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{ "authors": [ "Huaqing Chen", "Xiaojuan Ji", "Yun Lai", "Ling Xie", "Chunlei Wan", "Longnian Li" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1303590", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 19:10:1303590.", "keywords": [ "ikbkg gene", "gene detec...
PMC10764103
Incontinentia pigmenti (IP), an X-chromosome dominant genodermatosis caused by mutations in the IKBKG/NEMO gene, is a rare disease affecting the skin, teeth, eyes, and central nervous system. Here, we report two pedigrees of IP and detection of two novel mutations in the IKBKG gene associated with IP via genetic analys...
{ "authors": [ "Prajyot Ankar", "Grisha R Ratnani", "Swapnil U Ramteke", "Pratik R Jaiswal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53050", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 27;16(1):e53050.", "keywords": [ "neurodynamic solutions", "neuromuscular training", ...
PMC10896010
This case study examines the treatment journey of a 19-year-old male who presented with bilateral buttock pain, lower limb weakness, and instability caused by piriformis syndrome and asymptomatic Prolapsed intervertebral disc (PIVD) herniation. The intervention strategy was guided by clinical assessments, including neu...
{ "authors": [ "Meng Kong", "Weiqiang Liu", "Yuexia Bai", "Jinhua Jia", "Chuanyang Liu", "Shisong Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1360557", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 29:14:1360557.", "keywords": [ "cavernous hemangioma", "ch...
PMC10941337
Background: While hemangiomas are the most commonly occurring benign vascular tumors, their occurrence in the gastrointestinal system is rare. This case report presents a unique instance of small intestinal hemangioma in a pediatric patient. Case description: A 21-month-old girl was admitted to the hospital with a hist...
{ "authors": [ "Takashi Ono", "Ryohei Nejima", "Katsuhito Kinoshita", "Yosai Mori", "Shinichiro Ohtani", "Takashi Miyai", "Takuya Iwasaki", "Kazunori Miyata" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533711", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 16;14(1...
PMC10601870
Toxicity of Paederus species to eyes has scarcely been reported. This report presents a case of chemical blepharokeratoconjunctivitis with delayed re-epithelialization caused by Paederus fuscipes in a patient with dry eye after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). A 47-year-old woman who had undergone LASIK f...
{ "authors": [ "Murali Narasimhan", "Ramachandran Ramakrishnan", "Divya Sree Varri", "Muthubharathi Sivasubramanian" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_664_23", "journal": "J Family Med Prim Care", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;13(1):384-387.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", ...
PMC10931865
Lichen planus, an autoimmune inflammatory condition, has been linked to medications, vaccinations, and infections. Several clinical studies have shown that majority of vaccines trigger a Th1 response, which raises the blood levels of IL-2, TNF & IFN, and may be linked to the development of lichen planus. It has recentl...
{ "authors": [ "Peng Zhou", "Wei Liu", "Jiaoyun Zheng", "Haixia Zhang", "Jiadi Luo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1369046", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28:14:1369046.", "keywords": [ "braf rearrangement", "ngs", "slmap", "jaw b...
PMC11006978
Primary sarcomas of the jaw are very rare tumor with unclear mechanism of tumorigenesis. Identification of genetic alterations contributes to better understanding of tumorigenesis and extension of tumor spectrum, as well as potential therapeutic targets application. Herein, we firstly report a case of primary sarcoma i...
{ "authors": [ "Keisuke Kamada", "Masami Shingaki", "Keitaro Nakanishi", "Kazunori Ishikawa", "Atsuhiro Koya", "Kiyohumi Morishita" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2023.10.002", "journal": "EJVES Vasc Forum", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 21:60:77-80.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10682815
Objective: This report presents a case of stent graft migration that was suspected to have occurred due to failure of the Valiant Navion device (Medtronic Inc., Santa Rosa, CA, USA). This case was rare because the broken device was removed from the living patient and examined directly. Case report: A 69 year old man wh...
{ "authors": [ "Yun-Sheng Wu", "Yu-Ting Chen", "Jen-Hao Chuang", "Hsien-Chi Liao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1281211", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 2:14:1281211.", "keywords": [ "case report", "fetal adenocarcinoma", "lung adenocarci...
PMC11018926
Background: Fetal adenocarcinoma is a very rare subtype of lung adenocarcinoma. Its incidence ranges from 0.1 to 0.87% among all primary lung neoplasms. Low-grade types tend to appear in the younger generation, and the age ranges from 20 to 50 years with a mean age of around 35 years. Surgical resection is currently th...
{ "authors": [ "Ruo-Yu Gao", "Xiao-Lan Wei", "Jin-Feng Wu", "Zhi-Wei Zhou", "Xi-Qiu Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1303305", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 11:11:1303305.", "keywords": [ "boerhaave syndrome", "bowel preparatio...
PMC10961334
Colonoscopy is widely acknowledged as a prevalent and efficacious approach for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. In order to guarantee an effective colonoscopy, it is imperative for patients to undergo an optimal bowel preparation regimen. This entails the consumption of a substantial volume of...
{ "authors": [ "Mitsuhiro Furusawa", "Kozue Matsuishi", "Kei Horino", "Hideki Inoue", "Michio Abe", "Natsuo Oya" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000531925", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 2;16(1):1060-1065.", "keywords": [ "palliative radiotherapy...
PMC10601727
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is the rapid disintegration of a malignant tumor treated with anticancer drugs or radiation, causing electrolyte abnormalities such as elevated uric acid levels, elevated potassium and phosphorus levels, and decreased calcium levels. These abnormalities can lead to hypotension, renal dysfunct...
{ "authors": [ "Amol Deshpande", "Mayuri Deshpande" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.46.44.41181", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 29:46:44.", "keywords": [ "alopecia universalis", "alopecia areata", "alopecia totalis" ], "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC10768546
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{ "authors": [ "Yue Chen", "Aili Gao", "Yanan Ke", "Xin Zhou", "Li Lin", "Sha Lu", "Yumei Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S453620", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 24:17:913-919.", "keywords": [ "prototheca wickerhamii"...
PMC11059624
Protothecosis, an infrequent human infection, is caused by achlorophyllic algae belonging to the genus Prototheca, particularly Prototheca wickerhamii. The skin stands as the most commonly affected organ. This report documents a case involving an 82-year-old male with Protothecosis. Histopathological analysis revealed ...
{ "authors": [ "Yian Gu", "Yuanyuan Ye", "Hua Shu", "Lina Chang", "Yinghui Xie", "Fengao Li", "Tiehong Zhu", "Ming Liu", "Qing He" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2024.1330185", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29:15:1330185...
