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{ "authors": [ "Kim Abbegail Tan Aldecoa", "Chef Stan L Macaraeg", "Akash Dadlani", "Sri Yadlapalli" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/1691996", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 14:2023:1691996.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://...
PMC10735723
Ibrutinib is an oral, first-line, targeted therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Commonly reported adverse events are diarrhea, fatigue, and musculoskeletal pain, but rarely it has been associated with visual disturbances. Here, we present a rare case of spontaneous hyphema in a 60-year-old patient with a kno...
{ "authors": [ "Luyang Zhao", "Yunyue Liu", "Feng Liu", "Xiangshu Jin", "Jia Xu", "Shuting Zhou", "Yuanguang Meng", "Aijun Liu", "Weng Yang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1280529", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 27:13:1280529.", "...
PMC10711050
Background: Transformation of endometriosis to malignancy is a rare occurrence. Clear cell ovarian cancer and endometrioid ovarian cancer are the two histotypes most consistently linked to endometriosis. The exact pathways leading to malignant transformation of endometriosis remain elusive. Case presentation: A 41-year...
{ "authors": [ "Muhamed Ahmed Abdelmoaty", "Wael Soliman Taha" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5339/qmj.2024.47", "journal": "Qatar Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 16;2024(3):47.", "keywords": [ "ca-19-9 antigen", "dermoid cyst", "cystic", "ovarian", "teratoma", "ultras...
PMC11420555
Background: Mature cystic teratomas, also known as dermoid cysts, are the most prevalent form of ovarian germ cell tumors. While they typically manifest in women of reproductive age, they can also occur in pediatric patients. These tumors are generally benign and comprise a diverse array of tissue types. However, large...
{ "authors": [ "Bahar Temur", "Zeynep Sıla Özcan", "Serdar Başgöze", "Selim Aydın", "Füsun Güzelmeriç", "Ersin Erek" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1275345", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 22:11:1275345.", "keywords": [ "anomalous right ...
PMC10702607
Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva is a rare congenital anomaly. Most patients may be asymptomatic, but some may experience major cardiac events such as syncope, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. We present a 16-year-old patient, who had several syncopes, with anomalous o...
{ "authors": [ "Koki Satake", "Hisaaki Uchikado", "Natsuko Miyahara", "Takehiro Makizono", "Motohiro Morioka", "Takahiro Miyahara" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_728_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 6:14:355.", "keywords": [ "chiari ty...
PMC10629332
Background: Intractable hiccups (IH) due to syringomyelia or syringomyelia/syringobulbia associated with Chiari type I malformations (CMI) are extremely rare. Here, we present two patients who presented with IH; one had a CMI with syringomyelia/syringobulbia, and the other, with CMI and syringomyelia. Case description:...
{ "authors": [ "Lev Freidkin", "Karam Azem", "Barak Pertzov", "Shimon Izhakian", "Dror Rosengarten", "Mordechai R Kramer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101943", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 4:46:101943.", "keywords": [ "amplat...
PMC10661852
Broncho-biliary fistula (BBF) is an extremely rare but serious medical condition resulting from pathological communication between the biliary system and the bronchial tree. Treatment options include both surgical and non-surgical approaches. Several endobronchial techniques, such as the spigot and glue, can be used fo...
{ "authors": [ "Yujie Peng", "Xiangxin Zeng", "Yong Du" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/jbsr.3253", "journal": "J Belg Soc Radiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 4;107(1):69.", "keywords": [ "mri", "spinal canal", "synovial sarcoma (ss)" ], "license": "CC BY", "link": "htt...
PMC10487116
Synovial sarcomas represent a highly malignant form of mesenchymal tumors. The incidence of synovial sarcomas in the spinal canal is exceptionally rare and has been scarcely reported. Teaching point: Comprehending the magnetic resonance imaging manifestations of intraspinal synovial sarcoma is important to prevent misd...
{ "authors": [ "Fae B Kayarian", "Sarah Dynia", "Anne P Timmermann", "Jennifer Lee", "Oyedolamu Olaitan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52562", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19;16(1):e52562.", "keywords": [ "native kidney", "native ureter", "...
PMC10874588
A ureterocolic fistula in a renal transplant patient is a rare complication. Even rarer is a ureterocolic fistula involving a native kidney in a patient with a functional, ipsilateral transplanted kidney, with no prior cases published in the English literature. In the current case report, we describe a patient with a p...
{ "authors": [ "Qin Pan", "Ping Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1366335", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 18:15:1366335.", "keywords": [ "adrenal crisis", "adrenal insufficiency", "anti-programmed cell death protein 1", "autoimmune polyen...
PMC11067522
Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPis) induce autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 (APS-2), which is defined as a combination of at least two of the following endocrinopathies: autoimmune thyroid disease, type 1 diabetes, and Addison's disease. Cases with the full triad are ...
{ "authors": [ "Yea Bing Tham", "Asral Wirda Ahmad Asnawi", "Ngee Siang Lau", "Alina Md Fauzi", "Sharifah Shahnaz Syed Abd Kadir", "Pek Kuen Liew", "Sen Mui Tan" ], "case_amount": 6, "doi": "10.1159/000531924", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 4;16(1):827-...
PMC10625816
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma is a rare form of T-cell lymphoma that predominantly emerges from neoplastic proliferation of cytotoxic T cells of γ/δ T-cell receptor-expressing lymphocytes. Isochromosome 7q and trisomy 8 are the most prevalent chromosomal abnormalities associated with hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma, and ...
{ "authors": [ "Jorge L Alió Del Barrio", "Ronald Steven Ii Medalle", "Matteo Pederzolli" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00168", "journal": "Taiwan J Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 6;14(1):117-120.", "keywords": [ "anterior chamber lens", "descemet membrane...
PMC11034693
The purpose of this study was to describe a case and clinical course of simultaneous anterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (AC-pIOL) removal, implantation of a posterior chamber phakic intraocular implantable collamer lens (ICL), and Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). This was a case report of a 44-y...
{ "authors": [ "Prachi Sharma", "Ramesh Venkatapura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_273_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 5:15:230.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39108384/", "major_mesh_terms":...
PMC11301786
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{ "authors": [ "Karam Harou", "Amirath Adoufè Sanni", "Illyass Essaoudy", "Soukaina El Aziz", "Abderrahim Aboulfalah", "Hamid Asmouki", "Abderraouf Soummani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.48.28.42960", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 May 29:4...
