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{ "authors": [ "Jan Kubovy", "Tom D Boswell", "Guy Vautier", "Malcolm M Arnold" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CEG.S161772", "journal": "Clin Exp Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2018 Apr 10;11:165-168.", "keywords": [ "endoscopic variceal ligation", "esophageal obstruction...
PMC5901155
Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is an important treatment modality in managing complications of portal hypertension. Since its advent 30 years ago, the procedural complications have decreased significantly, especially when compared with variceal sclerotherapy. With the current widespread use of EVL, rare complicatio...
{ "authors": [ "Christian Saleh", "Ulrich Seidl", "Gregor Hutter", "Margret Hund-Georgiadis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_754_2021", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2021 Sep 6;12:441.", "keywords": [ "brain tumor", "diagnostic work-up", "imaging", ...
PMC8586871
Background: Brain imaging in psychiatry, especially by first-episode psychiatric symptoms, is unfortunately not a standard procedure in psychiatric clinics and is recommended only if indicated by history or if associated with neurological findings. As a result, the most serious diagnoses can be delayed or missed. Case ...
{ "authors": [ "Ola Abdelkarim", "Yehia Saleh", "Faisal Nabi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14797/mdcvj.1272", "journal": "Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 24;19(1):61-63.", "keywords": [ "left atrial appendage thrombus", "left atrial thrombus", "mitra...
PMC10453952
A 56-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented with exertional shortness of breath. Echocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance, and computed tomography showed mitral stenosis and a left atrial thrombus. Left atrial thrombus formation is a well-known complication of severe mitral stenosis that can ...
{ "authors": [ "Navisha Latheef", "Vijendra Shenoy", "M Panduranga Kamath", "Mahesh Chandra Hegde", "A Raghavendra Rao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/740241", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:740241.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC3582082
Introduction. Primary thyroid lymphomas constitute up to 5% of all thyroid malignancies and can be divided into non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs) of B- and T-cell types, as well as Hodgkin's lymphomas. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are a relatively recently recognized subset of B-cell NHLs, and they a...
{ "authors": [ "Hassan Aziz", "Michelle Hao", "Alam Merchant", "Daniel Alfson", "Chris Foran", "M Raashid Sheikh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.08.047", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;74:218-221.", "keywords": [ "benign multi-cysti...
PMC7481495
Introduction: Our case report describes a patient where multiple laparoscopies five years from initial presentation of symptoms were performed prior to laparotomy for benign multi-cystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM), which has not been documented. Presentation: A 61-year-old woman presented with years of chronic abdo...
{ "authors": [ "Hiromi Kobayashi", "Kuniaki Takahashi", "Nobuyuki Mizuno", "Haruo Kutsuna", "Masamitsu Ishii" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ecam/neh026", "journal": "Evid Based Complement Alternat Med", "journal_detail": "2004 Sep 1;1(2):145-155.", "keywords": null, "license":...
PMC516458
In the first part of this Review, we presented case-series where Kampo treatment was introduced for those atopic dermatitis (AD) patients who had failed with conventional therapy, in an attempt to prove that there exists a definite subgroup of AD patients for whom Kampo treatment is effective. In this second part, we w...
{ "authors": [ "Paola Zangari", "Cristina Cifaldi", "Silvia Di Cesare", "Gigliola Di Matteo", "Maria Chiriaco", "Donato Amodio", "Nicola Cotugno", "Maia De Luca", "Cecilia Surace", "Saverio Ladogana", "Simone Gardini", "Pietro Merli", "Mattia Algeri", "Paolo Ros...
PMC6831519
Patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) exhibit T lymphopenia and profound impairments in cellular and humoral immunity. IL-7 receptor α (IL-7Rα) deficiency is a rare form of SCID that usually presents in the first months of life with severe and opportunistic infections, failure to thrive and high risk of...
{ "authors": [ "Benjamin Yin Ming Kwan", "Paul Plantinga", "Ian Ross" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1029", "journal": "Radiol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015 Dec 3;10(1):1029.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2740865...
PMC4921154
Gallbladder injury resulting from blunt abdominal trauma is rare, being found in only about 2% of patients who undergo laparotomy for abdominal trauma. Its small size and anatomic location-partially embedded in the liver tissue, surrounded by the omentum and intestines, and overlaid by the rib cage-provides good protec...
{ "authors": [ "Takahiro Ono", "Haruka Kuwashige", "Jun-Ichi Adachi", "Masataka Takahashi", "Masaya Oda", "Toshihiro Kumabe", "Hiroaki Shimizu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_1141_2021", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2021 Dec 14;12:612.", "keywords...
PMC8720449
Background: Diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is an invasive astrocytic tumor arisen from midline structures, such as the pons and thalamus. Five cases of DMG in the pineal region have been reported, but the clinical course was poor; there was no case of survival for more than 2 years. Case description: We report the case o...
{ "authors": [ "Arwa Almutairi", "Sulaiman Al Rajhi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/1301072", "journal": "Case Rep Radiol", "journal_detail": "2018 May 15;2018:1301072.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29862110/", "major_mesh_terms":...
PMC5976941
Background: Hydatid cysts can be found in any organ. In adults, the liver and lungs are the most common locations; hydatid cysts in the pulmonary artery are rare. Clinical case: We present the case of an 86-year-old female with a history of hepatic hydatid cyst since 2012, who presented with complaints of chronic produ...
{ "authors": [ "Sarah Khan", "Achuta Kumar Guddati", "Creticus Marak" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101138", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020 Jun 23;31:101138.", "keywords": [ "acitretin", "differentiation syndrome", "respiratory distress...
PMC7348481
Differentiation syndrome is a life-threatening complication observed when retinoic acid is given to patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia. Retinoid compounds are also used in non-malignant conditions like psoriasis and it is rare to see differentiation syndrome in such settings. This reports details the clinical p...
{ "authors": [ "Ryusaku Matsumoto", "Go Yamada", "Aya Amano", "Tomoko Yamada", "Keita Hamamatsu", "Hiroyuki Murabe", "Toshihiko Yokota" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12659/AJCR.889279", "journal": "Am J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2013 Jun 19;14:210-2.", "keywords": [ "...
PMC3700500
Patient: Male, 66. Final diagnosis: Hypercalcemic crisis. Symptoms: Near drowning state. Medication: - Clinical procedure: - Specialty: Critical care medicine. Objective: Challenging differential diagnosis. Background: Hypercalcemic crisis, generally caused by malignancy or primary hyperparathyroidism, is a life-threat...
{ "authors": [ "Vikram Sahni", "David S Cassarino" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/6944296", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 27;2023:6944296.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36741940/", "major_mesh_ter...
