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{ "authors": [ "Mouhammad J Alawad", "Mohammad Abu-Tineh", "Awni Alshurafa", "Alaa Al-Taie", "Anil Yousaf", "Mohamed A Yassin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JBM.S418937", "journal": "J Blood Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 3:14:563-567.", "keywords": [ "glanzmann throm...
PMC10629506
Glanzmann thrombasthenia is a bleeding disorder with a low incidence. It typically manifests as superficial bleeding episodes, which tend to be mild. Deep organ involvement is not uncommon but remains rare due to the rarity of the disease itself and the unusual association between platelet disorders and deep organ impl...
{ "authors": [ "Hagar Attia", "John O Agboola", "Gyuhee Seong", "Aye Thida", "Edwin Chiu", "Maksim Agaronov" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52356", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16;16(1):e52356.", "keywords": [ "immunohistochemistry (ihc)", "...
PMC10867882
Schwannomas are benign tumors arising from well-differentiated Schwann cells of peripheral nerves. They are usually found on the limbs, head, and neck. It is uncommon for schwannoma to occur in the pelvis and when it does, it is often diagnosed late. Pelvic schwannoma when diagnosed are often bigger in size (>5 cm) and...
{ "authors": [ "Daniel Kiss-Bodolay", "Kyriakos Papadimitriou", "Abderrahmane Hedjoudje", "Christophe Duc", "Maria Isabel Vargas", "Jozsef Zoltan Kiss", "Karl Schaller", "Jean-Yves Fournier" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_564_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "j...
PMC10559375
Background: Rare cases of biconvex hematomas splitting the convexity dura mater were reported and denominated interdural hematoma (IDH). Due to their rarity, little is known about their radiological characteristics, and in most cases, their invasive management with craniotomy and dural membrane excision is unnecessary....
{ "authors": [ "Tetsuyoshi Takayama", "Ayako Nakame", "Masaomi Suzuki", "Hiroshi Asano", "Ling Jin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.23922/jarc.2022-043", "journal": "J Anus Rectum Colon", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25;8(1):39-42.", "keywords": [ "anaplastic lymphoma kinase", "...
PMC10831981
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are neoplastic lesions characterized by the proliferation of spindle cells with myofibroblastic features and lymphocyte infiltration. Primary lesions can develop in several locations but rarely arise in the colon as described herein. The present case was that of a 69-year-old ...
{ "authors": [ "Anagha R Joshi", "Mridula M Muthe", "Sheethal Gonapati", "Mehak R Agarwal", "Pareekshith R Rai" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.4102/sajr.v27i1.2700", "journal": "SA J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 26;27(1):2700.", "keywords": [ "ectopic insertion", "meso...
PMC10546241
Tubulocystic anomalies of the mesonephric duct (MND) are a rare group of related entities with a perplexing clinical presentation. Ultrasound is a useful screening investigation, which can help identify a dysplastic kidney or point to renal agenesis and identify cystic or tubulocystic changes in the structures derived ...
{ "authors": [ "Thapanee Chuenngam", "Suttiwee Chermprapai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20551169241246866", "journal": "JFMS Open Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 14;10(1):20551169241246866.", "keywords": [ "demodex gatoi", "excessive hair shedding", "fluralaner", "scales...
PMC11095189
Case summary: A 1-year-old female intact Scottish Fold cat was presented with a 1-month history of excessive hair shedding with white scales on the coat without pruritus. The cat lived mostly indoors and had no history of any systemic disease. Dermatological examinations were performed step by step. Several Demodex gat...
{ "authors": [ "Dina Poplausky", "Austin J Piontkowski", "Robert G Phelps", "Nicholas Gulati" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.12.011", "journal": "JAAD Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1:44:74-76.", "keywords": [ "acquired lymphatic malformation", "lymphangio...
PMC10831273
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{ "authors": [ "Cristian Morán-Mariños", "Felix Llanos-Tejada", "Renzo Villanueva-Villegas", "Kanneth G Vargas-Ponce", "Juan Salas-López" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795476241251945", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 5:17:11795476241251945."...
PMC11072070
Pharyngeal tuberculosis without pulmonary involvement is very rare and may be confused with malignant lesions. We present a 45-year-old female patient with a history of HIV presenting with a history of cough, sore throat, and oral ulcers with chronic use of antibiotics. The evolution would indicate a probable malignant...
{ "authors": [ "Neda Meftah", "Sadegh Sedaghat", "Soghra Rabizadeh", "Sara Seifouri", "Khatereh Nasirimeh", "Manouchehr Nakhjavani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8312", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 5;12(1):e8312.", "keywords": [ "graves' d...
PMC10769897
Key clinical message: In this case report we describe a patient with Grave's disease (GD) who was first diagnosed with pancytopenia and did not have any typical symptoms of GD. His hematologic abnormalities were alleviated after treatment with an anti-thyroid drug. Hence, in patients with pancytopenia, GD should also b...
{ "authors": [ "Sviatoslav Chekhun", "Assumpció Lopez-Paradís", "Aintzane Urbizu", "Teresa Morán", "Anabel Mañes", "Marc Cucurull", "Carlos Martínez-Barenys", "Iris Teruel", "Gloria Moragas", "Enric Carcereny", "Ana Maria Muñoz Mármol", "Maria Saigí" ], "case_amount...
PMC10776595
Third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have shown impressive results in EGFR mutant lung cancer (LC) patients in terms of disease control rate with a positive impact on overall survival. Nevertheless, after months of treatment with targeted therapy, progression inevit...
{ "authors": [ "Stephen Soufleris", "Michelle Moore", "John D Phillips", "Brian Netzel", "Sean Rudnick", "Denise Faust", "Herbert L Bonkovsky" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-66", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 24:8:67.", "keywords": [ "...
PMC11292069
Background: Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is usually caused by acquired defects in uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) activity in the liver. This more common form of PCT is called type 1 PCT. Major known risk factors for PCT include iron overload, such as occurs due to mutations in HFE, associated with classical her...
