Previously misdiagnosed as Chronic liver disease.

Clinical scenario : A 19-year-old male was referred to our hospital with a one-year history of breathlessness on exertion and fatigue, accompanied by a history of gastrointestinal bleeding. Three months ago, he experienced three episodes of painless hematemesis, during which he was admitted to another hospital and diagnosed with variceal bleeding. At that time, he […]

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Case of the month : Treat the patient and not an Investigation report , a clinical story

One day a 39 year old female Mrs Toaiba (name changed) presented to our clinic at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh with a history of progressive painless jaundice of 2 weeks duration without any viral prodrome or offending drug intake. The lady was accompanied by her husband and two small kids. Anxiously her husband pulled […]

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