MR imaging shows promise for evaluation of pregnant women in whom acute appendicitis is suspected by enabling diagnosis of other possible causes of right-lower-quadrant pain, including ovarian torsion or pelvic abscesses, and demonstrating a healthy or unhealthy appendix.

This is the first reported case of a pure extrapulmonary carcinoma arising from the appendix.

There is a clear need to improve the delivery of services to Asian families and their children with disabilities. This paper describes some of the key points where communication and access may break down. It offers principles to guide assessments of children, and makes recommendations on ways of working with interpreters, monitoring uptake of services and strategies for supporting and informing Asian families.

Congenital dermal sinus tracts are frequently a cause of recurrent meningitis. We present a case of a rare lower cervical dermal sinus and an associated intraspinal abscess causing meningitis.

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