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{ "authors": [ "Daniel Grandmougin", "Teresa Moussu", "Maxime Hubert", "Benjamin Perin", "Arthur Huber", "Maria Christina Delolme", "Juan-Pablo Maureira" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2023/7896180", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 11:2023:7896180...
PMC10728359
A 31-year-old female patient with a previous history of Carney complex and surgical resection for cardiac myxoma and bilateral adrenalectomy at 18 years old and 10 and 11 years old, respectively, was referred to our department with a diagnosis of recurrent biatrial myxomas incidentally discovered on echography. A magne...
{ "authors": [ "Radu Viorel Dragos", "Costache Radu Cristian", "Onofriescu Mircea", "Morosanu Corneliu", "Onofrei Pavel", "Bobeica Razvan Lucian", "Tanasa Vasilache Ingrid", "Tanase Adina", "Popescu Dan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1089/whr.2023.0121", "journal": "Women...
PMC10797169
Vesicouterine fistula is a rare complication occurring mainly after cesarean sections. We present here a particular case of vesicouterine fistula (VUF) whose only symptom was urinary incontinence. We describe the diagnostic methods used and the surgical treatment used to resolve the case. A 30-year-old woman presented ...
{ "authors": [ "Umit Yasar Guleser", "Zahed Chehab", "Cem Kesim", "Murat Hasanreisoglu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14744/bej.2023.19870", "journal": "Beyoglu Eye J", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 1;8(4):293-296.", "keywords": [ "acute macular neuroretinopathy", "covid", "cov...
PMC10711588
We present a case of Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy (AMN), which led to the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) infection diagnosis. A 27-year-old female patient with flu-like symptoms later proven to be COVID-19 infection presented with acute-onset bilateral gray-like paracentral scotomas. Fundus examination showed...
{ "authors": [ "Mahzad Erami", "Shima Aboutalebian", "Seyed Jamal Hashemi Hezaveh", "Amir Hassan Matini", "Mansooreh Momen-Heravi", "Amir Hossein Ahsaniarani", "Shirin Shafaee Arani", "Mohsen Ganjizadeh", "Hossein Mirhendi" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2023.1247...
PMC10538539
Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (IFRS) is a life-threatening infection that can occur in immunocompromised patients, including those with COVID-19. Although Mucorales and Aspergillus species are the most common causes of IFRS, infections caused by other fungi such as Fusarium are rare. In this report, we present three c...
{ "authors": [ "Lucas Avondet", "Roque Adan", "Barbara M Berenstein", "Gonzalo Zeballos", "Nicole Brasquet", "Ángeles Da Silva", "Candela Bazan", "Gisela Coliva", "Ximena Garcia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3332/ecancer.2023.1599", "journal": "Ecancermedicalscience", ...
PMC10550332
Background: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma starts in the salivary glands and accounts for 5%-10% of all salivary gland tumours. Its intraosseous occurrence is rare and only accounts for 2%-3% of all mucoepidermoid carcinomas. This neoplasm often follows a long and indolent course. Also, given its ambiguous presentation and s...
{ "authors": [ "Jian Li", "Li Liu", "Zhiyun Gao", "Xia Chuai", "Xiaokun Liu", "Xiaobo Zhang", "Xinyu Zhang", "Xiaoqing Su", "Qian Xu", "Zhuojun Deng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S468684", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 30:17:...
PMC11370764
Purpose: The incidence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a global infectious disease, has been on the rise in China's Hebei province. When patients achieve clinical cure, they often do not reach an etiological cure, which may lead to recurrence of the disease. Here, we report a case of visceral leishmaniasis with a negat...
{ "authors": [ "Ghulam Yahia Baset", "Farukh Seyar", "Zaker Hussain Hussain Pour", "Qurban Ali Karimi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S458658", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 19:17:177-180.", "keywords": [ "gossypiboma", "bowel obstruction"...
PMC10960535
gossypiboma is used to describe a retained surgical swab in the body after an operation. It remains an unwanted complication of surgical practice that increase morbidity and mortality of the patient and profound medico legal problems. Intra-abdominal gossypiboma can migrate in to the ileum, stomach, colon or bladder wi...
{ "authors": [ "Agnes L Soriano-Estrella", "Victoria May H Velasco-Redondo" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.47895/amp.v58i11.8080", "journal": "Acta Med Philipp", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 28;58(11):81-89.", "keywords": [ "complete mole with a twin fetus", "hydatidiform mole", "twin ...
PMC11239998
Hydatidiform mole coexistent with a live fetus (CMCF) is a rare entity occurring in 1:20,000 to 1:100,000 pregnancies. Three mechanisms of this type are possible: (1) a singleton pregnancy consisting of partial mole with a triploid fetus, (2) a twin gestation consisting of an androgenic complete hydatidiform mole with ...
{ "authors": [ "Ruizhi Xie", "Ying Ling", "Yaru Huang", "Lulu Qin", "Kun Bao", "Xindong Qin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2024.1373036", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 30:14:1373036.", "keywords": [ "serratia marcescens", ...
PMC11169698
Serratia marcescens, as a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen, is a rare cause of peritonitis and has worse clinical outcomes than Gram-positive peritonitis. In this case report, we describe a case of Serratia marcescens associated peritonitis that was successfully cured without catheter removal. A 40-year-old male pa...
{ "authors": [ "Dong Yun Lee", "SuRak Eo", "SooA Lim", "Jung Soo Yoon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2023.1268555", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 6:10:1268555.", "keywords": [ "cardiac injury", "case report", "deep sternal wound infection (ds...
PMC10657836
Introduction: Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a serious complication that may occur after median sternotomy, with potentially devastating consequences. By reporting our case and analyzing the existing literature, this article aimed to provide a thorough understanding of the role of negative-pressure wound therap...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammed Al-Haddab", "Tharaa N Almughera", "Abdulaziz Alsalhi", "Nuha Alfurayh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-159", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 22:8:44.", "keywords": [ "lobular capillary hemangioma", "case report", "pyo...
PMC11070979
Background: Lobular capillary hemangioma, also known as pyogenic granuloma (PG), is a relatively common benign rapidly growing friable vascular tumor of the skin and mucus membranes. Although the exact pathogenesis of PG is unknown, many theories discussed the potential of an angiogenic stimulus and an imbalance of ind...
{ "authors": [ "Valentin Tiberiu Moldovan", "Maria Sajin", "Sergiu D Habago", "Leila Ali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22551/2024.43.1102.10286", "journal": "Arch Clin Cases", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 24;11(2):41-46.", "keywords": [ "dicer1 gene", "fetus", "immunohistoche...
