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{ "authors": [ "Shijing Wang", "Qingfu Zhang", "Xiaoyun Mao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1374091", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 27:14:1374091.", "keywords": [ "invasive papillary carcinoma", "papillary neoplasms", "pathology", "rare b...
PMC11004302
Invasive papillary carcinoma is a rare form of breast cancer that is more likely to occur in postmenopausal women. Previous studies have been limited to case reports and small retrospective studies, leading to low awareness of this type of tumor and difficult clinical management. According to the available literature, ...
{ "authors": [ "Xianting Zhou", "Chenxi Zhang", "Xuekai Fan", "Xiaoming Cai", "Xin Wang", "Jiadong Pan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2024.1363827", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 26:11:1363827.", "keywords": [ "finger pulp defect", "finge...
PMC11002096
Background: Replantation represents a treatment option for patients with severed finger pulps. However, in some cases, replantation is a challenging task. Case presentation: We report a successful case of finger pulp reconstruction of the ring finger using free flaps from a nonreplantable index finger in a spare-parts ...
{ "authors": [ "Mauer A A Gonçalves", "Humberto Morais", "Ana Feijão", "Lorete Cardona" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ehjimp/qyae065", "journal": "Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 3;2(1):qyae065.", "keywords": [ "sinus of valsalva aneurysm", "c...
PMC11367942
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{ "authors": [ "Xiaoyi Liu", "Jing Wang", "Jun Liu", "Xuming Li", "Yuanlin Guan", "Suyun Qian", "Xinlei Jia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2023.1269963", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 27:13:1269963.", "keywords": [ "crypt...
PMC10641789
Background: Cryptosporidium infections in humans typically result in symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. When the diarrhea is severe, it can cause serious complications and even be life-threatening, especially in patients with compromised immune systems. Case presentation: Here, we reported the use of metage...
{ "authors": [ "Yoshiteru Tominaga", "Ichiro Hirayama", "Minaho Nonaka", "Tetsuhiro Yano", "Mitsuru Ishii" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ams2.886", "journal": "Acute Med Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 30;10(1):e886.", "keywords": [ "complication", "epidural", "he...
PMC10468583
Background: Spinal epidural hematoma (SEH), which may develop into an emergency condition, is a rare disease. Here, we present the case of a patient with SEH caused by cervical massage using a commercial massage tool. Case presentation: A 75-year-old man was brought to our hospital with a chief complaint of posterior n...
{ "authors": [ "Koji Hirata", "Kyoji Tsuda", "Keishi Fujita", "Eiichi Ishikawa", "Yuji Matsumaru" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/jns-nmc.2023-0224", "journal": "NMC Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16:11:7-11.", "keywords": [ "dural arteriovenous fistula", "superi...
PMC10846907
Isolated superior petrosal sinus dural arteriovenous fistula (SPSdAVF) is a rare condition for which transvenous embolization is a safe treatment, even if accessing the isolated sinus can be challenging. A 39-year-old female patient with dizziness and right facial palsy underwent magnetic resonance imaging, revealing a...
{ "authors": [ "Jia-Ling Wang", "Wen-Jun Meng", "Nian Hu", "Ji-Yan Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1349033", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 26:15:1349033.", "keywords": [ "case report", "disitamab vedotin", "extramammary paget’s dis...
PMC11233530
Background: Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare epithelial malignancy, and approximately 30%-40% of EMPD patients overexpress human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her-2). Currently, there are no established standard treatments for advanced EMPD while anti-Her-2 therapy is recommended for Her-2-positive c...
{ "authors": [ "Reshad Salam", "Abhiroop Verma", "Michael Noeske", "Lynna Alnimer", "Eric M Sieloff", "Marc S Piper" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000536619", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 18;18(1):144-152.", "keywords": [ "abscess", ...
PMC10948173
Introduction: Pyogenic liver abscess is a noteworthy health concern in North America, characterized by a mortality rate ranging from 2 to 12%. This condition is often polymicrobial, with Streptococcus species and Escherichia coli as the predominant causal pathogens in Western countries. Fusobacterium species, typically...
{ "authors": [ "Ragad I Al Jazzar", "Nayef Alzahrani", "Mustafa M Eltayeb", "Ahmed K Satti", "Hussain Omar", "Arief Arrowaili" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjad690", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 10;2024(1):rjad690.", "keywords": [ "lapa...
PMC10781934
Standards of care in regards to super-super obese patients are yet to be evolving due to the sparsity of this weight category along with the high morbidity and mortality rates attributed to it. We report a successful case of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for a 35 years old lady with a body mass index (BMI) of 98 kg/m...
{ "authors": [ "Afsaneh Barzi", "Caroline M Weipert", "Carin R Espenschied", "Victoria M Raymond", "Andrea Wang-Gillam", "Mohammad Amin Nezami", "Eva J Gordon", "Daruka Mahadevan", "Kabir Mody" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1339302", "journal": "Front Oncol...
PMC10885695
Purpose: Despite accumulating data regarding the genomic landscape of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), olaparib is the only biomarker-driven FDA-approved targeted therapy with a PDAC-specific approval. Treating ERBB2(HER2)-amplified PDAC with anti-HER2 therapy has been reported with mixed results. Most pancreat...
{ "authors": [ "Liman Huo", "Chao Wang", "Haixia Ding", "Xuelian Shi", "Bin Shan", "Ruoying Zhou", "Ping Liang", "Juan Hou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1190491", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 2:13:1190491.", "keywords": [ "hype...
PMC10578961
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have made significant breakthroughs in the treatment of a variety of malignancies. As its use increases, the unique immune-mediated toxicity profile of ICls are becoming apparent. We report a case of immune-related endocrine adverse events (irAE) in a patient with hepatocellular carc...
{ "authors": [ "Alexandria Byskosh", "Kevin Olsen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjad727", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16;2024(1):rjad727.", "keywords": [ "arterial line", "retained line", "vascular surgery" ], "license": "CC BY", "link":...
PMC10795922
A patient self-discontinues arterial line resulting in retention of arterial catheter. The retained catheter was identified on bedside ultrasound and the patient required radial artery exploration and removal of catheter under general anesthesia. We describe potential contributing factors and solutions to catheter desi...
{ "authors": [ "Kim L Tran", "Elizabeth L Wisner", "George M Jeha", "Luke A Wall" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3389/falgy.2024.1354106", "journal": "Front Allergy", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28:5:1354106.", "keywords": [ "fpiap", "ige", "anaphylaxis", "atopy", "cas...
PMC11033684
Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (FPIAP) is a non-IgE-mediated allergic condition that presents with hematochezia in otherwise healthy infants. It is most commonly induced by cow's milk protein via breast milk or formula. The prognosis for FPIAP is generally considered favorable with most infants achieving s...
