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{ "authors": [ "Ouwais Alkhateb", "Obada Daaboul", "Bisher Daaboul", "Raed Abouharb", "Mhd Anas Alazmeh", "Ghiath Hamed" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000529044", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2023 Apr 11;17(1):185-190.", "keywords": [ "gi gloma...
PMC10091229
Glomus tumor (glomus cell tumor) is a rare, often benign neoplasm, which is, in most cases, seen as a solitary bluish nodule involving the nail beds. Solid glomus tumor, glomangioma, and glomangiomyoma are the three main histopathological variants. In this case report, we present the rarest subtype of a glomus tumor, g...
{ "authors": [ "Helen M Shields", "Hasrat Sidhu" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2018/2390213", "journal": "Case Rep Gastrointest Med", "journal_detail": "2018 Nov 21;2018:2390213.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30584481/", "major_mesh_t...
PMC6280224
Levonorgestrel uterine implants are accepted as a safe and efficacious method of contraception. One of the two major health side effects in a large controlled study of subcutaneous hormonal implants with levonorgestrel was a significant increase in gallbladder disease. Gallbladder hypomotility is recognized as a side e...
{ "authors": [ "Gustavo Jimenez Muñoz-Ledo", "Marcos Melgosa-Juárez", "Julio Palacios-Júárez", "Jesus Morales-Maza", "Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Quintero" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.08.002", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019;62:31-34.", "key...
PMC6704381
Introduction: Dorsoepigastric flap (DF), first described by. Haddad and Jimenez, is a variant of the classic lattisimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap that only utilizes a minimum quantity of muscle tissue, through which the vascular pedicle passes by. It has been used primarily as an acceptable alternative in mammary rec...
{ "authors": [ "Karin Okada", "Rina Nakamori", "Hitoshi Mizutani", "Keiichi Yamanaka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175696", "journal": "An Bras Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2017;92(5 Suppl 1):53-55.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pub...
PMC5726677
A 39-year-old woman presented with prominent and painful livedo reticularis lesions spreading on her upper and lower extremities. Histopathologically, the small-to medium-sized arteries in the deep dermis and subcutis showed necrotizing vasculitis with cellular infiltration, suggesting cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa. T...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammed Alser", "Jeremie S Kim", "Nour Almadhoun Alserr", "Stefan W Tell", "Onur Mutlu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2022.877621", "journal": "Front Public Health", "journal_detail": "2022 Jun 17;10:877621.", "keywords": [ "covid-19 outbreak simulatio...
PMC9247408
Early detection and isolation of COVID-19 patients are essential for successful implementation of mitigation strategies and eventually curbing the disease spread. With a limited number of daily COVID-19 tests performed in every country, simulating the COVID-19 spread along with the potential effect of each mitigation s...
{ "authors": [ "Archana M Sangha" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X20929798", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 Jun 7;8:2050313X20929798.", "keywords": [ "acne vulgaris", "actinic keratosis", "comedonal acne", "photoaging", "tretinoin lotion 0...
PMC7278291
We describe a case of comedonal acne in a post-menopausal female treated with a novel tretinoin lotion 0.05%. The patient also had some actinic keratoses, which are hyperkeratotic, scaly lesions caused by prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation. These lesions have the ability to progress into squamous cell carcinom...
{ "authors": [ "Yosuke Iijima", "Nami Nakayama", "Leona Kashimata", "Miki Yamada", "Ryutaro Kawano", "Shunsuke Hino", "Takahiro Kaneko", "Norio Horie" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/5575896", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2021 May 21;2021:5575896."...
PMC8163553
Pyogenic granuloma (PG) refers to a common, acquired, benign, and vascular tumor that arises in tissues such as the skin and mucous membranes. However, it is extremely rare for PG to arise from an empty socket after tooth extraction. Herein, we describe a rare case of PG that arose from the empty extraction socket of t...
{ "authors": [ "Huzaifa A Jaliawala", "Miloni Parmar", "Katherine Summers", "Roberto J Bernardo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/pul2.12053", "journal": "Pulm Circ", "journal_detail": "2022 Mar 14;12(1):e12053.", "keywords": [ "bmpr2 mutation", "pregnancy", "prescription a...
PMC9052970
The second hit hypothesis in pulmonary hypertension refers to the development of pulmonary vascular disease in individuals at risk, after an additional exposure or "hit" to factors with potential injury to the pulmonary circulation, such as drugs or toxins. We here present a case of severe pulmonary hypertension diagno...
{ "authors": [ "Meral Arslan Malkoc", "Mujde Sevimay", "Emre Yaprak" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Eur J Dent", "journal_detail": "2009 Jan;3(1):75-80.", "keywords": [ "bruxism", "fixed partial restoration", "loss of vertical dimension", "wear", "zirconia" ...
PMC2647964
The management of the interim phase of a complete oral rehabilitation in patients with severely worn dentition is often challenging due to the loss of occlusal vertical dimension, loss of tooth structure, uneven wear of teeth creating an uneven plane of occlusion, and parafunctional habits. This case report describes t...
{ "authors": [ "Pooya Banapour", "Christopher Tenggardjaja", "Polina Reyblat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.eucr.2016.10.005", "journal": "Urol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016 Dec 8;10:54-56.", "keywords": [ "urethral calculus", "urethral diverticulum", "urethral strict...
PMC5155038
A 61-year-old male with prior history of endoscopic urethral calculus removal presented to the emergency room with urinary retention and a palpable perineal mass. A CT showed a large calcification within the bulbar urethra. After multiple unsuccessful attempts at foley catheter insertion, the urology service was consul...
{ "authors": [ "Giuseppe Rollo", "Roberto Rotini", "Denise Eygendaal", "Paolo Pichierri", "Ante Prkic", "Michele Bisaccia", "Riccardo Maria Lanzetti", "Domenico Lupariello", "Luigi Meccariello" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/8253732", "journal": "Case Rep Orthop"...
PMC5937584
Introduction: The elbow interposition arthroplasty is a very common procedure performed mainly on active young patients who need great functionality and for whom total joint replacement is contraindicated and arthrodesis is noncompliant. We are going to demonstrate a case of a 34-year-old male suffering from malunion o...
{ "authors": [ "Shiwangi Sharma", "Rakesh Kumar Mahajan", "Hira Ram", "M Karikalan", "Arvind Achra" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.4103/tp.TP_40_20", "journal": "Trop Parasitol", "journal_detail": "2021 Jan-Jun;11(1):49-52.", "keywords": [ "human sparganosis", "subcutaneous sp...