PMC9897908
We report a very rare case of pathologically confirmed sebaceous carcinoma of the glans penis with multiple areas of lymphovascular and perineural invasion and multiple lymph node metastases. The importance of immunohistochemical staining in diagnosis is also reviewed.
{ "authors": [ "Bartosz Godlewski", "Maciej Dominiak", "Adam Bebenek" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S419321", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 21;16:377-383.", "keywords": [ "axis fracture", "cervical spine", "fusion", "hangman’s fractur...
PMC10290858
Introduction: Hangman's fracture, also known as traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis, is defined as a bilateral fracture of the C2 pars interarticularis. In 1965, Schneider used this term to describe a pattern of similarities seen in fractures associated with judicial hangings. However, this fracture pattern is only...
{ "authors": [ "Thomas C Sauter", "Sina Blum", "Michael Nagler", "Fabian L Schlittler", "Meret E Ricklin", "Aristomenis K Exadaktylos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2016/1393057", "journal": "Case Rep Emerg Med", "journal_detail": "2016;2016:1393057.", "keywords": null, "l...
PMC4978858
Background. Immediate reversal of anticoagulation is essential when facing severe bleeding or emergency surgery. Although idarucizumab is approved for the reversal of dabigatran in many countries, clinical experiences are lacking, particularly in special patient-populations such as sepsis and impaired renal function. C...
{ "authors": [ "Ashok Y Kshirsagar", "S L Shinde", "M D Ahire", "Y B Langade" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0971-9261.42574", "journal": "J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg", "journal_detail": "2008 Jan;13(1):36-7.", "keywords": [ "congenital paraesophageal hiatus hernia", "gastric...
PMC2810825
Paraesophageal hiatus hernia is rarely seen in the neonatal period. An intrathoracic gastric volvulus complicating such a hernia is rarer. The upper gastrointestinal tract contrast study is diagnostic. Rapid diagnosis and treatment is essential. It avoids lethal complications as gastric dilatation, gangrene and perfora...
{ "authors": [ "Antony Nettikadan", "M J Ravi", "M Shivaprasad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.03.017", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2018;45:83-86.", "keywords": [ "rapunzel syndrome", "recurrence", "trichobezoar", "trichophagia" ], ...
PMC6000761
Introduction: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition predominantly found in trichophagic females that occurs when gastric trichobezoar extends beyond the pylorus and into duodenum, jejunum, ileum or even to colon. There are only five cases reported in literature. This case report has been reported in line with the SCARE...
{ "authors": [ "Konstantinos Stefanidis", "Stelios Benakis", "Emmanouela Tsatalou", "Vasilios Ouranos", "Dimitrios Chondros" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/1752-1947-5-28", "journal": "J Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2011 Jan 24;5:28.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY",...
PMC3033348
Introduction: Desmoplastic fibroma is an extremely rare primary benign bone tumor. It occurs most often in the mandible, followed by the femur and pelvis. To the best of our knowledge, fewer than 200 cases have been described in the published literature. Furthermore, this case is the first report of desmoplastic fibrom...
{ "authors": [ "Beiyu Xu", "Cuijie Wei", "Xiao Hu", "Wenzhu Li", "Zhen Huang", "Chengli Que", "Jianxing Qiu", "Chunde Li", "Hui Xiong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2022.869230", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2022 Apr 25;13:869230.", "keywor...
PMC9082934
Background: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by pathogenic variation of the survival motor neuron (SMN) 1 gene. Symptoms of SMA include progressive limb muscle weakness, atrophy, and severe scoliosis. Nusinersen is an antisense oligonucleotide that can enhance the production of th...
{ "authors": [ "Jiangfen Zhou", "Mingyao Lai", "Yang Ni", "Shaoqun Li", "Junjie Zhen", "Furong Du", "Xing Zhang", "Chao Song", "Linbo Cai" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.3389/pore.2022.1610408", "journal": "Pathol Oncol Res", "journal_detail": "2022 Aug 4;28:1610408.", ...
PMC9385964
Adult brainstem gliomas are rare central nervous system tumors that represent a heterogeneous group of tumors. Somatic IDH mutations are uncommon in adult brainstem gliomas and there are few relevant clinical studies. Here, we reported five patients with IDH1 mutations associated with brainstem gliomas, including four ...
{ "authors": [ "Rulan Wang", "Ting Wang", "Qinghua Zhou" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2022.963094", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2022 Aug 25;12:963094.", "keywords": [ "diagnose", "feature", "metastasis", "parotid", "small cell lung cancer", ...
PMC9453833
Most parotid metastases have been reported to come from the head and neck; however, cases metastasized from the lung are extremely rare. Missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses occurred quite a few times. Thus, accurately identifying the clinical features of parotid metastasis of lung cancer is important. However, current st...
{ "authors": [ "Michelle Bernshteyn", "Steven H Adams", "Kunal Gada" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2020/7367191", "journal": "Case Rep Crit Care", "journal_detail": "2020 Jun 15;2020:7367191.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32607260/"...
PMC7313116
We report a case of attempted suicide by Cerbera odollam seed ingestion by a transgender patient who was successfully treated at our hospital. While the C. odollam plant has multiple practical and ornamental functions, its seeds have traditionally been utilized for suicidal and homicidal purposes in many parts of the w...
{ "authors": [ "Safak Ozturk", "Mutlu Unver", "Burcin Kibar Ozturk", "Eyup Kebapci", "Osman Bozbiyik", "Varlık Erol", "Nihat Zalluhoglu", "Mustafa Olmez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2014/303401", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2014;2014:303401.", "k...
PMC3984763
Introduction. Hydatid disease (HD) is an infestation that is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. The liver is affected in approximately two-thirds of patients, the lungs in 25%, and other organs in a small proportion. Primary retroperitoneal hydatid cyst is extremely rare. The most common complaint i...
{ "authors": [ "Serhat Tanık", "Kürşad Zengin", "Sebahattin Albayrak", "Recep Eryılmaz", "Deniz Yılmaz", "Necip Pirinçci" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.026", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2014;5(12):972-4.", "keywords": [ "chemother...
PMC4276079
Introduction: Testicular cancer has high cure rates, especially after the adjuvant use of chemotherapy. Secondary tumors may develop months and years after the primary tumor. We aimed to report a case of cutaneous Ewing's sarcoma at the site of surgery 3 years after BEP chemotherapy. Presentation of case: 21 year old m...
{ "authors": [ "Qin Ling Zhu", "Wenjun Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/jbsr.2685", "journal": "J Belg Soc Radiol", "journal_detail": "2022 Jun 24;106(1):60.", "keywords": [ "abdominal computed tomography", "isomerism", "polysplenia syndrome", "splenic infarction" ], "...