{ "authors": [ "Marwan A Abouammoh", "Lojain A Azizalrahman", "Abdulrahman F Albloushi", "Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.4103/meajo.meajo_127_23", "journal": "Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 22;30(1):51-54.", "keywords": [ "granuloma", ...
PMC10903715
To report the clinical and multimodal imaging findings of presumed tuberculous optic nerve head (ONH) infiltration in 3 patients at a tertiary eye care center. In addition to unilateral presumed tuberculous ONH infiltration, all patients had clinical findings suggestive of tuberculous choroidal involvement which was co...
{ "authors": [ "Benjamin Osborne", "Gabriela Romanow", "J Michael Hemphill", "Myassar Zarif", "Tracy DeAngelis", "Tyler Kaplan", "Unsong Oh", "Johnathan Pinkhasov", "Kristina Patterson", "Michael Levy" ], "case_amount": 9, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1352779", "journal":...
PMC11060151
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent, disabling attacks that affect the optic nerve, spinal cord, and brain/brainstem. While rituximab, targeting CD20-positive B-cells, is used as an off-label therapy for NMOSD, some patien...
{ "authors": [ "Apurva Virmani Johri", "Pranav Johri", "Naomi Hoyle", "Lia Nadareishvili", "Levan Pipia", "Dea Nizharadze" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fphar.2023.1243824", "journal": "Front Pharmacol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 18:14:1243824.", "keywords": [ "e coli"...
PMC10544980
Background: Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis (CBP) is inflammation of the prostate caused by bacterial infection. An estimated 8.2% of men have prostatitis, most commonly under the age of 50. Antibiotics often fail to treat CBP due to presence of bacterial biofilms and rising antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacterial ...
{ "authors": [ "Camellia Akhgarjand", "Aliarash Anoushirvani", "Aryan Tavakoli", "Mahmoud Dehghani Ghorbi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000536306", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 9;17(1):232-238.", "keywords": [ "breast cancer", "case report", ...
PMC10857808
Introduction: The incidence of second malignancies in breast cancer survivors has increased because of early detection and improved cancer treatment modalities. The synchronous occurrence of chronic lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in the same patient is higher than in the general population. S...
{ "authors": [ "Ivana Grgic Romic", "Ana Lanca Bastiancic", "David Zidan", "Mate Mavric", "Sandro Brusich" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1457025", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 26:11:1457025.", "keywords": [ "conduction system pacin...
PMC11381278
Left bundle branch pacing has recently emerged as a significant alternative to right ventricular pacing. The rate of implanted stylet-driven septal leads is expected to increase substantially in the coming years, along with the need to manage long-term complications. Experience in extracting these leads is currently ve...
{ "authors": [ "Aijing Zhang", "Kaibin Wang", "Xiaohan Tian", "Shuhai Chen", "Jianwei Xu", "Han Liu", "Lei Wang", "Feng Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2024.1409564", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 6:11:1409564.", "keywords": [ "ecto...
PMC11333202
Background: Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas (SPT) is a rare low-grade malignant tumor predominantly observed in young women without significant clinical symptoms. While most SPTs occur in the pancreatic region, rare cases have occurred in the retroperitoneum, making the diagnosis of ectopic SPTs difficult. ...
{ "authors": [ "Adeline Yi Ling Lim", "Ajay Kevat" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102107", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 17:52:102107.", "keywords": [ "osteogenesis imperfecta", "pediatric", "respiratory insufficiency" ], "license":...
PMC11440314
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare presentation in the pediatric population. Whilst orthopedic manifestations are well-publicised, the multiple respiratory complications and mechanisms of respiratory failure in more severe cases are less well described. We report the clinical, radiological and histopathological det...
{ "authors": [ "Maria Celeste Ruiz Holgado", "Joanna Iris Depasupil", "Michael Stracher", "Esra Fakioglu", "Lily Q Lew" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/9597582", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 12:2023:9597582.", "keywords": null, "license": "C...
PMC10586892
Staphylococcus schleiferi represents an uncommon pathogen in human infections. As a veterinary pathogen, S. schleiferi causes canine ear and skin infections. Chronic osteomyelitis is a progressive process characterized by bone destruction and the formation of sequestrum. It may be a sequela of untreated or undertreated...
{ "authors": [ "Atsuki Tanaka", "Takafumi Hiranaka", "Takaaki Fujishiro", "Motoki Koide", "Koji Okamoto" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53228", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53228.", "keywords": [ "cementless", "lateral tibial fracture"...
PMC10902739
Cementless unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has a lower rate of radiolucency in postoperative follow-up than cemented UKA. However, the rate of tibial plateau fracture, one of the complications, has been reported to be higher in cementless UKA than in cemented UKA. We report four cases of postoperative tibial l...
{ "authors": [ "Yassir Mahgoub", "Aum Pathare", "Dallas Hamlin", "Hassaan Gomaa", "Sean Nutting", "Charles Mormando", "Andrew Francis" ], "case_amount": 6, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1372136", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 20:15:1372136.", "keywords...
PMC10987948
Background: Catatonia has been increasingly associated with mood disorders and is recognized as a specifier in the DSM-5 and DSM-5-TR. The DSM-5-TR recognizes melancholia as a specifier for depressive episodes in major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. It is characterized by severe anhedonia, lack of reactivity...
{ "authors": [ "Tomonori Kawasaki", "Tomomi Nakajima", "Tomoaki Torigoe", "Kojiro Onohara", "Kentaro Ishii", "Satoshi Kanno", "Chisako Muramatsu", "Rikito Tatsuno", "Takahiro Jubashi", "Jiro Ichikawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1361414", "journal": "...
PMC11022687
Primary malignant cardiac tumors rarely occur, and cardiac synovial sarcoma (SS) is especially rare among such tumors. Herein, we present the case of a 35-year-old female with primary cardiac SS treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. She presented with chest symptoms and underwent imaging examinations. A...
{ "authors": [ "T Semina", "S Kannangara", "S Silva" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241280023", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 17:12:2050313X241280023.", "keywords": [ "meigs syndrome", "pseudo-meigs syndrome", "serous ovarian carcino...
PMC11409291
Pseudo-Meigs syndrome is a rare entity where pleural effusion and ascites disappear after resection of a benign or malignant pelvic tumour. We report a 48-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and abdominal distention. She had a right-sided massive pleural effusion and ascites. Pleural and ascitic fluid ana...
{ "authors": [ "Andrew L Waack", "Vito M Lucarelli", "Amulya Marellapudi", "Alisa Gega", "Andrew J Zillgitt", "Michael D Staudt" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000539510", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 17;16(1):196-203.", "keywords": [ "case re...
PMC11324210
Introduction: The pregnant state may cause or exacerbate existing neurological disease. Gliomas appear to be influenced by the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy. The pregnant state may also cause seizures, including status epilepticus. There are currently no defined treatment guidelines to direct clinic...
