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{ "authors": [ "Alina Basnet", "Aakriti Pandita", "Joseph Fullmer", "Abirami Sivapiragasam" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/4276435", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol Med", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:4276435.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nl...
PMC5660805
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common malignant neoplasm of the thyroid. Majority of the PTC carries an excellent prognosis. However, patients with tall cell variant (TCV) of papillary thyroid carcinoma have a worse prognosis than those with the classic variant. On the other hand, squamous cell carcinoma...
{ "authors": [ "Paul M J Clement", "Benoit Beuselinck", "Karen Van Beek", "P Georgette Mertens", "Paul Cornelissen", "Johan Menten" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000349917", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2013 Mar 29;6(1):169-73.", "keywords": [ "cancer ...
PMC3636962
Pain is a prevalent condition in patients with cancer, particularly in advanced stages of cancer. Although strong opioids are the mainstay of cancer pain management protocols, patients are often undertreated. Transdermal buprenorphine is currently available for the treatment of moderate to severe cancer pain and severe...
{ "authors": [ "Zoltán Lantos", "Judit Simon" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1186/s40985-018-0105-8", "journal": "Public Health Rev", "journal_detail": "2018 Oct 1;39:29.", "keywords": [ "co-creation", "health experience", "medication management", "person-centeredness", "value...
PMC6166292
Background: Network society is creating new opportunities for value generation in all areas of our lives: new collaborative methods and tools are increasingly available for use by closely connected individuals and organizations. The stakeholders of the health ecosystem are potential winners of this networking process a...
{ "authors": [ "Shin-Hee Kim", "Minsung Kim", "Jisook Yim", "Myungshin Kim", "Dae-Hyun Jang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2021.650920", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2021 Jun 23;9:650920.", "keywords": [ "pik3r1 gene", "short syndrome", "dysmor...
PMC8261148
SHORT syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by multiple congenital defects and is historically defined by its acronym: short stature, hyperextensibility of joints and/or inguinal hernia, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly, and teething delay. Herein, we report a male infant with SHORT syndrome who...
{ "authors": [ "Carola Maraboto", "Florentino Lupercio", "Ileana L Piña" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/4541587", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:4541587.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28337347/", "...
PMC5346396
The development of cardiac complications during or after endoscopic procedures is rare. However, mortality from myocardial ischemia, particularly in the elderly population, is elevated. We illustrate the rare case of a 79-year-old man with multiple cardiovascular risk factors who developed a non-ST elevation myocardial...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammad M Al-Qattan", "Maha Arafah", "Felwa Al-Marshad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.08.007", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017;39:84-87.", "keywords": [ "angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia", "artery", "classifi...
PMC5565780
Introduction: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare benign reactive inflammatory lesion. The usual presentation is a single or multiple skin nodules of the head and neck. Involvement of the hand is very rare and there have been no comprehensive reviews on ALHE of the upper limb. In this paper, we...
{ "authors": [ "Pelluru Pavan Kumar", "Alugolu Rajesh", "Rukmini Mrudula Kandadai", "Aniruddh Kumar Purohit", "Challa Sundaram" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/1793-5482.145187", "journal": "Asian J Neurosurg", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan-Mar;12(1):69-71.", "keywords": [ "mimi...
PMC5379810
Isolated angitis of the central nervous system (IACNS)/primary angitis of central nervous system vasculitis (PACNS) is an uncommon vascular disease, sparingly presenting as an isolated inflammatory lesion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The disease usually manifests as a long-drawn and progressive ischemic event. ...
{ "authors": [ "Evyn Arnfield", "Hemant Bhardwaj", "Nicholas Brown", "Michael Handy", "Perry Cleland" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1259/bjrcr.20150283", "journal": "BJR Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan 19;2(1):20150283.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "http...
PMC6195925
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an oxidizing agent found in many household products. It is a clear liquid at room temperature, allowing it to be mistaken for water if unlabelled. Ingestion of H2O2 can have serious sequelae even in low volumes and concentrations.We present a case study of H2O2 poisoning and discuss the pert...
{ "authors": [ "Vincenzo Vento", "Andrea Benedetto Galosi", "Andrea Ranghino", "Luca Montecchiani", "Luca Felici", "Silvia Loggi", "Elisabetta Cerutti", "Giulio Milanese", "Carmine Franzese", "Daniele Castellani", "Emanuele Gatta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/...
PMC9595573
Background: Giant angiomyolipoma is usually associated with genetic syndromes and complications (spontaneous rupture and bleeding, hematuria, hypertension) and mass-related symptoms (flank and abdominal pain). Case presentation: We present a case of a 20-year-old woman suffering from tuberous sclerosis who was referred...
{ "authors": [ "Chaima Khalifa", "Adel Bouguezzi", "Sameh Sioud", "Hajer Hentati", "Jamil Selmi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X211063135", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2021 Dec 2;9:2050313X211063135.", "keywords": [ "epulis fissuratum", ...
PMC8647225
The purpose of this article is to present a case demonstrating the treatment of epulis fissuratum due to a poorly adapted prosthesis using a single surgical procedure involving conventional excision and free gingival graft. We, herein, present a case involving a 58-year-old patient with epulis fissuratum. Treatment of ...
{ "authors": [ "Vamsi Krishna Ch", "K Mahendranadh Reddy", "Nidhi Gupta", "Y Mahadev Shastry", "N Chandra Sekhar", "Venkat Aditya", "G V K Mohan Reddy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/275047", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:275047.", "keyword...
PMC3741938
Impression making is not only important but is also the most significant step in the fabrication of any fixed or removable prosthesis. Proper impression making may be hindered by certain pathologic conditions. Reduced mouth opening is one of the common mechanical obstructions for proper orientation of the impression tr...
{ "authors": [ "Vijay Reddy Venumuddala", "M Sridhar", "M Rajasekaran", "Saravanan Poorni", "Gnanaprakasam Senthilkumaran" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2012/458079", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2012;2012:458079.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "li...
PMC3362822
The knowledge of variations in root canal morphology is critical for a successful endodontic treatment. This article presents the endodontic management of a unique case of mandibular molar with middle distal canal which is quite uncommon.
{ "authors": [ "Mohamed K M Shakir", "Andrea N Snitchler", "Nicole O Vietor", "Vinh Q Mai", "Thanh D Hoang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.aace.2020.11.004", "journal": "AACE Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 Dec 28;7(1):26-28.", "keywords": [ "fsh, follicle-stimulati...
PMC7924158
Objective: To evaluate a rare case of a postmenopausal woman with hirsutism and virilization due to Leydig cell tumors (LCTs) of both ovaries. Methods: In this challenging case, the diagnostic studies included the detection of total/free testosterone, hemoglobin, and estradiol levels; adrenal computed tomography; and p...