{ "authors": [ "Binbin Song", "Junwen Zheng", "Dongchi Zhao" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02028", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 9:37:e02028.", "keywords": [ "intracranial infection", "naegleria fowleri", "pediatric meningoencephalitis" ], ...
PMC11301095
This article presents the diagnostic and therapeutic journey of a 14-year-old male patient diagnosed with Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), incorporates a review of pertinent literature and a discussion on recent advancements in the study of this condition. The patient presented with symptoms of fever and heada...
{ "authors": [ "Makoto Shimabukuro", "Naohiro Ishii", "Takanori Ko", "Kyoichi Matsuzaki", "Kazuo Kishi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.61186/wjps.12.3.106", "journal": "World J Plast Surg", "journal_detail": "2023;12(3):106-110.", "keywords": [ "arteriosclerosis obliterans", "...
PMC10788112
Revascularization surgery was first considered for the treatment of ulcers in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). However, it may not be indicated for patients with severe infections or peripheral vascular occlusions. Although blood purification therapy is adjuvant therapy for such patients, it is not yet widel...
{ "authors": [ "Kaitlyn Dykes", "Dimitrios Tzachanis", "Divya Koura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/09636897241265249", "journal": "Cell Transplant", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Dec:33:9636897241265249.", "keywords": [ "t cells", "bone marrow", "cancer", "graft versus hos...
PMC11289812
Post-allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) immunosuppression regimens are given as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis. Most GVHD prophylaxis regimens are based on calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). Unfortunately, CNIs are associated with significant associated morbidity, frequently cannot be tolerated, a...
{ "authors": [ "Yifan Zhao", "Hao Wang", "Yu Zhang", "Yi Zhang", "Xiaomei Zhang", "Mohan Zhao", "Jile Liu", "Shujing Guo", "Mingfeng Zhao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1454614", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 17:15:1454614.", ...
PMC11442223
The incidence of Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) increases with advancing age, and the prognosis for elderly patients is significantly poorer compared to younger patients. Although the combination therapy of venetoclax and hypomethylating agents has demonstrated improved prognosis in patients unable to tolerate intensive ...
{ "authors": [ "Rachel Herr", "Himmat Grewal", "Ramsy Abdelghani" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102059", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 5:50:102059.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3902...
PMC11252062
Spindle cell lesions span from benign to aggressively malignant, the most concerning being the carcinoma, sarcoma, and melanoma species. While spindle cell carcinoma is the most common spindle cell lesion found along the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT), it only accounts for <0.5 % of pulmonary malignancies [1,2]. We p...
{ "authors": [ "Shuai Luo", "Yao Li", "Jin Li", "Jiafei Zeng", "Jinjing Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1398311", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 13:11:1398311.", "keywords": [ "diagnosis", "differential diagnosis", "left ...
PMC11208670
Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare and aggressive tumor that is found in the pleura and peritoneum. A few cases of MM in the pericardium and tunica vaginalis testis have been reported. Moreover, primary occurrence in the atrium is extremely rare. The visual appearance of this tumor is similar to that of ...
{ "authors": [ "Yulia Y Kotalevskaya", "Vadim A Stepanov" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1418239", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 29:11:1418239.", "keywords": [ "klhl24 gene", "epidermolysis bullosa simplex", "genodermatosis", "genoty...
PMC11318278
Objective: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is a common, well-characterized type of epidermolysis bullosa. However, some rare syndromic EBS phenotypes are not well described. The accumulation of clinical descriptions of patients with syndromic subtypes of EBS is important for understanding the natural history of the...
{ "authors": [ "René Zeiss", "Melissa Schweizer", "Bernhard Connemann", "Kathrin Malejko" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1450092", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 31:15:1450092.", "keywords": [ "adr", "adverse drug reaction", "case re...
PMC11322109
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. A considerable proportion of patients demonstrate a lack of response to conventional treatment. With the recent introduction of esketamine, a new treatment option has been approved for treatment-resistant depression. Although the med...
{ "authors": [ "Han Grezenko", "Faryal Zafar", "Eemaz Nathaniel", "Guillermo Aguirre", "Shariq K Baluch", "Muhammad Abubakar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52763", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 22;16(1):e52763.", "keywords": [ "cardiology", ...
PMC10882189
We present a case of viral meningoencephalitis in a 40-year-old male with ischemic heart disease, a combination that is rare and presents unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The patient's symptoms included high-grade fever, severe headache, projectile vomiting, and altered consciousness. The diagnosis was sup...
{ "authors": [ "Burcu Topçu", "Hale Usluer Gönüllü", "Osman Yeşilbaş", "Pınar Polat Suma", "Ahmet Soysal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/9562634", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 7:2024:9562634.", "keywords": [ "bartonella henselae", "ca...
PMC11401736
Cat scratch disease (CSD) typically presents as a self-limiting lymphadenopathy associated with a cat bite or scratch and commonly affects children and young adults. Atypical manifestations, involving the eyes, nervous system, heart, liver, spleen, skin, and musculoskeletal system, could be severe and difficult to diag...
{ "authors": [ "Sofia Zeidan", "Albert Jeh Seng Chang", "Trinh Thi Nhat Truong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14309/crj.0000000000001227", "journal": "ACG Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 28;11(1):e01227.", "keywords": [ "h pylori", "gastroduodenal stricture", "pediatric"...
PMC10754570
Helicobacter pylori is a known cause of peptic ulcers, but it has not been reported to cause strictures in children. We present the case of a previously healthy 12-year-old boy with sudden onset of abdominal pain and vomiting, positive stool H. pylori antigen testing, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealing a gastrodu...
{ "authors": [ "Bouaicha Walid", "Ben Hafdhallah Farah", "Feten Sbei", "Ben Mrad Samar", "Sbai Mohamed Ali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231197325", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 2:11:2050313X231197325.", "keywords": [ "malignant s...
PMC10475251
Sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of mesenchymal tumours that can affect the skin. They are dominated by Kaposi's sarcoma and dermatofibrosarcoma. Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma is a very rare entity. We report the case of a 78-year-old patient who presented with a primary frontal cutaneous leiomyosarcoma treated surgically...