PMC8213118
Human sparganosis is a rare but important food borne zoonosis and could be attributed to increased consumption of raw meat of fish, frogs, snakes etc. Sparganosis may involve varied organ systems but subcutaneous sparganosis remains the one of the commonly reported clinical condition. Rarity of this problem reinforces ...
{ "authors": [ "N K Cheung", "A James", "R Kumar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/940189", "journal": "Case Rep Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:940189.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24187643/", "major_mesh_terms": [], ...
PMC3800675
Traumatic pneumatoceles are a rare complication of blunt chest trauma in children. Although they characteristically present as small, regular shaped lesions which can be safely treated nonoperatively, larger traumatic pneumatoceles pose diagnostic and management difficulties for clinicians. This case study reports one ...
{ "authors": [ "Mahmud Saqib", "Gregory Capelli", "Abhilash Koratala" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.24908/pocus.v7iKidney.15339", "journal": "POCUS J", "journal_detail": "2022 Feb 1;7(Kidney):11-13.", "keywords": [ "pocus", "vexus", "hyponatremia", "point of care ultrasound",...
PMC9994294
Point of care ultrasonography can be a valuable adjunct to conventional physical examination in patients with hyponatremia that aids in clinical decision making. It can address the shortcomings of traditional volume status assessment such as the inherent low sensitivity of 'classic' signs such as lower extremity edema....
{ "authors": [ "Luis A Robles" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/2152-7806.198734", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan 19;8:7.", "keywords": [ "c2 fracture", "klippel–feil syndrome", "craniovertebral congenital anomalies", "miscellaneous axis fractures", "...
PMC5288981
Background: Acute traumatic axis fractures are common cervical spine injuries often caused by road accidents or falls. They are usually classified into three different types, namely, odontoid fractures, Hangman's fractures, and miscellaneous fractures. Congenital malformations of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ), alt...
{ "authors": [ "Charlotte E Davies", "Angie M White", "Mark S Whiteley" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X17747490", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017 Dec 11;5:2050313X17747490.", "keywords": [ "varicose veins", "cycling", "perforator veins" ...
PMC5734563
The role of incompetent perforating veins in the aetiology of varicose veins is not well understood. Anecdotally, competitive cyclists appeared to be more prone to varicose veins than the general population. We present a case of a 63-year-old amateur competitive cyclist who acutely developed a painful varicosity of her...
{ "authors": [ "Michael Osti", "Helmut Philipp", "Berthold Meusburger", "Karl-Peter Benedetto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1007/s00586-005-0017-4", "journal": "Eur Spine J", "journal_detail": "2006 Oct;15 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):564-7.", "keywords": null, "license": "NO-CC CODE", "link": ...
PMC1602181
We report on the case of a 15-year-old adolescent who presented with a transient paraplegia and hyposensibility of the upper extremities after sustaining a minor hyperflexion trauma to the cervical spine. Neuroimaging studies revealed atlantoaxial dislocation and ventral compression of the rostral spinal cord with incr...
{ "authors": [ "Amanda M Sherrod", "Adam Brufsky", "Shannon Puhalla" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4137/CMO.S6643", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Oncol", "journal_detail": "2011;5:171-6.", "keywords": [ "cancer", "chemotherapy", "gemcitabine", "lung toxicity" ], "license"...
PMC3117630
Gemcitabine is a chemotherapeutic agent used for the treatment of a number of malignancies. Although its major dose-limiting side effect is myelosuppression, many pulmonary toxicities have been described with its use. Severe pulmonary toxicity is rare, but symptoms tend to be rapid in onset and potentially deadly. The ...
{ "authors": [ "Yuichi Mochizuki", "Tomonori Kobayashi", "Akitsugu Kawashima", "Takayuki Funatsu", "Takakazu Kawamata" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sni.sni_239_17", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2018 Feb 5;9:20.", "keywords": [ "chronic subdural hematoma"...
PMC5820825
Background: Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) of the posterior fossa is uncommon in adults. Only a few cases have been reported, and most of these were secondary to head injury or anticoagulant therapy. We herein describe a case of successful surgical treatment of CSDH in the posterior fossa after surgical removal of a ...
{ "authors": [ "Meifeng Gu", "Xiaoqin Mo", "Zhenchu Tang", "Jianguang Tang", "Wei Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2022.855020", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2022 May 18;9:855020.", "keywords": [ "coxiella burnetii", "q fever", "diagn...
PMC9157756
Query fever (Q fever) is a widespread zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium of Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii). Its neurological complications are rarely reported. But they may lead to severe consequences. It needs a rapid and accurate detective method to diagnose acute Q fever with neurological presentations in non...
{ "authors": [ "Lanlan Guo", "Xiangxing Zhang", "Zhiqiang Zhou", "Mengdi Shi", "Xiangdong Jian", "Laidong Dong" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2023.1215293", "journal": "Front Public Health", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 1;11:1215293.", "keywords": [ "chloroacetic ac...
PMC10427855
Chloroacetyl chloride is a potent acylation agent that decomposes violently in water to produce chloroacetic acid and irritant hydrogen chloride. It and its decomposition products are corrosive to the eyes, skin, and respiratory system and can cause multiple organ failure. Herein, we report cases of poisoning by chloro...
{ "authors": [ "Shana S Dalal", "Teresa Berry", "Veronica Maria Pimentel" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/2892869", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2019 Apr 7;2019:2892869.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3...
PMC6475546
Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a rare neoplasm that arises from a totipotent stem cell in Henson's node. It has rarely been associated with chromosomal abnormalities. We present a unique case of a 25-year-old primigravida at 19 weeks and 5 days of gestation found to have an exophytic complex mass with cystic and solid comp...
{ "authors": [ "Mansoor Hameed", "Wasim Jamal", "Muhammad Yousaf", "Merlin Thomas", "Irfan Ul Haq", "Shakeel Ahmed", "Mushtaq Ahmad", "Mohamad Khatib" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101265", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;31:101265...
PMC7576439
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It mainly affects the lungs and common symptoms are fever, cough and shortness of breath. Pneumothorax has been noted to complicate Covid-19 cases requiring hospital admission...
{ "authors": [ "V Nagalaxmi", "Mithare Sangmesh", "Kotya Naik Maloth", "Srikanth Kodangal", "Vani Chappidi", "Stuti Goyal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/957418", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:957418.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC3655499
Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic neoplasm which frequently affects the mandible. The term ameloblastoma includes several clinicoradiological and histological types. Apart from the most commonly encountered clinicopathologic models, there are few variants, whose biological profile is unknown or not elicited. Among ...
