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{ "authors": [ "Reiko Suzaki", "Ken Kobayashi", "Sumiko Ishizaki", "Mariko Fujibayashi", "Masaru Tanaka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2010/850416", "journal": "Dermatol Res Pract", "journal_detail": "2010;2010:850416.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https:/...
PMC2913809
Solitary pagetoid reticulosis, also known as Woringer-Kolopp disease, is a rare subtype of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The typical clinical presentation is a solitary, localized psoriasiform or hyperkeratotic plaque or tumor located on the extremities. It primarily affects middle-aged males. Because the clinical feature...
{ "authors": [ "Anderson Alexsander Rodrigues Teixeira", "Lucas Fernandes Ferreira", "Bruno Nunes Ferraz De Abreu", "Euler Nicolau Sauaia Filho", "Francisco Ramos Junior" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sni.sni_256_18", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2018 Sep 21;9:...
PMC6169350
Background: The posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) extends from the foramen magnum to the sacrum. In some cases, it becomes calcified/ossified; the term for this is ossification of the PLL (OPLL). Case description: A 50-year-old female presented with acute sphincter dysfunction and paraparesis attributed to T2-T4 OP...
{ "authors": [ "Masoud Mehrpour", "Mohammad Reza Motamed", "Mahboubeh Aghaei", "Zahra Badi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Iran J Neurol", "journal_detail": "2013;12(3):114-6.", "keywords": [ "acute ischemic stroke", "allergic reaction", "thrombolytic therapy" ...
PMC3829293
Stroke is an important cause of disability and death worldwide, with the majority of strokes occurring in older people. Thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-TPA) is the approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke. A major concern of physicians, who treat acute ischemic stroke with recombinant ...
{ "authors": [ "Kensuke Toriumi", "Hiroshi Miyamoto", "Terumasa Ikeda", "Masao Akagi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22603/ssrr.2019-0127", "journal": "Spine Surg Relat Res", "journal_detail": "2020 May 28;4(4):374-376.", "keywords": [ "cervical spine", "definitive radiotherapy", ...
PMC7661033
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{ "authors": [ "Ryo Koda", "Atsunori Yoshino", "Yuji Imanishi", "Shinya Kawamoto", "Yoshihiko Ueda", "Junichiro James Kazama", "Ichiei Narita", "Tetsuro Takeda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000360850", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol Urol", "journal_detail": "2014 Apr 1;...
PMC4025153
Glomerulonephropathy is a rare complication of Takayasu's arteritis (TA). To date, most glomerulonephropathies associated with TA show the histological feature of mesangial proliferation. Membranous glomerulonephropathy (MG) is a form of glomerulonephropathy in which the mesangial proliferation is not conspicuous and i...
{ "authors": [ "Takashi Ito", "Takamichi Ishii", "Shinji Sumiyoshi", "Satoshi Ogiso", "Ken Fukumitsu", "Shintaro Yagi", "Satoru Seo", "Koichiro Hata", "Kojiro Taura", "Shinji Uemoto" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.069", "journal": "Int J Surg Case ...
PMC7424173
Introduction: Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CCA) is a rare primary liver carcinoma whose components include both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Indications for liver transplantation for cHCC-CCA remain controversial. Case presentations: Four patients underwent living don...
{ "authors": [ "Jozélio Freire De Carvalho", "Antoniella Fernanda Mendanha Sousa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/4359488", "journal": "Case Rep Rheumatol", "journal_detail": "2021 Dec 1;2021:4359488.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34...
PMC8654550
Herein, we describe a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) associated with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (NRAS). A 31-year-old woman with a past medical history of uveitis experienced a pulmonary thromboembolism in March 2014 and was treated with rivaroxaban (20 mg/day). Five months later, she started...
{ "authors": [ "Zemni Ines", "Haddad Sabrine", "Fatma Saadallah", "Ayadi Mohamed Ali", "Charfi Lamia", "Chargui Riadh", "Rahal Khaled" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2324709620963714", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 Jan-Dec;8:23247...
PMC7566174
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare malignant neuroendocrine tumor more common in immunosuppressed old patients. It is characterized by a high frequency of local recurrence, regional nodal metastasis, distant metastasis, and low survival rate. The diagnosis of MCC is challenging due to its rarity and can be clinicall...
{ "authors": [ "Siyu Cao", "Yang Liu", "Xuechai Bai", "Liang Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OTT.S218222", "journal": "Onco Targets Ther", "journal_detail": "2019 Oct 16;12:8583-8586.", "keywords": [ "morcellation", "pathological examination", "uterine leiomyoma", ...
PMC6801628
Background: Uterine leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor in women. Uterine sarcoma, though with very low incidence, has a high malignant degree and poor prognosis. It has difficulties in preoperative diagnosis, frozen pathological examination and postoperative treatment. Case report: A 49-year-old woman presented ...
{ "authors": [ "Eoin C Kavanagh", "Adam C Zoga", "J A Abboud", "George Koulouris", "William B Morrison" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2484/rcr.v1i2.20", "journal": "Radiol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015 Nov 6;1(2):50-3.", "keywords": [ "ap, anterior posterior", "mr, magne...
PMC4891471
Glenoid dysplasia is an uncommon developmental abnormality of the scapula that is frequently overlooked. We report a case of severe glenoid dysplasia in a 55 year old man and demonstrate its radiographic, direct MR arthrographic and arthroscopic appearances.
{ "authors": [ "Giulio Frontino", "Raffaella Di Tonno", "Marianna Rita Stancampiano", "Francesca Arrigoni", "Andrea Rigamonti", "Elisa Morotti", "Daniele Canarutto", "Riccardo Bonfanti", "Gianni Russo", "Graziano Barera", "Lorenzo Piemonti" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi":...
PMC10294676
Aims: Wolfram Syndrome Spectrum Disorder (WFS1-SD), in its "classic" form, is a rare autosomal recessive disease with poor prognosis and wide phenotypic spectrum. Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (DM), optic atrophy (OA) diabetes insipidus (DI) and sensorineural deafness (D) are the main features of WFS1-SD. Gonadal...
{ "authors": [ "James Rammell", "Nisheeth Kansal", "Vish Bhattacharya" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.04.024", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017;36:30-33.", "keywords": [ "femoral pseudoaneurysm", "mycotic pseudoaneurysm" ], "license": "CC...
PMC5440756
Introduction: Infected femoral pseudoaneurysms are a common presentation in intravenous drug users with little consensus as to the optimum management of these patients. Whilst emergency revascularisation options are available, excision and ligation of the femoral artery remains the most common operative intervention bu...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmad S Ashrafi", "Michael J Horkoff", "Junaid Yousuf", "Alfred Stedman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.08.065", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017;41:132-133.", "keywords": [ "aneurysm", "case report", "gastroepiploic",...