PMC9231570
A rare case of spontaneous splenic infarction with polysplenia is presented. The diagnosis was made by confirmed by enhanced computed tomography (CT), which showed multiple spleens in the left abdomen and one of the spleen showing low attenuation areas representing infarct. Polysplenia syndrome is a rare entity associa...
{ "authors": [ "Phat T Dang", "Binjon Sriratana" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/5604975", "journal": "Case Rep Anesthesiol", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:5604975.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29181203/", "major_mesh_terms": [], ...
PMC5664257
Children with chronic medical conditions often need multiple intravenous (IV) access instances during their hospitalizations, both peripheral and central. Obtaining a working IV in this patient population undergoing general anesthesia can be challenging. In our case report, we describe a method of administering general...
{ "authors": [ "Robyn Whitney", "Sameer AlMehmadi", "Cristina Go", "Ayako Ochi", "Hiroshi Otsubo", "Laura Bradbury", "Kevin Jones", "Eisha Christian", "James Rutka", "Bláthnaid McCoy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.03.004", "journal": "Epilepsy Behav C...
PMC5451186
Cingulate epilepsy is a rare form of epilepsy. Seizures from the anterior cingulate may present with mood change, fear, hypermotor activity, and autonomic signs, while posterior cingulate seizures resemble temporal lobe seizures. We describe a child with cingulate epilepsy who experienced unpleasant/painful sensory phe...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmad Jasem Abdulsalam", "Mohammad Adel Abdulsalam" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S83351", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2015 May 2;8:99-102.", "keywords": [ "complication", "disseminated", "miliary", "prostate", "tuberculosis"...
PMC4427073
Introduction: Tuberculosis of the prostate is a rare complication of miliary tuberculosis. Case presentation: We report a 32-year-old Iranian male diagnosed with a case of miliary tuberculosis affecting the prostate. The patient was admitted to the hospital with convulsions. Computerized tomography increased the clinic...
{ "authors": [ "Dong Liu", "Weihai Chen", "Ricardo Chavarriaga", "Zhongcai Pei", "José Del R Millán" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fnhum.2017.00560", "journal": "Front Hum Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2017 Nov 23;11:560.", "keywords": [ "brain-machine interface (bmi)", ...
PMC5703734
Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) have been applied as new rehabilitation tools for motor disabled individuals. Active involvement of cerebral activity has been shown to enhance neuroplasticity and thus to restore mobility. Various studies have focused on the detection of upper-limb movement intention, while the fewer st...
{ "authors": [ "Xieli Guo", "Jiangliu Yin", "Yugang Jiang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/NDT.S58059", "journal": "Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat", "journal_detail": "2014 Apr 28;10:681-6.", "keywords": [ "bone metastasis", "hepatocellular carcinoma", "positron emission tomography"...
PMC4011926
Skull metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is reported rarely. In addition, solitary skull metastasis as the first symptom of HCC is reported even less. Here, we reported a case of solitary skull metastasis as the first symptom of HCC and reviewed the literature on skull metastasis. A 49-year-old male patient...
{ "authors": [ "L Gilardi", "G Paganelli" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3332/ecancer.2011.236", "journal": "Ecancermedicalscience", "journal_detail": "2011;5:236.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22276068/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_te...
PMC3239168
Gallbladder cancer is a highly fatal disease with poor prognosis; indeed, a high proportion of tumours are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Metastases are commonly detected in regional lymph nodes, liver and peritoneum, but unusual sites of spread such as thyroid and breast have also been described in the literature.We ...
{ "authors": [ "Elisabeth Bergdahl", "Britt-Marie Ternestedt", "Carina Berterö", "Birgitta Andershed" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/nop2.203", "journal": "Nurs Open", "journal_detail": "2018 Oct 8;6(1):175-188.", "keywords": [ "caring", "case study research", "nurse–pati...
PMC6279716
Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to test the theoretical conceptualization of the co-creative process in home care nursing encounters over time. Method and design: This was a multiple case study with a deductive analysis of qualitative data over time, using interviews and observations collected from three...
{ "authors": [ "Shunji Asamoto", "Yasuyuki Fukui", "Makoto Nishiyama", "Masayuki Ishikawa", "Satoshi Nakamura", "Masaki Nagashima", "Jun Muto", "Hiroyuki Jimbo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2015-0049", "journal": "NMC Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2015 Sep...
PMC5386157
We report the case of a 57-year-old woman who had basilar impression manifesting as severe myelopathy and occipital neuralgia and was treated by distraction and fixation performed using a modification of Goel's method. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans showed severe myelocompression by...
{ "authors": [ "Carla Beatriz Davi", "Bruna Pinheiro de Moraes", "Bruno Fontes Lichtenfels", "João Batista Saldanha de Castro Filho", "Marcelle Maria Portal", "Rosangela Munhoz Montenegro", "Roberto Ceratti Manfro" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/1678-4685-JBN-3825", "journal"...
PMC6533973
Introduction: Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PRES) was first described by Hinchey in 1996. The syndrome is characterized by altered level of consciousness, headache, visual changes, and seizures associated with a vasogenic edema of the white matter that occurs predominantly in the occipital and pari...
{ "authors": [ "Yoshihiro Miyashita", "Yosuke Hirotsu", "Toshiharu Tsutsui", "Seishi Higashi", "Yusuke Sogami", "Yumiko Kakizaki", "Taichiro Goto", "Kenji Amemiya", "Toshio Oyama", "Masao Omata" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.02.008", "journal": "Respi...
PMC5328745
Bronchoendoscopic examination is not necessarily comfortable procedure and limited by its sensitivity, depending on the location and size of the tumor lesion. Patients with a non-diagnostic bronchoendoscopic examination often undergo further invasive examinations. Non-invasive diagnostic tool of lung cancer is desired....
{ "authors": [ "Hiroshi Kobe", "Shinya Yokoe", "Tadashi Ishida" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1111/1759-7714.14753", "journal": "Thorac Cancer", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan;14(2):210-213.", "keywords": [ "cryptococcosis", "epidermal growth factor receptor", "lung cancer", "re...
PMC9834699
Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection that can occur in cancer patients. A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in a patient treated with erlotinib + ramucirumab for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) L858R point mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer is presented. During chemotherapy, a new pulmonary n...
{ "authors": [ "Hatice Unver", "Nursu Cakin Memik", "Emrah Simsek" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14744/nci.2015.82574", "journal": "North Clin Istanb", "journal_detail": "2017 May 10;4(1):85-88.", "keywords": [ "key words" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.n...
PMC5530165
Priapism is a state of prolonged and unwanted erection without sexual stimulation or desire. Priapism may occur with a variety of diseases or as a side effect of medication. Immediate diagnosis and treatment is essential, as ischemia of cavernous tissues results in erectile dysfunction. Described in the present report ...