{ "authors": [ "Yanlei Wang", "Zhaoxiang Liu", "Wenhui Zhao", "Chenxiang Cao", "Luqi Xiao", "Jianzhong Xiao" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/DMSO.S443495", "journal": "Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 9:17:1611-1619.", "keywords": [ "diabetes", "...
PMC11015853
Background: Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome is characterized by tumorous lesions affecting multiple organs. Pancreatic involvement in VHL syndrome can present as endocrine tumors and pancreatic cysts, which can interfere with both exocrine and endocrine functions of the pancreas. Diabetes is an uncommon complication o...
{ "authors": [ "Mahlon Johnson", "Howard Silberstein", "David Korones", "Ali Hussain", "Debra Hawes" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_830_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19:15:14.", "keywords": [ "dura", "fibromyxoid", "meningioma" ...
PMC10858751
Background: Low-grade fibromyxoid tumors are uncommon in children. Their differentiation from high-grade fibromyxoid tumors, as seen in adults, is imperative to diagnosis. Awareness of the entity and its subsequent behavior may guide management and predict outcomes. Case description: We describe the case of a previousl...
{ "authors": [ "Wei Zheng", "Jianhua Liu", "Haixia Bai", "Xin Xu", "Lina Wu", "Xiaosong Qin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S459821", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 May 9:17:1803-1810.", "keywords": [ "gordonia terrae", "identification", ...
PMC11090189
Background: Gordonia terrae is an opportunistic pathogen that rarely causes clinical infections. Here, we first report a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with hepatitis C cirrhosis caused by Gordonia terrea. Case presentation: A 71-year-old male patient was diagnosed with spontaneous bacteria peri...
{ "authors": [ "Belén Matías-García", "Fernando Mendoza-Moreno", "Manuel Díez-Alonso", "Enrique Ovejero-Merino", "Cristina Vera-Mansilla", "Alma Blázquez-Martín", "Ana Quiroga-Valcárcel", "Rubén Jiménez-Martín", "Rebeca D'amico", "Inmaculada Lasa-Unzúe", "Alberto Gutiérrez-...
PMC10811448
Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks as the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality in developed countries. While its incidence in early stages has increased due to screening programs, a significant number of patients experience the development of metastases either at the time of diagnosis or during follow-ups. Unlike...
{ "authors": [ "Trabelsi Mohamed Mehdi", "Kammoun Neirouz", "Nasseh Souhir", "Bhouri Souha", "Chaouch Mohamed Ali", "Oueslati Annouar", "Khalfallah Mehdi", "Nouira Ramzi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241275802", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_de...
PMC11342422
Foreign body (FB) ingestion leading to appendicular perforation, although rare in adults, presents a complex clinical challenge. The clinical presentation may not always be straightforward, necessitating a comprehensive array of diagnostic examinations. In fact, accurate and timely diagnosis is crucial to prevent sever...
{ "authors": [ "Fares Saliba", "Jonathan Mina", "Laurence Aoun", "Georges Khattar", "Elie Bou Sanayeh", "Jennifer Jdaidani", "Ibrahim Al Saidi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2024_004470", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 23;11(6):004470....
PMC11152225
Background: Studies have shown major cardiovascular effects associated with ketamine use disorder including dose-dependent negative inotropic effects. Preoperative ketamine use has been linked to ketamine-induced stress cardiomyopathy. Case presentation: A 28-year-old female with a history of recurrent cystitis and ket...
{ "authors": [ "Julianne Bullock", "Daina Dreimane", "Corey Cavannaugh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000535195", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 4;17(1):25-32.", "keywords": [ "adrenal histiocytosis", "adrenal mass", "bilateral adrenal masses", ...
PMC10766400
Introduction: Adrenal masses are a rare diagnosis in children, with bilateral masses even less common. At present, appearance of the mass on imaging and histology can give important clues to the diagnosis; however, there is significant overlap in 10-30% of cases and it can be difficult to distinguish benign from malign...
{ "authors": [ "Jay D Holladay", "Christopher McKee", "Olubukola O Nafiu", "Joseph D Tobias", "Ralph J Beltran" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14740/jmc4177", "journal": "J Med Cases", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;15(1):26-30.", "keywords": [ "epidural catheter", "erector spina...
PMC10846499
Pain following thoracotomy is one of the most severe forms of postoperative pain. Post-thoracotomy pain may increase the risk of post-surgical pulmonary complications, postoperative mortality, prolong hospitalization, and increase utilization of healthcare resources. To mitigate these effects, anesthesia providers comm...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammed R Shaik", "Nishat A Shaik", "Nikita Srivalsan", "Akshay Duddu", "Aleksan Khachatryan", "Zaid Bilgrami", "Pauline Shih", "Robert Chow" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1276", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_de...
PMC11259490
Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding and iron deficiency anemia in the geriatric population. It is often associated with cirrhosis of the liver and is hypothesized to result from synthetic liver dysfunction. Treatment options include argon plasma coagulation, ...
{ "authors": [ "Moath Said Alfawara", "Vivek Modi", "Min-Fang Chao", "Malek Nayfeh", "Fares Alahdab", "Mahmoud Alrifai", "Mouaz Al-Mallah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14797/mdcvj.1287", "journal": "Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 5;20(1):14-17.", ...
PMC11011955
Giant coronary artery aneurysm (GCA) is a rare disease afflicting 0.2% of the population. It is primarily attributed to atherosclerosis in adults and Kawasaki disease in children. Other uncommon etiologies include Takayasu arteritis and post-percutaneous coronary intervention.1,2 GCA lacks a universally accepted defini...
{ "authors": [ "Mariana Mateus", "Alexandre Castro Caldas" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fnagi.2023.1294293", "journal": "Front Aging Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 8:15:1294293.", "keywords": [ "falls", "functionality", "physiotherapy", "progressive supranuclear pal...
PMC10739486
Introduction: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that affects patient's functionality and quality of life. Physiotherapy should be recommended at the time of diagnosis to slow the progression of disability and enhance the quality of life of these patients. Clinical presentation: H...
{ "authors": [ "Aaron Hanukoglu", "Ehud Banne", "Dorit Lev", "Julio Wainstein" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795514241259740", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Endocrinol Diabetes", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 6:17:11795514241259740.", "keywords": [ "dysglycemia", "mody", ...
PMC11159530
We describe 2 families with 5 members from 2 generations whose clinical and laboratory characteristics over up to 15 years were consistent with dysglycemia/impaired glucose tolerance. In both families (2 probands and 3 family members), long-term follow-up excluded diabetes type 1 and type 2. Diabetes type 1 antibodies ...
{ "authors": [ "Issei Ota", "Yu Kataoka", "Teruo Noguchi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ehjcr/ytae023", "journal": "Eur Heart J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12;8(1):ytae023.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38268734/", "maj...