PMC5655424
Introduction: Gastroepiploic artery aneurysms are extremely rare, with few reported cases in the literature. The risk of rupture however, is high and thus warrants attention. Presentation of case: Here we present a rare case of a women who presented to the emergency department in shock and was found to have a ruptured ...
{ "authors": [ "Qiongli Wen", "Jing Ning", "Zhiqun Mao", "Xiangdang Long", "Xiangling He", "Zhihong Chen", "Qiuyi Di", "Qiaorong Li", "Yu Zhuo", "Gang Zhong" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1189219", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 J...
PMC10350626
Background: EBV-associated smooth muscle tumours (EBV-SMTs) are uncommon neoplasms associated with immunodeficiency. The pathogenesis of EBV-SMTs is poorly understood. IL-2-inducible T-cell kinase (ITK), a member of the Tec family of tyrosine kinases, is the predominant Tec kinase in T cells. Researchers have shown tha...
{ "authors": [ "Ken Kobayashi", "Yasuhiko Takei", "Mizuki Sawada", "Sumiko Ishizaki", "Haruo Ito", "Masaru Tanaka" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2010/145878", "journal": "Dermatol Res Pract", "journal_detail": "2010;2010:145878.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "l...
PMC2913535
Dermoscopic features of a black hairy tongue have never been reported. Dermoscopy might be useful in speculating pathologic features of oral lesions. The objective was to identify additional dermoscopic criteria. Two Japanese patients who were clinically given a diagnosis of "black hairy tongue" were evaluated for derm...
{ "authors": [ "Campbell Chukwuebuka Francis", "Kohei Kanaya", "Hiromu Murase", "Ridzky Firmansyah Hardian", "Tetsuyoshi Horiuchi", "Samuel Chukwunonyerem Ohaegbulam" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_276_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 May 19;14:...
PMC10246372
Background: Cerebellopontine angle (CPA) meningioma presents a significant management challenge due to its intricate relationship with the brainstem neurovascular bundles. The emphasis in the past has been on facial nerve preservation, but the current management standard is hearing preservation in patients with service...
{ "authors": [ "Ryan P Ter Louw", "Sara B Bruce", "Maurice Y Nahabedian" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/GOX.0000000000001200", "journal": "Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan 25;5(1):e1200.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed....
PMC5293299
Giant juvenile fibroadenomas are relatively rare, accounting for less than 1% fibroadenomas. Large breast tumors create significant asymmetry and provide unique reconstructive challenges after removal. In this case, we describe a 21-year-old female with delayed presentation of a giant fibroadenoma of the right breast. ...
{ "authors": [ "William S Coggins", "Hogan K Hudgins", "Christopher D Kosarek", "Robyn L Roberts" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.eucr.2017.11.001", "journal": "Urol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017 Nov 21;16:69-71.", "keywords": [ "peripelvic renal cyst", "ureteropelvic j...
PMC5760737
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{ "authors": [ "Masato Matsuoka", "Hideyuki Yoshida", "Yuichi Kinoshita", "Tetsuya Nishimura" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/OPTH.S44353", "journal": "Clin Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2013;7:691-4.", "keywords": [ "cytological analysis", "infusion fluid", "intraocular...
PMC3622399
Purpose: Intraocular lymphomas are rare, and they have poor prognosis. Thus, early diagnosis and treatment are needed. A definitive diagnosis of a lymphoma is based on cytological analysis of the intraocular fluids or tissues. We report two cases of intraocular lymphoma diagnosed by the analyses of vitreous and infusio...
{ "authors": [ "Katie K Crean", "Eric C Huang", "Edwin A Alvarez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.03.005", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016;22:32-4.", "keywords": [ "adenocarcinoma", "concurrent", "leiomyosarcoma", "synchronous", "...
PMC4821445
Introduction: Synchronous gynecologic primary cancers are uncommon. When present, the most frequent malignancies consist of endometrial and ovarian carcinomas. Here we report an exceedingly rare case of concurrent uterine adenocarcinoma and leiomyosarcoma. Case presentation: A 60 year-old female presented with four yea...
{ "authors": [ "Yujing Mo", "Jie Li", "Jianfang Luo", "Haojian Dong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ehjcr/ytac483", "journal": "Eur Heart J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Dec 27;7(1):ytac483.", "keywords": [ "case report", "coronary artery spasm", "mitral transcathete...
PMC9825327
Background: Transient ST-segment elevation or coronary artery spasm during transseptal catheterization has been previously described. Most cases were either reversible or asymptomatic. Case summary: We present a case of severe multiple coronary artery spasms with advanced atrioventricular block and ventricular fibrilla...
{ "authors": [ "R Villafuerte-De la Cruz", "O F Chacon-Camacho", "A C Rodriguez-Martinez", "N Xilotl-De Jesus", "R Arce-Gonzalez", "C Rodriguez-De la Torre", "J E Valdez-Garcia", "A Rojas-Martinez", "J C Zenteno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fgene.2022.949437", "jou...
PMC9424670
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) represent a spectrum of clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders. Our study describes an IRD patient carrying ABCA4 and USH2A pathogenic biallelic mutations as a result of paternal uniparental disomy (UPD) in chromosome 1. The proband is a 9-year-old girl born from non-consan...
{ "authors": [ "Divya Singh", "Argha Rajbanshi", "Prabhas Prasun Giri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101233", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 Sep 28;31:101233.", "keywords": [ "adenoviral pneumonia", "domicilliary use of hhfnc", "post in...
PMC7552089
Human adenovirus is an important cause of febrile illness affecting mainly respiratory system ranging from pharyngitis, coryza to fatal pneumonia. Though most of the infections are trivial and results in complete recovery but it may result in considerable morbidities and mortalities in selected patients who developed s...
{ "authors": [ "F Mastrolilli", "A Benvenga", "L Di Biase", "F Giambattistelli", "L Trotta", "G Salomone", "L Quintiliani", "D Landi", "J M Melgari", "F Vernieri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4061/2011/536141", "journal": "Int J Alzheimers Dis", "journal_detail": "...
PMC3139154
Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is an uncommon, sporadic, neurodegenerative disorder of mid- to late-adult life. We describe a further example of the pathologic heterogeneity of this condition. A 71-year-old woman initially presented dysarthria, clumsiness, progressive asymmetric bradykinesia, and rigidity in left arm....
{ "authors": [ "Carla G Vecchiato", "Costanza Delsante", "Giorgia Galiazzo", "Simone Perfetti", "Carlo Pinna", "Maria C Sabetti", "Laura Zagnoli", "Giacomo Biagi", "Marco Pietra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2021.707741", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal...
PMC8416511
Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) toxicity caused by defective pet food formulations is a rare occurrence described in cats. Nevertheless, it poses a health risk, even though the affected pet food is not fed as the sole diet. Excessive vitamin D3 intake might cause hypercalcemia and soft tissue mineralization, which are fin...
