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{ "authors": [ "Anandi R Dave", "Nikita H Seth", "Snehal Samal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52278", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 14;16(1):e52278.", "keywords": [ "decompressive craniotomy", "hemmorhagic stroke", "multimodal stimulation", "neu...
PMC10864813
This case report presents a 54-year-old male with a history of type-2 diabetes mellitus who experienced sudden unconsciousness and vomiting, leading to aspiration and subsequent diagnosis of a hemorrhagic stroke. The patient underwent an immediate decompressive craniotomy, revealing a sizable intraparenchymal hematoma ...
{ "authors": [ "Lingzhi Ge", "Yanyan Li", "Ying Sun", "Wenfang Chen", "Xiaoli Ni", "Fangli Wei", "Zhen Mu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1409480", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 1:15:1409480.", "keywords": [ "kaposi’s varicelliform...
PMC11324432
Background: Efgartigimod (Efgartigimod alpha fcab, Vyvgart™) is a pioneering neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) antagonist for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases mediated by pathogenic immunoglobulin G (IgG) autoantibodies, including myasthenia gravis (MG). It is a well-tolerated drug with minor side effects, such as...
{ "authors": [ "SiHong Zhu", "MeiZhen Yao", "LingNa Xiong", "BuZhen Tan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1377042", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 28:14:1377042.", "keywords": [ "case report", "gynecology", "mucinous cystadenocarcinoma", ...
PMC11165209
In April 2023, we successfully treated a 21-year-old patient afflicted with a rare giant cystadenocarcinoma, an extraordinarily large mucinous ovarian tumor that weighed nearly 25 kg. The preoperative dimensions of the tumor measured 40 × 30 × 34 cm, with the tumor's weight nearing 25 kg. Despite its uncommon nature, w...
{ "authors": [ "Pui-Ying Leong", "Tsu-Man Chiu", "James Cheng-Chung Wei", "An-Ping Huo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1255909", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 3:14:1255909.", "keywords": [ "jak", "biologics", "methotrexate", "psori...
PMC10579904
The co-occurrence of psoriasis (PsO) and vitiligo is rare in Asian countries, especially in children. This case report presents the first-ever occurrence of PsO combined with vitiligo in an Asian boy under 6 years of age, in whom symptom improvement was observed after the use of methotrexate (MTX) as the sole treatment...
{ "authors": [ "Massoud A Leesar", "Shao-Liang Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ehjcr/ytad561", "journal": "Eur Heart J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 18;8(1):ytad561.", "keywords": [ "calcified lesion", "case report", "ivus", "metallic roadmaps", "reverse ove...
PMC10762894
Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a long calcified coronary lesion in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is challenging and can lead to stent under-expansion and contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI). We described the first case of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided reverse ove...
{ "authors": [ "Yunus Erol Bozkurt", "Caner Buğra Akdeniz", "Bilali Habeş Gümüş" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109136", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109136.", "keywords": [ "case report", "giant stone", "prostate", "ureth...
PMC10800754
Introduction: The patient with prostatic urethral stones of the size mentioned in the case report is very rare, and there is no standard surgical procedure for patients with giant stones in the prostatic urethra. Presentation of case: A 62-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with complaints of d...
{ "authors": [ "Pranav S Renavikar", "Thomas J Auen", "David G Wagner", "Subodh M Lele" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1002/iju5.12672", "journal": "IJU Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 20;7(1):77-82.", "keywords": [ "psa", "mucin‐producing", "mutations", "prostate",...
PMC10758892
Introduction: Mucin-producing urothelial-type adenocarcinoma of the prostate is a rare tumor that may not elevate serum prostate-specific antigen, creating significant diagnostic and monitoring challenges. We evaluate our case in detail and review prior studies to demonstrate that the pathologic and molecular features ...
{ "authors": [ "Shinichi Tanaka", "Takahiro Ohmine", "Takashi Maeda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3400/avd.avd.cr.23-00050", "journal": "Ann Vasc Dis", "journal_detail": "2023;16(4):269-272.", "keywords": [ "granulomatosis with polyangiitis", "stent-graft", "superior mesenteric ...
PMC10766743
An asymptomatic dissecting superior mesenteric artery (SMA) aneurysm in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), historically termed Wegener's granulomatosis, is rare. We herein describe a 68-year-old man who was diagnosed with GPA based on a high level of proteinase 3 (PR3)-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA). O...
{ "authors": [ "Shasha Wu", "Jun Liu", "Shifeng Shao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102083", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 5:51:102083.", "keywords": [ "ecmo", "elderly", "pulmonary embolism", "treatment outcomes" ], "licen...
PMC11280405
Population aging represents a paramount medical and socio-demographic challenge globally. As living standards improve and medical technology advances, the elderly population experiences an increasing number of detected and treated pulmonary embolisms (PE). However, rescuing massive pulmonary embolism (MPE) in the elder...
{ "authors": [ "Jacqueline S Dickey", "Burton F Dickey", "Amin M Alousi", "Richard E Champlin", "Ajay Sheshadri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102001", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 11:49:102001.", "keywords": [ "bronchiolitis obli...
PMC11091444
Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a form of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in the lung and manifests as moderate to severe airflow obstruction after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). New-onset airflow obstruction on spirometry is considered diagnostic of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). BOS affect...
{ "authors": [ "Tania Ahuja", "Olivia Nuti", "Cameron Kemal", "Darren Kang", "Eugene Yuriditsky", "James M Horowitz", "Raymond A Pashun" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/1563732", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 20:2023:1563732.", "keywords":...
PMC10681774
Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis (AIT) carries significant cardiovascular morbidity. There are two types of AIT with treatment including antithyroid medications and corticosteroids and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) also known as "PLEX" may help remove thyroid hormones and amio...
{ "authors": [ "Yudai Hayashi", "Masao Tsukada", "Daisuke Shinoda", "Marina Matsui", "Kanichi Iwama", "Koichi Kajiwara", "Kozai Yasuji" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JBM.S468921", "journal": "J Blood Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 21:15:285-290.", "keywords": [ "i...
PMC11198016
Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related thrombocytopenia (irTCP) is a relatively rare immune-related adverse event (irAE); however, overall survival may worsen when it occurs. Prolonged use of high-dose steroids can diminish the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy on the primary disease because of T ...
{ "authors": [ "Arisa Egami", "Yosuke Tarumi", "Ayaka Okamura", "Kohei Aoyama", "Hisashi Kataoka", "Tetsuya Kokabu", "Kaori Yoriki", "Fumitake Ito", "Taisuke Mori" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8851045", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": ...
PMC11068450
Diagnostic laparoscopy is useful in the management of gynecological cancers; however, it can occasionally result in the detection of other malignancies. Occult breast cancer (OBC) is metastatic breast cancer without a recognized primary breast lesion. We report a rare case of OBC that was detected laparoscopically. A 6...