PMC10807995
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{ "authors": [ "Mi Jian", "Zhensong Yang", "Xue Hu", "Xixun Wang", "Zhenbin Zhang", "Yifei Zhang", "Xinna Song" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1383076", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 23:14:1383076.", "keywords": [ "gastric cancer", ...
PMC11074354
This case describes the benefits of perioperative chemo-immunotherapy for advanced gastric cancer and incomplete pyloric obstruction, supplemented with nutritional support. Early parenteral nutrition to stabilize nutritional status and mitigate nutrition impact symptoms, and in addition, throughout the chemo-immunother...
{ "authors": [ "Kristyn Williamson", "Anna Milone", "Stuart T Haines", "Amy Pittenger" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.24926/iip.v14i4.5076", "journal": "Innov Pharm", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 20;14(4):10.24926/iip.v14i4.5076.", "keywords": [ "entrustable professional activities", ...
PMC10939495
Introduction: With declining applicant numbers, pharmacy education seeks to effectively communicate the value of the pharmacist on the health care team to attract learners to pharmacy. The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) published entrustable professional activities (EPAs) to outline the expected ro...
{ "authors": [ "Bowen Dai", "Yanping Bai", "HongDa Yu", "Qiuchen Huang", "Lei Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S440977", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 15:16:3589-3594.", "keywords": [ "psoriasis", "secukinumab", "syst...
PMC10729829
Although psoriasis and systemic lupus erythematosus are both immune abnormalities, there are few reports on Ps combined with SLE in China and abroad. We present a case of a 23-year-old female with a 10-year history of psoriasis, who had a relapse with significant joint symptoms and a PASI score of 35.6, along with seve...
{ "authors": [ "Alex Mremi", "Hilary Chipongo", "Ellyagape Urassa", "Elifuraha Mkwizu", "Jay Lodhia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2632010X241276947", "journal": "Clin Pathol", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 6:17:2632010X241276947.", "keywords": [ "breast", "case report", ...
PMC11380124
Primary breast lymphoma (PBL) is a rare malignant lymphoid neoplasm limited to the breast, accounting for about 0.15% of all malignant breast tumors and 1.7% to 2.2% of extra-nodal lymphomas. PBL must be distinguished from conventional breast carcinomas due to different therapeutic approaches. A 25-year-old female pres...
{ "authors": [ "Natalia Andrea Uribe Ruíz", "María Paulina Villa", "Alberto Álzate Gutiérrez", "Clara Inés Saldarriaga Giraldo", "José Gregorio Thorrens Ríos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.47487/apcyccv.v5i1.331", "journal": "Arch Peru Cardiol Cir Cardiovasc", "journal_detail": "2024 M...
PMC10999312
Accelerated atherosclerosis has been identified as a complication of multiple autoimmune diseases, among which Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis stands out. We describe the case of a 60-year-old patient with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease of unknown eti...
{ "authors": [ "Lukasz Dzialach", "Agnieszka Wojciechowska-Luzniak", "Maria Maksymowicz", "Przemysław Witek" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2024.1399930", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 14:15:1399930.", "keywords": [ "adrenal tumor", ...
PMC11211248
Ectopic ACTH syndrome (EAS) remains one of the most demanding diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for endocrinologists. Thymic neuroendocrine tumors account for 5%-10% of all EAS cases. We report a unique case of a 31-year-old woman with severe EAS caused by primary metastatic combined large-cell neuroendocrine carci...
{ "authors": [ "Etaro Hashimoto", "Kenji Miyazaki", "Kazuhito Hirose", "Tetsuhiro Maeno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52012", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 10;16(1):e52012.", "keywords": [ "calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease", "crowned dens s...
PMC10854273
Odontoid osteomyelitis is a rare infectious disease that manifests as fever and posterior neck pain, while crowned dens syndrome is a relatively common inflammatory disorder with similar signs and symptoms. We describe the case of a 90-year-old woman presenting with fever, posterior neck pain, throat pain, and headache...
{ "authors": [ "Inês Gomes", "Emanuel Jesus", "Gabriela M Sousa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53138", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53138.", "keywords": [ "chemotherapy", "germ cell tumor", "neurologic disorder", "opsoclonus-ataxia", ...
PMC10899893
Opsoclonus-ataxia paraneoplastic syndrome (OAPS) is a rare neurological disorder often associated with malignancies. This case report highlights an unusual instance of OAPS linked to a yolk sac (germ cell) tumor, a correlation underrepresented in the medical literature. The patient presented with distinct neurological ...
{ "authors": [ "Shiqi Guo", "Yuhui Chen", "Qingyang Li", "Yujiao Xie", "Xiaopeng Hao", "Jiandong Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/tbcr-23-46", "journal": "Transl Breast Cancer Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 3:5:7.", "keywords": [ "poland syndrome", "breast can...
PMC11093061
Background: Poland syndrome is an occasional congenital malformation characterized by unilateral chest wall dysplasia and ipsilateral upper limb abnormalities. An association between Poland syndrome and breast cancer has been reported, but no clear etiological link between Poland syndrome and breast tumors has been est...
{ "authors": [ "Dayan Yang", "Lini Gao" ], "case_amount": 7, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1362555", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 15:14:1362555.", "keywords": [ "ceus", "cirrhosis", "diagnosis", "gastric lymphoma", "ultrasound" ], "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC11056590
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the most common primary site for extranodal lymphomas. The use of ultrasonography for diagnosing gastric lymphomas can be challenging, but ultrasonography still offers some unique advantages in the diagnosis of GI lymphomas. Here, we report a case of gastric lymphoma in a patient with...
{ "authors": [ "Kathiravan Thangavel", "Chhavi Sawhney", "Anjishnujit Bandyopadhyay" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sja.sja_503_23", "journal": "Saudi J Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;18(1):120-122.", "keywords": [ "anesthesia", "cjd", "infection control", "pri...
PMC10833012
A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a rare prion disease, posted for surgery is a clinically challenging scenario for an anesthesiologist. In addition to weighing in the consequences of using general versus neuraxial anesthesia for a patient of such a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, the anesthesiologist ...
{ "authors": [ "Masakatsu Hihara", "Kota Takeji", "Toshihito Mitsui", "Atsuyuki Kuro", "Natsuko Kakudo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20595131231213705", "journal": "Scars Burn Heal", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 16:9:20595131231213705.", "keywords": [ "carbon dioxide bathing...
PMC10656804
Background: The effect of artificial highly concentrated carbon dioxide bathing on heat-press-injured wounds has been clinically observed. Case presentation: A 46-year-old male patient with a heat press injury of the right palmar region achieved complete necrotic tissue removal and sufficient granulation of the skin gr...
{ "authors": [ "Yongbao Wei", "Ruochen Zhang", "Deng Lin", "Xiaoyan Chen", "Lizhi Li", "Haijian Huang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1366766", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 19:14:1366766.", "keywords": [ "alk", "alk-positive histiocy...
