Zenker's pharyngo-oesophageal diverticulum is a rare acquired hernia of the posterior mucosa at the pharyngo-oesophageal junction. The pathophysiology of this condition is still poorly understood. Our article aims to shed light on the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and t...
Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension is an uncommon cause of variceal bleeding and requires careful evaluation for vascular, hepatic, infectious, autoimmune, metabolic, and haematological causes. Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia is a clonal haematological malignancy characterised by...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2026/v9i1158
Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonosis that may rarely cause severe hepatic involvement and fulminant acute liver failure. We report a 32-year-old man with no notable medical history who presented after seven days of fever, intense myalgia, headache, and vomiting, with recent expo...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2026/v9i1157
Background: Duodenal villous atrophy in a patient with chronic mesenteric ischaemia presents a diagnostic challenge because vascular insufficiency and enteropathy may produce overlapping gastrointestinal manifestations. Case Presentation: We describe a 43-year-old man with chroni...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2026/v9i1162
Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency and is often under-recognised in patients without chronic alcohol misuse. Prolonged vomiting and impaired nutritional intake may rapidly deplete thiamine stores and precipitate neurological de...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2026/v9i1155