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{ "authors": [ "Md Didar Ul Alam", "Khandakar Hussain", "Samsone Garedew", "Muhammad Imtiaz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/9944491", "journal": "Case Rep Pulmonol", "journal_detail": "2021 Jun 17;2021:9944491.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed....
PMC8233070
Vaping or E-cigarettes were created to deliver nicotine-containing aerosol to users with a flavoring agent without agents such as tars, oxidant gases, and carbon monoxide smoke found in traditional tobacco cigarettes. The use of E-cigarettes is steadily increasing in the United States, especially among the young popula...
{ "authors": [ "R Morar", "A Bhayat", "G Hammond", "H Bruinette", "C Feldman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2012/214528", "journal": "Case Rep Radiol", "journal_detail": "2012;2012:214528.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23304...
PMC3523579
We describe a patient with inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung. He was a young man who presented with haemotysis and the chest X-ray and computerized tomography were indicative of a nonbenign lesion in the right upper lobe. Excision biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumour of the lu...
{ "authors": [ "Sotirios Apostolakis", "Athanasios Mitropoulos", "Kalliopi Diamantopoulou", "Konstantinos Vlachos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sni.sni_212_18", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2018 Aug 28;9:174.", "keywords": [ "cauda equina", "cavernous he...
PMC6122280
Background: Cavernomas are benign malformations of the vasculature. In the central nervous system, they are mostly located supratentorially. However, in adults, cavernomas also comprise about 3% of all subdural spinal cord tumors. Notably, cavernomas of the cauda equina are extremely rare, with only 23 cases reported i...
{ "authors": [ "Shinya Haryu", "Atsushi Saito", "Mizuho Inoue", "Seiya Sannohe", "Hidekachi Kurotaki", "Hiroyuki Kon", "Tatsuya Sasaki", "Michiharu Nishijima" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/nmc.cr2012-0430", "journal": "Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo)", "journal_detail": "2014;...
PMC4533487
A 55-year-old man with an 8-year history of invasive thymoma presented with sudden onset of left hemiparesis. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed a right frontal lobe intracerebral hemorrhage and the possibility of brain metastasis could not be rejected. The patient underwent removal of ...
{ "authors": [ "Karthikeyan Damodharan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1259/bjrcr.20150351", "journal": "BJR Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016 Nov 11;2(1):20150351.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30364435/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_term...
PMC6195931
Spontaneous rupture of the uterine artery during pregnancy is an extremely uncommon condition, which presents as an acute emergency, associated with high rates of maternal and foetal mortality. This condition is challenging to diagnose and treat, as it is an uncommon entity having an acute nature of presentation. They ...
{ "authors": [ "Srihari Bangalore Gangadharaswamy", "Nagarjun Maulyavantham Nagaraj", "Balaji Sanjeev Pai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.06.057", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017;37:250-253.", "keywords": [ "cirsoid aneurysm", "proximal cont...
PMC5514622
Introduction: Scalp AVM (SAVM) is a rare condition. Although surgical excision is considered as definitive treatment for these lesions, troublesome intraoperative bleeding may pose a challenge. Embolization as an alternative modality is gaining popularity. Proximal feeding artery temporary clipping has been utilized by...
{ "authors": [ "B De Peuter", "I Box", "R Vanheste", "S Dymarkowski" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2009/549853", "journal": "Gastroenterol Res Pract", "journal_detail": "2009;2009:549853.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19657452/"...
PMC2719756
Complicated small-bowel diverticulosis is a rather uncommon cause of upper abdominal pain. It may lead to symptoms presenting with an acute onset or to chronic and nonspecific complaints. As the presentation is often similar to other pathologies (acute appendicitis, pancreatitis, or acute cholecystis) and in many cases...
{ "authors": [ "Cristiane Maria da Conceição Griffin", "Jessica Macedo Pamponet", "Viviane Bianca Bella", "Gustavo Foronda", "Soraya Gomiero Fonseca Azzi", "Paula Alves Gonçalves" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.31744/einstein_journal/2022RC6698", "journal": "Einstein (Sao Paulo)", "...
PMC9377306
This case report describes the holistic performance of the multidisciplinary team in a context of approaching the moment of death of a newborn, in a cross-cultural approach, and its impact on the working group. We report the clinical case of a neonate diagnosed as severe congenital heart disease, who evolved with early...
{ "authors": [ "Yoshinori Osaki", "Yoshitaka Hayashi", "Yoshinori Nakagawa", "Katsumi Yoshida", "Hiroshi Ozaki", "Hiroshi Fukazawa" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.4137/JCM.S38990", "journal": "Jpn Clin Med", "journal_detail": "2016 Apr 4;7:9-13.", "keywords": [ "fdh", "alb...
PMC4821441
Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDH) is a familial autosomal dominant disease caused by mutation in the albumin gene that produces a condition of euthyroid hyperthyroxinemia. In patients with FDH, serum-free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3) concentrations as measured by several commercial meth...
{ "authors": [ "Miguel de Sousa Dias", "Christian P Hamel", "Isabelle Meunier", "Juliette Varin", "Steven Blanchard", "Fiona Boyard", "José-Alain Sahel", "Christina Zeitz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Mol Vis", "journal_detail": "2017 Mar 18;23:131-139.", "...
PMC5360453
Purpose: To report the clinical and genetic findings of one family with autosomal recessive cone dystrophy (CD) and to identify the causative mutation. Methods: An institutional study of three family members from two generations. The clinical examination included best-corrected Snellen visual acuity measurement, fundos...
{ "authors": [ "Sandra M Ihne-Schubert", "Malte Kircher", "Rudolf A Werner", "Constantin Lapa", "Hermann Einsele", "Andreas Geier", "Torben Schubert" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1371/journal.pone.0289921", "journal": "PLoS One", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 10;18(8):e0289921."...
PMC10414553
Background: Statistical analyses of clinical data are a cornerstone in understanding pathomechanisms of disorders. In rare disorders, cross-sectional datasets of sufficient size are usually not available. Taking AA amyloidosis as an example of a life-threatening rare disorder resulting from of uncontrolled chronic infl...
{ "authors": [ "Arief Kartasasmita", "Susi Mona", "Erwin Iskandar", "Iwan Sovani", "Djonggi Panggabean" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3205/oc000061", "journal": "GMS Ophthalmol Cases", "journal_detail": "2017 Mar 24;7:Doc10.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https:...
PMC5366803
Background: Although still used in third world countries, amikacin has a harmful effect to be used intravitreally. Purpose: To report macular ischemia after an intravitreal injection of amikacin Methods: A case report regarding a traumatized eye of a 26-year-old man that was injected intravitreally with amikacin due to...
