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{ "authors": [ "Hui Jian", "Qiu-Xia Yang", "Jia-Xin Duan", "Shu-Yu Lai", "Guang-Lu Che", "Jie Teng", "Li Chang", "Xiao-Juan Liu", "Li-Li Luo", "Fang Liu" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2024.1321123", "journal": "Front Public Health", "journal_detail": "202...
PMC11111966
Background: Scrub typhus, caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi (Ot), is a widespread vector-borne disease transmitted by chigger mites. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is considered to be one of the potentially severe complications. The diagnosis of scrub typhus-associated HLH may be overlooked due to the non-...
{ "authors": [ "Chan-Ran Park", "Hye-Ri Bae", "Ga-Young Lee", "Chang-Gue Son", "Jung-Hyo Cho", "Chong-Kwan Cho", "Nam-Hun Lee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fphar.2023.1203379", "journal": "Front Pharmacol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 30:14:1203379.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10502300
Introduction: Terminal-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is inoperable and currently has no form of adjuvant therapy. This study examined the anticancer herbal extract Gun-Chil-Jung (GCJ) combined with cytokine-induced killer (CIK)-cell-based immunotherapy as a palliative therapy for terminal HCC. We report the case...
{ "authors": [ "Alberto Gentile", "Donatella Ferrara", "Marta Maci", "Domenico Ciavarella" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/8848581", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 7:2023:8848581.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nl...
PMC10576646
Class III malocclusion needs complex orthodontic treatment. This case report describes a 16-year-old male patient with skeletal class III malocclusion with a negative overjet and overbite. Upper incisors were proclined with the accentuated curve of Wilson. Treatment has changed the functional curve of Wilson that has i...
{ "authors": [ "Adrian Cursaru", "Mihnea Popa", "Bogdan Cretu", "Sergiu Iordache", "Georgian L Iacobescu", "Razvan Spiridonica", "Angel Rascu", "Bogdan Serban", "Catalin Cirstoiu" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53269", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "...
PMC10905061
The increasing prevalence of periprosthetic femoral fractures, specifically in the vicinity of the hip, has emerged as a significant issue in recent times. Consequently, there is a need for a thorough examination to enhance the effectiveness of management and treatment approaches. The findings of this study emphasize a...
{ "authors": [ "Lili Lou", "Hui Guo", "Meiying Shao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1230366", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 5:11:1230366.", "keywords": [ "fanconi syndrome", "atypical", "childhood systemic lupus erythematosus", "lupus n...
PMC10796690
Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease with diverse clinical manifestations. The symptoms of SLE in children are more atypical than adults. Childhood SLE complicated with Fanconi syndrome is extremely rare and even more difficult to diagnose. Case presentation: This article reports a preschoo...
{ "authors": [ "Ghaith Adi", "Mohammed Rami Shaath", "Kareem Adi", "Zaki Obaid", "Egab Aldosari", "Faten Ahmed AlKateb" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1337799", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 20:15:1337799.", "keywords": [ "il36n gene",...
PMC10987684
Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP) is a dermatological autoinflammatory disease that rarely occurs in children and is associated with complex genetic factors. GPP pathogenesis has been associated with mutations in IL36RN gene, which encodes an interleukin-36 receptor antagonist. GPP usually occurs without a history o...
{ "authors": [ "Sayuri Nakamura", "Hiroko Sugawara", "Ryo Asada", "Akito Hatanaka", "Hikaru Hori" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1409027", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 4:15:1409027.", "keywords": [ "lewy body dementia", "parkinson’...
PMC11184140
Depressive episodes with psychotic symptoms are prevalent among the older adults, emphasizing the need to differentiate them from dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), in which depressive and psychotic symptoms commonly coexist. In contrast, psychotic symptoms occur more frequently in depressive episodes of bipolar disorder...
{ "authors": [ "Min Zhao", "Guixian Chen", "Shuguang Li", "Xiaojun Li", "Haoxuan Chen", "Zhenzhen Lou", "Huiying Ouyang", "Yibo Zhan", "Chenghao Du", "Yuanqi Zhao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1368487", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": ...
PMC11153691
Background: Contactin-1 (CNTN1) antibody-positive nodopathy is rare and exhibits distinct clinical symptoms such as tremors and ataxia. However, the mechanisms of these symptoms and the characteristics of the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) remain unknown. Case presentation: Here, we report a case of recurrent CNTN1 antibo...
{ "authors": [ "Benjamin T Gillette", "Cameron M Heilbronn" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52623", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 20;16(1):e52623.", "keywords": [ "congenital epidermoid cyst", "giant epidermoid cyst", "open surgical approach", "plungi...
PMC10876067
Epidermoid cysts rarely present in the submandibular area, constituting approximately less than 7% of all cystic lesions in the head and neck region and less than 0.01% of all oral cavity cysts. Therefore, epidermoid cysts can be easily misdiagnosed, as the differential diagnosis for a submandibular area mass is very b...
{ "authors": [ "Lan Liu", "Meizuo Zhong", "Xuan Zhou", "Fanhua Kang", "Yong Long", "Junfeng Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OTT.S434286", "journal": "Onco Targets Ther", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 27:17:163-169.", "keywords": [ "anlotinib", "desmoplastic small rou...
PMC10908280
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy. Most patients are diagnosed at a late stage with poor prognosis. The treatment usually includes combined intensive chemotherapy, cytoreductive surgery, radiotherapy, and targeted therapy. Due to the low incidence rate and dismal sur...
{ "authors": [ "Maria Isabel Maya Naranjo", "Sebastián Vallejo López", "Sara Mesa Mesa", "Mónica Ortiz Pérez", "Mariana López Posada", "Martha Lía Gaviria Bravo", "María Elena González Alviar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1237204", "journal": "Front Oncol", "jou...
PMC10493324
Leukemia is a common neoplasia that, in its progress, can have ocular involvement due to direct infiltration or secondary to hematological alterations typical of the disease. These findings are consistent with an involvement of the central nervous system and are thus related to the prognosis. Despite the existing syste...
{ "authors": [ "Yugo Matsumura", "Seidai Sato", "Keiko Haji", "Takeshi Masuda", "Hiroto Yoneda", "Hirokazu Ogino", "Hirohisa Ogawa", "Masaki Hanibuchi", "Noboru Hattori", "Yasuhiko Nishioka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102040", "journal": "Respir Me...
PMC11128505
A 71-year-old male visited a hospital with a chief complaint of exertional dyspnea. A chest CT revealed multiple nodular lesions on the parietal pleura. Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy was performed resulting in a diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma with epithelioid type. When chemotherapy was initially initiated, his serum...