PMC11195025
Mediastinal tumors are exceedingly rare during fetal development, presenting significant diagnostic challenges and potentially leading to severe outcomes such as stillbirth or metastatic disease if not promptly identified and managed. Pleuropulmonary blastomas are primitive mesenchymal tumors often linked to mutations ...
{ "authors": [ "Hui Sun", "Gan Hua Zeng", "Yu Xiong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/03000605231221088", "journal": "J Int Med Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;52(1):3000605231221088.", "keywords": [ "extramedullary hematopoiesis", "case report", "histopathology", "mass r...
PMC10775723
Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is a rare condition characterized by proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells outside the bone marrow, usually as a compensatory response to hematological disease. Although EMH primarily occurs in the liver and spleen, it can manifest in atypical locations, such as the mediastinum. W...
{ "authors": [ "Samer Mereani", "Reaam K Indijani", "Amjad Alotaibi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52213", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 13;16(1):e52213.", "keywords": [ "appliance", "distalization", "expansion", "headgear", "orthodontics" ...
PMC10860898
This report presents a case of a 16-year-old female patient with skeletal class II and dental class II division I malocclusion that was treated with fixed orthodontic appliances and through growth modulation. Two appliances were used: a Hyrax expander and a high-pull headgear with extraction. The treatment objectives o...
{ "authors": [ "Joshua Glass", "Julia Weston", "Amy Feldman Lewanda", "Suvankar Majumdar" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2024/6626388", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 3:2024:6626388.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi....
PMC11236463
We describe a 10-month-old female with Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) who presented with macrocytic anemia and reticulocytopenia. Whole exome sequencing revealed a de novo intronic variant in RPL27 (NM_000988.3:c.-2-1G > A p.?) previously reported in one individual with DBA. The existing literature suggests the RPL27 ge...
{ "authors": [ "Kenta Hanada", "Yusuke Osaki", "Koji Fujita", "Tatsuya Fukumoto", "Koji Fukushima", "Hideki Kito", "Yuishin Izumi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2169/internalmedicine.0578-22", "journal": "Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2023;62(18):2743-2746.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10569921
We herein report a 90-year-old immunocompromised woman who developed right upper limb weakness and right ptosis with a miotic pupil 1 week after oral therapy for zoster on the right T2 dermatome. The right pupil was dilated with instillation of 1% apraclonidine, indicating Horner's syndrome. The patient was treated wit...
{ "authors": [ "Chloe Ntshaykolo", "Thomas Fave", "Clement Benic", "Antoine Boizet", "Margaux Geier", "Pierre-Philippe Nicol", "Renaud Descourt" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1279611", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 8:10:1279611.",...
PMC10663319
Coronary fistulas are rare, having been described for the first time by Krauss in 1865 in postmortem. They are commonly asymptomatic and can be caused by congenital or acquired malformations. We present the case of a 65-year-old patient who was treated for squamous cell lung cancer with chemoimmunotherapy and presented...
{ "authors": [ "Naomi B Fine", "Ellie Neuman Fligelman", "Nora Carlton", "Miki Bloch", "Talma Hendler", "Liat Helpman", "Zivya Seligman", "Daphna Bardin Armon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/20008066.2023.2256206", "journal": "Eur J Psychotraumatol", "journal_detail": "...
PMC10769120
Treatment Rationale: Exposure to repeated sexual trauma, particularly during childhood, often leads to protracted mental health problems. Childhood adversity is specifically associated with complex posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presentation, which is particularly tenacious and treatment refractory, and features ...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaoling Xiao", "Ying He" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1351646", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 14:14:1351646.", "keywords": [ "mdm2", "adenosarcoma", "bizarre stromal cells", "polypoid lesions", "uterus" ], "license"...
PMC10972885
Polypoid lesions in the uterus are very common. There are a lot of benign lesions and malignant tumor should be considered. Adenosarcoma, one of the differential diagnoses, is a rare mixed epithelial and mesenchymal tumor consisting of benign epithelial components and sarcoma stroma. Here, we present a case of atypical...
{ "authors": [ "Jade N Young", "Ryan Rivera-Oyola", "Dina Poplausky", "Yamato Suemitsu", "Randie H Kim", "Deborah Doroshow", "Nicholas Gulati" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.09.042", "journal": "JAAD Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 20:43:30-33.", "keywo...
PMC10757233
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{ "authors": [ "Alexandre Oliny", "Côme Bosse", "Philippe Charbonneau", "Stephan Haulon", "Dominique Fabre" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2024.05.006", "journal": "EJVES Vasc Forum", "journal_detail": "2024 May 13:61:113-115.", "keywords": [ "acute limb ischaemia", ...
PMC11177045
Introduction: Acute limb ischaemia resulting from foreign body embolisation is an infrequent yet critical complication associated with vascular closure devices (VCDs). Despite the widespread use of VCDs, rare complications such as fragment emboli pose unique challenges, necessitating heightened clinical awareness. This...
{ "authors": [ "Shadi Zari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S457239", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 29:17:261-263.", "keywords": [ "botulinum toxin", "complications", "herpes zoster", "shingles" ], "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://...
PMC10987968
This case report presents a rare occurrence of herpes zoster (HZ) outbreak in a 50-year-old male following botulinum toxin (BTX) type A injections. The patient developed burning swollen lesions on the left forehead four days after receiving BTX injections. Physical examination revealed papules and erosions in a dermato...
{ "authors": [ "Antonella Franch", "Silvia Bini", "Lorena Francescutti", "Federica Birattari", "Pia Leon", "Daniele Bonamartini", "Tommaso Gambato", "Romeo Altafini" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533768", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep...
PMC10601887
We report a case series of 26 eyes of 26 patients undergoing planned cataract surgery from December 2021 to March 2022, who were diagnosed as having whitish round infiltrates in the surgical corneal incisions. The infiltrates were detected at the first check after 5-8 days from cataract surgery and were located either ...
{ "authors": [ "Abdullah Nasser Alqifari", "Benjamin Maxwell" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/6667272", "journal": "Case Rep Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 11:2023:6667272.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38116322/", "major...
PMC10728362
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is a clinical condition with abrupt onset of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and/or severe eating restrictions and at least two concomitant cognitive, behavioral, or neurological symptoms. Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal i...
{ "authors": [ "Tania Deslauriers", "Isabelle Gaboury", "Mathieu Jackson", "Brigitte Vachon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1371/journal.pone.0307160", "journal": "PLoS One", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 22;19(7):e0307160.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed...
PMC11262666
Context: Patient and family partners are being increasingly engaged worldwide in processes aimed at the quality improvement (QI) of healthcare services. There is also growing interest in documenting these engagement processes within organizations to share and improve them. To support the provincial implementation of th...