PMC10859429
Background: Hereditary primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) accounts for 5-10% of all PHPT cases, necessitating genetic testing for diagnosis and management. Among these, hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome (HPT-JT) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by CDC73 mutations with variable clinical presentations and in...
{ "authors": [ "Peter Horwich", "Shanmugappiriya Sivarajah", "David Neskey", "Joshua Hornig" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1159/000539200", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 7;17(1):622-629.", "keywords": [ "electrospun", "head and neck reconstruction", ...
PMC11249558
Introduction: Patients with head and neck cancer often necessitate complex reconstructions, considering both functional and esthetic concerns. Reconstructions are further complicated by previous radiation therapy and patient co-morbidities, which impair wound healing. A recently introduced synthetic hybrid-scale fiber ...
{ "authors": [ "Chao Huang", "Xuelian Dai", "Jiacheng Liu", "Yunting Zhang", "Bianli Yin", "Chao Liu", "Xiangyang Ren", "Zhihui Duan", "Huan Yang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1423547", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 5:15:142354...
PMC11417422
Myasthenia gravis (MG) and idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) are autoimmune diseases of the nervous system, and their main clinical manifestation is muscle weakness. The concurrent presence of both conditions in the same patient is clinically rare and easily missed. Here, we report the case of a 74-year-old woman ...
{ "authors": [ "Sameh A Seif", "Yaser AlNatheer", "Lama Al Bahis", "Sundar Ramalingam" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52343", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 15;16(1):e52343.", "keywords": [ "fluoroscopy", "foreign body displacement", "lateral phar...
PMC10867549
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are often faced with the clinical challenge of foreign body displacement into the perioral tissues and soft tissues of the head and neck. This mainly occurs either because of trauma or inadvertently during dental treatment. In addition to the maxillary sinus, iatrogenic foreign body disp...
{ "authors": [ "Elias Edward Lahham", "Mohammad I Alsahouri", "Qusai A Alsalah", "Salem Billan", "Fadi Atrash" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241242608", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28:12:2050313X241242608.", "keywords": [ "visual ...
PMC10981251
Colorectal cancer ranks third in cancer incidence in the United States, commonly metastasizing to the liver and lungs. Despite its high prevalence, colorectal cancer with intraocular metastasis is exceedingly rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature. This study presents a 58-year-old male, previously trea...
{ "authors": [ "Evgenii P Nuzhnyi", "Alina S Arestova", "Alexey V Rossokhin", "Anna O Protopopova", "Nataliya Yu Abramycheva", "Natalia A Suponeva", "Sergey N Illarioshkin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1267426", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "202...
PMC10570449
Background: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoKPP) is a rare neuromuscular genetic disorder causing recurrent episodes of flaccid paralysis. Most cases are associated with CACNA1S mutation, causing defect of calcium channel and subsequent impairment of muscle functions. Due to defined management approaches early diag...
{ "authors": [ "Jorge Armando Lara-Olivas", "Marcos V Sangrador-Deitos", "Rodolfo Villalobos-Díaz", "Ricardo Marian-Magaña", "Juan Luis Gomez-Amador" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_473_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 8:14:317.", "keywords": [...
PMC10559378
Background: Giant intracranial aneurysms cause symptoms due to mass effect and can mimic other lesions in imaging studies. The coexistence of tumors and aneurysms is relatively rare, with meningiomas being the predominant tumors found in such cases. The relationship between these two entities is complex and represent a...
{ "authors": [ "Aleksandra Grzegorczyk", "Zuzanna Marczyńska", "Rafał Matkowski", "Marcin Ziętek", "Wojciech Pietras", "Elżbieta Latos-Grażyńska", "Krzysztof Kałwak", "Iwona Dachowska-Kałwak" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.5114/ceji.2023.130864", "journal": "Cent Eur J Immunol...
PMC10604638
This study presents a case of a 17-year-old female patient who had previously undergone surgical resection of melanoma in the right periscapular area. She was administered adjuvant treatment with the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab as monotherapy. The mechanism of action of this drug is based on increased stimulation of the i...
{ "authors": [ "Huan Wu", "Long Wu", "Quan Zhang", "Bao-Fang Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fgene.2023.1229271", "journal": "Front Genet", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 21:14:1229271.", "keywords": [ "crigler-najjar syndrome", "pklr", "ugt1a1", "case report", ...
PMC10475990
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD) and Crigler-Najjar syndrome are rare autosomal recessive liver diseases. PKD is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the PKLR gene, leading to non-spherocytic hereditary hemolytic anemia. On the other hand, Crigler-Najjar syndrome (CNS-II) is characterized by the l...
{ "authors": [ "Afra Abdulla Juma", "Faisal Abubaker", "Omar Sharif", "Eman Aljufairi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.gastha.2023.06.013", "journal": "Gastro Hep Adv", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 17;2(7):943-945.", "keywords": [ "case report", "duodenal-type", "esophago...
PMC11307786
This case report presents the clinical findings, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment options for a 71-year-old female patient with a medical history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and recurrent urinary tract infections. The patient presented with chronic abdominal pain as the sole symptom. Despite normal laboratory in...
{ "authors": [ "Leibo Wang", "Zuze Qiu", "Shun Zhan", "Guanyu Shi", "Wei He", "Zhuangding Cen", "Feng Xu", "Wu Tian", "Daobing Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1290470", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24:11:1290470.", "k...
PMC10847276
Page kidney is caused by the perirenal or subcapsular accumulation of blood or fluid pressing on the renal parenchyma and is a rare cause of secondary hypertension. In this study, we report a case of Page caused by bilateral spontaneous subcapsular renal hematoma, the main manifestations of which were secondary hyperte...
{ "authors": [ "Konstantinos Dretakis", "Konstantinos Raptis", "Christos Koutserimpas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22038/ABJS.2024.77543.3582", "journal": "Arch Bone Jt Surg", "journal_detail": "2024;12(8):608-611.", "keywords": [ "hip biomechanics", "hip joint anatomy", "mako"...
PMC11353149
The robotic arm-assisted system (MAKO) has pioneered a transformative approach to hip joint restoration, excelling in reinstating innate hip joint anatomy and biomechanics. This case represents the initial application of the system in revision surgery following a cut-out complication. A 69-year-old female, previously i...
{ "authors": [ "Kyung Min Kim", "Tae Kwon Lee", "Su Min Lee", "Won Seok Chang", "Su Ji Lee", "Jihye Hwang", "Sung-Rae Cho" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1330811", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 14:15:1330811.", "keywords": [ "baclof...
PMC10899344
Background: Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy, a viable alternative for unsuitable candidates of conventional spasticity medications, is a preferred method of administration over the oral route. Owing to its enhanced bioavailability, ITB ensures a more effective delivery at the target site. Objective: There is a lack ...
