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{ "authors": [ "Edvin Zekaj", "Christian Saleh", "Marina Minichiello", "Paolo Perazzo", "Domenico Servello" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ajns.AJNS_263_17", "journal": "Asian J Neurosurg", "journal_detail": "2019 Jan-Mar;14(1):249-252.", "keywords": [ "complications", "p...
PMC6417290
Serious complications following spinal anesthesia (SA) are rare. However, surgeons and neurologist need to be aware that postsurgery headache refractory to conservative treatment or change in headache's characteristics could be due to serious intracranial complications such as a subdural hematoma. Any delay in diagnosi...
{ "authors": [ "Antonio Ungaro", "Franco Orsi", "Chiara Casadio", "Salvatore Galdy", "Francesca Spada", "Chiara Alessandra Cella", "Clementina Di Tonno", "Guido Bonomo", "Paolo Della Vigna", "Sabina Murgioni", "Anna Maria Frezza", "Nicola Fazio" ], "case_amount": 1,...
PMC4854227
We report a case of a 74-year-old man with a metastatic anaplastic pancreatic carcinoma (APC). After an early tumour progression on first-line chemotherapy with cisplatin and gemcitabine, even though it was badly tolerated, he was treated with a combination of systemic modified FOLFIRI and high-intensity focused ultras...
{ "authors": [ "Hazem Aljasem", "Mohammad Almess", "Monzer Bakgagi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.04.008", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017;35:73-76.", "keywords": [ "case report", "enucleation", "hydatid cyst", "trapezius" ], "l...
PMC5406521
Introduction: Hydatidosis is a unique disease caused by a tapeworm called Echinococcus granulosus. Musculoskeletal involvement with hydatid cystic disease accounts for less than 5% of all cases. The main purpose of this study is to present a case of multi-sited hydatid cystic disease and how to manage it. Presentation ...
{ "authors": [ "James A Reavis" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2011/163403", "journal": "Case Rep Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2011;2011:163403.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22937398/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_terms": [ "Ca...
PMC3420418
A case of a 61-year-old African-American male who sexually assaulted and murdered four individuals, of different ethnicities and both genders, is reported. The subject additionally engaged in sexual activity with each victim postmortem. Each murder is reviewed in detail, and the subjective state of the offender during ...
{ "authors": [ "Daisuke Sato", "Shunsaku Takayanagi", "Hirokazu Takami", "Tetsuaki Iwamoto", "Masashi Nomura", "Shohei Nambu", "Masako Ikemura", "Shota Tanaka", "Nobuhito Saito" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_66_2022", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_det...
PMC9062931
Background: Solitary plasmacytoma is a localized lesion comprising monoclonal neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells. This disease is rarely encountered and few reports have described primary intracranial solitary plasmacytoma (PISP). Case description: We report a case of PISP that presented initially as status epile...
{ "authors": [ "Dong Ming Li", "Ting Ting Sun" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2014.10.008", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2014 Oct 25;1(4):89-91.", "keywords": [ "acinetobacter baumannii", "bacterial infections", "bacterial mycelia", "face destruction", ...
PMC4735083
A 14-year-old girl presented with a 2-week history of progressive facial ulcerations that did not respond to cephalexin and topical dexamethasone. Biopsy on the ulcer showed rod-shaped bacteria and actinomycetes-like mycelia in the vessel walls and within thrombi. Tissue culture yielded Acinetobacter baumannii, which w...
{ "authors": [ "Yunzhen Shi", "Wanru Guo", "Wenjuan Hu", "Xiaomeng Li", "Yanwan Shangguan", "Xuewen Feng", "Ming Hu", "Jiafeng Xia", "Shuting Wang", "Jingnan Li", "Li Hong", "Bin Lu", "Kaijin Xu" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S361168", "journal": ...
PMC9139337
Tuberculous aortitis (TA) is a rare disease with a high mortality rate. Aortic pseudoaneurysm is the most common vascular pattern of TA, and isolated arterial wall thickening and arterial stenosis can also be seen in TA. We report two cases of disseminated tuberculosis involving the aorta with clinical improvement afte...
{ "authors": [ "Kazuki Takano", "Daishi Shimada", "Shota Kashiwagura", "Yasuhiro Kamioka", "Maya Hariu", "Yuji Watanabe", "Masafumi Seki" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S321969", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2021 Jul 12;14:465-470.", "keywords...
PMC8285566
Background: Mycobacterium abscessus frequently causes severe infections, yet its pathophysiological features and treatment regimens have not been established. Case report: We present five cases of severe pneumonia due to Mycobacterium abscessus infection in Japan. All cases were diabetic patients, with possible accele...
{ "authors": [ "Jules P Manger", "John A Kern", "Tracey L Krupski" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2011/526903", "journal": "Case Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2011;2011:526903.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22606616/", "major_mesh_...
PMC3350215
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use has increased as a bridge to heart transplant as well as destination therapy in patients with severe heart failure. Presence of LVAD is not a contraindication to noncardiac surgery but does present special challenges to the surgical, anesthesia, and cardiac teams. We present th...
{ "authors": [ "Guoyan Mo", "Qin Ding", "Zhongshan Chen", "Yunbo Li", "Ming Yan", "Lijing Bu", "Yanping Song", "Guohua Yin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1371/journal.pone.0112400", "journal": "PLoS One", "journal_detail": "2014 Nov 10;9(11):e112400.", "keywords": null, ...
PMC4226570
The retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65 kDa protein is an isomerase encoded by the RPE65 gene (MIM 180069) that is responsible for an essential enzymatic step required for the function of the visual cycle. Mutations in the RPE65 gene cause not only subtype II of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) but also early-onset ...
{ "authors": [ "Miguel Ángel Núñez", "Javier Velasco", "Jose Luis Hernandez", "Cristina Castrillo", "Maria Luisa Cagigal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4137/ccrep.s735", "journal": "Clin Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2008 Jun 20;1:89-92.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC3785357
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{ "authors": [ "Çağrı Damar", "Ayşe Gül Alımlı", "Betül Emine Derinkuyu", "Kudret Ebru Özcan", "Asburçe Olgaç", "Ali Murat Koç" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12659/PJR.900726", "journal": "Pol J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2017 Jun 16;82:320-321.", "keywords": [ "catheterizat...
PMC5484609
Background: Absent ductus venosus (ADV) is a rare condition, but it should be known that this embryonic anomaly may be detected by fetal echocardiographic or newborn ultrasound examinations. Case report: We present a baby with an ADV and an accompanying alternative porto-caval shunt between the right portal vein and in...
