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{ "authors": [ "Stephanie Niforatos", "Michael Sandhu", "Alanna Siegenthaler", "Jozsef Bordas", "Taylor Loon", "Komal Akhtar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096231205348", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan-Dec:11:2324709623120534...
PMC10563466
Penile squamous cell carcinoma is a rare diagnosis in the United States; however, the incidence is significantly higher in developing countries. This cancer is categorized into human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated and independent disease. In this article, we present a rare case of HPV-independent penile squamous cell...
{ "authors": [ "Christopher R Gajewski", "Neil F Jones" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.jhsg.2023.10.006", "journal": "J Hand Surg Glob Online", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 24;6(1):117-122.", "keywords": [ "basilar thumb arthritis", "hypermobility", "instability", "suspensio...
PMC10837295
Two patients with thumb carpometacarpal instability were stabilized using a suture suspension device. Both patients had symptomatic thumb carpometacarpal instability in the setting of clinical hyperlaxity without known connective tissue disorder that was recalcitrant to nonsurgical modalities. Both patients had signifi...
{ "authors": [ "Yuting Wen", "Luo Yang", "Gan Shen", "Siyu Dai", "Jing Wang", "Xiang Wang" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1261318", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 20:11:1261318.", "keywords": [ "dmd", "duchenne muscular dystrophy", ...
PMC10694253
Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD, ORPHA:98896) is a lethal X-linked recessive disease that manifests as progressive muscular weakness and wasting. Mutations in the dystrophy gene (DMD) are the main cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Case presentation: This study aims to determine novel mutations of DMD a...
{ "authors": [ "Ryan Danis", "Bernard Regidor", "Sean Bujarski", "Scott Jew", "Marissa-Skye Goldwater", "Regina Swift", "Benjamin Mark Eades", "Marsiye Emamy-Sadr", "Ashley Del Dosso", "James Berenson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000539814", "journal": "Case Re...
PMC11250115
Introduction: Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable bone marrow (BM)-based cancer involving clonal plasma cells. Most patients show elevated levels of serum monoclonal protein (sMP) and kappa or lambda serum free light chains (sFLCs) at diagnosis. However, around 1-2% of patients, termed nonsecretory, do not produce th...
{ "authors": [ "Andrew G Saleeb", "Juan M Farina", "Asher Jenkins", "Rawan Zeineddine", "Kenan Shawwaf", "Eric H Yang", "Said Alsidawi", "Dawn E Jaroszewski", "Francis X Downey" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14797/mdcvj.1414", "journal": "Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J", ...
PMC11378705
The WATCHMAN™ atrial appendage closure device is designed to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who are not suitable candidates for long-term oral anticoagulation therapy. However, the device also carries small risks, including procedural complications such as device migration, e...
{ "authors": [ "Bo Liu", "Lijun Jiang", "Minlan Yuan", "Hongru Zhu", "Wei Zhang" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1320079", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 18:14:1320079.", "keywords": [ "cbt", "mect", "nssi", "lithium", "pi...
PMC10765586
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is on the rise globally, posing a significant societal challenge. Pica, an eating disorder, presents difficulties in treatment due to the absence of effective medications. In this report, we discuss a complex case involving the co-occurrence of pica and non-suicidal self-injury. A 13-yea...
{ "authors": [ "Zai-Qiang Zhang", "Jia-Wang Ding" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1363867", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 17:15:1363867.", "keywords": [ "case report", "cerebral infarction", "paradoxical embolism", "patent foramen ovale (pfo...
PMC11140065
Background: While cerebral infarction in children is rare, its prognosis is poor, and this condition can seriously burden society and families. A correlation between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and ischemic stroke has not been found in pediatric patients. Case presentation: We report a 7-year-old boy who suffered from m...
{ "authors": [ "Margareta Fistrek Prlic", "Sanda Huljev Frkovic", "Bodo Beck", "Ivana Tonkovic Durisevic", "Stela Bulimbasic", "Marijana Coric", "Lovro Lamot", "Ema Ivandic", "Ivana Vukovic Brinar" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1283325", "journal": "Front P...
PMC10667683
Introduction: Genetic kidney diseases are underdiagnosed; namely, from 7% to 40% of patients suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) can carry a pathogenic variant, depending on population characteristics. Hereditary tubulointerstitial kidney diseases, including autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney diseases...
{ "authors": [ "Sagarika S Bhole", "Mohd Yunus Shah", "Zansher Nazar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53259", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53259.", "keywords": [ "congenital", "histology and histopathology", "lower limb", "lymphangioma"...
PMC10904878
Cystic lymphangioma (CL) is a rare congenital deformity that almost exclusively affects children. Among the incidences, the majority occur in the head and neck area. Adults who develop these lesions likely develop them as a result of trauma. Here, we present the case of an adult female with a CL in the right calf regio...
{ "authors": [ "Hadeel Abu-El-Rub", "Rashed Shatnawi", "Yahia I AbuZetun", "Doaa Ghorab", "Ali M Shotar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4322/acr.2024.489", "journal": "Autops Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 22:14:e2024489.", "keywords": [ "arteriovenous malformations", ...
PMC11129858
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are abnormal vascular connections between pulmonary arteries and veins, often associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Most PAVMs are asymptomatic, but life-threatening complications like pulmonary hemorrhage, brain abscesses, and paradoxical emboli can ...
{ "authors": [ "Paolo Lopedote", "Ahmad Al Nawaiseh", "Anita Malek", "Garrey Faller", "Mariana Hattar", "Edward Dow", "Olga Kozyreva" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.lrr.2023.100384", "journal": "Leuk Res Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 22:20:100384.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10471916
Splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma (SDRPL) is a rare entity. Diagnosis is typically achieved with splenectomy and most patients remain in remission after this intervention. Hemoglobin value less than 10 g/dL and NOTCH1, TP53, and MAP2K1 gene mutations at diagnosis have been associated with worse outcome. Pr...
{ "authors": [ "Saket Toshniwal", "Anil Wanjari", "Sourya Acharya", "Sunil Kumar", "Tushar Sontakke" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53044", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 27;16(1):e53044.", "keywords": [ "myasthenia gravis", "myasthenic crisis", ...
PMC10895900
Status asthmaticus is a severe form of aggravation of asthma, whereas myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare neuromuscular condition characterised by exhaustion and muscle weakness. Myasthenic crisis can occasionally manifest with symptoms that resemble status asthmaticus, which can result in an incorrect diagnosis and ineff...
{ "authors": [ "H A Nati-Castillo", "Juan Manuel Quintero", "Oswaldo Aguilar Molina", "Marlon Arias-Intriago", "Fernando P Melgar Muñoz", "Juan S Izquierdo-Condoy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1386089", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul ...