{ "authors": [ "Samyak Dhruv", "Kuldeepsinh P Atodaria", "Indraneil Mukherjee", "Anil Kankaria", "Umed K Shah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000534520", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 16;17(1):333-338.", "keywords": [ "asymptomatic gallstone...
PMC10653706
Introduction: Carcinoma of the gallbladder is extremely rare, papillary adenocarcinoma comprises 90% of these cases. Although neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) comprise 0.5% of the cases of gallbladder cancer, the incidence is rising. NEN is classified into a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor and poorly differenti...
{ "authors": [ "Julia Zibold", "Moritz Luigi Schmidbauer", "Johannes Wischmann", "Konstantinos Dimitriadis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000539033", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 28;16(1):136-141.", "keywords": [ "akinetic mutism", "case report",...
PMC11250274
Introduction: Akinetic mutism is a severe state of impaired volition that can result from a stroke. Its therapeutic evidence relies on single case reports that used atomoxetine or levodopa with variable latency and efficacy. Case presentation: We present the case of a 54-year-old woman who developed akinetic mutism aft...
{ "authors": [ "Samvel Nazaretyan", "Amir Ali", "George Yaghmour", "Anhthy Tong", "Vanessa Castillo", "Sonia Rodrigues", "Abdullah Ladha", "Karrune Woan", "Eric Tam", "Samantha Y Shi", "David Bateshansky", "Preet M Chaudhary" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j...
PMC10570145
Background: Sweet Syndrome (SS) is a rare inflammatory skin condition characterized by the sudden appearance of tender, erythematous or violaceous papules, plaques, and nodules typically found on the face, neck, shoulder, upper extremities, and trunk. Often, SS is difficult to diagnose because of its various non-specif...
{ "authors": [ "Gerhard van Wyk", "Liezel Coetzee", "Mogamat-Yazied Chothia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4102/sajid.v39i1.637", "journal": "S Afr J Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 May 31;39(1):637.", "keywords": [ "hiv", "acute kidney injury", "cast nephropathy", "ligh...
PMC11151415
HIV patients frequently develop acute kidney injury (AKI) because of sepsis and diarrhoeal disease. Here, we report a case of an HIV-positive man with partially treated sinonasal plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) and unexplained AKI. A kidney biopsy revealed two pathological processes. Contribution: While urinary tract obst...
{ "authors": [ "Padmashri P Kalmegh", "Swati K Patil", "Alka Hande", "Archana M Sonone", "Sakshi Akolkar", "Aayushi Pakhale" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52152", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12;16(1):e52152.", "keywords": [ "benign neoplasm", ...
PMC10859002
Dermoid cyst (DC), a rare benign tumor of developmental origin that develops from mesoderm and ectoderm, is frequently identified in children. DC refers to three cysts that are histologically related, namely, DC, epidermoid cyst, and teratoma. About 70% of DCs are discovered in children aged five years or younger, with...
{ "authors": [ "Niels Hansen", "Kristin Rentzsch", "Sina Hirschel", "Jens Wiltfang", "Björn Hendrik Schott", "Claudia Bartels", "Claudia Lange", "Caroline Bouter" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/frdem.2023.1227823", "journal": "Front Dement", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug ...
PMC11285637
Background: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia. Here, we report a case of dementia associated with anti-Rho-GTPase-activating protein 26 (ARHGAP26) autoantibodies, which have never been previously linked to DLB. Methods: We describe the case of a 78-year-old man...
{ "authors": [ "Ayrton Bangolo", "Shraboni Dey", "Amulya Upendram", "Indris A Yesuf", "Candice Small", "Chrishanti A Joseph", "Amadu Bangura", "Anushka Dekhne", "Adarshpreet Singh", "Nkechinyere M Harry", "Hiba Alkeal", "Aditya Gajera", "Soobee Kim", "Deepti Kan...
PMC11221444
Patients with cancer are at risk for thrombotic complications due to a hypercoagulable state. However, the benefit of prophylactic anticoagulation is unclear in many subsets of these patients. For the first episode of acute thromboembolic disease (VTE) in patients with active cancer, anticoagulant therapy is administer...
{ "authors": [ "Enrique Salazar-Rios", "Alexa Cruz Olascoaga" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/1039438", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 18:2024:1039438.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39015132/", "major_mesh_...
PMC11250703
Obturator hernias, though rare, are clinically significant abdominal hernias, predominantly affecting elderly, thin women, with an estimated prevalence of less than 1%. The primary treatment involves surgical intervention to reduce and repair the defect, either through laparotomy or laparoscopy, with bowel resection ne...
{ "authors": [ "Fang Chen", "Hongzheng Zhang", "Yonghe Li", "Tingfeng Liang", "Tao Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1414529", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 15:15:1414529.", "keywords": [ "immune checkpoint inhibitor", "immunothera...
PMC11284056
Sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) is the most common, high-aggressive sinonasal malignancies that have remained relatively stable poor outcomes over the past decade. As a first-line treatment for SNSCC, surgery plus adjuvant radiotherapy is recommended. However, complete surgical resection may not be appropriat...
{ "authors": [ "Naoto Jingami", "Kosai Cho", "Takayuki Nitta", "Miwa Takatani", "Katsuya Kobayashi", "Ryo Takenaka", "Naoko Sugita", "Shigeru Ohtsuru" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1364038", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 17:11...
PMC11061434
Delayed post-hypoxic leukoencephalopathy (DPHL) is a poorly recognized syndrome characterized by neuropsychiatric symptoms following recovery from an acute hypoxic episode. Although most cases are related to carbon monoxide poisoning, some have been linked to excessive opioid use. Opioid intoxication has recently becom...
{ "authors": [ "Alice Liu", "Joshua S Bauer", "Chun-Chieh Lin", "Geoff Appelboom", "George Zanazzi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_3_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 23:15:55.", "keywords": [ "dura", "epithelioid hemangioendothelioma",...
PMC10927221
Background: Composite hemangioendothelioma (CHE) is a rare, locally aggressive neoplasm of intermediate malignant potential. It is composed of a mixture of vascular tumors with a predilection for the dermis and subcutis of the extremities. Case description: In this report, we describe a 41-year-old man who presented wi...
{ "authors": [ "Fadhila Mohd Hanapiah", "Zul Khairul Azwadi Ismail", "Othman Puteh", "Mohd Ezane Aziz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53154", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53154.", "keywords": [ "pneumoperitoneum", "pneumoretroperitoneum", ...
PMC10901036
Uterine rupture in the setting of pyometra is a rare occasion, with an incidence of less than 0.5%. The clinical manifestation of a perforated pyometra is non-specific; therefore, it can mimic many other causes of acute abdomen, such as perforated viscus, acute appendicitis, or diverticulitis, which poses unique challe...