{ "authors": [ "Kana Fujita", "Kensuke Matsumoto", "Atsuhiko Kishi", "Satoru Kawasaki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ehjcr/ytac470", "journal": "Eur Heart J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Dec 8;7(1):ytac470.", "keywords": [ "cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction", "...
PMC9792275
Background: Cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) is defined as a decrease in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of >10% to a value below the lower limit of normal or relative reduction in global longitudinal strain (GLS) >15% from baseline after cancer treatment. However, the possibility of the...
{ "authors": [ "Dong Hun Kim", "Hye-Sun Seo", "Jon Seo", "Hee Kyung Kim", "Keun Her", "Eun Ha Suk" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3348/kjr.2010.11.1.115", "journal": "Korean J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2010 Jan-Feb;11(1):115-8.", "keywords": [ "heart, ct", "heart, us", ...
PMC2799640
A 38-year-old woman who had undergone pelvic lymphangioma resection two months previously presented with cough and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography and CT demonstrated the presence of a mixed cystic/solid component tumor involving the inferior vena cava, heart and pulmonary artery. Complete resection of the card...
{ "authors": [ "Philippe Van Trappen", "Ines Lebbe", "Eveline De Cuypere", "Nele Claes" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2023.1189196", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 May 26;10:1189196.", "keywords": [ "hysterectomy", "melanoma", "robotic", "sent...
PMC10250735
Introduction: Primary vaginal melanoma is extremely rare, has a poor prognosis, and occurs mostly in elderly women. The diagnosis is based on histology and immunohistochemistry of a biopsy. Given the rarity of vaginal melanoma, no standardized treatment guidelines are established; however, surgery is the primary treatm...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammad H Fard-Aghaie", "Mustafa Citak", "Joao Correia", "Carl Haasper", "Thorsten Gehrke", "Daniel Kendoff" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2174/1874325001206010362", "journal": "Open Orthop J", "journal_detail": "2012;6:362-5.", "keywords": [ "total hip arthr...
PMC3426826
Background and purpose: Ceramic heads are widely used in modern total hip arthroplasty (THA). Although a rare complication, fractures of ceramic heads are described in the literature, evoking uncertainties regarding the in vivo stability of this material, especially when impaction of a fractured ceramic head can lead t...
{ "authors": [ "Neal V Palejwala", "Andreas K Lauer", "Richard G Weleber" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OPTH.S68243", "journal": "Clin Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2014 Sep 1;8:1675-9.", "keywords": [ "anti-vegf therapy", "chorioretinal degeneration", "choroidal neovascul...
PMC4159397
Purpose: To report a rare case of central vision loss in a patient with choroideremia. Patients and methods: A retrospective, interventional case report. Results: A 13-year-old male with history of choroideremia presented with subacute loss of central acuity in his left eye. Examination and diagnostic testing revealed ...
{ "authors": [ "Sushil Kumar Aggarwal", "Raj Kumar", "Arun Shrivastav", "Amit Keshri", "Pankaj Sharma" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/1817-1745.84417", "journal": "J Pediatr Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2011 Jan;6(1):78-81.", "keywords": [ "esthesioneuroblastoma", "lymph...
PMC3173925
Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) presenting simultaneously with proptosis and bilateral neck metastasis is a very rare presentation. ENB is a rare tumor arising from the olfactory epithelium of the nasal vault which frequently invades the cranial base, cranial vault and orbit. ENB has a bimodal age distribution between 11 a...
{ "authors": [ "Sandhya Ravikumar", "John Ross Crawford" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/327647", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:327647.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23533854/", "major_mesh_terms": ...
PMC3606735
We describe the clinical presentation and clinical course of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in a 13-year-old previously healthy boy who recently immigrated to the United States from Iraq. He presented with macular retinopathy, followed by progressive myoclonus and encephalopathy. After extensive workup, a diagnosi...
{ "authors": [ "Min Jin Kim", "Sang Hyok Lim", "Su Jung Han", "Kang Hyug Choi", "Sun Hyo Lee", "Min Woo Park", "HyeRan Kang", "Ju Ock Na" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4046/trd.2015.78.1.23", "journal": "Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul)", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan;78(1):23-6.", ...
PMC4311031
Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma from a cancer of unknown primary (CUP) affecting the intrathoracic lymph node is very rare. We reported a case of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the hilar and interlobar lymph node from a patient with CUP and reviewed the associated literature. Abnormal mass in the right hilar ...
{ "authors": [ "Moayid Fallatah", "Manerh Bin Mosa", "Ahmed Aljuhayman", "Naif Alhathal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.084", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019;65:309-312.", "keywords": [ "case report", "complications", "hematoma", ...
PMC6883338
Introduction: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common health problem affecting 30% of young men worldwide. Despite the availability of non-invasive lines of management, penile prosthesis insertion is considered as a definite solution for ED. Despite strict perioperative measures, infection still complicates around 3% of ...
{ "authors": [ "Fiona Price-Kuehne", "Ebun Omoyinmi", "Maha Younes", "Matthew Edwards", "Despina Eleftheriou", "Paul Brogan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1205255", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 15;11:1205255.", "keywords": [ "fbn1 gen...
PMC10308279
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder caused by variants in the extracellular microfibril fibrillin (FBN1) gene. Here we report an FBN1 variant in a child with an unusual skin rash mimicking cutaneous vasculitis, and mild aortic root dilatation. The case was complicated by lack of ty...
{ "authors": [ "Shiqiang Xiong", "Jin Li", "Lin Tong", "Jun Hou", "Siqi Yang", "Lingyao Qi", "Xu Chen", "Yan Luo", "Zhen Zhang", "Hanxiong Liu", "Lin Cai" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2022.871425", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": ...
PMC9149410
To protect cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) patients with arrhythmia or possible device malfunction, it is important for health care professionals to provide emergent device evaluation and reprogramming. This case series illustrated the clinical application of realtime remote programming in CIED patients re...
{ "authors": [ "Francisco Perez-Pinto", "Juan Felipe Abaunza-Camacho", "David Vergara-Garcia", "Camilo Benavides", "William Mauricio Riveros", "Leonardo Laverde" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_357_2021", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2021 Jun 28;12:312."...
PMC8326104
Background: Schwannomas of the cauda equina are rare intradural primary spinal tumors. Many of these patients initially present with cauda equina syndromes, and only 2.2% demonstrate clinical recurrence. Gross total excision is the procedure of choice. Case description: A 62-year-old female had undergone resection of a...
