cells. Further survey […]

Retinitis pigmentosa and choroidal coloboma are known to usually exist as two separate entities. The fundus photo shows features of Retinitis pigmentosa, with an isolated coloboma inferior to disc, in a 30 years old lady, who, presented with decreased peripheral vision and nyctalopia. On evaluation she was found to have 6/6 vision bilaterally. Anterior segment

A 68-year-old recently widowed woman with a negative past medical history, was brought to the clinic reluctantly by her daughter for a medical check-up. The patient comes from a middle-class socioeco- nomic status, has a high school degree, and has worked as a practical nurse for many years up until her retirement. She had consistently