{ "authors": [ "Koga Sato", "Toshimasa Hayashi", "Takuma Ishizaki", "Masakazu Yoshida", "Akira Watanabe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02046", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 31:37:e02046.", "keywords": [ "1,3-beta-d-glucan", "antifungal pr...
PMC11347068
Lomentospora prolificans is a rare, filamentous fungus, that causes a disseminated infection in immunocompromised individuals. Disseminated infections caused by the fungus are difficult to diagnose early. It is resistant to multiple antifungal agents and has a high mortality rate. We encountered a case in which the inv...
{ "authors": [ "Mounika Reddy", "Vishnupriya Ambadas", "Madhusudan Samprathi", "Deepak Kumar Maley", "Abhishek J Arora" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53065", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 27;16(1):e53065.", "keywords": [ "bone mineral density", ...
PMC10896274
Patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are at risk of poor bone health and fractures. We report a child with SMA type 2, presenting with acute pain and swelling of both lower limbs following physiotherapy, and found to have multiple fractures in both lower limbs. Literature on fractures in children with SMA is lim...
{ "authors": [ "Alfredo García Sánchez", "Sofia Gabriela Zurita", "Maria Gil Molino", "Francisco Eugenio Martin Cano", "Carmen Barraso Gil", "Javier Hermoso de Mendoza Salcedo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm002124", "journal": "Braz J Vet Med", "journal_detail":...
PMC11407417
The aim of this study is to describe an outbreak of dermatophilosis at an equestrian center in Castilla la Mancha (central Spain), which affected 16.6% (5/30) of the animals. Research was carried out to establish the mode of transmission and spread to other horses in the herd. Clinical features, diagnostic methods and ...
{ "authors": [ "Chrong-Reen Wang", "Wei-Chieh Lin", "Tak-Wah Wong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/ITT.S445971", "journal": "Immunotargets Ther", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 20:12:187-192.", "keywords": [ "janus kinase inhibitor", "amyopathic dermatomyositis", "extended-releas...
PMC10749167
Introduction: In East Asia, more than half of patients with amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM) have interstitial lung disease (ILD). There is up to 50% 6-month mortality in MDA5-positive ILD refractory to corticosteroid (CS) combined with immunosuppressant therapy. Patient details: A 39-year-old local woman had a 1-month...
{ "authors": [ "Joselle Cook", "Kishore Rajendran", "Andrea Ferrero", "Preet Dhillon", "Shaji Kumar", "Francis Baffour" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000531461", "journal": "Acta Haematol", "journal_detail": "2023;146(5):419-423.", "keywords": [ "bone disease", "high...
PMC10568597
Photon counting detector (PCD) computed tomography (CT) is a paradigm-shifting innovation in CT imaging which was recently granted approval for clinical use by the US Food and Drug Administration. PCD-CT allows the generation of multi-energy images with increased contrast and scanning speed or ultra-high spatial resolu...
{ "authors": [ "Faris M Al Ghulaiga", "Alwaleed M Alsulaiman", "Azza M Y Maktabi", "Hind M Alkatan" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109085", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109085.", "keywords": [ "apocrine cystadenoma", "eyelid",...
PMC10726227
Introduction: Apocrine cystadenomas are rare, benign tumors that might arise in the periocular region from glands of Moll. They characteristically demonstrate proliferative features on histopathological examination, which differentiate them from simple hidrocystomas. Presentation of cases: We retrospectively identified...
{ "authors": [ "Dong Zhao", "Wei Cao", "Shiqian Zha", "Yixuan Wang", "Zhou Pan", "Jingyi Zhang", "Ke Hu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1308432", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 9:13:1308432.", "keywords": [ "nut midline carcinoma (nmc)...
PMC10803636
Nuclear protein of the testis (NUT) midline carcinoma (NMC) is a rare tumor, with particularly low incidence in the lungs, and a correspondingly poor prognosis. To determine the clinicopathological characteristics, outcomes, and prognostic factors of primary pulmonary NMC, a case was reported and a systematic review wa...
{ "authors": [ "Lihui Chen", "Manman Pei", "Xingxing Wang", "Yongfeng Zhang", "Yuquan Ma", "Yifei Chen", "Ishtiaq Ahmad" ], "case_amount": 8, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1440225", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 11:11:1440225.", "keywords": [ "l...
PMC11422092
Background: Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium transmitted to humans through contaminated food, water, and animal faeces, posing a public health risk. Listeria monocytogenes is difficult to isolate and is not sensitive to first-line treatment with broad-spectrum cephalosporins for bacterial meningitis...
{ "authors": [ "Raghavendra Rao", "Sameer Rastogi", "Divya Kashyap", "Shamim A Shamim", "Adarsh Barwad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20363613231212380", "journal": "Rare Tumors", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 8:15:20363613231212380.", "keywords": [ "pleomorphic myxoid liposar...
PMC10710107
Pleomorphic myxoid liposarcoma (PML) is a newly recognized entity with aggressive clinical behavior and a tendency to recur. It has histological features of both myxoid and pleomorphic liposarcoma and lacks the molecular and structural chromosomal abnormalities associated with myxoid and pleomorphic liposarcoma. The da...
{ "authors": [ "Hideki Sasaki", "Yukihide Numata", "Shinji Kamiya", "Yoshiaki Sone", "Miki Asano" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.37616/2212-5043.1363", "journal": "J Saudi Heart Assoc", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 13;35(4):363-366.", "keywords": [ "carotid artery bypass", "ret...
PMC10803006
A 59-year-old male with prior thoracic endovascular aortic repair presented with altered mental status. Magnetic resonance imaging showed cerebral infarction, and subsequent computed tomography revealed acute type A aortic dissection and right carotid artery occlusion. He underwent total arch replacement with right car...
{ "authors": [ "Xinyue Deng", "Tong Ge", "Kefeng Shen", "Jiachen Wang", "Wei Mu", "Hui Luo", "Jia Gu", "Meilan Zhang", "Min Xiao" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1097/BS9.0000000000000180", "journal": "Blood Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 15;6(1):e00180.", "keywords"...