{ "authors": [ "Antonio Tarín-Pelló", "Elisa Marco-Crespo", "Beatriz Suay-García", "Carolina Galiana-Roselló", "José I Bueso-Bordils", "María-Teresa Pérez-Gracia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmicb.2022.977319", "journal": "Front Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2022 Sep 15;13:...
PMC9520167
Since 2017, the SWICEU team has developed various informative actions and innovative gamification supports to educate and raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the correct use of antibiotics among the general population especially among young people. This case study presents the results obtained in t...
{ "authors": [ "Hideki Toyoda", "Kyosuke Tanaka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000442971", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2016 May 19;10(1):30-5.", "keywords": [ "ambulatory care", "anisakis", "histamine antagonists", "prednisolone", "small intes...
PMC4929386
The clinical characteristic of gastrointestinal anisakiasis is severe abdominal pain after eating raw fish. Intestinal anisakiasis is more uncommon than gastric anisakiasis. Most patients with intestinal anisakiasis need hospitalization because anisakiasis can cause intestinal obstruction, ileus, peritonitis or intesti...
{ "authors": [ "S S B Naqvi", "V Nagendra", "A Hofmeyr" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00439", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2018 Aug 18;13:e00439.", "keywords": [ "lactobacillus rhamnosus endocarditis", "probiotics" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "lin...
PMC6111062
Lactobacilli are commensals in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts and considered as having low pathogenicity. Many species including Lactobacillus rhamnosus are now available as probiotics and their use has widely increased in recent years. Lactobacilli have the propensity to cause invasive infections such a...
{ "authors": [ "Habiba Hussain", "Matthew Sehring", "Sheryll Soriano" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/7682655", "journal": "Case Rep Crit Care", "journal_detail": "2021 Oct 14;2021:7682655.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34659839/...
PMC8516572
With extensive loss of life and well-being seen since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the initiation of vaccinations has come with enormous hope towards the end of this pandemic. Detailed discussions regarding the safety and efficacy of these vaccines led to their approval. With such success, there have also ...
{ "authors": [ "Yiheng Zan", "Hanmin Liu", "Lin Zhong", "Li Qiu", "Qingfen Tao", "Lina Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MD.0000000000005992", "journal": "Medicine (Baltimore)", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan;96(4):e5992.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link":...
PMC5287979
Background: Recurrent pneumonia is defined as more than two episodes of pneumonia in one year or three or more episodes anytime in life. Common clinical scenarios leading to recurrent pneumonia include anatomical abnormalities of respiratory tract, immunodeficiency, congenital heart diseases, primary ciliary dyskinesia...
{ "authors": [ "Willington Francis", "Maryam A Aziz Eid Al Kuwari", "Abdel-Naser Ghareep", "Jérôme Peyrou", "Wojciech Szmigielski" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12659/PJR.898964", "journal": "Pol J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2016 Dec 13;81:598-601.", "keywords": [ "churg-strauss...
PMC5181521
Background: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare systemic vasculitis with a prevalence rate of seven per million. Cardiac involvement was reported in 20-50%, yet with improved diagnostic methods, the frequency of cardiac involvement is expected to be even higher. It can result in significant m...
{ "authors": [ "T Mundell", "N Miladore", "T Ruiter" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Eplasty", "journal_detail": "2014 Oct 21;14:ic40.", "keywords": [ "avulsion", "extensor carpi radialis brevis", "extensor carpi radialis longus", "rupture", "suture anchor" ...
PMC4215591
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{ "authors": [ "Oluwaseun Anyiam", "Elizabeth Wallin", "Felicity Kaplan", "Christopher Lawrence" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/2349470", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2019 Dec 25;2019:2349470.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.n...
PMC6944970
Renal Fanconi syndrome (RFS) is characterised by generalised dysfunction of the proximal renal tubules, resulting in excessive urinary loss of solutes, most notably bicarbonate, and type II (proximal) renal tubular acidosis. It is a rare condition, and literature around its management through pregnancy is limited. We p...
{ "authors": [ "Skender Telaku", "Arber Veliu", "Qendrim Zenelaj", "Mimoza Telaku", "Hajrullah Fejza", "Fitim Alidema" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.12890/2023_004017", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 9;10(9):004017.", "keywords": [ "anaphy...
PMC10482135
Introduction: Pantoprazole is one of the most widely used proton pump inhibitors, but anaphylaxis occurs rarely during its use. The purpose of reporting these two cases is to show that pantoprazole is not a drug without problems; it can also cause anaphylactic reactions. Cases description: A 42-year-old woman presented...
{ "authors": [ "Jérôme Ponthier", "Goulven Rigaux", "Sonia Parrilla-Hernandez", "Sophie Egyptien", "Carine Gatez", "Carla Carrasco Leroy", "Stéfan Deleuze" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2020.569185", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2020 Nov 24;7:569185...
PMC7732509
This report describes an option to modulate the testicular function of wild horses and field methods to assess it. Non-surgical castration of a captive wild Przewalski's stallion with anti-gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) immunization was performed by sub-cutaneous injection of two doses of 450 μg (3 ml) of GnRH c...
{ "authors": [ "Kassem Hammoud", "Robert Fulmer", "Megan Hamner", "Wissam El Atrouni" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1155/2023/5521274", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2023 Feb 15;2023:5521274.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm...
PMC9946753
Background: Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) is a potentially life-threatening tick-borne illness. HME-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare entity with a paucity of published literature regarding treatment and outcome. We present the clinical features, treatment, and outcomes of 4 patients at...
{ "authors": [ "Brent B Pickrell", "Simon G Talbot", "Danielle C Costigan", "Christian E Sampson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/23320885.2019.1698958", "journal": "Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg", "journal_detail": "2019 Dec 13;6(1):148-152.", "keywords": [ "crest syndrome", ...
PMC6968677
Pacinian corpuscle pathology is a rare clinical entity and an uncommonly reported cause of digital pain. While many prior reports implicate hand trauma, we describe a case of Pacinian hyperplasia found in a patient with Raynaud's phenomenon and propose a potential mechanism of disease.
{ "authors": [ "Sahani Anupama", "Pilana Vithanage Kalani Shihanika Hettiarachchi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/5579236", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2021 May 16;2021:5579236.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34055...
PMC8147526
Background: Fractures of the mandible are common in elderly patients, and among them, condylar fractures are the most frequent type. A change in occlusion is the most common physical finding in patients with fractures of the mandible. Therefore, it is challenging to identify mandibular fractures in posterior edentulous...
{ "authors": [ "Jorge Lourenco", "Joana Coelho", "Pedro Ribeiro" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01250", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2021 Aug 9;26:e01250.", "keywords": [ "dysphagia", "fever", "neuropathy", "rickettsia" ], "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC8371192
Rickettsial fevers are a common type of zoonosis with potential neurological involvement, mostly in form of meningoencephalitis. However, there are some rare cases that could compromise cranial nerves function through vascular inflammation. In this paper, we describe a rare case of dysphagia related to glossopharyngeal...