PMC11364885
Diabetic mastopathy is a rare and benign pathology affecting young individuals with type 1 diabetes or autoimmune diseases. It clinically resembles breast cancer, necessitating a histological examination for a definitive diagnosis. These cases underscore the diagnostic challenges and the importance of histological exam...
{ "authors": [ "Maryem Ferjani", "Yosra Zaimi", "Nouha Trad", "Yousra Hammi", "Myriam Ayari", "Shema Ayadi", "Taha Sayari", "Tahar Gargah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S401983", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 29:16:633-639.", "key...
PMC10546993
Background: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is associated with a hypercoagulable state and may be complicated by thrombotic events. Venous thrombosis is well-acknowledged, while arterial thrombosis is rather unusual. Case presentation: We present the case of a 20-year-old woman with a 12-year history of idiopathic NS revealed ...
{ "authors": [ "Galih Indra Permana", "Takashi Morishita", "Hideaki Tanaka", "Ryuji Matsushita", "Hiromasa Kobayashi", "Hiroshi Abe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_844_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 15:15:86.", "keywords": [ "deep br...
PMC11021058
Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has consistently demonstrated high efficacy and safety in patients with Parkinson's disease. Twiddler's syndrome is a rare occurrence of hardware failure in patients undergoing neuromodulation. We report here a case of subclinical cable twisting jeopardizing Twiddler's syndrome ...
{ "authors": [ "Badri Haider", "Paolo Simoni" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/jbsr.3410", "journal": "J Belg Soc Radiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 11;108(1):24.", "keywords": [ "barotrauma", "bronchiolitis", "macklin effect", "mechanical ventilation" ], "license": "CC B...
PMC10949806
This is a case of barotrauma imaging (Macklin effect) after invasive mechanical ventilation in a 14-week-old newborn with complicated bronchiolitis. Teaching point: Imaging could help us improve defining the anatomical boundaries of the Macklin effect, an incompletely known anatomo-physiological entity.
{ "authors": [ "Neva Bezeljak", "Alexander Jerman", "Damjan Grenc", "Simona Krzisnik Zorman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000536523", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol Dial", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 18;14(1):88-96.", "keywords": [ "albuterol", "case report", "hemodialysi...
PMC11249570
Introduction: Salbutamol is a moderately selective beta-2-adrenergic agonist. Various side effects can occur because of beta-1 and beta-2 receptor activation. Due to the large volume of distribution, it is not considered dialyzable. Case presentation: A patient with salbutamol intoxication, which developed as a result ...
{ "authors": [ "Qiyu Li", "Bailing Tian" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1423631", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 16:15:1423631.", "keywords": [ "ca12 - 5", "pseudo-pseudo meigs' syndrome", "sle - systemic lupus erthematosus", "ascite", ...
PMC11286392
This article presents three detailed case reports and a brief review of the literature on a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) known as Pseudo-Pseudo Meigs' Syndrome (PPMS). The patients' condition was characterized by elevated CA-125 levels, massive ascites andpleural effusion which is typically ...
{ "authors": [ "Shu Sogabe", "Tatsuya Haboshi", "Izumi Yamaguchi", "Masaaki Korai", "Nobuaki Yamamoto", "Kenji Shimada", "Yasuhisa Kanematsu", "Yasushi Takagi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_608_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 13:14...
PMC10629293
Background: We present the case of an individual with acute occlusion of the middle cerebral artery caused by atherosclerosis. The patient underwent angioplasty using a coronary perfusion balloon, which resulted in a favorable clinical outcome. Case description: A 66-year-old male patient presented with an acute onset ...
{ "authors": [ "Roeland M Watjer", "Just Ah Eekhof", "Koen D Quint", "Mattijs E Numans", "Tobias N Bonten" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241235823", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 4:12:2050313X241235823.", "keywords": [ "case reports...
PMC10913523
Onychomycosis is the most prevalent nail disease and is frequently encountered in clinical practice. Despite having multiple therapeutic options, of which systemic antifungals are the most effective, treatment is not always mandatory in all patients. Especially when considering systemic treatment, the risk of adverse r...
{ "authors": [ "Sana Salah", "Chaima Belhaj Maaouia", "Emna Toulgui", "Amine Kalai", "Zohra Ben Salah Frih", "Helmi Ben Saad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241271857", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 16:12:2050313X241271857.", "keywor...
PMC11331456
Moebius syndrome (MS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by bilateral facial paralysis, significantly impacting an individual's ability to convey emotions. The lengthening temporalis myoplasty (LTM) surgery is a crucial palliative intervention that can restore the smile in patients with MS by transferring the ...
{ "authors": [ "Lina Hu", "James Tiesinga" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/pore.2024.1611376", "journal": "Pathol Oncol Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 20:30:1611376.", "keywords": [ "mlva", "immune markers", "immunohistochemical features", "mutations by ngs", "triple po...
PMC10989740
Mammary-like vulvar adenocarcinoma (MLVA) is an exceedingly rare subtype of vulvar adenocarcinoma that shares features with mammary gland tissue. Due to its rarity and lack of consensus, MLVA presents diagnostic challenges to pathologists. We present the case of a 59-year-old female with an ulcerated mass on the right ...
{ "authors": [ "Qiong Tang", "Dai Gong", "Xiao-Min Ye", "Jun-Ru Xu", "Yi-Can Yang", "Li-Juan Yan", "Li Zou", "Xiang-Lan Wen" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.2147/PGPM.S411964", "journal": "Pharmgenomics Pers Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 8:16:817-823.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10497045
Craniofacial dysmorphism, cardiac abnormalities, ectodermal abnormalities, psychomotor delay, intellectual disability, and short stature are all hallmarks of the extremely rare disorder known as cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome (CFCS). Although CFCS is considered rare, approximately 300 cases have been documented in the l...
{ "authors": [ "Amalia Ioana Arhire", "Dorian Sorin Ioacara", "Teodora Papuc", "Gratiela Gradisteanu Parcalibioru", "Simona Fica" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22551/2024.42.1101.10283", "journal": "Arch Clin Cases", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 30;11(1):29-33.", "keywords": [ "ca...
PMC11060146
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic condition characterized by pancreatic autoimmunity and destruction of the insulin producing beta-cells. The risk of familial type 1 diabetes (FT1DM) is greater in families with paternal T1DM. The children with paternal FT1DM have a more severe form of the disease with diabet...
{ "authors": [ "Lu Cai", "Yi Wei", "Min Zhao", "Jia Zhuo", "Xiao Tao", "Mao Lin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1253795", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 9:10:1253795.", "keywords": [ "th1", "th2", "alopecia areata", "d...