{ "authors": [ "Meike Keck", "Klaus Ueberreiter", "Ursula Tanzella", "Dietrich Doll", "Björn Dirk Krapohl" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3205/iprs000004", "journal": "GMS Interdiscip Plast Reconstr Surg DGPW", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan 9;1:Doc04.", "keywords": [ "adenoid carcin...
PMC4582478
Primary adenoid carcinoma are rare skin tumors. We present a 75-year-old female with this primary cutaneous tumor of the scalp with additional bone involvement. Wide scalp excision with bone enclosure, latissimus-dorsi-free-flap defect overage, and subsequent radiation slowed down the disease but could not prevent furt...
{ "authors": [ "George Briassoulis", "Anelia Horvath", "Paola Christoforou", "Maya Lodish", "Paraskevi Xekouki", "Martha Quezado", "Nicholas Patronas", "Meg F Keil", "Constantine A Stratakis" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1515/jpem.2011.371", "journal": "J Pediatr Endocri...
PMC5590677
Background: Rare cases of human glucocorticoid receptor (hGRalpha) (NR3C1) gene mutations have been described in the gemline or somatic state in Cushing's disease (CD). Aim: We describe a pediatric patient with CD with clinical evidence of partial glucocorticoid resistance (GR) due to the relative absence of stigmata o...
{ "authors": [ "Sylvain Montaner", "Noelle Weingertner", "Marie-Pierre Ledoux", "Marie-Pierre Chenard", "Jean-Christophe Lutz", "Fabien Bornert" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.14740/jh346w", "journal": "J Hematol", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan;7(1):23-28.", "keywords": [ "folli...
PMC7155859
Lymphomas represent the second most common malignant lesions of the head and neck. Among them, follicular lymphomas (FLs) are the second most frequent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. However, their incidence is rare in the oral cavity. We describe here two cases of FL with initial intra-oral presentation. The first pat...
{ "authors": [ "Matthew Herrmann", "Prissilla Xu", "Antonio Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/5415243", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:5415243.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29123931/", "major...
PMC5662796
Background: Common side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) include tachycardia, drowsiness, tremor, nausea, and vomiting. Although SSRIs have less toxic side effects compared to more traditional antidepressants, serious and life threatening cases of SSRI overdose have been reported. We describe ...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed F Alohali", "Saleh Abu-Daff", "Kamardeen Alao", "Mohammed Almaani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/1492910", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:1492910.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...
PMC5446874
Managing mechanical ventilation in patient with bronchopleural fistula with coexisting acute respiratory distress syndrome is a challenging situation for the intensivist. We are reporting a case of a pregnant patient with systemic lupus erythematosus on immunosuppressive medications who developed methicillin-resistant ...
{ "authors": [ "Ashley Cannon", "Svetlana Kurklinsky", "Kimberly J Guthrie", "Douglas L Riegert-Johnson" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2016/9212369", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:9212369.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://...
PMC4972908
Objective. To describe the use of an advanced genetic testing technique, whole exome sequencing, to diagnose a patient and their family with a SCN9A channelopathy. Setting. Academic tertiary care center. Design. Case report: Case Report. A 61-year-old female with a history of acute facial pain, chronic pain, fibromyalg...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed Belal", "Gretchen Von Allmen", "Indira Kommuru", "Jeremy Lankford", "John C Mosher", "Manish Shah", "Michael Funke", "Michael Watkins", "Rajan Patel" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_1188_2021", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail"...
PMC9805650
Background: Medically refractory epilepsy constitutes up to one-third of the epilepsy pediatric patients. Corpus callosotomy (CC) has been used for the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy in children with atonic seizures and generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizures. In this case series study, we are describing a ...
{ "authors": [ "Rakesh Sharma", "Harminder Singh Sohal", "Neeraj Malhotra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.712", "journal": "J Orthop Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan-Feb;7(1):102-105.", "keywords": [ "chondrosarcoma", "delayed presentation", "megatumor" ...
PMC5458686
Introduction: Large size bone tumors are rare as patients present quite early. The current article reports a large chondrosarcoma removed from left humerus. The rarity of such large size tumors is focus of the report. Case report: Forty year old male presented with a huge mass in this left arm. The same patient apparen...
{ "authors": [ "Guidong Liu", "Jie Chang", "Zhijun Liu", "Qiang Qiang", "Chunhui Gu", "Yingying Zhang", "Wenshi Wei" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/NDT.S60694", "journal": "Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat", "journal_detail": "2014 Apr 5;10:563-5.", "keywords": [ "jak2", ...
PMC3982977
Chorea is a rare complication of polycythemia. We report the case of a 70 year-old woman whose polycythemia vera (PV), with Janus Kinase-2 (JAK2) mutation, presented as chorea. Chorea resolved quickly after hydroxyurea therapy.
{ "authors": [ "Tiange Song", "Shengkun Peng", "Xiaoli Zhou", "Li Jiang", "Jie Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2022.984640", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2022 Sep 29;9:984640.", "keywords": [ "alveolar echinococcosis", "case report", "diagno...
PMC9556986
Introduction: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by larval stages of Echinococcus multilocularis, is a rare zoonotic disease that mainly involves the liver. The diagnosis of extrahepatic AE is usually difficult. Here, we describe a rare case of vertebral alveolar echinococcosis with a suspected history of spinal tube...
{ "authors": [ "Fernando Ruiz Santiago", "Manuel Tello Moreno", "Aurelio Martín Castro", "Luis Guzmán Alvarez", "Pedro Navarrete González" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2010/307902", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2010;2010:307902.", "keywords": null, "license":...
PMC2831462
We present the uncommon case of a subcutaneous fascia-based extramedullary plasmacytoma in the leg, which was confirmed by the pathology report and followed up until its remission. We report the differential diagnosis with other more common soft tissue masses. Imaging findings are nonspecific but are important to deter...
{ "authors": [ "Paulo Alvim Borges", "Guilherme Pereira Ocampos", "José Antonio Mancuso Filho", "Olavo Biraghi Letaif", "Raphael Martus Marcon", "Alexandre Fogaça Cristante" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/1413-78522014220400949", "journal": "Acta Ortop Bras", "journal_detail": ...
PMC4167039
Objectives: To describe and compare the distribution of spinopelvic parameters (SPP) in a Brazilian population with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS), and evaluate the association between pelvic incidence (PI) and lumbar lordosis (LL). Method: Medical records investigation was performed. Sagit...
{ "authors": [ "Jeejesh Kumar T K", "Puneeth Katapadi Pai", "Priyavrata Rajasubramanya" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.10.010", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;76:474-479.", "keywords": [ "bone cement", "distal ulna", "extended curettage...
