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{ "authors": [ "Hiroyuki Ito", "Shin-Ichiro Hiraiwa", "Tomoko Sugiyama", "Takuma Tajiri", "Hisamichi Yoshii", "Hideki Izumi", "Yoko Yamaji", "Motoki Kaneko", "Shingo Tsuda", "Hitoshi Ichikawa", "Junko Nagata", "Seiichiro Kojima", "Shinji Takashimizu", "Takayuki ...
PMC6514515
This is a case of a 75-year-old man who was diagnosed with anaplastic pancreatic ductal carcinoma (spindle cell type). His image findings showed pancreatic head cysts and pancreatic head, body, and tail tumors respectively. EUS-FNA was performed to the pancreatic head and pancreatic body tumors, and the same high atypi...
{ "authors": [ "Álvaro Baik Cho", "Carlos Henrique Vieira Ferreira", "Renan Martins Fontana", "Gary Alan Ângulo Montano", "Leandro Yoshinobu Kiyohara", "Luiz Sorrenti" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1590/1413-785220233101e257852", "journal": "Acta Ortop Bras", "journal_detail": "202...
PMC9949207
Lower trunk lesions are uncommon, representing about 3 to 5% of brachial plexus lesions in adults. One of the functions lost by patients who suffer this type of injury is the flexion of the fingers, with important harming of palmar grip. This series of cases proposes the transfer of a branch of the radial nerve to the ...
{ "authors": [ "Oscar Santiago-Espinosa", "María Erandhi Prieto-Torres", "David Alejandro Cabrera-Gaytán" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101493", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2021;34:101493.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "epidemiological surveill...
PMC8351271
The scientific community has questioned whether reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 is possible. Gradually, cases of reinfection have been documented. In Mexico, people with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection have not been officially identified. To allow a retrospective investigation of patients with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 and to identi...
{ "authors": [ "Tawfeeq Sangey", "Sibtain Moledina" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2020/8857729", "journal": "Case Rep Radiol", "journal_detail": "2020 Nov 12;2020:8857729.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33274102/", "major_mesh_terms": ...
PMC7683120
A 63-year-old presented with right lumbar pain and increased frequency of urination. Imaging revealed right internal iliac artery aneurysm causing hydroureteronephrosis and compressing the urinary bladder.
{ "authors": [ "Pil Kyun Jung", "Inah Kim", "Inhyo Park", "Chinyon Kim", "Eun-A Kim", "Jaehoon Roh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/s40557-014-0035-y", "journal": "Ann Occup Environ Med", "journal_detail": "2014 Nov 1;26(1):35.", "keywords": [ "formaldehyde", "hematolo...
PMC4279810
Background: Livestock breeders including poultry workers are exposed to various agricultural chemicals including pesticides and/or organic solvents. Multiple myeloma is a rare disease in Korea, and few reports have investigated the influence of occupational exposures on multiple myeloma occurrence. Case presentation: A...
{ "authors": [ "Simon Thebault", "Hailey Bergman", "Harold L Atkins", "Mark S Freedman", "John Brooks" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1212/NXI.0000000000200060", "journal": "Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm", "journal_detail": "2022 Nov 17;10(1):e200060.", "keywords": null, "license...
PMC9747139
Objective: We report a case of chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS) who achieved durable and steroid-free remission after IV cladribine. Methods: A 25 year-old man presented with progressively worsening headaches, polydipsia, dysarthria, diplopia and v...
{ "authors": [ "Martin Lorenzetti", "Herculano Carvalho", "Maria Cattoni", "Antonio Gonçalves-Ferreira", "José Pimentel", "Joao Antuñes" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.4103/2152-7806.148057", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2014 Dec 30;5(Suppl 16):S586-9.", "keywo...
PMC4287898
Background: Transoval biopsy of cavernous sinus (CS) lesions is the last non-invasive diagnostic option in those 15% of patients in whom etiology remains unclear in spite of extensive neuroradiological imaging, clinical assessment, and laboratory evaluation. However, there are no guidelines defining indications and the...
{ "authors": [ "Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy", "Livia Maria Pereira de Godoy", "Renata Lopes Pinto", "Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.09.033", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016;29:193-195.", "keywords": [ "joint ...
PMC5121162
Introduction: The treatment of lymphedema remains a challenge to modern medicine, due to the characteristics of the disease. Case presentation: Report on the case of a 75-year-old patient with lower limb lymphedema for treatment prior to surgery. At age 45, he made the first hip replacement surgery in the left leg. One...
{ "authors": [ "Oreoluwa Oladiran", "Ifeanyi Nwosu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/9175360", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2018 Dec 4;2018:9175360.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30627461/", "major_mesh_terms": ...
PMC6304853
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a heterogeneous group of lymphoid disorders characterized by monoclonal proliferation and expansion of immature lymphoid cells in the bone marrow, blood, and other organs. It commonly presents with nonspecific symptoms such as lethargy, easy bruising, and weight loss. In this artic...
{ "authors": [ "Toru Imagami", "Satoru Takayama", "Yohei Maeda", "Taku Hattori", "Ryohei Matsui", "Masaki Sakamoto", "Hisanori Kani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/2898691", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2019 May 12;2019:2898691.", "keywords": null, ...
PMC6535867
The double stapling technique has greatly facilitated intestinal reconstruction, particularly for anastomosis after anterior resection. However, anastomotic stenosis may occur, which sometimes requires surgical treatment. Redo surgery with reresection and reanastomosis presents a high risk of complications. Treatment m...
{ "authors": [ "Blane C Kelly", "David S Constantinescu", "William Foster" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2151459318825199", "journal": "Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil", "journal_detail": "2019 Apr 25;10:2151459318825199.", "keywords": [ "periprosthetic joint infection" ], "license"...
PMC6484232
Introduction: A periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a potentially devastating complication following an arthroplasty procedure. There are many organisms that commonly cause this complication; in this case report, we will discuss a PJI caused by an unusual bacteria found in the mouths of domestic pets. Objective: To...
{ "authors": [ "Tomosuke Nakano", "Eishi Motomura", "Toshiki Hasegawa", "Yasuhiro Kawano", "Motohiro Okada" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/7748073", "journal": "Case Rep Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2021 Aug 16;2021:7748073.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "li...
PMC8382544
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is applied to treatment-resistant mood disorders. Its therapeutic effect on neurocognition remains unclear. We report the case of a 55-year-old man with treatment-resistant bipolar depression who underwent ECT series. We longitudinally monitored his neurocognition with the Brief Assessme...
{ "authors": [ "Timothy Woodacre", "Nooshin Jahromi", "Geraldine Goh", "Thomas Clifton", "David Dillon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22551/2022.37.0904.10223", "journal": "Arch Clin Cases", "journal_detail": "2022 Dec 19;9(4):154-156.", "keywords": [ "cervical", "nerve palsy...