{ "authors": [ "Hang Xue", "Kun Xue", "Xiaohui Wang", "Weidong Xu", "Weitao Zhang", "Guangwen Xia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1454361", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 22:15:1454361.", "keywords": [ "chronic subdural hematoma", "d...
PMC11375511
Background: Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common complication of neurosurgery. Craniocerebral trauma is the likely cause. There are no reports relating CSDH with nephrotic syndrome. Its pathogenesis is very rare, and there are no previous reports on treatments for this disease. We report a case of chronic subdu...
{ "authors": [ "Li-Chun Lin", "Cho-Kai Wu", "Tai-Chung Huang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ehjcr/ytad573", "journal": "Eur Heart J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 1;8(1):ytad573.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38179469/", ...
PMC10766065
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{ "authors": [ "Soumitra Das", "Vallabh Shet", "Sanjana Palakodeti", "Prakriti Pokhrel", "Maliha Ansari", "Osama Qutaish", "Mukund Rao", "Shyam Ravilla" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241229058", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 2...
PMC10826381
Burnside-Butler syndrome is an inheritable genetic condition characterized by the partial deletion of specific genetic material located on chromosome 15q11. Individuals diagnosed with this particular medical condition display a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders, including psychosis, aggression, mood disorders, anxi...
{ "authors": [ "Xuesong Cheng", "Tianyu Li", "Fengsheng Wu", "Dandan Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S454029", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 8:17:1379-1384.", "keywords": [ "rhizopus delemar", "bronchoscopy biopsy", "metagenomic next...
PMC11011641
Pulmonary mucormycosis is a severe and often fatal disease that commonly affects patients with underlying conditions, such as diabetes. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are crucial for improving survival rates. However, clinical diagnosis remains challenging due to difficulty in obtaining etiological evidence....
{ "authors": [ "Galia Sabar", "Deby Babis", "Anabel Lifszyc-Friedlander", "Uzi Ben-Shalom" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1300081", "journal": "Front Psychol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24:15:1300081.", "keywords": [ "israel", "army", "belonging", "childr...
PMC10847250
This article explores how non-citizen minorities experience military service, focusing on children of international labor migrants who served in the Israel Defense Forces. During the 1990's, Israel witnessed an influx of migrant workers, primarily from the Philippines, Latin America and Africa. However, due to Israeli ...
{ "authors": [ "Jing Yuan", "Xuan Liu", "Zhenzhen Wang", "Liyuan Li", "Fuxu Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JIR.S428977", "journal": "J Inflamm Res", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 18:16:4117-4121.", "keywords": [ "jak2 v617f", "concurrence", "newly diagnosed multip...
PMC10516191
Concurrent polycythemia vera with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma is extremely rare. We described a 70-year-old woman with concurrent polycythemia vera and newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Genetic testing confirmed the JAK2 V617F mutation for the first time, while determination of serum erythropoietin decreased. A re...
{ "authors": [ "Mishu Mangla", "Sumitra Sivakoti", "Seetu Palo", "Naina Kumar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/jmh.jmh_255_23", "journal": "J Midlife Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;15(1):48-52.", "keywords": [ "human immunodeficiency virus", "russell body cervicitis"...
PMC11100632
Individuals living with HIV face an elevated susceptibility to various plasma cell disorders, encompassing a spectrum that spans from benign conditions like plasma cell chronic inflammation to more severe conditions such as aggressive multiple myeloma. The present case is one of the few cases of plasma cell rich inflam...
{ "authors": [ "Lara Jhullian Tolentino Vieira", "Gabriela Assunção Goebel", "Yuri Barcelos", "Luciana Oliveira Cunha", "Luisa Teles Melo Santos", "Roberta Maia de Castro Romanelli", "Fernanda Gontijo Minafra", "Andrea Lucchesi de Carvalho", "Luiz Fernando Andrade de Carvalho", ...
PMC11348792
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) is a live attenuated vaccine that can cause a mild infection in immunocompetent patients. However, it may not be self-limiting in patients with inborn errors of immunity (IEI) and may be the first and most severe presentation in these patients. A 10-month-old female infant sought emergency ca...
{ "authors": [ "Li Zijun", "Zheng Yaqin", "Pang Weiwen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231215207", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 30:11:2050313X231215207.", "keywords": [ "acute abdominal pain", "isolated tubal torsion", "pubertal gir...
PMC10691320
Isolated torsion of a fallopian tube in adolescent girls is a very rare acute abdomen. How to early diagnose and treatment isolated torsion of a fallopian tube has always been one of key points. We reported a rare case of isolated torsion of a fallopian tube in a 14-year-old girl and conducted a systematic review of th...
{ "authors": [ "Mara Behlau", "Glaucya Madazio", "Rosiane Yamasaki" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1590/2317-1782/20232021083pt", "journal": "Codas", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 15;35(5):e20210083.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37729254/"...
PMC10546986
Dynamic vocal analysis (DVA) is an auditory-perceptual and acoustic vocal assessment strategy that provides estimates on the biomechanics and aerodynamics of vocal production by performing frequency and intensity variation tasks and using voice acoustic spectrography. The objective of this experience report is to demon...
{ "authors": [ "Giorgio Costagliola", "Sofia D'Elios", "Susanna Cappelli", "Francesco Massei", "Giulia Maestrini", "Alessandra Beni", "Diego Peroni", "Rita Consolini" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1379616", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 ...
PMC11076766
Chronic infantile neurological cutaneous articular (CINCA) syndrome is an autoinflammatory disease encompassed in the group of cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS). Patients suffering from CINCA have an elevated risk of developing chronic sequelae, including deforming arthropathy, chronic meningitis, neurodev...
{ "authors": [ "Yeon Chae", "Taesik Yun", "Yoonhoi Koo", "Dohee Lee", "Mhan-Pyo Yang", "Hakhyun Kim", "Byeong-Teck Kang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2023.1257624", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 25:10:1257624.", "keywords": [ "miniatu...
PMC10561239
Multiple endocrine disorders are uncommon in veterinary medicine, and the disease combination is usually related to hypercortisolism or autoimmunity. Central-pituitary hypothyroidism, also refer to secondary hypothyroidism, can be caused by hypercortisolemic conditions and is well-recognized in human medicine. However,...
{ "authors": [ "Long Chang", "Shuang Wang", "Jiannan Li", "Zeyun Zhao", "Min Wang" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1434542", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 26:14:1434542.", "keywords": [ "ct", "castleman disease hyaline-vascular variant", ...
PMC11381236
Castleman disease (CD), also known as giant lymph node hyperplasia or angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, is a rare and indeterminate group of chronic lymphoproliferative disorders. CD is highly heterogeneous, classified into unicentric Castleman disease (UCD) and multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) based on lesio...