{ "authors": [ "Zouheir Hafidi", "Rajae Daoudi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2014.18.127.3095", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2014 Jun 10;18:127.", "keywords": [ "behçet's disease", "retinal detachment", "retinal vasculitis" ], "license": "CC BY", "...
PMC4232202
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{ "authors": [ "Vandana Shekar", "Vishwanath Rangdhol", "W John Baliah", "Sivasankari Thirunavukarasu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0976-9668.149225", "journal": "J Nat Sci Biol Med", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan-Jun;6(1):261-3.", "keywords": [ "cutaneous neurofibroma", "gin...
PMC4367056
Neurofibroma is a benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor and is the most frequent tumor of neural origin. Its presence is one of the clinical criteria for the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1; a common hereditary disease occurring in one out of every 3000 births). The diagnosis can sometimes be made at birth, w...
{ "authors": [ "Julius Höhne", "Alexander Brawanski", "Karl-Michael Schebesch" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/2152-7806.195234", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2016 Dec 5;7(Suppl 39):S955-S957.", "keywords": [ "blood–brain barrier", "yellow 560 nm filter", "...
PMC5180436
Background: Up to now, the feasibility and benefit of using fluorescein sodium under a dedicated surgical microscope filter (YE560, YELLOW 560 nm filter, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Germany) has never been clinically evaluated in infectious disorders of the brain. Case description: Here, we report the case of a male patient wi...
{ "authors": [ "Lei Zhang", "Han Su", "Jinlu Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1078173", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Apr 20;14:1078173.", "keywords": [ "accessory middle cerebral artery", "aneurysm", "anterior cerebral artery", "emboliza...
PMC10157198
An aneurysm at the origin of the accessory middle cerebral artery (AccMCA) from the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) as the supplying artery of a twig-like MCA is exceptional. In this study, we reported on such a case and presented a review of the relevant literature. A 56-year-old male suffered a subar...
{ "authors": [ "Igor J Pietkiewicz", "Urszula Kłosińska", "Radosław Tomalski" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2022.891859", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2022 May 26;13:891859.", "keywords": [ "possession trance disorder", "assessment", "dissociation"...
PMC9199574
Few studies on Possession Trance Disorder (PTD) describe diagnostic and research procedures in detail. This case study presents the clinical picture of a Caucasian Roman-Catholic woman who had been subjected to exorcisms because of her problems with affect regulation, lack of control over unaccepted sexual impulses, an...
{ "authors": [ "Lan Mi", "Hong Zhang", "Dai Zhang", "Miao Zhang" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1590/1414-431X20198823", "journal": "Braz J Med Biol Res", "journal_detail": "2019 Oct 10;52(10):e8823.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3161...
PMC6787949
This is a case report of lichen planus (LP) with multiple system involvement. A 35-year-old female patient was admitted in November 2014 with a 5-year history of painful/difficult sexual intercourse and loss of oral mucosa, and an 8-year history of focal hair loss. Earlier, the patient had been unable to adhere to cort...
{ "authors": [ "Sanem Eren Akarcan", "Neslihan Karaca", "Guzide Aksu", "Halil Bozkaya", "Mehmet Fatih Ayik", "Yasemin Ozdemir Sahan", "Mehmet Arda Kilinc", "Zafer Dokumcu", "Cenk Eraslan", "Emre Divarci", "Hudaver Alper", "Necil Kutukculer" ], "case_amount": 2, "d...
PMC5259602
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immune deficiency causing predisposition to infections with specific microorganisms, Aspergillus species and Staphylococcus aureus being the most common ones. A 16-year-old boy with a mutation in CYBB gene coding gp91phox protein (X-linked disease) developed a liver absc...
{ "authors": [ "Triptesh Raj Pandey", "Gulshan Bahadur Shrestha", "Ranju Kharel Sitaula", "Dev Narayan Shah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/2904346", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol Med", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:2904346.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "...
PMC4993919
Introduction. Orbital myiasis is the infestation of the orbital tissues by fly larvae or maggots. Compromise of periorbital tissues by malignant disease, surgery, ischemia, or infection may predispose the patient to orbital myiasis. Case Report. A 73-year-old male patient with neglected recurrent basal cell carcinoma o...
{ "authors": [ "Muhammad Babar Khan", "Muhammad Riaz", "Muhammad Ehsan Bari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/2152-7806.161785", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2015 Jul 29;6:125.", "keywords": [ "albendazole", "echinococcus", "hydatid cysts", "intracranial...
PMC4524006
Background: Multiple cerebral hydatid cysts are very rare with only a few reports in the literature detailing diagnostic workup, medical management, surgical techniques, possible complications, and outcomes. Case description: We present the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with progressively worsening headaches,...
{ "authors": [ "Torulv Holst", "Thorsten Großwendt", "Majd Makarious Laham", "Mehdy Roosta-Azad", "Afsaneh Zandi", "Markus Kamler" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/s-0038-1629898", "journal": "Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan;7(1):e7-e8.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC5839875
Endovascular stent placement for chronic postthrombotic iliofemoral venous obstructive lesions is an effective therapeutic option and might be complicated by stent migration. We report a case of a venous stent that was lost from the iliac vein into the right ventricle rescued by emergent open-heart surgery.
{ "authors": [ "Edin Begic", "Haris Bradaric", "Zijo Begic", "Amra Dobraca" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Iran J Child Neurol", "journal_detail": "2019 Winter;13(1):115-120.", "keywords": [ "lafora disease", "nhlrc1 mutation", "progressive myoclonus epilepsy" ...
PMC6296693
Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy (Lafora disease, LD) is a fatal autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder (with an onset in teenage years in previously normal adolescents). This paper represents a view of a patient diagnosed with Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy, over a course of seven years. A descript...
{ "authors": [ "Chatpong Ngamchokwathana", "Naesinee Chaiear" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231179303", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 5;11:2050313X231179303.", "keywords": [ "anaphylaxis", "healthcare worker", "latex allergy", "natu...
PMC10265348
Latex allergy is a critical occupational health problem in healthcare settings. Exposure to latex can lead to severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. However, in epidemiological studies, occupational anaphylaxis due to natural rubber latex is relatively rare. For this reason, allergic reactions from latex exp...
{ "authors": [ "Dima Ibrahim", "Helene Dabbous", "Yasmine Abi Aad", "George F Araj", "Nesrine A Rizk" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00485", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2019 Jan 9;15:e00485.", "keywords": [ "breast abscess", "brucella", "endo...