PMC9769081
Unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is a potential complication of the anterior approach for cervical surgery. It is a rare complication of radiotherapy to the neck. Only one case has been reported following radiotherapy apical lung cancer. It can result in unilateral vocal cord paralysis. We report a patient wh...
{ "authors": [ "Jessica Lee", "Veena S John", "Sharon X Liang", "Catherine A D'Agostino", "Andrew W Menzin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/6184573", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:6184573.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link"...
PMC4916276
We report a case of malignant ovarian steroid cell tumor not otherwise specified (NOS) in a 47-year-old female who presented with hirsutism, virilization, and amenorrhea. At the time of laparotomy, the tumor had already spread to the pelvic cul-de-sac. She underwent a total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroki Kamada", "Hideki Ota", "Yosuke Terui", "Koichiro Sugimura", "Shigefumi Fukui", "Hiroaki Shimokawa", "Kei Takase" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.ejro.2020.01.001", "journal": "Eur J Radiol Open", "journal_detail": "2020 Jan 28;7:100212.", "keywords...
PMC7569404
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a specific type of tumor embolism in the small and medium pulmonary arteries, leading to rapid progressive pulmonary hypertension. Antemortem diagnosis of PTTM is extremely difficult. We encountered three patients who were histopathologically or clinically diagnosed ...
{ "authors": [ "Vincent Khor", "Yuen Soon", "Lwin Aung" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.06.031", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;49:205-208.", "keywords": [ "case report", "duodenal varix", "upper gastrointestinal bleeding" ], "licens...
PMC6077164
Introduction: Ectopic variceal bleeding is uncommon, accounts for 2-5% of variceal bleeding, of which 17% is in duodenum. Presentation of case: 62-year-old lady with newly diagnosed liver cirrhosis on admission, presented with severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), was ultimately diagnosed with bleeding duodena...
{ "authors": [ "Hang Lak Lee", "Dong Soo Han", "Jin Bae Kim", "Yong Chul Jeon", "Joo Hyun Sohn", "Joon Soo Hahm" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3346/jkms.2004.19.3.466", "journal": "J Korean Med Sci", "journal_detail": "2004 Jun;19(3):466-9.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY...
PMC2816853
A 47-yr-old man with hepatitis B virus associated liver cirrhosis was admitted to our hospital with diarrhea and generalized edema and diagnosed as protein-losing enteropathy due to intestinal lymphangiectasia by intestinal biopsy and 99m Tc albumin scan. During hospitalization, he received subcutaneous octreotide ther...
{ "authors": [ "M Masood Sidiqi", "Benjamin Witte" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.075", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;74:82-85.", "keywords": [ "abscess", "biceps", "brachii", "sepsis" ], "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://p...
PMC7452589
Introduction: Intramuscular abscesses, particularly in the biceps brachii, are an extremely rare phenomenon. When present they are usually secondary to trauma, intramuscular injections, or systemic disease. Presentation of case: A 56 year old diabetic woman presented to our emergency department with a 3 day history of ...
{ "authors": [ "Dimitri Barski", "Holger Gerullis", "Thorsten Ecke", "Gabriella Varga", "Mihaly Boros", "Isabel Pintelon", "Jean-Pierre Timmermans", "Thomas Otto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.08.015", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2...
PMC6104582
Introduction: Infected wounds are difficult to treat and there are no standardized protocols. Presentation of case: We report a case of infected postoperative wound and entero-cutaneous fistula in a 83 years-old woman. An innovative treatment protocol for Human amniotic membrane (HAM)-assisted dressing of infected woun...
{ "authors": [ "Barbara A Morais", "Djalma F S Menendez", "Raphael S S Medeiros", "Manoel J Teixeira", "Guilherme A Lepski" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.01.027", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015;7C:168-71.", "keywords": [ "chordoid glio...
PMC4336432
Introduction: Chordoid glioma is a rare low-grade brain tumor originating from the anterior wall of the third ventricle. Case presentation: A 13-year-old female with progressive intermittent holocranial headaches and a diagnosis of chordoid glioma underwent tumor resection in our neuro-oncology unit. Discussion: We rev...
{ "authors": [ "João Leite", "Ana Carolina Abreu", "Maria João Furtado", "Miguel Lume" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S408306", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 24;16:433-442.", "keywords": [ "covid-19 infection", "covid-19 vaccination", ...
PMC10377553
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease was first reported in 2019 and was initially associated with respiratory pathology. With the improvement of knowledge about this disease, it was noticed that, among other symptoms, some patients presented visual acuity changes associated w...
{ "authors": [ "Dhananjay Saxena", "Abhinav Pandey", "Rana Arun Singh", "Prashant Garg", "Rhaul Roy", "Rajendra Prasad Bugalia", "Amit Goyal", "Jeevan Kankaria", "R K Jenaw" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.11.063", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "jour...
PMC4334492
Introduction: Intestinal malrotation is a disease of neonates and young children presenting as acute intestinal obstruction. Presentation of malrotation in elderly patients with intestinal obstruction is quite rare with only a few cases reported in literature. We report a case of intestinal malrotation presenting as ac...
{ "authors": [ "Ajay Gupta", "Louise Teo", "Philip Masel", "David Godbolt", "Geoffrey Beadle" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1186/s40064-016-3647-6", "journal": "Springerplus", "journal_detail": "2016 Nov 14;5(1):1964.", "keywords": [ "interstitial", "lapatinib", "organizi...
PMC5108743
Background: Patients with metastatic breast cancer often have pulmonary symptoms with varying aetiologies. Transtuzumab is an extremely important drug used in the treatment of Her 2 neu over-expressing breast cancers. In this report we describe a case of organizing pneumonia associated with use of transtuzumab in metas...
{ "authors": [ "Sangam Shah", "Rajeev Ojha", "Sanjeeta Sitaula", "Dosti Regmi", "Ragesh Karn", "Bikram Prasad Gajurel", "Reema Rajbhandari", "Niraj Gautam", "Sunanda Paudel", "Aashish Shrestha" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/8100423", "journal": "Case Rep Neu...
PMC8416391
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an immune-mediated inflammatory condition involving spinal cord and optic nerves. Diagnosis of NMOSD is done by aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4) in patients with optic neuritis. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) expressed on the oligodendrocyte cell surface and on th...
{ "authors": [ "Cassandra Yuill", "Mairi Harkness", "Chlorice Wallace", "Helen Cheyne", "Mairead Black", "Neena Modi", "Dharmintra Pasupathy", "Julia Sanders", "Sarah J Stock", "Christine McCourt" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1371/journal.pone.0284818", "journal": "P...
