Minimally invasive treatment of optic nerve dural AV fistula: the trans-ophthalmic retrograde approach [0.03%]
微创视神经硬脑膜动静脉瘘的眶内回撤法手术治疗技术报告：19例患者的长期随访结果
Rasmiranjan Padhi,Jagadeesan Dhanasekaran,Virag Shethna et al.
Rasmiranjan Padhi et al.
Dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs) involving the optic nerve sheath are rare and often present subtly. We report a case of a woman in her 50s with a month-long history of left eye redness, swelling and watering. Examination revealed propt...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jul 28;19(7):e269890. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-269890 2026
Rare presentation of necrotising otitis externa: isolated abducens nerve palsy [0.03%]
坏死性外耳炎的罕见表现：孤立的展神经麻痹
Hassan A K I Khalil,Bhaven Heer,Sakthivel Manickavasagan et al.
Hassan A K I Khalil et al.
An immunocompetent, non-diabetic man in his 90s presented to A&E with headache and sudden-onset left abducens nerve palsy. He was treated for recurrent left otitis externa six months previously, with a normal CT of the petrous bone at the t...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jul 28;19(7):e272215. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2026-272215 2026
Oral malignant melanoma of the tongue with suspected intralingual in-transit metastasis [0.03%]
舌部恶性黑色素瘤伴可疑的舌内原位转移
Reon Morioka,Masako Fujioka-Kobayashi,Hiroto Tatsumi et al.
Reon Morioka et al.
Oral malignant melanoma (OMM) is a rare and aggressive malignancy, and involvement of the tongue is particularly uncommon. We report a case presenting with two isolated pigmented tongue lesions clinically resembling benign conditions. Excis...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jul 28;19(7):e273855. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2026-273855 2026
Uvular tip necrosis following routine diagnostic oesophagogastroduodenoscopy [0.03%]
常规诊断食管胃十二指肠镜检后的软腭尖坏死
Takuma Konno,Christopher James Shephard,Zainul Abidin Azhar et al.
Takuma Konno et al.
Uvular necrosis is an uncommon complication following oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD). We report a case involving a male in his 20s who developed uvular necrosis following a routine OGD performed under conscious sedation. The patient pres...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jul 28;19(7):e268388. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-268388 2026
Shruti Vihang Brahmbhatt,Malay Jayantigiri Goswami,Mahavir Singh Rajput et al.
Shruti Vihang Brahmbhatt et al.
Fixed drug eruption is a distinctive cutaneous adverse drug reaction characterised by the recurrence of well-demarcated lesions at the same anatomical site following re-exposure to the offending drug, with residual hyperpigmentation after r...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jul 28;19(7):e273816. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2026-273816 2026
Rav Sellahewa,Daniel Tan,Maraed Rosa et al.
Rav Sellahewa et al.
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare condition characterised by impaired alveolar macrophage-mediated surfactant clearance, resulting in the accumulation of lipoproteinaceous material within the alveoli. Secondary PAP has been ass...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jul 28;19(7):e275429. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2026-275429 2026
Sight-saving outcome with thrombolysis in central retinal artery occlusion [0.03%]
溶栓治疗中央视网膜动脉阻塞的疗效评估
Alisha Musthafa,Afzal Mahmood
Alisha Musthafa
'Time is brain' is an important concept in ischaemic brain stroke, where expeditious intervention is essential for the preservation of neural tissue. Therapeutic strategies involve the prompt administration of thrombolytic agents and in sel...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jul 28;19(7):e271724. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-271724 2026
Invasive Fusarium oxysporum infection mimicking recalcitrant bacterial cellulitis in a diabetic foot ulcer [0.03%]
糖尿病足溃疡患者的侵袭性尖孢镰刀菌感染误诊为难治性细菌性蜂窝织炎
Tanuja Bakul Javadekar,Nidhi Parit Rana,Parit Rakeshkumar Rana
Tanuja Bakul Javadekar
Diabetic foot ulcers are predominantly attributed to bacterial aetiologies, but invasive fungal infections are an increasingly recognised opportunistic threat in immunocompromised patients. We present the case of a male farmer in his 30s wi...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jul 28;19(7):e273614. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2026-273614 2026
Adam Henderson,Siya Bhutani,Suraj Singh
Adam Henderson
Primary sternal osteomyelitis (PSO) is an exceptionally rare infection of the sternum, typically occurring in the context of trauma, surgery or immunocompromise. We report the case of a previously healthy adolescent boy in his second decade...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jul 28;19(7):e272711. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2026-272711 2026