PMC6348196
Infection with Brucella spp. is endemic to the Middle East and the eastern Mediterranean basin. Brucellosis can mimic infectious and non-infectious febrile illnesses and therefore it can pose a diagnostic challenge. A wide range of deep-seated infections have been ascribed to brucellosis including breast abscesses and ...
{ "authors": [ "Elias Akiki", "Ali Ahmad", "Edward A El-Am", "Ana I Casanegra", "Kyle W Klarich", "Reto Kurmann" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1208190", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 12;10:1208190.", "keywords": [ "doac", "a...
PMC10369060
An elderly female with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung and atrial fibrillation presented with multiple embolic strokes while on anticoagulation with Apixaban. After further investigation, a TEE showed lesions of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis on the mitral valve. A decision to switch the patient to LMWH fo...
{ "authors": [ "Daniel Harlev", "Ramit Ravona-Springer", "Yonatan Nuriel", "Eyal Fruchter" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2021.572660", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2021 Jun 25;12:572660.", "keywords": [ "watchpat", "ambulatory", "major depressi...
PMC8268003
Background: Major depressive disorders are strongly correlated with alterations in sleep pattern and architecture, including changes in the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) phase. However, it is still unknown whether sleep alterations precede other depression-related symptoms, particularly in patients with recurrent depressive...
{ "authors": [ "Maria Parisi", "Efthimia Grenda", "Elpis Hatziagorou", "George Tsikopoulos", "Christophoros N Foroulis", "Vasiliki Georgopoulou", "Athanasia Anastasiou", "Eleni Tsiviki", "John Tsanakas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.01.013", "journal": "R...
PMC6350110
Background: Lipoblastoma is a rare, benign, fatty tissue tumor that occurs in infancy and early childhood. The most common tumor locations are the extremities and the torso. The location of this tumor in the chest wall and an intrathoracic extension is uncommon. Case report: We present a case of a 3-year-old boy with a...
{ "authors": [ "Evgenios Evgeniou", "Harriet Walker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Eplasty", "journal_detail": "2016 Nov 12;16:ic43.", "keywords": [ "avulsion fracture", "closed fdp rupture", "flexor tendon injury", "hand trauma", "zone i" ], "license": "CC ...
PMC5111013
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{ "authors": [ "Sarada Ganesan", "Marie Shella De Robles" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107810", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan;102:107810.", "keywords": [ "adult intussusception", "case report", "laparotomy", "target sign", "t...
PMC9719080
Introduction: Small bowel intussusception is challenging to diagnose as it does not always declare itself. There is not enough evidence in the literature regarding the management of the same. This case report investigates relevant management options to ensure appropriate and timely treatment. Presenting case: We presen...
{ "authors": [ "José Fernando Val-Bernal", "María Martino" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.47162/RJME.61.1.24", "journal": "Rom J Morphol Embryol", "journal_detail": "2020;61(1):219-226.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32747913/", "major...
PMC7728115
Clear cells in thyroid neoplasms can take two main forms: balloon-shaped and signet-ring cells. Balloon-shaped cell change in follicular adenoma is rare. A review of the literature has revealed only 20 previously published cases. We report herein a new case in the right thyroid lobe of a 45-year-old man. The clinicopat...
{ "authors": [ "Wei Yan", "Peng Li", "Cen Wu", "Chuming Zhou", "Aijun Liao", "Wei Yang", "Huihan Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2021.728561", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2021 Oct 15;8:728561.", "keywords": [ "biclonal gammopathy", ...
PMC8554224
Primary tracheobronchial light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare and heterogeneous disease characterized by the buildup of amyloid deposits in the airway mucosa. Although its treatment remains challenging, the current view is that the localized form can be treated conservatively due to its slow progression. While radiot...
{ "authors": [ "Gregory Fishberger", "Blake Bulard", "Lucian Lozonschi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/s-0043-1769007", "journal": "Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 May 22;12(1):e28-e32.", "keywords": [ "cabg", "aneurysm", "complications", "coronary ar...
PMC10202565
Background Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVPA) is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication following atrioventricular groove rupture. Case Description We present a patient with a massive LVPA involving the lateral commissure and under the mitral P3 segment following coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral v...
{ "authors": [ "Jonelle M Petscavage", "Luke J Grauke", "Michael L Richardson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2484/rcr.v5i3.427", "journal": "Radiol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015 Nov 6;5(3):427.", "keywords": [ "dish, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis" ], "license": "CC BY...
PMC4898297
Retinoic acid arthropathy typically presents in the axial skeleton as flowing ossification along the anterior longitudinal ligament and as a condition of pelvic hyperostosis. When the appendicular skeleton is involved, radiographic findings usually present late and are typically asymmetric. We present an unusual case o...
{ "authors": [ "Yoshiaki Kaneko", "Tadashi Nakajima", "Tadanobu Irie", "Masaki Ota", "Takafumi Iijima", "Masahiko Kurabayashi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1111/jce.12534", "journal": "J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan;26(1):101-3.", "keywords": [ "at...
PMC4309504
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{ "authors": [ "Yue Yang", "Fang Shen", "Xie-Pan Jing", "Nu Zhang", "Shang-Yu Xu", "Dan-Dong Li", "Ling-Li Zhou", "Guang-Hui Bai", "Huang-Yi Fang", "Zhong-Ding Zhang", "Chen Pang", "Jian Lin", "Han-Song Sheng" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2021.73...
PMC8493334
Background: GLI-Kruppel family member 3 (GLI3), a zinc finger transcription factor of the sonic hedgehog pathway, is essential for organ development. Mutations in GLI3 cause several congenital conditions, including Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS), which is characterized by polydactyly and hypothalamic hamartoma. Most pat...
{ "authors": [ "Holly Bean", "Zaw Min", "James Como", "Nitin Bhanot" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00974", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2020 Sep 28;22:e00974.", "keywords": [ "actinomycosis", "pott’s puffy tumor" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "l...
PMC7533312
Pott's puffy tumor is characterized by forehead swelling from subperiosteal abscess and frontal bone osteomyelitis. It is encountered mainly in children; rarely in adults. When it does occur in the latter population, the most common risk factors include head trauma, sinusitis, or cocaine abuse. Generally, the organisms...
{ "authors": [ "Rosani Sri Camelia Nurdin", "Sri Vitayani", "Safruddin Amin", "Dirmawati Kadir", "Widyawati Djamaluddin", "Anni Adriani" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2021.38.178.28054", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2021 Feb 16;38:178.", "keywords": [...