PMC10194850
Induction of labour, or starting labour artificially, is offered when the risks of continuing pregnancy are believed to outweigh the risks of the baby being born. In the United Kingdom, cervical ripening is recommended as the first stage of induction. Increasingly, maternity services are offering this outpatient or 'at...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammad Pakravan", "Hamid Ahmadieh", "Amir-Reza Kaharkaboudi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "J Ophthalmic Vis Res", "journal_detail": "2009 Jan;4(1):59-62.", "keywords": [ "herpes zoster ophthalmicus", "ischemic", "optic neuropathy" ], "license":...
PMC3448386
Purpose: To report a case of posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) following herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). Case report: A 58-year-old woman with history of recent HZO in her right eye presented with acute painless loss of vision in the same eye to no light perception.Examination revealed a positive relative af...
{ "authors": [ "Tyler Grantham", "Shahkar Khan", "Jai Behgal", "Taqi Rizvi", "Allison Glaser" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01809", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2023 May 29;33:e01809.", "keywords": [ "cidp", "cidp exacerbation", "chronic infl...
PMC10236287
This is the case of 54-year-old male with a past medical history of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIPD) who was found to have an acute exacerbation of CIPD shortly after receiving his 1st COVID 19 booster (3rd dose of vaccination series) and was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin ...
{ "authors": [ "A van Straaten", "J A Shaw", "C F N Koegelenberg" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7196/AJTCCM.2018.v24i1.183", "journal": "Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med", "journal_detail": "2018 Apr 3;24(1):10.7196/AJTCCM.2018.v24i1.183.", "keywords": [ "mediastinal mass", "weakness" ],...
PMC8432927
A 40-year-old black male presented to ICU after intubation for airway protection due to rapid onset of neck weakness and swallowing difficulty. His chest radiograph showed an unusual mediastinal opacity for which a computer tomography (CT) scan was done, confirming a mediastinal mass.
{ "authors": [ "Paul A Leiphart", "Charlene C Lam", "Galen T Foulke" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.08.009", "journal": "JAAD Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017 Dec 20;4(1):98-100.", "keywords": [ "pg, pyoderma gangrenosum", "debridement", "pyoderma gangrenosum", ...
PMC5771740
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{ "authors": [ "Brian P Brooks", "Amy H Thompson", "Jennifer L Sloan", "Irini Manoli", "Nuria Carrillo-Carrasco", "Wadih M Zein", "Charles P Venditti" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.10.041", "journal": "Ophthalmology", "journal_detail": "2016 Mar;123(3):571-82...
PMC5065014
Purpose: To explore the ocular manifestations of cobalamin C (cblC) deficiency, an inborn error of intracellular vitamin B12 metabolism. Design: Retrospective, observational case series. Participants: Twenty-five cblC patients underwent clinical and ophthalmic examination at the National Institutes of Health between Au...
{ "authors": [ "Catherine Coss", "Jeffrey Jones" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/1919034", "journal": "Case Rep Emerg Med", "journal_detail": "2018 Mar 12;2018:1919034.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29721341/", "major_mesh_terms": ...
PMC5867688
Carotid and vertebral artery injuries are rare following blunt trauma. They can, however, lead to severe consequences with a significant associated rate of stroke and intracranial hemorrhage, particularly if the diagnosis and treatment are delayed. We report a case of a 23-year-old female who presented to the Emergency...
{ "authors": [ "B S Paul", "G Paul", "J Kaur", "G Singh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0022-3859.198156", "journal": "J Postgrad Med", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan-Mar;63(1):53-54.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28079044/", ...
PMC5394821
Chorea is a rare manifestation of poisoning. We report an index case of a young woman who developed generalized chorea following propiconazole toxin ingestion. As large series on neurological complications of toxic compounds are difficult to be compiled, it is of interest to report our experience. This report adds one ...
{ "authors": [ "Edward Hahn Jr", "Edward S Lee", "Jonathan D Keith" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Eplasty", "journal_detail": "2016 Jul 15;16:ic29.", "keywords": [ "abdominal wall reconstruction", "anterolateral thigh free flap", "composite", "desmoid", "gas...
PMC4949586
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{ "authors": [ "Joanna Kobza", "Mariusz Geremek" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/0046958015613091", "journal": "Inquiry", "journal_detail": "2015 Nov 5;52:0046958015613091.", "keywords": [ "bottom-up approach", "health determinants", "health risk assessment", "life expectancy"...
PMC5813646
Life expectancy at birth is considered the best mortality-based summary indicator of the health status of the population and is useful for measuring long-term health changes. The objective of this article was to present the concept of the bottom-up policy risk assessment approach, developed to identify challenges invol...
{ "authors": [ "Eun-Jeong Koh", "Jung-Soo Park" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MD.0000000000005938", "journal": "Medicine (Baltimore)", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan;96(4):e5938.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28121936/", "major_mesh_t...
PMC5287960
Rationale: Remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) is a rare complication of supratentorial and spinal surgeries, seldom requiring intervention but occasionally causing significant morbidity or even mortality. Although a number of theories have been proposed, the exact pathophysiology of RCH remains incompletely understood....
{ "authors": [ "Kaiko Kuwamura", "Shuichi Nishio", "Shinichi Sato" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01066", "journal": "Front Psychol", "journal_detail": "2016 Jul 19;7:1066.", "keywords": [ "alzheimer's disease", "elderly care facility", "elderly care robot", "g...
PMC4949246
This work presents a case study on fieldwork in a group home for the elderly with dementia using a teleoperated robot called Telenoid. We compared Telenoid-mediated and face-to-face conditions with three residents with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The result indicates that two of the three residents with moderate AD showe...
{ "authors": [ "Michele Reibaldi", "Andrea Russo", "Antonio Longo", "Vincenza Bonfiglio", "Maurizio G Uva", "Caterina Gagliano", "Mario D Toro", "Teresio Avitabile" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000351176", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2013 Apr ...
PMC3656695
Purpose: To report a case of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with a high risk of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) effectively treated with episcleral surgery and an intravitreal dexamethasone 0.7-mg implant. Methods: A 35-year-old Caucasian man with a macula-off rhegmatogenous subtotal retinal detachment that ha...
{ "authors": [ "Ariana Tagliaferri", "Arielle Aiken", "Madhav Patel", "Monisha Singhal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1146", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 10;13(1):37-41.", "keywords": [ "acute diarrhea", "addison d...
PMC9924630
Adrenal insufficiency can be a primary or secondary disorder occurring from a hormone deficiency or suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis from various etiologies. The diagnosis can be challenging given the lack of specificity and indolence of symptoms. Diarrhea is not a typical presenting symptom of adrenal in...
