One in 10 people may be affected by a rare disease (RD) in their lifetime.1 This is the surprising paradox of RDs. While each disease…

Children diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD) have an increased risk of developing neurodevelopmental disabilities…

Zinc salts are one of three approved treatments for the autosomal recessive condition Wilson’s disease (WD). Their use was first described…

A previously healthy 17-year-old male was transferred from a community hospital to the authors’ tertiary paediatric emergency department…

Dermatitis artefacta (DA), also known as artefactual skin disease, is a rare psychocutaneous disorder characterised by…

Nipah virus disease is a zoonotic infection caused by the Nipah virus (NiV) of the Genus Henipavirus of the Paramyxoviridae family…

Erection is a neurovascular response accompanied by the release of neurotransmitters. The penis is innervated by autonomic (sympathetic…

Infection leads to an increased rate and duration of hospitalisation, increased treatment costs, and high morbidity and mortality in…

Severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (SCAR) are a group of rare but potentially life-threatening conditions that can occur in response…

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a group of clinical manifestations, caused by an obstruction of venous blood flow to the heart…