{ "authors": [ "Sheng Cheng", "Yun Yang", "Junxian Yu", "Wei Chen", "Xingang Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JIR.S405023", "journal": "J Inflamm Res", "journal_detail": "2023 Apr 18;16:1727-1731.", "keywords": [ "anti-programmed cell death blockade", "camrelizumab", ...
PMC10122477
In recent years, immunotherapy has become a major research focus in the field of cancer treatment. Because of its good efficacy and lasting immune response, immune checkpoint inhibitors have benefited the long-term survival of many types of cancer patients. However, overactivation of the immune system may attack normal...
{ "authors": [ "Vítor Fagundes", "Mari Mesquita" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2019_001311", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2019 Dec 4;6(12):001311.", "keywords": [ "atrial fibrillation", "dabigatran", "fast reversal", "idarucizumab", "urgent...
PMC6936929
Introduction: Idarucizumab is available for immediate reversal of dabigatran-induced anticoagulation in life-threatening bleeding or urgent surgery in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (nvAF). Case description: We report a case of an 85-year-old female treated with dabigatran for nvAF, submitted to two fas...
{ "authors": [ "Svsg Nirmala", "Niraj Gokhale", "N Sivakumar", "Md Akhil Quadar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1188", "journal": "Int J Clin Pediatr Dent", "journal_detail": "2013 Jan;6(1):55-7.", "keywords": [ "agenesis", "nonsyndromic", "oligodontia",...
PMC4034630
Agenesis of multiple primary teeth is rare. A 6-year-old girl visited our department, in the absence of any other systemic abnormalities, on clinical and radiographic evaluation, it was revealed that she had only 6 primary teeth in her mouth. Maxillary and mandibular removable partial dentures were fabricated for prost...
{ "authors": [ "R Banka", "Z Udwadia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0022-3859.194227", "journal": "J Postgrad Med", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan-Mar;63(1):55-57.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27853046/", "major_mesh_terms": [ ...
PMC5394822
Imatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and has rarely been reported to cause pleural effusion. We report the case of an 88-year-old male, known case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor on treatment with imatinib, who presented with a 2-week history of cough and dyspnea. He was diagnosed to have a right-sided pleural eff...
{ "authors": [ "Chengxu Sui", "Jie Wu", "Dan Mei", "Evenki Pan", "Peng Yang", "Tingting Wu", "Yutong Ma", "Qiuxiang Ou", "Lei Song" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2022.797275", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2022 Jul 28;12:797275.", "keywords": ...
PMC9366196
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are extremely rare mesenchymal neoplasms for which the uterus is the most common site. The prognosis of malignant PEComa is poor as it is characterized by resistance to classical chemotherapies. Both mTOR inhibitors and VEGFR inhibitors exhibited clinical utility in treati...
{ "authors": [ "A R Dehghani", "A Masjedi", "F Fazel", "H Ghanbari", "M Akhlaghi", "N Karbasi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000323449", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2011 Jan 7;2(1):10-4.", "keywords": [ "endophthalmitis", "klebsiella pneumoni...
PMC3082492
Purpose: To report the first case of endogenous Klebsiella endophthalmitis associated with liver abscess in Iran. Case report: A 79-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to severe pain and visual loss in the left eye. On physical examination, conjunctival hyperemia, corneal edema, hypopyon and severe vitreous c...
{ "authors": [ "Hairun Zuo", "Chengyi Xu", "Li Wang", "Chengwei Liu", "Li Liu", "Xi Su" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1167698", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 May 22;10:1167698.", "keywords": [ "anomalous aortic origin of a coronary ...
PMC10239888
Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) is a congenital malformation of the coronary arteries that includes several subtypes. It is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young people, especially in competitive athletes. An accurate diagnosis and identification of high-risk patients with AAOCA for refe...
{ "authors": [ "Satoru Yabuno", "Masatoshi Yunoki", "Takahiro Kanda", "Atsushi Matsumoto", "Koji Hirashita", "Kimihiro Yoshino" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2018-0147", "journal": "NMC Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2018 Dec 18;6(1):29-34.", "keywords": [ "lu...
PMC6350032
Lumbar spondylolysis is commonly recognized at a single-level of the lumbar spine and frequently affects the L5 pars interarticularis unilaterally or bilaterally. Some reports have described multiple-level spondylolysis, most cases of which occur at consecutive lumbar segments. We herein present a rare case of lumbar s...
{ "authors": [ "Matthias Sperl", "Michael Novak", "Daniela Sperl", "Martin Svehlik", "Georg Singer", "Tanja Kraus" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/6573271", "journal": "Case Rep Orthop", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:6573271.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "li...
PMC5412139
The incidence of osteomyelitis constantly declines. While the disease most commonly affects the long bones, involvement of the patella is rarely seen. Due to this rarity and the variable clinical presentation, diagnosis is often delayed. The present case report describes a 10-year-old female patient with a delayed diag...
{ "authors": [ "Shushant K Garg", "Sanjay Bansal", "R Kumar Shireen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0976-237X.79315", "journal": "Contemp Clin Dent", "journal_detail": "2011 Jan;2(1):34-6.", "keywords": [ "impression making", "maxillectomy", "microstomia", "obturator" ]...
PMC3220173
The provision of a satisfactory denture in case of reduced stomal inlet has always been a trouble for the patient and a challenge to the prosthodontist. Fabrication of complete and removable partial denture prosthesis requires accurate diagnostic impression and diagnostic casts for the development of custom trays and f...
{ "authors": [ "Jacques Mansourati", "Mélanie Heurteau", "Jérôme Abaléa" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1186/1752-1947-8-27", "journal": "J Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2014 Jan 27;8:27.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24467718/", "m...
PMC3917412
Introduction: The SonR signal has been shown to reflect cardiac contractility. It is recorded with an atrial lead connected to a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator. For the first time, clinical evidence on the use of the SonR signal in the monitoring of the clinical status of heart failure patients implant...
{ "authors": [ "Carolina Mensi", "Carolina Zellino", "Marco Polonioli", "Barbara Dallari", "Angela Cecilia Pesatori", "Luciano Riboldi", "Dario Consonni" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1002/1348-9585.12250", "journal": "J Occup Health", "journal_detail": "2021 Jan;63(1):e12250."...
PMC8344853
Objectives: To describe an unusual occupational asbestos exposure in a patient with mesothelioma. Methods: Since 2000, the Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry (LMR) collects cases of malignant mesothelioma (MM) occurring among people residing in the Lombardy Region, North-West Italy, with a population of 10 million inhabita...
{ "authors": [ "Jae Wook Lee", "Jeonghwan Lee", "Nam Ju Heo", "Hae Il Cheong", "Jin Suk Han" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3346/jkms.2016.31.1.47", "journal": "J Korean Med Sci", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan;31(1):47-54.", "keywords": [ "bartter syndrome", "clcnkb", "gitel...
PMC4712579
Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is caused by loss-of-function mutations in SLC12A3 and characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypocalciuria, and hypomagnesemia. Long-term prognosis and the role of gene diagnosis in GS are still unclear. To investigate genotype-phenotype correlation in GS and Gitelman-like syndrome,...