{ "authors": [ "Nouf F Bin Rubaian", "Bashayer S Al-Awam", "Samah M Aljohani", "Serene R Almuhaidib" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S438505", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 3:17:13-16.", "keywords": [ "genetic mutation", "hypocalc...
PMC10771772
Vitamin D-dependent rickets type II (VDDR2) is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disorder wherein the genetic mutation results in a defect in the vitamin D receptor (VDR), thus leading to target resistance to 1.25-dihydroxy vitamin D. This results in hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and...
{ "authors": [ "Canxia Huang", "Miaomiao Liu", "Baihui Gu", "Chengdi Yuan", "Yu Wang", "Tengfei Cai", "Jianmin Gao", "Jianyang Yin", "Shouduan Yu", "Minggen Zhou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-88", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug ...
PMC10789907
Background: With the widespread application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in pathogen detection, the reports of severe Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) pneumonia are increasing. It is essential to determine the best management of severe C. psittaci pneumonia. Case description: This report describes a...
{ "authors": [ "Zaineb Benslimane", "Sinan Yavuz", "Nader Francis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.46.84.41457", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 13:46:84.", "keywords": [ "children interstitial lung disease (child)", "kdm3b mutation", "sin3a ...
PMC10837278
Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD) encompasses various respiratory conditions affecting children's lung airspaces and tissues, with diverse causes. One rare cause involves structural vascular changes. We describe a case of a 10-year-old boy diagnosed with chILD who exhibited specific dysmorphic features, devel...
{ "authors": [ "Min Shi", "Danqing Luo", "Zhaoying Li", "Man Li", "Shuoguo Jin", "Dongdong Yang", "Jun Guo", "Guo Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1258043", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 29:14:1258043.", "keywords": [ "mog",...
PMC10583717
Background: Neurosyphilis refers to an infection of the central nervous system by Treponema pallidum. The clinical manifestations of neurosyphilis are diverse, making it easy to miss or misdiagnose. Anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease is a recently defined immune-mediated inflammatory d...
{ "authors": [ "Sai Rakshith Gaddameedi", "Malay Rathod", "Jayashree Ravilla", "Ojas Chinchwadkar", "Anoohya Vangala", "Ben Terrany", "Doantrang Du" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2024_004680", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 1;11(8):004...
PMC11313113
Background: Acute pancreatitis is a common cause of hospitalisation characterised by inflammation of the pancreas. While mechanical, toxic and iatrogenic factors typically cause it, post-oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) pancreatitis is extremely rare. This report examines a case of acute pancreatitis following EGD, ai...
{ "authors": [ "Arditya Damarkusuma", "Paula Mota", "Billal Patel", "Moncy Oommen" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.15420/icr.2023.34", "journal": "Interv Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 11:19:e04.", "keywords": [ "ct", "percutaneous coronary intervention", "aorto-ostial l...
PMC10964284
Aorto-ostial lesions, especially in the right coronary artery, may be challenging due to their morphological and anatomical features, more so when there is a previous stent which may be protruding. Little is known about the long-term safety of protruding stents and results of re-intervention. Presented here is a case o...
{ "authors": [ "Kimberly Ho", "Joseph Xu", "Seymour Katz", "Suparna A Sarkar", "Ateeqa Mujeeb Ullah" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53248", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53248.", "keywords": [ "helicobacter pylori", "inflammatory bowel ...
PMC10904080
Spirochete colonization of the gastrointestinal tract is a poorly understood phenomenon presenting with varying signs and symptoms. Due to the lack of a unified approach and its varying presentations, the management decision for intestinal spirochetosis (IS) has always been challenging. While metronidazole is the commo...
{ "authors": [ "María Montes-Comino", "Luis Eduardo De la Torre-López", "Silvia Guillén-Climent", "Fernando Jesús Mayordomo-Riera" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5152/j.aott.2024.23086", "journal": "Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;58(1):77-79.", "keywords": null, ...
PMC11058728
Trigger finger causes pain and a persistent functional limitation of the hand, which can lead to permanent blockage of the flexor tendon. Ultrasonography-guided percutaneous release has been widely reported as a successful technique for trigger finger involving the A1 pulley. This article describes for the first time t...
{ "authors": [ "Zahidul Islam", "Michelle Toker", "Isha M Gandhi", "Ariel Sher", "Kristina Campton" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52377", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16;16(1):e52377.", "keywords": [ "dissecting cellulitis of scalp", "follicula...
PMC10868624
Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS) is a rare condition characterized by painful inflammatory nodules and abscesses on the scalp, often leading to sinus tracts and scarring alopecia. We present a case of DCS in a 26-year-old male who experienced significant clinical improvement following a short course of upadacit...
{ "authors": [ "Oliver Dugena", "Andrew Sidebottom" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/njms.njms_189_22", "journal": "Natl J Maxillofac Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Apr;15(1):154-156.", "keywords": [ "abscess", "tmj", "condylar", "dental", "extraction", "osteomyelit...
PMC11057594
Condylar osteomyelitis is a long-standing infection of the condylar head of the mandible. The chronic progression of this disease can lead to the destruction of surrounding bony structures and can ultimately affect function. Currently, in English Literature, there have been few cases published on condylar osteomyelitis...
{ "authors": [ "Sarang S Raut", "Sourya Acharya", "Sunil Kumar", "Vinit Deolikar", "Manjeet Kothari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53022", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 26;16(1):e53022.", "keywords": [ "chronic calcific pancreatitis", "endoscopi...
PMC10895203
Pancreatic divisum, a rare developmental anomaly of the pancreas, is infrequently observed in young individuals and is a recognized cause of recurrent acute pancreatitis, ultimately progressing to chronic pancreatitis. Chronic alcoholism is a prevalent and significant etiological factor contributing to both recurrent a...
{ "authors": [ "Kelly Schrock", "Maureen Spinner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20551169241256555", "journal": "JFMS Open Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 17;10(1):20551169241256555.", "keywords": [ "colonic duplication cyst", "gastrointestinal", "intestinal duplication cyst", ...
PMC11184992
Case summary: A 5-month-old male castrated domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for acute onset of emesis. Abdominal radiographs identified a suspected colonic foreign body and abdominal-focused assessment with sonography for trauma, triage and tracking (AFAST) evaluation revealed a large amount of peritoneal effusion....
{ "authors": [ "K A Resnick", "C Monroe", "I Siddiqi", "E Tam" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1360726", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 20:14:1360726.", "keywords": [ "ipt-like fdcs", "case report", "immunotherapy", "inflammatory pseudo...