PMC11322118
Background: Tuberous sclerosis complex is a genetic neurocutaneous autosomal dominant syndrome, characterized by the development of multiple benign tumors (hamartomas) affecting various systems. Heart-benign tumors that result from the complex are called cardiac rhabdomyomas. Unlike hamartomas that occur in other organ...
{ "authors": [ "Haider Ghazanfar", "Abhilasha Jyala", "Sameer Datta Kandhi", "Dongmin Shin", "Kazi Samsuddoha", "Harish Patel" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533617", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 11;17(1):294-301.", "keywords": [ "co...
PMC10623810
Visceral artery pseudoaneurysms is a known vascular complication of pancreatitis that can lead to life-threatening hemorrhages with a high mortality rate if left untreated. We present a case of ruptured gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm in a 68-year-old male with acute pancreatitis presenting with fatal gastrointest...
{ "authors": [ "Fuzheng Guo", "Simeng Zhang", "Zhe Du", "Jing Tai", "Fengbo Pei", "Yi Shi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1423153", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 9:11:1423153.", "keywords": [ "aolpa", "congenital heart diseas...
PMC11417616
Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery (AOPA) is a rare congenital heart disease whose symptoms often occur in infancy, and patients have little chance of surviving into adulthood without timely treatments. AOPA is more frequent in infants and toddlers rather than in adults, and it accounts for only 0.12% of all cong...
{ "authors": [ "H Schenck", "M Müther", "E Maragno", "M Holling", "M Cornelissen", "R Haeren" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.bas.2023.102718", "journal": "Brain Spine", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 29:4:102718.", "keywords": [ "anterior cerebral artery", "carotid art...
PMC10951697
Introduction: Determining whether a neurovascular conflict (NVC) involving the anterior visual pathway (AVP) and a non-diseased intracranial artery is amenable for microvascular decompression is challenging. Moreover, it is unclear whether microvascular decompression of the optic nerve is an effective therapy. Research...
{ "authors": [ "Cheng-Sen Cai", "Bin Li", "Yu-Chun Yuan", "Li-Na Fu", "Xiao-Ye Zhang", "Jun Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1268008", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 7:11:1268008.", "keywords": [ "bpfm", "advanced age", ...
PMC10880485
Bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (BPFM) is a rare developmental malformation disease due to embryonic defects, with an even rarer occurrence in adults. We report a diagnosed case in an adult patient, and notably, this is the first reported case of such advanced age. Additionally, she experienced coughing up approx...
{ "authors": [ "Hamza R Gomaa", "Ali A Buanq", "Ahmed M Hazeem", "Salma M Daoud", "Ali H Almajed" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53357", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 31;16(1):e53357.", "keywords": [ "femoral nailing", "femoral shaft fractures", ...
PMC10907884
Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a well-documented complication that occurs following femoral neck fractures in both adults and pediatrics. Incidence of AVN following intramedullary nailing (IMN) for femoral shaft fractures is relatively rare. We are reporting an exceptional case of a 28-year-old skeleta...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroki Watanabe", "Keita Nakanishi", "Harushi Ueno", "Taketo Kato", "Yoshie Shimoyama", "Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5761/atcs.cr.23-00170", "journal": "Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg", "journal_detail": "2024;30(1):23-00170.", "keyw...
PMC10902858
We encountered a rare case of low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma, which is generally known as Evans tumor, with massive calcification originating from the lung. The patient was a 22-year-old man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who was referred for a detailed investigation of an intrathoracic tumor with massive calcificatio...
{ "authors": [ "Emira Mansor Noor Emilia", "Abdul Hadi Said" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.51866/cr.590", "journal": "Malays Fam Physician", "journal_detail": "2024 May 14:19:31.", "keywords": [ "autism spectrum disorder", "lower limb pain", "nutritional deficiency", "scurvy" ]...
PMC11162535
Scurvy, a condition caused by vitamin C deficiency, is characterized by a syndrome of multisystem disorder due to defective collagen production and antioxidative function. This condition is infrequent in this modern era; thus, it is often not within the list of differential diagnoses. The broad clinical picture is gene...
{ "authors": [ "Yuki Ko", "Kazunori Tobino", "Yuri Hiramatsu", "Takuto Sueyasu", "Saori Nishizawa", "Yuki Yoshimatsu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102025", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 30:50:102025.", "keywords": [ "18f-fluor...
PMC11091706
Pulmonary amyloidosis is characterized by extracellular deposition of fibrous protein called amyloid in the lungs and has three subtypes: nodular, diffuse, and tracheobronchial amyloidosis. Pulmonary nodular amyloidosis can mimic other lung diseases including infectious diseases, metastatic lung tumors, sarcoidosis, an...
{ "authors": [ "Saman Al-Zahawi", "Alireza Ghanadan", "Fatema Saberi", "Kamran Balighi", "Zahra Razavi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000539849", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 15;16(1):190-197.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "eruptive pyogenic ...
PMC11250667
Introduction: Pyogenic granuloma presents clinically as a rapidly growing, friable, red papule of skin or mucosa, commonly measuring less than 10 mm with frequent bleeding due to ulceration. Angioproliferative diseases including pyogenic granuloma and cherry angioma have been reported during COVID-19 infection or follo...
{ "authors": [ "Ryo Miyata", "Shoichiro Morizono", "Tadashi Umehara", "Aya Harada-Takeda", "Go Kamimura", "Masaya Aoki", "Toshiyuki Nagata", "Kazuhiro Ueda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/rcr2.1286", "journal": "Respirol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;12(1):e...
PMC10807502
Pleurectomy/decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma is a relatively recent surgical approach for which there is a dearth of information on complications, especially in the late postoperative period. A 70-year-old man was diagnosed with right epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma and underwent pleurectomy/...
{ "authors": [ "Cuifen Zhang", "Ke Wang", "Hong Zhang", "Jingjing Liu", "Chuangjie Zheng", "Jiahao Tao", "Lizhu Lin", "Linzhu Zhai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S415119", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 5:16:2429-2432.", ...
PMC10492564
Patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIS) are prone to immune related adverse events (irAEs), making it important to pay attention to these adverse events. Herein, we report a case of onychopathy after treatment of extensive small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) with durvalumab; this is the first report of o...
{ "authors": [ "Shamil Nuri Tiremo", "Mulugeta Sitot Shibeshi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S443625", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 15:16:841-845.", "keywords": [ "endoscopy", "hookworm", "iron-deficiency anemia" ], "license": "CC BY-NC"...