PMC10789450
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{ "authors": [ "XiaoYan Zhang", "Jifeng Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S428884", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 25:16:2659-2661.", "keywords": [ "skin ulcers", "tuberculosis", "tuberculosis cutis orificialis" ], "license": "C...
PMC10540695
This work reports a case of a 49-year-old male suffering from chronic tuberculosis who developed painful ulcers around the anus for approximately eight months. The colonoscopy revealed the presence of ulcers in the transverse colon, which were also found in the skin and intestine, as revealed by microscopic examination...
{ "authors": [ "Jessica K Campos", "Benjamen M Meyer", "Muhammad W Khan", "David A Zarrin", "Jonathan C Collard de Beaufort", "Gizal Amin", "Li-Mei Lin", "Alexander L Coon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/s-0044-1778695", "journal": "J Neurol Surg Rep", "journal_detail":...
PMC10861319
Formation of a carotid free-floating thrombus (CFFT) is a rare and life-threatening condition without an optimal management plan. A 78-year-old woman with a history of prior right internal carotid artery (ICA) mechanical thrombectomy and antiplatelet noncompliance presented with transient ischemic attacks secondary to ...
{ "authors": [ "Adwaita Nag", "Hatem Krema", "Zaid Saeed Kamil", "Suzan Al-Mbaideen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000539720", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 10;17(1):712-716.", "keywords": [ "case report", "differential diagnosis", "extraocular...
PMC11249565
Introduction: Intramuscular hemangiomas of extraocular muscles are extremely rare tumors that usually present as retro-orbital masses causing proptosis. We describe a previously unreported presentation, in the form of an epibulbar mass; this easily accessible location allows direct imaging, complete surgical resection,...
{ "authors": [ "Linlin Li", "Siyuan Huang", "Liying Qin", "Ningning Yan", "Shujing Shen", "Xingya Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fphar.2023.1257592", "journal": "Front Pharmacol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 29:14:1257592.", "keywords": [ "l833v/h835l", "nsclc", ...
PMC10499621
Background: The deletion of exon 19 and the Leu858Arg mutation of exon 21 are the most frequently observed mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene, and patients with these mutations have shown significant benefits from EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, there exists a small subgroup ...
{ "authors": [ "Nathan Michalak", "Dylan Banks", "Luke Kane", "Jason Siefferman" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1177/11795441241264821", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 24:17:11795441241264821.", "keywords": [ "ehlers-danlos",...
PMC11271114
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) are common causes of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Current practices rely on analgesics, physical therapy, bracing, and assistive devices. Dextrose prolotherapy (DPT) is a regenerative injection modality used to treat chronic painful m...
{ "authors": [ "Chonticha Srivanitchapoom", "Kedsaraporn Yata" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MS9.0000000000001514", "journal": "Ann Med Surg (Lond)", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 16;86(1):525-529.", "keywords": [ "buccal advancement flap", "buccal mucosa reconstruction", "case re...
PMC10783379
Introduction and importance: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) ex pleomorphic adenoma is a rare type of salivary gland cancer. Surgical resection remains the standard therapy for this malignancy. After tumor removal, larger defects may require a local, regional, or free flap, while smaller ones can be closed primarily. Ma...
{ "authors": [ "Bhanu Pratap Singh Chauhan", "Binita Dholakia", "Chirag Hirani", "Wajid Nazir", "Daljit Singh", "Hukum Singh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_571_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 15:14:327.", "keywords": [ "anterior sell...
PMC10559392
Background: Colloid cysts, common benign lesions of the third ventricle, have rarely been reported in uncommon extraventricular locations such as the pituitary fossa. Even in the sellar region, it is usually seen between the anterior and posterior pituitary lobes (pars intermedia). Case description: Here, we report a c...
{ "authors": [ "Zhen Ding", "Lingmei Zhou", "Kemei Jin", "Runjinxing Wu", "Yihua Gui" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fnut.2023.1239911", "journal": "Front Nutr", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 5:10:1239911.", "keywords": [ "case report", "dysphagia", "nutritional managem...
PMC10585161
Introduction: Tongue cancer is one of the common malignancy of the head and neck, and directly impacts chewing, swallowing, and other eating activities. Based on the evidence-based guidelines and clinical management, this paper presents nutrition management experience of a patient with tongue cancer who had a dysphagia...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaona Li", "Yue Lang", "Di Ma", "Jing Bai", "Pingping Shen", "Xinyu Wang", "Li Cui" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1431585", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 12:15:1431585.", "keywords": [ "map1b", "pca-2", "p...
PMC11272519
Purkinje cell cytoplasmic antibody type 2 (PCA-2), identified in 2000, targets the widely distributed microtubule-associated protein 1B in the central and peripheral nervous systems, leading to diverse clinical phenotypes of neurological disorders. We report two cases of PCA-2-associated encephalitis, each presenting w...
{ "authors": [ "Mika Iwasaki", "Masao Hashimoto", "Junko S Takeuchi", "Yusaku Kusaba", "Moto Kimura", "Junko Terada-Hirashima", "Wataru Sugiura", "Masayuki Hojo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52592", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19;16(1):e525...
PMC10874686
Delays in clearance and rapid evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported in immunocompromised patients. We encountered a case of recurrent, multi-mutational SARS-CoV-2 infection in a 40-year-old man with severe immunodeficiency due to Good syndrome. The patient had not ...
{ "authors": [ "Gustavo Henrique Morcelli da Costa", "Eduarda Scoto Dias", "Naiara Bozza Pegoraro", "Camila Nemetz Kohler", "Salmo Raskin", "Liya Regina Mikami" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.31744/einstein_journal/2023RC0319", "journal": "Einstein (Sao Paulo)", "journal_detail": "2...
PMC10691311
A total of 1.67 million breast cancer cases per year are reported worldwide. Of these, 5%-10% are caused by inherited mutations. Phenocopy is a rare phenomenon, with only a few cases reported in the literature. In phenocopies, phenotypes identical to those with genetic origin occur because of environmental factors rath...