PMC11222608
Inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (IPT-like FDCS) is a rare malignancy with fewer than 150 cases in the literature. IPT-like FDCS follows an indolent course with most cases definitively managed with surgical resection. We present a case of IPT-like FDCS with multiple recurrences with a tri...
{ "authors": [ "Amin Khoshbayan", "Nour Amirmozafari", "Shiva Mirkalantari" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1356390", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 8:11:1356390.", "keywords": [ "actinomyces species", "actinomycosis", "diagnosis", ...
PMC10960364
Background: Pulmonary actinomycosis (PA) is a rare type of Actinomyces infection that can be challenging to diagnose since it often mimics lung cancer. Methods: Published case reports and case series of PA in patients with suspicion of lung cancer were considered, and data were extracted by a structured search through ...
{ "authors": [ "Stylianos Artemios Kandarakis", "Leonidas Doumazos", "Marios Timpilis", "Georgia Karageorgiou", "Petros Petrou", "Ilias Georgalas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22336/rjo.2024.12", "journal": "Rom J Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;68(1):60-64.", "keyw...
PMC11007568
Aim: To present a complex case of Ahmed tube exposure 6 months after the implantation associated with corneal melting and iris prolapse, and the surgical reposition that required multiple allografts and limbal reconstruction. Methods: A 60-year-old patient arrived at the emergency room with tube exposure combined with ...
{ "authors": [ "Shiyue Liu", "Hong Li", "Youhong Dong", "Dongdong Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1295533", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 24:13:1295533.", "keywords": [ "hodgkin lymphoma", "diagnostic evaluation", "multiple primary ...
PMC10708909
Multiple primary cancers (MPC) are characterized by the presence of synchronous and metachronous occurrence of two or more distinct histological tumor types. In this study, an exceptional clinical case was presented, demonstrating the coexistence of rectal adenocarcinoma and pelvic classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). A 6...
{ "authors": [ "Babatope L Awosusi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52832", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 23;16(1):e52832.", "keywords": [ "breast lump", "epidermal inclusion cyst", "fibroadenoma", "histopathologic evaluation", "keratin" ], "licen...
PMC10884561
This report discusses a case of a 27-year-old female with histopathological examination results of multiple epidermal inclusion cysts (EICs) coexisting with fibroadenoma without any involvement of breast skin. EIC should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses for benign breast lesions. Radiological evaluati...
{ "authors": [ "Tara Tritsch", "Mohammadali M Shoja", "R Isaiah Tubbs", "R Shane Tubbs" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_962_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 23:15:59.", "keywords": [ "anatomy", "artery", "carotid", "meninges", "...
PMC10927193
Background: The internal and external carotid arterial systems are generally separate regarding branching patterns. However, these two systems do form collateral circulations with their terminal parts. On rare occasions, branches that belong to one arterial system may arise from the other. Case description: We present ...
{ "authors": [ "Farah Abdullahi Ismail", "Yasir Khalif Ali", "Ahmed Mohamed Ali", "Ibrahim Mohamed Hirsi", "Naima Abukar Ali", "Mohamed Mukhtar Kassim", "Farah Ali Ahmed", "Mohamed Nur Ali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S472306", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", ...
PMC11338173
Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is a serious condition with a high rate of morbidity. It is currently a rare disorder, especially in developed countries, because of universal vaccination campaigns. However, it remains a public health concern in developing countries. Here, we report a case of congenital rubella syndro...
{ "authors": [ "Roshan Ghising", "Kripa Dongol", "Sundar Suwal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231220812", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 25:11:2050313X231220812.", "keywords": [ "auditory canal", "duplication", "facial nerve", "v...
PMC10750504
Internal auditory canal duplication is a rare anomaly of the temporal bone. The condition is diagnosed on performing High-Resolution Computed Tomography of the temporal bone and magnetic resonance imaging for sensorineural hearing loss. A bony septum divides the internal auditory canal into dual compartments. Duplicati...
{ "authors": [ "Nurbek Nadirov", "Sergey Vissarionov", "Nikita Khusainov", "Alexandra Filippova", "Vitaliy Sazonov" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1211184", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11:11:1211184.", "keywords": [ "case report", "ch...
PMC10808609
Abdominal wall relaxation is a rare complication of various surgical procedures or diseases, when the intercostal or upper lumbar nerves are affected, and the innervation of the muscles of the abdominal wall is damaged. The result is a mass that can visually mimic a ventral hernia. We present a clinical case and the re...
{ "authors": [ "Yangliu Sun", "Jian Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1355692", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 5:11:1355692.", "keywords": [ "kounis syndrome", "allergy", "cardiovascular system", "coronary spasm", "ioversol" ...
PMC10948477
Kounis Syndrome (KS), a seldom-seen adverse reaction to iodine contrast agents, has an incidence that remains unclear. At present, there are no unified guidelines for managing KS either nationally or internationally. Ioversol, a new triiodinated hypotonic nonionic contrast agent, is commonly used in cardiovascular Comp...
{ "authors": [ "Fieke W Hoff", "John Rolwes", "Paula A Hardeman", "Molly Perkins", "Eugene O Major", "Daniel Douek", "Robert H Collins Jr", "Benjamin M Greenberg" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20406207231201721", "journal": "Ther Adv Hematol", "journal_detail": "2023 O...
PMC10563476
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease caused by reactivation of the human polyomavirus 2 (HPyV-2). PML is associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate and there is currently no standard curative therapy. We report short-term immunologic response and long-term clinical outcom...
{ "authors": [ "Yan-Yan Long", "Jing Chen", "Yue Xie", "Ying Wang", "Yong-Zhong Wu", "Ying Xv", "Ke-Gui Weng", "Wei Zhou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1209758", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 6:13:1209758.", "keywords": [ "anti-a...
PMC10587576
Purpose: Brain metastases (BMs) are common in Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), but the prognosis is very poor. Currently, there is no standard of care on what constitutes optimal treatment, and there is no consensus regarding maintenance therapy in SCLC. Case description: We report the case of a 55-year-old man with adva...
{ "authors": [ "Takahiro Jimba", "Masaru Hatano", "Takayuki Fujiwara", "Hiroshi Akazawa", "Masafumi Watanabe", "Koichiro Kinugawa", "Minoru Ono", "Issei Komuro" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.jccase.2023.08.017", "journal": "J Cardiol Cases", "journal_detail": "2023 S...
PMC10770093
Right ventricular failure (RVF) is a serious complication after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. In this report, a case of RVF that developed over two years after LVAD implantation is presented. The patient was a 12-year-old male with dilated phase of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He had no risk facto...
{ "authors": [ "Saumya Taneja", "Anuj Jain" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.18502/fid.v20i31.13393", "journal": "Front Dent", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 9:20:31.", "keywords": [ "odontogenic tumors", "oral surgical procedures", "orthodontic extrusion", "tooth, impacted" ], "li...