{ "authors": [ "Shotaro Fukada", "Takeru Tsujimoto", "Masahiro Kanayama", "Fumihiro Oha", "Yukitoshi Shimamura", "Yuichi Hasegawa", "Shogo Fukase", "Tomoyuki Hashimoto", "Norimasa Iwasaki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/2671270", "journal": "Case Rep Orthop", "...
PMC11303050
Background: Patients with congenital absence of a lumbar pedicle and nerve root anomaly presenting with ipsilateral foraminal stenosis are extremely rare. Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man had low back and right thigh pain. Radiographs and computed tomography (CT) showed L3 vertebral body fracture and the absence o...
{ "authors": [ "Michał Sobstyl", "Paweł Jezierski", "Magdalena Konopko", "Angelika Stapińska-Syniec" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ebr.2023.100637", "journal": "Epilepsy Behav Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 1:25:100637.", "keywords": [ "anterior nucleus of the thalamus", ...
PMC10750026
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the tumor suppressor genes TSC1 or TSC2. TSC is characterized by the formation of multiple tumors in various organs. The most common neurological manifestation of the disorder is epilepsy present in 79-90% of cases. At least one-t...
{ "authors": [ "Esra Sahli", "Pinar Bingol Kiziltunc", "Aysun Idil" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.14744/bej.2023.37233", "journal": "Beyoglu Eye J", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 13;8(3):226-232.", "keywords": [ "cep290 mutation", "joubert syndrome", "leber’s congenital amaurosis",...
PMC10521126
Mutations in CEP290, which encodes a centrosomal protein, cause Joubert syndrome, retinal dystrophy, and several other manifestations. Retinal dystrophy related to CEP290 mutation (Leber's congenital amaurosis type 10) presents with a severe visual impairment from birth, wandering eye movements, and oculodigital reflex...
{ "authors": [ "Ekaterina Kim", "Natalia Kalinchenko", "Anna Eremkina", "Liliya Urusova", "Rustam Salimkhanov", "Natalia Mokrysheva" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1177/17588359241265222", "journal": "Ther Adv Med Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 1:16:17588359241265222.", "keyw...
PMC11295221
Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is extremely rare in children and adolescent. PC is more often sporadic, but also it could be associated with germline mutations. The clinical features of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) are nonspecific in children and adolescent, which delays the diagnosis for years. This case of PC in a ...
{ "authors": [ "Emilie Demondion", "Yves Borghesi", "Nathalie Trouillet" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/jbsr.3420", "journal": "J Belg Soc Radiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 13;108(1):14.", "keywords": [ "endometriosis", "granulosa cell tumor", "magnetic resonance imaging (...
PMC10870938
A case is reported of a 46-year-old woman referred to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for menometrorrhagia. MRI revealed a mass lesion lateral to the uterus fundus, suspicious of an ovarian granulosa cell tumor. Extensive surgery was performed. Histological examination revealed a polypoid endometriosis lesion arisin...
{ "authors": [ "Berthold R Voges" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ebr.2023.100633", "journal": "Epilepsy Behav Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 7:24:100633.", "keywords": [ "nocturnal output reduction", "novel programming mode", "side effects", "sleep fragmentation", "sleep...
PMC10692657
Induction or aggravation of sleep apnea is a known side effect of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). We report the case of a 44 year old male with drug-resistant epilepsy and depression who did not experience any seizure reduction after 1 year of VNS but a worsening of depression and daytime sleepiness. After confirming VN...
{ "authors": [ "Mitwa Patel", "Sheena Shiwlani", "Meet Popatbhai Kachhadia", "Mohamed Abdalla", "Iqra Samreen", "Alaa S Mohamed", "Hira Nasir" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52629", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 20;16(1):e52629.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10876160
Sarcoidosis, a systemic granulomatous disorder, typically involves the lungs, skin, and lymph nodes. Neurological manifestations are diverse and may include longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM), an uncommon inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord. We present a case of a 62-year-old female with LETM as t...
{ "authors": [ "Fergus I M Craik" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.nbas.2023.100096", "journal": "Aging Brain", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 4:4:100096.", "keywords": [ "aging", "encoding", "generality", "retrieval", "specificity" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "ht...
PMC10494262
In this article I reprise some selected findings and issues from my previous behavioural work on age-related differences in memory, and relate them to current work on the neural correlates of encoding, retrieval and representation. In particular, I describe the case study of a woman who had persistent experiences of er...
{ "authors": [ "Aaron Kleinertz", "Kenrick Manswell", "Kent Peterson", "Colleen Flanagan", "Melissa Drezdzon", "Joshua Dilday", "Patrick B Murphy" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1136/tsaco-2024-001495", "journal": "Trauma Surg Acute Care Open", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 17;9(1...
PMC11184202
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{ "authors": [ "Alina Ahmed", "Tasheen Zehra", "Alina Moin", "Shajie Ur Rehman Usmani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241231518", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 16:12:2050313X241231518.", "keywords": [ "kindler syndrome", "cutaneous m...
PMC10874135
Kindler syndrome, a rare branching of inherited epidermolysis bullosa, is an autosomal recessive condition characterized by the eruption of painful blisters and hemorrhagic vesicles in infancy. With age, the eruption of blisters are seen to decline leaving behind fibrosed, scarred, and paper-like skin, and poikilodermi...
{ "authors": [ "Mohamed Laimoud", "Ziyad Alanazi", "Fayez Alahmadi", "Abdullah Aldalaan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/4846338", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 22:2023:4846338.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi....
PMC10465249
Background: Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare form of pulmonary arterial hypertension characterized by diffuse venous vasculopathy and increased pulmonary vascular resistance resulting in right-sided heart failure. Case Presentation. A 22-year-old female patient started to have dyspnea with minimal effo...
{ "authors": [ "Yaoguang Li", "Jun Lei", "Zhigang Ren", "Xiaoxu Ma" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2023.1230813", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 4:13:1230813.", "keywords": [ "case report", "community-acquired pneumonia", "extr...
PMC10512180
Background: Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) is life-threatening and characterized by intensive care unit (ICU) admission and high mortality. And they are vulnerable to hospital-acquired infection. In such a severe condition, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) outperforms for short turnaround time ...
{ "authors": [ "María Soledad Caldirola", "Espantoso Daiana", "Andrea Cecilia Gomez Raccio", "Ana Luz García", "Agustin Bernacchia", "Martín Medín", "Maria Isabel Gaillard", "Daniela Di Giovanni" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1423858", "journal": "Front Pediatr...
PMC11239428
Common variable immunodeficiency is a heterogeneous symptomatic group of inborn errors of immunity that mainly affects antibodies production and/or function, predisposing patients to recurrent and severe infections. More than half of them usually develop autoimmunity, lymphoproliferation, enteropathy, and malignancies....