PMC10591075
Alopecia areata (AA) is a non-scarring hair loss disorder. Alopecia totalis (AT) and alopecia universalis (AU) are the severe subtypes of AA. Age of onset before 6 years of age, disease duration of more than 1 year, and extensive alopecia involving more than 50% of the scalp (including AT or AU) suggest a poorer progno...
{ "authors": [ "Tian Sun", "Zhong Hao Hu", "Jin Shi He", "Yu Chi Chen", "Yong Xiang Gao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S441691", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 6:17:9-15.", "keywords": [ "mda5 antibodies", "ssa/ro52 antibodies", "d...
PMC10778195
Background: Dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that is clinically challenging to diagnose and has a poor prognosis. It is characterized by symmetric proximal muscle weakness, muscle tenderness, dysphagia, characteristic skin rash (heliotrope rash, Gottron's sign), elevated muscle enzyme levels,...
{ "authors": [ "Vijai R", "Pritam Sharma", "Parth A Patel", "Pratik Patil" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51824", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 7;16(1):e51824.", "keywords": [ "angiomyipoma", "epithelial cyst", "infertility", "pancytokeratin"...
PMC10847627
Renal angiomyolipomas, common benign tumors, can exhibit slow growth in sporadic cases or have aggressive tendencies when linked to genetic conditions like tuberous sclerosis. This case report focuses on the exceptionally rare angiomyolipoma with epithelial cysts (AMLEC) variant, particularly challenging to diagnose du...
{ "authors": [ "Neha P Arya", "Nikita H Seth", "Ghanishtha C Burile", "Raghumahanti Raghuveer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52348", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16;16(1):e52348.", "keywords": [ "balance", "case report", "external capsule", ...
PMC10867550
Stroke is a prevalent and disabling illness that is becoming more common in developing countries. After a stroke, physical inactivity frequently results in long-term deconditioning and disappointing consequences. This case study focuses on an infrequent 0.3% of ischemic stroke cases that occur in the external capsular ...
{ "authors": [ "Fulvio Alexandre Scorza", "Carla Alessandra Scorza", "Josef Finsterer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.62675/2965-2774.20240040-en", "journal": "Crit Care Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 1:36:e20240040en.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncb...
PMC11208040
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{ "authors": [ "Yurun Chen", "Pengfei Zhao", "Xin Ma", "Tongxiang Diao", "Lisheng Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1220162", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 7:14:1220162.", "keywords": [ "mri", "meniere’s disease", "endolymphatic hy...
PMC10513432
Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to present the progressive changes from labyrinthitis to endolymphatic hydrops (EH) demonstrated in the inner ear MRI of a patient with MD and suspected immune dysfunction. Patient: This 31-year-old male was diagnosed with MD and suspected autoimmune diseases. Interve...
{ "authors": [ "Jun Luo", "Na An", "Yarong Liu", "Yisheng Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2024.1401463", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 2:14:1401463.", "keywords": [ "amphotericin b", "emergomyces", "emergomyces orientalis",...
PMC11402799
A case of Eimonosis orientalis was reported in a 52-year-old male farmer who presented with cough, phlegm, fever, headache, and nausea for more than 4 days. Haemophilic cells and fungal spores were identified in the bone marrow smear and confirmed as Aemon orientalis by culture. The same bacteria were also isolated fro...
{ "authors": [ "Li Xie", "Xiangyi Kong", "Jidong Gao" ], "case_amount": 11, "doi": "10.2147/CMAR.S429782", "journal": "Cancer Manag Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 18:16:337-345.", "keywords": [ "diep", "nsm", "breast cancer", "breast reconstruction" ], "license": "CC BY-...
PMC11034507
In the vast expanse of restorative surgical procedures, the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap, originating from the inferior epigastric artery, has emerged as the preferred method of breast reconstruction, attributable to its myriad advantages. The technique provides reliable vascular supply, robust tissu...
{ "authors": [ "Reda H Mithany", "Amarah Shaikh", "Catherine Scott", "Mazin Abdalla", "Matthew Graham", "Ioannis N Gerogiannis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53213", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53213.", "keywords": [ "acute appendici...
PMC10902744
Salmonella typhi, commonly known for causing typhoid fever, is recognized as a bacterium responsible for a wide range of gastrointestinal and systemic infections. While its systemic manifestations have been well-documented, its association with localized gastrointestinal complications, such as appendicitis, remains rel...
{ "authors": [ "Yiyu Chen", "Chuxuan Fang", "Jun Luo", "Xueling Pan", "Zongyan Gao", "Shuangyi Tang", "Meng Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S463105", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 May 20:17:1987-1997.", "keywords": [ "klebsiella pneum...
PMC11122319
The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has been increasing in recent years. Chinese Infectious Disease Surveillance of Pediatrics (ISPED) showed that in 2022, its resistance rate to meropenem was 18.5%. However, there is limited data available on the treatment of CRKP infection in neonates....
{ "authors": [ "Jelena Stamenović", "Biljana Živadinović", "Vanja Đurić" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1337680", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24:14:1337680.", "keywords": [ "clivus meningioma", "case report", "dysarthria", "dysphagia", ...
PMC10847574
Introduction: Clivus meningiomas are benign tumors that occur at the skull base in the posterior cranial fossa. Symptoms usually progress several months or years before diagnosis and may include: headache, vertigo, hearing impairment, ataxia with gait disturbances, sensory problems. In the neurological findings, paraly...
{ "authors": [ "Adrián Cano-Padilla", "Augusto Ramírez", "Paola Cervantes-Rivera", "Rosalba Bellido-Magaña", "Gilberto Flores-Vargas", "Nicolás Padilla-Raygoza" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3332/ecancer.2023.1608", "journal": "Ecancermedicalscience", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 2:...
PMC10898908
Introduction: Soft tissue sarcomas make up 7%-15% of childhood solid tumours. The aetiology of this disease is unknown. It is a fast-growing, painless tumour; histologically similar to adult fibrosarcoma, but having a lesser risk of metastasis and a better prognosis. The treatment is aimed towards localised interventio...
{ "authors": [ "Deok-Hee Lee", "Nawon Lee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sja.sja_574_23", "journal": "Saudi J Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;18(1):123-125.", "keywords": [ "airway obstruction", "i-gel", "negative pressure pulmonary edema" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-S...