PMC7586044
Giant cell tumours, though benign, are locally aggressive bone tumours with a relatively high recurrence rate. These usually occur in distal radius, distal femur, proximal tibia and humerus. Treatment options for contained lesions at these sites include joint preservation procedures such as extended curettage with ceme...
{ "authors": [ "Douglas J Lanska" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.7916/D89W0D6F", "journal": "Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)", "journal_detail": "2013;3:tre-03-133-2893-1.", "keywords": [ "history of neurology—19th century", "athetosis, treatment", "history of neurology—20th century" ...
PMC3582858
Background: Athetosis has been controversial since it was first described by William Hammond in 1871; many aspects of Hammond's career were equally controversial. Methods: Primary sources have been used to review treatment controversies in the 50-year period following the initial description of athetosis. Results: The ...
{ "authors": [ "N N Aldawoodi", "A R Escher Jr", "A Padalia", "D Padalia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/2309598", "journal": "Case Rep Anesthesiol", "journal_detail": "2019 Dec 12;2019:2309598.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...
PMC6942782
Spinocerebellar ataxia 3 (SCA3), also known as Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is an autosomal dominant, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Patients present with cerebellar ataxia, dystonia, rigidity, and neuropathy that worsen with time. On a molecular level, it occurs due to a CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in ...
{ "authors": [ "Eleonora Nucera", "Raffaella Chini", "Angela Rizzi", "Domenico Schiavino", "Alessandro Buonomo", "Arianna Aruanno", "Riccardo Ricci", "Francesca Mangiola", "Maria Chiara Campanale", "Antonio Gasbarrini", "Lucio Petruzziello" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi":...
PMC6407324
The eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune/antigen disorder of the oesophagus clinically characterized by dysphagia and pathologically by mucosa eosinophilic infiltration. Th2-type allergic reactions are considered having important roles in the aetiopathogenesis of EoE. Avoidance of food allergens, adminis...
{ "authors": [ "Qi Li", "Peng Xie", "Wen-Song Yang", "Bernard Yan", "Stephen Davis", "Louis R Caplan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2019.01075", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2019 Oct 15;10:1075.", "keywords": [ "compression", "imaging", "in...
PMC6803805
Objective: We aim to propose the term "vertebral artery compression syndrome" to describe a group of patients with a variety of clinical symptoms caused by vertebral artery compression of the medulla or spinal cord. Methods: We conducted the prospective case study in a university teaching hospital. Eleven patients who ...
{ "authors": [ "You-Li Wu", "Feng Wu", "Mian-Fu Cao", "Yang Lan", "Ming-Shan Du", "Song-Tao Yu", "Yan Wang", "Xiao-Chu Yan", "Xiu-Wu Bian", "Guang-Jie Duan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1175279", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 May ...
PMC10234330
Primary pulmonary hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma (HCCC) is a rare salivary gland-type tumor newly recognized in recent years, with approximately 21 cases reported to date in the English literature, which constitutes a challenge in pathology diagnosis, particularly in small biopsy specimens. Here, we present a case of...
{ "authors": [ "Yuqin Su", "Li Huang", "Haowei Liu", "Shifan Chen", "Li Peng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyg.2021.744433", "journal": "Front Psychol", "journal_detail": "2021 Nov 12;12:744433.", "keywords": [ "disability", "exercise intervention", "kinesiophobia...
PMC8633896
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of exercise intervention on disability, pain, and kinesiophobia in a retired athlete with old patella fracture. Methods: A 34-year-old retired football player with old patella fracture conducted the exercise intervention for 12 weeks, 1 h each time, three times a week. the retired foo...
{ "authors": [ "Celina Gonçalves", "Ana Cipriano", "Fábio Videira Santos", "Miguel Abreu", "Josefina Méndez", "Rui Sarmento E Castro" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00445", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2018 Aug 30;14:e00445.", "keywords": [ "citom...
PMC6125764
Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in healthy adults is usually asymptomatic or causes a mild mononucleosis syndrome, while severe infections are rare in immunocompetent patients and poorly documented. When described, gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous systems are the most frequent sites of sever...
{ "authors": [ "Yousif Nijim", "Amin Adawi", "Bishara Bisharat", "Abdalla Bowirrat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MD.0000000000002362", "journal": "Medicine (Baltimore)", "journal_detail": "2016 Jan;95(3):e2362.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncb...
PMC4998242
Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS0) is a complex and rare genetic multisystem disorder characterized by a variable pattern of cognitive deficits accompanied by a1 distinctive behavioral phenotype. SMS is characterized by subtle facial dysmorphology, short stature, sleep disturbances, and neurobehavioral abnormalities. Little...
{ "authors": [ "Débora Lopes Salles Scheffel", "Fabiano Jeremias", "Camila Maria Bullio Fragelli", "Lourdes Aparecida Martins Dos Santos-Pinto", "Josimeri Hebling", "Osmir Batista de Oliveira Jr" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.4103/1305-7456.126266", "journal": "Eur J Dent", "journa...
PMC4054024
Facial esthetics, including oral esthetics, can severely affect children's quality-of-life, causing physical, social and psychological impairment. Children and adolescents with esthetic-related dental malformations are potential targets for bullies. This study was aimed to present and discuss patients who suffered from...
{ "authors": [ "Philipp Lingohr", "Thomas Galetin", "Boris Vestweber", "Hanno Matthaei", "Jörg C Kalff", "Karl-Heinz Vestweber" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S54361", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2014 Feb 12;7:23-5.", "keywords": [ "permacol™...
PMC3928060
Purpose: Diaphragmatic hernias (DHs) are divided into congenital and acquired hernias, most of which are congenital. Among acquired DHs, up to 80% are left-sided, only a few iatrogenic DHs have been reported, and bilateral hernias are extremely rare. For diagnostic reasons, many DHs are overlooked by ultrasonography or...
{ "authors": [ "Varuna Varma", "Nirmal Gupta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/aca.ACA_166_17", "journal": "Ann Card Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan-Mar;21(1):101-102.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29336409/", "major_mesh_ter...
PMC5791476
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{ "authors": [ "V P Papastefanou", "A K Arora", "J L Hungerford", "V M L Cohen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2014/251817", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol Med", "journal_detail": "2014;2014:251817.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2474...
PMC3972867
Choroidal metastases from follicular thyroid carcinoma are uncommon and usually present as an amelanotic lesion against a background of known systemic disease. We present the case of a 56-year-old woman with a thyroid metastatic focus with unusual clinical presentation, systemic involvement, and early response to syste...
{ "authors": [ "Singaravadivelu Vaidyanathan", "Yuvaraja Murugan", "Kingsly Paulraj" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/313289", "journal": "Case Rep Orthop", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:313289.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/234018...