{ "authors": [ "Alfredo Daniel Agulló-Pérez", "Miguel Ángel Resano-Abarzuza", "Alicia Córdoba-Iturriagagoitia", "Juan Ignacio Yanguas-Bayona" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176536", "journal": "An Bras Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2017;92(5 Suppl 1):121-125.", "keywor...
PMC5726699
Porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus is a very rare non-hereditary disorder of keratinization with eccrine and hair follicle involvement with only 9 cases described in the literature. In 2009 the term porokeratotic anexial ostial nevus was proposed to comprehend porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus an...
{ "authors": [ "Kacper Kostyra", "Bogusław Kostkiewicz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_140_2019", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2019 Nov 29;10:234.", "keywords": [ "histiocytosis x", "langerhans cell histiocytosis", "orbital tumor" ], "license": "CC BY...
PMC6911676
Background: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a term describing a clonal proliferation of pathologic Langerhans cells (histiocytes), which may manifest as unisystem (unifocal or multifocal) or multisystem disease. LCH is a rare cause of the orbital tumor with the predilection to its lateral wall which is particula...
{ "authors": [ "Min Yuan", "Weiping Chen", "Huangyan Zhou", "Zhilong Xiao", "Wei Wang", "Weidong Wang", "Xiaoping Yin", "Lijun Xu" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000442822", "journal": "Med Princ Pract", "journal_detail": "2016;25(3):286-9.", "keywords": null, "lice...
PMC5588369
Objective: The aim of this paper was to report the first case of Kennedy disease misdiagnosed as polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome. Clinical presentation and intervention: A 58-year-old Chinese man presented with limb numbness, progressive limb proxim...
{ "authors": [ "S Vidyanath", "Pm Shameena", "S Sudha", "Resmi G Nair" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0973-029X.110722", "journal": "J Oral Maxillofac Pathol", "journal_detail": "2013 Jan;17(1):139-42.", "keywords": [ "disseminated", "histoplasmosis", "human immunodeficie...
PMC3687172
Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycotic infection caused by the dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum. Systemic histoplasmosis has emerged as an important opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients and those in endemic areas. Reported cases of histoplasmosis have been low in India with less ...
{ "authors": [ "Alberto Mendoza", "Dolores Herrera", "Ana T Caro", "Enrique García", "Elena Montañés", "Miguel Angel Granados" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/apc.apc_53_21", "journal": "Ann Pediatr Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2022 Jan-Feb;15(1):80-83.", "keywords": [ "pu...
PMC9280092
Scimitar syndrome is a rare constellation of cardiovascular anomalies consisting of partial right anomalous pulmonary venous drainage to the inferior vena cava, hypoplasia of the right lung, cardiac dextroposition, and in many cases, one or more aortopulmonary collaterals from the descending aorta to the hypoplastic lu...
{ "authors": [ "Jonathan Nakata", "Kurt R Stahlfeld", "Samuel T Simone" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231179305", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 16;11:2050313X231179305.", "keywords": [ "aberrant left subclavian artery", "cardiovascular"...
PMC10278403
Congenital aortic arch anomalies are an uncommon diagnosis resulting from embryologic malformations during the fourth to eighth week of gestation. Asymptomatic variants frequently are overlooked in the perinatal period and diagnosed incidentally during adulthood. Symptomatic variants can present with steal syndrome or ...
{ "authors": [ "Pengguo Gou", "Wanli Jing", "Jiaming Zhou", "Rui Wang", "Zun Wang", "Feng Chang", "Yuan Xue" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1111/os.13559", "journal": "Orthop Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan;15(1):366-370.", "keywords": [ "avascular necrosis", "compu...
PMC9837236
Background: Kümmell's disease (KD) is a rare clinical entity characterized by delayed post-traumatic vertebral body collapse, in which an intravertebral vacuum cleft (IVC) is formed. The patient sustained a minor spinal trauma, and their spine X-ray examinations were negative. However, after an asymptomatic period of m...
{ "authors": [ "Nina Rise", "Toke Touborg", "Ditte Helene Lundsted", "Michael Dalager-Pedersen", "Trine H Mogensen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2022.1057065", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2022 Nov 24;13:1057065.", "keywords": [ "bruton’s agammaglobu...
PMC9730530
Despite several reports and small case series on the disease course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with inborn errors of immunity (IEI), including X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), this topic remains incompletely described. Here we present the case of a 38-year-old unvaccinated man with XLA, who acquired SARS-CoV...
{ "authors": [ "Donato Mannina", "Barbara Loteta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/9583257", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:9583257.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28791187/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "m...
PMC5534293
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) accounts for about 5% of all lymphomas. Its clinical and histological features are heterogeneous. After a frequently good initial response, the disease generally and repeatedly relapses and finally the outcome is poor. Particularly severe is the prognosis of the rare occurrence of CNSi (Centr...
{ "authors": [ "Mojtaba Abrishami", "Ramin Daneshvar", "Nasser Shoeibi", "Neda Saeedian", "Hamid Reza Heidarzadeh", "Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1155/2021/4688764", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol Med", "journal_detail": "2021 Sep 13;2021:4688764.", "ke...
PMC8455221
Purpose: To report the occurrence of acute, bilateral, central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), and pachychoroid spectrum disorder findings in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: In recovered cases of COVID-19 with visual disturbances, complete ocular examinations with multimodal retinal and chor...
{ "authors": [ "Nancy E Epstein" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_423_2019", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2019 Aug 30;10:168.", "keywords": [ "ct diagnosis", "lumbar disc", "mr", "stenosis", "synovial cyst" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "ht...
PMC6763672
Background: The diagnosis of a lumbar herniated disc, stenosis, and other degenerative findings are typically established preoperatively with MR scans, supplemented with non-contrast CT studies. Here, a 77-year-old female, diagnosed as having L2-S1 stenosis and a large left-sided L2-L3 herniated disc was found at surge...
{ "authors": [ "Seok Joon Shin", "Myungshin Kim", "Hyojin Chae", "Ahlm Kwon", "Yonggoo Kim", "Sung Jun Kim", "Hye Eun Yoon", "Dong Wook Jekarl", "Seungok Lee" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3343/alm.2015.35.1.181", "journal": "Ann Lab Med", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan;35...
PMC4272959
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{ "authors": [ "Atsushi Kitazawa", "Hideo Misawa", "Katsuhiro Nagahori", "Ryo Koda", "Atsunori Yoshino", "Shinya Kawamoto", "Tetsuro Takeda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2169/internalmedicine.55.7369", "journal": "Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2016;55(23):3505-3509.", "key...
PMC5216152
We report a case of acquired factor V inhibitors (AFVIs) in a patient with end-stage renal disease receiving warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation. A 72-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital complaining of tarry stools and abdominal pain. The laboratory findings revealed eosinophilia (52.1%), prolonged ...
