Little awareness of medical + psychological complexities of steroid cream withdrawal

Condition often poorly recognised, diagnosed, managed and researched, say report authors This has prompted unfounded fears, particularly on social media, that all steroids are harmful There is little awareness, particularly among clinicians, of the medical and psychological complexities of ‘topical steroid withdrawal’—the body’s adverse response to the prolonged use of ...

2025-12-17T09:38:48+00:0017 December 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Raising awareness of a rare but serious risk linked to menstrual cup use

When Dr Clara Maarup Prip, a urologist and gynaecologist at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, encountered a rare case of kidney swelling (ureterohydronephrosis) caused by a menstrual cup, it was unlike anything she had seen before. The menstrual cup had been compressing the ureter where it enters the bladder, leading ...

2025-10-02T10:41:18+00:002 October 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Group news, Our impact|

Position menstrual cups carefully to avoid possible kidney problems, doctors urge

Warning comes after lopsided placement blocked urine flow into the bladder A poorly positioned menstrual cup to capture monthly blood flow may lead to more serious complications than leakage alone, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a young woman with uterohydronephrosis—a swollen kidney caused by blocked urine ...

2025-02-11T09:51:15+00:0011 February 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Basking too long in a sauna without adequate hydration may risk heat stroke, doctors warn

Although rare, condition can be life threatening, even in absence of various risk factors Basking too long in a sauna may put bathers at risk of heat stroke, particularly if they haven’t drunk enough water beforehand, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a woman whose condition required ...

2025-01-08T15:34:34+00:008 January 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Tightly tied waist cord of saree underskirt may pose cancer risk, warn doctors

Continued cord friction linked to chronic inflammation, leading to skin ulceration A tightly tied waist cord of the underskirt (petticoat) traditionally worn under a saree, particularly in rural parts of India, may lead to what has been dubbed ‘petticoat cancer,’ warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating two women ...

2024-11-06T12:19:53+00:006 November 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Scurvy may be re-emerging amid cost of living crisis and rise of weight loss surgery

Condition caused by vitamin C deficiency first linked to sailors during Renaissance era The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the rise in weight loss (bariatric) surgery, suggest doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating a ...

2025-10-03T14:33:54+00:0023 October 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Breakdancers may risk ‘headspin hole’ caused by repetitive headspins, doctors warn

Condition manifests as protruding scalp lump, plus hair loss and tenderness Breakdancers may be at risk of developing a condition caused by repeatedly doing a cardinal move of their practice and performance—the headspin—warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports. Dubbed the ‘headspin hole,’ or ‘breakdance bulge,’ the condition is unique ...

2024-10-11T08:34:28+00:0011 October 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Fentanyl inhalation may cause potentially irreversible brain damage, warn doctors

Toxic leukoencephalopathy seen with heroin inhalation, but this is first reported fentanyl case Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl may cause potentially irreversible brain damage (toxic leukoencephalopathy), warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a middle aged man found unresponsive in his hotel room after snorting the drug. Leukoencephalopathy ...

2024-06-04T10:23:48+00:0030 April 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|
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