{ "authors": [ "Zhaolin Li", "Luna Hong", "Yuewei Li", "Xiaoling Lin", "Ming Chen", "Shiyi Bu", "Shuwan Xu", "Qiaojun Zeng", "Yijiao Huang", "Lijuan Bian", "Jianming Zheng", "Boying Gao", "Guirong Liu", "Wenman He", "Xueming Song", "Fengzhan Ye", "Li...
PMC11181888
Allergic respiratory diseases can increase serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels. We report three cases experiencing allergic symptoms that proved refractory to inhaled corticosteroids but exhibited a positive response to long-term treatment with oral corticosteroids. This response was characterized by a synchronous al...
{ "authors": [ "Michele Venosa", "Emilio Romanini", "Lorenzo Vitale", "Giandomenico Logroscino" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fresc.2024.1470002", "journal": "Front Rehabil Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 27:5:1470002.", "keywords": [ "case report", "physical therapy", ...
PMC11385299
Introduction: The rupture of the plantar fascia is a rare but significant injury that predominantly affects athletes and individuals engaged in high-impact activities. Sudden increases in physical activity, direct trauma, corticosteroid injections, and chronic degeneration from plantar fasciitis can predispose individu...
{ "authors": [ "Midori Mochizuki", "Yuki Uchiyama", "Kazuhisa Domen", "Tetsuo Koyama" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.2490/prm.20230041", "journal": "Prog Rehabil Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 22:8:20230041.", "keywords": [ "automatic", "evaluation", "neuroimaging", "st...
PMC10661235
Background: Aphasia is a common disorder among stroke patients. Assessment of aphasia is essential for scheduling appropriate rehabilitative treatment. Although this is conventionally accomplished using neuropsychological test batteries, these tests are not always accessible because of attention and/or consciousness di...
{ "authors": [ "Mindan Wu", "Zhixuan Li", "Junfu Cai", "Xianyang Zhong", "Wenchuan Zheng", "Shuhan Wu", "Maohuang Lin", "Qichuan Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-22-102", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 3:7:32.", "keywords": [ "mal...
PMC10628414
Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare cancer with poor prognosis. It is less common that two serosal cavities are involved when the patient seeks medical attention firstly. The current first-line chemotherapy for advanced MM is a combination with cisplatin and pemetrexed. However, nedaplatin, a second-gener...
{ "authors": [ "Tamang Sapana", "Wei Li", "Fengyan Tian", "Wenhao Yan", "Binghua Dou", "Shuang Hua", "Zhihong Zhuo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1274672", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 22:14:1274672.", "keywords": [ "t1dm (type 1...
PMC10703372
Background: Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is the rate-limiting enzyme for the synthesis of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) are associated with various neurologic conditions described in patients...
{ "authors": [ "Sean McCormack", "Noor Tazudeen", "Benjamin C Garden" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/5189034", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 23:2023:5189034.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/379084...
PMC10615576
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory dermatosis associated with overactive T helper 1/T helper 17 (Th1/Th17) cells. HS has been effectively treated with biologic medications; however, many such biologics lack large randomized controlled trials. Only one such biologic, adalimumab, has been approved by the US...
{ "authors": [ "Luis Miguel Osorio-Toro", "Jhon Herney Quintana-Ospina", "Luis Álvaro Melo-Burbano", "Paola Andrea Ruiz-Jiménez", "Jorge Enrique Daza-Arana", "Giovanna Patricia Rivas-Tafurt", "Jorge Hernán Izquierdo-Loaiza" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JBM.S420937", "journa...
PMC10488652
Autoimmune hemolytic anemias (AIHAs) are rare and heterogeneous disorders characterized by the destruction of red blood cells by warm or cold antibodies. Hemolytic anemia associated with warm antibodies is the most common, whereas cold antibodies are rare and infrequent in cases published in the scientific literature. ...
{ "authors": [ "Bhushan Sudhakar Wankhade", "Wasim Shabbir Shaikh", "Zeyad Faoor Alrais", "Adel Elsaid ElKhouly", "Ammar Ali Salman" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52840", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;16(1):e52840.", "keywords": [ "burns", "c...
PMC10884778
Carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) is a common cause of death due to poisoning. After COP, a significant number of patients may develop a distinct type of neurological dysfunction called delayed neurological sequel (DNS). Recently, we came across a disaster of COP cases after a fire in a shared accommodation. The hostel w...
{ "authors": [ "Nobuaki Ishii", "Masataka Akimoto", "Rei Ogawa" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1097/GOX.0000000000005527", "journal": "Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19;12(1):e5527.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm...
PMC10798779
It remains difficult to reconstruct large preauricular defects in a single step with good cosmetic outcomes. We describe here the nasolabial external-rotation (NER) flap, which was combined with a cervical-rotation flap to reconstruct a large skin defect on the preauricular area that included the malar prominence. The ...
{ "authors": [ "Helen Pearce", "Emma K Montgomery", "Neil Sheerin", "Helena Ellam" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/ti.2024.11985", "journal": "Transpl Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19:37:11985.", "keywords": [ "cmv infection", "maribavir", "renal", "resistance", ...
PMC10834638
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{ "authors": [ "Luciana Beatriz Mendes Gomes", "Renata Lazari Sandoval", "Camila Bragança Xavier", "Tatiana Strava Correa", "Raquel Midori Koga Matuda", "Zenaide Silva de Souza", "Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia Aureliano de Lima", "Mariana Petaccia de Macedo", "Filomena Marino Carvalho",...
PMC10764087
Malignant mixed müllerian tumor (MMMT) is a rare neoplasm, consisting of carcinomatous (epithelial) and sarcomatous (mesenchymal) components that most commonly arise in the endometrium and more infrequently in the ovaries, fallopian tube, cervix, and vagina. Primary peritoneal carcinosarcoma (PPCS) is an extremely rare...
{ "authors": [ "Li Zhang", "Zhen-Xia Wan", "Jin-Yi Zhu", "Hui-Juan Liu", "Jin Sun", "Xiao-Hui Zou", "Ting Zhang", "Yan Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/5539799", "journal": "Case Rep Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 16:2024:5539799.", "keywords": null, "...
PMC10890899
Benign familial infantile seizure (BFIS) is an autosomal dominant infantile-onset epilepsy syndrome with a typically benign prognosis. It is commonly associated with heterozygous mutations of the PRRT2 gene located on chromosome 16p11.2. The frameshift heterozygous mutation (c.649dupC, p.Arg217Profs∗8) in PRRT2 is resp...