{ "authors": [ "Maizar M Alkhalaf", "Hassan Mohamed Ali", "Rashed Al Otaibi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0259-1162.150677", "journal": "Anesth Essays Res", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan-Apr;9(1):124-6.", "keywords": [ "airway", "pycodysostosis", "rare syndrome" ], "licen...
PMC4383111
Pycodysostosis is a genetic autosomal rare disease with an incidence of 1:1.7 million births; the pathophysiology of the disease is related to mutation of cathepsin K gene. Sleep apnea, respiratory difficulties because of chest and oral abnormalities may cause a challenge to the anesthetist during intubation and/or mec...
{ "authors": [ "Beenish Siddiqui", "Denise Fernandes", "Benjamin Chaucer", "Marie Chevenon", "Minesh Nandi", "Jessie Saverimuttu", "Jay Nfonoyim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2015.11.003", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2015 Dec 10;3:3-4.", "keywords": ...
PMC4719901
HIV/AIDS patients often present with orogenital ulcers. In the immunocompromised patient diagnosis of these ulcers pose a challenge, as there is a myriad of etiologies. We present a case of an HIV/AIDS patient with recurrent orogenital aphthosis that was confirmed to have concomitant diagnosis of Behcet's disease. Prop...
{ "authors": [ "Himax Patel", "Sean Harrell", "Haitham Hreibe", "Musa Sharkawi", "Wael AlJaroudi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/8326020", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 18;2023:8326020.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https:/...
PMC9876663
Leadless pacing systems have revolutionized the field of electrophysiology given its low complication rates and almost non-existent rate of infections compared with traditional pacemakers. These devices boast resistance to infections given its unique features; however, as described in this report, device-related infect...
{ "authors": [ "Marcel Vetter", "Timo Rath", "Jürgen Siebler", "Maximilian Waldner", "Markus F Neurath", "Lukas Pfeifer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CEG.S320047", "journal": "Clin Exp Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2021 Jul 13;14:303-308.", "keywords": [ "alkali in...
PMC8286424
Background: Ingestion of alkaline fluids is a common problem, which can lead to perforations, strictures and malignancy. We present a rare case series of several patients who accidentally ingested the same alkaline substance in different doses. Methods: We investigated four patients with accidental ingestion of dishwas...
{ "authors": [ "Samad Rasul", "Robert Delapenha", "Faria Farhat", "Jhansi Gajjala", "Syeda Mehreen Zahra" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1155/2011/743597", "journal": "AIDS Res Treat", "journal_detail": "2011;2011:743597.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pu...
PMC3144671
Graves' disease after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in certain HIV-1-infected individuals has been described as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). This phenomenon should be suspected in individuals who present with clinical deterioration and a presentation suggestive...
{ "authors": [ "Kanhai Lalani", "M Sudhakar Rao", "Padmakumar Ramachandran", "A J Ashwal", "Abdul U K Razak", "Tom Devasia", "Ganesh Paramasivam", "Pankti Parikh" ], "case_amount": 7, "doi": "10.1155/2022/1513474", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2022 Oct 20;202...
PMC9613390
Background: Single coronary artery (SCA) is a rare anomaly with a prevalence of 0.024-0.066%. Some anomalies are merely benign anatomical variants, whereas some can result in myocardial ischemia or life-threatening arrhythmia. Case Presentation. We described seven cases in which all three major coronaries emerged from ...
{ "authors": [ "F Pazos", "K Masterson", "C Inan", "J Robert", "B Walder" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2009/745713", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2009;2009:745713.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19901997/", ...
PMC2773426
We report the occurrence of a bilateral pneumothoraces after unilateral central venous catheterization of the right subclavian vein in a 70-year-old patient. The patient had no history of pulmonary or pleural disease and no history of cardiothoracic surgery. Two days earlier, she had a median laparotomy under general a...
{ "authors": [ "Lauren V Kuykendall", "Jessica A Ching", "Wyatt G Payne" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Eplasty", "journal_detail": "2013 Nov 8;13:ic61.", "keywords": [ "cutaneous metastasis", "lung cancer", "scalp", "squamous cell carcinoma", "subcutaneous m...
PMC3922231
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{ "authors": [ "Betül N Bayraktutar", "Ömur Ö Uçakhan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000444784", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2016 Mar 8;7(1):135-40.", "keywords": [ "adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis", "cyclosporine a", "subepithelial infiltrates" ], "...
PMC4821138
Subepithelial infiltrates secondary to adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis may persist for years and cause blurred vision, halos, glare, and photophobia. These infiltrates arise from immune reaction against the virus, and few studies have reported topical cyclosporine A to be effective in the treatment of subepithelial inf...
{ "authors": [ "Shabnum Ali", "E W Odell", "E Whaites", "P D Robinson", "S J Challacombe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.06.041", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015;14:194-8.", "keywords": [ "epithelioid hemangioendothelioma", "neoplasm...
PMC4573417
Introduction: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular neoplasm that exhibits the potential for recurrence and metastasis but rarely involves the oral cavity. Presentation of case: We report the management and long term follow up of recurrent EHE in a 23- year-old woman. The lesion initially presented ...
{ "authors": [ "Sung Il Cho" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/4215802", "journal": "Case Rep Med", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan 30;2018:4215802.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29560006/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_terms": [ "Cas...
PMC5831870
Background: First branchial cleft anomalies (FBCA) are rare clinical entities of the head and neck. Typically, the tract of the FBCA begins in the external auditory canal and ends in the postauricular or submandibular region. Case presentation: We present a case of a 23-year-old man who had a first branchial cleft fist...
{ "authors": [ "Ching-En Lin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/NDT.S97753", "journal": "Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat", "journal_detail": "2016 Mar 22;12:661-3.", "keywords": [ "sjogren’s syndrome", "mental illness", "psychosis", "schizophrenia" ], "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "...
PMC4809311
Comorbid depression in patients with Sjogren's syndrome has been reported frequently, while comorbid psychosis in subjects with Sjogren's syndrome has rarely been reported. Here we report a patient with Sjogren's syndrome who presented with schizophrenia-like symptoms such as persecutory delusions and auditory hallucin...
{ "authors": [ "Laura Siyabonga Madalitso Cappuyns", "Devor Kumiponjera", "Simbarashe Gift Mungazi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.05.059", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019;60:261-264.", "keywords": [ "case report", "corticosteroid", "pen...
PMC6610228
Introduction: Only few cases of penile keloids have been reported in the literature. There have been no published reports on penile keloids following traditional circumcision in Africa. Case report: We present a case of a 13-year-old boy with penile keloids following traditional circumcision. The patient was successful...