PMC8077640
Candidiasis is an acute or subacute fungal infection caused by fungi that belongs to candida genus, with Candida albicansbeing the most frequent causative agent. Candida kefyr is a rare cause of candidiasis which has been reported in systemic candidiasis and deep infections. However, to date, it has never been reported...
{ "authors": [ "Jeremy P Morgan", "Steven C McGraw", "Wilson T Asfora" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.4103/sni.sni_180_17", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan 10;9:3.", "keywords": [ "colloid cyst third ventricle", "stereotactic aspiration", "stereotactic ra...
PMC5778723
Background: Colloid cysts are rare benign lesions with potentially devastating results. Complications intra and posttreatment can result in high rates of recurrence. Stereotactic radiosurgery may present an attractive option for decreasing the rate of recurrence in conjunction with stereotactic aspiration. Case descrip...
{ "authors": [ "Bridget L Findlay", "Brian M Shinder", "Aisha Fatima", "Evita Sadimin", "Richard Drachtman", "Rahul R Parikh", "Eric A Singer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "J Ren Cancer", "journal_detail": "2019;2(1):15-19.", "keywords": null, "license": "auth...
PMC7034944
Primary Ewing sarcoma of the kidney is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor affecting young adults. We present the case of a 22-year-old male with primary Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (EWS/PNET) of the kidney who underwent right radical nephrectomy and adjuvant chemo-radiation.
{ "authors": [ "Rachel M Gomes", "Rajiv K Kumar", "Ashwin Desouza", "Avanish Saklani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Ann Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2014;27(3):276-279.", "keywords": [ "rectosigmoid cancer", "abdominoperineal resection", "anal fistula", ...
PMC4073032
Implantation metastasis from a colorectal cancer into a perianal fistula is very rare. Such lesions are commonly mistaken as benign perianal abscesses or fistulas and diagnosed only after pathological analysis of surgically excised fistulas. Once diagnosed, the management of this condition remains controversial. We rep...
{ "authors": [ "Filipa Moita", "Isabel Bogalho", "Helena Alaiz", "Joana Parreira", "Maria Jesus Frade", "Albertina Nunes", "Maria Gomes da Silva" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/652745", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:652745.", "keywords":...
PMC3654631
Hypereosinophilia, either clonal or reactive, has been described in association with multiple hematological malignancies. We describe a case of a patient presenting with hypereosinophilia that evolved into T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Complete remission was achieved with chemotherapy; however, hypereosinophilia recur...
{ "authors": [ "Zahra Ashena", "Thomas Hickman-Casey", "Mayank A Nanavaty" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/25158414211027705", "journal": "Ther Adv Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2021 Jul 6;13:25158414211027705.", "keywords": [ "descemet membrane", "penetrating keratoplasty", ...
PMC8264843
A 65-year-old patient with history of keratoconus, mild cataract and penetrating keratoplasty over 30 years ago developed corneal oedema subsequent of graft failure with best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of counting fingers. He underwent a successful cataract surgery combined with a 7.25 mm Descemet's Membrane Endoth...
{ "authors": [ "Mustapha Ahsaini", "Amadou Kassogue", "Mohammed Fadl Tazi", "Anas Zaougui", "Jalal Edine Elammari", "Abdelhak Khallouk", "Mohammed Jamal El Fassi", "My Hassan Farih" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2013.16.18.2505", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "jour...
PMC3909696
We present a rare case of emphysematous cystitis associated with an emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic Arab man who was admitted in a confusional state. A 60-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with confusion and hypogastric mass. The Clinical examination found comatose patient with a mass in ...
{ "authors": [ "Mónica Franco", "Vanda Nogueira" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3205/oc000039", "journal": "GMS Ophthalmol Cases", "journal_detail": "2016 Feb 16;6:Doc02.", "keywords": [ "acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis", "immune response", "syphilis" ], "licens...
PMC5015792
Purpose: We report on a case of unilateral acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis (ASPPC) with spontaneous resolution of the lesions, and discuss the role of an altered versus adequate immune response as the major pathogenic factor. Methods: We describe a case of acute loss of visual acuity (VA) in the left...
{ "authors": [ "Ayman G Elnahry", "Ahmed A Abdel-Kader", "Karim A Raafat", "Khaled Elrakhawy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/3936168", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol Med", "journal_detail": "2019 Apr 18;2019:3936168.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://...
PMC6500649
A 53-year-old female patient with center-involving diabetic macular edema affecting the left eye was imaged using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in both eyes. She underwent three monthly intravitreal bevacizumab injections in the left eye only and OCTA was repeated in both eyes one month following the ...
{ "authors": [ "Takahito Kondo", "Yukiko Sato", "Hiroko Tanaka", "Toru Sasaki", "Kazuyoshi Kawabata", "Hiroki Mitani", "Hiroyuki Yonekawa", "Hirofumi Fukushima", "Wataru Shimbashi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2017/1672919", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "jou...
PMC5259666
Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma (EHT) is an extremely rare benign tumor. EHTs are difficult to differentiate from sarcomas, especially synovial sarcomas. We encountered two cases of EHT that were referred from other hospitals because sarcoma was suspected. In these cases, fusion gene detection via polymerase chain reacti...
{ "authors": [ "Qian Li", "Qing Chen", "Ting Zhang", "Ying Xu", "Yanmin Kan", "Jing Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1124540", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Mar 9;14:1124540.", "keywords": [ "ranvier's", "autoimmune nodopathies", ...
PMC10035883
Anti-contactin-1 (CNTN1) IgG4 antibody-associated nodopathies is an autoimmune antibody-mediated peripheral neuropathy with a unique clinical presentation, pathophysiology, electrophysiology, and therapeutic response. The critical histopathological features are a dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate, a storiform pattern ...
{ "authors": [ "Nianting Tong", "Liangyu Wang", "Nan Wang", "Zhanyu Zhou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2021.691686", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2021 Jul 20;8:691686.", "keywords": [ "bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation", "case r...
PMC8329363
Background: Bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation (BDUMP) is a rare paraneoplastic intraocular syndrome that causes progressive visual loss in patients, and is associated with an underlying malignancy. Recently, the incidence of BDUMP has increased with the prolonged life expectancy of oncology patients. Ca...
{ "authors": [ "Maha Alotaibi", "Ali Aldossari", "Imran Khan", "Leena Alotaibi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2022/5498109", "journal": "Case Rep Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2022 Oct 25;2022:5498109.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.g...
PMC9626241
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SEDKF) is a rare skeletal dysplasia associated with kyphosis and low bone mineral density, significantly delayed growth, and skeletal deformities. Blood lysosomal enzyme levels have also been shown to be elevated with a delay in development. The first variant described was compound heteroz...