PMC10729675
Hookworm infection is an important cause of iron deficiency anemia, especially in heavily infected high-risk populations residing in underdeveloped tropical countries. Stool examination is the main method used for hookworm diagnosis; however, its sensitivity is relatively low. Hookworm infections have been incidentally...
{ "authors": [ "Nobutaka Takahashi", "Takayasu Mishima", "Shinsuke Fujioka", "Kohtarou Izumi", "Masahiro Ando", "Yujiro Higuchi", "Hiroshi Takashima", "Yoshio Tsuboi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2169/internalmedicine.0061-22", "journal": "Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2...
PMC10465293
Two patients, 48- and 50-year-old sisters, presented with a characteristic facial appearance with slowly progressive deafness and cerebellar ataxia starting in their 30s. Genetic testing identified compound heterozygous pathogenic variants in the ERCC6 gene: c.1583G>A (p.G528E) and c.1873T>G (p.Y625D). A diagnosis of C...
{ "authors": [ "Na Lin", "Xiong Zhao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1136/wjps-2023-000695", "journal": "World J Pediatr Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 17;6(4):e000695.", "keywords": [ "child health" ], "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38025901/", "m...
PMC10660422
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{ "authors": [ "Bhumika Bheemavarapu", "Arkaja Singh", "Nived Jayaraj Ranjini", "Venkata Sai Abhilash Meda", "Dhrumil Patil" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000532093", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 22;15(1):187-191.", "keywords": [ "apnea", "re...
PMC10601654
Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is an extremely rare disease that presents with episodic painful muscle spasms and progressive muscle rigidity. Recent evidence suggests that SPS can rarely manifest with life-threatening respiratory complications. However, the pathophysiology behind respiratory failure in SPS is still not c...
{ "authors": [ "Solange Amorim Nogueira", "Marycel Rosa Felisa Figols de Barboza", "Rosemeire Pereira Bezerra", "Jorge Mejia Cabeza", "Adriana Macedo Dell'Aquila", "Durval do Carmo Barros Santos", "Lilian Yuri Itaya Yamaga", "Akemi Osawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.31744/ein...
PMC10697694
Molecular imaging markers can be used to differentiate between infection and aseptic inflammation, determine the severity of infection, and monitor treatment responses. One of these markers is ubiquicidin(29-41) (UBI), a cationic peptide fragment that binds to the bacterial membrane wall and is labeled with gallium-68 ...
{ "authors": [ "Tomaž Šmigoc", "Ninna Kozorog", "Janez Ravnik" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1182576", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 26:14:1182576.", "keywords": [ "angiography", "arteriovenous malformation", "case report", "indocyanin...
PMC10637549
In the surgical treatment of cerebral vascular malformations, e.g., aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, the risk of ischemic complications is 6.7%, and a residual aneurysm is possible in 5.2% of these cases. Ischemic lesions can result in permanent neurological deficits, and a residual aneurysm can lead to the r...
{ "authors": [ "Senmiao Huang", "Dianhe Li", "Yongye Huang", "Guojie Lu", "Ying Tian", "Xuefeng Zhong", "Yating Zheng", "Mengli Huang", "Fuxi Huang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1191646", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 22:13:119164...
PMC10477974
Systemic chemotherapies are the primary treatment options for patients with unresectable and metastatic intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), but the effectiveness of current systemic therapies is limited. The development of targeted-therapy has changed the treatment landscape of ICC, and comprehensive genome sequenci...
{ "authors": [ "Indira Acharya", "Scott R DeBoer", "Christopher J Haas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1295", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12;14(1):43-49.", "keywords": [ "cardiac arrest", "intracranial hemorrhage", ...
PMC10932500
Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) is indicated as an empiric therapy for refractory out-of-the-hospital cardiac arrest for suspected pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction. Intracranial hemorrhage following TPA administration is a rare complication resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. A history of int...
{ "authors": [ "Paul Lawrence C Filomeno", "Joyce Gillian A Tiam-Lee", "Bryan Nicole M Reyes", "Jonah Mikka B Dorado", "Ma Micaela Therese J Pimentel", "Marissa B Lukban" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.47895/amp.v58i7.6346", "journal": "Acta Med Philipp", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr...
PMC11168943
Pediatric intracerebral hemorrhage is a rare condition among children. We discuss the case of a 7-year-old Filipino male with generalized tonic seizures and diagnosed to have both SARS-CoV-2 infection and hypertension secondary to renal arterial stenosis. The occurrence of intracerebral hemorrhage in children, though c...
{ "authors": [ "Nan Wang", "Yu Cao", "Jie Wang", "Qing Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1369680", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28:11:1369680.", "keywords": [ "danon disease", "lamp2 variant", "wolff–parkinson–white (wpw) sy...
PMC11007043
Introduction: Danon disease is an X-linked disorder caused by pathogenic variants in lysosome-associated membrane protein 2 (LAMP2) gene, typically characterized by the triad of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myopathy, and intellectual disability. However, many patients may not present the typical presentation, especiall...
{ "authors": [ "Shema Ayadi", "Rabeb Hammouga", "Mohamed Slim Majoul", "Hela Jamoussi", "Yosra Zaimi", "Asma Mensi", "Mohamed Fredj", "Leila Mouelhi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2144/fsoa-2023-0125", "journal": "Future Sci OA", "journal_detail": "2024 May 20;10(1):FSO913....
PMC11137770
Aim: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) occurrence is rare during inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Its association with thrombotic vascular events, which are common during these two entities, is extremely rare. Case report: We report an exceptional association of GBS and cerebral venous thrombosis ...
{ "authors": [ "Keiko Watanabe", "Shinichi Ohashi", "Takuya Watanabe", "Yuki Kakinuma", "Ryuta Kinno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1321058", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 22:15:1321058.", "keywords": [ "efgartigimod", "intravenous imm...
PMC10838969
Myasthenic crisis, a life-threatening exacerbation of myasthenia gravis, is a significant clinical challenge, particularly when refractory to standard therapies. Here, we described a case of myasthenic crisis in which the patient transitioned from refractory myasthenic crisis to minimal symptom expression after receivi...
{ "authors": [ "Roshan Acharya", "Smita Kafle", "Yub Raj Sedhai", "Dhan Bahadur Shrestha", "Kevin Walsh", "Wasif Elahi Shamsi", "Suraj Gyawali", "Nikita Acharya", "Anthony Lukas Loschner", "Edmundo Raul Rubio" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/3973056", "journal...
PMC11213635
Background: Bilothorax is defined as the presence of bile in the pleural space. It is a rare condition, and diagnosis is confirmed with a pleural fluid-to-serum bilirubin ratio of >1. Methods: The PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, and CINAHL databases were searched using predetermined Boolean parameters. The systematic l...
