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{ "authors": [ "Eric Chun-Pu Chu", "Steve Ming Hei Yun" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51444", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;16(1):e51444.", "keywords": [ "breast cancer", "chiropractic", "chiropractor", "neck pain", "pregnancy" ], "license...
PMC10828743
Breast cancer metastasizing to the spine during pregnancy is a rare occurrence. A 36-year-old woman experienced persistent neck pain during the third trimester of pregnancy. The pain continued until the postpartum period, severely affecting quality of life (QOL). Physical examination revealed a restricted cervical rang...
{ "authors": [ "Malak A Yazidi", "Fatima Z Merzouk", "Hajar Rabii", "Hicham Benyoussef", "Ilham Bensahi", "Rachida Habbal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.37616/2212-5043.1360", "journal": "J Saudi Heart Assoc", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 27;35(4):335-338.", "keywords": [ "end...
PMC10727131
Libman-Sacks endocarditis (LSE) is a characteristic but rare feature of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which can be found in association with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), exposing the patient to an increased embolism risk, particularly the occurrence of ischemic stroke. We present a case involving a 64-year-ol...
{ "authors": [ "Clemens Stiegler", "Christopher Kapitza", "Florian Weber", "Wladimir Patalakh", "Claus Schäfer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1387043", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 3:11:1387043.", "keywords": [ "pocus", "append...
PMC11251912
Background: An acute abdomen is a medical emergency that requires early diagnosis and treatment. In pregnancy, this process is significantly more challenging, and radiological findings are sometimes unclear due to the enlarged uterus displacing other structures. Moreover, endometriosis-related complications are rare, a...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaofeng Li", "Yimin Chen", "Le Zhang", "Wei Zhang", "Bin Li", "José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo", "Xingwang Song" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1367361", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 20:15:1367361.", "keywords": [ "cr...
PMC10989518
Objective: We present the case of a patient with clinical and imaging features of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) and positive IgLON5 antibodies (Abs) in the serum and CSF. Case report: A 66-year-old Chinese man presented to the hospital with a stroke-like episode, followed by rapidly progressive cognitive de...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammad Abdel Jawad", "Cyrus M Munguti", "Abdullah Abu Kar", "Venkata Boppana", "Zaher Fanari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52920", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25;16(1):e52920.", "keywords": [ "cardiogenic shock", "failed bio...
PMC10896461
Critical mitral valve stenosis due to a failed bioprosthetic valve is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, with the transcatheter Valve-in-Valve (ViV) approach becoming a popular treatment option. We present a case of cardiogenic shock secondary to a stenotic mitral bio-prosthetic valve. The Heart team ...
{ "authors": [ "Lavanya Sriramajayam", "Krishna Mohan Boopathy Vijayaraghavan", "Boppe Appalaraju", "Sankarganesh Jeyaraj" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1099/acmi.0.000610.v5", "journal": "Access Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 6;5(12):000610.v5.", "keywords": [ "salmonella e...
PMC10765044
Introduction: Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) causes urinary tract infections infrequently and are usually associated with presence of genitourinary abnormalities. Case presentation: We report a case of immunocompetent male in his early 20 s with phimosis presented with history of dysuria and burning micturition for 4 m...
{ "authors": [ "Shasha Li", "Yuting Gao", "Yang He", "Zhaoxu Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1371515", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 5:15:1371515.", "keywords": [ "sjögren’s syndrome", "aquaporin-4", "case report", "inebilizum...
PMC11185937
Patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) coexisting with both Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and pancytopenia are exceptionally rare. There is no study on the treatment of such patients. We presented a case of AQP4-IgG seropositive refractory NMOSD patient combined with SS and pancytopenia with significant...
{ "authors": [ "Rabbia Zubair", "Asia Mohammad Azam", "Munqabat Fatima", "Mariam Muhammad Azam", "Aresha Masood Shah", "Muhammad Ahsan Rehman Khan", "Úzair Yaqoob" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241243276", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "202...
PMC10993664
Fournier's gangrene is characterized by an acute necrotic infection. The infection can occur in all parts of the body including the scrotum, penis, or perineum, and is a rare condition that is primarily reported in men and seldom in women. Existing literature suggests that it might be underreported, possibly leading to...
{ "authors": [ "Hussam Al Hennawi", "Ahmad Abulshamat", "Ali Sheikh", "Hisham Qandeel", "Kiril Zakharov", "Appa Bandi", "Mohammed Qintar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14797/mdcvj.1376", "journal": "Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 3;20(1):40-44.", ...
PMC11160386
Transcatheter extraction of an intracardiac mass is a newer approach that may lead to nonsurgical treatment of complex cardiac masses. We present a case in which thrombectomy devices were combined to extract a right atrial mass, which highlights new frontiers in the treatment of complex transcatheter mass extraction. T...
{ "authors": [ "Huimin Zhang", "Xiaofeng Cong", "Jiaxin Yin", "Chen Chen", "Ziling Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1387388", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 23:14:1387388.", "keywords": [ "braf v600e mutation", "brca2 germline mutation"...
PMC11074396
The v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogenic homolog B1 (BRAF) V600E is a rare mutation that functions as an oncogenic driver in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) leading to the overactivation of the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK (MAPK) pathway and the subsequent uncontrolled cell proliferation. Understanding the mechanis...
{ "authors": [ "Boxiao Chen", "Yili Fan", "Luyao Wang", "Jiawei Zhang", "Dijia Xin", "Xi Qiu", "Huawei Jiang", "Baizhou Li", "Qin Chen", "Chao Wang", "Xibin Xiao", "Liansheng Huang", "Yang Xu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fradi.2023.1257565", "journa...
PMC10634224
Radiation-induced cerebral necrosis, also known as radiation encephalopathy, is a debilitating condition that significantly impacts the quality of life for affected patients. Secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) typically arises from highly aggressive mature B-cell lymphoma, but rarely from extranodal natu...
{ "authors": [ "Magda A Eldomiaty", "Mostafa M Elnaggar", "Emad A Albadawi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51591", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 3;16(1):e51591.", "keywords": [ "abnormal origin", "arch of aorta", "brachiocephalic trunk", "left co...
PMC10836487
Aberrant origin of the vertebral artery is a rare case. Due to its important clinical significance during operations in the superior mediastinum and the root of the neck, the variations of this artery should be clarified, and any cadaveric case should be explored specifically if accompanied by any vascular problem. In ...
{ "authors": [ "Yanzhi Song", "Zhanxiang Liu", "Qi Wang", "Kong Gao", "Tong Wu" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1333037", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 28:15:1333037.", "keywords": [ "cd7 car-t", "t-lymphoblastic leukemia", "allogen...