{ "authors": [ "Badrul Akmal Hisham Md Yusoff", "Muhamad Karbela Reza Ramlan", "Ahmad Farihan Mohd Don", "Muhammad Ilyaas Muhammed Ali Noor", "Norlelawati Mohamad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.33726", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 12;15(1):e33726.", "k...
PMC9922378
A ganglion cyst is a benign cystic lesion that can occur intraosseously. It is commonly a multiloculated lesion that consists of fibrous tissue with mucoid change and is usually located in the subchondral bone adjacent to the joint. Here, we present a rare case of a 33-year-old woman who presented to our orthopedic cli...
{ "authors": [ "Muhammad Shariq Mukarram", "Muhammad Ishaq Ghauri", "Sehrish Sethar", "Nasir Afsar", "Amir Riaz", "Khizra Ishaq" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.1155/2021/6610340", "journal": "Case Rep Rheumatol", "journal_detail": "2021 Apr 26;2021:6610340.", "keywords": null, "...
PMC8077721
Arthralgia is one of the most common symptoms that occur in patients with COVID-19. About 15% of patients present with arthralgia at some point. Although COVID-19 seems to attack the musculoskeletal system (muscles and joints) in its infective and postinfective stage causing inflammatory arthritis, not much is known ab...
{ "authors": [ "Ipek Yonal-Hindilerden", "Fehmi Hindilerden", "Metban Mastanzade", "Tarik Onur Tiryaki", "Sevim Tasan-Yenigun", "Yusuf Bilen", "Selcuk Aksoz", "Arif Atahan Cagatay", "Meliha Nalcaci" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2021.601709", "journal": "Front O...
PMC8013978
First identified in China in December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly evolved into a global pandemic. The presence of haematological malignancies are expected to increase the risk of adverse outcomes from this viral infection due to the immunosuppression brought about by the underlying cancer and ...
{ "authors": [ "Rodrigo Tzovenos Starosta", "Ying-Chen Claire Hou", "Katelyn Leestma", "Prapti Singh", "Luke Viehl", "Linda Manwaring", "Jorge Luis Granadillo", "Molly C Schroeder", "Jamie N Colombo", "Halana Whitehead", "Patricia Irene Dickson", "Monica L Hulbert", ...
PMC9555291
Infantile-onset Pompe disease (IOPD) is a rare, severe disorder of lysosomal storage of glycogen that leads to progressive cardiac and skeletal myopathy. IOPD is a fatal disease in childhood unless treated with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) from an early age. Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a relatively common hemoglobi...
{ "authors": [ "F Uettwiller", "G Sarrabay", "M P Rodero", "G I Rice", "E Lagrue", "Y Marot", "K Deiva", "I Touitou", "Y J Crow", "P Quartier" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000236", "journal": "RMD Open", "journal_detail": "2016 May 16;2(1):e000236...
PMC4879337
The objective of this paper is to: describe the phenotype compound heterozygote for mutations in CECR1 in two children. We describe the clinical and immunological phenotype, including the assessment of ADA2 activity, cytokine expression, interferon-stimulated and neutrophil-stimulated gene signatures, and the results o...
{ "authors": [ "Christian G Ziegler", "Carina Riediger", "Matthias Gruber", "Carola Kunath", "Martin Ullrich", "Jens Pietzsch", "Svenja Nölting", "Timo Siepmann", "Stefan R Bornstein", "Hanna Remde", "Georgiana Constantinescu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fend...
PMC9551989
Pheochromocytomas (PCCs) are rare but potentially lethal tumors that arise from the adrenal medulla. The clinical suspicion and diagnosis of PCC can be challenging due to the non-specific nature of signs and symptoms. In many patients, infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) could le...
{ "authors": [ "Tejus Pradeep", "Rahul Bhoite", "Lisa Rooper", "Jiaying Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00443", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2018 Aug 22;13:4.", "keywords": [ "airway obstruction", "cerebrovascular accident", "herpes simplex ...
PMC6120592
We present the second confirmed report of HSV laryngitis in an adult stroke patient, resulting in complicated airway management issues. This rare presentation of laryngeal HSV in a stroke patient can interfere with speech, language, and swallowing functions and confounds the etiology of these issues, which can impact s...
{ "authors": [ "Sunil B Rodagi", "Snehal S Surana", "Vijaykumar R Potdar", "Sharanbasav S Kirdi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/1995-705X.182644", "journal": "Heart Views", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan-Mar;17(1):27-9.", "keywords": [ "aortic atresia", "holt-oram syndrome", ...
PMC4879802
Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder that causes abnormalities of the upper limbs and heart. It is seen in 1:1, 00, 000 live births. It is linked to a single-gene TBX5 "protein-producing" mutation with gene map locus 12q24. Most commonly it is characterized by the cardiac septation defects and...
{ "authors": [ "Jonathan Alexis", "Harry Hohnen", "Matthew Kenworthy", "Benjamin K J Host" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01625", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2022;30:e01625.", "keywords": [ "eye infection", "human monkeypox virus", "ophthalmology...
PMC9622464
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{ "authors": [ "Lily Daniali", "Kodi Azari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Eplasty", "journal_detail": "2013 Apr 12;13:ic41.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23840914/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_terms": [ "Case Reports...
PMC3678502
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{ "authors": [ "Megan Christine Kaszuba", "Lee Ang Tan", "Roham Moftakhar", "Manish Kumar Kasliwal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/1793-5482.181124", "journal": "Asian J Neurosurg", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan-Mar;13(1):116-118.", "keywords": [ "arachnoid cyst", "hemorrhage",...
PMC5820864
Intracranial arachnoid cysts (ACs) are relatively common findings that can be seen in up to 2% of patients. They are generally found incidentally with a benign clinical course and can be usually managed by observation. We report an unusual case of a middle fossa AC presenting with spontaneous intracystic hemorrhage alo...
{ "authors": [ "Ogechukwu Egini", "Alix Dufresne", "Mazin Khalid", "Chinedu Egini", "Eric Jaffe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12688/f1000research.14927.2", "journal": "F1000Res", "journal_detail": "2018 Jun 13;7:738.", "keywords": [ "pe", "t-waves", "inversion" ], "l...
PMC6178910
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition and is typically diagnosed by a combination of symptoms, clinical signs and imaging. Electrocardiogram may be helpful in diagnosis, and the most widely described pattern of occurrence is the so-called S 1Q 3T 3 pattern. Here, we describe the case of an Afric...
{ "authors": [ "Muhammad Atif", "Azeem Tariq Malik", "Shahryar Noordin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.11.054", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;42:17-19.", "keywords": [ "case report", "prosthetic hip infection", "psoas abscess", "py...
PMC5723361
Introduction: Psoas abscess is an unusual condition and is defined as a collection of pus in the iliopsoas compartment. Due to the unique anatomy of psoas muscle it forms a conduit for spread of infection from upper part of body to hip joint in neglected cases. Case presentation: A 67year old lady presented with left g...