{ "authors": [ "Robert W Arnold" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OPTO.S454342", "journal": "Clin Optom (Auckl)", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 5:16:83-87.", "keywords": [ "anaglyph", "anisometropic amblyopia", "compliance", "eye tracking" ], "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "htt...
PMC10929207
Background: To be successful, amblyopia therapeutic techniques must respond when ingenious (shrewd) amblyopic children sabotage treatment effect by discovering ways(1) to alter those therapy aspects they find frustrating. Methods: Her guardian consented to IRB-approved study outside typical FDA enrollment guidelines fo...
{ "authors": [ "Guoliang Wang", "Zhenfeng Zhu", "Shuaikun Lu", "Linhu Wang", "Hao Gao", "Congxiao Fu", "Jun Ren", "Xiang Liu", "Yong Zhang", "Yunfei Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2023.1150029", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_det...
PMC10475521
Bone nonunion and bone defect are common postoperative complications in clinic. Membrane induction or Ilizarov technique is often used to repair bone defect. Autologous bone is often used for bone defect repair and reconstruction, and the anterior superior iliac spine, posterior superior iliac spine or fibula bone is u...
{ "authors": [ "Marcelo Jimenez", "Jose M Fernandez", "William S Krimsky" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102018", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 29:49:102018.", "keywords": [ "case report", "immune checkpoint blockade", "nsclc", ...
PMC11004978
Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) energy was delivered at the time of confirmational biopsy to ablate recurrent NSCLC in the right upper lobe (RUL) of the lung after recurrence while on durvalumab consolidation. The patient tolerated the procedure and exhibited stable disease at 6 and 12 months from time of durvalumab discon...
{ "authors": [ "Atsuhiro Kanno", "Kohei Suzuki", "Daiki Narai", "Akinobu Aihara", "Takehito Ito", "Takahiro Ohara", "Kazuhiro Sumitomo", "Katsutoshi Furukawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1381555", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 M...
PMC11171721
Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) rarely causes bacteremia and subsequent focal infections as an extraintestinal complication, even in immunocompetent adults. A 25-year-old man was hospitalized for several days with difficulty moving due to fever, acute buttock pain, and shivering. He had no recent or current respiratory ...
{ "authors": [ "Sandeep Pal", "Pradhnya A Sen", "Narendra Patidar", "Harshdeep Singh Gabba", "Sangeeta Bhadra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000531568", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 14;14(1):363-368.", "keywords": [ "ccfs", "cavernous sin...
PMC10601783
Direct or type A CCFs are the direct connection between the cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus. While most direct CCFs are caused by trauma, spontaneous direct CCFs are extremely rare in infants. In this report, we describe a 6-month-old child with bulges in the right eye that had ...
{ "authors": [ "Luca Guarda Nardini", "Matteo Val", "Anna Colonna", "Edoardo Ferrari Cagidiaco", "Marco Ferrari", "Daniele Manfredini" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ams.ams_220_23", "journal": "Ann Maxillofac Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Jun;14(1):85-88.", "keywords": ...
PMC11340841
Rationale: Alagille syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with dental and facial abnormalities in the head-and-neck area. It is autosomal dominant and occurs in approximately 1 in 100,000 people. No cases of Alagille Syndrome (ALGS) with mandibular hypoplasia and temporomandibular joint ankyloses (TMJa) have been reporte...
{ "authors": [ "Ivo N SahBandar", "Chandler B Sy", "Tayler van den Akker", "David Kim", "Julia T Geyer", "Amy Chadburn", "Ethel Cesarman", "Giorgio Inghirami", "John N Allan", "Momin T Siddiqui", "Madhu M Ouseph" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000530429", "jou...
PMC10614567
Introduction: Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a malignant lymphomatous effusion, which by definition is Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8-positive. PEL typically occurs in HIV-infected patients but can also occur in HIV-negative individuals, including in organ transplant recipients. Tyrosine kinase inhi...
{ "authors": [ "Lorenz Jacob Mangahas", "Rowena Wea Reyes", "Richmond Siazon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/3113342", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 11:2024:3113342.", "keywords": [ "basal cell carcinoma", "conjunctival tumors", "immun...
PMC11257755
Objective: To describe the morphological and histopathological features of primary conjunctival basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in a young adult Filipino. Introduction: Malignant conjunctival tumors arise from different cells, the most common of which are squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), (including ocular surface squamous n...
{ "authors": [ "Konstantinos Bonotis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53246", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53246.", "keywords": [ "add-on treatment", "atypical antipsychotics", "augmentation agents", "cariprazine", "d3 receptors", "trea...
PMC10904079
This report presents a case of particular interest in terms of course and therapeutic outcomes, concerning a patient suffering from treatment-resistant depression in whom adjunctive cariprazine to medication brought about an immediate overall improvement in symptomatology. Informed written consent was obtained from the...
{ "authors": [ "Tat W Yau", "Bennet D Franz", "Hanadi A Osman", "Jessica C Rivera", "Ashaur Azhar" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01897", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 28:34:e01897.", "keywords": [ "bone tumor", "case report", "fractur...
PMC10542419
Long bone osteomyelitis could mimic bony tumor in clinical presentation and imaging studies. We present a case of a 47-year man who presented with leg pain, weight loss and night sweats that initially was thought to be related to osteosarcoma, later suffered a pathologic fracture from Staphylococcus aureus osteomyeliti...
{ "authors": [ "Seyyon Satkunanathan", "Mina Boshra", "Janis Chang", "Reetesh Bose" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241231527", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 14:12:2050313X241231527.", "keywords": [ "janus kinase inhibitors", "vitilig...
PMC10868506
Vitiligo is a common, autoimmune, depigmenting disorder of the skin. Janus Kinase inhibitors have emerged as promising topical and oral therapeutic options for vitiligo. There have been no reports of vitiligo being treated with oral Abrocitinib, a selective Janus Kinase 1 inhibitor approved for the treatment of moderat...
{ "authors": [ "Daniel P McKenna", "Cathal McCarthy", "Tony Higgins" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51772", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 6;16(1):e51772.", "keywords": [ "compartment", "extensor", "hallucis", "isolated", "syndrome" ], "li...
PMC10772309
We present the case of an isolated extensor hallucis longus compartment syndrome following a diaphyseal fibular fracture. Our subject underwent syndesmotic fixation and experienced ongoing pain post-procedure. This was associated with an isolated loss of power in extension of the hallux. A diagnosis of an isolated exte...
{ "authors": [ "Hussam Al Hennawi", "Shayan Iqbal Khan", "Aamna Khan", "Usama Sadiq", "Sung-Hae Cho" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14797/mdcvj.1341", "journal": "Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 5;20(1):18-22.", "keywords": [ "gerbode defect", "bic...