{ "authors": [ "Gotaro Kojima" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3201/eid2101.141581", "journal": "Emerg Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan;21(1):182-4.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25531934/", "major_mesh_terms": [ "Dengue / diagnosis"...
PMC4285239
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{ "authors": [ "James F Kenny", "Xun Zhong", "Cara Brown", "Devjani Das", "Brock Royall", "Monica Kapoor" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5811/westjem.2014.12.23262", "journal": "West J Emerg Med", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan;16(1):178-80.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC4307712
A free-floating right heart thrombus is often a harbinger of a massive pulmonary embolism and must be diagnosed and treated rapidly in order to avoid significant adverse sequelae. We present the case of an 84-year-old female who presented with two days of dyspnea and was hypotensive on arrival. Bedside ultrasound was p...
{ "authors": [ "Brittany Grzybowski", "Vijay A Vishwanath" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/jpn.JPN_140_16", "journal": "J Pediatr Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan-Mar;12(1):55-60.", "keywords": [ "acute disseminated encephalomyelitis", "encephalopathy", "familial hemophagocy...
PMC5437791
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a syndrome of excessive immune activation causing widespread inflammation and tissue destruction leading to multi-organ dysfunction and failure. Making the diagnosis of HLH could be quite challenging due to the broad range of presenting symptoms and their lack of specificity....
{ "authors": [ "Yotsapon Thewjitcharoen", "Ekgaluck Wanothayaroj", "Chattip Thammawiwat", "Sriurai Porramatikul", "Chuleekorn Vorayingyong", "Soontaree Nakasatien", "Sirinate Krittiyawong", "Kumutnart Chanprapaph", "Thep Himathongkam" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.1155/2020...
PMC7569454
The use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4i) appears to be associated with a small but significantly elevated risk of bullous pemphigoid (BP). Although the pathogenic mechanism of DPP4i-associated BP remains unclear, this adverse event is reported with multiple gliptins, suggesting a class effect. However, prev...
{ "authors": [ "Xiang Long", "Tian Qin", "Junhong Lin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OTT.S260157", "journal": "Onco Targets Ther", "journal_detail": "2020 Oct 20;13:10689-10692.", "keywords": [ "egfr compound mutation", "l833v/h835l", "afatinib", "epidermal growth factor...
PMC7585793
Uncommon mutations account for 10-15% of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Most of them are proved to be sensitive or resistant to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, there is insufficient evidence for other less common types of EGFR muta...
{ "authors": [ "Daniel J Adams", "Jolie A Demchur", "Lillian R Aronson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2055116918766152", "journal": "JFMS Open Rep", "journal_detail": "2018 May 4;4(1):2055116918766152.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.g...
PMC5954322
Case summary: A 10-year-old spayed female American Shorthair cat underwent renal transplantation due to worsening chronic kidney disease secondary to polycystic kidney disease. During transplantation, the right kidney grossly appeared to be more diseased than the left and was firmly adhered to the surrounding tissues. ...
{ "authors": [ "Elvan Caglar Citak", "Murat Ozeren", "M Kerem Karaca", "Derya Karpuz", "Feryal Karahan", "Eda Bengi Yilmaz", "Yuksel Balci", "Pelin Ozcan Kara", "Rabia Bozdogan Arpaci" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21470/1678-9741-2017-0095", "journal": "Braz J Cardiovasc...
PMC5873788
Cardiac angiosarcomas are extremely rare in childhood, they are rapidly progressive tumours that often present themselves as diagnostic dilemmas, resulting in delayed diagnosis. Also, extracardiac manifestations, including abdominal pain, are extremely rare in patients with intracardiac tumors. We herein present the ca...
{ "authors": [ "Guglielmo Mantica", "Hilgard Ackermann" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2018.30.26.14899", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2018 May 15;30:26.", "keywords": [ "horseshoe kidney", "ureteral obstruction", "urinary tract infections" ], "license...
PMC6110570
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{ "authors": [ "Sodai Sakamoto", "Yosuke Tsuruga", "Yuki Fujii", "Hiroki Shomura", "Atsuo Hattori", "Keizo Kazui" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.05.021", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;48:122-125.", "keywords": [ "acute pancreatitis...
PMC6038107
Introduction: The 2010 World Health Organization classification of intraductal neoplasms of the pancreas includes intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasms (ITPNs) and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, the latter being a rare and new concept. ITPN sometimes cause acute pancreatitis; therefore, distinguishing ITPN f...
{ "authors": [ "S R Janmohamed", "G C Madern", "P C J de Laat", "A P Oranje" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000324421", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2011 Jan;3(1):18-21.", "keywords": [ "dosage", "haemangioma", "overdose", "propranolol" ], "l...
PMC3175358
An 8-week-old infant was treated with oral propranolol for a haemangioma of infancy. The standard dose (according to protocol) is 2 mg/kg/day but, because of a mistake by the pharmacist, the child was treated with 8 mg/kg/day without any side effects (pulse, blood pressure and glucose stayed normal).
{ "authors": [ "Kelly Barnhill", "Amanda Tami", "Claire Schutte", "Laura Hewitson", "Melissa L Olive" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/1420549", "journal": "Case Rep Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:1420549.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https:/...
PMC4804042
A variety of feeding issues and concerns, including food aversion, food selectivity, and complete food refusal, are not uncommon among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Other underlying issues are often comorbid with the concerns for feeding and ASD. These may include food allergies, gastrointestinal issues...
{ "authors": [ "Chandra Madhur Sharma", "Shrawan Kumar", "Manoj K Meghwani", "Ravi P Agrawal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0971-6866.132764", "journal": "Indian J Hum Genet", "journal_detail": "2014 Jan;20(1):82-4.", "keywords": [ "pectoralis major", "poland syndrome", ...
PMC4065486
Poland's syndrome is a rare congenital condition, characterized by the absence of the sternal or breastbone portion of the pectoralis major muscle, which may be associated with the absence of nearby musculoskeletal structures. We hereby report an 8-year-old boy with typical features of Poland syndrome, the first docume...
{ "authors": [ "Mariam Mahtate", "Sarah Talib", "Aziz Slaoui", "Najia Zeraidi", "Amina Lakhdar", "Brahim Rhrab", "Aziz Baydada" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/5527467", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2021 Jul 22;2021:5527467.", "keywords": n...
PMC8324364
Mature cystic teratoma is the most common type of ovarian germ cell neoplasm, but occasionally, it can undergo malignant transformations, especially in postmenopausal women. These secondary malignant neoplasms are most commonly squamous cell carcinomas. The absence of clinical and radiological specificity of this trans...