{ "authors": [ "Anna Papa", "Bojana Bozovi", "Vassiliki Pavlidou", "Evangelia Papadimitriou", "Mijomir Pelemis", "Aantonis Antoniadis" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3201/eid0808.010448", "journal": "Emerg Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2002 Aug;8(8):852-4.", "keywords": null, ...
PMC2732509
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (C-CHFV) strains were isolated from a fatal case and the attending physician in Kosovo, Yugoslavia. Early, rapid diagnosis of the disease was achieved by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The physician was successfully treated with oral ribavirin. These cases yielded...
{ "authors": [ "A Azadi", "P Jafarpour Fard", "M Sagharjoghi Farahani", "B Khodadadi", "M Almasian" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2018.02.012", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2018 Mar 3;12:25-28.", "keywords": [ "aids, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome", ...
PMC6010925
Anal tuberculosis is an extremely rare extrapulmonary presentation of tuberculosis (TB). Less than 1% of the individuals who contract TB manifests as gastrointestinal TB, and anoperineal TB is much less frequently encountered, 1% of the TB cases of the digestive tract. A rare case of anal tuberculosis is reported in a ...
{ "authors": [ "Nicolle Kirkwood", "Lara Boland", "Laurencie Brunel", "Alison Wardman", "Vanessa R Barrs" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/2055116919840828", "journal": "JFMS Open Rep", "journal_detail": "2019 Apr 3;5(1):2055116919840828.", "keywords": [ "hyperaldosteronism", ...
PMC6449812
Case summary: Two 13-year-old domestic shorthair cats were diagnosed with unilateral right adrenocortical carcinomas (ACCs) and primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA). Both had polyuria, polydipsia and weight loss, and developed severe anaemia from an episode of acute adrenal haemorrhage. In one case, this occurred during ho...
{ "authors": [ "Naser Sadeghian", "Alireza Mirshemirani", "Irandokht Sadeghian" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "APSP J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2014 Apr 1;5(1):6.", "keywords": [ "phaces syndrome", "sternal cleft", "subglottic hemangioma" ], "license": "CC BY...
PMC4005093
We present a 2-day-old female neonate with cleft of the upper sternum, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), atrial septal defect (ASD), and subglottic hemangioma. Dimensional and Doppler echocardiography, abdominal ultrasonography, and imaging were performed. She underwent a surgical repair of sternal cleft in neonatal life...
{ "authors": [ "Emma Astrike-Davis", "Daniel Olson", "David Fleischman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000522636", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2022 Mar 17;13(1):179-184.", "keywords": [ "anti-vegf", "central retinal vein occlusion", "fibromuscular dys...
PMC9082205
In this report, we detail a rare presentation of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in a patient with fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). A 45-year-old woman with a 12-year history of FMD presented to the ophthalmology clinic with symptoms and exam findings consistent with CRVO. Dilated fundus examination revealed disc e...
{ "authors": [ "Saulat Hasnain Fatimi", "Hina Inam", "Farida Karim Chagan", "Usama Khalid Choudry" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.08.056", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017;40:120-123.", "keywords": [ "case report", "ectopic parathyroid ad...
PMC5635244
Introduction: The most common cause of chronic hypercalcemia is primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). However, owing to the diverse presentation of hypercalcemia, the diagnosis often goes unnoticed culminating as a continuum of recurrence of symptoms. Nephrolithiasis, decreased bone mineral density and peptic ulcer disea...
{ "authors": [ "Ru Chen", "Ling Peng", "Zhihua Qiu", "Yan Wang", "Fen Wei", "Min Zhou", "Feng Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2021.727445", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2021 Dec 6;8:727445.", "keywords": [ "cancer", "immune checkp...
PMC8685438
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have now emerged as a mainstay of treatment for various cancer. Along with the development of ICIs, immune-related adverse effects (irAEs) have been the subject of wide attention. The cardiac irAE, a rare but potentially fatal and fulminant effect, have been reported recently. This a...
{ "authors": [ "Onyekachi Henry Ogbonna", "Susmita Sakruti", "Maha Sulieman", "Ahmed Ali", "Babak Shokrani", "Patricia Oneal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000444746", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2016 Mar 12;9(1):182-7.", "keywords": [ "carcinoembryon...
PMC4821151
Hepatoid adenocarcinoma (HAC) is a rare extrahepatic tumor distinguished by having both hepatoid and adenomatous features, which can make the diagnosis challenging. Although it mostly originates in the stomach, several other sites of origin have been reported. We report a case of HAC originating in the duodenum, a very...
{ "authors": [ "Gilbert Bader", "Bernard Dreiling" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2324709619832322", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019 Jan-Dec;7:2324709619832322.", "keywords": [ "bcr-abl translocation", "jak2 mutation", "chronic myelogenou...
PMC6393948
JAK2 V617F mutation and BCR-ABL translocation have been considered to be mutually exclusive. However, many cases where both hits coexisted have been reported. We have personally managed a case too. We believe this hybrid entity is underdiagnosed. Thus, we decided to shed light on this "double hit" disease to improve it...
{ "authors": [ "Luis Ramos-Ruperto", "Carmen Busca-Arenzana", "Juan Valdivieso", "Eduardo López-Granados", "Ángel Robles-Marhuenda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1007/s42399-021-00882-8", "journal": "SN Compr Clin Med", "journal_detail": "2021;3(6):1412-1415.", "keywords": [ "cov...
PMC8017431
Our case highlights SARS-CoV-2 and pembrolizumab as trigger of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Although it is a rare complication, it must be suspected in order to start specific treatment. In this context, intravenous immunoglobulins could be a therapeutic option.
{ "authors": [ "William Aguayo", "Patricio Gálvez", "Pablo Acosta", "Christian Rojas", "Jose Torres", "Johan Aguayo", "Jonathan Ayala", "Byron Camacho", "Gabriel Molina" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.09.038", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_...
PMC6796728
Background: Coinfection involving Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis are particularly problematic in resource-limited countries. When both pathogens are present, they accelerate the deterioration of immunological functions in the patient leading to premature death if left untreated. A clo...
{ "authors": [ "W James Chon", "Pradeep V Kadambi", "Chang Xu", "Yolanda T Becker", "Piotr Witkowski", "Kenneth Pursell", "Brenna Kane", "Michelle A Josephson" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.1159/000381470", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol Dial", "journal_detail": "2015 Apr 1;5...
PMC4427155
Introduction: Although antiviral prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus (CMV) is widely used, CMV infection remains common in renal transplant recipients with adverse consequences. Methods: We report 5 cases of renal transplant recipients with resistant CMV infection who were successfully managed with leflunomide at the Unive...