{ "authors": [ "Daniel Jarovsky", "Thais Grodzicki Ambrus", "Mariana Galvão Gurgel", "Marcelo Jenné Mimica", "Mariana Volpe Arnoni", "Flávia Jacqueline Almeida", "Marco Aurélio Palazzi Sáfadi", "Eitan Naaman Berezin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00489", "jo...
PMC6327877
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is an uncommon manifestation of invasive pneumococcal disease and frequently occurs when an underlying hepatic disease is present. Bacterial identification through culture can be particularly challenging in patients with prior or concurrent antimicrobial use. DNA amplification detects ...
{ "authors": [ "Rajiv Sonti", "Christine Fleury" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.05.011", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015 May 21;15:80-2.", "keywords": [ "fusobacterium necrophorum", "lemierre's syndrome", "pulmonary nodule" ], "license": ...
PMC4501556
Fusobacterium necrophorum causes Lemierre's syndrome - a dramatic and distinct condition beginning with pharyngitis before proceeding to internal jugular vein septic thrombophlebitis and respiratory tract infection in otherwise healthy individuals. It is rare, but by far the most common pathway to parenchymal lung dise...
{ "authors": [ "Nader S Alkenani", "Mariam A Alosfoor", "Abdulaziz K Al-Araifi", "Hala A Alnuaim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.08.040", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016;28:101-106.", "keywords": [ "bone lengthening", "distraction osteog...
PMC5048086
Introduction: This is a case report of extreme lengthening of the tibia of about 14.5cm using bone transport technique following road traffic accident trauma to the lower limbs. The management of the subsequent massive skeletal defects was challenging to orthopedic surgeons. Based on reported cases, the highest tibial ...
{ "authors": [ "Shunya Ono", "Retsu Tateishi", "Masato Shioya", "Yoshihumi Itoda", "Yusuke Tsukioka", "Yoshinori Nakahara", "Takeyuki Kanemura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X211060683", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2021 Nov 23;9:2050313X2...
PMC8673863
Blunt traumatic aortic injury is a rare but life-threatening condition, usually following high-energy trauma. We present the case of a 79-year-old man who was transferred to a hospital complaining of nausea after being struck on the chest. Computed tomography led to diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection with cardiac...
{ "authors": [ "Yang Yu", "Min Yu", "Yanying Li", "Xiaojuan Zhou", "Tian Tian", "Yijia Du", "Zegui Tu", "Meijuan Huang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2022.945620", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2022 Aug 19;12:945620.", "keywords": [ "braf fusi...
PMC9437588
BRAF gene has been identified as an oncogenic driver and a potential target in various malignancies. BRAF fusions are one subtype of BRAF alterations with a rare frequency. Here, we first report a previously treated advanced lung adenocarcinoma patient with de novo SND1-BRAF fusion who achieves partial response to the ...
{ "authors": [ "Muhammad Hasibur Rahman", "Muhammad Saiful Islam", "Nazma Parvin Ansari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5402/2011/381901", "journal": "ISRN Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2011;2011:381901.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2236...
PMC3262536
A 60-year-old male reported to us with an atypical case of giant steatocystoma multiplex in the scrotum with calcification. There was no family history of similar lesions. Yellowish, creamy material was expressed from a nodule during punch biopsy. The diagnosis was based on clinical as well as histological findings. Su...
{ "authors": [ "Christian Philipp Reinert", "Christina Pfannenberg", "Sergios Gatidis", "Christian la Fougère", "Konstantin Nikolaou", "Sebastian Hoefert" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2021.700397", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2021 Jul 1;11:700397.", "k...
PMC8281890
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a serious side effect in antiresorptive treatment. Treatment of MRONJ is considered primarily conservative with oral mouth rinses and antibiotics but may demand surgery, depending on the complaints and general condition of the patient, the extent of the necrosis, a...
{ "authors": [ "Matthew Anstey", "Shilpa Desai", "Luke Torre", "Bradley Wibrow", "Jason Seet", "Emma Osnain" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1155/2018/4545623", "journal": "Case Rep Crit Care", "journal_detail": "2018 May 7;2018:4545623.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC5964539
Background: An important long-term complication of critical illness is significant weakness and its resulting functional impairment. Recent advances have aimed to prevent critical illness weakness via early mobilisation of patients, minimising sedation, and optimising nutrition. One other potential treatment may be to ...
{ "authors": [ "Helen Kest", "Ashlesha Kaushik", "William DeBruin", "Mario Colletti", "David Goldberg" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2020/8875987", "journal": "Case Rep Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2020 Jul 18;2020:8875987.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "ht...
PMC7383305
We report three critically ill pediatric patients (aged 6-10 years), presenting with features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) from April 4 to May 10, 2020, to a tertiary-care center in New Jersey, United States. All patients tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (S...
{ "authors": [ "Sabina Boangher", "Pascal Mespouille", "Corina-Mihaela Filip", "Sophie Goffette" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/3263718", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:3263718.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.n...
PMC5187489
We report the case of a 66-year-old woman, with paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis, treated 6 months earlier for bladder neoplasia. The patient presented to the emergency room with rapidly increasing symptoms, noninfectious cerebral spinal fluid associated with positive anti-NMDAR (as well as in serum) and positive AMP...
{ "authors": [ "Sonja Chiappetta", "Jürgen Stein" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000442534", "journal": "Obes Facts", "journal_detail": "2016;9(1):12-6.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26745624/", "major_mesh_terms": [ "Biliopa...
PMC5644858
Background: Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is an important and well-known complication in malnourished patients, but the incidence of RFS after obesity surgery is unknown and the awareness of RFS in obese patients as a postsurgical complication must be raised. We present a case of RFS subsequent to biliopancreatic diversion ...
{ "authors": [ "Yusuke Koizumi", "Kaoru Shimizu", "Masayo Shigeta", "Hitoshi Minamiguchi", "Keiko Hodohara", "Akira Andoh", "Toshihide Tanaka", "Kinuyo Chikamatsu", "Satoshi Mitarai", "Hiroshige Mikamo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6996", "jo...
PMC5173512
A 40-year-old man complaining of progressive body weight loss was diagnosed to have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Within 2 weeks after the initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy, he developed fever, massive cervical lymphadenopathy and a protruding subcutaneous abscess. A lymph node biopsy and abscess d...
{ "authors": [ "Ying-Yi Lu", "Chieh-Hsin Wu", "Chun-Ching Lu", "Chien-Hui Hong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175544", "journal": "An Bras Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2017;92(5 Suppl 1):92-94.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pubmed.nc...