PMC11066175
ALK-positive Histiocytosis (ALK-HSs) is a recently identified rare clinical entity characterized by tissue histiocytic alterations associated with ALK gene rearrangement. Clinical presentations can be solitary, multifocal, or systemic (involving multiple sites and organs). Due to limited reported cases, there is inadeq...
{ "authors": [ "Liuyang Hu", "Xiulu Huang", "Ngan Hung Yee", "Huixia Meng", "Li Jiang", "Liang Liang", "Xingchun Chen" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2024.1430032", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 29:14:1430032.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC11390559
Background: Pythium insidiosum (P. insidiosum) is the causative agent of pythiosis, an infectious disease with a high morbidity and fatality rate. Pythiosis cases have increased dramatically during the past ten years, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas. Sadly, microbiologists and medical professionals know...
{ "authors": [ "Abul Hasan Shadali Abdul Khader", "Barath Prashanth Sivasubramanian", "Diviya Bharathi Ravikumar", "Nithyalakshmi Rajkumar", "Gokul Rajakannu", "Raghavendra Tirupathi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1267", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspec...
PMC11000838
Multiple cranial nerve palsies frequently accompany hypoglossal nerve palsy, potentially indicating malignancy, such as lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, or metastases. However, when solely the hypoglossal nerve is affected, the causes may involve Chiari malformation, arachnoid cyst, or infectious mononucleosis, sugg...
{ "authors": [ "Georgios Douvlis", "Christothea-Alexandra Tsiridis", "Zakareya Gamie", "Antonia Mpintoudi", "Nikolaos Milonakis", "Eustathios Kenanidis", "Eleftherios Tsiridis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52171", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12...
PMC10859149
Tenosynovial giant cell tumour (TGCT), previously called pigmented villonodular tenosynovitis (PVNS), is a rare benign, locally aggressive condition that primarily affects the synovial lining of large joints, such as the knee, the hip, and the ankle. TGCT of the hip joint is a relatively scarce entity, and its diagnosi...
{ "authors": [ "Patricia Ann A Factor", "Jean Anne B Toral", "Sybill Lizanne R Bravo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.47895/amp.v58i11.8011", "journal": "Acta Med Philipp", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 28;58(11):99-102.", "keywords": [ "cervical carcinoma", "cervical tuberculosis", ...
PMC11239984
Tuberculosis can coexist with malignancy in the same organ, but cancer with TB in the cervix is rare. This is a case of cervical tuberculosis diagnosed in a cervical cancer patient after concurrent chemoradiotherapy and brachytherapy. This is the case of a 38-year-old G2P2 (2002) diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma,...
{ "authors": [ "Ryutaro Shida", "Takamasa Iwakura", "Naro Ohashi", "Chiemi Ema", "Taro Aoki", "Takeshi Tashiro", "Sayaka Ishigaki", "Shinsuke Isobe", "Tomoyuki Fujikura", "Akihiko Kato", "Tomohiko Nakamura", "Yoshihide Fujigaki", "Akira Shimizu", "Hideo Yasuda" ...
PMC10982023
A 50-year-old man diagnosed with anti-contactin 1 (CNTN1) antibody-associated chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) was referred to our department for the evaluation of proteinuria. A kidney biopsy revealed membranous nephropathy (MN). Immunohistochemistry for CNTN1 revealed positive granular stainin...
{ "authors": [ "Patrycja Dasiewicz", "Elżbieta Moszczyńska", "Danuta Perek", "Dariusz Polnik", "Maria Stepaniuk", "Joanna Trubicka", "Wiesława Grajkowska" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5114/pedm.2023.132131", "journal": "Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab", "journal_detail": "20...
PMC10679906
Background: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) accounts for 0.2% of childhood malignancies. The most common symptom in children is rapidly progressive androgenization. Herein, we report a case of a patient with symptoms of hypercortisolaemia and androgenization, who was diagnosed with ACC. Case presentation: In a 10-year-o...
{ "authors": [ "Akira Mima", "Rina Lee", "Ami Murakami", "Hidemasa Gotoda", "Ryosuke Akai", "Shinji Lee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12688/f1000research.131818.1", "journal": "F1000Res", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 27:12:1045.", "keywords": [ "igg4-related kidney disease", ...
PMC10511842
Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by tubulointerstitial nephritis with IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration. We report the case of an 84-year-old male who presented with a history of dyspnea on exertion and cough. The lymph nodes were palpated in the axilla. Ur...
{ "authors": [ "Napat Jirawat", "Thitiwat Sriprasart" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102048", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 27:50:102048.", "keywords": [ "atypical melioidosis presentation", "burkholderia pseudomallei", "ebus-tbna", ...
PMC11167381
Melioidosis is a tropical infectious disease that ranks as northeastern Thailand's third most common infectious cause of death. The manifestations of melioidosis vary depending on the organs involved and often resemble malignancy and tuberculosis. We present a case of an atypical melioidosis presentation in a patient w...
{ "authors": [ "Juanli Fan", "Yanmei Gong", "Gaie Yang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JIR.S446773", "journal": "J Inflamm Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 29:17:2633-2637.", "keywords": [ "pd-1 inhibitors", "adverse drug reactions", "psoriasis", "sintilimab" ], "lic...
PMC11067914
Background: In contemporary times, malignancies characterized by metastatic growth have been subjected to innovative therapeutic approaches involving immunological agents known as Programmed Death Receptor 1 (PD-1) inhibitors. Notwithstanding their remarkable immunotherapeutic effectiveness, these treatments can give r...
{ "authors": [ "Haitong Xu", "Jialiang Tan", "Dongxiang Fu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1365625", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 21:14:1365625.", "keywords": [ "ameloblastic carcinoma", "ameloblastoma", "malignant transformation", "plan...
PMC10991779
Background: Since 1964, there has been a scarcity of reported cases of primary ameloblastoma (AM) or ameloblastic carcinoma (AMCa) of the skull. The clinical presentation and distinctive features of this uncommon condition at specific anatomical sites remain unclear. We report a case of malignant transformation of a pr...
{ "authors": [ "Lamia Alruhailie", "Aliyaa Zaidan", "Abeer Alasmari", "Ossama Raffa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCIDE.S468780", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dent", "journal_detail": "2024 May 27:16:167-177.", "keywords": [ "digital dentistry", "implants", "prostho...
PMC11141767
A method is described for designing, fabricating and implementing sequential template immediate loading protocols for dual arch implant therapy. A 41-year-old medically-free patient with terminal dentition was treated following stackable guide loading protocols for maxillary and mandibular arches. Implants were placed ...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroshi Burioka", "Unta Yamamori", "Natsuko Nagano", "Atsushi Ue", "Yukihisa Tamaki" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51617", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 3;16(1):e51617.", "keywords": [ "breast cancer", "cervical lymph node", ...