{ "authors": [ "Chee Kiang Tay", "Yuen Li Ng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2014.12.003", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2014 Dec 18;14:30-3.", "keywords": [ "cystic lung diseases", "giant bullous emphysema", "radiology" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-N...
PMC4356045
We describe a case of a young man presenting with exertional dyspnea. His chest radiograph showed hyperlucency in his left lung, and he was subsequently diagnosed to have giant bullous emphysema. An approach to lesions of decreased attenuation on computed tomography of the chest, with a focus on cystic lung diseases is...
{ "authors": [ "Pinar Yazici", "Cemal Kaya", "Gurhan Isil", "Emre Bozkurt", "Mehmet Mihmanli" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.03.016", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015;10:88-90.", "keywords": [ "d2 lymphadenectomy", "gastrectomy for ca...
PMC4429945
Introduction: The dissection of splenic hilar lymph nodes in gastric cancer surgery is indispensable for treating gastric cancers located in the proximal third of the stomach. Splenic vascular injury is a matter of debate resulting on time or delayed splenectomy. We aimed to share our experience and plausible mechanism...
{ "authors": [ "Yuqing Zhang", "Ya Gao", "Chengcheng Zhan", "Tianbao Liu", "Xueming Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyg.2022.904298", "journal": "Front Psychol", "journal_detail": "2022 Jul 5;13:904298.", "keywords": [ "emotional cognition", "extra-household life", ...
PMC9296829
The education level and social participation of contemporary Chinese women have reached their historical peak; work is fast becoming the dominant theme of their lives. However, influenced by traditional attitudes, women are still expected to undertake the main family care tasks, thus, facing dual constraints of family ...
{ "authors": [ "Maria Vergoulidou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/1177271917695237", "journal": "Biomark Insights", "journal_detail": "2017 Mar 16;12:1177271917695237.", "keywords": [ "leptomeningeal carcinomatosis", "gastric cancer", "neoplastic meningitis" ], "license": "CC BY-...
PMC5391981
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a rare and mainly secondary site of metastasis in solid tumors. In gastric cancer (GC), it is associated with a devastating prognosis, lacking an efficient and standardized treatment approach. We report a case of primary manifestation of LC due to metastatic GC with rapid deteriora...
{ "authors": [ "Xin Tian", "Qian Wang", "Weisong Cai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OTT.S259587", "journal": "Onco Targets Ther", "journal_detail": "2020 Aug 25;13:8557-8565.", "keywords": [ "myh", "colorectal cancer", "gene mutations", "heredity", "pediatric" ], ...
PMC7457591
Colorectal cancer is a rare pediatric tumor. Pediatric patients with colorectal cancer present with more aggressive tumor biology and at later stages of the disease, higher proportions of signet ring and mucinous histology, and less differentiation. The effective treatment is same as that received by adults. The overal...
{ "authors": [ "Larissa Eckl", "Markus Scheibel" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1007/s00402-022-04341-4", "journal": "Arch Orthop Trauma Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan;143(1):423-428.", "keywords": [ "acromion", "arthroscopy", "case report", "double-button fixation", "shou...
PMC9886621
Case: We present the case of a symptomatic os acromiale in a 51-year-old female patient. Arthroscopy-assisted treatment was performed using a double-button fixation system and additional suture cerclage. The patient presented with complete radiographic bone union, pain relief, improved range of motion and did not requi...
{ "authors": [ "Yi Kyung Kim", "Hyung-Jin Kim", "Kyung In Woo", "Yoon-Duck Kim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3348/kjr.2013.14.1.122", "journal": "Korean J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2013 Jan-Feb;14(1):122-5.", "keywords": [ "lymphoma", "orbit, mr", "orbit, neoplasms", "...
PMC3542295
We report a case of intraocular lymphoma in a 65-year-old man, 15 months after cardiac transplantation. On Magnetic Resonance (MR) images, the iris and the anterior chamber of the right eye were found to be involved with an enhancing soft-tissue lesion. To our knowledge, this is the first case of post-transplantation i...
{ "authors": [ "Shyamal Saujani", "Safi Rahman", "Bruce Fox" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1259/bjrcr.20160133", "journal": "BJR Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017 Mar 30;3(3):20160133.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30363244/", "major_...
PMC6159189
Hepatic herniation is a rare clinical condition. Most commonly it is associated with congenital diaphragmatic herniation or acquired through blunt diaphragmatic trauma. We present a case of a right hepatic lobe incisional hernia in a 75-year-old female who underwent partial right-sided nephrectomy 52 years previously. ...
{ "authors": [ "Salim M Sloma Tabook", "Hazem M Abdel Tawab", "Naveen Kumar Gopal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2015/305494", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "journal_detail": "2015;2015:305494.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/259...
PMC4413512
Introduction. Congenital cholesteatoma is a pearly white mass that rarely originates from the mastoid process. Case Report. A 21-year-old male patient presented to our department with severe right mastoid pain and postauricular fluctuant swelling for 23 days. There was no preceding history of ear complaints and examina...
{ "authors": [ "Hazem A Hazem", "Tarek A Shazly" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.2147/OAEM.S19235", "journal": "Open Access Emerg Med", "journal_detail": "2011 May 13;3:33-7.", "keywords": [ "laser surgery", "proliferative diabetic retinopathy", "retinal hemorrhage", "vitreous hemo...
PMC4753965
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the benefits of Nd:YAG laser posterior hyaloidotomy as a method allowing rapid drainage of subhyaloid hemorrhage into the vitreous gel. Design: Nonrandomized, prospective, interventional, controlled case series. Methods: Nd:YAG laser posterior hyaloidotomy was performed in four eye...
{ "authors": [ "Alexandros Makis", "Zoi Kanta", "Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos", "Nikoloaos Chaliasos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/8471073", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2018 Aug 26;2018:8471073.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pub...
PMC6129358
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a relatively uncommon hematological entity in children and sometimes is characterized by a severe course requiring more than one line course therapy. Treatment decisions depend on the severity and chronicity of the anemia and the characteristics of the autoantibodies. Immunosuppres...
{ "authors": [ "Yun Wu", "Tiange Chen", "Meng Yuan", "Juma Magogo Mzimbiri", "Ziyuan Liu", "Yilei Chen", "Xiangying Luo", "Fenghua Chen", "Jinfang Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2020.591431", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2020 Nov 12;11:59...
PMC7689382
Orbitocranial penetrating injury (OPI) with multiple vascular invasions is a rare occurrence. To our knowledge, experience with its clinical treatment is rather limited, especially for infants. This case report describes an infant who fell from a 0.5 m high bed and landed on a toy with a keen-edged plastic rod. The fra...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammad A Tahririan", "Alireza Moghtaderi", "Farzaneh Aran" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/2277-9175.100151", "journal": "Adv Biomed Res", "journal_detail": "2012;1:46.", "keywords": [ "carpal tunnel syndrome", "median nerve", "nerve conduction studies", ...