PMC3562614
We report a case of fracture of femoral head occurring in the setting of underlying osteonecrosis following a low-energy trauma in a middle-aged male. Patient also has underlying pelvic pathology from a previous trauma. The possible mechanism of injury is discussed. Extensive literature search reveals that this is the ...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroshi Saito" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000523851", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol", "journal_detail": "2022 Apr 19;14(1):202-207.", "keywords": [ "hemihypohidrosis", "mode of progression", "pure autonomic failure", "thermoregulatory and pharmacological sweatin...
PMC9149536
Although it is generally recognized that pure autonomic failure (PAF) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease selectively involving the autonomic nervous system, its mode of progression remains to be settled. A 57-year-old man presented with sweat reduction on the left side during previous 3 years. The thermoregulat...
{ "authors": [ "Noura Al-Zarouni", "Labib Al-Ozaibi", "Ali Khammas", "Nusaiba Al-Suwaidi", "Alya Al-Mazroui", "Faisal Al-Badri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.055", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016;29:56-58.", "keywords": [ "blunt ...
PMC5097963
Introduction: Intramural jejunal hematoma is a very rare condition with only few cases reported in the literature. It rarely occurs spontaneously, and is mostly seen in hemophiliac patients and is also associated with abdominal trauma. It occurs more commonly in children than in adults and can present with features of ...
{ "authors": [ "Ana Couceiro", "Carolina Viveiro", "Gustavo Capelão", "João Nobre", "Mónica Laureano", "Inês Gonçalves", "Paulo Clara", "Sandra Amado", "Teresa Rezende", "Ana Inácio", "Miguel Coelho Santos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.jpge.2015.08.003", "...
PMC5580324
The authors present the clinical case of a 14-year old girl with weight loss, anorexia, epigastric abdominal pain and postprandial vomiting with 5 months duration. There was a background of trichophagia for 2 years without evidence of alopecia or psychiatric history. The physical examination revealed an epigastric mass...
{ "authors": [ "David F Schaeffer", "Eric M Yoshida", "David A Owen", "Kenneth W Berean" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2011/767610", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2011;2011:767610.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2...
PMC3056219
It has been well established in the literature that the cribriform-morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (CMVPTC) has been observed with higher frequency in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients. In the usual setting, patients with FAP are identified based on their germline mutations and the diagnosis ...
{ "authors": [ "Tara L Aghaloo", "Sotirios Tetradis" ], "case_amount": 6, "doi": "10.1016/j.joms.2016.07.019", "journal": "J Oral Maxillofac Surg", "journal_detail": "2017 Jan;75(1):129-142.", "keywords": null, "license": "author_manuscript", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569557/"...
PMC5527276
Purpose: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ) is a well-described complication of antiresorptive and antiangiogenic medications. Although osteonecrosis can be associated with other inciting events and medications, such as trauma, infection, steroids, chemotherapy, and coagulation disorders, these are ra...
{ "authors": [ "Giulio Illuminati", "Giulia Pizzardi", "Rocco Pasqua" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.05.004", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;48:47-49.", "keywords": [ "aneurysm", "case report", "splenic artery", "surgical treatment"...
PMC6026722
Introduction: Aneurysms of the splenic artery (SAA) located at the hilum of the spleen are not well fit for endovascular or laparoscopic treatment. Open surgery may still be the best option of treatment. Presentation of cases: We report the cases of 3 female patients of a mean age of 59 years (range, 45-68 years) with ...
{ "authors": [ "Felix Fleißner", "Jan D Schmitto", "L Christian Napp", "Issam Ismail" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/s-0038-1642613", "journal": "Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan;7(1):e30-e32.", "keywords": [ "cardiopulmonary bypass", "coronary interve...
PMC6023718
Background A rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle is a rarely seen complication of myocardial infarction and represents an absolute cardiac emergency. Case Description We hereby present a case of a 64-year-old patient with a rupture of the free left ventricular wall. The patient was treated in an emergent ope...
{ "authors": [ "Satomi Okada", "Takashi Azuma", "Yujo Kawashita", "Shigetoshi Matsuo", "Susumu Eguchi" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1159/000444444", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2016 May 19;10(1):99-107.", "keywords": [ "abdominal surgery", "hepati...
PMC4929365
Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is induced by various abdominal diseases. Since HPVG is accompanied by bowel ischemia, intestinal infection and hypovolemia, various modes of critical management are needed to treat the underlying conditions. HPVG associated with abdominal complications after surgery has rarely been rep...
{ "authors": [ "Justin G Peacock", "Jason A Call", "Kenneth R Olivier" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4081/rt.2013.e28", "journal": "Rare Tumors", "journal_detail": "2013 Jul 9;5(3):e28.", "keywords": [ "fibrolamellar", "hepatocellular carcinoma", "radiotherapy" ], "license": ...
PMC3804803
Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLHCC) is a rare variant of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that commonly affects young individuals without a prior history of liver disease. FLHCC commonly results in a better prognosis than HCC; however, the risk of recurrence and metastatic disease is high. FLHCC is typically t...
{ "authors": [ "Laryssa Santos Metzker", "Luyanne Azevedo Cabral Ferreira", "Julia Caroliny Nogueira Borges", "Mariana Furieri Guzzo", "Rodrigo Neves Ferreira", "Lucas Luciano Rocha Silva", "Rodrigo Monico Cavedo", "Antonio Chambô Filho" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/...
PMC9897934
Ovarian hyperthecosis or ovarian stromal hyperplasia is a non-neoplastic functional disorder resulting from the presence of luteinized thecal cells within a hyperplastic ovarian stroma. The condition is more common in postmenopausal women than in those of reproductive age and leads to substantial clinical and laborator...
{ "authors": [ "İnsu Yılmaz", "Sakine Nazik Bahçecioğlu", "Murat Türk" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5415/apallergy.2018.8.e2", "journal": "Asia Pac Allergy", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan 9;8(1):e2.", "keywords": [ "anaphylaxis", "omalizumab", "venom immunotherapy" ], "license...
PMC5796962
Bee venom immunotherapy (b-VIT) can be combined with omalizumab therapy in order to suppress systemic reactions developing due to b-VIT itself. Omalizumab acts as a premedication and gains time for the immunotherapy to develop its immunomodulatory effects. However, the combination of omalizumab and b-VIT is not always ...
{ "authors": [ "Stephen J Genuis", "Chris Lipp" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2013/587541", "journal": "Int J Family Med", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:587541.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24455248/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_...
PMC3876678
In a climate of plurality about the concept of what is "good," one of the most daunting challenges facing contemporary medicine is the provision of medical care within the mosaic of ethical diversity. Juxtaposed with escalating scientific knowledge and clinical prowess has been the concomitant erosion of unity of thoug...