PMC10837370
Stage IV breast cancer is difficult to cure and is mainly treated with systemic therapy. However, when distant metastasis is oligometastatic, proactive treatment including local therapies for the primary lesion and distant metastases has been reported to improve prognosis. We encountered a patient who had left breast c...
{ "authors": [ "Zhi Lijia", "Qi Jia Chao", "Li Li", "Deng Shikun", "Gao Peiyang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1392430", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 6:11:1392430.", "keywords": [ "lawsonella clevelandensis", "hidradenitis supp...
PMC11333241
Lawsonella clevelandensis is rare to associated with human infection, which may cause abscesses in abdominal cavity, liver, breast, and spine. Lawsonella clevelandensis is very difficult to be cultivated in regular manner; detection of 16S rRNA sequence is the main evidence for L. clevelandensis infection. The clinical...
{ "authors": [ "Sébastien Matamoros", "Jarne van Hattem" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1099/acmi.0.000757.v3", "journal": "Access Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 6;6(2):000757.v3.", "keywords": [ "antimicrobial resistance", "insertion sequence", "mobile genetic elements", ...
PMC10928396
An ESBL-producing E. coli isolate recovered from a patient undergoing long-term treatment developed resistance to meropenem without acquiring carbapenem-hydrolysing enzymes. We performed Nanopore and Illumina sequencing and subsequent full hybrid genome assembly of this isolate and the meropenem-susceptible isolate rec...
{ "authors": [ "Mame Tènè Ndiaye Diop", "Maïmouna Bassoum", "Khadim Diop", "Yaye Diood Dieng", "Birame Seck", "Fatou Diasse Fall", "Charles Tchibinda Delicat", "Alassane Ndiaye", "Assane Diop", "Maodo Ndiaye", "Pape Moctar Faye", "Moussa Diallo", "Ousmane Ndiaye", ...
PMC10695655
Introduction: Bart's syndrome is an uncommon inherited congenital disorder associating congenital cutaneous aplasia of the extremities and inherited epidermolysis bullosa. Bilateral and symmetrical involvement of the limbs is exceptionally described on black skin. In most cases, the diagnosis is clinical; however, the ...
{ "authors": [ "Dernas Suhail", "Olivia Smith", "Philip Lim", "Srinivas Chintapatla" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8868853", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 9:2024:8868853.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
PMC11251788
Rupture of the rectus abdominis is a rare condition. We describe the case of a young male trainee paratrooper who presented with sudden onset severe lower abdominal pain that occurred during military training. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed full-thickness bilateral rupture of the rectus abdominis. Our management i...
{ "authors": [ "Siyuan Huang", "Linlin Li", "Ningning Yan", "Huixian Zhang", "Qianqian Guo", "Sanxing Guo", "Di Geng", "Xincheng Liu", "Xingya Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1331387", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 19:14:1331387....
PMC11067326
Background: Highly selective type Ib mesenchymal-epithelial transition gene (MET) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the standard-of-care (SOC) therapy for previously untreated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring MET exon 14 (METex14) skipping mutations. However, there are rare reports describing effective ...
{ "authors": [ "Christina Moss", "Nicole Sugai", "Rebecca Persons", "Brittany Ciepluch", "Kevin Lahmers", "Julie Cecere" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2023.1264538", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 29:10:1264538.", "keywords": [ "adenocarcin...
PMC10570542
A 9-year-old, spayed female, mixed-breed dog was initially presented for evaluation of chronic dermatitis on the nasal planum, where a clitoral mass was discovered as an incidental finding during the exam. No further investigation of the clitoral mass was undertaken due to other significant dermal lesions and the lack ...
{ "authors": [ "Hironori Sato", "Atsuhiro Kanno", "Minato Sato", "Akari Endo", "Hiroki Ito", "Takahiro Ohara", "Yuko Shirota", "Kazuhiro Sumitomo", "Takefumi Mori", "Katsutoshi Furukawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1266187", "journal": "Front Immunol...
PMC10611515
Thrombocytopenia, anasarca, myelofibrosis, renal dysfunction, and organomegaly (TAFRO) syndrome is a rare condition with diverse clinical and pathological characteristics related to multi-organ damage. We report a case of TAFRO syndrome complicated by immune thrombocytopenia with prolonged fever and thrombocytopenia fo...
{ "authors": [ "Valentina Bruno", "David Barth", "Arenn Jauhal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20543581231209009", "journal": "Can J Kidney Health Dis", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 6:10:20543581231209009.", "keywords": [ "c5 inhibitor", "atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome", "...
PMC10629310
Rationale: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a spectrum of rare diseases characterized by thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and organ damage. Differentiating pre-eclampsia, HELLP (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelets) syndrome and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) during pregnan...
{ "authors": [ "Nada Benabdelouahab", "Kawtar Ziati", "Latifa Oualili", "Oussama Ssouni", "Tarek Dendane", "Amine Ali Zeggwagh", "Khalid Abidi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241266445", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 16:12:2050313X...
PMC11331459
The dialysis disequilibrium syndrome is a severe, but rare complication that can occur during or after hemodialysis. It primarily arises from an osmotic gradient, between the plasma and the brain, resulting from the rapidity of the dialysis. This gradient leads to the development of cerebral edema and an increase in in...
{ "authors": [ "Jun Wang", "Liping Ma" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1265923", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 14:10:1265923.", "keywords": [ "adverse reaction", "contezolid", "linezolid", "oxazolidinone", "tuberculosis" ], "l...
PMC10756233
Background: Contezolid is a novel oxazolidinone antibacterial agent, but there have been no reports of any pertinent clinical studies for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). This was the first report of three TB patients who were successfully treated with contezolid. Case presentation: Case 1 was TB complicated by myel...
{ "authors": [ "Junyong Chen", "Tao Xie", "Ya Xu", "Jian Deng", "Jie Zhang", "Yumo Zhu", "Guiyuan Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1239053", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 21:10:1239053.", "keywords": [ "pcnl", "case rep...
PMC10551623
We report displacement of the distal end of a ureteral double-J stent into the contralateral ureter after percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) in a 71-year-old man with a history of left kidney stones. Postoperative computed tomography imaging showed that the distal end of the left ureteral double-J stent was displace...
{ "authors": [ "Marlon E Rivera Boadla", "Azka Naeem", "Sapna Kumari", "Syed M Mazhar Uddin", "Arafat Farooqui", "Sanjay Maheshwari", "Armando Seitllari", "Zara Haq", "Muhammad H Khan", "David J Epstein", "Sehajpreet Singh", "Gerald Hollander", "Klash Kumar" ], ...
PMC11000843
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) burden has been identified to cause multiorgan damage. Respiratory compromise is still one of the most common presentations, but cardiac injuries like myocardial injury, ischemia, and conduction abnormalities are also becoming prevalent. We present a case of an 87-year-old male with ...