{ "authors": [ "Abdulmajeed Alosail" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2023_004173", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 20;10(12):004173.", "keywords": [ "bentall procedure", "type a aortic dissection", "atypical symptoms" ], "license": "CC BY-NC-ND...
PMC10705838
This case report presents a rare case of cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submassive pulmonary embolism in a 39-year-old woman. The patient presented with syncope and hypotension, leading to an initial diagnosis of submassive pulmonary embolism. However, further investigations revealed a right-sided hea...
{ "authors": [ "Prachi Mann", "Sanjog S Gajbhiye", "Deoyani Sarjare", "Aarti Anand", "Shrikant Kalbagwar", "Pramod Giri" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.4102/sajr.v28i1.2829", "journal": "SA J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 10;28(1):2829.", "keywords": [ "csf rhinorrhoea"...
PMC11151402
Intrasphenoidal encephalocoeles are acquired or congenital herniations of meninges and brain parenchyma through a structural sphenoid bone defect. Acquired causes are most common, either iatrogenic, post-traumatic, or spontaneous. However, defects in the lateral wall of the sphenoid sinus are uncommon and cephalocoeles...
{ "authors": [ "Laila Tsaqilah", "Nadia Octavia", "Risa Miliawati Nurul Hidayah", "Erda Avriyanti", "Hartati Purbo Dharmadji" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S438610", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 11:16:3535-3539.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10723177
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) is a rare and extreme complication of chronic non-filarial lymphedema. It can lead to severe disfiguration of body parts, especially the lower extremities, and is characterized by non-pitting edema and papulonodules with a verrucose or cobblestone-like appearance. Obesity is a risk...
{ "authors": [ "Gaurav Kumar", "Krishna Prasad Biswas", "Navin Mishra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ccd.ccd_134_23", "journal": "Contemp Clin Dent", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;15(1):67-70.", "keywords": [ "case report", "endodontics", "intentional replantation", "r...
PMC11068240
This case report describes a case of intention replantation in a 15-year-old patient with a mandibular permanent right second molar that had undergone root canal treatment previously. The tooth was tender on percussion. Radiographic evaluation showed the presence of a separated instrument and periapical radiolucency. T...
{ "authors": [ "Kentaro Mineji", "Rie Yako", "Naotsugu Toki", "Masaki Tomobuchi", "Naoyuki Nakao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_529_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 15:14:332.", "keywords": [ "giant cell arteritis", "ischemic cerebrov...
PMC10559434
Background: Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) occur in 3.3-7.2% of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), and intracranial vessels are rarely affected. We, herein, report a case of intracranial GCA with rapidly progressive multiple intracranial vascular lesions. Case description: A 76-year-old woman visited a...
{ "authors": [ "Josef Finsterer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.62675/2965-2774.20240049-en", "journal": "Crit Care Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 24:36:e20240049en.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38922237/", "major_mesh_terms": [ "Boswel...
PMC11152439
Boswellia serrata is an herbal extract from the Boswellia serrata tree that has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties and alleviates pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, and sciatica. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion accompanied by hyponatremia, seizures, and rhabdomyo...
{ "authors": [ "Joohyung Youh", "Yasuyuki Yamaguchi", "Etsuo Hiraguchi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51641", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 4;16(1):e51641.", "keywords": [ "annular erythema", "breast cancer", "cutaneous metastasis of breast cancer",...
PMC10839428
Breast cancer is the leading cause of skin metastasis in women with internal malignancies. This report highlights an atypical case of cutaneous metastasis of breast cancer (CMBC) in a 66-year-old woman. Starting four months before her dermatology consultation, the patient underwent a chemotherapy regimen comprising per...
{ "authors": [ "Michelle-Ann Rhoden-Neita", "Joseph Strickland", "Andie Riffer", "Dennise Moreno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/01488376.2023.2237542", "journal": "J Soc Serv Res", "journal_detail": "2023;49(5):530-545.", "keywords": [ "african americans", "community violenc...
PMC10691586
African American communities are at risk of negative psychological and physical health problems associated with structural and community violence. Street outreach, a community-based social service violence intervention, can build resilience and coping to buffer against these negative effects. Using qualitative case stu...
{ "authors": [ "Ihssane Lahlou", "Sara Essetti", "Samia Obilat", "Fatima Chait", "Nourrelhouda Bahlouli", "Yousra Guelzim", "Siham El Haddad", "Nazik Allali", "Latifa Chat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2333794X241251746", "journal": "Glob Pediatr Health", "journal...
PMC11085018
Fibrous dysplasia is a rare non-hereditary congenital condition characterized by 2 main forms: monostotic and polyostotic. Monostotic is the more common form, while polyostotic, often associated with a syndrome, is rarer. The case presented involves a 10-year-old patient who was diagnosed with polyostotic fibrous dyspl...
{ "authors": [ "Koichiro Sato", "Kohei Suzuki", "Yoshiteru Nakano", "Yu Murakami", "Takeshi Saito", "Junkoh Yamamoto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_308_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 7:15:189.", "keywords": [ "complication", "en...
PMC11225393
Background: Perianeurysmal cyst formation after endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms is a rare complication; however, the number of reports has gradually increased in recent years due to the development of several endovascular treatments. Case description: We present a case of delayed perianeurysmal cyst enlarg...
{ "authors": [ "Jiayi Yang", "Lihong Chen", "Ruofei Shi", "Xiaoqing Zhao", "Meng Pan", "Jie Zheng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S437208", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 12:16:3541-3545.", "keywords": [ "hlh", "sptcl", ...
PMC10725639
Background: Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis (CHP) is a rare form of nodular panniculitis characterized by clinical manifestations such as skin erythema, nodules, fever, pancytopenia, liver failure, plasmacytosis, and hepatosplenomegaly. We report a case of CHP that was initially misdiagnosed as subcutaneous pannicu...
{ "authors": [ "Ye Lv", "Huiqiang Zhang", "Yanjiao Zhao", "Haixia Zhang", "Tao Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/tbcr-23-24", "journal": "Transl Breast Cancer Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11:5:8.", "keywords": [ "metastatic breast cancer", "angiogenesis inhibitor...
PMC11092994
Background: The current study shows that the incidence rate of triple-negative breast cancer accounts for 10-17% of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. There is no specific treatment target, the age of onset is relatively small, and the recurrence rate is relatively fast. The prognosis of breast cancer in differen...