{ "authors": [ "Diletta Favero", "Christoph Oing", "Christoph Seidel", "Pasquale Rescigno", "Fabio Catalano", "Malvina Cremante", "Sara Elena Rebuzzi", "Federico Gatto", "Giovanni Rosti", "Diego Ferone", "Giuseppe Fornarini", "Francesco Cocchiara" ], "case_amount": ...
PMC11004277
Background: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)-induced hyperthyroidism is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome observed in non-seminomatous testicular germ cell tumors, due to a cross-reaction between the β-subunit of hCG with the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor. The precise prevalence of this paraneoplastic phenomenon ...
{ "authors": [ "François Poumeaud", "Marion Jaffrelot", "Carlos Gomez-Roca", "Iphigénie Korakis", "Giulia Leonardi", "Marine Joly", "Julien Mazières", "Rosine Guimbaud", "Nadim Fares", "Emily Alouani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1402902", "journal": "...
PMC11319124
Selective rearranged during transfection (RET) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, pralsetinib, demonstrated clinical efficacy and was well tolerated in lung and thyroid cancers with RET gene mutations or fusions in clinical trials. While the latter focused on the risk of pneumonitis, there is a lack of data regarding other typ...
{ "authors": [ "Homayoun Nikkhah", "Narges Karrabi", "Farangis Yazdanjou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533886", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 2;14(1):491-497.", "keywords": [ "berlin’s edema", "case report", "neurosensory detachment", ...
PMC10601845
Berlin's edema is an acute traumatic maculopathy following ocular blunt trauma, with the major site of injury is photoreceptor outer segments and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a useful tool to diagnose and follow microstructural changes in Berlin's edema. In this report, we pre...
{ "authors": [ "Bi Qin", "Yuhua Huang", "Yan Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241274891", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 16:12:2050313X241274891.", "keywords": [ "soft fibroma", "pityriasis versicolor", "pregnancy" ], "licens...
PMC11329953
Dermatological conditions in pregnancy pose unique challenges due to concerns for maternal and fetal health. We present a case of a 32-year-old primigravida who, at 36 weeks of gestation, exhibited melanotic papules and neoplasms on her neck, chest, and breasts. Seeking evaluation for potential effects on her unborn ch...
{ "authors": [ "Kevin Kawde", "Khizar K Khan", "Gajanan Pisulkar", "Shounak Taywade", "Adarsh Jayasoorya" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51619", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 3;16(1):e51619.", "keywords": [ "ankylosing spondylitis", "hip joint", ...
PMC10837487
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory arthritic disease that primarily affects the axial skeleton, and its association with the secondary development of osteoarthritis (OA) in peripheral joints, particularly the hips, is increasingly recognized. This case report elucidates the diagnostic and therapeutic...
{ "authors": [ "Elif Ertan", "Seyfi Aydin", "Havva Kaldirim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14744/bej.2024.91489", "journal": "Beyoglu Eye J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 1;9(2):106-108.", "keywords": [ "inferior rectus", "ocular trauma", "rupture" ], "license": "CC BY-NC", ...
PMC11156474
We describe the case of a 37-year-old male who experienced an isolated rupture of the inferior rectus muscle in the right eye following a facial impact from a wire. Upon examination, a minor restriction in downward gaze was observed. An orbital computed tomography scan confirmed the integrity of the globe and the absen...
{ "authors": [ "Weili Luo", "Xiaosheng Zheng", "Zhiru Lin", "Wei Luo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/tohm.889", "journal": "Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 5:14:28.", "keywords": [ "ppp2r2b", "spinocerebellar ataxia type 12", "essential tre...
PMC11160389
Background: The tremor characteristics of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia 12 (SCA12) are often likened to those in patients with essential tremor (ET); however, data are sparse, and videotaped tremor examinations are rare. Case report: A 37-year-old woman with progressive hand and head tremors underwent genetic te...
{ "authors": [ "Gagandeep Singh Arora", "Tanveen Kaur Gill" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5114/amsad/189733", "journal": "Arch Med Sci Atheroscler Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 22:9:e147-e151.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39086616...
PMC11289232
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{ "authors": [ "Josep Sabaté-Ortega", "Marc Albert-Carrasco", "Carmen Escribano-Ferrer", "Gerard Grau-Manrubia", "Clàudia Fina-Planas", "Carme López-Núñez", "Eduard Teixidor-Vilà", "Elisabet Bujons-Buscarons", "Clàudia Montañés-Ferrer", "Núria Sala-González" ], "case_amount...
PMC11131944
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a kidney neoplasm that accounts for 85% of cases and has complex genetic pathways that affect its development and progression. RCC metastasis can occur in 20%-50% of patients and usually affects distant organs. Gastric metastases (GM) from RCC are rare and present as polyp-like growths in ...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmad Chreitah", "Omar Aljanati", "Fatima Bress", "Bushra Jamahiri", "Zeina Alkilany", "Sidra Assaf" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MS9.0000000000001555", "journal": "Ann Med Surg (Lond)", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 27;86(1):575-579.", "keywords": [ "auto...
PMC10783414
Introduction and importance: Iron overload is an abnormal accumulation of iron in parenchymal organs that leads to end-organ damage which could be either primary or secondary to repeated blood cell transfusion, its manifestations usually start in middle age and rarely in childhood. Case presentation: The authors presen...
{ "authors": [ "Beatriz Chambino", "Cláudio Gouveia", "Cristiana Camacho", "Antony Dionisio", "Ana Margarida Ribeiro", "Célia Henriques" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53211", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53211.", "keywords": [ "abdomi...
PMC10902749
A renal infarction occurs when kidney's arterial blood supply is compromised, causing parenchymal necrosis and loss of function. It is a relatively uncommon complication and its treatment is time-dependent. We present a case where a female patient with a history of bilateral aortic-iliac stenting over 10 years before p...
{ "authors": [ "Sagar Bhattad", "Somashekara H Ramakrishna", "Ratan Kumar", "Joseph M Choi", "Janet G Markle" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1406781", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 15:15:1406781.", "keywords": [ "enteropathy", "inborn ...
PMC11284534
Children with severe inflammatory diseases are challenging to diagnose and treat, and the etiology of disease often remains unexplained. Here we present DIAPH1 deficiency as an unexpected genetic finding in a child with fatal inflammatory bowel disease who also displayed complex neurological and developmental phenotype...
{ "authors": [ "Samikshya Thapa", "Kirandeep Kaur", "Gajendra Kumar Yadav", "Divya Kumari", "Ravi Hari Phulware" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4322/acr.2023.451", "journal": "Autops Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 27:13:e2023451.", "keywords": [ "hyperinsulinism", "hyp...
