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We report a case of Kimura’s disease in a 65-year-old woman who presented with generalised itching, abdominal pain, facial puffiness, difficulty in swallowing and loss of appetite. She was found to have generalised lymphadenopathy and a fine-needle aspiration cytology initially done revealed ‘reactive lymphadenitis’ which was inconclusive. PET-CT done showed features suggestive of lymphoma. Hence, lymph node biopsy was done for confirmation and incidentally after immunohistochemistry staining it turned out to be Kimura’s disease. High-dose steroid therapy was started and patient showed dramatic clinical and symptomatic improvement. Kimura’s disease almost always presents as cervical lymphadenopathy and usually never causes compressive symptoms. Our patient presented with compressive symptoms and generalised lymphadenopathy which is a rarity.

Addison’s disease is a common endocrinopathy often diagnosed in patients presenting with hyponatraemia. Cerebellar ataxia as a presentation of hyponatraemia is extremely rare. A 42-year-old man presented with vomiting, fever, ataxic gait and scanning type of dysarthria. Clinical examination revealed signs suggestive of isolated cerebellar involvement. Patient was found to have severe hyponatraemia and serum cortisol was found to be extremely low while MRI brain was found to be normal. Corticosteroid therapy was initiated and cerebellar ataxia was resolved following normalisation of sodium levels.

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BackgroundMcConnell’s sign is a specific echocardiographic finding that was first described in patient with acute pulmonary embolism signifying right ventricular dysfunction. It remains an under-recognized sign in patients with right ventricular infarction.Case PresentationAn 80-year-old woman presented with sudden onset chest pain and breathlessness. The electrocardiogram showed features suggestive of inferior, posterior, and right ventricular infarction with complete heart block and McConnell’s sign was seen on the echocardiography. CT pulmonary angiogram ruled out the present of pulmonary thromboembolism. Coronary angiogram revealed an occluded right coronary artery with collateral supply from the left circulation. Medical management was planned after patient-physician discussion. Patient symptomatically improved with medical management.ConclusionAlthough McConnell’s sign is suggestive of acute pulmonary embolism, it may also be present in patients with right ventricular dysfunction due to infarction. The presence of McConnell’s sign in a patient presenting with acute coronary syndrome should prompt evaluation for right ventricular infarction in the absence of acute pulmonary embolism.