{ "authors": [ "Joohyung Youh", "Yasuyuki Yamaguchi", "Tsugumichi Kawamura", "Daichi Hoshina" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.46.95.42208", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 1:46:95.", "keywords": [ "bosutinib", "dose-dependent", "fixed dru...
PMC10891373
Bosutinib, widely used as a primary treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), is known to frequently cause cutaneous drug eruptions. Fixed Drug Eruption (FDE) is common, typically presenting as recurrent lesions that heal with residual hyperpigmentation. Diagnosing FDE, especially Non-Pigmenting Fixed Drug Eruption...
{ "authors": [ "Quincy T Cheesman", "Danielle Y Ponzio", "Hope E Thalody", "Vincent W Lau", "Zachary D Post", "Alvin Ong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53113", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 28;16(1):e53113.", "keywords": [ "botox", "botulinu...
PMC10898921
Introduction Flexion contractures following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) greatly affect patient function and satisfaction. Botulinum toxin A (BTX) has been described in the literature as a means of addressing post-operative flexion contractures due to hamstring muscle rigidity. Methods We retrospectively report a case...
{ "authors": [ "Tetsuya Nomura", "Naotoshi Wada", "Kenshi Ono", "Keisuke Shoji" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2024.07.038", "journal": "EJVES Vasc Forum", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 26:62:30-34.", "keywords": [ "critical limb threatening ischaemia", "endovascular t...
PMC11419827
Introduction: Establishing optimal vascular access sites is important for the procedural success of endovascular treatment (EVT) and the patient's comfort afterwards. Among the variety of vascular access sites, the transankle intervention (TAI) has been used more recently; however, there have been no reports of complex...
{ "authors": [ "Andrea Angioi", "Matteo Floris", "Nicola Lepori", "Gianfranca Cabiddu", "Antonello Pani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/0886022X.2023.2284839", "journal": "Ren Fail", "journal_detail": "2023;45(2):2284839.", "keywords": [ "chronic kidney disease (ckd)", "c...
PMC11001350
Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (SZC) is commonly used for treating hyperkalemia because it sequesters gastrointestinal potassium ions, thereby reducing serum potassium levels. However, a less-discussed aspect of SZC is its radiopacity on x-ray-based imaging techniques. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has only vague...
{ "authors": [ "Ikram Attouchi", "Nouha Dammak", "Hela Zouaghi", "Mohamed Ben Khelifa" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/11795476241261883", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 17:17:11795476241261883.", "keywords": [ "empyema", "anti-bacterial a...
PMC11184996
Introduction: Intracranial empyema is a rare but serious and life-threatening infection. It is an accumulation of purulent material in the subdural or extradural space leading to development of subdural empyema or intracranial epidural abscess, respectively. The incidence of morbidity and mortality is high because the ...
{ "authors": [ "Yash Kashikar", "Vikrant Saoji", "Bhushan Madke", "Meenakshi S Chandak", "Soham Meghe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52881", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;16(1):e52881.", "keywords": [ "antibiotics therapy", "cicatricial alope...
PMC10894017
Folliculitis decalvans (FD) is a rare disease that causes inflammation on the scalp, leading to scarring alopecia. It commonly affects young and middle-aged men and is characterized by pustules, papules, scarring, hemorrhagic crusts, and erosions. The exact cause of FD is not fully understood, but it is believed that S...
{ "authors": [ "Gengyao Hu", "Yuanhang Pan", "Na Yuan", "Zhixian Yang", "Xiuyu Shi", "Sha Ma", "Shan Li", "Xiaohua Hou", "Fei Liu", "Dongmei Li", "Junxiang Bao", "Yonghong Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/NSS.S433628", "journal": "Nat Sci Sleep", "jou...
PMC10895986
Background: Sleep-related facial mandibular myoclonus (SRFMM) remains rare in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive understanding of the electroclinical manner, therapeutic regimen, and prognosis of SRFMM. Methods: Twenty-three patients who were diagnosed with SRFMM by clinical manifes...
{ "authors": [ "Bin Zhong", "Tao Zhang", "Yi Dong", "Wei Yin", "Jian-Xin Zhang", "Wei-Dong Jin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1223873", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 17:14:1223873.", "keywords": [ "case report", "missing diagnosis", ...
PMC11294831
Testicular choriocarcinoma is a relatively rare malignancy with a highly aggressive nature. Timely diagnosis and treatment can help prolong the survival of patients and even cure them. This case reports a 29-year-old male who presented to the clinic for a month with epigastric pain. On examination, a massive mass of ap...
{ "authors": [ "Lingli Wang", "Jing Wang", "Min Li", "Lei Tian" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.lrr.2024.100457", "journal": "Leuk Res Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 24:21:100457.", "keywords": [ "hairy cell leukemia", "high-grade b-cell lymphoma", "super-aged", "...
PMC11258385
This case report discusses a 95-year-old man diagnosed with two types of lymphomas. He was hospitalized for erysipelas in September 2018. The lymph node revealed high-grade B-cell lymphoma with Myc and Bcl-2 rearrangement. Bone marrow biopsy revealed hairy cell leukemia, a rare type of indolent B-cell lymphoma. We foun...
{ "authors": [ "Małgorzata Wilawer", "Waldemar Elikowski", "Krzysztof Greberski", "Paulina Anna Ratajska", "Natalia Anna Welc", "Monika Ewa Lisiecka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01906", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 8:34:e01906.", "keywords...
PMC10585279
Belonging to the normal oral, gastrointestinal, and urogenital flora, Abiotrophia defectiva is responsible for 1-2 % of all infective endocarditis (IE) cases. The manifestation of A.defectiva endocarditis may by atypical, without fever. Difficult to isolate pathogen requires special culture media. A 45-year-old female ...
{ "authors": [ "Noriyuki Watanabe", "Masashi Mizumoto", "Taishi Amano", "Hisayuki Hosoo", "Akinari Yamano", "Alexander Zaboronok", "Masahide Matsuda", "Shingo Takano", "Yuji Matsumaru", "Eiichi Ishikawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/jns-nmc.2023-0094", "journal"...
PMC10730386
Cavernous sinus hemangioma (CSH) is a rare vascular malformation, arising from the cavernous sinus. Because of its anatomically complex location, a large lesion can cause a variety of symptoms due to cranial nerve compression. A 69-year-old woman with an unsteady gait was admitted to our hospital, and magnetic resonanc...
{ "authors": [ "Tessabella M Magliochetti Cammarata", "Sushan Gupta", "Sai Sri Harsha Rallabhandi", "Vishesh Paul" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2024/1315222", "journal": "Case Rep Pulmonol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 27:2024:1315222.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "l...