PMC11011950
Gerbode defect, an anomalous connection between the left ventricle and right atrium, is often congenital but can be acquired or iatrogenically formed. We present an exceedingly rare case of this defect associated with multiple valve perforation in an otherwise healthy patient with bicuspid aortic valve and endocarditis...
{ "authors": [ "Wei Ven Chin", "Mae Jane Khaw" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.24908/pocus.v9i1.16854", "journal": "POCUS J", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 22;9(1):41-43.", "keywords": [ "bedside ultrasound", "case report", "gas-forming abscess", "liver abscess", "point of care u...
PMC11044940
Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess (GFLPA) carries a high mortality rate. Early identification of the source of infection in sepsis results in better survival. Bedside point of care ultrasound (POCUS) can be used to help localize a source of infection. A 59-year-old man presented with systemic inflammatory response syn...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed Hassaan Qavi", "Aditi Naniwadekar", "Neeraj N Shah" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.14797/mdcvj.1284", "journal": "Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 20;19(1):83-87.", "keywords": [ "left ventricular outflow tract", "transcatheter aortic ...
PMC10588488
Focal left ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia (LVOT-VT) is rarely reported following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Similarly, unexplained sudden cardiac death after TAVR also is rarely described and may be attributed to VT. We present two cases of patients who underwent TAVR and later pr...
{ "authors": [ "Liliana Vásquez", "Soad Fuentes-Alabí", "Patricia Loggetto", "Sara Benitez-Majano", "Monika L Metzger", "Marta Jarquin-Pardo", "Naomi Echeandia-Abud", "Sumit Gupta", "Avram Denburg", "Paola Friedrich", "Roberta Ortiz", "Catherine Lam", "Silvana Lucia...
PMC10516329
This report describes the status of childhood cancer control initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Progress between 2017 and 2023 is measured using the outcome indicators from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) childhood cancer logic model aligned with the World Health Organization Global Initi...
{ "authors": [ "Antonio García Méndez", "Antonio Helue Mena", "Fernando Agustín Aguilar", "Jorge Alberto Rivera Segura", "Miguel Ángel García Guerrero" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_588_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 22:14:433.", "keywords"...
PMC10783659
Background: Occipital encephalocele is a congenital defect of the neural tube at the level of the cranial midline, which results in herniation of meninges and brain tissue. The results of the management of myelomeningocele study determine the maternal and fetal risks for an open fetal surgery and have motivated the con...
{ "authors": [ "Masanori Yamamoto", "Ai Kagase", "Ryo Yamaguchi", "Tatsuya Tsunaki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ehjcr/ytae018", "journal": "Eur Heart J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25;8(1):ytae018.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi....
PMC10810268
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{ "authors": [ "Dalal S Ali", "Francesca Marini", "Farah Alsarraf", "Hatim Alalwani", "Abdulrahman Alamri", "Aliya A Khan", "Maria Luisa Brandi" ], "case_amount": 7, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2023.1215036", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 15:14:1...
PMC10466028
Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia (ADH1) is a genetic disorder characterized by low serum calcium and low or inappropriately normal levels of parathyroid hormone. The disease is caused by a heterozygous activating mutation of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) gene, encoding a G-Protein-coupled cell membrane sensor of e...
{ "authors": [ "Camille François", "Clément Paillusseau", "Stefano Bagatella", "Francesco Origgi", "Lionel Schilliger" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2023.1265034", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 14:10:1265034.", "keywords": [ "testudo graeca ib...
PMC10682079
This article describes the diagnostic, treatment and attempted characterization of a neoplasia of undetermined origin in a Asia minor spur-thighed tortoise. A 21-year-old male Asia minor spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca ibera) was admitted for a 4-month history of diarrhea, and a 2-month history of anorexia and le...
{ "authors": [ "Rahul Ranjan", "Jayanthi Gunasekaran", "Raunak Bir", "Umesh Kumar", "Rajiv M Gupta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53035", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 27;16(1):e53035.", "keywords": [ "amikacin", "cotrimoxazole", "fatal", ...
PMC10896460
Nocardia is a type of bacteria that can cause infections in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. It is an obligate aerobe and is commonly found in the environment. Pulmonary nocardiosis may present as pneumonia, endobronchial inflammatory masses, lung abscess, and cavitary disease with contiguous extension...
{ "authors": [ "Kazuki Hashimoto", "Takuro Nii", "Hitoshi Sumitani", "Masashi Yokoyama", "Satoshi Miyamoto", "Yasuhiro Mihashi", "Yuka Nagata", "Takanori Matsuki", "Kazuyuki Tsujino", "Keisuke Miki", "Hiroshi Kida" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S427544", ...
PMC10576464
Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (ALIS) is a key drug for the treatment of refractory Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD). Although cases of drug-induced interstitial lung disease (DIILD) by ALIS have been reported, its diagnosis is challenging due to overlapping existing pulmonary shadows, ai...
{ "authors": [ "Taiyo Hirata", "Shinya Kawaguchi", "Taisuke Akamatsu", "Atsuko Inagawa", "Tomoki Hikichi", "Kohei Ohkawa", "Kazuhisa Asahara", "Tatsunori Satoh", "Shinya Endo", "Makoto Suzuki", "Kazuya Ohno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000537778", "journal"...
PMC10932551
Introduction: Solid organ malignancies rarely metastasize to the duodenal papilla. We describe a case of primary lung cancer with duodenal papillary metastasis in a patient who presented with melena. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second report of duodenal papillary metastasis from lung cancer. Case pre...
{ "authors": [ "Ananto Ali Alhasyimi", "Iman Syahfik" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/8201195", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 19:2023:8201195.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37766810/", "major_mesh_terms": ...
PMC10522433
Background and Overview. Interceptive orthodontics is a phase of orthodontics that identifies and corrects potential malocclusions in the growing dentofacial complex. At this point, myofunctional appliances are a necessary component. A 9-year-old girl appeared with a Class II division 1, a 6 mm overjet, a 6 mm overbite...
{ "authors": [ "Yuichi Oda", "Kosaku Amano", "Kentaro Chiba", "Kenta Masui", "Takakazu Kawamata" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/jns-nmc.2023-0107", "journal": "NMC Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 14:10:285-289.", "keywords": [ "chordoid glioma", "endoscope", ...
PMC10635905
As per the 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System, chordoid glioma (CG) is defined as a slow-growing glial neoplasm categorized as grade II tumor. This tumor is primarily located in the anterior part of the third ventricle, often adheres to important surrounding stru...
{ "authors": [ "Umesh Jayarajah", "Kalaiyukan Sathasivam", "Sumudu Kumarage", "Thejana Wijeratne" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241263445", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 19:12:2050313X241263445.", "keywords": [ "one anastomosis gastric ...