{ "authors": [ "Lucinda Lau", "Kishan S Patel", "Frank Santisi", "Rebecca Germaine", "Sunil Jeph" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/1718485", "journal": "Case Rep Radiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 15:2024:1718485.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://...
PMC11262877
This case highlights an atypical but important consideration in young males presenting with persistent gastrointestinal and/or genitourinary symptoms. Zinner syndrome (ZS) develops from embryologic maldevelopment of the distal mesonephric duct, resulting in ejaculatory duct atresia with consequent obstruction of the se...
{ "authors": [ "Pedro Miragaia", "Ana Grangeia", "Esmeralda Rodrigues", "Raquel Sousa", "Augusto Ribeiro" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53043", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 27;16(1):e53043.", "keywords": [ "acute metabolic encephalopathy", "met...
PMC10895905
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder characterized by a deficiency in the branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex, leading to the toxic accumulation of leucine, isoleucine and valine. Acute encephalopathy (AE) is a severe neurological disorder with diverse etiol...
{ "authors": [ "Dharti Khewale", "Manjusha Mahakalkar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.45.128.40650", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 17:45:128.", "keywords": [ "uterine prolapse", "cervical descent", "cervicitis", "pelvic organ prolapse" ]...
PMC10543900
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{ "authors": [ "John Allonce", "Sikandar Khan", "Brian Pulford" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096241262690", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Dec:12:23247096241262690.", "keywords": [ "nms", "sga", "woodbury severity stage", ...
PMC11268033
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a severe adverse reaction associated with neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs. This case report discusses a 43-year-old man with a history of bipolar disorder and polysubstance abuse who presented with altered mental status, autonomic dysfunction, and muscular rigidity. The patien...
{ "authors": [ "Yanxun Huang", "Yanli Huang", "Yingnan Mo", "Haipeng Jin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241249613", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 9:12:2050313X241249613.", "keywords": [ "collet–sicard syndrome", "case report", "...
PMC11084981
Collet-Sicard syndrome is a rare neurological disorder caused by injury to the cranial nerve pairs IX, X, X, and XII. The author reports on a previously fit 27-year-old man who presented with dysphagia, choking on drinking water, hoarseness, weakness when turning the neck and shrugging the shoulders, and unexplained we...
{ "authors": [ "Susannah Van Damme", "Leslie Mumford", "Aleah Johnson", "Tom Chau" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fnhum.2024.1434792", "journal": "Front Hum Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 4:18:1434792.", "keywords": [ "autism spectrum disorder", "brain-computer interf...
PMC11408342
Background: In recent years, several autistic children and youth have shown interest in Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital's clinical brain computer interface (BCI) program. Existing literature about BCI use among autistic individuals has focused solely on cognitive skill development and remediation of chal...
{ "authors": [ "Teresa Morais Pinheiro", "Mariam Awan", "Oliver Wroe-Wright", "Prajwal Ghimire", "Francesco Marchi", "Ali Elhag", "José Pedro Lavrador" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjae004", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;2024(1):rjae004...
PMC10810732
Cranial suture diastases are an uncommon clinical entity, with post craniotomy diastases being a previously undescribed finding in literature to our best knowledge. Herein, we report a case of a 28-year-old adult who underwent a second-stage low-grade glioma surgery 7 months after initial surgery. This study presents c...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaoqing Lang", "Ting Wang", "Shuping Guo", "Yao Dang", "Yingjie Zhang", "Hongye Liu", "Hongxia He", "Li Li", "Huajie Yuan", "Ting He", "Qiong Wang", "Shiyu Qin", "Runping Cheng", "Xingquan Yan", "Hongzhou Cui" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi...
PMC10946671
A patient presenting with several basal cell carcinomas, pigmented nevi, and developmental defects was diagnosed with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. Gene panel sequencing and Sanger sequencing were used to identify a novel heterozygous frameshift mutation, c.1312dupA:p.Ser438Lysfs, in exon 9 of PTCH1. I-Tasser a...
{ "authors": [ "Qiaohui Wang", "Huilin Su", "Jiande Han", "Juhua Yang", "Naiyu Lin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1366840", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 12:15:1366840.", "keywords": [ "tap1 deficiency", "cutaneous granuloma", "di...
PMC11045939
Rubella virus-associated granulomas commonly occur in immunocompromised individuals, exhibiting a diverse range of clinical presentations. These manifestations can vary from predominantly superficial cutaneous plaques or nonulcerative nodules to more severe deep ulcerative lesions, often accompanied by extensive necros...
{ "authors": [ "Tinghua Cao", "Zhipei Duan", "Jing Zhu", "Jing Wu", "Jun Chen", "Mingjun Jiang", "Xialiang Lu", "Yan Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1258474", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 18:13:1258474.", "keywords": [ "advers...
PMC10830649
Several breast cancer (BC) patients showed urinary tract infection after adjuvant trastuzumab plus paclitaxel, but no case of urothelial injury has been reported. In this case, we report a 47-year-old female patient with stage I invasive ductal carcinoma in the left breast presenting with urothelial injury after the co...
{ "authors": [ "Abdelhakim Osman Hassan Mohammed", "Malik Muhammed Akbar Saeed", "Akhwand Shakeel Ahmad", "Mansoor C Abdulla" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_37_23", "journal": "Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;14(1):59-61.", "keywords": [ "i...
PMC11073642
A 34-year-old Sri Lankan man presented with multiple episodes of vomiting following accidental ingestion of 100 ml of indoxacarb (Avaunt). He had a significant saturation gap (discrepancy between oxygen saturation [98%] in blood gas analysis and saturation on pulse oximetry [70%] in finger pulse oximetry), the color of...
{ "authors": [ "Jonathan Arulanantham", "Revadhi Chelvarajah", "A Kasim Ismail", "Victoria J Bray", "Shalini K Vinod", "Jonathan P Williamson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101942", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 2:46:101942.", "key...
PMC10665950
Radiation therapy can result in injury to the lung parenchyma and central airways; the latter is less well documented in the literature. Here, we describe a 65-year-old Caucasian male, who developed focal endobronchial nodules and right main bronchial stenosis suggesting tumour recurrence, 32 months following curative ...