{ "authors": [ "Lucía Martínez-Hernandez", "Alejandro Alvarado-Delgado", "Nadia Rodríguez-Medina", "Jorge Garcia-Peniche", "José Juan Donis-Hernández", "Ofelia Alma Perez-Rezendiz", "Neli Nava-Domínguez", "Luis Duarte-Zambrano", "Elsa María Tamayo-Legorreta", "Ulises Garza-Ramo...
PMC11109319
Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae infection has been raising worldwide and is one of the major causes of community-acquired pyogenic liver abscess. We described a case report of pyogenic liver abscess caused by an atypical hypervirulent (non-hypermucoviscous) K. pneumoniae K1 ST23 in a diabetic Asian patient who resided in M...
{ "authors": [ "Iqra Anis", "Muhammad Akbar Baig" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/omcr/omad130", "journal": "Oxf Med Case Reports", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 27;2024(1):omad130.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38292163/", "major_mesh_te...
PMC10823325
Orbital apex fractures are a debilitating condition that can cause vision problems and are often associated with intracranial injury. Traumatic Optic Neuropathy (TON), which results in vision loss following a traumatic injury to the optic nerve, can be caused by various mechanisms, but most cases involve injuries to th...
{ "authors": [ "K Shrestha", "K Kadkhoda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01931", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 13:35:e01931.", "keywords": [ "beta-d-glucan", "fungitell", "pseudomonas" ], "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm....
PMC10877100
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{ "authors": [ "Mohammed Saad Bu Bshait" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109138", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109138.", "keywords": [ "case report", "hyperthyroidism", "unilateral graves' disease" ], "license": "CC BY", "link": ...
PMC10758942
Introduction: Graves' disease characteristically presents with a diffuse goiter secondary to the autoantibodies that target the thyrotropin receptors of the thyroid gland. Few cases have been reported of only one of the two lobes being affected. The cause of this phenomenon is still uncertain. Here we report on another...
{ "authors": [ "Martynas Tamulevicius", "Peter M Vogt", "Vincent Maerz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/23320885.2023.2285058", "journal": "Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 28;10(1):2285058.", "keywords": [ "scalp defect", "anankastic personality dis...
PMC10790795
Our case demonstrates a rare genesis of complex scalp defect with exposed dura mater in the occipital region due to self-mutilation. An early interdisciplinary approach is vital to prevent secondary complications and potentially fatal outcomes, particularly in psychiatric patients with reduced health awareness.
{ "authors": [ "Salvatore Evola", "Alessandro D'Agostino", "Daniele Adorno", "Oreste Fabio Triolo", "Gioacchino Giarratana", "Sebastiano Castrovinci", "Vincenzo Argano", "Eustaquio Maria Onorato" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1359711", "journal": "Front Cardiov...
PMC10914981
Background: Closure of paravalvular leak (PVL) regurgitation after self-expandable (SE) transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) may be more challenging than after balloon-expandable (BE) valve implantation. Case summary: An 85-year-old woman suffering from long-standing atrial fibrillation and severe symptomatic...
{ "authors": [ "Kulawan Rojananuangnit", "Kitiwan Rojnueangnit" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/TACG.S422312", "journal": "Appl Clin Genet", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 29:16:165-170.", "keywords": [ "arid1b", "coffin-siris syndrome", "angle closure glaucoma", "ectopia lentis"...
PMC10474847
Background: Bilateral secondary angle closure glaucoma is a presenting symptom of microspherophakia and ectopia lentis. Characterizing the associated syndrome and confirmation by genetic testing can identify associated systemic abnormalities and provide appropriate genetic counseling. Case presentation: A 42-year-old w...
{ "authors": [ "Nan Dang", "Yunqing Ren" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/VHRM.S461505", "journal": "Vasc Health Risk Manag", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 12:20:251-254.", "keywords": [ "case treatment", "pediatric patients", "rare tumor", "superficial kaposiform hemangioendothe...
PMC11180431
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma(KHE) without Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon is a rare tumor primarily observed in pediatric patients; however, its documentation in the literature remains limited. We reported about a 1-year-old boy diagnosed with superficial KHE who received oral propranolol in combination with topical sir...
{ "authors": [ "Yukiko Abe", "Toshihiro Ishibashi", "Katharina Otani", "Issei Kan", "Yuichi Murayama" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_675_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 29:14:349.", "keywords": [ "coil protrusion", "fusion", "imag...
PMC10559515
Background: During coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms, the aneurysmal neck needs to be evaluated because coil protrusion into the parent artery may lead to ischemic complications. However, the neck cannot always be clearly visualized due to the limitation of the angiography system and due to the structure of t...
{ "authors": [ "Jin Wang", "Yu Cheng", "Yulin Wang", "Hengxin Liu", "Shuang Wu", "Guangwei Tian", "Jinglei Qu", "Xiujuan Qu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1331506", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 9:15:1331506.", "keywords": [ "...
PMC10884146
Lymph node (LN) metastasis is a common mode of metastasis in advanced gastric cancer (GC), while axillary LN metastasis infrequently occurs in GC. There are few reports on this rare type of metastasis - especially its clinicopathological features - and systemic treatment are unclear. We describe a case of GC with exten...
{ "authors": [ "Mariana da Cunha Isaltino", "Natália Gomes de Oliveira", "Paulo Maurício Reis de Melo Júnior", "Carolina Viana Vasco Lyra", "Pedro Henrique de Freitas Fernandes", "Diana Santana de Albuquerque" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22037/iej.v19i3.45099", "journal": "Iran End...
PMC11287048
Dens invaginatus (DI) is one of the developmental dental anomalies that results in an invagination of the enamel organ into the dental papila during odontogenesis. The purpose of this study is to report a case of nonsurgical endodontic treatment of an Oehlers type II DI in a right maxillary lateral incisor with an exte...
{ "authors": [ "Yuki Yasudome", "Tomohiro Kubota", "Ryo Kusubae", "Naohiro Ikeda", "Daisuke Hazeki", "Yuichi Nomura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1297/cpe.2023-0057", "journal": "Clin Pediatr Endocrinol", "journal_detail": "2024;33(3):139-143.", "keywords": [ "central diabet...
PMC11234183
Heavy traumatic brain injury (TBI) may lead to the manifestation of either syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormones (SIADH) or central diabetes insipidus (CDI). We present a case of TBI where SIADH transformed into CDI within a remarkably short timeframe. A previously healthy 4-yr-old boy was admitt...