{ "authors": [ "Emilie J Lynch", "Autumn Citta", "Constance Alford", "John A Ligon", "Mansi Dalal", "Paul Castillo", "Biljana Horn", "Natalie Dotson", "Giselle Moore-Higgs", "Jordan Milner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.lrr.2024.100472", "journal": "Leuk Res Re...
PMC11340611
Patients who receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) are at risk for developing persistent thrombocytopenia. Here, we describe treatment with avatrombopag, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist, in a pediatric patient with chronic, severe, transfusion-dependent thrombocytopenia (<10 × 103/µL) ...
{ "authors": [ "Sarah Zeriouh", "Vasileios Sousonis", "Roberto Menè", "Serge Boveda", "Quentin Voglimacci-Stephanopoli", "Stéphane Combes" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1287506", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 9:10:1287506.", "keywor...
PMC10666049
Background: Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device infections increase short- and long-term mortality, along with healthcare costs. Leadless pacemakers (PM) were developed to overcome pocket- and minimize lead-related complications in selected high-risk patients. Recent advancements enable leadless devices to mechanical...
{ "authors": [ "Julia S Turock", "Colette J Matysiak Match", "Kristina Adachi", "Karin Nielsen-Saines", "Shangxin Yang", "Sanchi Malhotra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02051", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 3:37:e02051.", "keywords": [ "c...
PMC11347832
Background: Mycobacterium cosmeticum is an emerging rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) species that has been rarely reported to cause human disease. RGM catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) are often challenging to treat given the need for line removal, variable species-dependent antimicrobial susceptibilit...
{ "authors": [ "Lucie Rapp", "Thomas Gémar", "Marie-Hélène Lacoste-Ferré" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-158", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 11:8:40.", "keywords": [ "case report", "coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19)", "geriatrics", "oral...
PMC11071011
Background: The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the end of 2019 caused the global pandemic. Oral and dermatological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) such as xerostomia, aphthous-like lesions, ulcers, tongue depapillation, necrotizing gingivitis, and tast...
{ "authors": [ "Amy A Howk", "Anna Hayden", "John E Griepentrog" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/2061453", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 30:2024:2061453.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38716134/", "majo...
PMC11074864
Internal hernias are difficult to diagnose clinically, and normal cross-sectional imaging has been documented in many patients. Transmesenteric hernias from congenital defects or prior abdominal surgery are most common. A 46-year-old previously healthy female presented to the emergency department with acute onset nause...
{ "authors": [ "Gabriel A Godart", "Sammer M Elwasila", "Ravindra V Durvasula" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02029", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 18:37:e02029.", "keywords": [ "biofilm", "candida", "fungal", "mandible", "osteomyeliti...
PMC11327805
Candida osteomyelitis, in general, is a relatively rare manifestation compared to its bacterial counterparts. The mandible's involvement is rarer, lacking established management and fewer guidelines. Herein, we aim to illustrate the significant challenge in treatment, namely due to the persistent and resistant nature o...
{ "authors": [ "Shine Kumar", "Lalitha Biswas", "Anju Choorakottayil Pushkaran", "Raman Krishna Kumar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/pul2.12335", "journal": "Pulm Circ", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 10;14(1):e12335.", "keywords": [ "bmpr2 mutation", "hereditary", "imatini...
PMC10782117
Bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2) mutation is the most common gene mutation implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We describe, for the first time, an excellent clinical response to tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib in a patient with heritable PAH from BMPR2 mutation.
{ "authors": [ "Ayrton I Bangolo", "Karen Yelton-Torres", "Atharv Mahajan", "Vrusha Patel", "Laiba Sajjad", "Prince Ofori Ansong", "Monisha Kashyap", "Umesh Batura", "Madhavi Ravulapalli", "Ayodya Perera", "Simcha Weissman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/95...
PMC11003788
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a rare, acute skin eruption characterized by the development of numerous nonfollicular sterile pustules. Most cases are caused by drug reactions, among which Diltiazem has been incriminated. Herein, we present an 83-year-old female who presented for evaluation of gen...
{ "authors": [ "Sara J Aljabber", "Abdulaziz M Alghamdi", "Dania E Faidah", "Yousof Fahad Allarakia", "Sarah Bin Abdulqader", "Gmaan A Alzahrani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_324_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 28:15:219.", "keywords": ...
PMC11225502
Background: Intraorbital wooden foreign bodies (IOWFBs) constitute a relatively rare ocular trauma. Clinically, it can be difficult to diagnose them due to their wide variety of clinical manifestations. In addition, radiologic diagnosis of IOWFBs is always uncertain and challenging since their low density and low inten...
{ "authors": [ "Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy", "Fernando Reis Neto", "Gabriela Leopoldino da Silva", "Henrique Amorim Santos", "Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.1155/2023/3562145", "journal": "Case Rep Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 25:2023:3562145.", ...
PMC10620018
Aortic thrombosis has been studied little in patients with COVID-19 and an association has recently been reported with the vaccine for this disease. The aim of the present study is to report five cases of aortic thrombosis at our institution within a three-month period associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. Five cases o...
{ "authors": [ "Amitouj S Sidhu", "Charles E L Walker", "Thomas D Riisfeldt", "Peter J Tweedie", "Natasha Gerbis", "Emily J Sutherland", "Neil G Simon", "Lucy K Somerville", "Ross Bradbury", "Raymond Cook", "Jonathon Parkinson", "Robert Goetti", "Ian C Francis" ],...
PMC11078538
Introduction: Streptococcal meningoencephalitis (SME) is a rare, and frequently lethal, acute infection, and inflammation of the central nervous system parenchyma, with associated meningeal involvement. Bacterial meningoencephalitis is generally associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, despite available a...
{ "authors": [ "Nasrin Jafarian", "Rand Y Omari", "Aldana E Shahbik", "Omar Braizat", "Mohammed Muneer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/asjof/ojad114", "journal": "Aesthet Surg J Open Forum", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 21:6:ojad114.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "li...
PMC10783481
Liposuction is generally recognized as a safe medical procedure. However, it is important to acknowledge the potential for complications during and after the operation. Although rare, the occurrence of iatrogenic liver perforation following liposuction is viewed as a serious complication, necessitating immediate and at...
{ "authors": [ "Y Rahim", "R V Reddy", "M Naeem", "G Tsaknis" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102039", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 16:50:102039.", "keywords": [ "hepatic hydrothorax", "medical thoracoscopy", "pleural effusion",...
PMC11137508
Medical thoracoscopy with chemical pleurodesis is a last resort for managing patients who suffer. from recurrent hepatic hydrothorax. However, despite pleurodesis, the rapid fluid build-up can hinder the successful apposition of the pleural surfaces. To improve the chances of success, we investigated the effectiveness ...