{ "authors": [ "Matthew J Davis", "Adnan Khan", "Walter Royal 3rd" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/NRL.0b013e31827c6c3d", "journal": "Neurologist", "journal_detail": "2013 Jan;19(1):26-9.", "keywords": null, "license": "author_manuscript", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2326...
PMC5540643
Introduction: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, is caused by reactivation of the JC virus. This disease is typically seen in individuals with known immune suppression. It has also been associated with other inflammatory conditions, such as sarcoidos...
{ "authors": [ "Vinicius Antunes Freitas", "Michel Cyrino Saliba", "Eduardo Cesar Dolabela de Moraes", "Gabriela Amélia Nassif de Morais Teixeira", "João Batista de Oliveira" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30851-x", "journal": "Braz J Otorhinolaryngol", "journal_detai...
PMC9442263
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{ "authors": [ "Satoshi Nakao", "Shiori Hasegawa", "Kazuyo Shimada", "Ririka Mukai", "Mizuki Tanaka", "Kiyoka Matsumoto", "Hiroaki Uranishi", "Mayuko Masuta", "Hiroaki Ikesue", "Tohru Hashida", "Kazuhiro Iguchi", "Mitsuhiro Nakamura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "1...
PMC7163355
Clostridium difficile-associated colitis (CDAC) may cause gastrointestinal illness, ranging in severity from mild diarrhea to fulminant colitis and even mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate anti-infective-related CDAC profiles using the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report (JADER) database. Methods: We se...
{ "authors": [ "Ricardo Rocha", "Rui Marinho", "António Gomes", "Marta Sousa", "Nuno Pignatelli", "Carla Carneiro", "Vitor Nunes" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2016/7056567", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:7056567.", "keywords": null, "license...
PMC4818817
Introduction. Pancreatic pseudocysts are a common complication of acute pancreatitis. Pancreatic pseudocyst's natural history ranges between its spontaneous regression and the settlement of serious complications if untreated, such as splenic complications, hemorrhage, infection, biliary complications, portal hypertensi...
{ "authors": [ "Kenneth Nilsson", "Katarina Wallménius", "Pernilla Rundlöf-Nygren", "Susanne Strömdahl", "Carl Påhlson" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1080/20008686.2017.1343081", "journal": "Infect Ecol Epidemiol", "journal_detail": "2017 Aug 2;7(1):1343081.", "keywords": [ "atbf...
PMC5549825
Introduction: African tick-bite fever, caused by Rickettsia africae, is endemic in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa and a possible cause of fever in returning Swedish travellers. Two patients are presented, and the advantages and disadvantages of different diagnostic methods are discussed. Patients and methods: Two mi...
{ "authors": [ "Paola Ulivi", "Alessandro Passardi", "Giorgia Marisi", "Elisa Chiadini", "Chiara Molinari", "Matteo Canale", "Luigi Pasini", "Fabio Ferroni", "Giovanni Luca Frassineti", "Giulia Bartolini", "Manlio Monti" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3389/fphar.2021...
PMC8631449
Liquid biopsy represents a valid strategy for tumor molecular characterization. It gives the opportunity to bypass tumor heterogeneity, to monitor tumor characteristics during the course of treatment, and to perform the analysis even when tumor tissue is not available or inadequate. In the clinical practice of metastat...
{ "authors": [ "Hanh Duong", "Omar Maher Masarweh", "Grant Campbell", "Theingi Tiffany Win", "Fowrooz Joolhar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2324709620966862", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 Jan-Dec;8:2324709620966862.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC7594226
Syncope is a sudden but reversible brief loss of consciousness secondary to an acute reduction of cerebral perfusion. Reflex syncope denotes neurologically mediated syncope, which includes vasovagal, carotid sinus syndrome, and other situational syncope. The most frequent form of syncope is vasovagal, which is triggere...
{ "authors": [ "Jeton Shatri", "Lirim Tafilaj", "Agon Turkaj", "Kreshnike Dedushi", "Metë Shatri", "Sadi Bexheti", "Serbeze Kabashi Mucaj" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/JCIS_58_2020", "journal": "J Clin Imaging Sci", "journal_detail": "2020 Jun 9;10:35.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC7294319
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an ongoing global health emergency. At present, patients are the primary source of infection. A randomly diagnosed confirmed case of COVID-19 highlights the importance of computerized tomography of thorax in di...
{ "authors": [ "Luís Mata-Ribeiro", "Diogo Casal", "João Amaral Ferreira", "Daniel Sá Costa", "João Lacerda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.046", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019;65:213-216.", "keywords": [ "calcaneum", "case repor...
PMC6864304
Introduction: Calcaneal osteomyelitis poses a tough challenge for any reconstructive surgeon. The eradication of the infection and the reconstruction of the defect are the main goals of treatment. Presentation of case: We present the case of a 53-year-old male with chronic calcaneal osteomyelitis. The patient was submi...
{ "authors": [ "Takashi Suzuki", "Satoru Nakayama", "Haruka Muto", "Shinichi Shimizu", "Yoshiro Otsuki", "Hiroshi Adachi", "Takeshi Murakoshi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/6829194", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:6829194.", "keyw...
PMC5227152
Here, we report an extremely rare case of trichoepithelioma (TE)-a benign epithelial tumor originating from the outer root sheath of a hair follicle-arising in an ovarian mature cystic teratoma (MCT) with fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) findings. A 48-year-old Japanese woman presented to our h...
{ "authors": [ "Fuyin Qu", "Linlin Xiao", "Yuting Xiao", "Chao Gao", "Xuan Wang", "Yi Wang", "Yuanhang Gao", "Fengpeng Wu", "Ming Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1235697", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 14;14:1235697.", "key...
PMC10382127
Background: Rectal squamous cell carcinoma (RSCC) is a rare malignancy of the rectal tumor. Due to its extremely low incidence, there is still a lack of high-level treatment evidence and clinical consensus on this disease. Case report: In this article, we report a treatment process of RSCC with high PD-L1 expression. F...
{ "authors": [ "Rungsun Bhurayanontachai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/cc9022", "journal": "Crit Care", "journal_detail": "2010;14(3):422.", "keywords": null, "license": "NO-CC CODE", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20553634/", "major_mesh_terms": [ "Acute Lung Injury / chem...
PMC2911725
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{ "authors": [ "Vincent A Mukkada", "Glenn T Furuta" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1159/000357296", "journal": "Dig Dis", "journal_detail": "2014;32(1-2):134-8.", "keywords": null, "license": "author_manuscript", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24603397/", "major_mesh_terms": [ ...