PMC10934222
Introduction: Patients with relapsed/refractory (r/r) acute T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) have a poor prognosis. We developed donor CD7 chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells to salvage r/r T-ALL patients and obtained encouraging results. Patients who had not received allogeneic (allo-) hematopoietic stem cell tr...
{ "authors": [ "Garrick Edouard Laudin", "Atul Baldev Lakha", "Nishal Dullabh", "Reena Mohanlal", "Romana Jassat", "Muhammed Faadil Waja", "Vinitha Philip" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.45.130.40709", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 18:45...
PMC10543906
Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes disease (RDD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by the accumulation of activated histiocytes within affected tissues. The original haematopathological description of RDD has links to the late South African born haematopathologist, Ronald Dorfman, with a descriptive accoun...
{ "authors": [ "K G Rashmi", "Lavanya Ravichandran", "Ayan Roy", "Dukhabandhu Naik", "Sadishkumar Kamalanathan", "Jayaprakash Sahoo", "Aaron Chapla", "Nihal Thomas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.15605/jafes.038.02.08", "journal": "J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc", "journal_detail": ...
PMC10692439
The majority of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) present with a deficiency of 21-hydroxylase or 11-beta-hydroxylase, which account for 90% and 7% of cases, respectively. However, CAH due to 17α-hydroxylase deficiency (17OHD) is an extremely rare form of CAH (<1% of all CAH cases) that leads to a defic...
{ "authors": [ "Jesús Yaringaño", "María Roca-Herrera", "Simeón Eremiev", "Pau Mascaró-Baselga", "Pau Benito", "Fidel Núñez", "Sergi Benavente", "Isabel Pimentel" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1378248", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 12...
PMC11345153
Sacituzumab govitecan (SG), a Trop-2-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), was the first ADC approved for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) who had received at least two prior lines of therapy for advanced disease. Although SG has shown promising clinical activity in treating brain metast...
{ "authors": [ "Manish Yadav", "Newton Ashish Shah", "Rakesh Ghimire", "Seshkanta Lamichhane", "Samridhi Yadav", "Digraj Yadav", "Saroj Kumar Jha" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241240098", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28:12:20503...
PMC10981267
Paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide, accounts for a substantial number of poisoning-related fatalities, primarily prevalent in agricultural regions. The ingestion gives rise to severe complications affecting various organs, including the lungs, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and liver. This report details the case of a...
{ "authors": [ "Jessy Feng", "Nina Shyama Appareddy", "Yaman Gibran", "Aryana Garza", "Jacqueline Luevano", "Gustavo Garcia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096231217858", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan-Dec:11:23247096231217858...
PMC10729611
Postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a known complication of cardiac valve surgery, but it has not been commonly reported as a postoperative complication of cardiac myxoma removal. A 78-year-old female with hypertension and atrial fibrillation presenting with angina was found to have a large left atrial myxoma (7.5 cm ...
{ "authors": [ "Coana Sukmagautama", "Aiman Hilmi Asaduddin", "Ulya A'malia", "Desy Puspa Putri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22037/ghfbb.v16i2.2773", "journal": "Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench", "journal_detail": "2023;16(3):336-340.", "keywords": [ "endoscopy", "gastric caver...
PMC10520390
Gastric hemangioma (GH) is a rare benign tumor that may cause to upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Furthermore, this condition could lead life-threatening conditions thus should be recognized sooner to minimize unnecessary invasive surgical intervention, and accident. We reported a 48 years old man which came to emergen...
{ "authors": [ "Chonggui Zhu", "Tong Liu", "Haonan Yu", "Lina Chang", "Xiaona Zhang", "Jia Yao", "Geng Zhang", "Qiusong Chen", "Qing He", "Ming Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2024.1301260", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "...
PMC10955116
Ectopic thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-secreting tumors are extremely rare, with only 15 reported cases in the literature. Herein, we described a 60-year-old female patient with thyrotoxicosis and elevated or unsuppressed levels of TSH. Family history and laboratory and genetic tests did not support a diagnosis of r...
{ "authors": [ "Angelica L Dulay", "Roland Joseph D Tan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.47895/amp.vi0.6982", "journal": "Acta Med Philipp", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 15;58(4):88-93.", "keywords": [ "roberts syndrome", "autosomal dominant", "case report", "congenital cataract", ...
PMC11219539
Childhood cataract is a common cause of visual impairment. Familial types are uncommon among Filipinos. Furthermore, it is not common to have one that follows an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance but with associated syndromic presentation like Roberts syndrome which is an autosomal recessive disorder. This is a...
{ "authors": [ "Wenjuan Meng", "Qingxia Guo", "Gaoyan Tang", "Guiyan Han", "Guikai Ma", "Qingyun Zhang", "Rui Li", "Shuzhen Liu", "Guohua Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OTT.S428745", "journal": "Onco Targets Ther", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 14:17:103-107.", ...
PMC10875622
Thyroid metastases secondary to triple-negative breast cancer are sporadic. Diagnosis usually requires fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and immunohistochemistry. There are no treatment guidelines for this type of cancer, and to date, reports of chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy in thyroid metastases are very...
{ "authors": [ "Presoon Kuruvilla", "Angel John", "Ashith Murali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1530/EDM-22-0369", "journal": "Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 1;2024(1):22-0369.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
PMC10959029
Summary: Insulin autoantibody syndrome (IAS) or Hirata's disease is a rare condition characterized by recurrent fasting hypoglycaemic and postprandial hyperglycaemic episodes. Insulin autoantibodies are diagnostic for the condition. Hirata's disease has been seen to be associated with other autoimmune conditions. Vitil...
{ "authors": [ "Joana Brito", "Rui Plácido", "Pedro Matos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ehjcr/ytad642", "journal": "Eur Heart J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 26;8(1):ytad642.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38213870/", "ma...
PMC10783639
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{ "authors": [ "Abdulkarim Hasan", "Muhammad Yousaf Mairaj", "Ahmed Elbadawy", "Sameh Zayed", "Abdulkhaliq Saeed Alghamdi", "Saeed Awad Alrashdi", "Khalid Nafie" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8366", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 28;12(1):e836...
PMC10753644
Hemangiomas are common lesions in medical practice, but those arising in the nasal cavity and/or paranasal sinuses are rare. Inverted papilloma is a rare benign tumor with a high incidence rate in both the nasal cavity and sinuses. The presence of both lesions in the same patient is even rarer. Here we present a case o...
{ "authors": [ "Kun-Kun Qiang", "Qing-Yun Song" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IJWH.S469569", "journal": "Int J Womens Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 31:16:1329-1335.", "keywords": [ "postpartum hemorrhage", "pseudoaneurysm", "ultrasound", "uterine artery", "uterine...