{ "authors": [ "Frederic Castinetti", "Carole Guerin", "Estelle Louiset", "André Lacroix" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2023.1153374", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Feb 28;14:1153374.", "keywords": [ "lhcg receptor", "aberrant g prot...
PMC10011616
Primary aldosteronism can be regulated by the ectopic expression of G-protein coupled receptors in aldosteronomas or bilateral hyperplasias. We report a rare case of a young woman in whom 2 pregnancies were complicated by pre-eclampsia and 1 miscarriage. The transient primary aldosteronism during pregnancies suggested ...
{ "authors": [ "Hossam Behammane", "Younes Aggouri", "Morad Oussaid", "Said Ait Laalim", "Imane Toughrai", "Karim Ibn majdoub", "Khalid Mazaz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2014.17.236.3133", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2014 Mar 28;17:236.", "key...
PMC4145276
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent the majority of primary non-epithelial neoplasms of the digestive tract, most frequently expressing the KIT protein detected by immunohistochemical staining for the CD117 antigen. Extragastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs), neoplasms with immunohistological features ...
{ "authors": [ "Yoko Deguchi", "Yuko Horiuchi", "Kensaku Shojima", "Naoyuki Iwahashi", "Miwa Ikejima", "Kazuhiko Ino", "Kenichi Furukawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2018/2670179", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2018 Sep 30;2018:2670179.", "ke...
PMC6186360
Although toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is rare, multiorgan failure can occur without early identification and appropriate therapy. In particular, a few cases of postpartum TSS due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been reported. Here, we describe a rare case in which a 32-year-old Japanese woman h...
{ "authors": [ "Ranjan Kumar Dey", "Rupali Dey", "Rajdeep Saha" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/2229-5070.97253", "journal": "Trop Parasitol", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan;2(1):80-1.", "keywords": [ "scrotal ascariasis", "inguinal canal", "tunica vaginalis" ], "license": "C...
PMC3593518
We report a case of 35-year-old male patient who presented with painful right side of scrotum and worm pouting out of the scrotum. The patient had undergone surgery for strangulated right inguinal hernia 2 years back. On exploration we found multiple adult Ascaris worms in the scrotum with right-sided hydrocele. All th...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammed Alsaeed", "Mohamed Mursi", "Abdelkarim Bahloul", "Assem Alrumeh", "Nahlah Arab", "Mohannad Alrasheed" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01709", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2023 Feb 13;31:e01709.", "keywords": [ "basidiobolom...
PMC9958272
Basidiobolomycosis is an uncommon fungal infection caused by the environmental saprophyte Basidiobolus ranarum. Basidiobolomycosis typically manifests as a subcutaneous infection, and rarely affects the gastrointestinal tract. It lacks a distinct clinical manifestation, and most initial cases are incorrectly identified...
{ "authors": [ "Nicholas Tuck", "Jo Leatherman", "Maha Assi", "K James Kallail" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.17161/kjm.vol1415262", "journal": "Kans J Med", "journal_detail": "2021 Sep 1;14:227-228.", "keywords": [ "actinomyces", "actinomycosis", "cardiac tamponade", "pe...
PMC8415389
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{ "authors": [ "Amar S Shah", "Valerie F Civelli", "Varun Bali", "Royce H Johnson", "Arash Heidari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096211045450", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2021 Jan-Dec;9:23247096211045450.", "keywords": [ "hbv",...
PMC8447092
Genomic variants of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) preS/S protein are well-known to occur. Typically, immunity is gained through recovered HBV infection or by immunization. Very rarely, there are certain mutations that may enable HBV escape from the immune detection. PreS/S mutants may present with unpredictable pathobiol...
{ "authors": [ "Albert Vincent B Brasil", "Ruy Gil Rohrmoser", "Guilherme Gago", "Eduardo Cambruzzi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sni.sni_90_18", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2018 Oct 3;9:198.", "keywords": [ "epidural capillary hemangioma", "primary spi...
PMC6194730
Background: Hemangiomas are benign vascular malformations that can involve the spine. Pure epidural hemangiomas are rare and represent only 4% of all epidural lesions. Most hemangiomas are of the cavernous type; the capillary variant is atypical, and only ten cases have been reported in the literature. Case description...
{ "authors": [ "Michael MacMillan", "John McCormick", "James W Rice" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijsp.2012.06.001", "journal": "Int J Spine Surg", "journal_detail": "2012 Dec 1;6:178-83.", "keywords": [ "l5-s1", "lumbosacral fusion", "minimally invasive surgery", "sa...
PMC4300893
Background: The lumbosacral disc with the adjacent iliac crest and its relationships to neurologic, visceral, and vascular structures is difficult to approach with cannula-based retractor systems. Previous, less invasive approaches have been described to access this space. Anterior, presacral, and transforaminal approa...
{ "authors": [ "Yang Song", "Juan Long", "Xiaona Su", "Zhuo Chen", "Yue He", "Weikang Shao", "Bin Wang", "Chuan Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1197543", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 13;14:1197543.", "keywords": [ "mss", ...
PMC10373867
Currently, microsatellite high instability (MSI-H)/mismatch repair protein deletion (dMMR) has become a crucial biomarker for utilizing immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, the proportion of MSI-H/dMMR in advanced patients is only about 5% and mCRC patients with micr...
{ "authors": [ "Yasuo Yoshimura", "Kenji Sano", "Ken-Ichi Isobe", "Kaoru Aoki", "Munehisa Kito", "Hiroyuki Kato" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.02.030", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2016;21:111-4.", "keywords": [ "case report", "ex...
PMC4802299
Introduction: We describe an unusual case of a uniformly high-grade malignant solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the thigh with recurrence after wide resection in a 31-year-old man. Presentation of case: Our current case showed a long-term benign course before the operation, although the subcutaneous tumor was larger than...
{ "authors": [ "Piyush Kumar", "M Sudhakar Rao", "Kanhai Lalani", "Ganesh Paramasivam", "Tom Devasia", "Pankti Parikh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22551/2022.35.0902.10207", "journal": "Arch Clin Cases", "journal_detail": "2022 Jul 7;9(2):75-79.", "keywords": [ "dabigatran"...
PMC9262080
A left ventricular (LV) thrombus is a relatively common and well-known condition associated with significant LV systolic dysfunction. However, LV thrombosis is unusual in the absence of kinetic abnormalities. The elderly gentleman presented with subacute onset of bilateral lower limb discomfort and cold extremities, bu...
{ "authors": [ "L D Mazzuoccolo", "G A Castro Perez", "I Sorin", "A I Bravo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/394596", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol Med", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:394596.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2376...