PMC10833014
Negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) is a rare complication that occurs mainly after tracheal extubation. We report a case of postoperative NPPE associated with the use of the i-gel. A 28-year-old woman was scheduled for an emergency right axillary sentinel lymph node excision. During emergence, the patient experie...
{ "authors": [ "Shun-Ping Chen", "Peng Li", "Yi-Fei Pan", "Xin Jiang" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1251492", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 8:13:1251492.", "keywords": [ "alk", "brafv600e", "mpcs", "ptc", "double cancer", "lu...
PMC10801227
This report describes a rare case of double primary cancer in a female patient aged 49 years who died 2 years after diagnosis. The patient was diagnosed with BRAFV600E-mutant metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and ALK fusion-positive metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. She presented with multifocal thyroid lesion...
{ "authors": [ "Armish Singh", "Samantha Arzillo", "Kevin Ergle" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52987", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 26;16(1):e52987.", "keywords": [ "adult congenital heart disease (achd)", "aortic stenosis (as)", "eisenmenger syndr...
PMC10893983
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect, typically requiring early treatment in infancy. Untreated TOF is associated with poor survival, with most uncorrected patients not surviving beyond the third decade. Here, we present a unique case of an 86-year-old female with uncorrected TO...
{ "authors": [ "Theodore B Siciliano", "Maruti R Gudavalli", "Ralph Kruse" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fnint.2024.1356564", "journal": "Front Integr Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 8:18:1356564.", "keywords": [ "cox technic flexion distraction decompression spinal manipulat...
PMC11260718
Introduction: Accurately measuring the forces applied during spinal manipulation and its biomechanical effects on the spine are critically important in current research. This single case report discusses the potential benefit of accurately monitoring manipulative forces in treating low back pain with sciatica. The type...
{ "authors": [ "Do Van Chien", "Tran Quoc Quy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2024_004451", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 25;11(4):004451.", "keywords": [ "tricuspid valvular stenosis", "chemotherapy", "right ventricular lymphoma" ], "li...
PMC10997397
Background: This study presents a patient diagnosed with tricuspid valvular stenosis due to right ventricular lymphoma, who was treated successfully. Case presentation: A 66-year-old man with a history of worsening shortness of breath during activity for the last three weeks sought medical attention. The patient later ...
{ "authors": [ "A Ranabhotu", "N Habibian", "B Patel", "E Farrell", "J Do", "S Sedghi", "L Sedghi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1226202", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 3:13:1226202.", "keywords": [ "anal intraepithelial lesions", ...
PMC10580285
Introduction: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary risk factor for the development of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) and is a leading risk factor for anogenital squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC). Despite common shared risk factors for both HPV and syphilis, co-infection is not well documented, and the role of s...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmet Bozer", "Zehra Hilal Adıbelli" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/jbsr.3432", "journal": "J Belg Soc Radiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;108(1):2.", "keywords": [ "duodenal obstruction", "complete annular pancreas", "congenital anomaly", "recurrent vomit...
PMC10836182
Teaching Point: A complete annular pancreas, a rare congenital anomaly, can lead to duodenal obstruction, causing recurrent symptoms like vomiting and often requiring surgical intervention for relief.
{ "authors": [ "Aiko Haraguchi", "Makiko Wakuta", "Nobuaki Ariyoshi", "Masahiko Funatsu", "Yuki Wasai", "Manami Ohta", "Tadahiko Ogata", "Fumiaki Higashijima", "Kazuhiro Kimura" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000538026", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_de...
PMC11014721
Introduction: Post-vitrectomy cystoid macular edema (CME) can lead to failure of macular hole (MH) closure. We report 2 cases of failure of MH closure due to post-vitrectomy CME, which were successfully treated using sub-Tenon triamcinolone acetonide (STTA) injection. Case presentations: Case 1 involved a 72-year-old m...
{ "authors": [ "Reza Fatemi", "Shahryar Movassagh-Koolankuh", "Nazanin Mosadeghi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.34172/mejdd.2024.371", "journal": "Middle East J Dig Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;16(1):64-68.", "keywords": [ "acute liver failure", "autoimmune hepatitis", "here...
PMC11264828
This is not surprising to detect iron overload in chronic liver diseases and end-stage liver diseases since Kupffer cells scavenge necrotic hepatocytes during the course of liver damage, leading to an increased serum iron level and transferrin saturation compatible with iron overload even in the absence of a genetic mu...
{ "authors": [ "Mark W Schmitt", "Maxwell J Modrak", "Soumar J Bouza", "Brian G Smith", "Murillo A Adrados" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/5550451", "journal": "Case Rep Orthop", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 9:2023:5550451.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": ...
PMC10578970
Case: A previously healthy 11-year-old girl underwent expedited surgical fixation of a femoral neck fracture sustained while jump-roping. After further work up, she was diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism. Parathyroidectomy of a hypertrophic adenoma proved curative. Now, five months post left hip surgery, the pa...
{ "authors": [ "Young-Eun Park", "Dae-Seong Kim", "Minsung Kang", "Jin-Hong Shin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3988/jcn.2022.0432", "journal": "J Clin Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;20(1):67-77.", "keywords": [ "classification", "dermatomyositis", "myositis", "poly...
PMC10782087
Background and purpose: Advances in serological tests are transforming the classification of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). The new criteria suggested by the 119th European Neuromuscular Center international workshop divide IIM cases into four main diseases according to clinical and pathological findings, addi...
{ "authors": [ "Mustafa Ali", "Yavor Enchev" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_762_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 27:14:383.", "keywords": [ "bertolotti syndrome", "low back pain", "lumbarization", "lumbosacral transitional vertebra", "...
PMC10629326
Background: Bertolotti syndrome (BS) is defined as a congenital anomaly of the spine that includes sacralization of the lowest lumbar vertebra or lumbarization of the first sacral vertebra (i.e., lumbosacral transitional vertebra- LSTV) and the pain associated with this condition. The incidence of BS in adolescence is ...
{ "authors": [ "Jared B Hinton", "Vanessa C Heck", "Nabil A Ebraheim", "Bruce E Heck" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.13107/jocr.2024.v14.i01.4192", "journal": "J Orthop Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;14(1):178-181.", "keywords": [ "compartment syndrome", "acute pelvic trau...
PMC10823809
Introduction: Compartment syndrome, an exceptionally rare condition, is a surgical emergency that can quickly escalate to limb ischemia and necrosis without treatment. Most cases occur post-trauma, typically affecting the anterior compartment of the leg. Patients present with pain out of proportion to their physical ex...