PMC10505445
The adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is a rare benign neoplasm that is typically treated through surgical enucleation and curettage. Any impacted tooth associated with the tumor are also extracted during the procedure. We present a case of AOT encompassing an impacted left maxillary central incisor in a 13-year-old ...
{ "authors": [ "Rajesh Kumar Vemparala", "Sathyanarayanan Narayanan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.13107/jocr.2024.v14.i01.4186", "journal": "J Orthop Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;14(1):160-164.", "keywords": [ "5th metacarpal base", "avulsion fracture", "extensor carpi uln...
PMC10823819
Introduction: Avulsion fractures of the extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) from its insertion are rare injuries that are rarely reported in the literature. Most of the case reports detailed closed ruptures. We present avulsion fractures of the bilateral ECU from the base of the 5th metacarpal. Not much of the literature has ...
{ "authors": [ "Micah Pippin", "Gloria Laws" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52504", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 18;16(1):e52504.", "keywords": [ "exanthema subitum", "rash in children", "roseola infantum", "sixth disease", "viral exanthem", ...
PMC10874238
Roseola is a common viral exanthem of childhood, most frequently affecting infants and toddlers before age three. The syndrome is characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever, which, upon resolution, yields to a centrally located maculopapular rash that spreads peripherally. This report describes the case of an 18-mo...
{ "authors": [ "Flávia Gaona Oliveira", "Júlio Cesar Rosa-E-Silva", "Alexandra Galvão Gomes", "Juliana Dourado Grzesiuk", "Thiago Vidotto", "Jeremy Andrew Squire", "Rodrigo Alexandre Panepucci", "Juliana Meola", "Lúcia Martelli" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.61622/rbgo/2024...
PMC11075382
Endometriosis is a complex disease that affects 10-15% of women of reproductive age. Familial studies show that relatives of affected patients have a higher risk of developing the disease, implicating a genetic role for this disorder. Little is known about the impact of germline genomic copy number variant (CNV) polymo...
{ "authors": [ "Moaz Qureshi", "Prakash A Abraham", "Abdullah Al-Faras", "Omar M Bamasood", "Kamal M Matar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/1234738", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 21:2024:1234738.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "li...
PMC11438511
Epilepsy is a common disorder caused by a myriad of drugs, of that levetiracetam is being commonly used late because of its strong safety profile and efficacy. With the increasing usage of drugs, some rare side effects may sometimes appear that can escape the most stringent checks, possibly due to the rarity of their o...
{ "authors": [ "Zonía Robenne Moore", "Dalit Zajdman-Faitelson", "Arely Tamariz Campillo", "Diana Karen Brito Bustillos", "Sonia Toussaint-Caire", "Cristina Berumen-Glinz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231213927", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": ...
PMC10734355
Nivolumab (PD-1 inhibitor) and ipilumumab (CTLA-4 inhibitor) are recently approved checkpoint inhibitors for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Immune-related adverse events related to the usage of checkpoint inhibitors are growing with their popularity. We present the case of a patient in combination treatment o...
{ "authors": [ "Mara Mihailescu", "Mariam Abbas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241231384", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 24:12:2050313X241231384.", "keywords": [ "eosinophilic fasciitis", "shulman disease", "morphea" ], "license": "...
PMC11044792
Eosinophilic fasciitis can be a debilitating diagnosis and is often delayed given its similarities to other sclerotic conditions including morphea, such as bound-down indurated skin and inflammation and sclerotic thickening of tissue layers on histopathology. Delaying treatment can lead to joint contracture and residua...
{ "authors": [ "Maryam Mohebbi", "Shahriar Nafissi", "Majid Alikhani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/5552402", "journal": "Case Rep Rheumatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 22:2024:5552402.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38288297/...
PMC10824575
Background: Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is a rare disorder involving the orbital and retro-orbital space. The typical symptoms include sensory loss in the trigeminal nerve's distribution, orbital pain, swelling, headaches, and cranial nerve palsies. Case Presentation. We report a 40-year-old female who initially present...
{ "authors": [ "Yao Jin", "Jinglu Lu", "Ting Zhang", "Shenqiang Yan", "Huihui Chen", "Kun Zhang", "Yiding Chen", "Jiaojiao Zhou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-116", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 11:8:37.", "keywords": [ "breast ca...
PMC11071016
Background: Breast cancer accounts for 5% of the population who develop central nervous system metastasis, which is only second to the lung cancer. Breast cancer metastasis to the brain including parenchymal brain metastasis (BM) and leptomeningeal metastasis (LM). Compared with BM, LM is a more rare but aggressive met...
{ "authors": [ "Sura Markos", "Surafel Nadew Firdawoke", "Eshetu Dabaro Gagamo", "Mintesnot Zemedkun Workeneh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S457389", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 3:17:275-279.", "keywords": [ "postpartum", "postpartum e...
PMC10999218
Rarely observed during pregnancy and the postpartum period, right side infective endocarditis (IE) is particularly uncommon among non-drug-addicted individuals. Nonetheless, if it does occur, it poses significant health risks for both the mother and the fetus, even in the absence of pre-existing heart diseases. This ca...
{ "authors": [ "Pan Yang", "Fu Xiong", "Bingjing Zhu", "Liang Gong", "Chunlan Tang" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1363235", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 22:11:1363235.", "keywords": [ "anlotinib", "cardiac angiosarcoma", "p...
PMC10995281
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare malignant soft-tissue sarcoma derived from vascular endothelial cells or lymphatic endothelial cells, with a high malignancy, poor prognosis, and a lack of effective medical therapy. This article reports on two patients with primary cardiac angiosarcoma who received first-line tre...
{ "authors": [ "Teruo Sekimoto", "Shunya Sato", "Hiroyoshi Mori", "Hiroki Tanisawa", "Hiroaki Tsujita", "Seita Kondo", "Hiroshi Suzuki", "Toshiro Shinke" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1153891", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 21...
PMC10475523
Background: Healed plaque, characterized by distinct layers of organizing thrombus and collagen, is the hallmark of tissue self-repair. However, the efficacy of excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) followed by drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty in patients with healed plaques is not fully understood. Case summa...
{ "authors": [ "Mengying Yang", "Baogui Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S480665", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 25:17:4161-4165.", "keywords": [ "klebsiella pneumoniae", "ceftazidime-avibactam", "drug resistance", "next-generation seque...
PMC11439363
Introduction: The emergence of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) presents a formidable challenge to public health and clinical medicine. This dual phenotype of hypervirulence and multi-drug resistance often complicates treatment options, leaving patients with limited antimicrobial regim...