PMC11189004
Unexpected encounters during surgery for obesity such as midgut malrotation cause specific technical challenges to the surgeon. We present a rare case of asymptomatic complete intestinal malrotation midway during a one anastomosis gastric bypass procedure. A 62-year-old male with a body mass index of 49 kg/m2 and metab...
{ "authors": [ "Adnan Kilani", "Efstathios Vounotrypidis", "Susanna F König", "Armin Wolf" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/9931794", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 21:2023:9931794.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pub...
PMC10754639
Background: To present a rare case of a bilateral immune checkpoint inhibitor- (ICI-) induced photoreceptor injury with a bacillary layer detachment (BALAD) and a dissection of the photoreceptor inner and outer segment, accompanied by ICI-induced Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada- (VKH-) like uveitis after initial administration of...
{ "authors": [ "Teppei Tokumaru", "Hideaki Kurata", "Rei Nakaebisu", "Joji Tomioka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ams2.907", "journal": "Acute Med Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 27;10(1):e907.", "keywords": [ "aggressive surgery", "incisional hernia", "necrotizing so...
PMC10680577
Background: Surgery for incisional hernias with obesity can be more challenging because obesity is associated with perioperative complications. Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) is a life-threatening condition that requires aggressive surgical management. Few incisional hernias with NSTI have been reported, and ...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmad Dalal", "Abdallah Dwayat", "Natalie Khamashta", "Mo'men Alashwas", "Tariq Asi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjad693", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 4;2024(1):rjad693.", "keywords": [ "pasat", "adrenal adenoma", ...
PMC10766590
Pure androgen secreting adrenal tumors are exceedingly rare, presenting in higher numbers in women compared with men, and are particularly rare in women of postmenopausal age. Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism is usually ovarian or adrenal in origin, with tumors representing an uncommon cause, which are more frequently o...
{ "authors": [ "Ankita Patel", "Jayant D Vagha", "Revat J Meshram", "Rahul Khandelwal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52211", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 13;16(1):e52211.", "keywords": [ "congenital torch infection", "global developmental delay", ...
PMC10859727
This case report details the complex presentation of a six-year-old female child with global developmental delay (GDD), scurvy, congenital toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and HIV (TORCH) infection and a subgaleal hematoma. The patient's medical history included delayed developmental milestones,...
{ "authors": [ "Bo Liu", "Yao Zhang", "Zheng Yuan", "Qiang Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S474589", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 14:17:3537-3545.", "keywords": [ "brucellosis", "rt-pcr", "anterior cervical subtotal corpectomy", ...
PMC11330751
Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that can affect various organs, including the spine. Cervical spondylitis caused by Brucella is rare but can lead to significant morbidity if not diagnosed and treated promptly. Case presentation: We report a case of a 46-year-old female who presented with intermittent hig...
{ "authors": [ "Biswa Ranjan Panda", "Jayashree Mishra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/apc.apc_177_23", "journal": "Ann Pediatr Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Feb;17(1):64-66.", "keywords": [ "cavopulmonary shunt", "ductal stent", "migration", "stent embolization" ],...
PMC11198929
Retrieval of embolized ductal stents from the pulmonary or systemic circulation can be challenging. Most children benefit from surgical shunts in such scenarios. Although early retrieval is advised, stents lodged in the peripheral pulmonary tree can be inaccessible, making the removal complicated. In such patients, ste...
{ "authors": [ "Agustín Bernacchia", "Alejandra Ginaca", "Sabrina Rotondo", "María Pilar Tejada", "Daniela Di Giovanni" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1424380", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 24:12:1424380.", "keywords": [ "b-lymphocyte subs...
PMC11303290
The complement system, a vital component of innate immunity, consists of various proteins and pathways crucial for the recognition and elimination of pathogens. In addition, it plays a major role in the initiation of adaptive response through the opsonization of antigens, contributing to B-cell activation and memory ma...
{ "authors": [ "Isabelle Costa de Vasconcelos", "Thalita da Silva Oliveira", "Ana Beatriz Santos", "Mylena Taise Azevedo Lima", "Joseli Soares Brazorotto", "Aryelly Dayane da Silva Nunes Araujo", "Edgard Morya", "Sheila Andreoli Balen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/2317-17...
PMC11404838
Neurosyphilis is an infection of the central nervous system caused by Treponema pallidum and may be symptomatic or asymptomatic in children with congenital syphilis. This study aims to describe the cortical activation pattern of a four-month-old infant with neurosyphilis using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNI...
{ "authors": [ "Thi Hong Chuyen Nguyen", "Bao Song Nguyen Tran", "Thanh Phuc Nguyen", "Thi Minh Thi Ha", "Nguyen Cuong Pham", "Thu Giang Thi Nguyen", "Huu Hoang", "Thuan Dang Cong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533707", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail":...
PMC10601832
Mixed neuroendocrine non-neuroendocrine neoplasm (MiNEN) is a rare type of gastric carcinoma with controversial diagnosis and treatment. Recent data implies that deficiency mismatch repair proteins inducing microsatellite instability are considered one of the potential drivers of this disease. Hence, we report a stomac...
{ "authors": [ "Rolando A Zamora Gonzalez", "Mark S Mayo", "Arthur C Jeng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01955", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 15:36:e01955.", "keywords": [ "flea-borne typhus", "hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis" ], "license...
PMC11031783
Flea-borne typhus (FBT), also known as murine typhus, is a zoonotic infection caused by R. typhi with world-wide distribution. In the United States, the infection is uncommon but remains endemic in some areas, including Los Angeles County. It typically manifests as a benign acute febrile illness but can be complicated ...
{ "authors": [ "Julieth Vivian Sarmiento Palma", "Santiago Sambracos Parrado", "Maria Camila Echeverria", "Paula Ruiz Talero" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795476241253106", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 15:17:11795476241253106.", "keywords":...
PMC11097722
We report the case of a 27-year-old man with transthyretin amyloidosis secondary to the p.Val142Ile mutation with an atypical clinical presentation of predominantly lower limb polyneuropathy without cardiac involvement. p.Val142Ile is mainly associated with cardiopathy, whereas the neuropathic phenotype is mainly assoc...
{ "authors": [ "Bin Liang", "Tao Huang", "Shao-Lei Kuang", "Guang-Yuan Xie", "Tian-Qi Liu", "Yuan-Yuan Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1212013", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 5:13:1212013.", "keywords": [ "anti-pd-1 antibody", "a...
PMC10585252
Introduction: Although surgery is the preferred treatment for sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma (SHC), the prognosis remains considerably poor due to early postoperative recurrence and metastasis. Reports on surgery after combined treatment with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and anti-programmed cell death (PD)-1 antib...