{ "authors": [ "Li Chen", "Jing Zhang", "Chunquan Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1417906", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 12:11:1417906.", "keywords": [ "case report", "diagnostic", "left atrial tumors", "metastasiscase", ...
PMC11424542
Metastasis to the left atrium is exceptionally uncommon, occurring at a rate of only 3.1%. The clinical manifestations of lung cancer metastasizing to the heart can vary widely. They range from paraneoplastic syndrome, dyspnea, and ST-segment elevation on an electrocardiogram to no clinically significant symptoms. Dive...
{ "authors": [ "Kristina Ratautė", "Greta Burneikaitė", "Jolita Badarienė" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.15388/Amed.2024.31.1.14", "journal": "Acta Med Litu", "journal_detail": "2024;31(1):102-108.", "keywords": [ "cerebral infarction", "mortality", "myocardial infarction", "...
PMC11227671
Background: Myocardial infarction and stroke are prevalent and potentially fatal urgent medical conditions. Stroke as a subsequent cardiovascular event after the myocardial infarction significantly decreases the odds of survival for the patient. Clinical case: We report a case of a 48-year-old man admitted to Vilnius U...
{ "authors": [ "Ryo Inagaki", "Akihiro Inoue", "Yukihiro Miyazaki", "Kota Kanehisa", "Joji Kunihiro", "Takuya Kondo", "Eiji Katayama", "Mashio Taniwaki", "Seiji Shigekawa", "Hideaki Watanabe", "Riko Kitazawa", "Takeharu Kunieda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.252...
PMC10070256
Background: Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare entity among large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas and is often difficult to diagnose. We report the case of a patient with IVLBCL who presented with central nervous system (CNS) symptoms alone, in which positron emission tomography (PET) enabled a rapid a...
{ "authors": [ "Abrar Nasser Maqsud", "Fatimah Maitham Alkhunaizi", "Hosam Al-Jehani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_358_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 7:15:192.", "keywords": [ "delirium", "hyperdocility", "hypersexuality", "klüver-...
PMC11225519
Background: Klüver-Bucy syndrome (KBS) is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder, and it can be associated with a variety of neurological disorders. It is characterized by visual agnosia, placidity, hyperorality, hypersexuality, dietary changes, amnesia, and hypermetamorphosis. KBS is mainly a clinical diagnosis, with at lea...
{ "authors": [ "Ryu Fukase", "Souta Saito", "Hideto Yoshida" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/jgf2.664", "journal": "J Gen Fam Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 29;25(1):73-74.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38239998/", "major_m...
PMC10792319
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{ "authors": [ "Azra Zafar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12688/f1000research.135482.2", "journal": "F1000Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24:12:1155.", "keywords": [ "nonconvulsive seizure", "diffuse axonal injury", "temporal lobe", "excitotoxicity", "nonconvulsive status epile...
PMC11079723
Introduction/background: Non convulsive seizures (NCS) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) may remain undiagnosed due to lack of overt clinical manifestation and can have long-term sequelae due to delay in timely treatment. Occurrence of early NCS is known to have subsequent neurologic sequelae due to excitotoxic ne...
{ "authors": [ "Ajinkya Jadhav", "Yamini Jadhav", "Vidya Bhairi", "Rukaiya Ansari", "Premkumar Torane", "Krutika Patil" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22088/IJMCM.BUMS.12.1.81", "journal": "Int J Mol Cell Med", "journal_detail": "2023;12(1):81-85.", "keywords": [ "prenatal dia...
PMC10629721
Triploidy is a lethal chromosomal abnormality. Fetuses with triploid condition have a tendency to die in early conception and very few survive to term. In this study, we report the prenatal diagnosis of fetal triploidy with unexpected chromosomal translocation. A 27 years old women was referred to our clinical cytogene...
{ "authors": [ "Parvin Kalhor", "Tahere Davarpasand" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1286416", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 28:10:1286416.", "keywords": [ "bicuspid aortic valve (bav)", "congenital anomalies", "coronary artery ectasia (c...
PMC10713703
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{ "authors": [ "Sayna Poursadrolah", "Shiva Salmasi", "Micheal Bagheri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096231224322", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Dec:12:23247096231224322.", "keywords": [ "left ventricular thrombosis", "malig...
PMC10799578
A 66-year-old female was found hypotensive in ventricular tachycardia (V-tach). Workup confirmed septic shock and takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) with left ventricular (LV) thrombus. Despite the initiation of anticoagulation therapy, she developed an embolic stroke on day 14. Malignant ventricular arrhythmia and LV thro...
{ "authors": [ "Yi Qin", "Ping Guan", "Dan Li", "Huailin He", "Wenfeng He", "Longjing Tan", "Xiangyu Deng", "Bizhen Liao", "Qinglian Wen", "Zhenhua Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1330681", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 15...
PMC10822930
Background: Treatment of metastatic cervical cancer is a tricky issue. Currently, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline recommends chemotherapy combined with bevacizumab for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. Still, the recurrence rate is high and the survival rate is low after standard treat...
{ "authors": [ "Tao Yang", "Yong Cai", "Yaping Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3892/etm.2023.12336", "journal": "Exp Ther Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 4;27(1):46.", "keywords": [ "aspergillus", "central nervous system aspergillosis", "cerebral abscess" ], "license": "...
PMC10739171
Ubiquitous in nature, Aspergillus rarely invades the brain to induce infection in general. However, in clinical practice, some patients with hematological malignancies or immunosuppression may suffer from Aspergillus infection of the central nervous system, which arises most commonly as a result of hematogenous dissemi...
{ "authors": [ "Valeria Caballero Malacara", "Claudia Gabriela Luna Limón", "Oralia Barboza Quintana", "Gabriela Sofía Gómez Macías" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.25259/Cytojournal_55_2022", "journal": "Cytojournal", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 9:20:18.", "keywords": [ "breast carcin...
PMC10481800
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is ideal for the diagnosis of pancreatic neoplasms with high precision. We described five cases of metastases to the pancreas, highlighting the importance of clinical data, imaging features and the use of immunocytochemistry to lead the diagnosis. We retrospectively searched our archives fo...
{ "authors": [ "Fangyu Yu", "Xiaojing Zhang", "Yujiao Li", "Wei Gai", "Yafeng Zheng", "Xudong Cai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1435823", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 14:11:1435823.", "keywords": [ "anaerobic", "empyema", ...
PMC11349742
Background: Cases of severe pneumonia complicated by empyema due to normal anaerobic flora from the oral cavity are infrequent. Diagnosing anaerobic infections through conventional microbiological test (CMT) is often challenging. Case presentation: This study describes the case of a 67-year-old man, bedridden long-term...