PMC3544123
Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most frequent compressive mononeuropathy, affecting mostly females. Few studies have been performed to assess the electrophysiological parameters before and after carpal tunnel release. The purpose of our study was to evaluate these changes postoperatively and in the cour...
{ "authors": [ "Nitin Sinha", "Sahil Sareen", "Ashwini Kumar Malhotra", "Sanchit Singh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ijstd.IJSTD_112_16", "journal": "Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS", "journal_detail": "2020 Jan-Jun;41(1):108-110.", "keywords": [ "human immunodeficiency virus", ...
PMC7529156
Here, we present a case of pyrexia with altered sensorium in a young healthy male individual. On evaluation, he was detected to have human immunodeficiency virus infection with low CD4. He had no opportunistic infection or any other acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining illnesses although his magnetic resonance i...
{ "authors": [ "Ania Carsin", "Mélisande Baravalle-Einaudi", "Jean-Christophe Dubus" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.09.011", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017 Sep 29;22:266-267.", "keywords": [ "child", "domestic injury", "foreign body aspi...
PMC5633253
We report the case of a 14-month-old girl suffering from cough and wheeze around Christmas. She was treated with anti-asthmatic drugs with no success, and 3 weeks later a chest X-ray revealed a LED bulb in the left main bronchus. This LED bulb came from a Christmas light garland decorating the Christmas tree. We discus...
{ "authors": [ "Takashi Chiba", "Katsunori Iijima", "Tomoyuki Koike", "Kaname Uno", "Naoki Asano", "Tooru Shimosegawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000336846", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan;6(1):103-10.", "keywords": [ "anti-fungal the...
PMC3355650
Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis (EIPD) is a rare disease of unknown etiology that displays multiple pseudodiverticula radiologically, leading to benign esophageal stricture. Dysphagia, which sometimes slowly progresses, is the main symptom in the majority of cases. We here report a 59-year-old male EIPD pati...
{ "authors": [ "Carlos Hirokatsu Watanabe Silva", "Oliver Rojas Claros", "Isaac Amselem", "Newton Soares Sá", "Oscar Eduardo Hidetoshi Fugita" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4322/acr.2012.009", "journal": "Autops Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2012 Mar 30;2(1):55-61.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC6735638
Sarcoma of the prostate and sarcomatoid carcinoma of the prostate are rare conditions, both characterized by a poor prognosis. Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the prostate typically arises from the evolution of an underlying adenocarcinoma, occasionally featuring heterologous elements, bulky disease being possible but rare. I...
{ "authors": [ "Zubair Ahammad", "Jason Milton", "Kailash Narayan", "Victor Awuor" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sni.sni_250_18", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2018 Nov 2;9:225.", "keywords": [ "ankylosing spondylitis", "cervical", "navigation", "s...
PMC6238326
Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a seronegative spondyloarthropathy within the spectrum of rheumatologic diseases. The systemic inflammation that characterizes AS leads to bone resorption and reformation. Pathologic remodeling may include kyphosis, osteoporosis, and multi-segment auto-fusion. Cervical fractur...
{ "authors": [ "Alba Farré Mariné", "Martí Pumarola", "Alejandro Luján Feliu-Pascual" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/20551169221098940", "journal": "JFMS Open Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Jun 7;8(1):20551169221098940.", "keywords": [ "3d reconstruction", "meningoencephalocoele",...
PMC9178977
Case summary: A 6-week-old entire female domestic shorthair cat was presented for evaluation of a soft bulge and a palpable skull defect on the forehead, present since adoption a few days earlier. The neurological examination revealed an absent menace response bilaterally and apparent blindness, localising the lesion t...
{ "authors": [ "Tushar Narayan Rathod", "Ashwin Hemant Sathe", "Nandan Amrit Marathe", "Abhinav Jogani", "Abhinandan Reddy Mallepally", "Chetan Shende" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_773_2020", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2020 Dec 29;11:471.", "keywo...
PMC7827302
Background: Often, the cause of bony torticollis is difficult to determine, especially in cases of multiple craniovertebral junction anomalies. Case description: We report a rare case of a dysplastic C1 vertebra (assimilation to the right occiput and C2, a nonseparated left odontoid, and discontinuity in both anterior ...
{ "authors": [ "Amal Fekkar", "Hafsa Elouazzani", "Ahmed Jahid", "Kaoutar Znati", "Fouad Zouaidia", "Zakia Bernoussi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/6637533", "journal": "Case Rep Pathol", "journal_detail": "2021 May 12;2021:6637533.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC ...
PMC8133846
Primary leiomyosarcomas (LMS) of vascular origin are rare tumors, and more than half of the cases arise in the inferior vena cava (IVC). Primary LMS of the renal vein are extremely rare tumors with only a few cases reported in the literature. Their diagnosis is made only by pathological features. Histologically, they a...
{ "authors": [ "Sol Lee", "Ron P Gallemore" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S282118", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2021 Jul 24;14:493-496.", "keywords": [ "nsaid", "dome-shaped maculopathy", "macular hole surgery", "serous retinal detachment", ...
PMC8318713
Purpose: To present a successful case of macular hole surgery in a patient with dome-shaped maculopathy (DSM). Observations: Patient with DSM had successful closure of a full-thickness macular hole with surgery. There was persistent subretinal fluid after the surgery, which showed some response to a combination of a di...
{ "authors": [ "Xi Bao Mao", "Nan Li", "Zao Sheng Huang", "Chen Min Ding", "Wen Jun Bao", "Jing Fan", "Hai Long Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IJGM.S287115", "journal": "Int J Gen Med", "journal_detail": "2020 Dec 2;13:1335-1339.", "keywords": [ "18f-fdg pet/ct im...
PMC7719304
The special location of abdominal tuberculosis makes it difficult for biopsy, while its clinical and imaging characteristics make it indistinguishable from tumors. Here, we report a female patient that was initially misdiagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but eventually correctly diagnosed with tuberculosis in the celiac ...
{ "authors": [ "Stephanie Noviello", "Richard Gallo", "Molly Kelly", "Ronald J Limberger", "Karen DeAngelis", "Louise Cain", "Barbara Wallace", "Nellie Dumas" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3201/eid1010.040076", "journal": "Emerg Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2004 Oct;10(1...
PMC3323255
We report two laboratory-acquired Brucella melitensis infections that were shown to be epidemiologically related. Blood culture isolates were initially misidentified because of variable Gram stain results, which led to misdiagnoses and subsequent laboratory exposures. Notifying laboratory personnel who unknowingly proc...
{ "authors": [ "Tsering Gyalpo Lama Tamang", "Marina Shuster", "Abhinav B Chandra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4137/CCRep.S38384", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016 Apr 10;9:31-3.", "keywords": [ "extraosseous", "hepatic", "osteosarcoma" ], "l...