{ "authors": [ "Tina Pavlin", "Ana Blatnik", "Boštjan Šeruga" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1404706", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 16:14:1404706.", "keywords": [ "acute lymphoblastic leukaemia", "case report", "follow-up", "genetic test...
PMC11137578
Background: Operable triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an unfavorable subtype of breast cancer, which usually requires an aggressive perioperative systemic treatment. When TNBC presents as a second primary cancer after cured acute leukemia, its management might be challenging. Case presentation: We present a case...
{ "authors": [ "Sharif Alfeki", "Abdullah Alsaedi", "Osama Alsheikh", "Abdullah AlSafar", "Atheer Alqubaysi", "Amjad Aljubairy", "Feras Ageeli", "Mazen Ali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51718", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 5;16(1):e51718.", ...
PMC10838807
Intracranial dermoid cysts, rare congenital lesions originating from ectodermal elements during neural tube closure, are explored in the context of a 45-year-old female presenting with a sudden-onset severe headache, nausea, and vomiting. A thorough neurological examination revealed no focal deficits, prompting a compu...
{ "authors": [ "Sandra Nay", "Nora Möhn", "Lea Grote-Levi", "Agnes Bonifacius", "Mieke L Saßmann", "Kevin Karacondi", "Sabine Tischer-Zimmermann", "Henning Pöter", "Nima Mahmoudi", "Mike P Wattjes", "Britta Maecker-Kolhoff", "Günter Höglinger", "Britta Eiz-Vesper", ...
PMC11135084
Opportunistic viral infections in individuals with severe immunodeficiency can lead to fatal conditions such as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), for which treatment options are limited. These infections pose significant risks, especially when co-infections with other viruses occur. We describe a combin...
{ "authors": [ "William P Martin", "Niamh Reidy", "Justin Low", "Tomás Ahern" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19148.2", "journal": "Wellcome Open Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 5:8:268.", "keywords": [ "dka", "oat3", "sglt2 inhibitor", "sglt2i", ...
PMC11303938
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are filtered and secreted to their primary site of action in the proximal tubule of the kidney. At this site, SGLT2 inhibitors also reduce renal elimination of ketone bodies, a finding implicated in their propensity to cause ketoacidosis. Many commonly used medications ...
{ "authors": [ "Tatsuya Tanaka", "May Pyae Kyaw", "Satoshi Anai", "Yukinori Takase", "Yukari Takase", "Tatsuya Abe", "Akira Matsuno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_54_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 5:15:115.", "keywords": [ "falx...
PMC11090548
Background: Hemorrhagic meningiomas are rare. We report a rare case of nontraumatic convexity and interhemispheric acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) caused by a falx meningioma. Case description: An 84-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation and hypertension who was taking warfarin presented to our emergency ...
{ "authors": [ "Yuqing Niu", "Shaoxian Cheng", "Nianguo Dong", "Cheng Zhou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1425900", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 24:11:1425900.", "keywords": [ "allograft aortic valve", "infants", "mitral regurg...
PMC11303175
This case report describes a 3-month-old male infant diagnosed with severe mitral stenosis (MS) and mitral regurgitation (MR) by transthoracic echocardiography. The male infant initially underwent complex mitral valve repair surgery. However, postoperative deterioration occurred with hemodynamic instability and shock, ...
{ "authors": [ "Kim Abbegail Tan Aldecoa", "Rahul Pidikiti", "Jaisal Brar", "Geetha Krishnamoorthy", "Shamla Kalyan", "Cecilia Cosma", "Pritha Chitagi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2024_004263", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 8;11(2):...
PMC10860906
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is often asymptomatic. However, in certain individuals, it can cause non-specific signs and symptoms that maybe hard to recognise. The condition may therefore be overlooked or misdiagnosed, leading to prolonged illness and serious sequelae. In this case report, we present a rare instance...
{ "authors": [ "Kenichi Hata", "Junichiro Kato", "Yusuke Takahashi", "Shun Saito", "Keigo Sakanaka", "Takahiro Kimura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/2760153", "journal": "Case Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 12:2024:2760153.", "keywords": [ "acquired hemophil...
PMC11333134
Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) is an acquired bleeding disorder caused by neutralizing antibodies (inhibitors) against Coagulation Factor VIII (FVIII:C), causing sudden hemorrhagic symptoms (i.e., subcutaneous bleeding, intramuscular bleeding, and hematuria). Herein, this study is aimed at presenting a case of AHA diagnos...
{ "authors": [ "Xinzhong Li", "Long Huang", "Jianyong Li", "Senlin Huang", "Yuegang Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/ehjcr/ytad601", "journal": "Eur Heart J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 8;8(1):ytad601.", "keywords": [ "atrial flutter", "case report", "li...
PMC10751562
Background: Pulsed-field ablation using annular or petal-shaped catheters had been proven to be effective for achieving electrical isolation of pulmonary veins in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, the utilization of linear pulse-field power for treating atrial flutter has yet to been documented. Case summary:...
{ "authors": [ "Satoshi Kasahara", "Shoichiro Kanda", "Miwako Takahashi", "Mao Fujioka", "Taito Morita", "Ko Matsudaira", "Naoko Sato", "Motoshi Hattori", "Toshimitsu Momose", "Shin-Ichi Niwa", "Kanji Uchida" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1283823", ...
PMC10646415
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is an inherited renal disease characterized by the bilateral development of multiple cysts in the kidneys. Pain management is a clinically important issue, especially because approximately 60% of patients with ADPKD experience chronic pain related to hemorrhage from ...
{ "authors": [ "Hannah Choi", "Jorrdan N R Bissell", "Brandon Michael Edelbach", "Joel Paea", "Emmanuel Omosor", "Ravi Raghavan", "Vadim Gospodarev", "Miguel Angel Lopez-Gonzalez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_647_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_deta...
PMC10629320
Background: Leiomyosarcomas (LMSs) is a type of sarcoma that arises from smooth muscle and generally presents in the abdomen. Although intracranial LMS has been identified before, most reported presentations have been in immunocompromised patients. Here, we present an intracranial LMS in an immunocompetent patient. Cas...