{ "authors": [ "Bruna Voltolin de Sena", "Paula Baêta da Silva Rios Turquete", "Pedro Antônio Bronhara Pimentel", "Isabella Oliveira Almeida", "Gleidice Eunice Lavalle", "Karen Yumi Ribeiro Nakagaki", "Antonio Giuliano", "Paulo Ricardo de Oliveira Paes", "Rodrigo Dos Santos Horta" ...
PMC11374612
Feline histiocytic diseases are uncommon and rarely reported. Feline progressive histiocytosis (FPH) is the most common histiocytic disease in cats, predominantly affecting middle-aged animals. The most common presentation is the cutaneous form with solitary or multiple cutaneous nodules. A female, mixed-breed 6-year-o...
{ "authors": [ "Giacomo Peri", "Elisa Troiano", "Giovanni Battista Colasanti", "Nicola Mondanelli", "Stefano Giannotti" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/24715492231218183", "journal": "J Shoulder Elb Arthroplast", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 5:8:24715492231218183.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10771046
Prosthetic instability is one of the most challenging complications to manage when considering reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA). Additional tools are available to improve accuracy in planning and execution of arthroplasties, such as 3-dimensional (3D) virtual planning based on computer tomography (CT) scan and intra...
{ "authors": [ "Zheng Wang", "Qi-Feng Zhang", "Miao Guo", "Xiao-Xia Qi", "Xiao-Hui Xing", "Gang Li", "Shuang-Long Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1370696", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 11:11:1370696.", "keywords": [ "v...
PMC11044681
Introduction: The presence of cerebral-cardiac syndrome, wherein brain diseases coincide with heart dysfunction, significantly impacts patient prognosis. In severe instances, circulatory failure may ensue, posing a life-threatening scenario necessitating immediate life support measures, particularly effective circulato...
{ "authors": [ "Hiba Bashir Hassan", "Yasmin Bashir Hassan", "Abdi Karim Ali Omar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S412528", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 6:16:651-654.", "keywords": [ "molar pregnancy", "patient", "prenatal diagnosis", ...
PMC10563779
Introduction and importance: It is unusual and challenging to have a molar pregnancy and a viable fetus at the same time. Bleeding per vagina, anemia, hyperemesis gravidarum, hypertension, thyrotoxicosis, and uterine enlargement disproportionate to uterine age are common clinical presentations that should alert the cli...
{ "authors": [ "José Julio Sicard", "Victor De Jesus Liz", "Maria Gomez", "Rosseisela Castillo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102635", "journal": "Urol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 11:52:102635.", "keywords": [ "acute renal ischemia", "anterosuperior se...
PMC10767311
Renal infarction is a rare condition often misdiagnosed as more common renal disorders due to similar symptoms. This case report highlights a 52-year-old patient who presented with severe lumbago and was diagnosed with segmental renal infarction in the upper pole of the left kidney. The patient's clinical course, diagn...
{ "authors": [ "Vivek Mahadevaiah", "Kalpana Ravikumar", "Harismitha Manjunath" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53319", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 31;16(1):e53319.", "keywords": [ "anti-snake venom", "broken neck syndrome", "coagulopathy", "sna...
PMC10906932
Snakebite is an acute life-threatening medical emergency and is included among the neglected tropical diseases in India. The incidence of snakebite mortality is particularly high in Southeast Asia and India has the highest number of cases of snakebites with a mortality of 35,000 to 50,000 cases per year according to th...
{ "authors": [ "Gavin M Lockard", "Keaton Piper", "Jay I Kumar", "Nicole Riddle", "Oliver Flouty" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51750", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 6;16(1):e51750.", "keywords": [ "arachnoid cyst", "excision", "fenestration...
PMC10840588
Arachnoid cysts are abnormal intradural collections of cerebrospinal fluid. For posterior fossa arachnoid cysts (PFACs), symptoms vary greatly, often relating to cranial nerve impingement and/or hydrocephalus. Literature on long-term symptomatic and radiographic follow-up of PFACs is lacking. This case study describes ...
{ "authors": [ "Morgana Sluydts", "Chloë De Laet", "Liesbeth De Coninck", "Catherine Blaivie", "Joost J S van Dinther", "Erwin Offeciers", "Floris L Wuyts", "Andrzej Zarowski" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1248715", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail...
PMC10486889
Introduction: In a previous manuscript from our research group, the concept of vestibular co-stimulation was investigated in adult subjects who received a cochlear implant (CI). Despite what literature reports state, no signs of vestibular co-stimulation could be observed. Results: In this case report, it was described...
{ "authors": [ "Swagata Saha", "Krishna Priya", "Kavita Rai", "Manju R", "Krithika Shetty", "Amitha M Hegde", "Ananya Rao K", "Dhvani Abhijit Tanna", "Mohanaram S", "Shreya S" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12688/f1000research.146468.1", "journal": "F1000Res", "journ...
PMC11134137
Hunter syndrome (MPS II), an X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disorder, is a result of deficiency of the iduronate 2-sulfatase enzyme (IDS), leading to cognitive impairment, systemic organ involvement, and increased dental problems. This case report describes the management of a child with Hunter syndrome who was r...
{ "authors": [ "Jeannine L Kühnle", "Maximilian Leitner", "Vitalie Mazuru", "Kai Borchardt", "Sören L Becker", "Franziska Roth", "Robert Bals", "Philipp M Lepper", "Hans-Joachim Schäfers", "Isabella T Jaumann" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/4010115", "journal...
PMC11424847
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a rare cause of serious infections with a high mortality of 10% to 30%. It is usually found in the oral cavity of cats and dogs and can cause severe sepsis in immunocompromised patients. An 81-year-old female Caucasian patient presented with C. canimorsus sepsis after a dog bite in her fing...
{ "authors": [ "Musen Wang", "Fei Gao", "Xiao Wang", "Yebing Guo", "Hongkai Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241266415", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 31:12:2050313X241266415.", "keywords": [ "pure large-cell neuroendocrine carc...
PMC11292710
Pure large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the ovary are extremely rare, so there is a lack of molecular information on this type of cancer. Herein, we presented a pure primary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the ovary in a 72-year-old female with a pathogenic somatic mutation at the c.5332+1g>a splice site o...
{ "authors": [ "Abdullah Balkhair", "Badriya Al Adawi", "Prashanth Kumar", "Saja Mohammed", "Saleh Baawain", "Ruqaiya Al Harrasi", "Glenneth Gallenero" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02019", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 2:37:e02019.", "ke...
PMC11279980
Melioidosis is an emerging tropical infectious disease in travelers. We present a case of travel related melioidosis in a 65-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and end stage renal disease following a two-week business trip to Thailand and attendance of the Songkran festival. This case emphasizes th...