{ "authors": [ "Daniela Waddell", "Felix Meincke", "Samer Hakmi", "Hendrick van der Schalk", "Niklas Schenker", "Jonas Hahn", "Anna Moschner", "Mintje Bohné", "Da-Un Chung", "Stephan Willems", "Dietmar Kivelitz", "Edda Bahlmann" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.115...
PMC7407036
Anorexia nervosa is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder, characterized by an abnormally low body weight. This case report illustrates a 22-year old female with cardiac arrest due to a refeeding syndrome in a patient with anorexia nervosa. It features the successful use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resus...
{ "authors": [ "Sotiris Athanaselis", "Maria Stefanidou", "Nikos Karakoukis", "Antonis Koutselinis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2196/jmir.4.3.e18", "journal": "J Med Internet Res", "journal_detail": "2002 Dec;4(3):E18.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed...
PMC1761944
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{ "authors": [ "F Thabet", "A Yahyaoui", "H Besbes", "R Hadj Salem", "S Zayani", "C Chouchane", "S Chouchane" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.arcped.2022.11.017", "journal": "Arch Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan;30(1):74-76.", "keywords": [ "anca", "covid-1...
PMC9710565
COVID-19 infection may trigger the presentation or exacerbation of autoimmune diseases. c-Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA)-associated vasculitis after COVID-19 mainly involves the kidneys and lungs, and is rarely reported. We describe the case of a 13-year-old girl with a history of chronic immunologic thro...
{ "authors": [ "Saede Atarbashi-Moghadam", "Ali Lotfi", "Sepideh Mokhtari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_74_17", "journal": "J Oral Maxillofac Pathol", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan;22(Suppl 1):S29-S34.", "keywords": [ "ameloblastic", "fibro-odontoma", "odontogenic...
PMC5824513
Ameloblastic fibro-odontosarcoma (AFOS) is an extremely rare malignant mixed odontogenic tumor. The ectomesenchymal part of the neoplasm shows malignancy, whereas the epithelial component is rather benign. In addition, small areas with deposition of enamel matrix and dentine material are seen. The rarity of this neopla...
{ "authors": [ "Kazuhiro Takahashi", "Shigeki Tsukamoto", "Yuta Kakizaki", "Ken Saito", "Nobuhiro Ohkohchi", "Katsu Hirayama" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2185/jrm.8.181", "journal": "J Rural Med", "journal_detail": "2013;8(1):181-5.", "keywords": [ "energy drink", "hype...
PMC4309343
We encountered a case of hypercobalaminemia induced by oral intake of an energy drink after total gastrectomy. The patient was referred to our hospital due to findings suspicious for gastric cancer on screening. A 20 mm type 0-IIc lesion was detected in the gastric subcardia on esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Total gastrec...
{ "authors": [ "Zafer Ozmen", "Fatma Aktas", "İsmail Okan", "Zeki Özsoy", "Akgül Arıcı" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.radcr.2015.11.001", "journal": "Radiol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan 12;11(1):4-10.", "keywords": [ "cystic", "intraductal papillary mucinous ...
PMC4769611
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN) is one of the cystic neoplasias of the pancreas. The imaging findings provide that these tumors are differentiated from the other cystic lesions of the pancreas, especially from the chronic pancreatitis, where the treatment protocol is completely different. Therefore, the...
{ "authors": [ "Prabin Sharma", "Elias George Akl" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3402/jchimp.v6.30519", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2016 Feb 17;6(1):30519.", "keywords": [ "gastric emphysema", "gastritis", "portal venous air", "stomach wa...
PMC4763600
Emphysematous gastritis is a severe and rare form of gastritis with characteristic findings of intramural gas in the stomach. It is an acute life-threatening condition resulting from gas-producing microorganisms invading the stomach wall. Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment with bowel rest, hydration, and intra...
{ "authors": [ "Soufiane Berhili", "Karima Mouden", "Mohammed Moukhlissi", "Tijani El Harroudi", "Loubna Mezouar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.radcr.2022.10.030", "journal": "Radiol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Nov 2;18(1):205-208.", "keywords": [ "early stage", ...
PMC9633738
Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is an extremely rare gynecologic tumor, particularly in the endometrium. All endometrial TCC cases reported so far in the literature were diagnosed at relatively advanced stages. In the present article, we report a pure primary endometrial TCC initially revealed by an abdominal mass an...
{ "authors": [ "Minhee Lee", "Tae Hee Kim", "Se Jeong Kim", "Byung Chul Jee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5468/ogs.2019.62.1.69", "journal": "Obstet Gynecol Sci", "journal_detail": "2019 Jan;62(1):69-72.", "keywords": [ "brain diseases", "gonadotropin-releasing hormone", "le...
PMC6333760
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a newly described adverse effect possibly associated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist therapy. We report a case of PRES after 2 doses of depot GnRH agonists in a 44-year-old woman with a huge myoma uteri and iron-deficiency anemia. Brain magnetic ...
{ "authors": [ "Dimitrios Siamkouris", "Marc Schloesser", "Amr Yousef", "Elmar Offers" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/2623403", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2019 Feb 5;2019:2623403.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm...
PMC6379877
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. The major cause of GIST is the presence of an abnormal form of tyrosine protein kinase (KIT) protein also known as CD117, which causes uncontrollable growth of the gastrointestinal cells. Most studies report incidences between...
{ "authors": [ "Bhavi Trivedi", "Ilma Vahora", "Jesus Guzman", "Rohan Desai", "Juan Cartagena", "Aymara Y Chang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.34023", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 20;15(1):e34023.", "keywords": [ "candida albicans empyema", ...
PMC9941036
Candida empyema is a rare presentation seen in immunocompromised patients, with a high mortality rate if not treated appropriately. We present a rare case of Candida albicans empyema in a patient with gastric cancer undergoing chemotherapy who recently underwent cholecystectomy, successfully treated with fluconazole an...
{ "authors": [ "Vladimir Kuburović", "Jan D Marshall", "Gayle B Collin", "Keith Nykamp", "Nina Kuburović", "Tatjana Milenković", "Sanja Rakić", "Milena Djuric", "Jovana Ječmenica", "Svetislav Milenković", "Jürgen K Naggert" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MCD.0b0...
PMC3619948
Alström syndrome is a rare disorder typified by early childhood obesity, neurosensory deficits, cardiomyopathy, progressive renal and hepatic dysfunction, and endocrinological features such as severe insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypogonadism. Widespread fibrosis leads to multiple organ failu...
{ "authors": [ "Emilia Cocorocchio", "Laura Pala", "Fabio Conforti", "Elena Guerini-Rocco", "Tommaso De Pas", "Pier Francesco Ferrucci" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/1758835920946158", "journal": "Ther Adv Med Oncol", "journal_detail": "2020 Jul 31;12:1758835920946158.", "ke...