{ "authors": [ "Bryanna Sullivan", "Moreen Matti", "Gene Cho", "Seoyoon Lee", "Matthew Nobari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241272551", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 22:12:2050313X241272551.", "keywords": [ "acute systolic heart fa...
PMC11342427
Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a disorder characterized by elevated levels of eosinophils, which may be associated with multi-organ involvement depending on severity. The recent diagnostic criteria for idiopathic HES require an elevated absolute eosinophil count (AEC) above 1500 cells/mcL with evidence of tissue d...
{ "authors": [ "Ryota Shigaki", "Ryohei Yoshida", "Akari Yagita", "Kazunori Nagasue", "Taeka Naraoka", "Kiichi Nitanai", "Hiraku Yanada", "Toshiyuki Tenma", "Ryotaro Kida", "Yasuhiro Umekage", "Chie Mori", "Yoshinori Minami", "Hideki Sato", "Kuninori Iwayama", ...
PMC10690615
Introduction: Sotorasib is a crucial therapeutic agent for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring the KRAS p.G12C mutation. Despite its efficacy, the relationship between blood sotorasib concentrations and side effects remains largely unexplored. Methods: This study enrolled five patients with KRAS ...
{ "authors": [ "Ons Bettaieb", "Aicha Keskes", "Carmen Llacer Moscardo" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000535425", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 7;17(1):454-462.", "keywords": [ "case report", "leiomyosarcoma", "prostate cancer", "radiotherapy" ...
PMC10919910
Introduction: Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of the prostate is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor that presents with nonspecific signs and symptoms. Treatment guidelines are not yet established. Case presentation: We report two cases of LMS of the prostate. The presenting symptom was hematuria, and diagnosis was ascertained...
{ "authors": [ "Weisen Wang", "Chunhua Feng", "Yanqun Liu", "Yi Tao", "Xiaoying Bi", "Xiaojun Hou" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1433240", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 23:15:1433240.", "keywords": [ "guillain-barré syndrome", "ac...
PMC11300209
Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a polyradiculoneuropathy mediated by the immune system and is the primary reason for acute flaccid paralysis. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a recognized immunotherapeutic drug that can accelerate recovery from GBS. Limited literature exists concerning cerebral infarct...
{ "authors": [ "Shariful Islam", "Aneela Shah", "Vijay Naraynsingh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52228", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 13;16(1):e52228.", "keywords": [ "abdominal pain", "acute abdomen", "bowel resection", "diverticulitis", ...
PMC10861364
Isolated jejunal diverticular (JD) perforation is extremely rare; it usually presents as a diagnostic dilemma and is often discovered incidentally on laparotomy. Most of these perforations are single. Literature has revealed only one case of multiple small bowel diverticular perforations. We report the first case of si...
{ "authors": [ "Wan Xu", "Qing Wang", "Lin Li", "Binghua Zhu", "Qingqing Cai", "Xiaoli Yi", "Rong Fang", "Qian Wang" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2023.1249225", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 20:13:1249225.", "keywords": ...
PMC10548267
Background: Chlamydia psittaci is the causative agent of psittacosis in humans, while its rapid identification is hampered due to the lack of specificity of laboratory testing methods. Case presentation: This study reports four cases of C. psittaci infection after contact with a domestic parrot, all belonging to the s...
{ "authors": [ "Tara Prasad Tripathy", "Alamelu Alagappan", "Ranjan Patel", "Srikant Kumar Behera", "Panda Sandip Kumar", "Suprava Naik" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.15388/Amed.2024.31.1.3", "journal": "Acta Med Litu", "journal_detail": "2024;31(1):22-26.", "keywords": [ "wu...
PMC11227672
Background: Wunderlich syndrome is an uncommon entity characterized by spontaneous, nontraumatic renal bleeding into the subcapsular and perirenal regions. The most frequent benign tumor, angiomyolipoma, is the most common cause of Wunderlich syndrome. Case presentation: We report a case of Wunderlich syndrome in angio...
{ "authors": [ "Shinya Fukuta", "Mitsuhiro Iwasaki", "Hidekazu Yamazaki", "Masahiro Maeda", "Masaki Koh", "Yasufumi Inaka", "Hiroaki Sato", "Takayuki Hara", "Masafumi Morimoto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5797/jnet.cr.2023-0088", "journal": "J Neuroendovasc Ther", "jo...
PMC11189782
Objective: To report the rare case of a patient with a perianeurysmal cyst following stent-assisted coil embolization of an unruptured vertebral artery aneurysm. Case presentation: A 63-year-old woman underwent stent-assisted coil embolization for an unruptured vertebral artery aneurysm embedded in the brainstem (pons)...
{ "authors": [ "Isabelle Aubert", "Frédéric Kletz", "Jean-Claude Sardas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11786329231196029", "journal": "Health Serv Insights", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 28:16:11786329231196029.", "keywords": [ "actor", "co-development", "health pathway", ...
PMC10540579
In France, patients' right to take part in decisions regarding their health has been recognized by law since 2002. This legal recognition was the outcome of a long-standing call to allow all individuals to be "actors in their own health" and to co-develop their care pathway with the professionals involved. In practice,...
{ "authors": [ "Miyu Wakatsuki", "Hiroyuki Yamashita", "Ryo Kuwata", "Misa Yamaji", "Hiroshi Kaneko" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/rap/rkae103", "journal": "Rheumatol Adv Pract", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 24;8(4):rkae103.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "ht...
PMC11415826
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{ "authors": [ "Yun Ye", "Qian Zhang", "You-Wen Tan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1395236", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 5:11:1395236.", "keywords": [ "hepatitis a virus", "immune-mediated", "skin", "toxic epidermal necrolysis...
PMC11188567
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare but serious immune-mediated life-threatening skin and mucous membrane reaction that is mainly caused by drugs, infections, vaccines, and malignant tumors. A 74-year-old woman presented with a moderate fever of unknown cause, which was relieved after 2 days, but with weakness a...
{ "authors": [ "Yong Li", "Ju Gao", "Lin Jiang", "Canlin Sun", "Hua Hong", "Dapeng Yu" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.2147/CPAA.S436188", "journal": "Clin Pharmacol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11:16:27-31.", "keywords": [ "atropine", "bradycardia", "dexmedetomidine",...
PMC10789565
Dexmedetomidine is a selective and potent α2-adrenoceptor agonist used for sedation, analgesia, and anxiolysis, with minimal respiratory depression; therefore, it is widely used in clinical practice. Transient hypertension has been reported to be an indication for the use of dexmedetomidine. The authors report three fe...
{ "authors": [ "Lei Liang", "Haotian Wu", "Haixia Meng", "Lin Fu", "Jianrong Zhao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2024.1322395", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 2:15:1322395.", "keywords": [ "tnxb", "compound heterozygous varian...