{ "authors": [ "Rui Wang", "Meng Li", "Yao Wang", "Chao Zhi Tang", "Yuan Chen Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/DMSO.S470482", "journal": "Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 16:17:3455-3462.", "keywords": [ "clinical analysis", "hemichorea", "h...
PMC11414627
Objective: To explore the effect of infection on hyperglycemic hemichorea. Methods: The clinical data of 11 patients with hyperglycemic hemichorea admitted to the Affiliated People' s Hospital of Xinxiang Medical College and the Second People's Hospital of Xinxiang were retrospectively analyzed, including gender, age, ...
{ "authors": [ "Grigorios Smanis", "Eirini Avgoustou", "Ioannis Papadopoulos", "Antonios Papadopoulos", "Athanasios Athanasakos", "Elias Athanasiadis", "Foula Vassilara" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/9443664", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 ...
PMC11272403
Ischemic bowel disease is considered a high-risk factor for infection from anaerobic bacteria, as the ischemic bowel is the perfect ground for their development. Herein, we present the case of an advance stage colon cancer patient with a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and bacteremia due to Clostridium paraputr...
{ "authors": [ "Eng Kee Tan", "Khairil Anwar Ahmad Hanif", "Siti Munira Seri Masran", "Fahrudin Che-Hamzah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52704", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 22;16(1):e52704.", "keywords": [ "bankart lesion", "cardioversion", "...
PMC10879726
Transthoracic defibrillation and cardioversion are commonly used techniques to resuscitate a patient during acute cardiac arrhythmic events. There are numerous complications associated with these procedures. We report a previously unreported complication where a patient suffered from a supraspinatus tear after cardiove...
{ "authors": [ "Chiara Angeletti", "Cinzia Vergani", "Stefano Troili", "Chiara Carrocci", "Giulia De Martinis", "Federica Venturoni", "Franco Marinangeli", "Luca Gentili" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.21037/acr-22-100", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep...
PMC10628396
Background: Diabetic patients on metformin therapy may be vulnerable to lactic acidosis during acute illness. This is particularly true since the comorbid conditions among patients with diabetes and the frequent use of renin-angiotensin system blockers increase the risk of renal dysfunction. Case description: We presen...
{ "authors": [ "Allison M Coy", "Mark C Meyer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.17161/kjm.vol16.21273", "journal": "Kans J Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 30:16:294-296.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38076615/", "major_mesh_terms": []...
PMC10705054
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{ "authors": [ "Haytham Derbel", "Mahdi Krichen", "Youssef Zaarour", "Salim Jazzar", "Mario Ghosn", "Vania Tacher", "Hicham Kobeiter" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/17539447241234655", "journal": "Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Dec:18:1753944724123465...
PMC10894529
Misplacement of pericardiocentesis catheter in central veins is a rare complication that can be managed with several methods. In this case, we report a percutaneous image-guided plug-assisted management of a misplaced pericardiocentesis catheter into the inferior vena cava through a transhepatic tract successfully occl...
{ "authors": [ "Xu Liu", "Qingfeng Liu", "Linghong Guo", "Xian Jiang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JIR.S465630", "journal": "J Inflamm Res", "journal_detail": "2024 May 27:17:3419-3422.", "keywords": [ "crisaborole", "chronic cheilitis", "laser therapy", "lip tattoo...
PMC11141706
The increasing popularity of tattoo art, including facial cosmetic tattoos, has led to a growing societal acceptance of tattoos. However, complications such as lip inflammation following cosmetic lip tattoos remain a concern. This article presents the case of a 47-year-old Asian woman who experienced recurrent lip swel...
{ "authors": [ "Alexander Kaltenboeck", "Elisa Foerster", "Sabrina Strafner", "Ulrike Demal", "Nilufar Mossaheb", "Fabian Friedrich" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1291077", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 28:14:1291077.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10713768
A 28-year-old man was admitted to our psychiatric ward with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and comorbid depression. At intake, obsessive-compulsive symptoms were present most time of the day and were related to an intense fear of causing interpersonal misunderstandings. Various treatment attempts, including...
{ "authors": [ "Masato Kojima", "Ryo Touge", "Sho Kurihara", "Isamu Saeki", "Shinya Takahashi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/a-2280-9708", "journal": "European J Pediatr Surg Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 26;12(1):e41-e44.", "keywords": [ "infant", "inguinal hernia",...
PMC10965298
Reduction en masse is the reduction of the hernial sac into the preperitoneal space, with a loop of bowel remaining trapped at the neck of the hernial sac. This complication is rare, usually associated with inguinal hernias, and is characterized by the absence of a noticeable bulge in the groin. The patient was a 2-mon...
{ "authors": [ "Usamah Al-Anbagi", "Abdulrahman Saad", "Abdulqadir J Nashwan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8702202", "journal": "Case Rep Vasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 25:2024:8702202.", "keywords": [ "ct scan", "abdominal pain", "aorta", "endovascular pro...
PMC11300093
Nutcracker syndrome (NCS), a rare but impactful vascular condition, emerges from the compression of the left renal vein by adjacent major arteries, leading to a diverse array of symptoms such as hematuria, flank pain, and renal challenges. Highlighting the case of a 30-year-old male with an atypical presentation of NCS...
{ "authors": [ "Chen Chen", "Ouyang Yingyao", "Xiang Yan", "He Qianru", "Wang Hong", "Yang Lei" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1266820", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 18:13:1266820.", "keywords": [ "cutaneous metastases", "neoplasm me...
PMC10619721
Cutaneous metastases of ovarian cancer are rare and often have poor prognosis. We report a case of a 62-year-old woman with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer, who presented with lung, brain, and multiple skin (nasal and anterior chest wall) metastases approximately six months after the initial diagnosis. In thi...
{ "authors": [ "Mingwen Liu", "Zhifei Xie", "Wen Tang", "Guobiao Liang", "Zeju Zhao", "Tao Wu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1365969", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 10:14:1365969.", "keywords": [ "metastatic biopsy", "metastatic pros...
PMC11116681
Prostate cancer (PCa) is a prevalent male malignancy that originates in the epithelial cells of the prostate. In terms of incidence and mortality of malignant tumors in men, PCa ranks second and fifth globally and first and third among men in Europe and the United States, respectively. These figures have gradually incr...
{ "authors": [ "Basmullah Yusof", "Iqmaliza Kamal", "Ka Man Lee", "Siong Kiat Chai", "Xia Lin Zuo", "Manickam Ravichandran", "Ke Xiang Ding", "Neeraj Kumar Fuloria", "Seng Kong Tham" ], "case_amount": 9, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241249622", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep...
PMC11062224
Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells for regenerative therapy are a promising treatment option for chronic illnesses. Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells offer several advantages over other sources, which makes them an attractive option in tissue repair and regeneration. This clinical study describes...