{ "authors": [ "David Suárez-Iglesias", "Carlos Ayán", "Adrián García-Fresneda", "José Gerardo Villa-Vicente", "Juan Rodríguez-Medina", "Jose A Rodríguez-Marroyo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1363544", "journal": "Front Psychol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 19:15:1...
PMC11221382
Purpose: Recreational and competitive slalom waterskiing is increasingly popular among individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI), particularly for those with paraplegia using sit-skis. A key component of slalom skiing is the deep-water start (DWS), yet little is known about the physiological and physical demands of t...
{ "authors": [ "Li Lin", "Zeyu Huang", "Bangsheng Xi", "Xiaoming Qin", "Kongchao Yang", "Ruzhi Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S476845", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 5:17:1757-1762.", "keywords": [ "lupus vulgaris", ...
PMC11306307
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Although most cutaneous SCC in people with lighter skin pigmentation as a result of sun damage, patients with underlying conditions such as skin ulcers and chronic inflammation-including conditions such as lupus vulgaris (LV) and chron...
{ "authors": [ "Prashanth Iyer", "Noy Ashkenazy", "Jeremy Liu", "Diana Laura", "Marilyn Ann Marquez", "Thomas Albini" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000528787", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 16;14(1):369-375.", "keywords": [ "chorioretiniti...
PMC10601836
Ocular toxoplasmosis has a known, rare association with acute retinal artery occlusion (RAO). We describe a 21-year-old male who presented with acute focal toxoplasmosis chorioretinitis in the right eye treated with intravitreal clindamycin, intravitreal dexamethasone, and adjunct oral therapy for vision-threatening re...
{ "authors": [ "Jyun-Yan Jhan", "Wei-En Wang", "Sung-Chao Chu", "Chiu-Hsuan Cheng", "Chung-Hsing Chang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1184738", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 24:13:1184738.", "keywords": [ "breast cancer", "bullae", "...
PMC10484504
Ribociclib, a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor, is a novel targeted therapy for advanced-stage breast cancer. Although ribociclib-induced cutaneous side effects have been previously noted, they have not been well documented. Herein, we present a case of ribociclib-induced phototoxicity, which manifested as dyschro...
{ "authors": [ "Arumugom Archana", "Chandra Kumar Natarajan", "Vaanathi Hementha Kumar", "Gnanasambandam Subramaniyam", "Bala Ramachandran", "Komarakshi Balakrishnan", "K G Suresh Rao", "Abhishek Berwal", "Vishwanath Nandyala", "Swati Iyer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10...
PMC11198940
A neonate born of third-degree consanguineous marriage presented on day 12 of life with congestive cardiac failure. A male sibling died at 3 months of age, cause of which was not known. He was treated with decongestive measures and multiple inotropes. 2D Echocardiogram revealed severe Left ventricular dysfunction with ...
{ "authors": [ "Ernesto García-Roldán", "Richard Tsai", "Amy Berger", "Emilio Franco-Macías" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3233/ADR-240014", "journal": "J Alzheimers Dis Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 18;8(1):709-713.", "keywords": [ "alzheimer’s disease", "dementia", "hum...
PMC11091732
A 60-year-old man presented to a Neurology Clinic specialized in cognitive disorders to evaluate memory complaints. A comprehensive neuropsychological examination detected an isolated and severe hippocampal memory deficit. Laboratory tests, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tests, in...
{ "authors": [ "Dragana Kosteska Misajlevska", "Peter Pavol", "Mairi Ziaka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241272666", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 14:12:2050313X241272666.", "keywords": [ "influenza a", "bacteria", "giant cell arte...
PMC11401139
Presenting as a large vessel vasculitis, giant cell arteritis (GCA) manifests with various symptoms, including fever, myalgias, headache, and jaw claudication. Although the precise pathogenesis of GCA remains incompletely elucidated, there is speculation about the involvement of environmental factors and infectious age...
{ "authors": [ "Natalia Ramos-Ospina", "Pablo Andrés Moncada-Vallejo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01965", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 15:36:e01965.", "keywords": [ "ampicillin", "bacteremia", "endocarditis", "listeria monocytogenes", ...
PMC11063532
Background: Listeria monocytogenes, a Gram-positive bacillus, primarily affects immunocompromised individuals. Endocarditis is a rare but severe complication of L. monocytogenes bacteremia, irrespective of native or prosthetic valves. While there is no standardized treatment, the use of ampicillin proves effective in ...
{ "authors": [ "Christof Degen-Plöger", "Annemarie Reincke", "Christina Bolte", "Carl Alexander Gless", "Kerstin Luedtke", "Alexander Münchau", "Kirsten E Zeuner", "Anne Weissbach" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.5334/tohm.895", "journal": "Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)", ...
PMC11212775
Background: Information on specialist physiotherapeutic treatment for functional movement disorders is scarce. Previous studies focussed on functional gait disorders and availability of descriptions of the practical application especially for other body regions is very limited. Cases: We present two illustrative cases,...
{ "authors": [ "Hadi Rabee'", "Tamara Braik", "Rezeq Alnatour", "Alaa Shamlawi", "Ammar Rashed" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231209685", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 2:11:2050313X231209685.", "keywords": [ "hypopituitarism", "...
PMC10624101
Sheehan's syndrome is defined as a postpartum infarction of the pituitary gland following hypovolemic shock due to obstetric hemorrhage. Sheehan's syndrome's symptoms are often subtle, and hence it is often overlooked. In this report, we discuss a case of an 82-year-old woman who developed severe postpartum hemorrhage ...
{ "authors": [ "Soukaina El Amrani", "Kaoutar Imrani", "Nabil Moatassim Billah", "Itimad Nassar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241233188", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 25:12:2050313X241233188.", "keywords": [ "renal mass", "imaging...
PMC10896061
Human echinococcosis (hydatid disease) is highly endemic in Morocco and reemerging as a significant public health problem in this country. It is a cyclozoonotic infection introduced by Echinococcus granulosus, that can invade any organ in the human body. The liver is the mostly affected organ, which is the primary site...
{ "authors": [ "Yan Xu", "Jiabin Yu", "Yimeng Gao", "Qiaozhen Su", "Haitao Xie", "Hongfeng Liang", "Chunye Zheng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1377377", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 25:15:1377377.", "keywords": [ "abnormal vocali...
PMC11306016
Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) is a rare, neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the VPS13A gene. In this article, we report on a 32-year-old man diagnosed with ChAc, with involuntary movements of the mouth and trunk, drooling of the mouth, slurred speech, and abnormal vocalizations as the main clinical manife...
{ "authors": [ "Louis Stavart", "Matthieu Halfon", "Natacha Dewarrat", "Samuel Rotman", "Dela Golshayan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1451264", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 29:11:1451264.", "keywords": [ "bruton tyrosine kinase in...