PMC7406922
Metastatic vulvar melanoma is a rare and aggressive disease and survival is usually poor. Vulvar melanomas harbor BRAF V600 mutations only infrequently; consequently, target therapy is a rare therapeutic option and immunotherapy usually has only a weak effect. On the other hand, KIT mutations are rare in cutaneous mela...
{ "authors": [ "Radhika Mhatre", "Sujit A Jagtap", "Nilesh Kurwale", "Rashmi Santhoshkumar", "Yogeshwari Deshmukh", "Anita Mahadevan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ebr.2020.100369", "journal": "Epilepsy Behav Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 May 21;14:100369.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC7385448
Focal neuronal lipofuscinosis is a unique neuronal pathology, characterised by accumulation of lipofuscin within dysmorphic neurons. We report a case of 12-year-old female with drug resistant epilepsy since one and a half years of age. MRI brain showed right frontal dysplasia, and PET showed right frontal hypometabolis...
{ "authors": [ "Saket Kumar", "Saurabh Singla", "Ausaf Ahmad", "Nishant Kurian", "Venkat Rao Chidipotu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2021.38.175.27993", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2021 Feb 16;38:175.", "keywords": [ "renal hydatid cyst", "case ...
PMC8077677
Hydatidosis is a parasitic disease, endemic in various parts of the World. It frequently involves liver and lungs and, rarely, other organs as well. Isolated renal hydatidosis is a rare entity that accounts for less than 3% of all hydatid cases. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. We hereby report a case of isol...
{ "authors": [ "Laila H AbuAleid", "Khaled Elshaar", "Almoaiad A Alhazmi", "Mohammed Al Sherbini", "Khalid Albohiri" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.05.017", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;71:250-256.", "keywords": [ "embolization", ...
PMC7264984
Introduction: Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the hepatic artery is a rare complication of abdominal injury. Prompt intervention is essential to avoid a life-threatening hemorrhage. We report two complicated cases of intrahepatic pseudoaneurysm (IHPA). Presentation of cases: Case 1: A victim of a bomb blast with thora...
{ "authors": [ "Maya Takada", "Kiyoyuki Yanaka", "Kazuhiro Nakamura", "Ken Akimoto", "Hayato Takeda", "Eiichi Ishikawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_429_2022", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2022 Aug 5;13:334.", "keywords": [ "asymptomatic", "...
PMC9479528
Background: Since most incidentally discovered meningiomas grow or remain unchanged, spontaneous regression is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of posterior fossa meningioma showing spontaneous regression. Case description: A 55-year-old female was referred to our hospital because she was diagnosed with a left po...
{ "authors": [ "Rosanna D'Addosio", "Joselyn Rojas", "Valmore Bermúdez", "Flor Ledesma", "Kyle Hoedebecke" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12688/f1000research.11766.1", "journal": "F1000Res", "journal_detail": "2017 Jul 18;6:1140.", "keywords": [ "myelolipoma adrenal", "adrenal...
PMC5538031
Background: Adrenal incidentaloma refers to the incidental finding of a tumor in the adrenal gland, where nonfunctional forms are the most common variant. Myelolipoma is a rare (0.08-0.4%) occurrence characterized by adipose and hematopoietic tissue. The aim of this case report is to describe the diagnosis and appropri...
{ "authors": [ "Benjamin M Dropkin", "Giovanna A Giannico", "Peter A Reisz", "David F Penson", "Ryan S Hsi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1089/cren.2018.0037", "journal": "J Endourol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018 Jul 1;4(1):97-99.", "keywords": [ "fibromyxoid", "nephroge...
PMC6033302
Background: Nephrogenic adenoma is a benign lesion found in the genitourinary tract, often at sites of prior inflammation, and is characterized by tubular, papillary, or tubulopapillary structures. It is thought to arise from distal migration and implantation of renal tubular cells into the renal pelvis, ureter, bladde...
{ "authors": [ "Niina Koivuviita", "Risto Tertti", "Maija Heiro", "Kaj Metsärinne" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ndtplus/sfn205", "journal": "NDT Plus", "journal_detail": "2009 Apr;2(2):161-3.", "keywords": [ "iga nephropathy", "coeliac disease" ], "license": "CC BY-NC",...
PMC4421339
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{ "authors": [ "Marely Santiago-Vázquez", "Julian Barrera-Llaurador", "Osward Y Carrasquillo", "Samuel Sánchez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.jdcr.2018.10.021", "journal": "JAAD Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018 Dec 15;5(1):101-103.", "keywords": [ "cu, chronic urticaria", ...
PMC6297263
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{ "authors": [ "Adam Kilian", "Laura A Upton", "John N Sheagren" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2382120520928996", "journal": "J Med Educ Curric Dev", "journal_detail": "2020 Jun 10;7:2382120520928996.", "keywords": [ "all-inclusive hpi", "cost-effective patient care", "favor...
PMC7288808
The Institute of Medicine states that most diagnostic errors are caused by flaws in clinician diagnostic thinking. Accurately inferring the correct diagnosis from the patient history is the best way to improve diagnostic accuracy and efficiency. Such an improvement is contingent upon training early phase medical learne...
{ "authors": [ "Sara Bassoli", "Stefania Seidenari", "Giovanni Pellacani", "Caterina Longo", "Anna Maria Cesinaro" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2010/168248", "journal": "Dermatol Res Pract", "journal_detail": "2010;2010:168248.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link"...
PMC2945651
Nodular lesions can be difficult to diagnose under dermoscopy alone, since they often lack specific diagnostic features. Confocal microscopy can be used as an aid to dermoscopy, to increase the diagnostic accuracy on equivocal skin lesions. We report three cases of bluish nodular lesions, difficult to diagnose under de...
{ "authors": [ "Davide Augusti", "Gabriele Augusti", "Andrea Borgonovo", "Massimo Amato", "Dino Re" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2014/629786", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2014;2014:629786.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.nc...
PMC4055644
DIFFERENT INDIRECT RESTORATIONS TO REPLACE A SINGLE MISSING TOOTH IN THE POSTERIOR REGION ARE AVAILABLE IN DENTISTRY: traditional full-coverage fixed dental prostheses (FDPs), implant-supported crowns (ISC), and inlay-retained FDPs (IRFDP). Resin bonded FDPs represent a minimally invasive procedure; preexisting filling...
{ "authors": [ "Reema AlSadhan", "Abdulaziz K Alaraifi", "Magdy Abdulatif" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.06.103", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;73:125-129.", "keywords": [ "congenital diaphragmatic hernia", "recurrent congenital diaphragm...