{ "authors": [ "Junlei Shi", "Xiaofeng Chang", "Deguang Meng", "Shichao Chen", "Huanmin Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109158", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109158.", "keywords": [ "case report", "chest wall", "c...
PMC10762363
Introduction: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare sarcoma predominantly afflicting young males. Case presentation: In this current report, a two-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital for the evaluation of a left chest wall mass. Imaging revealed the tumor's presence in the left chest, compressing ...
{ "authors": [ "David Page", "Daniel Sawler", "Joseph Brandwein" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.lrr.2024.100477", "journal": "Leuk Res Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 8:22:100477.", "keywords": [ "aml", "chemotherapy", "jehovah's witness", "leukemia", "treatment" ...
PMC11375247
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients undergoing induction chemotherapy receive transfusion support to manage severe cytopenias and associated sequelae. Jehovah's Witness (JW) patients typically decline transfusion of most or all blood products. This can lead to exclusion of JW patients from otherwise life-saving treat...
{ "authors": [ "Amol Madhav Deshpande", "Mayuri Amol Deshpande" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.48.35.40672", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 May 30:48:35.", "keywords": [ "ulnar drift", "rheumatoid arthritis", "ulnar deviation" ], "license": "CC...
PMC11399459
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{ "authors": [ "Lin-Rui Dai", "Xiao-Hui Wang", "Yi-Bo Hou", "Zhi-Yu Zou", "Song Chen", "Wei-Jie Zhang", "Sheng Chang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1195419", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 23:10:1195419.", "keywords": [ "abo ...
PMC10704095
Background: With the improvement of immunosuppressive regimens, the success rate and availability of ABO-incompatible (ABO-i) kidney transplantation (KT) have gradually increased. However, the management of immunosuppression protocols and complications associated with ABO-i KT is complex. Here, we report a clinical cas...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroki Kobayashi", "Tomoki Ouchi", "Wataru Kitamura", "Shoji Asakura", "Tomofumi Yano", "Hiromasa Takeda", "Yoshiyuki Tokuda", "Tadashi Yoshino", "Yoshinobu Maeda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3960/jslrt.23040", "journal": "J Clin Exp Hematop", "journal...
PMC10861374
Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare form of acquired autoimmune hemolytic anemia driven mainly by antibodies that activate the classical complement pathway. Several patients with CAD experience its development or exacerbation of hemolysis after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection ...
{ "authors": [ "Telma Moreno", "Sara Ribeiro", "Pedro Rodrigues" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1210/jcemcr/luad159", "journal": "JCEM Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 22;2(1):luad159.", "keywords": [ "disorder of sex development", "gender dysphoria", "hormonal replacement t...
PMC10742349
Ovotesticular disorder of sex development (OT-DSD) is a rare condition characterized by the presence of both ovarian and testicular tissue in the gonads. Management and sex designation of these patients depend on several factors, and an underlying potential for gender dysphoria should be acknowledged. We present a case...
{ "authors": [ "Amir R Reihani", "Naveen Jayakumar", "Ricardo Searcy", "Anderson N Vu", "Anil Perumbeti", "Justin Thomas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102000", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 12:49:102000.", "keywords": [ "cocci...
PMC10990736
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection primarily Endemic in the Southwest United States. Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis is a life-threatening variant that mainly occurs in an immunocompromised host. This report describes an unusual presentation of disseminated Coccidioidomycosis in an immunocompetent individual. The...
{ "authors": [ "Masashi Kuwabara", "Takahito Okazaki", "Daizo Ishii", "Hiroshi Kondo", "Masahiro Hosogai", "Takeshi Hara", "Yuyo Maeda", "Nobutaka Horie" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_868_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 1:15:72.", ...
PMC10927214
Background: Among pediatric cases of moyamoya disease (MMD), cerebral ischemic symptoms often progress and worsen rapidly in infants under one year of age; therefore, it is important to treat them as early as possible. However, direct bypass surgery is often technically difficult for infants due to their small blood ve...
{ "authors": [ "Beatriz Teixeira", "Ana Losa", "Andreia Meireles", "Ana Lachado", "Isabel Couto Guerra", "Susana Machado", "Lídia Branco", "Paulo Paulino", "Catarina Lau", "Natália Oliva-Teles", "Carlos Mendes", "Tereza Oliva", "Liliana Pinho", "Luísa Neiva", ...
PMC10884724
Blueberry muffin syndrome (BMS) in neonates, characterized by widespread nodular lesions, presents diagnostic challenges due to its diverse etiologies. Hyperleukocytosis, with leukocyte counts exceeding 100,000/μL, is a rare phenomenon associated with severe complications in neonates. Congenital leukemia (CL), a rare d...
{ "authors": [ "Badr Kabila", "Meriem Zhim", "Amine Naggar", "Siham El Hadad", "Nazik Allali", "Latifa Chat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2333794X231204498", "journal": "Glob Pediatr Health", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 14:10:2333794X231204498.", "keywords": [ "meningoc...
PMC10576911
Meningocele is a rare congenital malformation of the central nervous system resulting from a herniation of the meninges containing cerebrospinal fluid through a bony defect in the skull. It is part of neural tube closure anomalies. The overall incidence of meningocele is 0.8 to 3 per 10 000 live births; it varies based...
{ "authors": [ "Huong Tu Lam", "Thang Dinh Nguyen", "Phat Tan Ho", "Ai Van Nguyen", "Tuan Huynh Nhat Nguyen", "Phuoc Van Le", "Thong Duy Vo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/7888990", "journal": "Case Rep Crit Care", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 27:2023:7888990.", "keyw...
PMC10550486
Pseudoaneurysm rupture in patients with pancreatitis is a rare but fatal etiology of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We report a rare case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient who presented simultaneously with two pseudoaneurysms, a potential cause of severe gastrointestinal bleeding. Angiography was succes...
{ "authors": [ "Yuga Yamashita", "Kosuke Terada", "Yuka Kodama", "Ryo Nakadegawa", "Hinako Masumitsu", "Yuto Motobayashi", "Reeko Osada", "Hirokazu Takayasu", "Nami Masumoto", "Takeshi Kaneko", "Naomi Tsurikisawa" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.10204...
PMC11140207
Introduction: Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) have more severe sinus disease than those without AERD. CRSwNP associated with type 2 inflammation and AERD can be difficult to control with standard medical therapy and sinus surgery. Case s...
{ "authors": [ "Shruti Shah", "Rupayan Kundu", "Rahul Mishra", "Sudipto Mukherjee", "Abhay Singh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.lrr.2024.100456", "journal": "Leuk Res Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 24:21:100456.", "keywords": [ "blast crisis", "chronic myeloid leuke...