PMC3676998
Primary cutaneous mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare cutaneous proliferation of naive pregerminal CD-5 positive B cells in the skin with no extracutaneous involvement. Overexpression of cyclin D1 is pathognomonic of this condition, and surgery and radiation therapy are the most common therapeutic options. In this cas...
{ "authors": [ "Sohini Das", "Rini Bandyopadhyay", "Samuel G Hansdak" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1243_20", "journal": "J Family Med Prim Care", "journal_detail": "2021 Jan;10(1):554-557.", "keywords": [ "salmonella osteomyelitis", "salmonella paratyphi a", "sa...
PMC8132842
Spondylodiscitis due to typhoidal Salmonella presents a therapeutic challenge for clinicians. Factors that complicate treatment include drug-resistant strains, poor antibiotic bone penetration, potential for neurological compromise and lack of established protocols and guidelines. We discuss a 57-year-old man with Salm...
{ "authors": [ "Kaoru Yoshioka", "Katsuya Ohmori", "Soshi Iwasaki", "Kazunobu Takahashi", "Akemi Sato", "Hiromasa Nakata", "Atsushi Miyamoto", "Michiaki Yamakage" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1186/s40981-017-0092-7", "journal": "JA Clin Rep", "journal_detail": "2017;3(1):3...
PMC5804617
Background: Warfarin, a widely used anticoagulant, interacts with various agents used in palliative care, such as oxycodone, morphine, acetaminophen, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs); however, there are no reports of its interaction with methadone. We report a case of a patient receiving warfarin when...
{ "authors": [ "Toshihiko Haisa", "Tokutaro Tsuda", "Kiyofumi Hagiwara", "Takeshi Kikuchi", "Kunihiko Seki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/nmc.cr.2013-0038", "journal": "Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo)", "journal_detail": "2015;55(1):95-100.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND"...
PMC4533393
An 84-year-old male with a 3-month history of headache and elevated C-reactive protein levels was admitted for biopsy of the superficial temporal artery, which led to the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Two days after prednisolone therapy was initiated, the patient began to experience transient vertigo attacks...
{ "authors": [ "Jae Hak Kim", "Jae Hee Cho", "Moo Suk Park", "Jae Ho Chung", "Jun Gu Lee", "Young Sam Kim", "Se Kyu Kim", "Sung Kyu Kim", "Dong Hwan Shin", "Byoung Wook Choi", "Kyu Ok Choe", "Joon Chang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3904/kjim.2002.17.4.252", ...
PMC4531693
Background: Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor is an uncommon benign lesion of the lung. In Korea, most literature of the pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor was case reports. Methods: We collected 28 cases of pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor in Korea. This collective series included 4 cases from our hospital and 24 c...
{ "authors": [ "Stamatios Angelopoulos", "Ioannis Mantzoros", "Dimitrios Kyziridis", "Andreas Fontalis", "Styliani Parpoudi", "Dimitrios Konstandaras", "Constantinos Tsalis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.03.011", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_deta...
PMC4823470
Introduction: Impalement injuries are caused by objects that penetrate and remain inside the human body. They are rare and often lead to complex surgical problems, demanding immediate measures and intensive care. Presentation of case: We report a case of a 39 year old male who presented in our emergency department with...
{ "authors": [ "Guadalupe Buitrago", "Sabina Vasaturo", "Lucia J M Kroft" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2484/rcr.v9i2.929", "journal": "Radiol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2015 Dec 7;9(2):929.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2718624...
PMC4861835
This case report shows the full spectrum evolution of type B intramural hematoma under conservative treatment, with initial progression into a true aortic dissection, followed by extremely rare near-complete healing of the dissection at followup.
{ "authors": [ "Masahiro Inoue", "Shin-Ichi Hisasue", "Mika Nagae", "Toshiyuki China", "Keisuke Saito", "Shuji Isotani", "Raizo Yamaguchi", "Hisamitsu Ide", "Satoru Muto", "Shigeo Horie" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000350897", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol Urol"...
PMC3636960
A 23-year-old man with a right scrotal mass and back pain was referred for further treatment after right radical orchiectomy for testicular cancer. CT scans brought by the patient showed extensive metastasis to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes with no lung involvement. α-Fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin were...
{ "authors": [ "Weihe Zhang", "Lei Cui", "Mingrui Dong", "Zhaohui Tian", "Yujuan Jiao", "Jinsong Jiao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2020.00730", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2020 Aug 18;11:730.", "keywords": [ "clippers", "mri", "area post...
PMC7461882
Background: The area postrema syndrome (APS) is a unique diagnostic criterion for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). However, APS has rarely been reported in cases of chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS). Case presentation: A 36-year-old ...
{ "authors": [ "Henry J Rohrs 3rd", "Janet H Silverstein", "David A Weinstein", "Robert J Amdur", "Michael J Haller" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12659/AJCR.890366", "journal": "Am J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2014 May 14;15:212-5.", "keywords": [ "graves disease", "hyper...
PMC4026146
Patient: Female, 11 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Thyroid storm Symptoms: Diarrhea • tachycardia • tachypnea • tremor • wheezing Medication: - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: - Objective: Rare disease. Background: A growing number of pediatric endocrinologists treat Graves disease with radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy due to the t...
{ "authors": [ "Jonathan Bowman", "Anu Daudia", "Neil Sahasrabudhe", "Antonio Belloso" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2019/4654357", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "journal_detail": "2019 Feb 27;2019:4654357.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncb...
PMC6415314
Background: Pleomorphic adenomas occurring in the adult nasopharynx are rare, with our literature search identifying only 11 previous English-language reports. We document the unusual case of a large nasopharyngeal pleomorphic adenoma that was resected using radiofrequency coblation via an endoscopic transnasal approac...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroyasu Shiozu", "Shigeki Kurasawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fresc.2023.1241981", "journal": "Front Rehabil Sci", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 14;4:1241981.", "keywords": [ "co-op approach", "coaching", "developmental coordination disorder", "occupationa...
PMC10461053
Aim: This study aimed to propose a possible interventional form of occupational therapy through a case study report of the applied Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach as telehealth for a child with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Methods: The intervention method was CO-OP...
{ "authors": [ "Amir F Beirat", "Sasmith R Menakuru", "Ibrahim Khan", "Salahuddin Siddiqui" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000529124", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Feb 2;16(1):30-35.", "keywords": [ "cytoreductive nephrectomy", "immunotherapy", "me...
PMC9896169
The role of cytoreductive nephrectomy has become unclear since the introduction of immunotherapy which is now the backbone of the treatment for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Different combinations are used based on the prognosis. Achieving a complete response would be ideal and includes radiographic disappearance of...