PMC11298170
Introduction: Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm (UAP) is a rare cause of late postpartum hemorrhage. Insufficient understanding of this condition among clinicians may result in delayed diagnosis and treatment, potentially leading to incorrect interventions and poor prognosis, including fatal hemorrhage and even necessitati...
{ "authors": [ "Jiaqi Yu", "Fanyi Kong", "Peng Gao", "Taibo Chen", "Yongtai Liu", "Zhongwei Cheng", "Hua Deng", "Jinzhi Lai", "Lihua Zhang", "Jingbo Fan", "Jiaqi Wang", "Xiaohan Qin", "Keyue Sun", "Jian Li", "Quan Fang", "Deyan Yang", "Kang'an Cheng"...
PMC10808645
Introduction: Amyloid light-chain cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive infiltrative disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibrils in the cardiac tissue, which can cause serious atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation. Left bundle branch pacing has emerged as an alternative method for delive...
{ "authors": [ "Noriko Morita", "Hiroshi Matsushita", "Hiromitsu Yabushita", "Akihiko Wakatsuki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52296", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 15;16(1):e52296.", "keywords": [ "borderline ovarian tumor", "estrogen", "fertil...
PMC10865151
Gynecologic malignancies sometimes affect women before menopause. Aggressive treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy, often lead to premature menopause. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), typically used for managing menopause-associated health issues, may be limited by tumor sensitivity to estrog...
{ "authors": [ "Christoph Hochmayr", "Marlene Hammerl", "Ira Winkler", "Gisela Schweigmann", "Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer", "Elke Griesmaier", "Anna Posod" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/1611451", "journal": "Case Rep Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 28:2023:161145...
PMC10555493
Background: The current literature suggests that neonatal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections generally have a mild course. Data on how in utero exposure to maternal infection affects neonatal health outcomes are limited, but there is evidence that neurological damage to the fetus an...
{ "authors": [ "Naoki Irizato", "Katsunori Asai", "Hiroto Okubata", "Akihiro Tateishi", "Masaaki Taniguchi", "Akatsuki Wakayama" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5797/jnet.cr.2024-0027", "journal": "J Neuroendovasc Ther", "journal_detail": "2024;18(9):240-244.", "keywords": [ "d...
PMC11412771
Objective: An intraosseous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a rare fistula with an intracranial shunted pouch. A case of an intraosseous AVF at the squamous part of the occipital bone with spontaneous occlusion of diploic venous drainage is described. Case presentation: The patient, a Japanese woman in her 80s, presented...
{ "authors": [ "Takuhei Nomura", "Takeshi Yoshida", "Taiju Ito", "Kyoko Ohno-Matsui" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000538440", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 15;15(1):335-342.", "keywords": [ "focal lamina cribrosa defect", "high myopia", "...
PMC11018332
Introduction: Severe central visual field defects are frequently observed in highly myopic eyes. This report details 2 cases of central visual field defects in individuals with high myopia, characterized by an unusual temporal protrusion of the optic disc, a feature not previously documented. Case presentation: Two pat...
{ "authors": [ "Jun Ma", "Ye Jiang", "Chaoping Zhou", "Datian Wang", "Chunxia Zhao", "Yaming Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1270728", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 15:13:1270728.", "keywords": [ "complication", "ileus tube", ...
PMC10755397
The insertion of an ileus tube is an important treatment for intestinal obstruction. According to previous reports, jejunal intussusception has been reported as a complication associated with ileus tube placement. However, rupture of the weighted tip of an ileus tube has not been reported before. Herein, we report a 55...
{ "authors": [ "Tamara Kufoof", "Catherine Luxford", "Kishani Kannangara", "Roderick Clifton-Bligh", "Kim C Donaghue" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5455/medarh.2024.78.154-158", "journal": "Med Arch", "journal_detail": "2024;78(2):154-158.", "keywords": [ "non-autoimmune", "t...
PMC10983094
Background: Familial non-autoimmune hyperthyroidism is a rare disorder characterized by the absence of thyroid autoimmunity, particularly TSH receptor antibody [TRAb]. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe a novel TSHR mutation identified in a family of two siblings and their father. Methods: Two siblings pr...
{ "authors": [ "Yoko Tabei", "Yoshiaki Ohtsu", "Masaharu Shimada", "Aya Wada", "Emi Hamajima", "Yoshimitsu Osawa", "Takumi Takizawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8420", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12;12(1):e8420.", "keywords": [ "chi...
PMC10784849
Key clinical message: This case report describes the clinical course of a juvenile female with FGF23-related hypophosphatemic rickets preceding the onset of SLE. Our study demonstrates the possibility of hypophosphatemic rickets as an early symptom of SLE. Abstract: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23)-related hypophosp...
{ "authors": [ "Hassan Mohamed Ali", "Eyad Rabih Abdul Wahab", "Amjad Damaj", "Bassam Moussawi", "Walid Audi", "Mohammad Haidar", "Youssef Badra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/1194077", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 31:2023:1194077.", "keyw...
PMC10630001
Background: A gallbladder torsion typically presents as an acute abdomen presentation with nonspecific clinical signs. When not detected by a clinician preoperatively, it can lead to the delay of emergency surgery and possible misdiagnosis for other, more common causes of an acute abdomen. Case Presentation. We report ...
{ "authors": [ "Wenjing Zhang", "Li Xiao", "Guangxin Zhou", "Huijuan Zhu", "Yongmin Bi", "Junjie Du", "Da Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1371527", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 10:15:1371527.", "keywords": [ "adrenocortical ...
PMC11194307
With advancements in medical oncology, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have become the first-line treatment for many malignancies. ICIs play a significant role in improving cancer prognosis, but a series of immune-related adverse events (irAEs), including immune-related endocrine events (irEEs), caused by ICIs have...
{ "authors": [ "Swapna A Patankar", "Sudhir R Pawar", "Richa Sharma", "Amod P Patankar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2711", "journal": "Int J Clin Pediatr Dent", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;17(1):79-81.", "keywords": [ "benign tumor", "case report", "i...
PMC10978501
A rare case of melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) occurring in a 3-month-old male child affecting the left maxilla is described. Computed tomography showed the benign expansile type of lesion affecting the left maxilla. The lesion was surgically excised completely. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis ...
{ "authors": [ "Andreea I Ghiță", "Matei Olteanu", "Alex E Debelka", "Oana M Cîlțea", "Mihai R Pahomeanu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52325", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 15;16(1):e52325.", "keywords": [ "acute pancreatitis", "ct", "incid...
PMC10867707
Riedel's lobe is a rare anatomical variant of the liver, more often being diagnosed incidentally, with the patient being investigated for other underlying pathology. As regards acute pancreatitis, this represents one of the most treated diseases worldwide in gastroenterology with a variable severity and outcome. Here, ...