PMC5726689
Hyperpigmented mycosis fungoides is an extremely rare subtype of mycosis fungoides. It presents as multiple pigmented macules and patches without poikilodermatous changes and characterized by a CD8+ phenotype on immunohistochemistry. This report describes a typical case of hyperpigmented mycosis fungoides in a 62-year-...
{ "authors": [ "Atsushi Kasamatsu", "Yasushi Kimura", "Hideki Tsujimura", "Harusachi Kanazawa", "Nao Koide", "Isao Miyamoto", "Yosuke Endo-Sakamoto", "Masashi Shiiba", "Hideki Tanzawa", "Katsuhiro Uzawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2015/439536", "journal": "Cas...
PMC4659956
Multiple myeloma is a malignant neoplasm of plasma cells characterized by proliferation of a single clone of abnormal immunoglobulin-secreting plasma cells. Since the amount of hemopoietic bone marrow is decreased in the maxilla, oral manifestations of multiple myeloma are less common in the maxilla than in the mandibl...
{ "authors": [ "Elmostafa Benaissa", "Adil Maleb", "Mostafa Elouennass" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1099/acmi.0.000469.v3", "journal": "Access Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2022 Dec 7;4(12):acmi000469.v3.", "keywords": [ "shewanella putrefaciens", "otorrhoea", "purulent" ], ...
PMC9996131
Shewanella putrefaciens is a Gram-negative, non-fermenting, motile and oxidase-positive bacillus. Its incrimination in human pathology is very rare, although there has been a resurgence in Shewanella infections in recent years. We report the first case in Morocco of a purulent otorrhoea caused by S. putrefaciens , resi...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaolin Deng", "Paulo J Negro Jr", "Patrick L Jung", "Christopher M Marano", "Stephanie Knight", "Seshagiri R Doddi", "Nana Y A Nimo", "Rachel M LeMalefant", "Drew A Myers", "Andrea K Haake", "Rebecca Chandler" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2022...
PMC9130019
Our patient Mr. A is a mentally and physically disabled gentleman. He was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder as a teenager. He incurred a lumbar spinal injury due to a motor vehicle incident in his 20s which led to weakness, numbness, and frequent infection over both of his lower extremities. He also developed alcoh...
{ "authors": [ "Mozhgan Sattar", "Maryam Poursadeghfard" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22088/cjim.11.2.223", "journal": "Caspian J Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2020;11(2):223-226.", "keywords": [ "autoimmune disorders", "multiple sclerosis", "primary biliary cholangitis" ], "l...
PMC7265518
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system which damages the myelin and axon. Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a slow progressive liver disease with autoimmune feature in which non-purulent destructive cholangitis and interlobular bile duct destruction occur. Involve...
{ "authors": [ "Valeria Romeo", "Alfredo Esposito", "Simone Maurea", "Luigi Camera", "Pier Paolo Mainenti", "Giovannella Palmieri", "Carlo Buonerba", "Marco Salvatore" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12659/PJR.892105", "journal": "Pol J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan 13...
PMC4294593
Background: Cystic thymoma is a rare variant of thymic neoplasm characterized by almost complete cystic degeneration with mixed internal structure. We describe a case of a 60 year-old woman with a cystic thymoma studied with advanced tomographic imaging stydies. CT, MRI and PET/CT with (18)F-FDG were performed; volumet...
{ "authors": [ "Meletios A Kanakis", "Konstantinos Th Petsios", "Nicholas M Giannopoulos", "Dimitrios Bobos", "Sofia Hatzianastasiou", "Lida C Sianidou", "Achilleas Lioulias" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2020/5179292", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2020 Ma...
PMC7225848
Aspergillus empyema in nonimmunocompromised children is rare. A case of surgical management of invasive aspergillosis in a previously healthy 3-year-old child is presented. The patient was initially admitted to a hospital with severe respiratory deterioration and clinical instability, originally attributed to sepsis. A...
{ "authors": [ "Carl I Schulman", "Nicholas Namias", "Louis Pizano", "Luis Rodriguez-Menocal", "Divya Aickara", "Wellington Guzman", "Ambar Candanedo", "Eric Maranda", "Audrey Beirn", "Jeffrey D McBride", "Evangelos V Badiavas" ], "case_amount": 10, "doi": "10.1177/20...
PMC9247372
Background: Stem cell therapy holds promise to improve healing and stimulate tissue regeneration after burn injury. Preclinical evidence has supported this; however, clinical studies are lacking. We examined the application of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSC) to deep second-degree burn injuries using...
{ "authors": [ "Anna Surgean Veterini", "Lucky Andriyanto", "Hamzah Hamzah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21010/ajidv15i2.4", "journal": "Afr J Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2021 Sep 1;15(2 Suppl):31-37.", "keywords": [ "abdominal pain", "covid-19", "gastrointestinal complaints...
PMC8457346
Background: SARS COV-2 is the cause of the current outbreak of COVID-19. The infection of SARS COV-2 causes changes in the gut-lung axis and the intestinal microbiota pro-inflammatory cytokines interaction which leads to the injury of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the symptoms of COVID-19 outside the respiratory s...
{ "authors": [ "K C Prabhat", "Sandhya Maheshwari", "N D Gupta", "Sanjeev K Verma", "Lata Goyal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0972-124X.94620", "journal": "J Indian Soc Periodontol", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan;16(1):123-5.", "keywords": [ "distraction osteogenesis", "p...
PMC3357021
Distraction osteogenesis is a method of inducing new bone formation by applying mechanical strains on preexisting bone. The process of osteogenesis in the periodontal ligament during orthodontic tooth movement is similar to the osteogenesis in the midpalatal suture during rapid palatal expansion. A new concept of "dist...
{ "authors": [ "Kosuke Kusakabe", "Akihiro Inoue", "Shirabe Matsumoto", "Mie Kurata", "Riko Kitazawa", "Hideaki Watanabe", "Takeharu Kunieda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.05.016", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;48:95-100.", "keywo...
PMC6041117
Introduction: Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-ri), a rare and treatable variant of cerebral amyloid angiopathy, lacks specific imaging and clinical features, and requires invasive brain biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. We report the case of a patient with nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) ca...
{ "authors": [ "Philip H Brandt", "Leena T Rahmat", "Syed S Ali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.1924", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018 Nov 28;7(1):164-169.", "keywords": [ "hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis", "hepatosplenic t‐cell lymphoma" ], "licen...
PMC6333078
Hepatosplenic gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma with concurrent hemophogocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare but well-recognized clinical scenario, associated with a grim prognosis. Clinicians must be aware of this aggressive type of lymphoma so that a prompt diagnosis can be made with timely initiation of systemic therapy a...
{ "authors": [ "Alireza Zarineh", "Marino E Leon", "Reda S Saad", "Jan F Silverman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4061/2010/614280", "journal": "Patholog Res Int", "journal_detail": "2010;2010:614280.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21...