PMC11390570
The burden of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the prognosis of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients seems non-negligible. Whether transplanting a patient with previous CLL is safe or what is the optimal monitoring and treatment management after transplantation is still unclear and only based on few case series...
{ "authors": [ "Aurélie Du-Thanh", "Vincent Foulongne", "Olivier Dereure", "Marc Eloit", "Philippe Pérot" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1371/journal.pone.0297907", "journal": "PLoS One", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 3;19(4):e0297907.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link":...
PMC10990162
The human skin virome, unlike commensal bacteria, is an under investigated component of the human skin microbiome. We developed a sensitive, quantitative assay to detect cutaneous human resident papillomaviruses (HPV) and polyomaviruses (HPyV) and we first used it to describe these viral populations at the skin surface...
{ "authors": [ "Louisa Ashby", "Lydia Chan", "Christine Winterbourn", "See-Tarn Woon", "Paula Keating", "Raoul Heller", "Rohan Ameratunga", "Ignatius Chua", "Kuang-Chih Hsiao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/cti2.1493", "journal": "Clin Transl Immunology", "journal_d...
PMC10895683
Objectives: Dominant-activating (DA) lesions in RAC2 have been reported in 18 individuals to date. Some have required haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for their (severe) combined immunodeficiency syndrome phenotype. We aimed to investigate clinical and cellular features of a kindred harbouring a novel va...
{ "authors": [ "Takehiro Hirano", "Yujiro Kawakami", "Sayaka Nakabayashi", "Kohei Wagatsuma", "Keisuke Ishigami", "Yoshiharu Masaki", "Ayako Murota", "Masatoshi Kanda", "Shintaro Sugita", "Kenji Notohara", "Hiroshi Nakase" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.gastha...
PMC11307484
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by the infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells and fibrosis in organs throughout the body. IgG4-RD involvement in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (IgG4-related GI disease; IgG4-GID) is rare, and the disease concept remains u...
{ "authors": [ "Tamar Barbakadze", "Tengiz Zhorzholadze", "Nino Kutchukhidze", "Mariam Shervashidze", "Tea Charkviani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52882", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;16(1):e52882.", "keywords": [ "aging of the endometrium", ...
PMC10811411
Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) is one of the core problems for assisted reproductive technology (ART). High-quality, euploid embryos and synchronization between the embryonic stage and the uterine endometrial lining are crucial for positive outcomes. Molecular biology techniques have significantly transformed ass...
{ "authors": [ "Nathan Sherman", "Brogan Hill", "Bryn Nisbet", "Andrew Knox", "Andrew Mahoney" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.jseint.2023.08.012", "journal": "JSES Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 16;8(1):95-98.", "keywords": [ "acromial base", "acromion fracture", ...
PMC10837714
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{ "authors": [ "Kuniaki Ota", "Yuta Asanuma", "Hideyuki Hirasawa", "Hiroaki Ohta", "Toshifumi Takahashi" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1177/1759720X241259897", "journal": "Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 26:16:1759720X241259897.", "keywords": [ "bisphosph...
PMC11327966
Pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis (PLO) is a rare type of premenopausal osteoporosis, typically occurring during the third trimester of pregnancy and the early postpartum lactation period. This report presents a case involving severe multiple vertebral fractures due to PLO with low bone mineral density (...
{ "authors": [ "Doua Khalid Al Homyani", "Lina Al Homaiani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.aace.2023.10.004", "journal": "AACE Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 17;10(1):7-9.", "keywords": [ "diabetic ketoacidosis", "ins gene", "neonatal diabetes" ], "license": "C...
PMC10829776
Background/objective: Neonatal diabetes is a monogenic type of diabetes mellitus. It arises at the first 6 months of age and can be classified as permanent or transient. There are limited cases of neonates with DKA who have heterozygous mutations in INS and PKHD1 genes, especially in Saudi Arabia. We present a case of ...
{ "authors": [ "Masaou Tanaka", "Kentaro Ueda", "Takafumi Yonemitsu", "Shinobu Tamura", "Akira Ikoma", "Tetsuo Sonomura", "Shigeaki Inoue" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ams2.984", "journal": "Acute Med Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 29;11(1):e984.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC11359706
Background: Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome has a high mortality rate due to hemorrhagic complications. Case presentation: We report a case of vascular-type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome diagnosed due to rupture of multiple celiac aneurysms. The patient was a 25-year-old Japanese man with a history of a sigmoid perforation. H...
{ "authors": [ "Jhenelle Hutchinson", "Saveen Sall", "Lee Stevens" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51803", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 7;16(1):e51803.", "keywords": [ "cannabis use", "cannabis use disorder", "emerging adults' cannabis use", "end...
PMC10844767
This article presents the case of a 21-year-old female with a psychiatric history of depression and a history of chronic cannabis use who presented to the emergency department after overdosing on ondansetron and was urine test positive for marijuana (tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)). The patient was later transferred to a p...
{ "authors": [ "Arata Nagai", "Tomoya Kobayashi", "Kyuzo Kurosawa", "Kuniyasu Niizuma", "Hidenori Endo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/jns-nmc.2024-0113", "journal": "NMC Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 30:11:249-255.", "keywords": [ "hanging", "postmortem comput...
PMC11407918
In Japan, the number of autopsies has steadily decreased. Therefore, postmortem imaging methods have positioned as valuable supplemental or complementary tools in autopsy procedures. We clinicians are increasingly faced with the need to infer cause of death from postmortem imaging findings. We report computed tomograph...
{ "authors": [ "Wissam Abouzgheib", "Christopher Ambrogi", "Michele Chai" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1177/17534666241259369", "journal": "Ther Adv Respir Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Dec:18:17534666241259369.", "keywords": [ "biopsy", "bronchoscopy", "robotic bronchoscopy...
PMC11179493
Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) was recently added to the armamentarium of tools used in sampling peripheral lung nodules. Protocols and guidelines have since been published advocating use of large oral artificial airways, use of confirmatory technologies such as radial endobronchial ultrasound (R-EBUS), and prefer...
{ "authors": [ "Zhongyan Zhang", "Xin Wang", "Hehe Li", "Huimin Sun", "Jianhong Chen", "Hongfeng Lin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1230261", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 21:14:1230261.", "keywords": [ "advanced intrahepatic cholangi...
PMC10475830
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is one of the most common invasive malignant tumors, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%. Currently, radical surgical resection is the preferred treatment for ICC. However, most patients are only diagnosed at an advanced stage and are therefore not eligible for surgery. Her...
{ "authors": [ "Jia-Gui Chai", "Yan-Liang Zhao", "Si-Fan Yin", "Zhi-Yuan Yin", "Shen-Zhao Zhao", "Run-Lin Feng", "Chang-Xing Ke" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1308493", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 12:14:1308493.", "keywords": [ "bl...