{ "authors": [ "Sergiu Ungureanu", "Natalia Şipitco", "Zinaida Alexa", "Veronica Gonţa", "Mariana Bujac", "Mihail Parnov", "Richarda Romanenco" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.015", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;73:141-145.", "ke...
PMC7369465
Introduction: Multiple endocrine neoplasias (MEN) are rare inherited syndromes. MEN type 2 syndromes occur in 1:30000 individuals, and are reported in approximately 500-1000 families worldwide, the most frequent being MEN 2A (80%), followed by familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (15%) and MEN 2B (5%) (Marx and Wells, ...
{ "authors": [ "Manraj Khosla", "Farhoud Khosravi", "James Cashman", "Ananya Das" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14309/crj.2017.37", "journal": "ACG Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2017 Mar 15;4:e37.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.go...
PMC5356200
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{ "authors": [ "Juraj Artner", "F Leucht", "C Schulz", "B Cakir" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2174/1874325001206010189", "journal": "Open Orthop J", "journal_detail": "2012;6:189-93.", "keywords": [ "spinal haematoma", "cumarine", "paraplegia", "sciatica", "subarachn...
PMC3358721
Spontaneous spinal haematoma is a rare cause of sciatica. We present a case of a 73 year old patient, who was admitted to our department and suffered from spontaneous sciatica over 24 hours. During the examination, the patient presented undulating symptoms of paraplegia, varying from incomplete loss of power in the lef...
{ "authors": [ "L M Saraca", "C Di Giuli", "F Sicari", "G Priante", "F Lavagna", "D Francisci" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/2683701", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2019 Oct 9;2019:2683701.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "http...
PMC6803738
We present a case of a male Italian patient of 66 years with a history of kidney transplantation in treatment with cyclosporine and methylprednisolone. He visited an ENT clinic and was diagnosed as chronic left purulent otitis media. He began at-home antibiotic therapy with poor benefit. On 09/13/18, he was admitted to...
{ "authors": [ "Yi-Liu Zhang", "Xiao-Mei Wu", "Yang Chen", "Wen-Ping Gu", "Wei Lu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2020.00763", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2020 Jul 28;11:763.", "keywords": [ "creutzfeldt-jakob disease", "prpsc", "neuroinfectiou...
PMC7399133
Background: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by the misfolded version of the cellular prion protein. Here we report four cases of sporadic CJD (sCJD) and describe the diagnostic methods available in order avoid missed or delayed recognition of CJD in China. Case ...
{ "authors": [ "Gina Samaan", "Michelle McPherson", "Johan Eidman", "Offeibea Obubah", "Jean-Pierre Baptiste", "Lianne Kuppens", "Kai Von Harbou", "Miftahul Fahmi Sembiring", "Shambhu Acharya", "Peter Graaff" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2021.831220", "jou...
PMC8804283
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted that managing health emergencies requires more than an effective health response, but that operationalizing a whole-of-society approach is challenging. The World Health Organization (WHO), as the lead agency for health within the United Nations (UN), led the UN re...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammad Vafaeeshahi", "Nazanin Azizishalbaf", "Leila Tahernia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Iran J Child Neurol", "journal_detail": "2019 Winter;13(1):107-114.", "keywords": [ "ataxia", "case report", "cerebellar", "infarction", "mri" ], ...
PMC6296698
Cerebellar acute ischemic stroke (AIS) can be a complication of minor head trauma, vertebral artery dissection, vasospasm or systemic hypoperfusion. CT scan usually is negative few hours after acute infarction. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is superior to CT scan for posterior fossa lesions and also in acute phase o...
{ "authors": [ "Evdokia Chasioti", "Mohammed Sayed", "Howard Drew" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2015/439706", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2015;2015:439706.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25632356/", "major_mesh_...
PMC4302971
The case report will present some novel techniques for using a "staged" protocol utilizing strategic periodontally involved teeth as transitional abutments in combination with CBCT guided implant surgery. Staging the case prevented premature loading of the grafted sites during the healing phase. A CBCT following a tent...
{ "authors": [ "Esra Nsour", "Ali Al Khader", "Bushra Al-Tarawneh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X20981177", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 Dec 18;8:2050313X20981177.", "keywords": [ "sarcoma", "small cell carcinoma" ], "license": "CC BY-...
PMC7750755
Small cell carcinoma is a malignant neuroendocrine tumor with aggressive clinical behavior. Histologically, the tumor is characterized by the proliferation of small, round, blue cells. Here, we present the case of a 50-year-old man with a 1-month history of enlarging chest wall mass. Microscopic examination of the lesi...
{ "authors": [ "James Williams 3rd", "Andrew Chao", "Joshua Fakess", "Adonis Imam" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101712", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Jul 30;39:101712.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed...
PMC9428849
Bordetella bronchiseptica is a veterinary pathogen that is rarely isolated in immunocompetent humans, and few cases have been recorded where alcoholism is the primary compromising factor. Furthermore, patients who contracted this pathogen have not been recorded developing a lung empyema that requires thoracic intervent...
{ "authors": [ "Venu Bhargava Mulpuri", "Prashanth Gurijala", "Bhaskar Reddy Yerolla", "Ramavath Krishna", "Ananya Pandey", "Gopinath Ramachandran" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/1677-5449.202102102", "journal": "J Vasc Bras", "journal_detail": "2022 Sep 30;21:e20210210.", "k...
PMC9536313
Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm is the most common of all the visceral artery pseudoaneurysms. Presentation is often variable and the condition demands immediate diagnosis and management because pseudoaneurysm rupture increases morbidity and mortality. It is associated with pancreatitis and other conditions like abdomina...
{ "authors": [ "Maxim Yankelevich", "Sureyya Savasan", "Igor Dolgopolov", "Roland Chu", "George Mentkevich" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/4184879", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol Med", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:4184879.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "ht...
PMC5702414
Cumulative myelosuppression is the main limiting factor for administration of repeated cycles of chemotherapy. We present a case series of five pediatric patients with high-risk solid malignancies who received small split peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) doses of less than 1 × 106/kg CD34+ cells obtained after a sing...
{ "authors": [ "Maxwell Wingelaar", "Patrick Newbury", "Nicholas S Adams", "Andrew J Livingston" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Eplasty", "journal_detail": "2016 Aug 24;16:ic37.", "keywords": [ "mayfield classifications", "carpal instability", "lunate dislocation...