{ "authors": [ "Charles Mve Mvondo", "Hermann Nestor Tsague Kengni", "Laurence Carole Ngo Yon", "Amalia Ariane Owona Ngandebe", "Etienne Sene", "Marcelin Ngowe Ngowe" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.48.8.36988", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 May ...
PMC11214139
Congenital ventricular aneurysms (CVA) are rare cardiac anomalies that have been predominantly described in the Black population. They are characterized by an akinetic ventricular protrusion that is commonly located at the basal and apical segments. Although the diagnosis is often incidental and the majority of patient...
{ "authors": [ "Nafiza Martini", "Maha Al Haj Kaddour", "Mouna Baddoura", "Mulham Jarjanazi", "Jaber Mahmoud" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241242932", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 29:12:2050313X241242932.", "keywords": [ "helicoba...
PMC10981263
A gastric ulcer is a tear in the stomach lining that manifests as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Its occurrence is lesser in children as compared to adults and its incidence in children ranges between 2% and 8%. Helicobacter pylori and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the most common causes ...
{ "authors": [ "Yinying Meng", "Jinlan Xie", "Yan Liang", "Mulan Wu", "Yi Lu", "Qian Lu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1349692", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 28:14:1349692.", "keywords": [ "case report", "hepatectomy", "hepatic ...
PMC11165177
Background: Hepatic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an infrequent tumor with potential malignancy. However, it lacks specific clinical symptoms and usual imaging features. Case presentation: A 34-year-old woman had a six-month history of fever and on-and-off pain in the upper right part of her abdomen that ...
{ "authors": [ "Awiral Saxena", "Manjit Sarma", "Bhagirath Bhad", "Ramkesh Ratheesan", "Padma Subramanyam", "P Shanmuga Sundaram" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22038/AOJNMB.2024.77504.1547", "journal": "Asia Ocean J Nucl Med Biol", "journal_detail": "2024;12(2):161-169.", "keywor...
PMC11263774
With the increasing number of interventional cardiology procedures, the number of cardiac device infections (including pacemakers, prosthetic valves, coronary and aortic stents) have also increased. These infections can cause significant morbidity and can even lead to mortality if not managed promptly. If suspected cli...
{ "authors": [ "Sushil Kumar Yadav", "Anish Ruchal", "Bishal Gaurav", "Bhawesh Bhattarai", "Prajwal Khatiwada", "Aiska Shrestha" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109106", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109106.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10800713
Introduction: Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic disease caused by a tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus. A retroperitoneal hydatid cyst is extremely rare and its diagnosis can be challenging, particularly in the early stage as it can mimic several regional pathologies like pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatic neoplasm, and other r...
{ "authors": [ "Jonathan E Dickinson", "Jose Adalberto Dominguez Inzunza", "Liliana Perez-Villa", "Trevor G Millar", "Abhiram P Pushparaj" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpain.2023.1256396", "journal": "Front Pain Res (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 1:4:1256396.", "keywo...
PMC10502345
Brachial plexus nerve root avulsion results from complete separation of the nerve root from the spinal cord and is one of the most challenging types of neuropathic pain, coinciding with motor, sensory and autonomic deficits. The severe pain and typical impossibility of root reattachment often leads to requests for ampu...
{ "authors": [ "Muhammad Tahir", "Belin F Bodies", "Sara Shalin", "Thuy Phung", "Thomas C Myers", "Robert Israel", "Adriano Piris", "Kurt Knowles" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52174", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12;16(1):e52174.", "keywor...
PMC10859147
Granuloma annulare (GA) is an inflammatory granulomatous skin disease of unknown etiology that is self-limiting in nature. However, it is hypothesized that trauma, medications, malignancy, viral infections, different vaccines, and hypersensitivity reactions can trigger the formation of GA. Only three cases of post-SARS...
{ "authors": [ "Jiayu Li", "Gang Wang", "Zhiwei Jiang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1354021", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 9:14:1354021.", "keywords": [ "gli1", "malat1", "epithelial and mesenchymal biphasic differentiation", "gastric ...
PMC11041369
Objective: Gastroblastoma is an extremely rare gastric tumor. Its pathogenesis remains unclear and there is a lack of specific clinical symptoms. The aim of this paper is to report a case of gastroblastoma and provide references for the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this disease. Methods: The diagnosis and tre...
{ "authors": [ "Shaozheng Hu", "Hongyu Du", "Jintao Wen", "Meimei Wu", "Binhao Huang", "Jietao Zhong", "Chuan Shi", "Chenzhou Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-102", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 19:8:33.", "keywords": [ "meckel’...
PMC11071006
Background: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital defect of the gastrointestinal tract, occurring in about 1% to 2% of population. Most MD are rarely symptomatic, with presenting symptoms including diverticulitis, digestive tract hemorrhage and intestinal obstruction. The semblance of symptoms to ent...
{ "authors": [ "Khairunnisa Mukhtiar", "Mohammad Raza", "Isbaah Tejani", "Farhan Ali", "Shahnaz Ibrahim" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231211047", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 7:11:2050313X231211047.", "keywords": [ "diagnostic cha...
PMC10631333
Myasthenia in the infancy and toddler age group is rare and often presents a challenge to treating pediatric neurologists. Our report addresses the challenges encountered when distinguishing myasthenia in infants and toddlers from similar illnesses, as well as the differentiation between congenital myasthenia, transien...
{ "authors": [ "Messaoud Ola", "Horache Kenza", "Jidal Manal", "Cherraqi Amine", "El Aoufir Omar", "Laamrani Fatima Zahra", "Jroundi Laila" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795476241271561", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 14:17:11795476...
PMC11325300
Hydatid disease, caused primarily by Echinococcus granulosus, is prevalent in regions where livestock farming is common. Although typically considered benign, ruptured hydatid cysts into the abdominal cavity present a rare but severe complication requiring urgent surgical intervention. We hydatid liver cyst, emphasizin...
{ "authors": [ "Youngjun Kim", "Min-Jeong Ji", "Jinho Park", "Kyoung-Seong Choi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2024.1362352", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 May 30:11:1362352.", "keywords": [ "korean indigenous calf", "trueperella pyogenes", "a...
PMC11169830
Omphalitis, commonly caused by opportunistic bacteria has been significantly associated with morbidity and mortality in neonatal calves. Trueperella pyogenes is a commensal and opportunistic pathogen that can cause suppurative infection in farm animals. Our case involved a 10-day-old female Korean indigenous calf that ...
{ "authors": [ "Germán Moreno de Juan", "Amaia Pérez Del Barrio", "Eduardo Germán Herrera Romero", "Mario González Ruiz", "Santiago Montes Moreno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.patol.2023.01.002", "journal": "Rev Esp Patol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;57(1):42-47.", "keyw...