PMC4081443
Background/aims: Whereas most children and adults respond to traditional eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) treatments, such as exclusion of dietary allergens or the use of topical steroids, a small fraction may not. Methods: Based on clinical experience and a review of the literature, the aim of this work is to provide pr...
{ "authors": [ "Fabio Bechelli" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmedt.2023.1198612", "journal": "Front Med Technol", "journal_detail": "2023 Apr 28;5:1198612.", "keywords": [ "anxiety", "case report", "depression", "neuromodulation", "neurostimulation", "peripheral vasospa...
PMC10175791
This case report discusses an elderly male patient (86 years old), suffering from limb pain related to ulcers in the lower limbs resulting from peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Clinically evaluated with the aid of infrared thermal imaging before, during and after treatment, he was submitted to treatment with neuromod...
{ "authors": [ "G Descours", "C Tellini", "C Flamens", "F Philit", "M Celard", "J Etienne", "G Lina", "S Jarraud" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/190183", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:190183.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC B...
PMC3686064
We report a case of severe Legionnaires' disease (LD) complicated by a lung abscess in an immunocompetent patient who required ECMO therapy and thoracic surgery. The results of repeated Legionella quantitative real-time PCR performed on both sera and respiratory samples correlated with the LD severity and the poor clin...
{ "authors": [ "Kazuhiro Toyota", "Yuji Sugawara", "Yu Hatano" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000358553", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2014 Jan 23;8(1):32-8.", "keywords": [ "endoscopic therapy", "laparoscopic surgery", "upside-down stomach" ], ...
PMC3934612
Patients with an upside-down stomach usually receive surgical treatment. In high-risk patients, endoscopic repositioning and gastropexy can be performed. However, the risk of recurrence after endoscopic treatment is not known. We treated a case of recurrent upside-down stomach after endoscopic therapy that indicated th...
{ "authors": [ "Samuel Grant", "Qaisar Choudry" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.1536", "journal": "J Orthop Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019;9(5):63-66.", "keywords": [ "giant cell tumor tendon sheath", "hand", "pediatric" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link...
PMC7276612
Introduction: Giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) is a benign tumor, originating from proliferation of the synovial cells of a tendon sheath. It is very rare within the pediatric population. Case report: In this case presentation, we describe two cases of GCTTS in the hand, in a 7-year-old female and a 6-year...
{ "authors": [ "Feihong Zhang", "Yang Wu", "Li Zhang", "Bin Xia" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2022.1061951", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 4;9:1061951.", "keywords": [ "congenital abnormalities", "deformities", "diaphragm defect", "prema...
PMC9845759
The coexistence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and esophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula is extremely rare; only 36 cases have been reported. We report a case of a preterm male newborn infant with left congenital diaphragmatic hernia, esophageal atresia, and tracheoesophageal fistula and revi...
{ "authors": [ "A van Broekhoven", "P A J Krijnen", "H W M Niessen", "A B A Vonk" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/7916298", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2019 Mar 7;2019:7916298.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
PMC6446087
The incidence of heart valve hemangioma is very low and is mostly observed in the mitral and tricuspid valve. In 2006, two cases of aortic valve hemangioma were reported for the first time, including one with calcifying aortic valve stenosis. We now present a case of aortic valve hemangioma in a patient suffering from ...
{ "authors": [ "Hao Li", "Bin Wang", "Linhua Jiang", "Yizhou Yao", "Xuchao Wang", "Diyuan Zhou", "Xinguo Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.06.082", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;74:19-22.", "keywords": [ "laparoscopic proctec...
PMC7415625
Introduction: There is little evidence to support the safety of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in restarting immediately after abdominal surgery. It is also unclear whether early recovery of PD in minimally invasive abdominal surgery reduces the risk of complications. This is the first case report of laparoscopic proctectomy...
{ "authors": [ "Laure Bastide", "Gaetano Perrotta", "Valentina Lolli", "Céline Mathey", "Ortensa-Irina Vierasu", "Serge Goldman", "Frédéric Vandergheynst" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2022.995875", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2022 Aug 29;13:995875....
PMC9465085
Background: Only a few cases of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) vaccination have been described since the beginning of the vaccination campaign. Results: Here we report the first case of central nervous system (CNS) demyelination with systemic inflammatory finding...
{ "authors": [ "Atsushi Obata", "Shinji Kamei", "Seizo Okauchi", "Tomohiko Kimura", "Hidenori Hirukawa", "Akihito Tanabe", "Tomoe Kinoshita", "Kenji Kohara", "Fuminori Tatsumi", "Masashi Shimoda", "Shuhei Nakanishi", "Tomoatsu Mune", "Kohei Kaku", "Hideaki Kanet...
PMC5014774
Introduction: It is known that chylomicronemia is caused by several pathologies and is classified as primary and secondary chylomicronemia. Since hypertriglycemia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and severe pancreatitis, it is very important to make a proper diagnosis of the cause of hyper...
{ "authors": [ "Ariel A Chung", "Patricia R Millner" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2020/8879165", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol", "journal_detail": "2020 Jul 22;2020:8879165.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32774955/", "major_mesh_terms"...
PMC7396027
Background: Secondary hypertension is an uncommon cause of hypertension with extensive workup not recommended in most patients; however, further evaluation is generally recommended in young patients presenting with hypertension. Case Presentation. A 31-year-old female presented with history of elevated blood pressures....
{ "authors": [ "Cengiz Kocak", "Sahin Kabay", "Burak Isler" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2015/950584", "journal": "Case Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2015;2015:950584.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25945278/", "major_mesh_terms":...
PMC4402193
Leiomyomas are benign mesenchymal tumors that rarely occur in the kidney. Renal leiomyomas usually occur in the renal cortex or capsule. They are less commonly found in the muscularis propria of the renal pelvis and cortical vascular smooth muscle. In this case report, we present a 41-year-old woman who had right flank...
{ "authors": [ "Lluís Font-Vizcarra", "Oscar Izquierdo", "Laura García-Nuño", "Araceli González", "Vicenç Diaz-Brito", "Juan Castellanos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2174/1874325001408010024", "journal": "Open Orthop J", "journal_detail": "2014 Jan 24;8:24-6.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC3927377
We report an 85-year-old woman with dementia and dependent for normal life activities who was admitted due to a left periprosthetic tibial fracture. The tibial component was replaced by one with a long stem and she was discharged. Four weeks after the intervention the patient was re-admitted due to an acute prosthetic ...