PMC10687782
Non-insulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia syndrome (NIPHS), without previous bariatric surgery, is a rare form of hypoglycemia in adult patients and is associated with nesidioblastosis. Adult-onset nesidioblastosis in diabetic patients is rare and histologically identical to "non-insulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycem...
{ "authors": [ "Elif Gündoğdu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/0037-8682-0561-2023", "journal": "Rev Soc Bras Med Trop", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 5:57:e009042024.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38324814/", "major_mesh_terms": [ "Prost...
PMC10852463
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{ "authors": [ "Axue Shao", "Qingqing He", "Xin Jiao", "Jianbo Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2023.1307902", "journal": "Front Public Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 8:11:1307902.", "keywords": [ "mngs", "parvimonas micra", "case report", "hemoptysis",...
PMC10883377
Background: Parvimonas micra (P. micra), a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, exhibits colonization tendencies on oral mucosal and skin surfaces, potentially evolving into a pathogenic entity associated with diverse diseases. The diagnostic trajectory for P. micra-related diseases encounters delays, often with severe ...
{ "authors": [ "Omar Alhaj Omar", "Norma J Diel", "Stefan T Gerner", "Anna Mück", "Hagen B Huttner", "Heidrun H Krämer-Best" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/9455237", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 14:2024:9455237.", "keywords": null, "lic...
PMC11211016
Myasthenic crises (MC) are potentially life-threatening acute exacerbations of myasthenia gravis (MG) characterized by profound muscle weakness, bulbar symptoms, and potential for respiratory failure. Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) and plasma exchange (PLEX) are conventional treatments for myasthenic exacerbations....
{ "authors": [ "Francesco Fabozzi", "Rosalba Carrozzo", "Mariachiara Lodi", "Angela Di Giannatale", "Selene Cipri", "Chiara Rosignoli", "Isabella Giovannoni", "Alessandra Stracuzzi", "Teresa Rizza", "Claudio Montante", "Emanuele Agolini", "Michela Di Nottia", "Feder...
PMC10800918
The increased availability of genetic technologies has significantly improved the detection of novel germline variants conferring a predisposition to tumor development in patients with malignant disease. The identification of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) represents a challenge for the clinician, leading to ...
{ "authors": [ "Takaki Akahane", "Naomi Takahashi", "Ryota Kobayashi", "Konoka Nomura", "Masakazu Akiho", "Yukihiro Shikama", "Keisuke Noto", "Akihito Suzuki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1330745", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan ...
PMC10850254
Recoverin is a neuron-specific calcium-binding protein that is mainly located in the retina and pineal gland. Few reports have described patients with anti-recoverin antibody-positive encephalitis, and no cases of psychosis associated with this encephalitis have been reported. We report a patient with anti-recoverin an...
{ "authors": [ "Yu-Qin Xu", "YanHua Gou", "Jin-Jun Yuan", "Yan-Xian Zhu", "Xiao-Ming Ma", "Chen Chen", "Xing-Xian Huang", "Zhuo-Xin Yang", "Yu-Mei Zhou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JIR.S436907", "journal": "J Inflamm Res", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 13:16:5189-5...
PMC10655746
Background: Increasing evidences demonstrate that immune dysregulation can result in depression, and it is reported that persistent inflammatory response is related to the unresponsiveness of antidepressant treatment. Purpose: This study aimed to explore the reason why some responded but some not responded to acupunctu...
{ "authors": [ "Yuya Fukuda", "Kinshi Kato", "Kenichi Otoshi", "Michiyuki Hakozaki", "Yoichi Kaneuchi", "Yoshihiro Matsumoto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241232863", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 14:12:2050313X241232863.", "keywor...
PMC10868490
Rib stress fractures can occur in sports involving repetitive trunk muscle contractions. Few documented cases show rib fractures from repetitive upper-limb training. This report presents a case of a rib stress fracture from micro blunt trauma during bench press exercises. The patient was a 24-year-old elite female spri...
{ "authors": [ "Yohsuke Ohkubo", "Yasuho Shimada", "Hiroki Tanaka", "Masanori Yamazaki", "Mitsuhisa Komatsu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52137", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;16(1):e52137.", "keywords": [ "adrenocortical carcinoma", "cortis...
PMC10858981
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare disease with a poor prognosis, which essentially needs an early diagnosis because surgery is the only hope of a cure. On the other hand, primary aldosteronism (PA) is an overproduction of aldosterone from the adrenal glands and is known as one of the most common causes of second...
{ "authors": [ "Zhiying Feng", "Zhonghai Du", "Yan Liang", "Juyue Zhou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1388982", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 19:14:1388982.", "keywords": [ "apatinib", "axillary lymph node", "case report", "follicula...
PMC11219944
We present a case of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma in the axillary lymph node, which unexpectedly showed favorable outcomes after the application of apatinib. Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma (FDCS) exhibits a rare incidence and an unclear pathogenic mechanism, contributing to the limited breakthroughs in its trea...
{ "authors": [ "Jong Keun Seon", "Khairul Anwar Ayob", "Myung Giun Noh", "Hong Yeol Yang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5152/j.aott.2024.23115", "journal": "Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;58(1):68-72.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https...
PMC11059476
Oxidized zirconium (OxiniumTM) prostheses, made up of a metallic alloy of zirconium with a ceramic surface formed by oxidizing the outer layer, were developed as an alternative bearing surface to reduce polyethylene wear and decrease failure of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We report a unique catastrophic failure of a...
{ "authors": [ "Grzegorz Hirnle", "Michał Kapałka", "Michał Krawiec", "Tomasz Hrapkowicz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01949", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 15:36:e01949.", "keywords": [ "aortic valve", "candida tropicalis", "endocarditi...
PMC11047176
A 65-year-old female patient with Candida tropicalis infective endocarditis on the aortic valve underwent aortic valve replacement. In the postoperative period a head computer tomography revealed a left temporal arachnoid cyst, diagnosed as fungal meningitis. We outline a successful treatment approach for this high-ris...
{ "authors": [ "Adrienn N Bourkas", "Ryan Geng", "Matthew Sibbald", "R Gary Sibbald" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231213137", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 20:11:2050313X231213137.", "keywords": [ "erythromelalgia", "dermatology", ...
PMC10658769
An 18-year-old female with a history of atopic march, hyperhidrosis, and eosinophilic esophagitis was diagnosed with erythromelalgia and gastrointestinal dysautonomia secondary to presumed autoimmune small fiber neuropathy. The patient experienced significant clinical improvements after the initiation of intravenous im...
{ "authors": [ "Edgar Asiimwe", "Monica Mead" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53323", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 31;16(1):e53323.", "keywords": [ "ebv ptld", "hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection", "non-hodgkin’s lymphoma", "pancreas and kidney transp...