{ "authors": [ "Mayuko Yamazaki", "Hidekazu Sugiura", "Yosuke Iwatani", "Mizuki Kyoda", "Hirohiko Nokiba", "Nobuyuki Amemiya", "Kosaku Nitta", "Ken Tsuchiya" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2019/3580941", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol", "journal_detail": "2019 Mar 5;2019:...
PMC6425356
A 41-year-old woman developed nephrotic syndrome at the age of 32 and was diagnosed with minimal change nephrotic syndrome based on a renal biopsy. Although remission was achieved with administration of prednisolone (PSL) and cyclosporine, the nephrotic syndrome recurred. She was also started on rituximab (RTX). She de...
{ "authors": [ "Gowri Sankar Singaraju", "Prasad Mandava", "Praveen Chirivella", "Sridhar Reddy Kanabaddy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/njms.NJMS_14_18", "journal": "Natl J Maxillofac Surg", "journal_detail": "2018 Jan-Jun;9(1):69-73.", "keywords": [ "distraction osteogenesis",...
PMC5996656
Herewith, a case is reported of an adolescent female patient with maxillary retrognathism due to restricted growth arising out of the previous cheiloplasty and palatoplasty surgeries treated for cleft lip and palate. She also presented an oroantral fistula in the scarred tissues of the palatal region. There was anterio...
{ "authors": [ "Takeshi Teshigawara", "Akira Meguro", "Nobuhisa Mizuki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S271669", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2020 Sep 21;13:449-453.", "keywords": [ "pco", "complication", "cornea", "laser treatment" ], "li...
PMC7518776
Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is the most common cause of deterioration of vision and contrast sensitivity and glare after cataract surgery. Neodymium (Nd): yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) laser capsulotomy is an effective and standard procedure to treat these symptoms. The incidence rate of PCO requiring Nd:YAG ...
{ "authors": [ "Tao Wang", "Mingming Zhang", "Jianrong Sun", "Dong Hao", "Zhijiang Qi", "Feng Lu", "Hong Ji", "Weili Liu", "Xiaozhi Wang", "Dawei Wu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1515/med-2016-0010", "journal": "Open Med (Wars)", "journal_detail": "2016 Feb 29;11(1...
PMC5329797
Primary pulmonary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PPDLBCL) is extremely rare. Its clinical symptoms and signs are nonspe cific, and imaging features also have not yet been well-defined. Further description is important for the diagnosis and treatment of PPDLBCL. Herein, we reported a case of a patient who suffered from ...
{ "authors": [ "Takahiro Mizuta", "Miyuki Kato" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000524001", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2022 Mar 29;14(1):71-76.", "keywords": [ "adverse drug reaction", "amlodipine", "calcium channel blocker", "case report", "subacut...
PMC8995664
The cutaneous manifestations of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE), a subset of cutaneous lupus erythematosus, arise most often in sun-exposed areas. We report a case of SCLE with atypical distribution, following treatment with amlodipine. This highlighted a possible clue that can be used to clinically disti...
{ "authors": [ "Joseph B Lockridge", "Sindhu Chandran" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1038/ki.2011.344", "journal": "Kidney Int", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan;81(1):120.", "keywords": null, "license": "author_manuscript", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22170532/", "major_mesh_terms...
PMC4124935
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{ "authors": [ "Tae Hoon Kim", "Joo Hyun Shin", "Eun-Kyoung Kwak" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X18823091", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2019 Jan 9;7:2050313X18823091.", "keywords": [ "otolaryngology", "nasal columella", "schwannoma", "s...
PMC6329027
Schwannoma is a slow-growing, benign tumor of the nerve sheath. It rarely presents in the nasal cavity or the paranasal sinuses. Although schwannomas in the nasal septum have been reported previously, cases of this tumor in the nasal columella are rare in the literature. Here, we report on a 67-year-old woman with a sc...
{ "authors": [ "Susanne Buechner", "Igor Florio", "Loredana Capone" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2015/278065", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2015;2015:278065.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26106494/", "majo...
PMC4461724
Background. Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by progressive rigidity of axial and limb muscles associated with painful spasms. SPS can be classified into classic SPS, paraneoplastic SPS, and SPS variants. Its underlying pathogenesis is probably autoimmune, as in most cases antib...
{ "authors": [ "Matthew Barvo", "Nicholas James", "Muhammad Ayyaz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01285", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2021 Sep 9;26:e01285.", "keywords": [ "correctional medicine", "disseminated cryptococcus", "infectious disease", ...
PMC8461368
Opportunistic infection by Cryptococcus is one of the most common occurrences in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); however, it is a very rare discovery in the immunocompetent. This encapsulated, aerobic fungus can be found in bird droppings, the soil,...
{ "authors": [ "Chrysoula Florou", "Konstantinos Andreanos", "Nikos Georgakoulias", "Edroulfo Espinosa", "Evangelia Papakonstantinou", "Ilias Georgalas", "Tryfon Rotsos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S253883", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2020 ...
PMC7680680
We describe the case of a 22-year-old woman of southeast-Asian origin, presenting with unilateral sudden visual loss after a self-healing hearing loss a week before. Ophthalmological examination showed visual acuity of light perception in the left eye, mild RAPD, normal ocular motility and an elevated optic disc with i...
{ "authors": [ "Peter Kechker", "Yigal Senderovich", "Shifra Ken-Dror", "Sivan Laviad-Shitrit", "Eiji Arakawa", "Malka Halpern" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmicb.2017.01619", "journal": "Front Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2017 Aug 28;8:1619.", "keywords": [ "vibrio c...
PMC5581382
Infections due to Vibrio cholerae are rarely documented in Israel. Here we report a case of recurrent otitis media in a young male, caused by V. cholerae non-O1/O139. This extra-intestinal infection was caused by V. cholerae O100 and has been associated with freshwater exposure and travel. Symptoms of chronic periodic ...
{ "authors": [ "Neda Akhoundi", "Taraneh Faghihi Langroud", "Kiarash Shafizadeh", "Mohamad Javad Jabbarzadeh", "Sepehr Talebi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22086/gmj.v0i0.1168", "journal": "Galen Med J", "journal_detail": "2018 Dec 4;7:e1168.", "keywords": [ "aortic aneurysm", ...
PMC8343983
Background: Psoriasis is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease involving keratinocytes hyperproliferation of the epidermis with the acceleration in the epidermal turnover time, which is affected by various factors including genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors. There is a high risk for the development of...
{ "authors": [ "Ashish Suryavanshi", "Amber Mittal", "Snehal Dongre", "Neeti Kashyap" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "J Orthop Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan-Mar;2(1):28-31.", "keywords": [ "bilateral", "dislocation", "greater tuberosity", "shoulder" ...