{ "authors": [ "Antonio Iannelli", "Francesco Ciancio", "Paolo Annoscia", "Michelangelo Vestita", "Rosario Emanuele Perrotta", "Giuseppe Giudice", "Michele De Robertis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.04.038", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": ...
PMC5994735
Introduction: Abdominoplasty is one of the most performed operations in Plastic Surgery in the world. Postoperative seroma is one of the most frequently cited complications in literature. The aim of this study is to propose our experience with abdominoplasty with Scarpa Fascia preservationand compare it with recent sci...
{ "authors": [ "E Dovern", "B J Biemond", "E Nur" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1212007", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 23;14:1212007.", "keywords": [ "daratumumab (dara)", "hematopoietic (stem) cell transplantation (hcst)", "mixed chimer...
PMC10326381
Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a serious complication after ABO-mismatched allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Following HSCT, persistent anti-donor isohemagglutinins against donor ABO antigens are considered the immunological cause of PRCA. Patients with post-transplant PRCA are at risk for gra...
{ "authors": [ "Nazir A Lone", "Bashir A Naikoo", "Naseer A Khan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.15537/smj.2016.1.12594", "journal": "Saudi Med J", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan;37(1):90-2.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26739981/", ...
PMC4724686
Cystic lymphangioma usually confined to head and neck is a well-recognized tumor that occurs during childhood. However, a cardiac lymphangioma is exceptionally uncommon and a particularly rare form of disease. We report a case of cystic lymphangioma arising from the right ventricular wall, and presenting as pericardial...
{ "authors": [ "Melissa Gunther", "Jared A Jaffey", "Jason Evans", "Christopher Paige" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2021.757294", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2021 Oct 25;8:757294.", "keywords": [ "ck", "canine", "hyperckemia", "muscular dyst...
PMC8573117
A 4-year-old, male-castrated, mixed breed dog was presented for a routine wellness examination at which time a moderate increase in serum creatine kinase (CK) enzyme activity (hyperCKemia) (15,137 IU/L; reference interval 10-200 IU/L), and moderate increases in alanine transaminase and aspartate aminotransferase enzyme...
{ "authors": [ "Amos Lal", "Jamal Akhtar", "Ashfaq Ullah", "George M Abraham" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/7831284", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2018 Oct 11;2018:7831284.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
PMC6201379
Staphylococcus simulans is a coagulase-negative organism, mainly an animal pathogen. Reports of human infection have been infrequent, mainly in patients with repeated animal contact. We report the first case of pleural empyema in an elderly woman. S. simulans tends to cause more severe infection because of a biofilm la...
{ "authors": [ "Ming Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2011/796463", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol Med", "journal_detail": "2011;2011:796463.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22606476/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_terms": [ "Cas...
PMC3350232
This 48-year-old white female with chronic optic disc edema is reported for the discussion of the management for the laser vision correction. Two procedures were considered, one was PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) and the other was LASIK (laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis). A search strategy was developed to sear...
{ "authors": [ "Tamba Marc Sandouno", "Houda Bachir", "Habiba Bennesser Alaoui", "Siham Hamaz", "Ahmed Amine Eloumri", "Mohammed Berrimi", "Khalid Serraj" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2021.39.207.26336", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2021 Jul 21;39:...
PMC8464216
Acute spontaneous subdural hematoma is a rare clinical situation. Among its various etiologies, underlying coagulopathy is associated with a considerable risk of mortality. A 43-year-old female patient with no comorbidity and no personal or family history of bleeding disorders, consulted for acute and intense headache....
{ "authors": [ "Daniel Barnebee", "Brian Morse", "Jonathan R Strosberg", "Marijan Pejic", "Daniel Jeong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/8746413", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2019 Dec 5;2019:8746413.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "h...
PMC6915124
A 76-year-old male with a small bowel neuroendocrine tumor with hepatic metastases presented with new onset lower extremity swelling, bloating, and weight gain which ultimately lead to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to evaluate for cardiac involvement of disease. CMR showed right and left ventricular myocardial metas...
{ "authors": [ "Antony Kaliyadan", "Amal Kebede", "Tabassum Ali", "Michael Karchevsky", "Bernard Vasseur", "Nirav Patel" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.4137/CCRep.S7002", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2011;4:39-42.", "keywords": [ "sirs", "lun...
PMC3201100
Lung herniation is a relatively rare clinical entity that is most commonly either congenital or acquired traumatically. We describe a case of spontaneous lung herniation secondary to acute cough in an obese male smoker complicated by contralateral acute lung injury and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Me...
{ "authors": [ "Fernando Montenegro Sá", "Sara I L Fernandes", "Rita J R Carvalho", "Luís M G Santos", "José A S Antunes", "Joana M Guardado", "João C A Morais" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2020/3192957", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2020 Mar 11;2020:...
PMC7086418
Acute visual loss is rarely caused by a heart condition. This manuscript transcribes a case report of a 36-year-old patient with a 2-year history of aortic valve replacement due to bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis that presents to the emergency department with an acute right eye visual loss. After ophthalmologic inve...
{ "authors": [ "Waleed Albaker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S305902", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2021 Apr 7;14:215-218.", "keywords": [ "apd", "bacillus licheniformis", "automated peritoneal dialysis", "peritonitis", "vancomycin" ], "lice...
PMC8039197
Bacillus licheniformis is a rare pathogen causing peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, and it is usually recognized among immunosuppressed or traumatized patients. A 24-year-old lady was treated for peritonitis as an outpatient with empirical therapy. PD culture grew Bacillus licheniformis after 48 hours, ...
{ "authors": [ "Mussa Mensa", "Tom Dobbs", "Zita M Jessop", "Iain S Whitaker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/1179547619828719", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019 Feb 7;12:1179547619828719.", "keywords": [ "buerger’s disease", "factor v leiden", ...
PMC6376526
Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is a vasculitis characterised by segmental occlusions of small to medium-sized arteries and superficial veins, and a curious predilection for young male smokers. The exact aetiology remains unknown. Current theories postulate it is an autoimmune endarteritis, triggered by some constitue...
{ "authors": [ "Jayanthan B Subramanian", "Farjad Siddiqui", "Pranit N Chotai", "Yazan Al-Adwan", "Amer Rajab", "Kenneth Washburn", "Austin D Schenk", "Ashley J Limkemann", "Michael Luttrull", "Musab Al-Ebrahim", "Ginny Bumgardner", "Navdeep Singh" ], "case_amount":...
PMC9148238
Complications are a part of surgery. Spinal infarctions are a dreaded complication of aortic surgery. We present a patient who developed a spinal infarct after a kidney transplant. We were unable to find a causative factor in our search for etiology. In our review of the literature, we were unable to find a similar rep...