{ "authors": [ "Brijesh Patel", "Dania Assad", "Charlotte Wiemann", "Marcel Zughaib" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12659/AJCR.890388", "journal": "Am J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2014 May 19;15:221-5.", "keywords": [ "adrenergic beta-agonists – adverse effects", "albuterol – a...
PMC4029766
Patient: Female, 78 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Symptoms: Chest discomfort, chest pain, dyspnea, short of breath Medication: - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Cardiology. Objective: Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment. Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an increasingly recognized cardiac condi...
{ "authors": [ "Yoshinori Maki", "Yu Abekura", "Toshinari Kawasaki", "Tamaki Kobayashi", "Yoshihiko Ioroi", "Motohiro Takayama" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_300_2022", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2022 Apr 29;13:180.", "keywords": [ "cervical me...
PMC9063020
Background: Managing intraoperative bleeding may be challenging when a cervical tumor encases the vertebral artery (VA). Here, a patient with a recurrent cervical meningioma between the C1/2 and C3/4 levels and encasement of the right VA injury developed intraoperative bleeding that was endovascularly embolized postope...
{ "authors": [ "Nicole Salmen", "Dominic LaBella", "Kenneth Strumpf", "Wiley Douglas Bunn", "Paul Aridgides" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2021/5544015", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2021 Dec 27;2021:5544015.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC8723868
Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix is a rare subtype of cervical mucinous adenocarcinoma. Approximately 20 cases of primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the cervix have been reported. Pathologic examination shows that adenocarcinomas with mucin accumulation in intracytoplasmic vacuoles displacing...
{ "authors": [ "Jakub Nozewski", "Grzegorz Grzesk", "Maria Klopocka", "Michal Wicinski", "Klara Nicpon-Nozewska", "Jakub Konieczny", "Adam Wlodarczyk" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/VHRM.S292253", "journal": "Vasc Health Risk Manag", "journal_detail": "2021 Mar 31;17:123-13...
PMC8020127
Background: The current ERC guidelines are the source of many positive changes, reduction of mortality, length of hospitalization and improvement of prognosis of STEMI patients. However, there is a small group of patients whose slight modification in guidelines would further reduce in-hospital mortality and hospitaliza...
{ "authors": [ "Nao Kawamura", "Samarjeet Bhandal" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2016/1460480", "journal": "Can Respir J", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:1460480.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27445516/", "major_mesh_terms": [ "Bron...
PMC4904537
Bronchopulmonary foregut malformations are a heterogeneous but interrelated group of abnormalities that may contain more than one histologic feature. It is helpful to be familiar with the presentation and imaging features of bronchopulmonary foregut malformations presenting as a congenital mass or mass-like lesion, as ...
{ "authors": [ "Ko Matsuura", "Shinsuke Hiramatsu", "Rika Taketani", "Kohei Ishibashi", "Masanao Uraoka", "Shinichi Baba", "Akihiro Nakamura", "Hiroshi Takihara", "Chie Ueda", "Taro Inoue" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/8046817", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroin...
PMC6186326
Phlegmonous gastritis is a rare, suppurative disease characterized by full-thickness exudative changes, infiltration of inflammatory cells, and edema primarily in the submucosal layer. A 76-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and myelodysplastic syndrome underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastri...
{ "authors": [ "Edson Marchiori", "Bruno Hochhegger", "Gláucia Zanetti" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/1806-3713/e20190291", "journal": "J Bras Pneumol", "journal_detail": "2019 Sep 30;45(5):e20190291.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.go...
PMC7247764
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{ "authors": [ "Flavia Tubili", "Francesca Pochiero", "Maria Rosaria Curcio", "Elena Procopio" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/mgg3.2073", "journal": "Mol Genet Genomic Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan;11(1):e2073.", "keywords": [ "carglumic acid", "italy", "n-carbamylglu...
PMC9834187
Background: Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is an inborn error of metabolism whose optimal management, especially in the long-term remains to be established. Methods: We describe the case of a child with MMA mut0 who was in a cycle of episodes of decompensation and hospitalization when we started to use carglumic acid (CA...
{ "authors": [ "Mohamed M Elashry", "Hamad Alharbi", "Asmaa Elgbry", "Lamiaa Elsharkawy", "Wafaa Saleh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X221149360", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 24;11:2050313X221149360.", "keywords": [ "maxillary antr...
PMC9893102
Maxillary sinus is frequently presented as a single space within each maxilla. It drains directly into the nose through the middle meatus. We are reporting the second rare case of a mucocele in a separate compartment of maxillary sinus in a 26-year-old patient without a history of facial trauma. The non-contrast comput...
{ "authors": [ "Eugene Nwankwo", "Edward Daniele", "Erin Woller", "John Fitzwater", "Thomas McGill", "Steven E Brooks" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.03.011", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2017;34:123-125.", "keywords": [ "case report",...
PMC5397571
Introduction: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare intestinal condition that starts with the ingestion of a trichobezoar. The condition is predominately found in females and can be associated with trichotillomania, or the compulsive urge to pull one's own hair out. There are less than 40 cases described in the literature with t...
{ "authors": [ "Briar L Dent", "Anant Dinesh", "Khuram Khan", "Ryan Engdahl" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/JETS.JETS_62_17", "journal": "J Emerg Trauma Shock", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan-Mar;11(1):57-59.", "keywords": [ "dermal regeneration template", "integra", "genita...
PMC5852919
Scrotal loss from Fournier's gangrene can be a devastating injury with esthetic and functional consequences. Local reconstructive options can be limited by the presence of infection or the loss of neighboring tissue from debridement. IntegraTM bilayer matrix wound dressing is a well-established reconstructive modality,...
{ "authors": [ "Rajesh Vijayvergiya", "Navjyot Kaur", "Ganesh Kasinadhuni", "Ashish Sharma", "Anupam Lal", "Ashwani Sood" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/1677-5449.210054", "journal": "J Vasc Bras", "journal_detail": "2021 Nov 29;20:e20210054.", "keywords": [ "double kidne...
PMC8668082
Renal transplant remains the preferred therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Given the shortage of suitable donor kidneys, use of an expanded criteria donor (ECD) allows marginal kidneys to be transplanted; albeit at risk of increased graft failure due to lower nephron mass. To reduce the risk of graft failure, d...
{ "authors": [ "Peter M Bertin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/1752-1947-8-21", "journal": "J Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2014 Jan 22;8:21.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24450503/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_terms": [], "pmci...
PMC3974146
Introduction: To reduce incidence and severity of postsurgical pain and minimize the effect of its clinical and economic correlates, multimodal therapy for surgical patients is recommended. In this report, we discuss the use of liposome bupivacaine, a novel multivesicular formulation of bupivacaine indicated for single...