PMC4844497
Introduction: Majority of bilateral shoulder dislocations are posterior. Simultaneous bilateral anterior shoulder dislocations and bilateral anterior fracture-dislocations are rare and mostly of traumatic origin. We present a rare case of bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation with symmetrical greater tuberosity fract...
{ "authors": [ "Rachel F Schult", "Nicole M Acquisto", "Crystal K Stair", "Timothy J Wiegand" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2017/5893563", "journal": "Case Rep Emerg Med", "journal_detail": "2017;2017:5893563.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi....
PMC5572600
Lionfish envenomation can cause erythema, edema, necrosis, and severe pain at the exposed site. Treatment often includes supportive wound care, pain management, and hot water immersion. We report a case of lionfish exposure presenting to an inland emergency department treated successfully with these measures.
{ "authors": [ "Johannes Cansius Prihadi", "Christopher Kusumajaya" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.06.022", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2020;72:460-463.", "keywords": [ "complication", "corpora cavernosa", "detumescence", "erection", ...
PMC7322206
Background: Tamsulosin is the most potent adrenergic alpha-1 antagonist used for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Priapism has been reported as a rare side effect through direct inhibition of the sympathetic input necessary for detumesence. Presentation of case: We describe an otherwise healthy man with...
{ "authors": [ "George P Paraskevas", "Christos Yapijakis", "Anastasia Bougea", "Vasilios Constantinides", "Mara Bourbouli", "Eleftherios Stamboulis", "Elisabeth Kapaki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X17720101", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail":...
PMC5521331
Pantothenate-kinase-associated neurodegeneration is the most common autosomal recessive form of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation. Less than 100 mutations in PANK2 gene (20p13) are responsible for classic and atypical cases. We report here the first Greek case of atypical pantothenate-kinase-associated neu...
{ "authors": [ "Sumeyra Dogan", "Mehmet S Dogan", "Filiz Tutunculer", "Ozge Yapiciugurlar", "Hakan Genchellac" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": null, "journal": "Iran J Child Neurol", "journal_detail": "2018 Winter;12(1):101-104.", "keywords": [ "brain atrophy", "diaper dermatitis",...
PMC5760680
Prolonged use of topical corticosteroids, particularly in infants, albeit rare, may lead to Cushing syndrome. Central nervous system abnormalities including brain atrophy and delayed myelination on cranial magnetic resonance imaging has been reported in patients with corticosteroid treatment. We herein report a 5-month...
{ "authors": [ "Mohamed Abdel Aal", "Fabian Scheer", "Reimer Andresen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5812/iranjradiol.7054", "journal": "Iran J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2015 Jan 1;12(1):e7054.", "keywords": [ "ectopic", "mediastinum", "thyroid gland" ], "license": "CC BY-N...
PMC4347798
Ectopic thyroid tissue (ETT) is a rare entity and a challenging differential diagnosis. This is a report of a case of a mediastinal mass that was found to be an ectopic mediastinal thyroid tissue, in a 77-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital for breast cancer management. The mediastinal mass was identified i...
{ "authors": [ "Zhijuan Kang", "Wentao Wu", "Mai Xun", "Yunfeng Ding", "Zhihui Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2021.781106", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2022 Feb 3;9:781106.", "keywords": [ "henoch-schönlein purpura", "iga vasculitis", "card...
PMC8850625
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)/ IgA vasculitis (IgAV) is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in children and often involves the skin, gastrointestinal tract, joints, and kidneys, though cardiac involvement rarely occurs. We report on a 6-year-old male child with HSP/IgAV who had renal and cardiac involvement at...
{ "authors": [ "Maher Kurdi", "Saleh Baeesa", "Mohammed Bin-Mahfoodh", "Khalil Kurdi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2013/797045", "journal": "Case Rep Vasc Med", "journal_detail": "2013;2013:797045.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...
PMC3800601
Introduction. Intracranial aneurysms associated with Behçet's disease (BD) are a rare occurrence. They are fragile, thin-walled pseudoaneurysms, which have high tendency to rupture and present a therapeutic challenge. Case Presentation. We report a 26-year-old male with BD presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ...
{ "authors": [ "Kazuya Kato", "Yoshiaki Iwasaki", "Kazuhiko Onodera", "Mineko Higuchi", "Kimitaka Kato", "Yurina Kato", "Masato Tsutsui", "Masahiko Taniguchi", "Hiroyuki Furukawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.07.007", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", ...
PMC4983139
Introduction: Rhabdomyolysis associated with the use of pregabalin or azithromycin has been demonstrated to be a rare but potentially life-threatening adverse event. Here, we report an extremely rare case of rhabdomyolysis with purpura in a patient who had used pregabalin and azithromycin. Presentation of case: We pres...
{ "authors": [ "Masato Yasumi", "Takaya Endo", "Hiroshi Sata", "Takahiro Karasuno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2020/8811114", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2020 Dec 18;2020:8811114.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.ni...
PMC7762630
Primary plasma cell leukemia (pPCL) is an aggressive variant of multiple myeloma (MM). Immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) translocations are found in a majority of pPCL cases, supporting a central relation to pathogenesis of pPCL. However, two independent IgH translocations are barely detected at the onset of pPCL, and t...
{ "authors": [ "Lars Rothermund", "Reinhold Kreutz", "Frieder Keller" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2011/636030", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol", "journal_detail": "2011;2011:636030.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24533193/", "major...
PMC3914132
We report the first case of a pregnant renal transplant patient with H1N1/09 infection. The woman showed a mild clinical course after diagnosis of H1N1/09 infection and therapy with oseltamivir (2 × 45 mg per day). After delivery by cesarean section, the neonate exhibited moderate respiratory and circulatory dysregulat...
{ "authors": [ "Salvatore Provenzano", "Alessandra Raimondi", "Rossella M Bertulli", "Vittoria Colia", "Salvatore L Renne", "Paola Collini", "Gianpaolo Dagrada", "Dario Callegaro", "Marco Fiore", "Francesca G Greco", "Paolo G Casali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11...
PMC5745994
Background: Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor (OFMT) is a rare soft tissue neoplasm of uncertain lineage and intermediate biological potential. It is more common in middle-aged men, usually arising from the deep tissues of the extremities. It is now established that it is a translocation related tumor, most often marked by t...
{ "authors": [ "Tanmoy Ghatak", "Ratender K Singh", "Arvind K Baronia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/0972-5229.94423", "journal": "Indian J Crit Care Med", "journal_detail": "2012 Jan;16(1):28-30.", "keywords": [ "enteral feeding", "nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia", "vasopr...
PMC3338235
Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia is a type of acute mesenteric ischemia with high mortality seen mostly in elderly cardiac patients. We present a 21-year-old healthy student with nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia along with radiological evidence of hepatic portal venous gas and pneumatosis intestinalis, with subsequent ...