{ "authors": [ "Adiguna Wibawa Gurnita", "Eppy Darmadi Achmad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S425424", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 6:16:719-723.", "keywords": [ "iud", "diagnostics", "uterine didelphys", "uterocolon fistula" ], "lic...
PMC10637201
Introduction: Uterocolon fistula is one of the complications of intrauterine device (IUD) insertion. Not only may IUD materials cause perforation, but some other risk factors may contribute to its development including uterine abnormalities, thus IUD is contraindicated in patients with anatomical anomaly. Case: P3A1 wo...
{ "authors": [ "Lu Xie", "Hua Wan", "Shijun Shao", "Wenchao Qu", "Jiamei Feng", "Qingqian Gao", "Jiaye Sun", "Xueqing Wu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-174", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 26:8:46.", "keywords": [ "polyacrylamide h...
PMC11071009
Background: Breast augmentation through the injection of polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) was a popular procedure in the past, but it has since been prohibited due to various complications, including masses, migration, infection, inflammation, and even cancer. However, there were rare cases of granulomatous mastitis with...
{ "authors": [ "Xiao Qian", "Weihai Ning", "Louisa Chard Dunmall", "Yanming Qu", "Yaohe Wang", "Hongwei Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1427554", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 24:15:1427554.", "keywords": [ "case report", "co...
PMC11303231
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare pathological entity first described in 1939. This lesion is most commonly found in the lungs, but cases involving other systems, such as the central nervous system known as intracranial IMT (IIMT), have also been reported. Diagnosis currently relies on pathological res...
{ "authors": [ "Moaied Mohamed Ahmed Al Nattah", "Simone Tiberti", "Leandro Segaletti" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52261", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 14;16(1):e52261.", "keywords": [ "leap motion controller", "muscle weakness", "occupational th...
PMC10863748
In this article, we present a case study involving a patient with spinal cord injury (SCI), resulting in tetraplegia and subsequent loss of upper limb function. The subject of our study was a 23-year-old woman with incomplete tetraplegia stemming from a cervical spinal cord injury. Our primary objective was to enhance ...
{ "authors": [ "Shraddha S Kochar", "Swapnil U Ramteke", "Subrat Samal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52336", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 15;16(1):e52336.", "keywords": [ "case report", "partial rotator cuff tear", "physiotherapy", "preoperati...
PMC10867298
In adults, partial rotator cuff injuries can frequently be the root cause of pain in the shoulder. One recurrent pathology that may significantly impact a broad spectrum of individuals, including athletes, laborers, and sedentary people, is partial rotator cuff tears (RCTs). Physical therapy, anti-inflammatories, paink...
{ "authors": [ "Haoxi Liu", "Liping Liu", "Xinhua Yang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2023.1269301", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 4:10:1269301.", "keywords": [ "breast", "case report", "chylous fistula", "fibroadenoma", "surgery" ], ...
PMC10795504
Chylous fistula is a common postoperative complication for the head and neck surgery, thoracic and upper gastrointestinal surgery, but it rarely happens after breast surgery. There are few reports of chylous fistula after breast benign tumor resection according to literature retrieval. To our acknowledgement, this is t...
{ "authors": [ "Angan Ghosh", "Sanjot Ninave" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.48.26.43370", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 May 29:48:26.", "keywords": [ "hansen’s disease", "ulnar nerve damage", "zancolli lasso procedure" ], "license": "CC BY", ...
PMC11364887
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{ "authors": [ "Peter Julius", "Guobin Kang", "Stepfanie Siyumbwa", "Jane Musumali", "For Yue Tso", "Owen Ngalamika", "Trevor Kaile", "Fred Maate", "Phyllis Moonga", "John T West", "Peter Angeletti", "Charles Wood" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2023.1...
PMC10623342
Kaposi sarcoma (KS), a multifocal vascular neoplasm frequently observed in HIV-positive individuals, primarily affects the skin, mucous membranes, visceral organs, and lymph nodes. KS is associated primarily with Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infection. In this case report, we present a rare occurrence o...
{ "authors": [ "Jun Yen Ng", "Douglas Lenton", "Ian Kerridge", "Charmaine Wong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096241235617", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Dec:12:23247096241235617.", "keywords": [ "complement", "drug-induc...
PMC10938615
Drug-induced thrombotic microangiopathy (DITMA) is a life-threatening condition which may be immune or nonimmune mediated. Quinine is the most implicated drug in immune-mediated DITMA. However, the optimal treatment is unclear. Complement inhibition by eculizumab has demonstrated success in many DITMA (e.g., carfilzomi...
{ "authors": [ "Yinjiao Wang", "Yu Lou", "Lang Chen", "Xin Yang", "Aihong Cao", "Peng Du" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1391256", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 10:14:1391256.", "keywords": [ "taenia mansoni", "cholangiocarcinoma", ...
PMC11039945
Hepatic sparganosis (HS) is extremely rare and has not been previously reported in Eastern China. We report the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with HS from Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. The patient was admitted due to an acute biliary tract infection, and the symptoms improved after treatment at the Gastr...
{ "authors": [ "Weijie Tang", "Kun Xiang", "Huatao Zhou", "Yichen Li", "Jinfu Yang", "Jijia Liu", "Chengming Fan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1233873", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 13:10:1233873.", "keywords": [ "cardiac ...
PMC10535103
Congenital coronary artery fistula (CAF) represents a remarkable rarity within the realm of cardiovascular anomalies, characterized by an aberrant connection between coronary arteries and either cardiac chambers or major vessels. Clinical manifestations of CAFs often remain unspecified or may even be entirely absent, p...
{ "authors": [ "Hajer Racil", "Tasnim Znegui", "Sarra Maazoui", "Amany Touil", "Sonia Habibech", "Neji Henda", "Nawel Chaouch" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22076", "journal": "Thorac Res Pract", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan;24(1):45-58.", "keywords": ...
PMC10765196
Since the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019, a large spectrum of clinical manifestations following this acute viral infection has been reported especially autoimmune manifestations and inflammatory disorders. However, a causal link has not yet been established. Herein, we reported a case of pulmonary mediastinal sa...
{ "authors": [ "Juhi Mody", "Mandana Kamgar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000536552", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 1;17(1):399-406.", "keywords": [ "case report", "egfr", "erlotinib hydrochloride", "kras", "pancreatic duct cell carcinoma" ]...
PMC10907001
Introduction: Mutation in Kristin ras sarcoma virus (KRAS) oncogene is the main driver in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and is present in nearly 90% of patients with PDAC. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation is rare in PDAC and is mostly present in the absence of KRAS mutation. Co-occurrence of K...