{ "authors": [ "Lixia Qin", "Miao He", "Wei Lu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1337410", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 14:14:1337410.", "keywords": [ "pacns", "brain biopsy", "misdiagnosis", "mitochondrial encephalomyopathy", "seria...
PMC10752983
Introduction: Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is an uncommon inflammatory condition that exclusively affects blood vessels within the brain parenchyma, leptomeninges, and spinal cord. Due to its infrequency and the variability in its clinical presentation and imaging findings, diagnosing PACNS ca...
{ "authors": [ "Nicolás Duque Clavijo", "Paula A Lara", "John Alejandro Murillo Silva", "Iván Camilo Triana", "Henry Alexander Vargas", "Luis Eduardo Pino", "Javier Mauricio Segovia", "Erick Andrés Cantor" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3332/ecancer.2023.1643", "journal": "Eca...
PMC10898913
In Colombia, renal cancer is a rare condition, with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) being the most prevalent neoplasm. In recent years, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have been proposed for the management of metastatic disease, as they have shown improved rates of response and long-term survival. Furthermor...
{ "authors": [ "I Bernhardt", "L Van Dorp", "M Dixon", "M McSweeney", "C Gan", "J Baruteau", "A Chakrapani" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1002/jmd2.12405", "journal": "JIMD Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 28;65(1):10-16.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "...
PMC10764197
Pyruvate carboxylase is a mitochondrial enzyme essential for the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA), gluconeogenesis and fatty-acid synthesis. Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency (PCD) mostly presents with life-limiting encephalopathy (types A/B). A milder type C presentation is rare, with a comparatively favourable prognosis....
{ "authors": [ "Humood Alsadery", "Omar Abdulqader Bamalan", "Kawther Abduljabbar Boumarah", "Ali Alsaffar", "Bander Aldhafery", "Mohammed S Foula", "Mamoun Nabri", "Adel G Elbagir" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5455/medarh.2024.78.164-169", "journal": "Med Arch", "journal_...
PMC10983088
Background: Inferior vena cava thrombosis (IVC-Th) is a rare clinical entity after blunt abdominal trauma. It has both diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. Pulmonary embolism is the most dreadful complication and the leading cause of mortality after IVC-Th. Therefore, accurate prompt diagnosis is crucial. Objective: Th...
{ "authors": [ "Steven H Adams", "Erinn Luo", "Daniel Lozeau", "Xiaoyun Wen" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2023/4847053", "journal": "Case Rep Pathol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 12:2023:4847053.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3...
PMC10730246
Primary malignant melanoma of the gallbladder is an extremely rare tumor with approximately 39 cases described in the literature so far. However, since the first case was reported in 1907, it remains controversial whether gallbladder involvement in malignant melanoma is primary or metastatic. Here, we report a case of ...
{ "authors": [ "Jin Seok", "Sungin Lee" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2024.1429094", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 26:11:1429094.", "keywords": [ "18f-fluorodeoxyglucose", "cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma", "flank", "lymph node", "positr...
PMC11310160
Introduction: 18F-fluorodeoxy-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is used with high sensitivity in human medicine for initial staging and treatment planning of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). To the best of our knowledge, 18F-FDG PET/computed tomography (CT) has not been used for canine ...
{ "authors": [ "Soichiro Kubota", "Shunichiro Hanai", "Nakako Tanaka-Mabuchi", "Ryosuke Ito", "Daiki Nakagomi" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.1093/rap/rkae100", "journal": "Rheumatol Adv Pract", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 24;8(3):rkae100.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", ...
PMC11374021
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{ "authors": [ "Niraj Nirmal Pandey", "Aprateem Mukherjee", "Nitish Naik", "Priya Jagia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.34172/jcvtr.2023.31753", "journal": "J Cardiovasc Thorac Res", "journal_detail": "2023;15(3):193-195.", "keywords": [ "cardiac-gated imaging techniques", "comput...
PMC10590459
We report a case of a 53-year-old man with a "short RCA" seen coursing within the proximal part of the right atrioventricular (AV) groove and terminating in the mid-portion of the right AV groove and a "long RCA" seen to have a proximal course outside the right AV groove, over the free wall of the right ventricle, wher...
{ "authors": [ "Swarnalata Das", "Manas Behera Ranjan", "Palash Das" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ajts.ajts_112_21", "journal": "Asian J Transfus Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Jun;18(1):138-140.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "case report", "child", "ferritin", "mu...
PMC11259356
Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID19 (MIS-C) is a unique clinical syndrome characterised by fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, skin and oral rash and or neurological symptoms in the presence of raised acute phase reactants and coagulopathy. Ferritin is an acute phase reactant which is u...
{ "authors": [ "Minglu Yuan", "Miao Zong", "Cong Ren", "Wenjing Zong", "Zhongdong Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1444172", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 19:14:1444172.", "keywords": [ "brain abscess", "carbapenem-resistant pseudomonas...
PMC11446902
The treatment of brain abscess induced by carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) is a clinical challenge around the world. Apart from novel β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors and polymyxins, there are few sufficiently powerful antibiotics that are effective against CRPA-induced infections. Considering the bloo...
{ "authors": [ "Jay Dinesh Bhanushali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.48.57.43896", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 13:48:57.", "keywords": [ "cutaneous tuberculosis", "collar stud abscess", "fistula", "tubercular lymphadenitis" ], "license"...
PMC11419570
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{ "authors": [ "Michal Benej", "Thomas Klikovits", "Tibor Krajc", "Stefan Watzka", "Maximilian Hochmair", "Dagmar Krenbek", "Clemens Aigner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/med-23-20", "journal": "Mediastinum", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 10:7:39.", "keywords": [ "lip...
PMC10713235
Background: Primary mediastinal liposarcoma is a rare malignancy of mesenchymal origin with local aggressive biological behavior which is often diagnosed as an incidental finding without any symptoms. Chemoresistance and low radiosensitivity of these tumors favors surgical resection as the only option for radical treat...
{ "authors": [ "Furong Li", "Huan Zou", "Li Liu", "Tangli Xiao", "Bo Zhang", "Jun Zhang" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000531891", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol Dial", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 17;13(1):129-134.", "keywords": [ "a nephropathy", "case report", "i...
PMC10601884
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most prevalent primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, with varying clinical presentations. The hereditary susceptibility to IgAN is rather complex. In this report, a Chinese case of IgAN was recruited. Renal biopsy showed the tubular atrophy and dilatation, but the glomerular lesions were r...