PMC9970933
Subsequent to mass vaccination programs against COVID-19, diverse side effects have been described, both at the injection site, such as pain, redness and swelling, and systemic effects such as fatigue, headache, muscle or joint pain. On rare occasions, a lymphadenopathic syndrome may develop, raising the clinical suspi...
{ "authors": [ "Dimitrios S Kourdakis", "Savvas P Deftereos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/26317745231223312", "journal": "Ther Adv Gastrointest Endosc", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12:17:26317745231223312.", "keywords": [ "ercp complications", "endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancre...
PMC10787536
Splenic injury is an extremely rare complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). There are only 34 cases reported in the literature up to now. Based on a case of a 72-year-old man, who after ERCP due to choledocholithiasis developed a large perisplenic and subcapsular hematoma, we carried out ...
{ "authors": [ "André Silva", "Christine Paiva", "João Pedro Baptista", "Rui Almeida", "Rita Alves" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2023_004068", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 26;10(12):004068.", "keywords": [ "cutaneous mucormycosis", ...
PMC10705839
Introduction: Mucormycosis, a rare and life-threatening infection, is caused by microorganisms of the Mucorales order. It affects almost exclusively immunocompromised and diabetic patients, requiring extensive surgical debridement and prolonged antifungal therapy. Discussion/results: We report the case of a 26-year-old...
{ "authors": [ "Marie-Justine Desrumaux", "Céline Vanfraechem", "Elien Mahieu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2023_003924", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 15;10(10):003924.", "keywords": [ "acyclovir", "acute kidney disease", "encephalopa...
PMC10545149
Well-known side effects of acyclovir are nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity. We present a 49-year-old woman without pre-existing renal failure, with an acute kidney injury and encephalopathy. Since there was a clear correlation with the intake of acyclovir and the course of illness, findings were attributed to the antivi...
{ "authors": [ "Siyu Liu", "Yujun Tong", "Ruizi Shi", "Xintao Zeng", "Hua Luo", "Pei Yang", "Xianfu Cai", "Decai Wang", "Huiwen Luo", "Jianjun Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1382475", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul...
PMC11286469
Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis (IMP) is an extremely rare disease with an unclear pathogenesis and risk factors. The clinical manifestations of IMP are mostly non-specific, mainly consisting of digestive symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating and diarrhea. The diagnosis of IMP mainly relies on abdominal compu...
{ "authors": [ "Kang Huang", "Qiuyan Zhang", "Sanyun Wu", "Lihua Zhou", "Wenjin Liang", "Xiaoyan Hu", "Shaojun Ye", "Wei Zhou" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1360955", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 3:15:1360955.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC11021682
With a shortage of organs for transplant, the use of marginal donors can be an effective measure to meet the shortfall. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are considered an absolute contraindication for organ donation because of the high invasive potential. Currently, organ transplantation from donors with a past history ...
{ "authors": [ "Prasanna R Sonar", "Aarati S Panchbhai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12688/f1000research.140341.2", "journal": "F1000Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 3:12:1263.", "keywords": [ "computed tomography", "magnetic resonance imaging", "masseter muscle hypertrophy" ], ...
PMC11258545
Masseter muscle hypertrophy is a rare condition with no known etiology that has become more prevalent due to growing aesthetic concerns. It is distinguished by either unilaterally or bilaterally enlarged masseter muscles. Its origin is still unknown. This study discusses a clinically confirmed case of unilateral masset...
{ "authors": [ "R Haridian Sosa Barrios", "V Burguera Vion", "E Casillas Sagrado", "D Villa Hurtado", "S Jiménez Álvaro", "I Martín Capón", "M Fernández Lucas", "Maite E Rivera Gorrín" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.24908/pocus.v8i2.16461", "journal": "POCUS J", "journal_det...
PMC10721294
Renal artery stenosis of the kidney allograft associated with kinking is not a frequent finding. As a correctable cause of graft dysfunction, it is important to diagnose it as soon as possible to avoid further graft damage and improve graft and patient survival. As pulsed wave Doppler ultrasound mapping of the graft's ...
{ "authors": [ "Sasikant Leelawongs", "Luksanaporn Krungkraipetch" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000540126", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 25;15(1):577-584.", "keywords": [ "case report", "conjunctival cyst", "lymphatic malformation", "orbit/l...
PMC11324261
Introduction: A simple orbital lymphatic malformation usually presents with acute proptosis with ophthalmoplegia after an upper respiratory tract infection. Various treatments have been described but the lesions often recur after treatment due to their infiltrative nature. Case presentations: A 6-year-old girl presente...
{ "authors": [ "Yoshihisa Ishiura", "Shosaku Nomura", "Yuka Ishii", "Kai Imai", "Yusuke Sawai", "Takeshi Tamaki", "Toshiki Shimizu", "Naoyuki Miyashita", "Tomoki Ito" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S427098", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "...
PMC10487696
Cough, a frequent symptom encountered in clinical practice, often has a considerable impact on patients' lives. There is an urgent need to investigate more potent antitussive treatments for chronic refractory cough, particularly atopic cough, which is a major cause of chronic refractory cough in Japan. Previous studies...
{ "authors": [ "Liqing Zhang", "Jian Wu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1269631", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 25:13:1269631.", "keywords": [ "anastomosing hemangioma", "computed tomography", "magnetic resonance imaging", "retroperitoneal", ...
PMC10634416
Background: Anastomotic hemangioma is a rare subtype of capillary hemangioma primarily found in the genitourinary tract. We present a case of a patient with an anastomotic hemangioma located in the retroperitoneal space; then, we explore and summarize the imaging features from previously reported cases for accurate dia...
{ "authors": [ "Malek Mrad", "Mariam Tabka", "Asmahane Souissi", "Ines Chelly", "Mourad Mokni" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096241265896", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Dec:12:23247096241265896.", "keywords": [ "crohn’s d...
PMC11273808
This report describes a case of facial hyperpigmentation in a patient with Crohn's disease receiving adalimumab, a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor. The onset of hyperpigmentation coincided with adalimumab administration, and its discontinuation resulted in significant improvement. Histopathological findings...
{ "authors": [ "Gurbir Hehar", "Dalia Rahmon", "Ajaz Banka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1210/jcemcr/luac026", "journal": "JCEM Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan 11;1(1):luac026.", "keywords": [ "sdha", "familial paraganglioma syndrome", "paraganglioma", "pheochromocyto...
PMC10578403
A 21-year-old female presented to the hospital with acute onset left pelvic pain that began while urinating. Ultrasound of the pelvis revealed a 1.7 cm structure within the bladder wall. Follow-up imaging with magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a 1.9 cm mass in the urinary bladder wall. Cystoscopy with transurethral ...