{ "authors": [ "Jin Xiong", "Lei Xia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1419306", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 24:14:1419306.", "keywords": [ "case report", "combination therapy", "long-term survival", "multiple-line alk-tki", "pleural effu...
PMC11228237
Liquid biopsies including pleural fluid or plasma are commonly applied for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and pleural effusion (PE) to guide the treatment. ALK-TKIs are the first options for patients with ALK-positive mutations and combining ALK-TKIs with angiogenic agents may improve surviva...
{ "authors": [ "Elizabeth S Mikhail", "Matthew Jankowski", "Dheeraj Alexander", "Dhwani Pandya", "Arvind Kunadi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1321", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 4;14(2):96-99.", "keywords": [ "crr...
PMC11221438
Metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) is a life-threatening condition that may occur as a side effect of biguanides. This condition has a mortality rate of approximately 55 % depending on the severity. Typical symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, but may also manifest with severe sympt...
{ "authors": [ "Stefano Consoli", "Fedele Dono", "Giacomo Evangelista", "Clarissa Corniello", "Marco Onofrj", "Astrid Thomas", "Stefano L Sensi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1254674", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 24:13:1254674.", "keyw...
PMC10484219
Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor in adulthood. Initial diagnosis is generally based on clinical and MRI findings, which may be misinterpreted as other neurological pictures, including autoimmune encephalitis (AE). AE is a heterogeneous group of neuroinflammatory diseases due to the ...
{ "authors": [ "Jingwen Ni", "Boliang Fang", "Huan Xu", "Yahui Liu", "Kenan Fang", "Shujun Li" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01910", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 11:34:e01910.", "keywords": [ "acute encephalopathy (ae)", "case report...
PMC10587721
Background: Infection-associated acute encephalopathy (AE) is a clinical condition caused by a variety of pathogens, particularly common viruses. In some cases, this condition could be characterized by a sudden onset and a rapid progression, leading to severe neurological sequelae, including acute encephalopathy with b...
{ "authors": [ "Selma Khouchoua", "Lina Belkouchi", "Najlaa Lrhorfi", "Siham El Haddad", "Nazik Allali", "Latifa Chat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795476241238884", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 16:17:11795476241238884.", "keywords"...
PMC10943749
Introduction: Pulmonary artery aneurysms encompass a wide range of presentations and forms. Mycotic aneurysms represent a particular subset of focal dilatation of the vessel wall with high morbidity and mortality rates. Herein, we report the case of a 32 year old patient, with a prior history of ventricular septal defe...
{ "authors": [ "Yanzhi Wan", "Keqin Tan", "Hong Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fphar.2024.1364871", "journal": "Front Pharmacol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 20:15:1364871.", "keywords": [ "ql1604", "bevacizumab", "hepatocellular carcinoma", "intraspinal metastasis",...
PMC11144851
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common and highly malignant tumor with poor outcomes, especially when it metastasizes. In this report, we present the case of a 64-year-old male patient diagnosed with recurrence and multiple metastases of HCC 7 years after surgery. As the tumor invaded the spinal canal and pressed o...
{ "authors": [ "Carlos Alberto Carrasco Rueda", "Ilan Vinitzky Brener" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.34172/joddd.2023.37072", "journal": "J Dent Res Dent Clin Dent Prospects", "journal_detail": "2023 Winter;17(1):54-60.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "oral lesions", "sars-cov-2", "s...
PMC10462920
Oral manifestations in patients with COVID-19 have already been reported in the literature. Determining whether the oral manifestations in these cases are directly related to SARS-CoV-2 infection or not has been challenging for both clinicians and researchers, although at present it has not been possible to prove. Ther...
{ "authors": [ "Wesam Althaqafi", "Reham Ibrahim Alanazi", "Wadha Khalid Almeshari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/1632052", "journal": "Case Rep Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 4:2023:1632052.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.go...
PMC10495232
Background. Organophosphates are chemicals that lead to the accumulation of acetylcholine, causing muscarinic symptoms such as salivation and nicotinic manifestations like muscle weakness and hypertension and rarely leading to basal ganglia impairment, manifesting as extrapyramidal symptoms. Literature reported that th...
{ "authors": [ "Gerond Lake-Bakaar", "Benjamin Milgrom", "Clark Kulig", "Andrea K Sotelo", "Joselle Speirs", "Alexandra Meihofer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.gastha.2024.02.004", "journal": "Gastro Hep Adv", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 28;3(4):471-473.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC11308429
Ketamine-induced sclerosing cholangitis has been described with chronic intranasal and intravenous use. Our case follows chronic topical use for peripheral neuropathy. It is also uniquely associated with early inflammatory bowel disease, a known complication of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
{ "authors": [ "Ke Deng", "Jia-Lin Yu", "Ye-Jun Feng", "Kui Huang", "Guo-Feng Wu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2023.1227056", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 4:10:1227056.", "keywords": [ "bone cement leakage", "intracardiac cement embolism", ...
PMC10507243
The principal benefit of employing percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for managing osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures lies in its capacity to facilitate early mobilization in elderly patients, thereby effectively avoiding the potential catastrophic complications associated with prolonged bedridden states. Howe...
{ "authors": [ "Lijuan He", "Haiyuan Li", "Yunpeng Wang", "Weidong Li", "Lei Gao", "Bo Xu", "Jike Hu", "Puyi He", "Weigao Pu", "Guodong Sun", "Zhuanfang Wang", "Qinying Han", "Ben Liu", "Hao Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1354613", ...
PMC11010642
Metastatic colon cancer remains an incurable disease, and it is difficult for existing treatments to achieve the desired clinical outcome, especially for colon cancer patients who have received first-line treatment. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have demonstrated durable clinical efficacy in a variety of...
{ "authors": [ "Shuai Yang", "Ting Guan", "HuanYi Yang", "YiRong Hu", "Yan Zhao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1349615", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 8:11:1349615.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "sars-cov-2 vaccine", "autoimmu...