{ "authors": [ "Yongjing Zhang", "Qiqi Gao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000540355", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 7;17(1):874-881.", "keywords": [ "case report", "concurrent mutations", "multiple gene mutations", "synchronous multiple primary lun...
PMC11324270
Instruction: Synchronous multiple primary lung cancer (sMPLC) constitutes a distinct subtype of NSCLC, where accurate diagnosis and prognostic evaluation remain challenging. Case presentation: The case involves a 70-year-old male patient admitted to the hospital due to bilateral pulmonary nodules. The patient underwent...
{ "authors": [ "Xin Zang", "Jin-Lin Wu", "Xiao-Dong Zeng", "Jian Liu", "Hui-Ming Guo", "Ji-Mei Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109128", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109128.", "keywords": [ "antifungal therapy", "a...
PMC10758863
Introduction: Aspergillus endocarditis is a rare fungal infection associated with a poor prognosis. Most cases of Aspergillus endocarditis involve prosthetic valves, with native valve involvement being rarely reported. Case presentation: A 53-year-old asian female patient presented with fever, chills, dyspnea, generali...
{ "authors": [ "Amr Molla" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S458914", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28:17:745-749.", "keywords": [ "755 nm", "alexandrite laser", "fordyce angiokeratoma", "angiokeratomas", "case report" ], "lice...
PMC10984198
Background: Fordyce angiokeratoma, a benign tiny lesion usually on the scrotum, increases with age and may cause symptoms like itching and bleeding in nearly half of the cases. Although treatment is not always necessary, it is primarily considered for cosmetic reasons in the case of larger or atypical lesions. Case rep...
{ "authors": [ "Yassir Balla", "Abdullahi Said Hashi", "Ahmed Adam Osman", "Mohamed Sheikh Hassan", "Eren Mutlu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/VHRM.S458539", "journal": "Vasc Health Risk Manag", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 11:20:177-181.", "keywords": [ "mr venography", ...
PMC11018128
Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT) encompasses a spectrum of disorders involving thrombosis of the cerebral venous system. As shown by previous epidemiological studies, the prevalence of cerebral sinovenous thrombosis is 4-7 cases per million people. Nephrotic syndrome was very rarely associated with thrombosis cere...
{ "authors": [ "Xuan Wang", "Guangmei Zou", "Qianli Wang", "Jiao Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2024.1323054", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 19:14:1323054.", "keywords": [ "coxiella burnetii", "q fever", "infective endocar...
PMC10985196
The patient, a 43-year-old male, was admitted to the hospital with gradually aggravated exertional palpitations and chest tightness over a 2-day period. Upon hospital admission, a cardiac ultrasound revealed aortic valve redundancy, however multiple blood culture investigations came back negative. Blood mNGS was perfec...
{ "authors": [ "Liqianqi Chen", "Suihao Zhang", "Long Gong", "Yucong Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1404045", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 24:14:1404045.", "keywords": [ "pd-1 inhibitor", "immune myocarditis", "low-dose glucocorti...
PMC11156994
Background: PD-1 inhibitors exhibit efficacy in managing unresectable/metastatic driver gene-negative NSCLC, albeit with potential immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Among these, immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis (ICI-M) is rare yet lethal. This study presents the initial successful instance of ICI...
{ "authors": [ "Ahtshamullah Chaudhry", "Buluku Gabriel", "Jawad Noor", "Saima Jawad", "Suryanarayana R Challa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52564", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19;16(1):e52564.", "keywords": [ "gastroparesis", "nausea and vom...
PMC10874596
Semaglutide, an agonist of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor, is frequently used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2, although, lately, weight loss has additionally become a reason for its use. However, if a patient is already experiencing bloating, nausea, abdominal pain, and discomfort in the abdomen, it ...
{ "authors": [ "Yao Lin", "Yuxin Lin", "Xiaoping Zhong", "Qingshan Chen", "Shijie Tang", "Jiasheng Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1280208", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 28:13:1280208.", "keywords": [ "camrelizumab", "case repor...
PMC10715407
Camrelizumab, a monoclonal antibody, blocks programmed cell death protein-1 from binding to T cells and programmed cell death ligand 1 on tumor cells, thereby ensuring sustained T cell activation and blocking immune escape of various types of cancer, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Reactive cutaneous capillary endo...
{ "authors": [ "Anya Ragnhildstveit", "Ryan Khan", "Paul Seli", "Lisa Claire Bass", "River Jude August", "Miriam Kaiyo", "Nathaniel Barr", "Laura Kate Jackson", "Michael Santo Gaffrey", "Joseph Peter Barsuglia", "Lynnette Astrid Averill" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "1...
PMC10710141
Psychedelic therapy is, arguably, the next frontier in psychiatry. It offers a radical alternative to longstanding, mainstays of treatment, while exciting a paradigm shift in translational science and drug discovery. There is particular interest in 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT)-a serotonergic psychedelic...
{ "authors": [ "Camilla Linhart", "Craig MacLeod" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/5782352", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 27:2024:5782352.", "keywords": [ "liposarcoma", "radiotherapy", "shoulder" ], "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pu...
PMC11371449
This study examines a unique case of a 61-year-old male with a 5-year history of a progressively growing mass above his right shoulder, diagnosed as a dedifferentiated pleomorphic liposarcoma. Using computerized tomography-guided core needle biopsy, the tumour was identified as intermediate to high grade. Surgical remo...
{ "authors": [ "Naoki Fukumura", "Kuniko Makigami" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2490/prm.20240008", "journal": "Prog Rehabil Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 23:9:20240008.", "keywords": [ "wallenberg syndrome", "deglutition disorders", "eating posture", "feeding methods" ], ...
PMC10882212
Background: We report a patient with severe dysphagia who was successfully treated using our newly developed swallowing rehabilitation method involving a complete lateral position. Case: This case involved a 74-year-old male patient with dysphagia caused by multiple morbidities, including sarcopenia after panperitoniti...
{ "authors": [ "Yuichiro Tsuji", "Yuzo Kuroda", "Masahiko Wanibuchi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_810_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 22:14:444.", "keywords": [ "coil embolization", "distal anterior cerebral artery", "supracallosal port...
PMC10783670
Background: Distal anterior cerebral artery (ACA) aneurysms occur more frequently in the genu portion and much less frequently in the supracallosal portion (A4-A5). This report describes two cases of ruptured cerebral aneurysms occurring at the supracallosal portion successfully treated with coil embolization. Case des...