{ "authors": [ "Ablaikhan Kazbekov", "Olzhas Bekarisov", "Kairat Tazhin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S441944", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 27:17:247-252.", "keywords": [ "poland syndrome", "case report", "chest deformity", "surger...
PMC10982578
Introduction: Poland syndrome is a rare congenital syndrome that is characterized by partial or complete unilateral absence of the pectoralis major muscle, congenital malformation of the hand and deformation of the chest. Often the patients has abnormalities of the nipple-areolar complex. Here, we present a case of sur...
{ "authors": [ "Megumi Sone", "Daisuke Mizokami", "Saki Takihata", "Akihiro Shiotani", "Koji Araki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51781", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 7;16(1):e51781.", "keywords": [ "glossopharyngeal nerve palsy", "herpes zoste...
PMC10846659
Herpes zoster pharyngitis (HZP) is a rare condition that should be considered as a differential diagnosis of acute dysphagia secondary to unilateral glossopharyngeal and/or vagal nerve palsy. Although early treatment is important to avoid adverse sequelae, serological diagnosis of varicella zoster virus (VZV) takes ove...
{ "authors": [ "Aryan Dalal", "Sean Clark-Garvey", "Andrew Gdowski", "Sophia Zhang", "Sara E Wobker", "Steven P Rowe", "Ersan Altun", "Himisha Beltran", "Matthew I Milowsky" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/7998149", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol Med", "journal_deta...
PMC11421938
Introduction: Neuroendocrine/small-cell prostate cancer (NEPC) is a rare and aggressive subtype of prostate cancer, which typically develops after prolonged treatment for metastatic castration-resistant disease, but can, less commonly, occur de novo. Case Presentation: We describe a case of de novo NEPC in a tumor with...
{ "authors": [ "Ioakeim Sapantzoglou", "Alexandros Psarris", "Panagiota Diamantopoulou", "Antonis Koutras", "Thomas Ntounis", "Savia Pittokopitou", "Ioannis Prokopakis", "Panagiotis Antsaklis", "Marianna Theodora", "Michail Sindos", "Ekaterini Domali", "Alexandros Rodol...
PMC10721356
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{ "authors": [ "Zhao-Jing Lin", "Jie-Yi Long", "Juan Li", "Fang-Na Wang", "Wei Chu", "Lei Zhu", "Ya-Li Li", "Liang-Liang Fan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1332992", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 29:11:1332992.", "keywords":...
PMC10937461
Background: Congenital cataracts stand as the primary cause of childhood blindness globally, characterized by clouding of the eye's lens at birth or shortly thereafter. Previous investigations have unveiled that a variant in the V-MAF avian musculoaponeurotic-fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog (MAF) gene can result in Ayme-...
{ "authors": [ "Sabrina Sehn Hilgert", "Daniel Penteado Martins Dias" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1017/gmb.2023.8", "journal": "Gut Microbiome (Camb)", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 19:4:e9.", "keywords": [ "alzheimer’s", "gut–brain axis", "microbiota", "pathophysiology", "pa...
PMC11406366
The evolution of the understanding of the intestinal microbiota and its influence on our organism leverages it as a potential protagonist in therapies aimed at diseases that affect not only the intestine but also neural pathways and the central nervous system itself. This study, developed from a thorough systematic rev...
{ "authors": [ "Eirini Avgoustou", "Aikaterini Spyridaki", "Giorgos Pothitos", "Antonios Papadopoulos", "Spyridon Kois", "Foula Vassilara" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/8887955", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 3:2023:8887955.", "keywords":...
PMC10637844
Enteroviruses and rhinoviruses (EV-RV) are small RNA viruses that usually cause the common cold and asthma exacerbations. Although EV-RV-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is common in children, only scattered reports of ARDS in adults have been published. The diagnosis has been greatly facilitated by t...
{ "authors": [ "Lucía Valencia", "Sergio López", "Ana Olivas", "Ángel Becerra", "María Desirée Alemán-Segura", "Marta Évora-García", "Nazario Ojeda", "Leonardo Cabrera", "Aurelio Rodríguez-Pérez", "Gregorio Pérez-Peñate" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1348...
PMC10853330
Introduction: Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a rescue therapy that can stabilize patients with hemodynamic compromise. Indications continue to evolve, including drug overdose. However, the indication merely for vasoplegic shock following drug overdose is controversial. Case summary: We repor...
{ "authors": [ "Ambika Shivarajpur", "Brian Kohen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.24908/pocus.v9i1.16621", "journal": "POCUS J", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 22;9(1):9-10.", "keywords": [ "pocus", "complete molar pregnancy", "hydatidiform mole", "molar pregnancy", "partial mola...
PMC11044943
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a useful modality to initially identify a molar pregnancy. In this case, we describe a 51-year-old perimenopausal woman who presented to the emergency department (ED) with vaginal bleeding. A transvaginal POCUS was performed, revealing findings concerning for a molar pregnancy. These...
{ "authors": [ "Miguel G Santos", "Marta Nunes da Silva", "Marta W Vasconcelos", "Susana M P Carvalho" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpls.2023.1306420", "journal": "Front Plant Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11:14:1306420.", "keywords": [ "actinidia spp", "pseudomonas syr...
PMC10808555
Plant disease outbreaks are increasing in a world facing climate change and globalized markets, representing a serious threat to food security. Kiwifruit Bacterial Canker (KBC), caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), was selected as a case study for being an example of a pandemic disease tha...
{ "authors": [ "Mahesh Radhakrishnan Menon", "Shiv Pratap Singh Rana", "Subashini Perumal", "Khawla Fuad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/IJPC_84_2023", "journal": "Indian J Palliat Care", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;30(1):77-80.", "keywords": [ "advanced cancer", "breath...
PMC11021052
Dyspnoea is a debilitating symptom in medicine, especially in palliative care. Opioids are the pharmacological agents of choice in the treatment of dyspnoea in palliative medicine. Morphine is the best-studied opioid, and recent literature on oxycodone is encouraging. In refractory cases, opioid infusion and palliative...
{ "authors": [ "Serin Moghrabi", "Nabeela Al-Hajaj", "Fatimah Abu Aljaaz", "Omar Jaber", "Akram Al-Ibraheem" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22038/AOJNMB.2024.76555.1539", "journal": "Asia Ocean J Nucl Med Biol", "journal_detail": "2024;12(2):174-178.", "keywords": [ "malignant per...
PMC11263779
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are rare, aggressive soft tissue sarcomas that arise from peripheral nerves and often present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. They can occur sporadically or in association with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the NF1 gene...
{ "authors": [ "Jiaying Tao", "Zhixian Shi", "Mulan Li", "Tingting Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1412206", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 15:14:1412206.", "keywords": [ "chemoradiotherapy resistance", "early diagnosis", "growing terat...