PMC10838197
Background: Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) commonly presents as bilateral reticulonodular and cystic lung changes on chest imaging. Isolated lung nodule presentation is rare. Case Presentation. Our patient was an elderly male and an active smoker, who was referred to the pulmonology clinic for an inciden...
{ "authors": [ "Simona Drobnakova", "Veronika Vargova", "Jana Smolova", "Petra Drencakova", "Maria Giertlova", "Maria Pisarcikova", "László Barkai" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102034", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 1:50:102034....
PMC11079518
Pathogenic variants of SP-C, which cause various lung diseases with varying ages of onset, are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner or appear de novo as new mutations. We present a case of fatal respiratory failure in a female infant. Genetic analysis confirmed an intragenic deletion encompassing exon 4 in the SFT...
{ "authors": [ "Athanasios Lourbopoulos", "Lea Schnurbus", "Ricarda Guenther", "Susanne Steinlein", "Viktoria Ruf", "Jochen Herms", "Klaus Jahn", "Volker Huge" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1305748", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25:...
PMC10850352
Background: Since the first report of fatal Borna virus-1 (BoDV-1) encephalitis in 2018, cases gradually increased. There is a lack of diagnostic algorithm, and there is no effective treatment so far. Case presentation: We report an acute BoDV-1 encephalitis in a 77-year-old female with flu-like onset, rapid progressio...
{ "authors": [ "Dominik Lobinger", "Alicia Reiche", "Andreas Hiebinger", "Johannes Bodner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/a-2178-0485", "journal": "Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 23;12(1):e54-e56.", "keywords": [ "mediastinal tumor", "minimally invas...
PMC10593520
Background The so-called nonintubated or awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (NIVATS) is performed on spontaneously breathing patients, which was shown to reduce postoperative complications and shorten hospital stay. Case Description Awake uniportal VATS was indicated for the evacuation of an extensive, superinf...
{ "authors": [ "David A Zarrin", "Jessica K Campos", "Benjamen M Meyer", "Alexander S Himstead", "Fahad Laghari", "Jonathan C Collard de Beaufort", "Kiarash Golshani", "Narlin B Beaty", "Matthew T Bender", "Geoffrey P Colby", "Alexander L Coon" ], "case_amount": 8, "d...
PMC11344899
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) predisposes individuals to easy bone fracture, vessel fragility, and platelet dysfunction. We report the first known case of neurointerventional treatment with flow diversion of intracranial aneurysms in a patient with OI. A 62 year-old female with known OI Type I, history of >40 lifetime b...
{ "authors": [ "Fedan Avrumova", "Samuel N Goldman", "Franziska Altorfer", "Gregory K Paschal", "Darren R Lebl" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8427", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 8;12(1):e8427.", "keywords": [ "dish", "computer‐assisted nav...
PMC10774538
Key clinical message: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) involves spine ligament ossification. Computer-assisted navigation (CAN) effectively aids complex surgeries, such as anterior cervical osteotomy, to alleviate progressive DISH-related dysphagia. Abstract: We describe a 68-year-old man with sudden ons...
{ "authors": [ "Jianhui Li", "Chongbing Yan", "Dong Wei", "Xiaohui Gong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S425637", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 14:16:6217-6223.", "keywords": [ "streptococcus gallolyticus subsp pasteurianus", "diarrhea", ...
PMC10506604
Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus, formerly classified as S. bovis biotype II/2 until 2003, is a rare cause of infant meningitis. Over the past 2 decades, only a few individual case reports and limited case series exist in the English-language literature. Moreover, the pathogenesis of S. gallolyticus s...
{ "authors": [ "Amanuel Yegnanew Adela", "Assefa Getachew Kebede", "Daniel Zewdneh", "Mahlet Kifle", "Adriano Basso Dias" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/AHMT.S451251", "journal": "Adolesc Health Med Ther", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 2:15:19-29.", "keywords": [ "cftr", "e...
PMC10849877
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem disorder that occurs as a result of autosomal recessive congenital transmission of CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutation on chromosome 7. Because it is considered a disease of the Caucasian pediatric population or due to lack of awareness, it is rarely conside...
{ "authors": [ "Ying Li", "Wenjing Zhang", "Hui Wang", "Weiwei Zhang" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fnins.2024.1333188", "journal": "Front Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19:18:1333188.", "keywords": [ "kidney failure", "restless leg syndrome", "sleep monitoring r...
PMC10834780
Restless legs syndrome is a movement disorder that seriously affects the quality of life of patients. It is characterized by marked discomfort mainly occurring in the deep tissues of the lower extremities, including deep muscle or bone chafing, as well as crawling sensations or pulling sensations. These sensations ofte...
{ "authors": [ "Zahra Kmira", "Gereisha Ahmed", "Cherif Wided", "Moatamri Wided", "Nfikha Zeineb", "Abdessaied Nihed", "Ben Youssef Yosra", "Haifa Regaieg", "Brahem Nejia", "Khelif Abderrahim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.45.158.39896", "journal": "Pa...
PMC10589407
Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare clinicopathological entity that still raises many diagnostic and management difficulties, particularly due to the overlap between plasmablastic lymphomas and myeloma features. We report a clinical presentation of PBL affecting bone marrow in a 43-year-old patient who was admitted ...
{ "authors": [ "Haiyan Tang", "Yingying Luo", "Zhenchu Tang", "Jianguang Tang", "Jia Fang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1270793", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 12:14:1270793.", "keywords": [ "scp2 mutation", "scpx deficiency", "ep...
PMC10613489
SCPx deficiency is a rare disorder of peroxisomal beta-oxidation dysfunction, and it has only been documented in two patients thus far. In the previously reported patients, both patients were primarily presented with slowly progressive dystonia or ataxia, and they both displayed symmetrical lesions in the thalamus and ...
{ "authors": [ "Yu Yang", "Jingyi Zhang", "Jianhua Wang" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.2147/CMAR.S464797", "journal": "Cancer Manag Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 24:16:1285-1291.", "keywords": [ "carcinoma", "lymph", "medullary", "papillary", "thyroid" ], "license...
PMC11438464
Papillary thyroid and medullary thyroid cancers are two distinct types of thyroid neoplasms. Co-occurrence of these cancers is rare, especially in mixed tumours with lymph node metastases. A 66-year-old man presented with a thyroid tumour. Thyroid ultrasonography revealed three separate nodules in the thyroid, suspecte...
{ "authors": [ "Michael C Sauer", "Vikram Sharma", "Jennifer L M Strouse", "Ramzi El Accaoui", "Christopher J Benson" ], "case_amount": 7, "doi": "10.1155/2023/5073128", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 7:2023:5073128.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY",...
PMC10576647
Background: Valvular strands seen on echocardiography carry a wide differential diagnosis and may not always have a clear etiology despite taking clinical context into account. The decision of whether to provide anticoagulation for these lesions can be challenging. Case Presentation. A young adult female with an extens...