{ "authors": [ "John Noel", "Abbott Fields", "Arrouk Rami", "Sharma Nirupma" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096221104465", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Jan-Dec;10:23247096221104465.", "keywords": [ "antibiotic prophylaxis", "p...
PMC9344096
A healthy 11-year-old girl presents with epigastric abdominal pain, fever, weight loss, and decreased appetite for 1 month. On physical examination, she appears ill, dehydrated, and cachectic. Her abdominal examination is significant for large ascites with a fluid wave and is nontender to palpation. Her labs show leuko...
{ "authors": [ "Travis E Meyer", "Joel K Verbrugge", "Janet A Neutze" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2484/rcr.v5i3.429", "journal": "Radiol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015 Nov 6;5(3):429.", "keywords": [ "kidneys, ureters, and bladder, kub", "computed tomography, ct" ], "licens...
PMC4898292
We present a patient who, upon radiographic examination, was found to have eight metallic-density foreign objects throughout her colon that were identified as pieces of the enteral feeding tube's weighted tip, which was no longer intact. Although this complication is rare, correct identification is important so that th...
{ "authors": [ "Sheng Zhao", "Wei Zhang", "Linfei Zhang", "Jing Zhang", "Jinghang Li", "Linjie Si", "Yi Ding", "Mingke Li", "Yuanyuan Song" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S413452", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 13;16:3761-3765.", ...
PMC10276592
Infective endocarditis (IE) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is usually life threatening and difficult to treat. Contezolid is a newly approved oxazolidinone antimicrobial agent showing potent activity against MRSA. We successfully treated a case of refractory IE caused by MRSA with contezol...
{ "authors": [ "Daphne Li", "John Ta-Hsiang Tsiang", "Kimberly A Mackey", "Andrew Bonwit", "Suguna Pappu" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_1158_2022", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Feb 3;14:38.", "keywords": [ "birth trauma", "cephalohematoma", ...
PMC9990766
Background: Cephalohematomas (CH) are benign neonatal fluid collections that arise between the periosteum and skull due to birth trauma, and usually resolve spontaneously without intervention. CH may rarely become infected. Case description: The authors report a case of sterile CH requiring surgical evacuation in a per...
{ "authors": [ "Harmeet Singh", "Ashok Chauhan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2011/978676", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol Med", "journal_detail": "2011;2011:978676.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22606450/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mes...
PMC3350277
Primary small cell carcinoma of larynx is a rare tumor representing less than 0.5% of all laryngeal cancers. This is one of the most lethal of all malignancies associated with frequent early widespread metastases and dismal prognosis. We report a case of a 60-year-old patient with small cell carcinoma of the subglottic...
{ "authors": [ "Ilaria Boscolo Galazzo", "Silvia Francesca Storti", "Alessandra Del Felice", "Francesca Benedetta Pizzini", "Chiara Arcaro", "Emanuela Formaggio", "Roberto Mai", "Michael Chappell", "Alberto Beltramello", "Paolo Manganotti" ], "case_amount": 6, "doi": "10....
PMC4422723
Electrophysiological and hemodynamic data can be integrated to accurately and precisely identify the generators of abnormal electrical activity in drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL), a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for quantitative noninvasive measurement of cerebral blood flow (CB...
{ "authors": [ "Garret M Weber", "Alan L Gass", "Shalvi B Parikh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/5043471", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:5043471.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28819361/", "major_mesh_...
PMC5551466
Introduction: Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation is a catheter-based treatment for coronary artery disease and decompensated heart failure to increase coronary blood flow and improve cardiac output. IABP is generally well tolerated, and complications are usually related to peripheral vasculature or red b...
{ "authors": [ "Felice Mucilli", "Martina Bonelli", "Enrica Rosato", "Luigi Guetti", "Mirko Barone", "Cristian D'Ovidio" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/med-20-33", "journal": "Mediastinum", "journal_detail": "2021 Mar 25;5:9.", "keywords": [ "endobronchial haemorrhage", ...
PMC8794318
Notwithstanding life-threatening haemorrhagic complications, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration represents a cornerstone in the evaluation of NSCLC patients. Due to its low invasiveness and satisfactory tolerability even in high-risk patients, it is usually scheduled in one-day surgery hos...
{ "authors": [ "Jasmin Hundal", "Anagha Nagaraj", "Todd Alekshun" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01266", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2021 Sep 3;26:e01266.", "keywords": [ "brain abscess", "case report", "immunocompetent", "nocardia", "non-sma...
PMC8463768
Brain metastases are common in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and can often be the presenting symptom. However, it is important to consider other etiologies for brain masses even in patients with a malignancy with a propensity to metastasize. We discuss the case of a 60 year-old immunocompetent male who presented w...
{ "authors": [ "Akira Kobayashi", "Hideaki Yokogawa", "Natsuko Yamazaki", "Toshinori Masaki", "Kazuhisa Sugiyama" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OPTH.S68618", "journal": "Clin Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2014 Sep 11;8:1827-30.", "keywords": [ "brain death", "endotheli...
PMC4166343
Here we report a case of endothelial keratoplasty with infant donor tissue obtained after brain death. A 52-year-old man with endothelial dysfunction of unknown cause in the right eye underwent non-Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (nDSAEK) with tissue from an infant donor (2 years). Intraoperative ...
{ "authors": [ "Shalini Krishnan", "Varsha Salian", "Shubha Bhat", "Vikram Shetty" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ams.ams_171_18", "journal": "Ann Maxillofac Surg", "journal_detail": "2020 Jan-Jun;10(1):238-242.", "keywords": [ "carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma", "floor of th...
PMC7433960
Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma (CXPA) is a rare malignant salivary gland tumor, mostly involving the parotid and submandibular glands. Minor salivary gland involvement is even rarer, palate being the most common site. Other reported sites are upper lip, sinonasal tract, and buccal mucosa. Here, we report a case of CX...
{ "authors": [ "Joël Bizimanasharale Bikoroti", "Alex Mathias Buteera", "Felix Manirakiza", "Louise Munezero", "Josué Nzarora", "Sabine Nyiraneza" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.13107/jocr.2021.v11.i01.1962", "journal": "J Orthop Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2021;11(1):55-58.", "...
PMC8046462
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB), one of the oldest diseases known to affect humans, is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease usually affects the lungs, although, in up to one-third of cases, other organs are involved. TB of the bone mimics other clinical conditions such as chronic osteomyelitis...
{ "authors": [ "Ana Fernández-Tena", "Francisco Julián López-González" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.04.003", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017 Apr 6;21:86-88.", "keywords": [ "liposarcoma", "mediastinal tumor", "mesenchymal tumor" ], "lic...
PMC5390662
Mediastinal liposarcoma (ML) is a rare mesenchymal tumor, accounting for less than 1% of mediastinal tumors. They have a slow growth, so they may not give symptoms for a long time, until the tumor produces compression of close structures. The treatment of choice is surgery, which can be combined with chemo-radiotherapy...