PMC11284059
Growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) is a rare condition that arises secondary to malignant germ cell tumors. It is characterized by an enlarging abdominal mass during or after chemotherapy, normal tumor markers, and histopathological indications of mature teratoma components. Awareness of GTS is limited, and it is often mi...
{ "authors": [ "Preeti Basnet", "Anish Joshi", "Saurab Karki", "Anil Jung Thapa", "Prayash Poudel", "Anugya Sapkota", "Manoj Shrestha", "Shreebridhi Pande" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/5575592", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 27:202...
PMC11074868
Introduction: Potts disease is extrapulmonary skeletal tuberculosis mostly affecting the thoracolumbar spine. It destroys the disc space, adjacent vertebral bodies, and spinal elements, leading to cord compression and paraplegia. Methods: This is a case report study of a 29-month-old toddler who presented to our hospit...
{ "authors": [ "Chien-Ming Lin", "Yi-Xuan Ding", "Shih-Ming Huang", "Ying-Chuan Chen", "Hwei-Jen Lee", "Chih-Chien Sung", "Shih-Hua Lin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2024.1291160", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 29:15:1291160."...
PMC10937390
Context: Although a monoallelic mutation in the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) gene causes familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH), the functional characterization of the identified CASR mutation linked to the clinical response to calcimimetics therapy is still limited. Objective: A 45-year-old male presenting with...
{ "authors": [ "S P Surdut", "E van der Merwe", "P Goussard", "M F Urban" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i3.425", "journal": "Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 19;29(3):10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i3.425.", "keywords": [ "ciliary immunofluorescenc...
PMC10646753
Background: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic condition with a variable clinical presentation, making its diagnosis a challenge. We describe two unrelated sibling pairs with PCD: adult siblings in the first and perinatal/neonatal in the second. Both families highlight the more common and rarer clinical...
{ "authors": [ "Christine Anna Dambietz", "Andrea Doescher", "Michael Heming", "Anja Schirmacher", "Bernhard Schlüter", "Andrea Schulte-Mecklenbeck", "Christian Thomas", "Heinz Wiendl", "Gerd Meyer Zu Hörste", "Sarah Wiethoff" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fgene.20...
PMC11371627
Introduction: Pathogenic variants in the XK gene are associated with dysfunction or loss of XK protein leading to McLeod syndrome (MLS), a rare X-linked neuroacanthocytosis syndrome with multisystemic manifestation. Here we present clinical, genetic and immunological data on a patient originally admitted to our clinic ...
{ "authors": [ "Salvatore Marrone", "Corrado Pizzo", "Federica Paolini", "Evier Andrea Giovannini", "Antonio Crea", "Giovanni Cinquemani", "Rita Lipani", "Luca Ruggeri", "Jaime Mandelli", "Domenico Gerardo Iacopino", "Giuseppe Bona", "Luigi Basile" ], "case_amount":...
PMC11380884
Background: Terson syndrome (TS) is a neuro-ophthalmologic disease arising due to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), resulting in the formation of subhyaloid hemorrhagic spots. These spots can affect the ability to see due to the alteration of the optic cameras. Although it often affects both eyes, the symptoms and the eye...
{ "authors": [ "Shokoufeh Hajsadeghi", "Saeid Hosseini", "Hossein Saidi", "Shayan Mirshafiee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1433381", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 27:11:1433381.", "keywords": [ "cardiac surgery", "cardiac tumor", ...
PMC11383761
Studies have shown that primary cardiac tumors are exceptionally rare and among them myxomas represents approximately half. Although majority of these benign tumors are located in left atrium, they can also emerge in the right cardiac chambers and also on cardiac valves. In rare instances, they may extend into the grea...
{ "authors": [ "Zeyu Huang", "Mingyan Chen", "Yang Peng", "Ruzhi Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S451200", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 26:17:727-732.", "keywords": [ "dermoscopy", "mass spectrometry", "microsporum canis", "sc...
PMC10906495
Tinea capitis, a common cutaneous fungal infection, shows an increasing prevalence with the increasing number of pets. We present tinea capitis in a 4-year-old girl presenting without typical symptoms such as alopecia or hair breakage. After a comprehensive evaluation including dermoscopy, Wood's light, direct KOH fluo...
{ "authors": [ "Akane Masumoto", "Kota Yokoyama", "Meika Namba", "Kazuma Sasamura", "Ryo-Ichi Yoshimura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52283", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 15;16(1):e52283.", "keywords": [ "chemoradiotherapy", "magnetic resonanc...
PMC10865071
This case report details a rare instance of radiation-induced brachial plexopathy (RIBP) occurring below the typical tolerance dose in a 55-year-old woman following chemoradiotherapy for apical non-small cell lung carcinoma. Despite receiving a radiation dose considered safe (47-48 Gray in 25 fractions), she developed ...
{ "authors": [ "Caitlin A Contag", "Lucy Studemeister", "Yael Bogler", "Joseph D Cooper" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02012", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 15:37:e02012.", "keywords": [ "case report", "coxiella burnetii", "q fever", ...
PMC11231524
Q fever is frequently associated with the development of antiphospholipid antibodies though rarely causes thromboses. A 44-year-old man presented with diarrhea and fevers and was found to have a splenic infarct. Infectious work-up revealed acute Q fever as well as high anticardiolipin antibody titers. He was treated wi...
{ "authors": [ "Aditya Sharma", "Philip Benoit", "Frederick Lansigan", "David Nierenberg" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1237178", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 24:13:1237178.", "keywords": [ "antidote", "glucarpidase", "leucovorin", ...
PMC10628483
Methotrexate is a commonly used agent in the treatment of many malignancies and rheumatologic/inflammatory diseases. Working by inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase and thereby preventing eventual formation of tetrahydrofolate, methotrexate inhibits synthesis of purines and thymidylate, therefore disabling a malignant ce...
{ "authors": [ "Kamina Wilkerson", "Flora E Bradley", "Ernest Y Lee", "Jarish N Cohen", "Aileen Y Chang" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.11.015", "journal": "JAAD Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 27:43:72-75.", "keywords": [ "hiv", "sweet syndrome", "...
PMC10793161
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{ "authors": [ "Mohammad Javad Ghanbarnia", "Nazanin Rahimnezhad", "Naveed Nilforushan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000536325", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 9;15(1):136-142.", "keywords": [ "case report", "choroidal effusion", "influenza va...
PMC10857816
Introduction: The aim of the study was to report a case of ocular adverse events following influenza vaccination which involved bilateral myopic shift, ciliochoroidal effusion, and fine retinal folds in a middle-aged woman. Case presentation: A 42-year-old female presented with sudden-onset painless binocular decreased...