PMC10906937
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is one of the most common malignancies affecting solid organ transplant recipients. The disease is frequently associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection (70% of cases) and cases are often delineated by EBV positivity status. The oncogenesis of EBV-positive PTL...
{ "authors": [ "Rodriguez-Saldaña Christian Alberto", "Fiestas-Cordova Jessenia", "Saldaña-Flores José Gerardo", "Abramonte-Tene Walter David" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21010/Ajidv18i2.4", "journal": "Afr J Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 8;18(2):29-31.", "keywords": [ "...
PMC11004779
Dengue fever and hepatitis A are endemic infections caused by viruses that mostly affect developing countries (Volchkova et al., 2016). Co-infection is rare, and represents a diagnostic challenge due to their overlapping symptoms (Yakoob et al., 2009). The febrile syndrome accompanied by abdominal pain and vomiting are...
{ "authors": [ "S B S Netam", "Nilesh Gupta", "Nobal Chandrakar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5339/qmj.2024.36", "journal": "Qatar Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 23;2024(3):36.", "keywords": [ "abscess", "leprosy", "magnetic resonance imaging", "ulnar nerve", "ultra...
PMC11258579
Introduction: Segmental necrotizing granulomatous neuritis (SNGN) is a rare complication of leprosy involving peripheral nerves. It can appear alone in cases of pure neuritic leprosy or in combination with cutaneous lesions. Case presentation: A 15-year-old female diagnosed with borderline tuberculoid leprosy who recei...
{ "authors": [ "Silvio Nocco", "Laura Concas", "Marco Fei" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52634", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 20;16(1):e52634.", "keywords": [ "cardiac mass", "echocardiography", "left atrial dilatation", "left atrial thrombus",...
PMC10875398
This case report highlights a patient with atrial fibrillation, severe mitral stenosis, and left atrial dilatation who developed a large thrombus, despite being on anticoagulant therapy. The complexity of thrombus formation in patients with multiple risk factors is described, emphasising the need for regular echocardio...
{ "authors": [ "Tonghui Li", "Xue Tang", "Xuezhi He", "Lei Zhang", "Ya Zhang", "Lulu Wang", "Shilin Liu", "Guichi Zhou", "Feiqiu Wen", "Sixi Liu", "Huirong Mai", "Ying Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1391768", "journal": "Front Oncol", "jo...
PMC11208300
Objective: This study aims to elucidate the clinical features observed in cases of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) initially presenting with cardiac tamponade and to share treatment experiences. Materials and methods: Five pediatric patients were initially diagnosed with AML accompanied by cardiac myeloid sarcom...
{ "authors": [ "Leyao Shi", "Yahui Feng", "Dongmei Shi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S438079", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 19:17:665-672.", "keywords": [ "candida parapsilosis", "candida tropicalis", "black hairy tongue", "nail disco...
PMC10885819
The clinical manifestation of superficial candidiasis varies depending on the infectious sites and causative Candida species that brings a great challenge to diagnose or treat without mycological or pathological evidence in clinical settings. Oral mucosal candidiasis and onychomycosis are most common types of superfici...
{ "authors": [ "Huipeng Ren", "Hao Zhang", "Qinyun Wan", "Yuhui Pang", "Hongzhe Tian", "Zhuanqin Ren", "Yuan Cai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1408353", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 28:14:1408353.", "keywords": [ "rosai-dorfman dis...
PMC11239378
Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes disease (RDD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) disorder characterized by systemic extranodal lesions. Common cases include skin lesions, whereas liver lesions are rare. This study presents a case of a 66-year-old woman with a solitary extranodal liver lesion who underwent succes...
{ "authors": [ "Sean-Patrick Prince", "Qitan Huang", "Denisse Camille Dayto", "Andrew Sephien", "Varun Patel", "Sreekanth Chandrupatla" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000538970", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 18;18(1):333-339.", "keywords": ...
PMC11249547
Introduction: Colon cancer has seen a steady decline in incidence due to increased colonoscopy use. We can assume that this increased use, results in a higher incidence of post-colonoscopy complications such postpolypectomy syndrome, perforation and post-colonoscopy appendicitis (PCA). In this report, we present a case...
{ "authors": [ "Lefika Bathobakae", "Rammy Bashir", "Dhruv Patel", "Tyler Wilkinson", "Nader Mekheal", "Gabriel Melki", "Yana Cavanagh", "Walid Baddoura" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/23247096241269864", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail...
PMC11304478
Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), also known as Gurvits syndrome, is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition characterized by necrosis of the esophageal mucosa. Acute esophageal necrosis is often associated with critical conditions, such as myocardial infarction, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), coronavirus diseas...
{ "authors": [ "Mingbin Bao", "Yunsen He", "Ye Tao", "Li Liu", "Yuheng Li", "Yongjun Zhu", "Qinjiang Huang", "Mengjun Zhang", "Bo Wu", "Hao Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1270989", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 1:14:1270...
PMC10722247
Vestibular schwannomas in pregnancy have rarely been reported, and there is a lack of in-depth discussion on the experience of management of massive acoustic neuromas in pregnancy. Herein, we present a pregnant woman with a giant vestibular schwannoma and obstructive hydrocephalus who presented at 30 weeks of gestation...
{ "authors": [ "Alexa Caitlin Soule", "Taryn Jane Fish", "Jill Winegardner", "Leigh Schrieff-Brown" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fresc.2024.1393302", "journal": "Front Rehabil Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 12:5:1393302.", "keywords": [ "tbi", "executive function", "...
PMC11199878
Introduction: TBI incidence and distribution are largely overrepresented in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), such as South Africa (SA), with substantial associated human and financial costs. However, access to rehabilitation for the public is severely limited and not standard practice in SA. Given this backgrou...
{ "authors": [ "Taha El Aissaoui", "Aboubacar Lawan", "Adnane Lachkar", "Najib Abdeljaouad", "Hicham Yacoubi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52855", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;16(1):e52855.", "keywords": [ "ankle and foot", "antibiotic", ...
PMC10885842
Pure open ankle dislocation is a rare orthopedic emergency characterized by the absence of associated bony lesions, necessitating prompt and immediate management to prevent disastrous complications. This article details a distinctive case of open pure ankle dislocation in an 18-year-old female following a motorcycle ac...
{ "authors": [ "Zukang Miao", "Ming Xu", "Kai Zheng", "Hai Gong", "Ning Yan", "Qian Chen", "Xiuchun Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1308600", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 4:14:1308600.", "keywords": [ "denosumab", "giant cel...
PMC10794628
Giant cell tumors of the spine have a high recurrence rate owing to their special anatomical site; hence, further treatment after recurrence is very challenging. Achieving effective tumor control and improving the long-term quality of life of the patients are the main treatment purposes to consider for recurrent giant ...