PMC10895018
Background: Ectopic tissue is rarely found in the bladder for adults. Currently, there have been reports of ectopic prostate and colon tissue in the bladder. These ectopic tissues are manifested as a bladder mass and cause lower urinary tract symptoms. However, the ectopic corpus cavernosum in the bladder has never bee...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroki Toda", "Hirokuni Hashikata", "Ryota Ishibashi" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3171/2023.10.FOCVID23122", "journal": "Neurosurg Focus Video", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;10(1):V12.", "keywords": [ "exoscope", "hemifacial spasm", "microvascular decompression...
PMC10823421
The 4K 3D exoscope system is becoming increasingly used in neurosurgery. Its 3D ultra-high-definition image is valuable in identifying and dissecting the delicate neural and vascular structures during microvascular decompression. In this video, the authors describe several nuances and details to perform the exoscopic m...
{ "authors": [ "Amitabh Kulkarni", "Pavan Shrivastava", "Rajesh Kumar Phulara" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ijn.ijn_141_22", "journal": "Indian J Nephrol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Feb;34(1):67-69.", "keywords": [ "aspirin toxicity", "hemodialysis", "salicylate overdose"...
PMC11003594
Salicylates are often used in clinical practice as antiplatelets as well as analgesics. Its overdose is not uncommon due to its easy availability over the counter. Mortality is high in severe cases when a lethal dose is consumed. Treatment of overdose is difficult due to the non-availability of an antidote. Hemodialysi...
{ "authors": [ "Taiyu Bi", "Xiaotian Duan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1434772", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 25:11:1434772.", "keywords": [ "blunt chest injury", "bronchial rupture", "bronchoscopy", "pulmonary atelectasis", ...
PMC11306157
Background: Bronchial injury is rare in blunt chest trauma, but can be life-threatening. The symptoms of patients with complete bronchial rupture are typical, and most of them are diagnosed in a timely manner and treated with surgery. However, for those with partial rupture of the bronchus, the symptoms are mild, the i...
{ "authors": [ "Hamzeh Mohammad Alrawashdeh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-22-00148", "journal": "Taiwan J Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2023 May 16;14(1):125-128.", "keywords": [ "heterochromia iridum", "iris mammillations", "iris nodules", "keratoconus", "optic...
PMC11034683
Iris mammillations are distinctive uniform nipple-like elevations that cover the anterior surface of the iris partially or totally. It is a rare finding and may coexist with other ocular and extraocular manifestations. Optic nerve pit (ONP), also known as optic disc pit (ODP) or optic hole, is a congenital defect resul...
{ "authors": [ "Zachary T Renfro", "Caitlin A Contag", "Jacky Lu", "Daniel Solis", "ChunHong Huang", "Malaya K Sahoo", "Fumiko Yamamoto", "Jordan Mah", "Morris S Jones", "Jennifer Lin", "Vivian Levy", "Benjamin A Pinsky" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr...
PMC10480306
As part of an epidemiologic survey, we screened remnant samples collected for STI testing for mpox virus. We identified two cases of presumed MPXV infection in pregnant, heterosexual cisgender women. Here, we describe their pregnancy and birth outcomes. Both patients required induction of labor and experienced labor co...
{ "authors": [ "Preslava M Hristova", "Alexandra S Alexandrova", "Martin Lucanov", "Hristina Y Hitkova", "Biser Kirilov Borisov" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533581", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol Dial", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 20;13(1):142-147.", "keywords": [ "atlan...
PMC10601877
Atlantibacter hermannii, previously known as Escherichia hermannii, is a rare causative agent of human infections. Several reports testify that the most frequently infected patients are immunosuppressed, especially those undergoing hemodialysis. A 34-year-old man with an end-stage renal disease complained of chills, fe...
{ "authors": [ "Maysoun Kudsi", "Naram Khalayli", "Leen Hola", "Maria Aldeeb", "Aghiad Aziz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MS9.0000000000001462", "journal": "Ann Med Surg (Lond)", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 7;86(1):467-471.", "keywords": [ "mctd", "arthritis", "lupu...
PMC10783415
Background: Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is characterized by high titres of distinct antibodies: U1 ribonucleoprotein with variable clinical features seen in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis. Limited case reports revealed the association betwee...
{ "authors": [ "Chun-Yu Song", "Jing Yang", "Sheng Jiang", "Guo-Li Du" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fgene.2024.1391804", "journal": "Front Genet", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 16:15:1391804.", "keywords": [ "17q12 deletion syndrome", "ggnbp2", "hnf1b", "lhx1", "m...
PMC11361975
17q12 deletion syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality, where there is a small missing piece (deletion) of genetic material on the long arm (q) of chromosome 17. Sign and symptoms can vary widely among different patients. Recently, a patient was diagnosed with 17q12 deletion syndrome in our hospital, and the clinical cha...
{ "authors": [ "María San-Román-Gil", "Iñigo Martínez-Delfrade", "Víctor Albarrán-Fernández", "Patricia Guerrero-Serrano", "Javier Pozas-Pérez", "Jesús Chamorro-Pérez", "Diana Rosero-Rodríguez", "Pilar Sotoca-Rubio", "Ana Maria Barrill-Corpa", "Víctor Alia-Navarro", "Carlos...
PMC10867218
Immunotherapy has demonstrated a role in the therapeutic landscape of a small subset of patients with colorectal carcinoma (CRC) that harbor a microsatellite instability (MSI-H) status due to a deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) system. The remarkable responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are now being tes...
{ "authors": [ "Qiurui Cao", "Zhifang Huang", "Hong Liang", "Xing Hu", "Lucas Wang", "Yaxian Yang", "Bin Lian", "Jian Huang", "Jinyan Guo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1308916", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 31:14:1308916.", "ke...
PMC10864579
NTRK-rearranged spindle cell neoplasms (NTRK-RSCNs) are rare soft tissue tumor molecularly characterized by NTRK gene rearrangement, which occurs mostly in children and young adults, and rarely in adults. The abnormal tumor located in superficial or deep soft tissues of human extremities and trunk mostly, and rarely al...
{ "authors": [ "Sara Kheiri", "Ali Andalib", "Mohammadreza Piri Ardakani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/abr.abr_54_23", "journal": "Adv Biomed Res", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 28:12:247.", "keywords": [ "arthroplasty", "femur head necrosis", "hip", "hip dislocation", ...
PMC10699252
Bilateral hip dislocations are among the rarest traumatic incidents. We report a case of a 45-year-old, opium-addicted man with bilateral posterior hip dislocation and bilateral femoral head fractures proximal to the fovea with more comminution on the left side. After an unsuccessful closed reduction attempt, surgical ...