{ "authors": [ "John J Carroll", "Sean P Kelly", "James N Foster", "Derek A Mathis", "Joseph F Alderete" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/8181547", "journal": "Case Rep Orthop", "journal_detail": "2018 Dec 6;2018:8181547.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "ht...
PMC6304870
Introduction: Fatigue fractures are stress fractures resulting from repetitive trauma in areas of stress concentration. Prior case reports and studies have described stress fractures through persistent physes about the olecranon and distal fibula, as evidenced by hyaline cartilage on histologic analysis. However, there...
{ "authors": [ "P G Kadam", "R Nama", "M P Modi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Int J Organ Transplant Med", "journal_detail": "2016;7(4):234-236.", "keywords": [ "drug eruptions", "drug hypersensitivity syndrome", "eosinophilia", "fever", "hypersensitivity",...
PMC5219585
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a rare but potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction characterized by widespread erythematous skin eruptions with fever, lymphadenopathy and visceral involvement-hepatitis, nephritis, pericarditis, and pneumonitis. There are numerous...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammed Cheikh", "Abdulrahman Kabli", "Esraa Sendi", "Hani Almoallim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/6117671", "journal": "Case Rep Rheumatol", "journal_detail": "2021 Nov 25;2021:6117671.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi....
PMC8639279
One of the most prevalent causes of vasculitis is bacterial infection. An infection that causes anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is uncommon and not reported frequently. We report a case of a 74-year-old male who presented with fever for ten days and was found to have brucellosis....
{ "authors": [ "Arpan V Prabhu", "Madison Lee", "Edvaldo Galhardo", "Madison Newkirk", "Analiz Rodriguez", "Fen Xia" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_589_2020", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2021 Jun 14;12:280.", "keywords": [ "glioblastoma multiform...
PMC8247706
Background: Patients with unresectable locoregional cancer recurrences have limited management options. Reirradiation increases the risk of toxicity, particularly when perilesional dose-volume constraints are exceeded. We present and discuss two cases of previously irradiated tumors in the central nervous system (CNS) ...
{ "authors": [ "Makoto Iijima", "Nagomi Itoh", "Ryota Murase", "Yutaka Makino" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.10.078", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;53:281-284.", "keywords": [ "aortic stenosis", "case report", "gastrointestinal bl...
PMC6240727
Introduction: The combination of aortic stenosis, acquired coagulopathy, and anemia due to gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is described as Heyde syndrome. Presentation of case: We report a surgical case of a 77-year-old man who was admitted because of melena and exertional chest compression. GI endoscopy could not revea...
{ "authors": [ "Lam Duc Nguyen", "Toan Thanh Vo", "Cuong Van Tran", "Tam Thi-Thanh Hoang", "Phuoc Xuan Vu", "Kha Dong To", "Ha Thi-Ngoc Doan", "Anh Duy Nguyen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S301536", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2021 May 12...
PMC8128129
Epidural abscess after obstetric epidural anesthesia occurs infrequently and may result in severe morbidity. We report a clinical case of an epidural abscess in Vietnam. A 31-year-old woman who was in labor was admitted to our hospital and given epidural anesthesia indicated to relieve labor pain. After three hours of ...
{ "authors": [ "Sadie Smith", "Kavita Gadhok", "Dmitri Guvakov" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/4659891", "journal": "Case Rep Anesthesiol", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:4659891.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27721997/", "major...
PMC5046003
Goltz syndrome, also known as focal dermal hypoplasia, is a rare X-linked dominant multisystem syndrome presenting with cutaneous, skeletal, dental ocular, central nervous system and soft tissue abnormalities. This case report discusses an adult male patient with Goltz syndrome that was noted to have large, papillomato...
{ "authors": [ "Saad Ullah", "Noman Khan", "Hassan Zeb", "Hassan Tahir" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X16675259", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016 Nov 24;4:2050313X16675259.", "keywords": [ "diabetes/endocrinology", "canagliflozin", "di...
PMC5131811
Ketoacidosis is a significant and often a life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus seen mostly in type 1 diabetes mellitus as well as occasionally in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetic ketoacidosis usually manifests with high blood glucose more than 250 mg/dL, but euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis is defined a...
{ "authors": [ "Tomo Komaki", "Hidenori Urata", "Ken Mori", "Akinori Iwashita", "Keisuke Ikeda", "Seiji Haraoka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7791", "journal": "Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2017;56(7):861-864.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-N...
PMC5457933
An 81-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with abdominal distension due to refractory ascites of unknown origin. He subsequently died of aspiration pneumonia. Autopsy revealed a diagnosis of biphasic malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) containing both epithelioid and sarcomatous components. The diagnosis of M...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammad Ismaiel", "Abdullah Shuaib", "Maged Edward", "Bader Marafi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5339/qmj.2020.12", "journal": "Qatar Med J", "journal_detail": "2020 Mar 24;2020(1):12.", "keywords": [ "duplicated vas deferens", "iatrogenic injury of vas", "i...
PMC7090256
Duplication of vas deferens is an anomaly that is generally encountered during inguinal hernia repair, orchiopexy, radical prostatectomy, varicocelectomy, and vasectomy. The estimated rate of this anomaly in the United States is 0.01%. This anomaly may predispose to iatrogenic vas deferens injury during inguinal hernia...
{ "authors": [ "Marylin Desjardins", "Swadhinya Arjunaraja", "Jeffrey R Stinson", "Batsukh Dorjbal", "Janani Sundaresan", "Julie Niemela", "Mark Raffeld", "Helen F Matthews", "Angela Wang", "Pamela Angelus", "Helen C Su", "Bruce D Mazer", "Andrew L Snow" ], "cas...
PMC6299974
CARD11 is a lymphocyte-specific scaffold molecule required for proper activation of B- and T-cells in response to antigen. Germline gain-of-function (GOF) mutations in the CARD11 gene cause a unique B cell lymphoproliferative disorder known as B cell Expansion with NF-κB and T cell Anergy (BENTA). In contrast, patients...
{ "authors": [ "Xuan Wu", "Nan Dong", "Zhensheng Liu", "Tieyu Tang", "Meirong Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2022.873826", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2022 Sep 1;13:873826.", "keywords": [ "aptx", "ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1", "...
PMC9479491
Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 (AOA1) is a rare genetic disorder and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. It is mainly characterized by childhood-onset progressive cerebellar ataxia, with dysarthria and gait disturbance being the two most common and typical manifestations. Axonal sensorimotor periphera...
{ "authors": [ "Amanda R Watkins", "Klaus Hopster", "David Levine", "Samuel D Hurcombe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2021.749713", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2021 Nov 4;8:749713.", "keywords": [ "analgesia", "epidural", "equine", "morphine"...