PMC4827792
Introduction: Extraosseous osteosarcomas are rare, accounting for approximately 4% of all osteosarcomas. A literature review yields very few cases of osteosarcoma primarily arising from the hepatic parenchyma. Case report: This report describes a case of a man in his 50s with a history of hepatitis C and cirrhosis who ...
{ "authors": [ "Samar Alharbi", "Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/1179544120967374", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord", "journal_detail": "2020 Oct 26;13:1179544120967374.", "keywords": [ "systemic lupus erythematosus", "hypocomplemen...
PMC7594233
Urticarial vasculitis is an eruption of erythematous wheals that clinically resemble urticaria but histologically show changes of leukocytoklastic vasculitis. In association with connective tissue disease it is most commonly seen complicating Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) and, less often, Sjogren's syndrome. Here, ...
{ "authors": [ "Hendra Gunawan", "Yogi Faldian", "Reti Hindritiani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S368213", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2022 May 31;15:263-268.", "keywords": [ "erythema nodosum leprosum", "minocycline", "pustular enl" ], "li...
PMC9167051
Introduction: Pustular erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is an atypical manifestation associated with chronic ENL. The use of corticosteroid alone might not be sufficient for this condition, and addition of another anti-inflammatory drug is often necessary. Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic with anti-neutrophilic ...
{ "authors": [ "Takeshi Wada", "Katsutoshi Takayama", "Kaoru Myouchin", "Keisuke Oshima", "Toshihiro Tanaka", "Kimihiko Kichikawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5797/jnet.cr.2022-0054", "journal": "J Neuroendovasc Ther", "journal_detail": "2023;17(1):32-36.", "keywords": [ "c...
PMC10370511
Objective: Plaque protrusion (PP) during carotid artery stenting (CAS) is considered to be associated with periprocedural ischemic stroke. A new double-layer micromesh stent, the CASPER stent (CS), was approved for use in Japan in 2020. The expectation is that this micromesh stent system will reduce the risk of PP, but...
{ "authors": [ "Gabriele Bocchialini", "Andrea Bolzoni Villaret", "Stefano Negrini", "Andrea Tironi", "Luana Salvagni", "Andrea Castellani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.06.013", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;49:70-73.", "keywords": [...
PMC6039891
Introduction: Osteomas are slow-growing benign tumours composed of mature compact or cancellous bone and are seen in facial bones but uncommonly in the mandible; cases that arise in the notch region are rarely reported in the literature. Presentation of case: This article presents a 37-year-old woman with no preauricul...
{ "authors": [ "Abdelrhman Abo-Zed", "Tung Phan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00944", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2020 Sep 5;22:e00944.", "keywords": [ "aspergillus niger", "otomycosis", "tympanic membrane perforation", "tympanoplasty" ], "lice...
PMC7490717
Aspergillus niger is one of more than 340 different species belonging to the filamentous fungal genus Aspergillus. Aspergillosis can present with a wide range of clinical syndromes, and it results in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Here we described a rare case of the left central tympanic membrane perfo...
{ "authors": [ "Wenting Wang", "Guang Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OTT.S275340", "journal": "Onco Targets Ther", "journal_detail": "2020 Nov 19;13:11947-11955.", "keywords": [ "hepatoid adenocarcinoma", "lung", "prognosis", "radiotherapy" ], "license": "CC BY-NC", ...
PMC7682605
Hepatoid adenocarcinoma is defined as an extrahepatic adenocarcinoma with hepatocyte differentiation, characterized by high malignancy and poor prognosis. Herein, we report the diagnosis, treatment and survival of a patient with pulmonary hepatoid adenocarcinoma who had received radiotherapy only. The patient was a 41-...
{ "authors": [ "Natalya Kozlova", "Gregg M Lanier", "George Kleinman", "Oleg Epelbaum" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101532", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2021 Oct 22;34:101532.", "keywords": [ "amiodarone", "heart transplantation", "o...
PMC8551649
We report a case of a 60-year-old man who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation after short-term receipt of low-dose oral amiodarone for the management of ventricular tachycardia. Prior to transplant surgery, he had a normal chest radiograph and was free of supplemental oxygen. His initial postoperative chest radi...
{ "authors": [ "Neeta Sharma" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0976-237X.128679", "journal": "Contemp Clin Dent", "journal_detail": "2014 Jan;5(1):92-4.", "keywords": [ "cementoblastoma", "true cementoma", "tumor of ectomesenchymal origin" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "ht...
PMC4012127
We present a rare case of radiopaque lesion with radiolucent rim in the right body of mandible, with history of extraction of involved tooth, which made diagnosis confusing unless pre-extraction intraoral periapical radiography radiograph was recovered, finally diagnosed as benign cementoblastoma. It was surgically man...
{ "authors": [ "Aya Kitaoka", "Kazuya Tanimura", "Yuto Yasuda", "Kensuke Nishioka", "Yutaka Hirayama", "Kiyoshi Uemasu", "Daisuke Iwashima", "Sou Arita", "Toshiyuki Kitai", "Susumu Hoshi", "Emi Date", "Norishige Iizuka", "Ken-Ichi Takahashi" ], "case_amount": 1,...
PMC8605421
We report the case of a 64-year-old man with advanced small-cell lung cancer who developed fulminant amoebic colitis during cytotoxic chemotherapy. During the first cycle of carboplatin/etoposide treatment, febrile neutropenia and grade 4 neutropenia developed. Because diarrhea, abdominal pain, and bloody stool were ob...
{ "authors": [ "Juan Cámara-Pérez", "José Carlo Zapata-Negreiros", "Pedro Enrique Alonso", "Fernando Leiva-Cepas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3205/iprs000159", "journal": "GMS Interdiscip Plast Reconstr Surg DGPW", "journal_detail": "2021 Jul 22;10:Doc09.", "keywords": [ "melkersso...
PMC8422940
Miescher's cheilitis, also known as cheilitis granulomatosa, is an infrequent disease characterized by chronic recurrent swelling of one lip or both lips. It is considered as one of the three main symptoms of the triad of the Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, although in many cases it may develop monosymptomatically. The ...
{ "authors": [ "Babak Abdinia", "Mohammad Barzegar", "Majid Malaki", "Haleh Behbod", "Shahram Oskoui" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Iran J Child Neurol", "journal_detail": "2013 Winter;7(1):35-8.", "keywords": [ "brucella", "meningoencephalitis", "shunt" ]...
PMC3943078
Brucellosis is an endemic zoonosis in Iran. It is a systemic infection that can involve any organs or systems of the body and have variable presentations. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infections due to brucellosis have been rarely reported in the literatures. This is the history of a four years old boy who developed...