PMC2990240
Primary or idiopathic hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle (IHPM) is a rare entity with uncertain pathogenesis which both clinically and pathologically mimics gastric cancer. We present a rare late-occurring case of IHPM in a 71-year-old Caucasian man with no apparent predisposing factor. Imaging studies demonstrated gast...
{ "authors": [ "Mariko Fujima", "Yoichi Kobayashi", "Momoe Watanabe", "Hiromi Shibuya", "Hironori Matsumoto", "Yoshiko Nishigaya", "Mai Momomura", "Shinya Yoshiike", "Kiyotaka Nagahama", "Junji Shibahara", "Atsushi Suzuki" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2021/180...
PMC8325592
Metastatic uterine tumors originating from extragenital cancers are a rare clinical occurrence. We report a case of metastatic uterine cancer derived from small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) that necessitated surgical treatment. The patient was a 59 y/o female who had undergone chemotherapy for stage IIIB SCLC. A 15 cm uteri...
{ "authors": [ "Naziya Samreen", "Asha A Bhatt", "James Glockner", "Christine U Lee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/JCIS-9-6", "journal": "J Clin Imaging Sci", "journal_detail": "2019 Mar 28;9:6.", "keywords": [ "artifact", "contrast enhancement", "ferumoxytol" ], "l...
PMC6702869
Apparent gadolinium-based contrast enhancement was seen on precontrast-enhanced images on two breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for a patient done 1 week apart. This was caused by ferumoxytol, which is used to treat some anemias. Such nongadolinium-based therapeutics exhibiting unintended MRI contrast-like proper...
{ "authors": [ "Hiromi Wada", "Reo Hamaguchi", "Ryoko Narui", "Hiromasa Morikawa" ], "case_amount": 11, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2022.920843", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2022 Jul 14;12:920843.", "keywords": [ "alkalization therapy", "bicarbonate", "cancer", "m...
PMC9364696
Objectives of the study: Our research aims to answer the following questions. Can cancer progression be stopped by changing the body condition of person with cancer? Can cancer be cured?If cancer progression can be stopped, what is the underlying mechanism? Theoretical rationale for alkalization therapy: Almost 70 year...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed Ibrahimi", "Adil Kallat", "Idriss Ziani", "Hachem El Sayegh", "Lounis Benslimane", "Yassine Nouini" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2020/8880748", "journal": "Case Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2020 Dec 1;2020:8880748.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC...
PMC7725554
Spontaneous rupture of acquired bladder diverticulum in an adult patient is an extremely rare pathological entity with only 15 cases reported in the available literature. Etiologies are dominated by bladder outlet obstruction, represented mainly by benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) in elderly men. Clinical presentatio...
{ "authors": [ "Luis E B Galan", "Vitória Souza Silva", "Vitória Santos Silva", "Rommel C Monte", "Sewbert R Jati", "Isadora S Oliveira", "Felipe A Cerni", "Wuelton M Monteiro", "Jacqueline Sachett", "Domingos S M Dantas", "Roberto C C Carbonell", "Manuela B Pucca" ],...
PMC10323676
Snakebites have a great impact in the Brazilian Amazon, being the lancehead Bothrops atrox the species responsible for most accidents, disabilities, and deaths. This study shows a case report of an indigenous patient from the Yanomami ethnicity, male, 33 years-old, envenomed by a B. atrox snake. Envenoming caused by B....
{ "authors": [ "Maitri Chodhary", "Munesh Tomar", "Sitaraman Radhakrishnan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0974-2069.64364", "journal": "Ann Pediatr Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2010 Jan;3(1):80-2.", "keywords": [ "ductal aneurysm", "pda", "pneumonia" ], "license": "CC BY...
PMC2921525
We report here, the case of a six-and-a-half-month-old boy investigated for persistent respiratory distress and homogeneous opacity in the left upper lobe. Echocardiography revealed a giant ductal aneurysm compressing the left pulmonary artery and upper lobe division of the left bronchus. Computerized tomography angiog...
{ "authors": [ "Liang Fu", "Ruoxin Wang", "Jinlong Zhao", "Yinkai Ni", "Zonghui Chen", "Feng Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjac612", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 10;2023(1):rjac612.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "ht...
PMC9831650
Atrial septal defect is the most common type of congenital heart disease. Interventional closure is currently the best treatment for the atrial septal defect. However, the repair strategy for atrial septal defect accompanies by severe pulmonary hypertension remains controversial. We report a case of an atrial septal de...
{ "authors": [ "Makoto Saigan", "Tsuyoshi Isawa", "Tatsushi Ootomo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/s12959-017-0133-5", "journal": "Thromb J", "journal_detail": "2017 Apr 4;15:10.", "keywords": [ "apixaban", "saphenous vein graft thrombosis", "unstable angina" ], "license"...
PMC5381029
Background: Saphenous vein graft thrombosis can present as unstable angina. However, percutaneous coronary intervention for saphenous vein graft lesions poses a high risk of slow flow related to the procedure. Here we present the utilization of the novel oral anticoagulant, apixaban, in the treatment of unstable angina...
{ "authors": [ "Aravind Buddula", "Phillip Sheridan", "Ayman Balshe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0972-124X.65440", "journal": "J Indian Soc Periodontol", "journal_detail": "2010 Jan;14(1):50-2.", "keywords": [ "dental implant", "osseointegration", "perforation" ], "lic...
PMC2933530
Titanium dental implants have been used in the treatment of partial or complete edentulism. The height and width of the residual alveolus and surrounding anatomical structures can determine the proper position and path of insertion of dental implants. The following case report describes the treatment of a malpositioned...
{ "authors": [ "Yusuke Tomomatsu", "Yoichi Iizuka", "Tokue Mieda", "Junko Hirato", "Hiromi Koshi", "Hiroyuki Sonoda", "Sho Ishiwata", "Yohei Kakuta", "Akira Honda", "Tsuyoshi Tajika", "Hirotaka Chikuda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/3926903", "journal": ...
PMC6893274
Intradural-extramedullary solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma (SFT/HPC) is a rare entity. SFT/HPCs can recur after surgery, even if a benign histology of the tumor is observed. We herein report a 68-year-old woman with intradural-extramedullary SFT/HPC. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the intradural-extramed...
{ "authors": [ "Sandra Samuelsson", "Charles Kennergren", "Magnus Rasmussen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/9128560", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2018 Mar 5;2018:9128560.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29...
PMC5859873
Background: Aerococcus urinae has lately been acknowledged as a cause of infective endocarditis (IE) especially in older males with underlying urinary tract disorders. In this population, cardiac implanted electronical devices (CIED) are not uncommon, but despite the capacity of A. urinae to form biofilm in vitro, no ...
{ "authors": [ "Cetin Kilicci", "Ilhan Sanverdi", "Evrim Bostanci", "Cigdem Yayla Abide", "Semra Kayatas Eser" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2018.29.175.14101", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2018 Mar 26;29:175.", "keywords": [ "uterine torsion", "b...