PMC8599274
A 20-year-old Quarter Horse gelding was presented with severe right forelimb lameness (5/5 AAEP Lameness Scale) due to a tear of the superficial digital flexor muscle which was diagnosed via palpation of swelling and ultrasonography revealing major muscle fiber disruption and hematoma formation. When traditional system...
{ "authors": [ "Arnab Ghosh", "Christina Kolyva", "Ilias Tachtsidis", "David Highton", "Clare E Elwell", "Martin Smith" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1007/978-1-4614-7411-1_4", "journal": "Adv Exp Med Biol", "journal_detail": "2013;789:21-27.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC ...
PMC4038000
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-derived measurement of oxidized cytochrome c oxidase concentration ([oxCCO]) has been used as an assessment of the adequacy of cerebral oxygen delivery. We report a case in which a reduction in conscious level was associated with a reduction in [oxCCO]. Hypoxaemia was induced in a 31-y...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaohu Guo", "Zhengang Wei", "Mancai Wang", "Youcheng Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2022.852757", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2022 Apr 6;9:852757.", "keywords": [ "case report", "inferior vena cava", "leiomyosarcoma", "lun...
PMC9019075
Background: Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare malignancy. Here, we present the case of a 38-year-old woman with a primary IVC leiomyosarcoma and lung adenocarcinoma. Case report: The patient, a 38-year-old Chinese female, presented to the general surgical outpatients clinic with a 18-month histor...
{ "authors": [ "Gretchen Coady", "Melody Brewer", "Patrick Maillloux" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2484/rcr.v6i2.470", "journal": "Radiol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015 Nov 6;6(2):470.", "keywords": [ "ct, computed tomography", "mri, magnetic resonance imaging" ], "license":...
PMC4901150
Pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage is the appearance of subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT imaging with no source of blood found on further evaluation, including lumbar puncture and autopsy. The mechanism leading to this finding is poorly understood, and clinicians should consider this finding in the right clinical setting, such...
{ "authors": [ "Charles Alfred Pedrozo", "Guilherme Brasileiro de Aguiar", "Jose Carlos Esteves Veiga" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_105_2020", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2020 Jun 13;11:149.", "keywords": [ "aneurysms", "ophthalmoparesis", "pituita...
PMC7332490
Background: Aneurysms of the cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery (ICA) do not usually cause subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). We report a patient who presented with this condition due to a ruptured aneurysm located on the posterior genu of the cavernous segment, raising the question of what factors could have...
{ "authors": [ "Charles Fish", "David Wilson", "Biyi Chen", "Charlotte Yin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sni.sni_189_18", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2018 Dec 13;9:252.", "keywords": [ "abscesses", "aneurysm", "complication", "neuroendovascular"...
PMC6302554
Background: Intracranial infections are a rare complication of therapeutic neuroendovascular procedures. Case description: We present a case of a 72-year-old female with multiple unilateral cerebral hemisphere abscesses after endovascular embolization of a right paraophthalmic aneurysm and also provide a comprehensive ...
{ "authors": [ "Ayana Goto", "Nobuhisa Matsuhashi", "Takao Takahashi", "Toshiyuki Tanahashi", "Satoshi Matsui", "Hisashi Imai", "Yoshihiro Tanaka", "Kazuya Yamaguchi", "Kazuhiro Yoshida" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CEG.S249870", "journal": "Clin Exp Gastroenterol",...
PMC7351623
Introduction: The abdominal desmoid tumor shows invasive development and high local recurrence rate. The primary treatment method is complete removal of the tumor because of the high recurrence rate; however, the problem for the surgeon is the reconstruction of the abdominal wall after resection of the abdominal desmoi...
{ "authors": [ "Yahya A Al-Zahrani", "Hassan A Al-Dhibi", "Abdulelah A Al-Abdullah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0974-9233.164624", "journal": "Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan-Mar;23(1):150-2.", "keywords": [ "atypical ocular toxoplasmosis", "choroida...
PMC4759896
A 24-year-old healthy male presented with a chief complaint of blurred vision in the right eye for 1-week. Fundus examination indicated right exudative retinal detachment and choroidal ischemia. The patient responded well to anti-toxoplasmosis medications and steroids. Exudative retinal detachment and choroidal ischemi...
{ "authors": [ "Xue Lin", "Yichen Xu", "Zhen Zhen", "Kang Xiao", "Xu Chen", "Jigang Yang", "Hongzhi Guan", "Qi Shi", "Xiaoping Dong", "Jiawei Wang", "Yanjun Guo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2022.888309", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": ...
PMC9263511
Genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (gCJD) characterized by mutations in the prion protein (PrP) gene (PRNP) contributes to approximately 10-15% of the overall human prion diseases. Here, we report a rare mutation in the PRNP gene in a Han-Chinese family. A 36-year-old man initiated with anxiety and depression followed b...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed Eribi", "Kawthar Al-Amri", "Amal Al-Jabri", "Alsayed Osman", "Osman Mohamed Elfadil" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00906", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2020 Jul 8;21:e00906.", "keywords": [ "aids-defining illness", "gordonia...
PMC7358707
HIV/AIDS has been recognized as a global health issue with significant burden on healthcare services worldwide. Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges include wide range of difficult to identify and treat infections. Gordonia sputi is known to cause multi-system infections in setting of HIV/AIDS. It is often difficult t...
{ "authors": [ "Claudia Miranda", "Michael A Jaker", "Valerie A Fitzhugh-Kull", "Lisa L Dever" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2017.12.005", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2017 Dec 14;11:33-35.", "keywords": [ "chronic progressive histoplasmosis", "disseminate...
PMC5738199
Histoplasma capsulatum, a dimorphic fungus found world-wide, is endemic to regions of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys and portions of Central and South America. Initial infection can present with acute pulmonary symptoms or remain clinically asymptomatic, with disease course generally guided by degree of inoculu...
{ "authors": [ "Sara Sadr", "SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi", "Fereshteh Ghiasvand", "Malihe Hassan Nezhad", "Nina Javadian", "Roghieh Hossienzade", "Fatemeh Jafari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00820", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2020 May 29;21:e00820...
PMC7255984
COVID-19 is known to cause serious respiratory symptoms and involvement of other body systems such as hematopoietic, neurological and the immune system. In this report, we described a case of a COVID-19 patient who presented with no pulmonary involvement but severe thrombocytopenia. She suffered from headache and malai...
{ "authors": [ "Inés Fraile Gamarra", "Juan Fernando Jiménez Viseu Pinheiro", "Carlos Cano Gala", "Juan Francisco Blanco Blanco" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.012", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019;64:174-176.", "keywords": [ "birmingham"...