{ "authors": [ "Ijeoma Orabueze", "Hira Sheikh", "Valerie Cluzet" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52491", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 18;16(1):e52491.", "keywords": [ "anca vasculitis", "anca-negative vasculitis", "diffuse alveolar hemorrhage", ...
PMC10874128
Below we highlight a rare case of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-negative vasculitis, unique in its own right, as the diagnosis was hard to make and the respiratory decline rapid, with the patient going from a 23% fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) on admission to 100% FiO2 within four days for what was in...
{ "authors": [ "Prosper Adjei", "Vida Obese", "Richard Tang", "Kingsley Owusu Manu", "Yaw Owusu Afriyie Boateng", "Eunice Ansomah Donkor" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8454", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 23;12(1):e8454.", "keywords": [ "cy...
PMC10805999
Neurocysticercosis is an infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium. Although endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, it is neglected but remains a significant cause of preventable seizure in adults. Its diagnosis is challenging and is frequently missed due to its variable clinical manif...
{ "authors": [ "Denesh Ratnasingam", "Tess Woehrlen", "Samantha Koerber", "Emma Drenth", "Neena Marupudi", "Melisa Concepcion", "Erika Erlandson" ], "case_amount": 8, "doi": "10.3233/PRM-220100", "journal": "J Pediatr Rehabil Med", "journal_detail": "2024;17(1):57-66.", "keywor...
PMC10977390
Purpose: The use of intrathecal medications for the management of spasticity and various pain syndromes in the adult population has been previously reported. However, no evidence-based guidelines currently exist in the pediatric population. This case series presents patients (n = 8) with pediatric-onset disability who ...
{ "authors": [ "Anna Passarelli", "Carmela Pisano", "Elisabetta Coppola", "Jole Ventriglia", "Sabrina Chiara Cecere", "Marilena Di Napoli", "Luciano Carideo", "Secondo Lastoria", "Sandro Pignata" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1303893", "journal": "Front Im...
PMC10773865
Cervical cancer (CC) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death among females. The options of treatment for recurrent/advanced CC are limited and patients experiencing recurrence after first line platinum-based chemotherapy have a poor prognosis. In this context, immune che...
{ "authors": [ "Linda E Spruijt", "Arne Mosch", "Carel F E Hoffmann", "Cees van Nieuwkoop", "Jasper D Tijsterman", "Rodi Zutt", "Niels A van der Gaag", "M Fiorella Contarino" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3233/JPD-230426", "journal": "J Parkinsons Dis", "journal_detail": "2...
PMC11307081
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an advanced treatment in Parkinson's disease. We describe a 71-year-old patient in whom the DBS got infected with Mycobacterium bovis shortly after intravesical BCG instillations as an adjuvant treatment of bladder cancer. The DBS internal pulse generator and extension wires had to be re...
{ "authors": [ "Camille Couture-Lapointe", "Marianne Rousseau-Théberge" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241284113", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 21:12:2050313X241284113.", "keywords": [ "pemphigus foliaceus", "dermatomal", "localized" ...
PMC11421398
Pemphigus foliaceus is a superficial autoimmune blistering disorder of the skin. Localized forms of pemphigus foliaceus are rare. Only a few cases have been described. We report a case of an 81-year-old man with pemphigus foliaceus who initially presented with localized dermatomal facial lesions. Due to this atypical p...
{ "authors": [ "Awab H Saad", "Saeed Mohammed Omar", "Abeir Abbas Elgilli", "Ibtehal Abdalwahid Abdalmjeed Omer", "Morouj Hussein Jalaleldeen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S472356", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 22:17:615-620.", "keywords": ...
PMC11203771
Background: Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a complex rare genetic neuro-cutaneous disorder characterized by the presence of a port-wine stain, ophthalmic and intracranial angiomatosis leading to seizures, ocular, and oral abnormalities. Case presentation: We report a 39-year-old, non-diabetic, non-hypertensive female r...
{ "authors": [ "Suwatjana Noinam", "Noppawan Piaseu", "Tiraporn Junda", "Sukanya Tantiprasoplap", "Phachongchit Kraithaworn", "Suphanna Krongthaeo", "Jantra Keawpugdee", "Wanna Sanongdej", "Saowaros Kongcheep", "Wasana Srisuk" ], "case_amount": 13, "doi": "10.1089/heq.202...
PMC11043619
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted Thailand, including urban centers like Bangkok and surrounding areas, highlighting a critical need for effective management within densely populated communities to mitigate its effects. Methods: This qualitative study sought to explore community management ...
{ "authors": [ "Sara King", "Perry Nystrom", "Jonathan Wajert", "Mindy Ferguson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.19102/icrm.2024.15013", "journal": "J Innov Card Rhythm Manag", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 15;15(1):5744-5748.", "keywords": [ "local anesthetic toxicity syndrome", "li...
PMC10829409
Local anesthetics are commonly deployed for a variety of medical procedures across many disciplines. Systemic toxicity is rarely seen in clinical practice, and quick recognition and how to manage this syndrome are crucial. The development of systemic toxicity is influenced by the site of administration, the type of ane...
{ "authors": [ "Su Su Hlaing", "Adeola Yvonne Field", "Lizette Lillene Mowatt", "Hsu Lei Yee", "Cynthia Marie Noguera", "Gordon Leon Palmer", "Angela Christine Mattis", "Christine Carol Nelson", "James Christian Fleming" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.45.88.3...
PMC10474806
Pachydermoperiostosis is a rare genetic disease known as primary or idiopathic hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA)/Touraine-Solente-Gole syndrome. It is an autosomal dominant or recessive disorder comprising digital clubbing, periostosis, hyperhidrosis, and pachydermia (thickening of facial skin). Ocular manifestations...
{ "authors": [ "Nourhan A Amer", "Samaa M Shohieb", "Waleed Eladrosy", "Shilong Liu", "Yunyoung Nam", "Samir Abdelrazek" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20552076241263317", "journal": "Digit Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 14:10:20552076241263317.", "keywords": [ "cog...
PMC11179503
Background: Depression and anxiety are prevalent mental health issues addressed by online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) via mobile applications. This study introduces Sokoon, a gamified CBT app tailored for Arabic individuals, focusing on alleviating depression and anxiety symptoms (DASDs). Objectives: The objecti...
{ "authors": [ "Fei Qu", "Qian Liu", "Rongrong Lu", "Wei Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1245701", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 28:13:1245701.", "keywords": [ "her2-positive", "rc48", "anti-angiogenesis", "brain metastatic breast ...
PMC10498115
Background: The overexpression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is strongly correlated with an elevated risk of developing distant metastases, particularly brain metastases, in breast cancer (BC) cases. RC48 (also known as Disitamab vedotin), represents a promising antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), that ...