{ "authors": [ "Sehrish Qureshi", "Naszrin Arani", "Vishnu Parvathareddy", "Amanda Tchakarov", "Maen Abdelrahim", "Maria Suarez-Almazor", "Jianjun Zhang", "Don Lynn Gibbons", "John Heymach", "Mehmet Altan", "Ala Abudayyeh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneph.20...
PMC10479603
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the treatment of cancer. ICIs have a unique side effect profile, generally caused by inflammatory tissue damage, with clinical features similar to autoimmune conditions. Acute kidney injury from ICIs has been well studied; incidence ranges from 1% to 5%, with high...
{ "authors": [ "Marcel Fabian Glaas", "Jörg Schipper", "Nelofar Kajasi", "Angelika Albrecht" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/4187030", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:4187030.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi...
PMC5534267
Dermoid cysts (DCs) are rare benign, epithelial-lined lesions. Up to 7% of them are found in the head and neck region and 80% of those predominantly occur in the orbit, in the nose, and in the floor of the mouth. The average age of presentation is around the age of six. Dermoid cysts located in the parotid gland have o...
{ "authors": [ "Sheryl Kataoka", "Audra K Langley", "Marleen Wong", "Shilpa Baweja", "Bradley D Stein" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.chc.2011.08.009", "journal": "Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan;21(1):119-33, x.", "keywords": null, "license": ...
PMC3287974
The prevalence of trauma exposure among youth is a major public health concern. Students who have experienced a traumatic event are at increased risk for academic, social, and emotional problems. School can be an ideal setting for mental health professionals to intervene with traumatized students, school staff, and par...
{ "authors": [ "Maria Åström", "Walid Tajeddinn", "Mats G Karlsson", "Olle Linder", "Jan Palmblad", "Per Lindblad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/1177271918792246", "journal": "Biomark Insights", "journal_detail": "2018 Aug 17;13:1177271918792246.", "keywords": [ "il-10",...
PMC6100120
Background: Various paraneoplastic syndromes are encountered in renal cell carcinomas. This case report illustrates that a paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction may precede the diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma and be explained by cytokine production from the cancer cells. Case presentations: A 64-year-old man was referred...
{ "authors": [ "Olusola Adetunji Oyedeji" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2325958219849052", "journal": "J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care", "journal_detail": "2019 Jan-Dec;18:2325958219849052.", "keywords": [ "hiv", "exposure", "infancy", "malaria" ], "license": "CC BY", "link":...
PMC6748458
Background: Reports on malaria and HIV coinfections in exposed infants from tropical countries are scarce. Results: The case of a 2-month-old HIV-exposed Nigerian infant who presented with intermittent fever at a Nigerian tertiary hospital is reported. The rarity of the case and the challenges associated with making th...
{ "authors": [ "Simon Skovsted Yde", "Mette Eline Brunbjerg", "Gudrun Gudmundsdottir", "Mindaugas Bazys", "Martin Heje", "Tine Engberg Damsgaard" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1080/23320885.2016.1278169", "journal": "Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan 1...
PMC5253515
The use of acellular dermal matrices (ADM) for dural repair is very scantily described in the literature. We report two cases of dural repair using porcine ADM and a literature review. ADM and especially StratticeTM pliable may be a useful alternative to other dural substitutes. Further evaluation would be favorable.
{ "authors": [ "W-J Zhang", "M B Westover", "C J Keary" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3174/ajnr.A2292", "journal": "AJNR Am J Neuroradiol", "journal_detail": "2011 Jan;32(1):E18.", "keywords": null, "license": "author_manuscript", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21071534/", "m...
PMC6788750
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{ "authors": [ "Vando Barbosa de Sousa", "Cândida Naira Lima E Lima Santana", "Daniele do Nascimento Pereira", "Alexandre Carlos Gripp" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175709", "journal": "An Bras Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2017;92(5 Suppl 1):115-117.", "keywords": n...
PMC5726697
Pemphigus foliaceus is a chronic autoimmune disease of the skin, clinically characterized by scaly and crusty cutaneous erosions involving the seborrheic areas. The patient can eventually become erythrodermic. There are reports of atypical cases of pemphigus foliaceus with pustules and neutrophils, and clinical differe...
{ "authors": [ "Danilo Buonsenso", "Daniele Serranti", "Benedetta Focarelli", "Antonio Chiaretti", "Roberta Calzedda", "Piero Valentini" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1515/med-2015-0012", "journal": "Open Med (Wars)", "journal_detail": "2014 Nov 3;10(1):63-69.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC5152955
Children bear a substantial part of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic worldwide, and it is estimated that there were ≅ 500.000 childhood TB cases globally in 2010, although accurate data are problematic to obtain given the many difficulties associated with TB diagnosis in children and the weaknesses of surveillance system...
{ "authors": [ "Raima Zakaria", "Fatima Mubarak", "Kumail Khandwala", "Aisha Memon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_166_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 25;14:297.", "keywords": [ "brain", "hepatocellular carcinoma", "intracranial", ...
PMC10481823
Background: Intracranial metastatic deposits due to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are rare. Only a few cases are reported in the literature. These may be more likely to come to clinical attention than extrahepatic metastases in other sites since they often produce symptoms that necessitate neurosurgical intervention. ...
{ "authors": [ "Soumia Nachate", "Saloua Abbassi", "Hajar Elfouar", "Yousra Zouine", "Najat Cherif Idrissi El Ganouni", "Noura Tassi", "Awatif El Hakkouni" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1099/acmi.0.000450", "journal": "Access Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2022 Aug 25;4(8):acmi...
PMC9484660
Introduction: Saprochaete capitata is an emerging opportunistic fungus that is responsible for an uncommon mycosis known as geotrichosis, mainly reported in patients with haematological malignancies. It is a life-threatening condition associated with a high mortality rate of over 52 %. S. capitata may affect any organ...
{ "authors": [ "Denver Steven Pinto", "Thara Joseph", "Arun George", "Ravi V Hoisala" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1259/bjrcr.20160034", "journal": "BJR Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016 Jul 28;2(3):20160034.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm....
PMC6243367
Tuberculosis involving the central nervous system, a source of considerable morbidity and mortality, forms 5-10% of the disease burden associated with tuberculosis. Central nervous system tuberculosis may present as meningitis, tuberculoma, abscesses, cerebritis or miliary tuberculosis. The most common site of tubercul...
{ "authors": [ "Ayesha Siddiqa", "Shanza Khan", "George D Rodriguez", "Carl Urban", "Sorana Segal-Maurer", "Glenn Turett" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01703", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 20;31:e01703.", "keywords": [ "mycobacterium abs...
PMC9898728
Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus infections are problematic due to inherent multidrug resistance and lack of response to antibacterials commonly used as therapy for other mycobacterial infections. We report the clinical success of five patients who received definitive-treatment with an omadacycline-containing combi...
{ "authors": [ "Adela Chirita Emandi", "Andreea Iulia Dobrescu", "Gabriela Doros", "Capucine Hyon", "Diana Miclea", "Calin Popoiu", "Maria Puiu", "Smaranda Arghirescu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2019.00270", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2019 J...