PMC10869528
Primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the prevailing congenital anomaly of the kidneys and urinary tract, posing a significant risk for pyelonephritis scarring and chronic renal insufficiency in pediatric patients. Nevertheless, the precise genetic etiology of VUR remains enigmatic. In this current investigation, we c...
{ "authors": [ "Indrani Sarma", "Namit Ray", "Priyotosh Banerjee", "Subhadeep Das", "Dhriti Kumar Brahma" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52682", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 21;16(1):e52682.", "keywords": [ "allergy", "clotrimazole", "ear dr...
PMC10804214
Clotrimazole, a commonly used antifungal agent, is employed in the treatment of otomycosis and other ear infections. However, its use can lead to adverse drug reactions (ADRs), occasionally manifesting as local irritation or allergic responses. This abstract presents a case study of a patient exhibiting an adverse reac...
{ "authors": [ "Solveig Randers Olesen", "Sissel Kronborg-White", "Line Bille Madsen", "Elisabeth Bendstrup" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/20018525.2024.2365510", "journal": "Eur Clin Respir J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 18;11(1):2365510.", "keywords": [ "pulmonary lymphangiti...
PMC11188942
Introduction: Pulmonary lymphangitis carcinomatosa is a rare and severe manifestation of metastatic disease that causes pulmonary symptoms and radiologic patterns similar to interstitial lung diseases. Case presentation: We report a case of a 78-year-old woman who presented to our department with insidiously developed ...
{ "authors": [ "Jeena Joseph", "Krishna Prabhu", "Edmond Jonathan", "Mark Ranjan Jesudason", "Ashish Kumar Gupta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_162_23", "journal": "J Craniovertebr Junction Spine", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;15(1):110-113.", "keywords": [ "e...
PMC11029106
Ewing's sarcoma is a rare and highly aggressive bone tumor primarily affecting children and adolescents. It commonly presents in the pelvic and axial skeleton, with sacral involvement posing unique challenges due to its intricate anatomical location. This report details the case of an 18-year-old male with sacral Ewing...
{ "authors": [ "Ida Cursio", "Sabrina Siliquini", "Claudia Carducci", "Giovanni Bisello", "Mario Mastrangelo", "Vincenzo Leuzzi", "Mariarita Bertoldi", "Carla Marini" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1284339", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 ...
PMC10729769
Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive neurometabolic disorder leading to severe combined serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine deficiency. We report on a female patient with borderline functioning and sporadic clear-cut focal to bilateral seizures from age 10...
{ "authors": [ "Bogdan Bratu", "Salomé Kuntz", "Sophie Caillard", "Nabil Chakfe", "Anne Lejay" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2024.01.052", "journal": "EJVES Vasc Forum", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 20:61:51-53.", "keywords": [ "kidney transplantation", "vascular...
PMC10847879
Introduction: Organ transplantation is limited by the supply of transplantable organs, and the supply of organs cannot meet the needs of patients on the waiting list. Ensuring transplantation of any procured organ is therefore mandatory. Organ injury, mostly to the organ's vasculature, can occur during multi-organ proc...
{ "authors": [ "Gabriel Kakuru Shamavu", "Kumbowi Kumbakulu Patrick", "Franck Katembo Sikakulya", "Odong Richard Justin", "Everest Tukamushaba", "Simon Odoch", "Baanitse Munihire Jeannot", "Juliet Adongo Ocol" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S456956", "journal": "Int...
PMC10999181
Introduction: This report details the exceptional survival of a female newborn buried alive by her own mother after a clandestine and unassisted birth. Despite spending over six hours underground, the newborn remarkably survived without exhibiting signs of perinatal asphyxia or major complications, and did not require ...
{ "authors": [ "Mensur Mohammed Ahmed", "Mubarek Bargicho Adem", "Adugna Getachew Mideksa", "Tolesa Yadeta Huluka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/RRU.S412100", "journal": "Res Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 1:15:409-414.", "keywords": [ "ectopic kidney", "giant pyonep...
PMC10479553
Pyonephrosis is characterized by infective hydronephrosis accompanied by suppurative destruction of the renal parenchyma, resulting in partial or complete impairment of renal function. Patients present with wide range of symptoms, they can be asymptomatic in 15% but most of them present with septic features like fever,...
{ "authors": [ "Anna Tanaka", "Tim Cai", "Michael Platten", "Luis E Tollinche", "Samuel J DeJoy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/1050279", "journal": "Case Rep Anesthesiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 8:2024:1050279.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https...
PMC10789510
Patients with very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCADD) are prone to hypoglycemia and clinical decompensation when metabolic demands of the body are not met. We present a pediatric patient with VLCADD who underwent a posterior spinal fusion for scoliosis requiring intraoperative neurophysiology monitor...
{ "authors": [ "Seth Jotham", "Alicia Massenga", "Geofrey Giiti", "Ally Rashid", "Erasto Wambura", "Fabian Mghanga" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.48.46.43778", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 5:48:46.", "keywords": [ "neonate", "cas...
PMC11399462
Mesenteric cysts have been documented as a rare occurrence in children. They are mostly renowned to be benign intra-abdominal tumors with no known etiology. The symptoms are non-specific ranging from being asymptomatic to an acute abdomen. Most of the diagnoses are made below the age of 10 years with devoid of reports ...
{ "authors": [ "Omair Yousuf", "Jae Jeff Lee", "Brett D Atwater" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1373884", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 30:11:1373884.", "keywords": [ "conduction system", "leadless", "left bundle branch area pacing",...
PMC11320998
Traditional transvenous pacemakers consist of a pacemaker generator usually positioned surgically in the upper left chest on the pectoral muscle fascia and one or more leads positioned through the veins to the right atrium and across the tricuspid valve to the right ventricular apex. While these devices reduce symptoms...
{ "authors": [ "Xuan Tian", "Jianlong Liu", "Jinyong Li", "Xiao Liu", "Mi Zhou", "Yule Tian" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1412571", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 2:11:1412571.", "keywords": [ "case report", "filter retrieva...
PMC11250597
We report the case of a 22-year-old male who underwent endoluminal surgery and was implanted an Option Elite filter in the superior vena cava (SVC) while the filter retraction hook was attached to the vessel wall. The patient requested to remove the filter after 155 days. Preoperative ultrasonography and CT examination...
{ "authors": [ "Anna Sater", "William Aaron Marshall", "Whitney Renee Jenson", "Kristy Lynn Hawley" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1136/tsaco-2024-001556", "journal": "Trauma Surg Acute Care Open", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 9;9(1):e001556.", "keywords": [ "fracture fixation, interna...
