Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-09DOI: 10.1016/j.visj.2026.102445
Ashlee De Leon , Siamak Moayedi
{"title":"Blue-green fluid in surgical drain","authors":"Ashlee De Leon , Siamak Moayedi","doi":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102445","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102445","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37961,"journal":{"name":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 102445"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146170467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.visj.2025.102392
Priya Cherukuri, Lawrence Haines
{"title":"Using point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department to diagnose subacute left ventricular free wall rupture","authors":"Priya Cherukuri, Lawrence Haines","doi":"10.1016/j.visj.2025.102392","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.visj.2025.102392","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37961,"journal":{"name":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 102392"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145568339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.visj.2025.102421
Kaitlyn Lavarnway, Matthew Camara
{"title":"Trust the tip: Liver tip view detects free fluid missed by initial CT in penetrating trauma","authors":"Kaitlyn Lavarnway, Matthew Camara","doi":"10.1016/j.visj.2025.102421","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.visj.2025.102421","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37961,"journal":{"name":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 102421"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145570464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-20DOI: 10.1016/j.visj.2025.102409
Ahmad Farhan Fazal Kareem, Walter Yung Chwen Lim, Adam Mohamad
{"title":"Foreign body ingestion at the cricopharyngeal level following hasty eating: a case report","authors":"Ahmad Farhan Fazal Kareem, Walter Yung Chwen Lim, Adam Mohamad","doi":"10.1016/j.visj.2025.102409","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.visj.2025.102409","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37961,"journal":{"name":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 102409"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145570466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-16DOI: 10.1016/j.visj.2026.102448
Mehdi Momeni, Amirhosein Jahanshir
{"title":"A case of mediastinitis after esophageal rupture or perforation","authors":"Mehdi Momeni, Amirhosein Jahanshir","doi":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102448","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102448","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37961,"journal":{"name":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 102448"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147395174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coiling of central venous catheter in right subclavian vein: a rare and preventable complication","authors":"Asif Dabeer Jafri , Sushil Garg , Shreya Garg , Tanmoy Ghatak","doi":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102432","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102432","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37961,"journal":{"name":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 102432"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146077306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-12DOI: 10.1016/j.visj.2026.102443
Kevin T Malone, Andrew L Juergens II
55-year-old male with a prior diagnosis of shingles involving the V1 dermatome presented to the emergency department with acute ocular symptoms, including blurred vision, conjunctival injection, and scleral erythema. On evaluation, he had elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and corneal bullae that was initially concerning for ferning. However, fluorescein staining revealed negatively staining bullae without dendritic patterns. Ophthalmology determined that the findings were due to suspected trabeculitis secondary to varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The patient was treated with IOP-lowering agents and antivirals, with full resolution at follow-up. This case highlights the need to distinguish VZV-associated trabeculitis from herpetic keratitis and the importance of correctly identifying non-epithelial corneal involvement in patients with elevated IOP.
{"title":"Bullous corneal edema mimicking ferning in ocular herpes zoster: A case of suspected VZV trabeculitis","authors":"Kevin T Malone, Andrew L Juergens II","doi":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102443","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102443","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>55-year-old male with a prior diagnosis of shingles involving the V1 dermatome presented to the emergency department with acute ocular symptoms, including blurred vision, conjunctival injection, and scleral erythema. On evaluation, he had elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and corneal bullae that was initially concerning for ferning. However, fluorescein staining revealed negatively staining bullae without dendritic patterns. Ophthalmology determined that the findings were due to suspected trabeculitis secondary to varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The patient was treated with IOP-lowering agents and antivirals, with full resolution at follow-up. This case highlights the need to distinguish VZV-associated trabeculitis from herpetic keratitis and the importance of correctly identifying non-epithelial corneal involvement in patients with elevated IOP.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37961,"journal":{"name":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 102443"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-17DOI: 10.1016/j.visj.2026.102461
Fekhaoui Mohammed Reda , Aguenaou Omar , Lamrani Moulay Omar
{"title":"Bilateral posterior shoulder facture dislocation in a 32-Year-old epileptic patient following a seizure","authors":"Fekhaoui Mohammed Reda , Aguenaou Omar , Lamrani Moulay Omar","doi":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102461","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.visj.2026.102461","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37961,"journal":{"name":"Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"42 ","pages":"Article 102461"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147412912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}