PMC7365962
Introduction: Strangulation is a rare complication of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). There are few cases in the literature describing strangulated CDH. However, none of them was a recurrence of a previously repaired defect nor resulted in short bowel syndrome. Presentation of case: We report an unusual case of ...
{ "authors": [ "Yu-Feng Li", "Wen-Qian Gao", "Yuan-Xin Li", "Quan-Zhou Feng", "Ping Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CIA.S91918", "journal": "Clin Interv Aging", "journal_detail": "2016 Feb 18;11:159-66.", "keywords": [ "acute myocardial infarction", "antiplatelet", ...
PMC4762468
Acute myocardial infarction complicated by bleeding colon tumor is problematic with regard to management, and appropriate balance of antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapy and hemostasis or surgery is crucial for effective treatment. Here, we present a case of concomitant acute myocardial infarction and bleeding tumor...
{ "authors": [ "Cyriac A Philips", "Philip Augustine", "Lijesh Kumar", "George Joseph", "Pushpa Mahadevan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_427_16", "journal": "Indian Dermatol Online J", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan-Feb;9(1):40-43.", "keywords": [ "intraductal papilla...
PMC5803941
To present and discuss a novel association between branch duct-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm and paraneoplastic parapsoriasis. We present the case of a middle-aged male presenting with skin lesions that were suggestive of parapsoriasis, resistant to treatment, and in whom a diagnosis of branch-type intra...
{ "authors": [ "Ramat Oyebunmi Braimah", "Taoreed Oladejo", "Timothy Oyetunde Olarinoye", "Adedapo Omowonuola Adetoye", "Patrick Olanrewaju Osho" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/2231-0746.186124", "journal": "Ann Maxillofac Surg", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan-Jun;6(1):130-4.", "key...
PMC4979329
This report describes the multidisciplinary management of a 35-year-old female sickle-cell anemia patient who had unilateral bony ankylosis of the left temporomandibular joint secondary to septic arthritis. She was managed by a team comprising of maxillofacial surgeons, anesthetists, otorhinolaryngologist, and hematolo...
{ "authors": [ "Cédric Annweiler", "Marc Paccalin", "Gilles Berrut", "Caroline Hommet", "Christian Lavigne", "Jean-Paul Saint-André", "Olivier Beauchet" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/vhrm.s3818", "journal": "Vasc Health Risk Manag", "journal_detail": "2008;4(6):1471-4.", ...
PMC2663463
The association of angiitis of central nervous system (ACNS) with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) suggests a physiopathological relationship between these two affections. Few cases are reported in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We describe here a clinicopathological case associating ACNS, CAA, and AD. We dis...
{ "authors": [ "Prema Dhanraj", "Kingsly Paul", "Shashank Lamba", "Rahul Shetty" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0970-0358.63957", "journal": "Indian J Plast Surg", "journal_detail": "2010 Jan;43(1):81-3.", "keywords": [ "orbital tumour", "orbital neurofi broma", "orbito-f...
PMC2938632
We are presenting a mammoth orbito-frontal neurofibroma with a herniating meningo-encephalocele in a 23 year old African male. The tumour measured 87cm x 54cm and occupied the right orbito-temporo-facial region and had destroyed the right orbit. A pre operative embolization of the feeding vessels was followed by a one ...
{ "authors": [ "Natalie Cosgrove", "Joan DiPalma", "Douglas Katz", "Thomas Kowalski" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1089/crpc.2015.29009.nco", "journal": "Case Rep Pancreat Cancer", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan 1;2(1):3-5.", "keywords": [ "acinar cell cystadenoma", "pancreas", ...
PMC6319691
Background: Acinar cell cystadenoma is a rare pancreatic cyst that has been described in several case reports. This lesion may be incidental or asymptomatic, occurs predominately in females, and has a mean age of onset in the fourth decade. Case Presentation: A previously healthy 14-year-old male presented with abdomin...
{ "authors": [ "Chong Yau Ong", "Jin Lee Lim", "Lourdes Ducusin Galang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2017.28.30.13544", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2017 Sep 14;28:30.", "keywords": [ "pyomyositis", "abscess", "staphylococcus aureus", "thigh" ]...
PMC5681001
We report a case study on a patient who presented with low back and thigh pain of one month duration. He was eventually diagnosed with left thigh pyomyositis. Tissue from thigh grew Staphylococcus aureus. With commencement of antibiotics and surgical drainage, patient made recovery despite prolonged hospital stay. The ...
{ "authors": [ "Guojian Ding", "Hongzhen Liu", "Peng Zhou", "Qiong Niu", "Wei Wang", "Zhiqiang Feng", "Shisong Zhang", "Zhengmao Zhang", "Lei Geng", "Zhaoyun Bu", "Tingliang Fu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2022.892756", "journal": "Front Public Health...
PMC9240617
Multiple high-powered magnetic Buckyball ingestions may lead to a high risk of severe complications. Great concerns have been raised by public health workers, and it remains challenging for clinicians to solve this troublesome problem. We report a large case series of children with Buckyball ingestion from six tertiary...
{ "authors": [ "Alexandra Rose Lyons", "Sarah Louise Olson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_483_2019", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2020 May 9;11:98.", "keywords": [ "intracranial hypotension", "ophthalmoplegia", "parinaud syndrome", "slit ventricle", ...
PMC7265414
Background: Vertical gaze palsy is a rare clinical manifestation of intracranial hypotension. The typical features of intracranial hypotension include a postural headache, dural enhancement, and low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) opening pressure. Case description: We describe a case of a shunt-dependent middle-aged female ...
{ "authors": [ "Mehmet Odabasi", "Kamil Mehmet Yildiz", "Eris Cengiz", "Abuoglu Haci Hasan", "Emre Gunay", "Erkan Ozkan", "Ali Aktekin", "Bulent Kaya", "Tolga Munip Ali Muftuoglu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12659/AJCR.889601", "journal": "Am J Case Rep", "journal_det...
PMC3813632
Patient: Female, 45 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Neuroendocrine tumor Symptoms: Abdominal pain Medication: - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Objective: Unusual setting of medical care. Background: Neuroendocrine tumor of the ampulla of Vater is extremely rare and is generally a low-grade endocrine...
{ "authors": [ "Sau Man Sandra Chan", "Pui Yiu Vivian Leung", "Fung Kum Helen Chiu" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": null, "journal": "Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat", "journal_detail": "2007;3(5):589-96.", "keywords": [ "chinese culture", "diogenes syndrome", "hoarding", "senile squalor"...
PMC2656295
We review a consecutive case series of elders presenting to a regional psychogeriatric service in Hong Kong in 1996-2001. Eighteen elders (aged 65 and over) fulfilled the classical symptoms of Diogenes syndrome (extreme squalor, neglected physical state, unhygienic condition & social isolation with or without hoarding)...