PMC11331908
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{ "authors": [ "Tushar Rathod", "Rudra Mangesh Prabhu", "Shubhranshu Shekhar Mohanty", "Ajay Chandanwale" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_687_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 20:14:371.", "keywords": [ "atlanto-axial fusion", "bone union", ...
PMC10629302
Background: Type 2 odontoid fractures with posterior displacement are rare. Most acute cases reported in the literature are readily reduced with traction alone. Here, we reviewed the management of a chronic, posteriorly displaced odontoid fracture that was managed with a unique posterior reduction maneuver. Case descri...
{ "authors": [ "Martina Rimoldi", "Gloria Romagnoli", "Francesca Magri", "Sara Antognozzi", "Claudia Cinnante", "Elena Saccani", "Patrizia Ciscato", "Simona Zanotti", "Daniele Velardo", "Stefania Corti", "Giacomo Pietro Comi", "Dario Ronchi" ], "case_amount": 1, "...
PMC10831852
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy autosomal recessive 8 (LGMDR8) is a rare clinical manifestation caused by the presence of biallelic variants in the TRIM32 gene. We present the clinical, molecular, histopathological, and muscle magnetic resonance findings of a novel 63-years-old LGMDR8 patient of Italian origins, who wen...
{ "authors": [ "Anna Arecco", "Davide Demontis", "Leonardo Della Sala", "Natale Musso", "Stefano Gay", "Mara Boschetti", "Diego Ferone", "Federico Gatto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2023.1309657", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "202...
PMC10822982
Background: Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD) is one of the most frequent causes of euvolemic hyponatremia (serum sodium levels < 135 mEq/L) and it represents more than 35% of hyponatremia cases in hospitalized patients. It is characterized by an inappropriate vasopressin (AVP)/antidiuretic hormone (ADH) se...
{ "authors": [ "Jack Edward Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12865/CHSJ.50.01.19", "journal": "Curr Health Sci J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;50(1):155-157.", "keywords": [ "atorvastatin", "hdl-chol", "ldl-chol", "total chol/hdl ratio" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link"...
PMC11151945
Atorvastatin is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor that is prescribed to prevent adverse cardiovascular events by reducing blood total cholesterol (Chol) and LDL-Chol. Here we report a case related to an unusual response of HDL-Chol upon the administration of atorvastatin following an acute myocardial infarction. While ato...
{ "authors": [ "Jiwei Gu", "Juan Qian", "Xin Cao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1272209", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 11:14:1272209.", "keywords": [ "composite lymphoma", "diffuse large b cell lymphoma", "intestine", "peripheral t-cell...
PMC10961394
Composite lymphoma is an uncommon type of lymphoid malignancy, and those consisting of concurrent diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS) in the same organ are rare. Here, we report a case of a 75-year-old male patient admitted to our emergency department...
{ "authors": [ "Xiao Han", "Qianjuan Zhang", "Chengcheng Wang", "Bingjuan Han" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.2147/PGPM.S414161", "journal": "Pharmgenomics Pers Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 23:16:777-783.", "keywords": [ "mowat-wilson syndrome", "zeb2", "gene mutation", ...
PMC10460601
Purpose: Mowat-Wilson syndrome (MWS) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by a pathogenic variant of the ZEB2 gene. The main clinical manifestations include special facial features, Hirschsprung disease (HSCR), global developmental delay and other congenital malformations. Here, we summarize the clinical characteris...
{ "authors": [ "Shaoguang Lv", "Yuanyuan Wu", "Fang Liu", "Baoquan Jiao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1201999", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 25:11:1201999.", "keywords": [ "hes7 gene", "alternative splicing mutation", "case report", ...
PMC10485611
Background: Spondylocostal dysostosis 4 (SCDO4) is characterized by short stature (mainly short trunk), dyspnea, brain meningocele, and spina bifida occulta, which is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous HES7 (HES family bHLH transcription factor 7) variants. The incidence of SCDO4 remains unknown due to the e...
{ "authors": [ "Haruyuki Kinoshita", "Masashi Morita", "Shiori Maeda", "Munehiro Kanegawa", "Yoji Sumimoto", "Kenji Masada", "Takashi Shimonaga", "Hiroshi Sugino" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01958", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 15:36...
PMC11047175
We present the case of a 66-year-old woman undergoing chronic dialysis who developed pneumonia and enteritis after being infected with COVID-19 and had severe wall motion reduction similar to a left ventricular aneurysm. There was concern that the condition might worsen due to left ventricular wall thinning and curious...
{ "authors": [ "Tong Liu", "Heshuang Wang", "Qinglong Kong", "Haoyu Wang", "Haodong Wei", "Pengda Sun" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1389725", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 14:14:1389725.", "keywords": [ "cd4/cd8 ratio", "cik cell im...
PMC11211372
While the incidence of small-cell lung cancer is low, it has a poor prognosis. Patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer account for about 70% of all cases of small-cell lung cancer, with a median overall survival duration of 8-13 months and a 5-year overall survival rate of only 1%-5%. Herein, we report small-cel...
{ "authors": [ "Yanzhi Wan", "Hong Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1256137", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 10:13:1256137.", "keywords": [ "hepatocellular carcinoma", "lenvatinib", "regorafenib", "second-line treatment", "sintilimab" ...
PMC10597686
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a tumor with a high degree of malignancy. Patients have poor outcomes and short survival times, especially after progression to first-line systemic therapy. Regorafenib is the standard second-line treatment for HCC, but there is no conclusive evidence that regorafenib combined with imm...
{ "authors": [ "Kenta Hayashino", "Chikamasa Yoshida", "Yoshiyuki Ayata", "Ryouya Yukawa", "Aya Komura", "Makoto Nakamura", "Yusuke Meguri", "Kazuhiko Yamamoto", "Wakako Oda", "Kenji Imajo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3960/jslrt.23049", "journal": "J Clin Exp Hemato...
PMC11079987
We report the case of a 52-year-old male who presented to our hospital with cervical lymphadenopathy. Lymph node biopsy revealed small atypical lymphoid cells positive for CD3 and CD5 and negative for CD56 and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded small RNA (EBER) by in situ hybridization. CD4-positive cells and CD8-positiv...
{ "authors": [ "Vera Obinwanne", "Nathalia Hoffmann Guarda", "Erinolaoluwa Araoye", "Alaina J James" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/23320885.2024.2302124", "journal": "Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 23;11(1):2302124.", "keywords": [ "pyoderma gang...
PMC10810620
Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum (P SP G) is a subtype of pyoderma gangrenosum in which non-infectious, painful, inflammatory ulcerative nodules develop in incision sites. Delayed diagnosis and surgical interventions of P SP G often contribute to worsened morbidity. We present a case of a 55-year-old female diagnosed...