PMC4997775
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{ "authors": [ "Zainab Elmahmoud", "Jillian R Gunther", "Kaitlin Christopherson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ctro.2022.10.005", "journal": "Clin Transl Radiat Oncol", "journal_detail": "2022 Oct 17;38:53-56.", "keywords": [ "alopecia", "cutaneous t cell lymphoma", "mycos...
PMC9643303
Total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT) is effective for patients with refractory or diffuse skin involvement of cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCL). A common concern for patients undergoing TSEBT is the development of alopecia. Patients are already burdened with the physical symptoms associated with their disease; ther...
{ "authors": [ "Eltaib Saad", "Lauren O'Connell", "Anne M Browne", "W Khan", "R Waldron", "K Barry", "Iqbal Z Khan" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1155/2020/6410790", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2020 Oct 19;2020:6410790.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC ...
PMC7591958
We report on a 59-year-old female with symptomatic cholelithiasis on a background of morbid obesity who underwent an elective LC with an uncomplicated intraoperative course; however, she experienced a refractory hypotension within one hour postoperatively with an acute haemoglobin drop requiring fluid resuscitation and...
{ "authors": [ "Ali Imran Amjad", "Hira Ali", "Leonard J Appleman", "Jodi Maranchie", "Stephen Jackman", "Anil Parwani", "Rajiv Dhir", "Somak Roy", "Rahul A Parikh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2014/615895", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol Med", "journal_detail": "2014...
PMC4156985
Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) is a rare but aggressive malignancy affecting young individuals with sickle cell trait. Renal medullary carcinoma commonly presents with advanced or metastatic disease and is associated with a rapidly progressive clinical course and an extremely short overall survival measured in weeks t...
{ "authors": [ "Selim Kurtoğlu", "Dilek Sarıcı", "Mustafa Ali Akın", "Ghaniya Daar", "Levent Korkmaz", "Şeyma Memur" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4274/jcrpe.v3i3.31", "journal": "J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol", "journal_detail": "2011;3(3):160-2.", "keywords": null, "license":...
PMC3184519
During pregnancy, steroids are usually used in maternal diseases such as adrenal failure or other autoimmune diseases, e.g. idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), Crohn's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, Addison's disease and hyperemesis gravidarum, HELLP syndrome. Endogenous or ...
{ "authors": [ "Clare Perkins", "Wei Jia", "James Rainsbury", "Andrew Lux" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X21993593", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2021 Mar 24;9:2050313X21993593.", "keywords": [ "otolaryngology", "botulinium", "geniospasm...
PMC8013530
Hereditary geniospasm is a rare and benign disorder that can cause distress and social embarrassment to patients. There are only a handful of possible treatment options available. Due to the rarity of the condition, practices differ across the world and the results are varied. These include beta-blockers, benzodiazepin...
{ "authors": [ "Masaki Murata", "Kohei Inui", "Moto Hasegawa", "Yohei Ikeda", "Yuki Nakagawa", "Noboru Hara", "Tsutomu Nishiyama" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/5785189", "journal": "Case Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2019 Aug 28;2019:5785189.", "keywords": null, "...
PMC6735193
A 44-year-old woman visited a hospital with microscopic hematuria in June 2009. Computed tomography showed a large bladder diverticulum at right lateral wall and urachal remnant. Cystoscopic examination showed a large diverticulum at the right lateral wall that closes to the dome. She was followed up closely without th...
{ "authors": [ "Dimitrios Xouris", "Irene Vafiadis-Zoumbulis", "Kostis Papaxoinis", "Giorgos Bamias", "George Karamanolis", "Janis Vlachogiannakos", "Spiros D Ladas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Ann Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2012;25(3):268-270.", "keyw...
PMC3959373
Strongyloides stercoralis is an endemic parasitic infection of tropical areas, but it is rare in Europe. Most infected immunocompetent patients are asymptomatic, but may present with abdominal pain and diarrhea even several years after acquiring the infection. However, in immunocompromized patients, hyperinfection synd...
{ "authors": [ "Ines Khochtali", "Nadia Hamza", "Elyes Gassab", "Asma Baba", "Maha Kacem", "Mahbouba Frih", "Sylvia Mahjoub" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2010/624152", "journal": "Int J Endocrinol", "journal_detail": "2010;2010:624152.", "keywords": null, "license": "...
PMC2939437
Thyroid disorders are commonly associated with coagulopathy. Patients with hyperthyroidism have increased risk for developing thromboembolic accidents, which are favoured by a simultaneous presence of antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome. in this paper, we describe the case of a patient with Graves' disease, who develo...
{ "authors": [ "David Corredor-Orlandelli", "Laura Valenzuela-Vallejo", "Juan Felipe Aguirre-Ruiz", "Alex Valenzuela Rincon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231180752", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 6;11:2050313X231180752.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10331202
Primary hyperparathyroidism is a disease with multisystemic and heterogeneous manifestations, characterized by underlying high parathormone concentrations. Despite neuropsychiatric involvement being one of the manifestations, psychosis is rare. This is the case of a 68-year-old female with a 10-day clinical course of a...
{ "authors": [ "Sarah G Mitchell", "Gargi D Basu", "Bree Eaton", "Laurie J Goodman", "Kelly C Goldsmith" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000530164", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Apr 20;16(1):249-255.", "keywords": [ "case report", "nrg1 fusion", ...
PMC10119779
Locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma has a poor prognosis, with long-term survival only for patients where complete surgical resection is achieved. Median overall survival with chemotherapy alone is less than 1 year. Novel strategies combining conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy followed by targeted agents can le...
{ "authors": [ "Ferit Aslan", "Fisun Ardıç Yükrük", "Fatma Buğdaycı Başal", "Ayşe Durnalı" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/2875471", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol Med", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:2875471.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm...
PMC4987474
A case of 64-year-old female patient with early stage gastric medullary carcinoma has been presented, along with a review of the literature.
{ "authors": [ "Anne-Marie Dufresne", "Rebecca Withers", "Jonathan Ramkumar", "Shawn Mackenzie", "George Melich", "Elena Vikis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.09.029", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;52:11-15.", "keywords": [ "abdomi...
PMC6175750
Introduction: Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is a valuable surgical option for removal of rectal polyps and early rectal cancers. A potential complication of this technique is abdominal entry if the lesion is located above the peritoneal reflection. We present the first case series describing the use of a...
{ "authors": [ "Lotfi B Merabet", "Kathryn J Devaney", "Corinna M Bauer", "Aparna Panja", "Gena Heidary", "David C Somers" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fnsys.2016.00013", "journal": "Front Syst Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2016 Feb 25;10:13.", "keywords": [ "cortical/c...