PMC6831797
Introduction: Total hip arthroplasty in young patients can cause problems when it comes to choosing a suitable implant. The Birmingham Mid-Head Resection prosthesis (BMHR) offers the option of preserving bone stock despite its poor quality in the femoral neck. Femoral neck fractures are a known complication of hip resu...
{ "authors": [ "Paige C Goote", "Nicholas S Adams", "Robert J Mann" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Eplasty", "journal_detail": "2017 Aug 18;17:ic21.", "keywords": [ "buccal flap", "cleft palate", "palate lengthening", "speech surgery", "velopharyngeal dysfunc...
PMC5566717
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{ "authors": [ "Yutaro Ito", "Masanori Harada", "Namio Kagoo", "Tsutomu Kubota", "Koshiro Ichijyo", "Eisuke Mochizuki", "Masahiro Uehara", "Shun Matsuura", "Masaru Tsukui", "Naoki Koshimizu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101196", "journal": "Respir Me...
PMC7472920
Immunoglobulin type G4 -related disease (IgG4-RD) is known as a chronic systemic inflammatory disease, which is sometimes associated with lung cancer. However, the detailed association between IgG4-RD and lung cancer in clinical settings is still poorly understood. An 80-year-old man was diagnosed with progressive lung...
{ "authors": [ "Eun Kyung Choi", "Sang-Jin Park", "Jong Yoon Baek", "Myungjin Seo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sja.sja_573_22", "journal": "Saudi J Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan-Mar;17(1):91-93.", "keywords": [ "brugada syndrome", "local anesthetics", "peripher...
PMC10077779
Brugada syndrome has a lethal arrhythmogenic risk during surgery or anesthesia. Perioperative drugs, electrolytic disturbances, and autonomic imbalance can trigger cardiac rhythm disturbances and even sudden cardiac death. Patients with this syndrome are at high risk during the perioperative period. However, the safest...
{ "authors": [ "Cary Fletcher" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1136/tsaco-2017-000124", "journal": "Trauma Surg Acute Care Open", "journal_detail": "2017 Sep 11;2(1):e000124.", "keywords": [ "arm injuries", "pediatric trauma", "reimplantation" ], "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https...
PMC5887785
The following case report and literature review will detail the management of a traumatic amputation of the arm in a 12-year-old boy. Compared with lower limbs, upper limb prosthesis usually results in significant suboptimal function by any measure. While the literature lacks high-quality evidence with regard to functi...
{ "authors": [ "Muhammad Asykar Palinrungi", "Andhini L R Palinrungi", "Robert Christeven", "Muhammad Faruk" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/RRU.S308428", "journal": "Res Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2021 Aug 4;13:553-555.", "keywords": [ "anesthetic agents", "circumcision", ...
PMC8349526
The administration of a local anesthetic agent with epinephrine is controversial in penile surgery because of necrosis risk resulting from prolonged vasoconstriction of terminal vessels. We reported a case of an 8-year-old boy suffering from ischemia in the glans of the penis and epidermolysis of the penile skin after ...
{ "authors": [ "R R Sarkar", "J Bisht", "S K Sinha Roy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0971-9261.74520", "journal": "J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg", "journal_detail": "2011 Jan;16(1):29-30.", "keywords": [ "appendicitis", "foreign body", "vermiform appendix" ], "license": "...
PMC3047773
An 8-year-old child ingested a metallic screw 3 months prior to admission. At laparotomy, the foreign body was found to be lodged inside the vermiform appendix, and was removed by appendicectomy.
{ "authors": [ "Yu-Tung Lee", "Chao-Yi Wu", "I-Jun Chou", "Chun-Hao Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1145948", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 29;14:1145948.", "keywords": [ "sjogren’s syndrome", "adolescent", "case report", "depr...
PMC10345200
Introduction: Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that commonly involves exocrinopathy. Although studies have reported psychiatric manifestations resulting from Sjogren's syndrome, few studies have focused on such manifestations in pediatric patients. Herein, we present a case of an adolescent girl with depress...
{ "authors": [ "Irma Soldevilla-Gallardo", "Sevastian S Medina-Ornelas", "Jenny Davanzo", "Roberto Pedrero-Piedras" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2036361319831097", "journal": "Rare Tumors", "journal_detail": "2019 Feb 25;11:2036361319831097.", "keywords": [ "68ga-dota-e-[c(rgdf...
PMC6390208
Hemangioendothelioma epithelioid is a rare tumor that originates in soft tissues. Imaging evaluation with conventional modalities (tomography and magnetic resonance) is difficult. Novel radiotracers which capably evaluate angiogenesis may have a higher impact on the therapeutic decisions. A 45-year-old man underwent wo...
{ "authors": [ "Maria João Correia", "Luciana Frade", "Renato Guerreiro", "Inês Araujo", "Teresa Baptista", "Cândida Fonseca", "Kamal Mansinho" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2020_002007", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2020 Nov 13;7(12):002007....
PMC7727623
Coronavirus infection, known as COVID-19, is characterized by clinical, epidemiological and biological features similar to those of malaria. In each case, fever, myalgia, fatigue, headaches and gastrointestinal symptoms may be present. Both diseases can also induce a cytokine storm and pro-coagulant states. An appropri...
{ "authors": [ "Adolfredo Santana", "Geovanny Oleas-Santillán", "Jeanne M Franzone", "L Reid Nichols", "J Richard Bowen", "Richard W Kruse" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1155/2019/8014038", "journal": "Case Rep Orthop", "journal_detail": "2019 Mar 13;2019:8014038.", "keywords": n...
PMC6436336
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of contractures, fractures, and deformities in four patients with Bruck syndrome treated in our facility. Data were collected from medical records, radiographs, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans, genetic tests, and gait analysis. All had contractures at ...
{ "authors": [ "Yoichi Nishimura", "Naoko Fujii", "Takahisa Yamamoto", "Mahmood A Hamed", "Misato Nishimura", "Takuro Kojima", "Noboru Iwata", "Kenji Suzuki", "Seiichi Nakata" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2016/9378428", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "journal_...
PMC4823498
Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airway morphology and volume after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in three adult obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients who had bilateral large tonsils using three-dimensional computed tomography. Case Report. All three...
{ "authors": [ "Harrihar A Pershadsingh", "Michael T Heneka", "Rashmi Saini", "Navin M Amin", "Daniel J Broeske", "Douglas L Feinstein" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/1742-2094-1-3", "journal": "J Neuroinflammation", "journal_detail": "2004 Apr 20;1(1):3.", "keywords": null, ...
PMC483056
BACKGROUND: Ligands of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) induce apoptosis in activated T-lymphocytes and exert anti-inflammatory effects in glial cells. Preclinical studies have shown that the thiazolidinedione pioglitazone, an FDA-approved PPARgamma agonist used to treat type 2 diabetes,...