PMC6057591
Partial rotation of the uterus not more than 45 degrees to the right is considered to be normal. Since all cases are not reported, the incidence of uterine torsion in pregnancy is not known exactly. In the literature, there have been reports of cases with uterine torsion ranging from 45 to 720 degrees. This is a case r...
{ "authors": [ "Samuel Horak", "Zuzana Cierna", "Iveta Kopecka", "Vladimir Drozda", "Michal Harmanos", "Marian Cvik" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102304", "journal": "Urol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Dec 16;46:102304.", "keywords": [ "ancient schwanno...
PMC9792343
A 28-year-old male with bilateral testicular seminoma underwent bilateral orchiectomy and radiation therapy of the retroperitoneum. After 17 years, he had a retroperitoneal tumor detected, which was removed 7 years later at age 52 because of its progressive enlargement. Due to its partially cystic and partially solid s...
{ "authors": [ "Kuan Swen Choo", "Jielin Yew", "Eberta Jun Hui Tan", "Troy Hai Kiat Puar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2023.1168797", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 May 18;14:1168797.", "keywords": [ "adrenal insufficiency", "anti-fu...
PMC10232950
Acute adrenal crisis classically presents with vomiting, altered sensorium, and hypotension. We describe a unique case manifesting with severe hypercalcemia. Addisonian crisis was unusually precipitated by fluconazole use. We reviewed other reported cases and discuss the possible mechanisms of hypercalcemia in adrenal ...
{ "authors": [ "Siqin Ye", "David J Krupka", "Karina W Davidson" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00267", "journal": "Front Psychol", "journal_detail": "2012 Aug 3;3:267.", "keywords": [ "assessment", "cardiovascular diseases", "chronic disease management", "medi...
PMC3411184
Background: Medication non-adherence continues to be a major challenge facing the healthcare system. A case is presented of a 48-year-old man with myocardial infarction who was found to be non-adherent to multiple medications. Conceptual models are reviewed along with current approaches for assessment and treatment of ...
{ "authors": [ "Shachar Kenan", "Leonard Kahn", "Morris Edelman", "Arlene Redner", "Samuel Kenan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/4160925", "journal": "Case Rep Pathol", "journal_detail": "2018 Nov 26;2018:4160925.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://...
PMC6287168
Primary lymphoma of bone (PLB) confined to the epiphysis has only been described in four other patients. Due to the rarity of this entity, diagnosis has often been delayed, leading to mismanagement with adverse clinical consequences. We report a fifth case of primary epiphyseal lymphoma of bone located in the left dist...
{ "authors": [ "Yasumaro Fujiki", "Naoko Mato", "Shinya Watanabe", "Tomoki Shibano", "Ken Tonai", "Kento Takahashi", "Tatsuya Saito", "Akiko Okuyama", "Ayako Takigami", "Masashi Bando", "Takuji Suzuki", "Longzhu Cui", "Koichi Hagiwara" ], "case_amount": 1, "do...
PMC9178473
We present a case of life-threatening pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) in a healthy 67-year-old man. Rapid disseminated infection resulted in the right hemorrhagic pneumonia and bacteremia. Antimicrobial therapy had limited effects, radical pneumonectomy eventually resolved the prolonged infec...
{ "authors": [ "Binarwan Halim", "Hilma Putri Lubis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S199683", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2019 Jul 11;12:217-222.", "keywords": [ "cervical ectopic pregnancy", "complication", "hydronephrosis", "hydroureter" ], ...
PMC6630720
Cervical ectopic pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. This incidence represents less than 1% of all ectopic pregnancies with reported incidence rates varying from 1:1,000 to 1:95,000 pregnancies. Cervical ectopic pregnancy is difficult to diagnose. Hydronephrosis and hydroureter have never been reported as co...
{ "authors": [ "Jorge Abarca", "Bassem Awada", "Boris Itkin", "Manyando Milupi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/omcr/omac146", "journal": "Oxf Med Case Reports", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 18;2023(1):omac146.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nl...
PMC9853932
Clostridium cadaveris (C. cadaveris), a strict anaerobic gram-positive rod, is rarely reported in clinical specimens. Since its detection in 1899, it has always been linked to the decay of dead bodies. C. cadaveris is considered non-pathogenic to humans, however infrequently it can cause severe infections including bac...
{ "authors": [ "Nelson Montalvo", "David Galarza", "Ligia Redrobán" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/5103496", "journal": "Case Rep Pathol", "journal_detail": "2019 Mar 17;2019:5103496.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31007960/", ...
PMC6441535
Secretory carcinoma (SC) is a recently described entity occurring in the salivary glands. Before its description, SC was frequently classified as acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) or adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified. Its particular histopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics are reminiscent of breast sec...
{ "authors": [ "Ajinkya M Pawar", "Sharad R Kokate" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0976-237X.128692", "journal": "Contemp Clin Dent", "journal_detail": "2014 Jan;5(1):130-3.", "keywords": [ "maxillary second molar", "palatal canals", "root canal morphology", "root variation",...
PMC4012107
Knowledge of root canal morphology and variations is an essential factor to successful endodontic treatment. Presence of extra roots, canals, lateral canals, deltas etc., is commonly encountered. Maxillary second molar with two palatal roots or root canals is a rare dental anatomy. The purpose of this case report is to...
{ "authors": [ "Birgit Flechl", "Marco Ronald Hassler", "Gerhard Kopetzky", "Peter Balcke", "Christine Kurz", "Christine Marosi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12688/f1000research.2-246.v1", "journal": "F1000Res", "journal_detail": "2013 Nov 15;2:246.", "keywords": null, "licens...
PMC4103487
We report the case of a woman with relapsed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) who recently gave birth. She announced her pregnancy shortly after the sixth cycle of a dense regimen of temozolomide, prescribed for treating the first recurrence of glioblastoma. Three years ago, in April 2008, she had undergone gross total res...
{ "authors": [ "Alex C Holliday", "Mohammed I Khan", "Sean E Mazloom", "Rahul N Chavan", "Douglas J Grider" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/7930123", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol Med", "journal_detail": "2019 Nov 12;2019:7930123.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "...
PMC6875407
Cutaneous involvement of multiple myeloma (MM) is uncommon, typically occurs in late stage disease, and is a poor prognostic indicator with an approximate eight month median survival. We present a 51-year-old man with relapsed lambda light chain MM who developed abrupt asymptomatic skin metastases. Biopsy revealed a de...
{ "authors": [ "Sara Olivola", "Serena Xodo", "Enrica Olivola", "Fabiana Cecchini", "Ambrogio Pietro Londero", "Lorenza Driul" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2019.01349", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2020 Feb 19;10:1349.", "keywords": [ "l-dopa", ...