PMC4766290
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{ "authors": [ "A A Popoola", "K A Onawola", "M D Adesina", "I O Olaoye" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/1752-1947-2-30", "journal": "J Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2008 Jan 29;2:30.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18230150/", ...
PMC2259370
Introduction: Channeling transurethral resection of the prostate is a recognized form of adjunctive treatment in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer. Despite the fact that complications arising from the procedure have been on the decline, rare complications like intestinal obstruction may occur. Case present...
{ "authors": [ "Lila Layachi", "Marjolaine Georges", "Jésus Gonzalez-Bermejo", "Anne-Laure Brun", "Thomas Similowski", "Capucine Morélot-Panzini" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2015.03.006", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015 Apr 8;15:20-3.", "ke...
PMC4501463
Diaphragm pacing allows certain quadriplegic patients to be weaned from mechanical ventilation. Pacing failure can result from device dysfunction, neurotransmission failure, or degraded lung mechanics (such as atelectasis). We report two cases where progressive pacing failure was attributed to deteriorated chest wall m...
{ "authors": [ "Ercan Gündüz", "Recep Dursun", "Mustafa İçer", "Yılmaz Zengin", "Cahfer Güloğlu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2015/729510", "journal": "Case Rep Gastrointest Med", "journal_detail": "2015;2015:729510.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://...
PMC4352736
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a condition characterised by the activation of the normally inactive digestive enzymes due to an etiological factor and digestion of the pancreatic tissues, resulting in extensive inflammation and leading to local, regional, and systemic complications in the organism. It may vary from the mil...
{ "authors": [ "Tina Bregant", "Milica Klopcic Spevak" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/5053825", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2018 Aug 29;2018:5053825.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30228818/", "major_mesh_terms": ...
PMC6136482
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an umbrella term for a group of heritable soft connective tissue disorders which is characterized by joint hypermobility, skin texture and elasticity abnormalities, and visceral and vascular fragility or dysfunctions. As the syndrome is rare, it is often underdiagnosed. Patients usually presen...
{ "authors": [ "Tara Gill", "Mariaelana Brenner", "Janine Beatrice Borja", "Sarah Linder", "Saagar Pamulapati", "Prasad Kilaru", "Vibhav Bansal", "Roy El Koussa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096221089496", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journa...
PMC9036379
Cocaine use has been individually linked to both carotid and coronary artery dissections. However, their simultaneous occurrence has not been previously reported. A 30-year-old man who suffered an acute ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction secondary to acute carotid and coronary artery dissections, respectively, 1...
{ "authors": [ "Marc Saad", "Magda Daoud", "Patricia Nasr", "Rafeel Syed", "Suzanne El-Sayegh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IJNRD.S84061", "journal": "Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis", "journal_detail": "2015 Aug 5;8:77-81.", "keywords": [ "acute kidney injury", "alveolar he...
PMC4531034
Over the last decades, post-infectious glomerulonephritis underwent major changes in its epidemiology, pathophysiology, and outcomes. We are reporting a case of IgA-dominant post-infectious glomerulonephritis (IgA-PIGN) presenting as a fatal pulmonary-renal syndrome. An 86-year-old Filipino man presented with worsening...
{ "authors": [ "Ganesh Kasinathan", "Jameela Sathar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X20926076", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 Jun 2;8:2050313X20926076.", "keywords": [ "acute promyelocytic leukaemia", "arsenic trioxide", "faggot cells", "...
PMC7268156
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia consists of 7%-8% of cases of acute myeloid leukaemia. Extramedullary manifestations are rare and show distinct biological features. We describe a 22-year-old female of Malay ethnicity who presented with fever and a left axillary swelling for a week. The peripheral blood smear showed abnor...
{ "authors": [ "Shintaro Sukegawa", "Hidenobu Matsuzaki", "Naoki Katase", "Takahiro Kanno", "Toshiko Mandai", "Yuka Takahashi", "Jun-Ichi Asaumi", "Yoshihiko Furuki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3892/ol.2014.2644", "journal": "Oncol Lett", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan;9(1):...
PMC4246683
Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma (PIOSCC) is a rare type of odontogenic carcinoma arising from the jawbone. Odontogenic cysts are true cysts that arise from the dental epithelium, which is associated with tooth formation. The epithelial lining of odontogenic cysts has the potential to transform into various...
{ "authors": [ "I Ranathunga", "L S Kannangara", "K A S Bandara", "S B Gunatilake" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/9782892", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2019 Aug 18;2019:9782892.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm...
PMC6721507
Dengue fever caused by dengue virus is a common tropical infection transmitted by the mosquitos Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Four strains of the genus flavivirus is responsible for the epidemics of varying severity. Hepatitis A caused by hepatitis A virus is spread by faecal-oral route. The culprit virus is a he...
{ "authors": [ "Sukhdeep Singh Jhawar", "Trimurti Nadkarni" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/1793-5482.151530", "journal": "Asian J Neurosurg", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan-Mar;10(1):60.", "keywords": [ "central neurocytoma", "intraventricular tumors", "panventricular", "transca...
PMC4352650
Central neurocytomas are intraventricular benign neoplasms located within the lateral ventricle adjacent to foramen of Monro. A rare case of a central neurocytoma extending throughout the entire ventricular system at the time of presentation is reported. The clinical course of this tumor in a 25-year-old male and its m...
{ "authors": [ "Lucrecia Aline Cabral Formigosa", "Luciana Ferreira Dos Santos", "Jaqueline Dantas Neres Martins", "Bianca Silva de Brito", "Hemilly Vasconcelos de Miranda Silva", "Ricardo Luiz Saldanha da Silva", "Josinete da Conceição Barros do Carmo", "Samara Machado Castilho" ], ...
PMC10310325
Background: Primary cardiac cancer is a rare event with various clinical presentations and often causes unexpected symptoms or sudden death. Case reports with this diagnosis are scarce. Case presentation: We present an unusual manifestation of leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium in a female patient, 33 years old. Present...
{ "authors": [ "Manisha Goyal", "Ashok Gupta", "Manish Sharma", "Priyanshu Mathur", "Naresh Bansal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/3495910", "journal": "Case Rep Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:3495910.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubm...
PMC5143702
Epilepsy is a common disorder and exposure to antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy increases the risk of teratogenicity. Older AEDs such as valproate and phenobarbital are associated with a higher risk of major malformations in the fetus than newer AEDs like lamotrigine and levetiracetam. Exposure to valproic acid duri...