{ "authors": [ "Shengze Zhou", "Yaya Yang", "Lei Wang", "Heming Liu", "Xuemei Wang", "Changping Ouyang", "Jinhua Pan", "Xiaobin Hu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2024.1303515", "journal": "Front Public Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 1:12:1303515.", "keywo...
PMC10867958
Background: Economic data on congenital heart disease are scarce in economically underdeveloped areas of China. Therefore, this study aimed to shed light on the level and changing trend of congenital heart disease inpatients' economic burden in underdeveloped areas. Method: This study used a multi-stage stratified clus...
{ "authors": [ "Abhijit Goyal-Honavar", "Jeena Joseph", "Gandham Edmond Jonathan", "Krishna Prabhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/JNRP_320_2023", "journal": "J Neurosci Rural Pract", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;15(1):134-136.", "keywords": [ "case report", "collection",...
PMC10927047
Intracranial hypotension (IH) represents a syndrome secondary to low cerebrospinal fluid pressure. This case of IH following a lumbar drain inserted before the excision of a left intraconal lesion, leading to recurrent post-operative unilateral subdural and extradural collections, was treated successfully with the evac...
{ "authors": [ "C J Henriquez", "S F Ahmad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2329048X231202675", "journal": "Child Neurol Open", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 20:10:2329048X231202675.", "keywords": [ "autoimmune", "intracranial hypertension", "neuroimmunology", "neuroophthalmolog...
PMC10512693
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is a rare, immune-mediated demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that has a predilection for children. Its association with malignancy or other autoimmune diseases is unclear. We present a case of MOGAD in a teenager with a coin...
{ "authors": [ "Elias Akiki", "Arman Arghami", "Muhannad A Abbasi", "Edward A El-Am", "Ali Ahmad", "Thomas A Foley", "Richard C Daly", "Joseph J Maleszewski", "Reto Kurmann", "Kyle W Klarich" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1340406", "journal": "Front Car...
PMC10847281
A 73-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a syncopal episode and a history of dizzy spells. A transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated a large left atrial mass extending into the right upper pulmonary veins. Subsequently, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and coronary computed tomography angiogra...
{ "authors": [ "Leo Wan", "Audrey Yan", "Casey O'Doherty", "Xiner Jiang", "Rosemarie Hardin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52553", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19;16(1):e52553.", "keywords": [ "classic kaposi sarcoma", "clinical dermatology", ...
PMC10870049
Classic Kaposi sarcoma (CKS), a variant of Kaposi sarcoma (KS), predominantly affects elderly men of Mediterranean and Ashkenazi descent. It is primarily seen in immunocompetent patients, often as cutaneous manifestations in the lower extremities. Treatment of CKS ranges from radiation therapy, chemotherapeutic agents,...
{ "authors": [ "Imane Legssyer", "Oumayma Haloui", "Siham Bouali", "Afaf Thouil", "Hatim Kouismi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51808", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 7;16(1):e51808.", "keywords": [ "lung cancer", "squamous cell carcinoma", "...
PMC10846848
Primary sternal cancer is exceptionally rare. Secondary sternal cancer typically arises when cancer spreads either through the bloodstream from other sites or directly from neighboring lung or breast cancers. Pain is the primary symptom, but these metastases can lead to skeletal-related events such as pathological frac...
{ "authors": [ "Maithri P Reddy", "Zoheb Irshad Sulaiman", "Gina Askar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01882", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 21:33:e01882.", "keywords": [ "immunocompetent host", "s enterica serovar montevideo", "salmonellosis"...
PMC10480304
Salmonellosis is a common cause of foodborne illness worldwide, manifesting as non-invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis, invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis, and typhoid fever. It also rarely presents as Salmonella osteomyelitis in children with hemoglobinopathies and immunocompromised adults and even rarer osteomyeli...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaofeng Li", "Cha Chen", "Luyuan Tong", "Qun Gao", "Wenxian Chen", "Guangde Zhou", "Zhaowei Tong", "Weihong Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S442075", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 8:16:7569-7574.", "keywords": [...
PMC10715021
Background: Amoebiasis, an infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan E. histolytica, is easily misdiagnosed due to its declining incidence and atypical symptoms. Case presentation: A 31-year-old male presented to the hospital with dyspnea and inability to lie flat. Imaging studies indicated a large amount of...
{ "authors": [ "Ayham Mahmoud", "Muhab Saadeh", "Moath Said Alfawara", "William Ghazi Maaiah", "Ammar Al-Awaisheh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14797/mdcvj.1458", "journal": "Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 26;20(1):94-97.", "keywords": [ "absent rig...
PMC11428661
Coronary arteries normally originate from two separate cusps from the aorta, and various anomalies can occur. One such anomaly is the single coronary artery (SCA), where the coronary arteries originate from a single ostium due to the absence of the contralateral ostia. In a rare case we encountered while evaluating a p...
{ "authors": [ "Palak R Ahuja", "Aditi Akhuj", "Vaishnavi Yadav", "Purva Gulrandhe", "Aditi P Ambekar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52572", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19;16(1):e52572.", "keywords": [ "crush injuries", "cuboid fracture", ...
PMC10870094
A serious kind of fractured foot ailment is a foot crush injury. Foot injury commonly happens in accidents involving transportation or the workplace, such as automobile accidents, big objects falling on the foot, or heavy machinery running over the foot. Foot crush injuries are more severe than regular foot fractures. ...
{ "authors": [ "Vadym Kryzhevskyi", "Viktor Strokous", "Yurii Lifshyts", "Yurii Rybianets", "Artem Oberniak", "Alexey Krikunov", "Olga Iungin", "Viktoria Potochilova", "Kateryna Rudnieva", "Pavlo Petakh", "Aleksandr Kamyshnyi", "Olena Moshynets" ], "case_amount": 2,...
PMC10566362
Antimicrobial resistance recognised as a major global health problem and it poses a significant challenge in conflict zones, such as the Russia-Ukraine war. This case study focuses on a 32-year-old soldier who sustained combat-related injuries, including extensive wound infections caused by multidrug-resistant and pan-...
{ "authors": [ "Killen H Briones-Claudett", "Mónica H Briones-Claudett", "Cynthia K Bajaña Huilcapi", "Olga Elizabeth Tripul Villamar", "Rosario Ochoa Vásquez", "Carolina Del Rosario Rivera Salas", "Killen H Briones-Zamora", "Jaime Benites Solis", "Diana C Briones-Márquez", "Am...
PMC10913513
Coronavirus adult respiratory distress syndrome, characterized by decreased surfactant due to lysis of type II pneumocytes and hyaline membrane formation, contributes to severe hypoxemia. The administration of surfactant via high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) may positively affect lung structure and function in this contex...