{ "authors": [ "Chinmay Kher", "Swarupa Chakole" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53000", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 26;16(1):e53000.", "keywords": [ "adipose tissue", "benign tumor", "deformity", "giant lipoma", "lipoma", "liposarcoma", ...
PMC10894661
Lipomas are one of the most common, benign, slow-growing tumours composed of adipose (fat) tissue. These soft, rubbery lumps are usually painless and move easily when touched. Lipomas are generally small, ranging from less than an inch to a few inches in diameter. However, when a lipoma grows to a size larger than 10 c...
{ "authors": [ "Nathan C Denham", "Robert Anderson", "Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar", "Andrew C T Ha", "Abhishek P Bhaskaran" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.10.033", "journal": "HeartRhythm Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 4;10(1):104-108.", "keywords": [ "ablatio...
PMC10801124
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{ "authors": [ "Kakarla Venkata Chalam", "Marib Akanda", "Meenakshi Subramanian" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjae013", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;2024(1):rjae013.", "keywords": [ "amniotic membrane graft", "large macular hole", "pars ...
PMC10832604
The management of macular hole defects has undergone a significant transformation with the advent of advanced diagnostic tools and surgical techniques. These developments have enabled the effective treatment of macular holes that were previously considered untreatable. Although the majority of patients exhibit a positi...
{ "authors": [ "Sohi Mistry", "Asangi R Kumarapeli", "Harsha V Mudrakola" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.101993", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 6:48:101993.", "keywords": [ "acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (afop)", "crohn's dis...
PMC10865018
Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia (AFOP) is a rare pulmonary disease, and it has not been recorded in literature as a pulmonary manifestation of Crohn's disease. A 22-year-old individual with an extensive history of Crohn's disease presented to the hospital initially for hematochezia and diarrhea. Computed tomog...
{ "authors": [ "Yanhua Lian", "Xiaoping Cheng", "Qunlin Chen", "Libin Huang", "Lili Xie", "Wenzong Wang", "Jun Ni", "Xinyuan Chen" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1344348", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24:15:1344348.", "keywords": [...
PMC10847570
Background: Visual field defect (VFD) refers to the phenomenon that the eye is unable to see a certain area within the normal range of vision, which may be caused by eye diseases, neurological diseases and other reasons. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is expected to be an effective treatment for the rec...
{ "authors": [ "Yanjun Wang", "Ling Hang", "Weihua Shou", "Cuifen Li", "Fangling Dong", "Xingxing Feng", "Ruohong Jin", "Bin Li", "Shufang Xiao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1363728", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 25:12:1363728....
PMC11084280
Background: There are few reports of infantile mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MDDS) caused by variants in RRM2B and the correlation between genotype and phenotype has rarely been analyzed in detail. This study investigated an infantile patient with MDDS, from clinical characteristics to genetic causes. Methods: ...
{ "authors": [ "Jiandong Ding", "Rongfeng Xu", "Xiaoli Zhang", "Genshan Ma" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_89_23", "journal": "Heart Views", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;25(1):46-49.", "keywords": [ "k-clip™", "transcatheter intervention", "tricus...
PMC11104546
Patients who suffer from severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and who are at high surgical risk have no standard care therapy. Therefore, minimally invasive and safer methods are sought. K-clip™, the first ultrasound-positioned interventional tricuspid annuloplasty instrument intended for percutaneous transcatheter repa...
{ "authors": [ "Aimee Daccache", "Kate Waldeck", "Jacob T Kilgore", "Mariana Lanata", "Robert R Wittler", "Nisha Agasthya" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.17161/kjm.vol16.21190", "journal": "Kans J Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 30:16:289-293.", "keywords": [ "human parechov...
PMC10705051
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{ "authors": [ "Francesca Caroppo", "Laura Gnesotto", "Maria Ludovica Deotto", "Roberto Salmaso", "Anna Belloni Fortina" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000532103", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 4;15(1):142-146.", "keywords": [ "adalimumab", "...
PMC10625818
Psoriasis is a common chronic skin disease mainly located in areas of friction. Psoriasis of the lips as an exclusive presentation is rare and often misdiagnosed. Different anti-psoriatic therapies have been proposed, but the literature is limited to case studies with partial results. Biologic therapies have revolution...
{ "authors": [ "Giulia Racca", "Salvatore D'Agnano", "Nicoletta Fasano", "Laura Gianotti" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1210/jcemcr/luac010", "journal": "JCEM Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Nov 29;1(1):luac010.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "sars-cov-2 pneumonia", "hypophys...
PMC10578393
COVID-19 is a systemic disease associated with respiratory insufficiency, systemic inflammation, as well as coagulation, neurological, and endocrine disorders. Among them pituitary apoplexy (PA) as well as, more rarely, acute hypophysitis (AH) have been reported. In the present report, we described a case of PA in an 8...
{ "authors": [ "Tianhao Guo", "Wenjian Zhu", "Shuoqi Zhao", "Wenli Qiu", "Yan Wu", "Xuan Li", "Fei Ke", "Haibo Cheng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3892/ol.2023.14166", "journal": "Oncol Lett", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 22;27(1):32.", "keywords": [ "advanced lung ca...
PMC10722554
Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide. Lung adenocarcinoma, a type of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is a common type of lung cancer. In recent years, immunotherapy has become the primary method of treatment for several solid cancers, including NSCLC. In the present study, the case of a patient w...
{ "authors": [ "Vahdatpour C", "Saha B", "Younis M", "Montuoro C", "Timofte I", "Rackauskas M", "Emtiazjoo A" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102028", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 28:49:102028.", "keywords": null, "license": "...
PMC11070908
Belatacept is a novel T-cell costimulation blockade agent that has unresolved controversy in lung transplant recipients. Belatacept has been recognized as a calcineurin sparing agent for solid organ transplant recipients after reported success in renal transplant patients, despite limited evidence in other transplant r...
{ "authors": [ "Rajeev Sharma" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1210/jcemcr/luac024", "journal": "JCEM Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Dec 3;1(1):luac024.", "keywords": [ "graves' disease", "antithyroid drug (atd)", "hypothyroidism", "immune checkpoint inhibitors", "programmed ce...
PMC10578381
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are frequently used as treatment for many malignancies. Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) due to use of ICIs are common. Thyroid involvement is the most common endocrine irAE. Here, we present an unusual case of Graves' disease potentially cured due to destructive thyroiditis cau...