PMC6628938
3q29 deletion syndrome is a rare disorder, causing a complex phenotype. Clinical features are variable and relatively non-specific. Our report aims to present an atypical, de novo deletion in chromosome band 3q29 in a preschool boy, first child of healthy non-consanguineous parents, presenting a particular phenotype (m...
{ "authors": [ "Killen H Briones-Claudett", "Mónica H Briones-Claudett", "Francisco Javier Cordova Loor", "Roger Alexander Murillo Vasconez", "Carolina Del Rosario Rivera Salas", "Cynthia K Bajaña Huilcapi", "Domenica F Estupinan Vargas", "Stalin E Rodriguez Garcia", "Jaime Benitez...
PMC9702973
Unvaccinated patients with comorbidities that impair the immune function, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, are more likely to develop severe COVID-19. The COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome has raised new concerns in intensive care units globally owing to the presence of secondary fungal infection...
{ "authors": [ "Sujeewa P W Palagama", "Raymond A Tedman", "Matthew J Barton", "Mark R Forwood" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/5402081", "journal": "Anat Res Int", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:5402081.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm....
PMC4875967
Anomalous muscular variants of pectoralis major have been reported on several occasions in the medical literature. Among them, chondroepitrochlearis is one of the rarest. Therefore, this study aims to provide a comprehensive description of its anatomy and subsequent clinical significance, along with its phylogenetic im...
{ "authors": [ "Vakaramoko Diaby", "Vassiki Sanogo", "Kouame Richard Moussa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1586/14737167.2015.1083863", "journal": "Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res", "journal_detail": "2016;16(1):141-7.", "keywords": [ "monte carlo method", "healthcare", "imp...
PMC4753097
Objective: In this paper, the readers are introduced to ELICIT, an imprecise weight elicitation technique for multicriteria decision analysis for healthcare. Methods: The application of ELICIT consists of two steps: the rank ordering of evaluation criteria based on decision-makers' (DMs) preferences using the principal...
{ "authors": [ "Laura A Berner", "Kelly C Allison" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/PRBM.S31929", "journal": "Psychol Res Behav Manag", "journal_detail": "2013;6:1-8.", "keywords": [ "behavior therapy", "behavioral weight loss", "cognitive-behavioral treatment", "night eating s...
PMC3616128
Night eating syndrome (NES) is a form of disordered eating associated with evening hyperphagia (overeating at night) and nocturnal ingestions (waking at night to eat). As with other forms of disordered eating, cognitive and behavioral treatment modalities may be effective in reducing NES symptoms. This review presents ...
{ "authors": [ "Yu He", "Liyuan Qian", "Lang Chen", "Yang Liu", "Yanguang Wen", "Peiguo Cao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2022.966792", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Feb 17;9:966792.", "keywords": [ "dsa (digital subtraction angiography)", "...
PMC9982166
Background: Primary breast angiosarcoma (PBA) is a rare sarcoma, accounting for only 0.04% of all breast malignancies, with a difficult diagnosis and a poor prognosis. Mastectomy is the standard treatment, and the role of adjuvant treatment (chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy following surgery) remains uncertain with ver...
{ "authors": [ "Camilo Partezani Helito", "Adnan Saithna", "Marcelo B Bonadio", "Matt Daggett", "Edoardo Monaco", "Marco K Demange", "Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2325967117751348", "journal": "Orthop J Sports Med", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan 19;...
PMC5777553
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{ "authors": [ "Jovonni R Spinner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/21501319221098519", "journal": "J Prim Care Community Health", "journal_detail": "2022 Jan-Dec;13:21501319221098519.", "keywords": [ "black women", "cultural traditions", "obesity", "overweight", "social determ...
PMC9244922
Black women living in Prince George's (PG) County, Maryland, have high rates of overweight and obesity. Obesity significantly impacts Black women, leading to poor physical and mental health, decreased social well-being, and a financial strain on the healthcare system. Despite living in an affluent area and having middl...
{ "authors": [ "Tarek Aridi", "Mohamad Fawwaz", "Ahmad Kassab", "Marwan Bahmad", "Faisal Houcheimi", "Mohamad Mshiek", "Fouad Boulos", "Ali Kanj", "Ghassan Ramadan", "Hisham F Bahmad", "Najla Fakhruddin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/8240534", "journal":...
PMC6079566
Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of the breast is an extremely rare tumor type. Histologically, it mimics undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma by demonstrating nests of neoplastic epithelial cells in a background of lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates. This paper reports a 62-year-old female patient with a 3 × 1....
{ "authors": [ "Michael Martineau", "Cyril Tilmant", "Veronica Risco Castillo", "Jacques Guillot", "Edouard Reyes-Gomez", "Ghita Benchekroun", "Valerie Freiche" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20551169231165246", "journal": "JFMS Open Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 May 9;9(1)...
PMC10185866
Case summary: A 5-year-old castrated male domestic shorthair cat presented with a 3-month history of weight loss, chronic diarrhoea and vomiting. Examination revealed a large proximal duodenal lesion eventually diagnosed as feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia (FGESF) associated with fungal filam...
{ "authors": [ "Larissa Moreira Galvão Bello", "Vitorino Modesto Dos Santos", "Márcia Mayumi Marques Suzuki", "Naiara Regina Siqueira", "Fernanda Gonçalves Reis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4322/acr.2021.290", "journal": "Autops Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2021 May 27;11:e2021290."...
PMC8214886
Lymphangiomas are rare and correspond to 0.7% to 4.0% of mediastinal tumors, and isolated mediastinal location occurs in 1% of cases. They are benign tumors that originate from a congenital malformation of the lymphatic vessels and are diagnosed more frequently in children less than 2 years of age. Chylous ascites is a...
{ "authors": [ "Mohamed Reda El Ochi", "Mehdi Toreis", "Mohamed Benchekroun", "Zineb Benkerroum", "Mohamed Allaoui", "Mohamed Ichou", "Basma El Khannoussi", "Abderrahman Albouzidi", "Mohamed Oukabli" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1186/s12907-016-0027-7", "journal": "BMC C...
PMC4772458
Background: Phyllodes tumors are rare fibroepithelial tumors accounting for less than 1 % of all breast neoplasms. They are malignant in 20 % of cases. Only a few cases of malignant phyllodes tumors metastatic to bone have been reported. Case presentation: Case 1: A 40 year-old white woman presented with three-week his...
{ "authors": [ "Nisar A Wani", "Tasleem Kosar", "Nazir A Pala", "Umar A Qureshi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.4103/1817-1745.66683", "journal": "J Pediatr Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2010 Jan;5(1):32-5.", "keywords": [ "cerebral sinovenous thrombosis", "l-asparaginase", "l...