{ "authors": [ "Laila Tsaqilah", "Keshia Amalia Mivina Mudia", "Hermin Aminah Usman", "Hartati Purbo Dharmadji", "Risa Miliawati Nurul Hidayah", "Erda Avriyanti" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S442194", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 De...
PMC10752034
Acquired palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) is a non-hereditary hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles that is caused by various factors, including chemotherapeutic agents. The purpose of this case report is to present a rare case of acquired PPK caused by the chemotherapeutic agent capecitabine. A 54-year-old female compla...
{ "authors": [ "Esther Picillo", "Maria Elena Onore", "Luigia Passamano", "Vincenzo Nigro", "Luisa Politano" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.36185/2532-1900-411", "journal": "Acta Myol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 21;43(1):21-26.", "keywords": [ "gsd type ii", "gsd type ixd", ...
PMC10997040
Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD) IXd, caused by PHKA1 gene mutations, is an X-linked rare disorder that can be asymptomatic or associated with exercise intolerance. GSD type II is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the GAA gene that lead to severe cardiac and skeletal muscle myopathy. We report the fi...
{ "authors": [ "Mengzhang Xie", "Taojun Gong", "Yitian Wang", "Zhuangzhuang Li", "Yuqi Zhang", "Minxun Lu", "Yi Luo", "Li Min", "Chongqi Tu", "Yong Zhou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1380508", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 29:...
PMC11390384
Background: Involvement of the distal fibula by alveolar soft-part sarcoma is rare. Extensive resection or amputation may be needed; however, distal fibula resection can disrupt foot and ankle biomechanics, leading to ankle joint instability. Reports on joint preservation for maintaining optimal ankle joint function ar...
{ "authors": [ "Lisa Feinstein" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1443334", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 23:14:1443334.", "keywords": [ "mac", "ovarian borderline malignancy", "ovarian cancer", "ovarian cystadenocarcinoma", "ovarian cystadenoma...
PMC11377194
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{ "authors": [ "Bushra Khanjar", "Zane Sejdiu", "Mariela Mitre", "Silvia Mancebo", "Cynthia Magro", "Joanna Harp" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.10.025", "journal": "JAAD Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 14:43:40-50.", "keywords": [ "drug rash", "enf...
PMC10731592
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{ "authors": [ "Alex Ashkin", "David Lindner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1196", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 29;13(4):84-87.", "keywords": [ "meningitis", "tuberculosis", "tuberculous meningitis" ], "license": "...
PMC10589006
Background: Reported is a patient found to have miliary TB seeding the lungs and brain with CNS involvement resulting in tuberculous meningitis (TBM). False security in laboratory studies that lack adequate sensitivity resulted in delay of therapy which may have negatively impacted the patient's outcome. This case repo...
{ "authors": [ "Abel Ramirez-Estudillo", "Sergio Rojas-Juarez", "Ximena Ramirez-Galicia", "Angel Garcia-Vasquez", "Silvia Medina-Medina", "Rosario Gulias-Cañizo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OPTH.S469801", "journal": "Clin Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 2:18:2473-24...
PMC11378782
Introduction: Maculopathy secondary to pathologic myopia (PM) is increasingly causing visual impairment and blindness worldwide. PM is associated with tractional maculopathy that ranges from macular foveoschisis to macular hole. These disorders are treated with different options that offer variable results, reflecting ...
{ "authors": [ "Gowri Kiran Puvvala", "Anastasios Psyllas", "Jürgen Hinkelmann", "Daniel Herzenstiel", "Grigorios Korosoglou" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/17539447241271989", "journal": "Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Dec:18:17539447241271989.", "keywords...
PMC11382243
Acute limb ischemia (ALI) due to arterial thromboembolic occlusion is a critical emergency in vascular medicine, requiring attention for rapid diagnosis and intervention, to prevent limb loss and major amputation, which is associated with patient disability in the long term. Traditionally, surgical embolectomy has been...
{ "authors": [ "Yu Wang", "Kai Wang", "Longdi Yu", "Xue Ma" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1245842", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 9:11:1245842.", "keywords": [ "conservative treatment", "epididymal cyst", "scrotal exploration", "sc...
PMC10803493
As a benign disease, the incidence of epididymal cyst (EC) is 5%-25%, and it is relatively common in adults but rare in children. Although the pathogenesis of EC is still unclear, the symptoms of most asymptomatic patients can disappear with conservative treatment. EC torsion is even rarer in adults and children. Only ...
{ "authors": [ "Amanpreet Kalkat", "Olivia Humpel", "Robert Hostoffer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/6698913", "journal": "Case Reports Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 25:2023:6698913.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/380465...
PMC10693464
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a genetic disorder with mutation in Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). Defects in B cell development and immunoglobulin production lead to recurrent infections following loss of maternal IgG at 6 months of age. A 55-year-old male with a longstanding common variable immunodeficiency dia...
{ "authors": [ "Fnu Manas", "Sneha Singh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52594", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19;16(1):e52594.", "keywords": [ "gordon syndrome", "hyperkalemia", "hypertension", "metabolic acidosis", "normal renal function", ...
PMC10874887
Pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHA II) or Gordon syndrome is characterized by hyperkalemia, hypertension, hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, low plasma renin activity, and normal kidney function. We report a rare case of a young adult female patient presenting with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. She was hype...
{ "authors": [ "Satomi Takei", "Kanae Teramoto", "Junya Fujimura", "Megumi Fujiwara", "Mai Suzuki", "Yukiko Fukui", "Yuji Sekiguchi", "Takaaki Kawakami", "Masayoshi Chonan", "Mitsuru Wakita", "Yuki Horiuchi", "Takashi Miida", "Toshio Naito", "Teruo Kirikae", ...
PMC10953818
Wickerhamiella is a genus of budding yeast that is mainly isolated from environmental samples, and 40 species have been detected. The yeast isolated from human clinical samples usually only contain three species: W. infanticola, W. pararugosa and W. sorbophila. In this study, we isolated W. tropicalis from a blood samp...
{ "authors": [ "Sharayu Nimonkar", "Vikram Belkhode", "Pranali Nimonkar", "Shreyas Gotoorkar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53195", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53195.", "keywords": [ "amputation", "copper ring", "esthetics", "fin...
PMC10902207
The primary use of the hand is to grasp, hold, and manipulate objects. Perhaps the most obvious kind of non-verbal communication is the hand gesture. The most common types of partial hand loss are finger and partial finger amputations. Traumatic injuries, congenital absences, or abnormalities are frequent causes, and t...