PMC7042376
Background: Pregnancy in Parkinson's disease is a rare occurrence, and to date, clinical experience with its management is rather limited. In clinical practice, doubts concern mainly the impact of PD on gestation, labor, and delivery as well as the safety of dopaminergic drugs. Case and review of the literature: We rep...
{ "authors": [ "Mohamed Reda Bensaidane", "Vincent Picher-Martel", "François Émond", "Gaston De Serres", "Nicolas Dupré", "Philippe Beauchemin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2022.872734", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2022 Apr 29;13:872734.", "keywords"...
PMC9099242
Objectives: Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare neurological disorder arising from a para- or post-infectious "cytokine storm. "It has recently been reported in association with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Methods: A 56-year-old male with a diagnosis of ANE 48 h following the first dose ...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroko Oda", "Youko Yamada", "Yuriko Uehara", "Tamami Ohno", "Mari Hoya", "Mariko Sassa", "Misako Mishima" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2020/8857300", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2020 Oct 20;2020:8857300.", "keywords": null, ...
PMC7593746
Uterine torsion is extremely rare in postmenopausal women. Total ischemia of the uterus may cause life-threatening conditions; hence, accurate diagnosis and surgical intervention are crucial. However, preoperative diagnosis is often challenging due to nonspecific clinical features and laboratory findings. We report a c...
{ "authors": [ "XiaoFang Xiao", "XingNong Ye", "Cheng Xu", "Jian Huang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OTT.S177503", "journal": "Onco Targets Ther", "journal_detail": "2018 Oct 29;11:7555-7558.", "keywords": [ "dc-cik", "acute lymphoblastic leukemia", "relapsed", "rit...
PMC6214580
Objective: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant disease characterized by the accumulation of lymphoblasts, and a poor prognosis for adults with ALL is closely associated with disease recurrence. Thus far, treatment approaches have been limited, particularly in patients who are unable to tolerate chemothera...
{ "authors": [ "Abbas Karimi", "Samira Derakhshan", "Mahboube Hasheminasab", "Sheida Kordi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20363613231165883", "journal": "Rare Tumors", "journal_detail": "2023 Apr 24;15:20363613231165883.", "keywords": [ "craniofacial fibrous dysplasia", "gia...
PMC10134184
Benign fibro-osseous lesions are a diverse range of entities that have distinct clinical and radiographic features. They can occur as solitary lesions or concomitant with other pathologies as hybrid lesions. Fibrous dysplasia (FD) accompanied by central giant cell granuloma (CGCG), peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG...
{ "authors": [ "Doaa Azawi", "Amin Mahsouli", "Filip Vanhoenacker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/jbsr.2666", "journal": "J Belg Soc Radiol", "journal_detail": "2021 Nov 19;105(1):81.", "keywords": [ "computed tomography", "magnetic resonance imaging", "navicular bone stress ...
PMC8622076
Teaching Point: An os supranaviculare is a variant of the anatomy which however may predispose to symptoms.
{ "authors": [ "Sonia Brugnara", "Mariacristina Sicher", "Elena Maria Bonandini", "Mattia Barbareschi", "Carlo Renè Girardelli", "Orazio Caffo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7573/dic.212582", "journal": "Drugs Context", "journal_detail": "2019 Dec 18;8:212582.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC7048152
Systemic treatment for metastatic melanoma has advanced dramatically in recent years with an impressive increase in the rate of overall survival. The two main different strategies are targeted therapies (i.e. BRAF and MEK inhibitors) and immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies against the immune checkpoint proteins pr...
{ "authors": [ "Dilip Chand Raja S", "Ajoy Prasad Shetty", "Rishi Mugesh Kanna", "S Rajasekaran" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1038/s41394-019-0179-7", "journal": "Spinal Cord Ser Cases", "journal_detail": "2019 Apr 15;5:33.", "keywords": [ "neuropathic pain", "pregnancy outcome"...
PMC6474232
Introduction: Lumbar disc herniation during pregnancy poses a significant challenge to the spine surgeon towards achieving good clinical, maternal, and fetal outcomes. Surgical intervention is warranted in patients with significant neural deficits, and cauda equina syndrome and needs to be performed at the earliest in ...
{ "authors": [ "Eugene Omakobia", "Ahmad Orabi", "Richard Knights" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/6092169", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan 23;2018:6092169.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29610695/"...
PMC5828143
Objective: To report a unique case of pinna squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising shortly after resection of atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) at the same site. Case report: An 81-year-old gentleman presented with a nodular right pinna lesion. This was excised, and histology confirmed AFX. Ten weeks later, an ulcerative les...
{ "authors": [ "Luiza Ohasi de Figueiredo", "D P C Garcia", "Luiz Ronaldo Alberti", "R A Paiva", "Andy Petroianu", "Luiza Barbosa Paolucci", "M R L G Costa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.09.006", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016;28:107...
PMC5048079
Introduction: Intussusception in adult is rarely caused by idiopathic conditions. Main causes are inflammatory diseases, benign or malignant tumors and motility disorders. As a benign cause, lipomas appear as a particularly rare gastrointestinal intraluminal tumor occurring with highest incidence in the colon, mostly i...
{ "authors": [ "Raja Krishnan Kutty", "Sunilkumar Balakrishnan Sreemathyamma", "Jyothish Laila Sivanandapanicker", "Vijay Mundhe", "Kapil Chhabra", "Anilkumar Peethambaran" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.4103/ajns.AJNS_318_17", "journal": "Asian J Neurosurg", "journal_detail": "2019...
PMC6417330
Dengue is one of the most common flavivirus infections which can manifest from common flu-like fever to fatal hemorrhagic complication. Epidemics of dengue return every year with peaks during the rainfall claiming substantial number of lives in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. We present manifestation...
{ "authors": [ "Manlio Monti", "Giovanni Marconi", "Andrea Ambrosini-Spaltro", "Chiara Gallio", "Virginia Ghini", "Luca Esposito", "Stefano Antonini", "Daniela Montanari", "Giovanni Luca Frassineti" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1010561", "journal": "Front ...
PMC9945267
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and life-threatening condition characterized by uncontrolled activation of the immune system. HLH is a reactive mononuclear phagocytic response that occurs in association with a constellation of conditions such as malignancies and infections. The clinical diagnosis of ...
{ "authors": [ "Carlos Jose Perez Rivera", "Akram Kadamani Abiyomaa", "Alejandro González-Orozco", "Maria Antonia Ocampo", "Isabella Caicedo", "Manuel Santiago Mosquera" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.08.022", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "20...
PMC6731380
Introduction: Systemic scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that can affect the respiratory system and the gastrointestinal tract. When diffuse lung disease and pulmonary hypertension develop, a lung transplant is usually considered as treatment. This option, however, is not feasible in the presence of concomitant gast...