PMC10987326
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-ALL/LBL) is a rare and aggressive leukemia. Philadelphia chromosome-positive cytogenetic abnormality is most common in CML. It is difficult to differentiate between de novo Ph+ T-ALL/LBL and T-cell lymphoblastic crises of CML. We present a case of adult Ph+ T-ALL/LBL with...
{ "authors": [ "Jassin Hamidi", "Joachim Winter", "Rene Weber", "Sven Dittmann", "Eric Schulze-Bahr" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1240189", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 3:10:1240189.", "keywords": [ "myh7", "san arrest", "...
PMC10656738
Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a serious hereditary cardiomyopathy. It is characterized morphologically by an increased left ventricular wall thickness and mass and functionally by enhanced global chamber function and myocellular contractility, diastolic dysfunction, and myocardial fibrosis developmen...
{ "authors": [ "Hajime Okemoto", "Tsuyoshi Mito", "Takushi Kawamorita", "Hiroshi Sasaki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000535861", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29;15(1):78-83.", "keywords": [ "anterior segment optical coherence tomography", "...
PMC10824525
Introduction: Lacteocrumenasia is a relatively rare postoperative complication of cataract surgery. It is classified as a late-onset type of capsular block syndrome (CBS) and is often accompanied by myopia; however, its mechanism is not clearly understood. Case presentation: We report a case of a 62-year-old male patie...
{ "authors": [ "Ola Alhalabi", "Atqah Abdulwahab", "Merlin Thomas" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52237", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 13;16(1):e52237.", "keywords": [ "chronic sinopulmonary disease", "encoding cyclin o (ccno)", "indian", "prima...
PMC10787941
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a heterogeneous autosomal recessive disease marked by organ lateralization in 50% of patients, chronic sinopulmonary disease, infertility in men, and neonatal respiratory distress. Respiratory control cells contain CCNO in their apical cytoplasm, which is necessary for the developmen...
{ "authors": [ "Omkar Dhungel", "Amit Shrestha", "Pawan Sharma", "Nidesh Sapkota", "Raju Paudel" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8154006", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 31:2024:8154006.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https...
PMC10999293
Segawa syndrome usually manifests as dystonia, disturbance of gait with fatigue, and may be confused with spasticity. Also known as dopamine-responsive dystonia (DRD), it should be considered in any child who presents with paroxysmal or progressive hypertonia of unknown etiology, which responds dramatically to levodopa...
{ "authors": [ "Erika C S Künstler", "Matthias Schwab", "Henry W S Schroeder", "Sven Rupprecht" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/NSS.S407808", "journal": "Nat Sci Sleep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 9:15:925-930.", "keywords": [ "arachnoid cyst", "case report", "excessive d...
PMC10642490
Objective: The pathogenesis of different narcolepsy phenotypes remains unclear. In rare cases, narcolepsy can be attributable to secondary brain pathologies affecting the midbrain. These cases may elucidate the pathological background and the treatment of narcolepsy, but are often limited by poor objective symptom char...
{ "authors": [ "Sara Ibrahim-Shaikh", "Noah Shaikh", "Nour Daboul", "Esra Alshaikhnassir", "Maria Hafez", "Monika E Freiser" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/7951391", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16:2024:7951391.", "keywords": null, "l...
PMC10805548
Dermal metastasis is a rare manifestation of visceral disease, and esophageal adenocarcinomas represent around only 1% of primaries that present with cutaneous metastasis. In this case, we discuss a patient who presented with a painless submental mass and extensive right neck cutaneous induration and erythema. Core nee...
{ "authors": [ "Shailja Maurya", "Shruti Gupta", "Annanya Soni", "Niraj Kumari", "Arvind Rajwanshi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/Cytojournal_38_2023", "journal": "Cytojournal", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 18:21:10.", "keywords": [ "adenoid cystic carcinoma", "cytopatho...
PMC11021063
Adenoid cystic carcinomas (ADCC) are distinctive salivary gland neoplasms with characteristic histomorphology. The diagnosis of dedifferentiation/high-grade transformation (HGT) indicates poor prognosis and is most often made on histopathology. We present a case of ADCC arising from a minor salivary gland tumor exhibit...
{ "authors": [ "Michael A Krause", "Marta Grannonico", "Brooke P Tyler", "David A Miller", "Weijia Fan", "Mingna Liu", "Roman V Kuranov", "Hao F Zhang", "Xiaorong Liu", "Peter A Netland" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2024/5823455", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol...
PMC11251792
Visible-light optical coherence tomography (vis-OCT) is a novel noninvasive retinal imaging system that offers improved resolution compared to conventional near-infrared (NIR) OCT systems. Here, we utilized vis-OCT to produce fibergrams (vis-OCTF) for the first time in human patients, enabling en face visualization and...
{ "authors": [ "Aalam Sohal", "Kris V Kowdley" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14309/crj.0000000000001256", "journal": "ACG Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16;11(1):e01256.", "keywords": [ "igg4", "psc", "primary sclerosing cholangitis", "vancomycin" ], "license": "CC ...
PMC10793982
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive cholestatic liver disease characterized by intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct strictures leading to cirrhosis. A subtype with elevated serum immunoglobulin (Ig) G4 levels has been recently identified. Elevated IgG4 titers can be present in 9%-15% of patients wi...
{ "authors": [ "Timothy Nguyen", "Craig Beavers", "Alex Hydock", "Eli J Brumfield" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.17161/kjm.vol16.20657", "journal": "Kans J Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 24:16:220-221.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm....
PMC10544872
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{ "authors": [ "Shima Bakhtiary", "Michael Barkley" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000536382", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28;15(1):279-283.", "keywords": [ "case report", "conjunctiva", "embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma", "paediatrics", "rhabd...
PMC10978040
Introduction: Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare paediatric cancer, with the head and neck region representing a major anatomical site for rhabdomyosarcoma. In particular, orbital rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common region among children. However, rhabdomyosarcoma originating from the conjunctiva in paediatric population is a ...
{ "authors": [ "Simone Tombelli", "Domenico Viggiano", "Ottavia Salimbene", "Marco Trigiani", "Luca Voltolini", "Alessandro Gonfiotti" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1367311", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 18:14:1367311.", "keywords": [ "...
PMC10982367
Carinal and tracheobronchial angle tumors have long been a contraindication for surgical removal; the technique of tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy makes it possible to approach this malignancy but still represents a surgical challenge. Left sleeve pneumonectomy is less common compared with right sleeve pneumonectomy and ...
{ "authors": [ "Elena Fassi", "Vito Amoroso", "Deborah Cosentini", "Vittorio Ferrari", "Marta Laganà", "Alfredo Berruti", "Pierluigi di Mauro" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1398055", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 6:14:1398055.", "keyword...