PMC2964787
Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis (CSVT) is a serious complication of L-asparaginase chemotherapy for leukemia in children. Clinical features of headache, altered consciousness, focal neurological deficit, and seizures developing during or immediately after treatment with L-asparaginase should alert the treating physician...
{ "authors": [ "So-Youn Park", "So Young Park", "Soo-Youn Moon", "Jun Seong Son", "Mi Suk Lee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3346/jkms.2011.26.1.131", "journal": "J Korean Med Sci", "journal_detail": "2011 Jan;26(1):131-4.", "keywords": [ "fasciitis, necrotizing", "korea", ...
PMC3012837
Necrotizing fasciitis is known to be a highly lethal infection of deep-seated subcutaneous tissue and superficial fascia. Reports of necrotizing fasciitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae are exceedingly rare. We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis in a 62-yr-old man with liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus. He pre...
{ "authors": [ "Lalit Garg", "Mansi Jain", "Kishor Taori", "Ajinky Patil", "Anand Hatgaonkar", "Jawhar Rathod", "Swenil Shah", "Darshan Patwa", "Akshat Kasat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12659/PJR.895126", "journal": "Pol J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2015 Nov 9;80:49...
PMC4644016
Background: Gastric perforation is a life-threatening condition, requiring early and reliable discovery. The delay before surgical treatment is a strong determinant of poor outcome, associated complications and hospitalization costs. By using ultrasound and multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) we can further evalu...
{ "authors": [ "Yanmei Ge", "Jingchuan Lu", "Shaozun Feng", "Wenli Ji", "Huacheng Tong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00987", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2020 Oct 27;22:e00987.", "keywords": [ "c striatum", "crbsi", "cvc" ], "license": "...
PMC7644921
Background: C. striatum is an innocuous inhabitant of the normal human epithelial and mucosal surfaces. The C. striatum ´s thogenic potential is increasingly recognized in our time. Methods: We present a rare case of CRBSI by C. striatum in a 57-yr-old male patient. The patient suffered from many basic diseases and wa...
{ "authors": [ "Wendy Hardyman", "Alison Bullock", "Alice Brown", "Sophie Carter-Ingram", "Mark Stacey" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/1472-6920-13-6", "journal": "BMC Med Educ", "journal_detail": "2013 Jan 21;13:6.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pub...
PMC3552772
Background: The amount of information needed by doctors has exploded. The nature of knowledge (explicit and tacit) and processes of knowledge acquisition and participation are complex. Aiming to assist workplace learning, Wales Deanery funded "iDoc", a project offering trainee doctors a Smartphone library of medical te...
{ "authors": [ "Luca Lanfranco", "Melanie Joly", "Arnaud Del Bello", "Laure Esposito", "Noelle Cognard", "Peggy Perrin", "Bruno Moulin", "Nassim Kamar", "Sophie Caillard" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2017/3197042", "journal": "Case Rep Transplant", "journal_detail...
PMC5763091
Thrombotic microangiopathy is a form of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR): it is the main complication of ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation (KT). Herein, we report on two cases of ABMR with biological and histological features of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) that were treated by eculizumab after ABOi ...
{ "authors": [ "Panagiotis Andriopoulos", "Christos Antoniou", "Panagiota Manolakou", "Athanassios Vasilopoulos", "George Assimakopoulos", "Maria Tsironi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2015/836826", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2015;2015:836826.", "ke...
PMC4332751
Brucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but life threatening complication of brucellosis. We present a case report of a patient with relapsing brucellosis complicated with aortic valve endocarditis. The patient underwent valve replacement and required prolonged antibiotic treatment because of rupture of the noncoronary le...
{ "authors": [ "Kay Khine", "Amit Toor", "Koroush Khalighi", "Mahesh Krishnamurthy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/20009666.2019.1684230", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2019 Dec 14;9(6):491-494.", "keywords": [ "complete blood profile", ...
PMC6968514
Background: A mural thrombus in the descending thoracic aorta frequently leads to distal organ and acute limb ischemia, increasing overall morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis is imperative as thrombi are usually discovered after end organ damage has taken place. The formation of a mural thrombus in descending aort...
{ "authors": [ "Gulfem Ergun", "Ayse Seda Ataol" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2174/1874210601812010466", "journal": "Open Dent J", "journal_detail": "2018 Jun 20;12:466-475.", "keywords": [ "amelogenesis imperfecta", "dental anomalies", "dentine", "enamel", "esthetic", "...
PMC6018135
Introduction: Generally, the appropriate rehabilitation concepts of patients with Amelogenesis Imperfecta (AI) should include a multidisciplinary treatment approach. Case report: This case report describes full mouth rehabilitation of a patient with AI. A 20 years old woman was referred to our clinic with a chief compl...
{ "authors": [ "Reti Hindritiani", "Muhamad Radyn Haryadi Widjaya", "Diah Puspitosari", "Trustia Rizqandaru", "Kartika Ruchiatan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S423917", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 21;16:2271-2276.", "keywords": [...
PMC10457460
Partial unilateral lentiginosis (PUL) is a pigmentation disorder characterized by multiple lentigines restricted to the normal skin in a unilateral and segmental pattern. Various lasers have been used for the treatment of this pigmented disorders, one of which is the copper bromide (CuBr) laser, which emits a dual-wave...
{ "authors": [ "Lucy D Miller", "Nicholas J Hilliard", "Simon J F Harper" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ejvssr.2018.05.007", "journal": "EJVES Short Rep", "journal_detail": "2018 Jun 5;39:58-60.", "keywords": [ "arteriovenous fistula", "laparotomy", "mesenteric ischaemia",...
PMC6033256
Introduction: Superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistulae (SMAVF) are rare, usually secondary to trauma or iatrogenic injury and typically present sometime after the initial insult. Report: A 30 year old male underwent immediate laparotomy for abdominal gunshot injury. The small bowel mesentery contained a large haemato...
{ "authors": [ "Alexandre Campos Moraes Amato", "Arthur Ethan Cardoso da Silva", "Isabela Moraes Bernal", "Julia Cuginotti de Oliveira", "Maísa Di Paschoal Almeida Ribeiro", "Priscila Souza Schinzari", "Ricardo Virgínio Dos Santos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2020.0...
PMC7287400
Introduction: Nutcracker syndrome refers to the clinical manifestations of left renal vein compression between the superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aorta, causing urinary changes and low back pain. Report: A 44 year old woman presented with low back and pelvic pain. Following the diagnosis of nutcracker syn...
{ "authors": [ "Maria I Volkova", "Yana V Gridneva", "Natalia A Probatova", "Valeria V Mochalnikova", "Kirill A Turupaev", "Vsevolod B Matveev" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000522555", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2022 Mar 31;15(1):362-368.", "keywords": ...
PMC9035957
Lymphomas account for approximately 5% of nonurothelial tumors of the urinary tract and develop in the bladder in 90% of cases. The most common lymphomas histologic type of this location is extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma). MALT lymphoma of the upper urinary tract i...