{ "authors": [ "Satyajit Pandurang Kulkarni", "Pallavi Satyajit Kulkarni", "S Kumar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/3660064", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 8:2024:3660064.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm....
PMC10869181
India has a long history of using sudation therapy and oil massage as Ayurvedic treatments. However, nothing is known about its side effects, and just two studies have identified side effects as cutaneous adverse drug reactions brought on by Ayurvedic oil massage. We are presenting the example of a 72-year-old adult ma...
{ "authors": [ "Gabriella Danziger", "Thomas O Xu", "Teresa Lynn Russell", "Laura Tiusaba", "Jennie Yun", "Marc A Levitt", "Andrea Badillo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/a-2212-0411", "journal": "European J Pediatr Surg Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 31;12(1):e23-e25.",...
PMC10830246
Optimal surgical management of patients with intractable constipation and diffuse colonic motility is not well defined. We present a patient with such a history, who ultimately achieved successful surgical management of constipation through a stepwise approach. An 8-year-old female presents with longstanding constipati...
{ "authors": [ "Feng Yuxin", "Qin Jianpeng", "Lv Xiaoyu", "Tian Yunxia", "Meng Weilong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1371/journal.pone.0307869", "journal": "PLoS One", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 19;19(9):e0307869.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed....
PMC11412526
The revisit intention of tourists has long been a focal point of academic inquiry. However, there is still insufficient research on the antecedents of revisit intention from the perspectives of historical storytelling, destination image and perceived value. Taking the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, a UNESCO World Heritage...
{ "authors": [ "Miao Sun", "Yingjie Dai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1308289", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 12:14:1308289.", "keywords": [ "mmachc", "bilateral cerebellar lesions", "cblc", "methylmalonic acidemia", "reversible dwi c...
PMC10749923
Background: Late-onset cobalamin C (cblC) deficiency is associated with a wide range of neurological and psychiatric symptoms, hematological manifestations, anorexia, renal failure, ocular abnormalities, dermatitis, and pancreatitis. However, the neuroimaging characteristics of late-onset cblC deficiency remain insuffi...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed Bouhouche", "Leila Tamaoui", "Nazha Birouk" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.47.159.36397", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 3:47:159.", "keywords": [ "dopa-responsive dystonia", "gch1 gene", "case report", "de novo no...
PMC11226765
Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) is a hereditary movement disorder due to a selective nigrostriatal dopamine deficiency. It is characterized by onset in childhood or adolescence with marked diurnal fluctuation with or without Parkinsonian features, and is caused by mutations in GCH1 gene. We report in this study the clin...
{ "authors": [ "Erika Omae", "Atsushi Shima", "Kazuki Tanaka", "Masako Yamada", "Yedi Cao", "Tomoyuki Nakamura", "Hajime Hoshiai", "Yumi Chiba", "Hiroshi Irisawa", "Takashi Mizushima", "Tatsuya Mima", "Satoko Koganemaru" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fnhum....
PMC10917932
Over one-third of stroke survivors develop aphasia, and language dysfunction persists for the remainder of their lives. Brain language network changes in patients with aphasia. Recently, it has been reported that phase synchrony within a low beta-band (14-19 Hz) frequency between Broca's area and the homotopic region o...
{ "authors": [ "Xuefeng Li", "Yang Zhu", "Tao Yu", "Liyu Cao", "Aimin Sun", "Zongtao Hu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102114", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 17:52:102114.", "keywords": [ "case report", "extranodal natural ...
PMC11439531
Extranodal Natural Killer/T Cell Lymphoma Nasal Type (EN-NK/T-CL-NT) is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in which the lesion is usually located in the upper respiratory tract, such as nasal cavity, palate, and nasopharynx. In addition, the primary lesion of EN-NK/T-CL-NT can rarely originate in extranasal sites such...
{ "authors": [ "Giovanni Paolino", "Marco Ardigò", "Emanuel Della-Torre", "Luca Moroni", "Nathalie Rizzo", "Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola", "Vittoria Giulia Bianchi", "Lorenzo Dagna", "Giuseppe Alvise Ramirez", "Santo Raffaele Mercuri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000...
PMC11001283
Introduction: Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) with cutaneous involvement has rarely been discussed in dermatologic literature, with few reports. Cutaneous lesions in MCD may induce deep scars, causing a significant impact in the daily life of the patients. The treatment of Castleman's disease (CD) is usually a c...
{ "authors": [ "Hajra Idrees", "Raza Zarrar", "Ceylan A Taslicay", "Khaled M Elsayes" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/bjrcr/uaad001", "journal": "BJR Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 13;10(1):uaad001.", "keywords": [ "computed tomography", "bronchogenic cyst", "magne...
PMC10860574
Bronchogenic cysts are rare lesions that form during early embryogenesis and are commonly located in the mediastinum. Retroperitoneal bronchogenic cysts (RBs) are exceptionally rare, with only a handful of cases reported in the modern literature. Here, we report an RB found incidentally on imaging in a patient with sus...
{ "authors": [ "Sriharsha Dadana", "Anusha Kondapalli", "Raja Shekar Jadav" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-172", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 20:8:41.", "keywords": [ "rhabdomyolysis", "case report", "creatine kinase (ck)", "highest ever"...
PMC11070983
Background: While rhabdomyolysis frequently leads to hospital admissions, typically following trauma, recurrent occurrences are relatively rare, accounting for just 10% of cases. For young patients experiencing repetitive episodes without an apparent cause, a comprehensive investigation into the possible etiologies is ...
{ "authors": [ "Ai Koike", "Masako Arimura-Omori", "Shuyo Umeda", "Akihisa Takano", "Yasuyuki Kishikawa", "Satoshi Nakamura", "Yuriko Takahata", "Yuki Okamatsu", "Akitaka Fujita", "Taishi Harada" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101950", "journal": "Resp...
PMC10730374
We present a case of a 45-year-old woman diagnosed with interstitial pneumonia (IP) during a comprehensive breast cancer evaluation. Although the patient showed no obvious clinical symptoms of polymyositis or dermatomyositis, the presence of anti-glycyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase antibodies confirmed anti-syn...
{ "authors": [ "Ibtissam El Ouali", "Amine Naggar", "Kenza Berrada", "Mohamed Jiddane", "Firdaous Touarsa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241261021", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 12:12:2050313X241261021.", "keywords": [ "asl hyper-p...
PMC11179521
FLAMES, or fluid-attenuated inversion recovery-hyperintense lesions in anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein)-associated encephalitis with seizures, represents a rarely documented syndrome characterized by ambiguous features. Positioned within the spectrum of inflammatory de...