PMC11333830
Introduction: Regorafenib is an oral multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) indicated for the treatment of various tumor types, including metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), as a third-line systemic therapy. Erythrocytosis, which is characterized by an increase in erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, a...
{ "authors": [ "Rebekka Mispelbaum", "Tessa Hattenhauer", "Franz-Georg Bauernfeind", "Jan-Frederic Lau", "Peter Brossart", "Annkristin Heine" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1406616", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 10:14:1406616.", "keywords": ...
PMC11195442
In the setting of metastatic adrenocortical cancer, there are limited therapy options such as mitotane and platinum-based chemotherapy with only low response rates. Ipilimumab and nivolumab are approved for several solid cancer types. Tumor mutational burden is one established marker to predict treatment success of imm...
{ "authors": [ "Salma Derbel", "Abir Tahri", "Imane Assarrar", "Siham Rouf", "Hanane Latrech" ], "case_amount": 6, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109144", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109144.", "keywords": [ "antituberculosis drugs", "hypopitu...
PMC10772234
Introduction and importance: Tuberculosis of the central nervous system is unusual and accounts for 1 % of all cases of tuberculosis in the world. The pituitary location is even scarcer. Case presentation: A 14-year-old girl presented with polyuria-polydipsia syndrome and menstrual irregularity. MRI showed an intrasell...
{ "authors": [ "Deepti Choudhary", "Pankhuri Jain", "Rahul Kumar", "Pankaj Kumar Garg" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/jmh.jmh_118_23", "journal": "J Midlife Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;15(1):29-31.", "keywords": [ "abdominal wall tumor", "endometrial cancer", ...
PMC11100639
This case report describes a rare example of a solitary abdominal wall metastasis in a middle-aged endometrial cancer (EC) survivor 3 years following disease-free status. Following induction chemotherapy, she had a margin-negative surgical excision of the abdominal tumor. Surprisingly, the patient has been disease-free...
{ "authors": [ "Yuji Urabe", "Hideki Ishikawa", "Akira Ishikawa", "Shingo Ishiguro", "Kazuki Ishibashi", "Koji Arihiro", "Michihiro Mutoh", "Shiro Oka" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000538833", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 31;18(1):2...
PMC11250236
Introduction: Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), a hereditary disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, is an autosomal dominant inherited condition caused by germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. It is characterized by the development of hundreds to thousands of colorectal adenomatous polyp...
{ "authors": [ "Ibtissam El Ouali", "Mohamed Jiddane", "Firdaous Touarsa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/jbsr.3415", "journal": "J Belg Soc Radiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 9;108(1):13.", "keywords": [ "brachial plexus", "mri", "trauma" ], "license": "CC BY", "link"...
PMC11194542
Teaching point: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has significantly improved the evaluation of brachial plexus injuries, offering new possibilities for microsurgical repair and contributing to the functional prognosis.
{ "authors": [ "Xiaoyan Zhai", "Ronghong Jiao", "Aihua Ni", "Xueyi Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1229995", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 22:14:1229995.", "keywords": [ "agitated", "anxiety", "depression", "hypoxia", "...
PMC10478089
The prevalence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) is 15-35% among adults. The role of right-to-left shunting through the PFO, anxiety, depression, and hypoxemia in the systemic circulation remains poorly understood. Herein, we present the case of a 52-year-old woman with no heart or lung disease, who was admitted due to anx...
{ "authors": [ "Zineb El Azime", "Samira Handa", "Ghita Bourkadi", "Hayat Aynaou", "Houda Salhi", "Hanan El Ouahabi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/3865608", "journal": "Case Rep Endocrinol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 6:2024:3865608.", "keywords": null, "license": "C...
PMC10937076
Thyroid tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, even in endemic countries such as Morocco; its precise incidence is not well-defined. The clinical presentation of thyroid tuberculosis can vary, often being asymptomatic. Consequently, the diagnosis may be overlooked or delayed. Intriguingly, thyroid ...
{ "authors": [ "Roberta Piera Bencivenga", "Dario Zoppi", "Anna Russo", "Emanuele Cassano", "Stefano Tozza", "Rosa Iodice", "Raffaele Dubbioso", "Fiore Manganelli", "Lucia Ruggiero" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.36185/2532-1900-316", "journal": "Acta Myol", "journal_det...
PMC10712658
Many women with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) types II, III, and IV reach fertile age, and some of them may consider pregnancy. However, limited data are available about the potential effects of pregnancy on the course of SMA and the outcomes of pregnancies in these patients. Furthermore, the use of several disease-mod...
{ "authors": [ "Abdullah Arjomand", "Andrew Myers", "Padmastuti Akella" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102071", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 8:51:102071.", "keywords": [ "antifungal", "bronchoscopy", "cavitary", "fungal", "...
PMC11225683
An elderly woman with a history of myelodysplastic syndrome complicated by cavitary pneumonia treated with antibiotics and antifungal therapy was admitted with severe sepsis and pulmonary opacities on imaging. Pulmonary infection with Scedosporium prolificans, was diagnosed on bronchopulmonary lavage (BAL). This common...
{ "authors": [ "Laurence Stolzenberg", "Alixandra Ryan", "Paul J Hannon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52098", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;16(1):e52098.", "keywords": [ "arterial ablation", "dilation and curettage", "interventional radiology", ...
PMC10858708
This paper will describe the case of a woman who presented with a rare condition called uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM). A uterine AVM represents a connection between veins and arteries in the uterus. Clinicians should always consider this condition for a woman of childbearing age who presents with unexplained...
{ "authors": [ "Muhammad Arshad", "Aakash Kumar", "Muaz Shafique Ur Rehman", "Piere R Tito Rodriguez", "Giustino Varrassi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52139", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;16(1):e52139.", "keywords": [ "arthritis", "infecti...
PMC10858980
Atypical mycobacterial infections can have diverse clinical presentations, frequently resulting in diagnostic challenges. This study examines an uncommon atypical mycobacterial disease in an older patient, initially misidentified as psoriasis, emphasizing the difficulties in diagnosing and managing the condition. A 70-...
{ "authors": [ "K Nitya", "Karthikeyan Maruthamuthu", "Ramya Ramadoss", "Vikram S Amberkar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/njms.njms_99_22", "journal": "Natl J Maxillofac Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Apr;15(1):168-173.", "keywords": [ "dental caries", "inflammation", ...
PMC11057601
Osteolytic lesions refer to the destruction of any part of bone due to a disease process (pertaining to dissolution of bone, especially loss of calcium). Osteomyelitis is the inflammation of the bone caused by an infecting organism. Although bone is normally resilient to bacterial colonization, events such as trauma, s...