PMC10957742
We report a case of overlooked Subacute Thyroiditis (SAT) potentially induced by the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. This case prompted a thorough review of the existing literature to elucidate possible mechanisms by which immune responses to the COVID-19 vaccine might precipitate thyroid damage. The primary obje...
{ "authors": [ "Mohsin Haseeb", "Abdullah Shafiq", "Muhammad A Sheikh", "Muhammad F Khan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2024_004346", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 29;11(3):004346.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "epipericardial fat necrosi...
PMC10917410
Background: Epipericardial fat necrosis (EFN) is a rare and self-limiting cause of acute chest pain. We describe a case of EFN in a patient with a recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Case presentation: A 55-year-old male presented with a sudden onset of left-sided pleuritic chest pain for the past two days. The pati...
{ "authors": [ "Anne Pankow", "Sena Sinno", "Thorsten Derlin", "Marcus Hiss", "Annette D Wagner" ], "case_amount": 7, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1254747", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 9:10:1254747.", "keywords": [ "mycophenolate mofetil", "case ...
PMC10666624
Introduction: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic granulomatous vasculitis affecting the large arteries. Abnormal lymphocyte function has been noted as a pathogenic factor in GCA. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) inhibits inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase and is therefore a highly lymphocyte-specific immunosuppressiv...
{ "authors": [ "Suzanne I Anjie", "Krisztina B Gecse", "Cyriel Y Ponsioen", "Mark Löwenberg", "Geert R D'Haens" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/17562848241228080", "journal": "Therap Adv Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 24:17:17562848241228080.", "keywords": [ "case...
PMC10894532
Subcutaneous vedolizumab has demonstrated efficacy as a maintenance therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, data on the extension of subcutaneous vedolizumab injection intervals are lacking. Here, we present the first real-world data on subcutaneous vedolizumab interval extension in IBD patients. Nine pat...
{ "authors": [ "Jianyong Zhang", "Jing Wu", "Liangquan Sun", "Yuan Chen", "Zhaoyan Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2024.1372661", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 May 31:15:1372661.", "keywords": [ "case report", "collision tumor"...
PMC11176462
The mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma subtype, specifically extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, is a rare variant. Within this subtype, primary thyroid MALT lymphoma is an uncommon occurrence. The literature provides limited documentation on thyroid MALT lymphomas, as their prevalence is comparati...
{ "authors": [ "Janet Fan", "Sarita Thanedar", "Vasily Ovechko", "Bagi Jana" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000536571", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28;17(1):517-523.", "keywords": [ "case report", "diffuse large cell lymphoma", "lymphoma", ...
PMC10978043
Introduction: The expression of T-cell-associated antigens on diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is uncommon. The coexpression of ≥2 T-cell-associated antigens on DLBCL is even rarer. This has been reported in the literature only a few times, most commonly coexpression of either CD5 or CD8 and a second, different T-...
{ "authors": [ "Christine Y Yoon", "Alan M Engler", "Hailey Konisky", "Avia Hogeg", "Alan J Detton", "Mark A Erlich", "Priti L Mishall", "Adi Pinkas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/23320885.2024.2376136", "journal": "Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg", "journal_detail":...
PMC11249143
Background: This paper reports a rare anatomical variant of the facial artery (FA) - namely, a double FA pattern - which has significant implications in a wide range of surgical and aesthetic medicine disciplines. Case: The study involves a case report and literature review of the FA and its variants. The case is that ...
{ "authors": [ "Yingjian Deng", "Guiyang Li", "Jianghai Liu", "Xingcai Wan", "Linlin Li", "Jialan Lv", "Qiang Li", "Faguang Zhou", "Dong Chang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1207064", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 2:10:120...
PMC10577284
Myocardial calcification is a rare condition, with only a few reports in the literature. For the first time, we report a case of diffuse myocardial calcification who underwent successful catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). In this case, catheter ablation was recommended due to repeated hospitaliz...
{ "authors": [ "Montaha Almudhry", "Asuri N Prasad", "C Anthony Rupar", "Keng Yeow Tay", "Suzanne Ratko", "Mary E Jenkins", "Chitra Prasad" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1214137", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 15:14:1214137.", "keyword...
PMC10542394
Background: Molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) (OMIM# 252150) is an autosomal-recessive disorder caused by mutations in four genes involved in the molybdenum cofactor (MOCO) biosynthesis pathway. Objectives: We report a milder phenotype in a patient with MOCS1 gene mutation who presented with a Leigh-like presentati...
{ "authors": [ "Lise Elisabeth Buma", "Hanne Tuntland", "Matthew Parsons", "Sandra Zwakhalen", "Silke F Metzelthin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JMDH.S447606", "journal": "J Multidiscip Healthc", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 19:17:1203-1218.", "keywords": [ "goal-oriented ca...
PMC10960507
Purpose: Over the last two decades, reablement programs have been studied and implemented internationally. Goal-setting and multidisciplinary collaboration are central elements of reablement. Unfortunately, limited intervention descriptions leave questions on how they are applied in practice and how goals set by the us...
{ "authors": [ "Rogelio Revuelta-Gutiérrez", "Oscar Rubén Contreras-Vázquez", "Fernando Piñón-Jiménez", "Jaime Jesús Martínez-Anda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_925_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 9:15:36.", "keywords": [ "epidermoid cyst",...
PMC10927216
Background: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a highly disabling facial pain syndrome, historically known as the suicide disease, in which most cases can be cured with appropriate surgical treatment. Case description: We present the case of a 43-year-old male farmer with acute, self-limiting episodes of shock-like pain on t...
{ "authors": [ "Niccolò Gori", "Eleonora De Luca", "Andrea Chiricozzi", "Stefania Sfregola", "Alessandro Di Stefani", "Ketty Peris" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/6265608", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 19:2024:6265608.", "keywords": nul...
PMC11208807
Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis is a rare cutaneous disorder characterised by the extrusion of abnormal connective tissue trough epidermidis and/or follicular units. Reactive perforating collagenosis is often associated with systemic diseases in which pruritus is a common symptom (e.g., diabetes and chronic ...
{ "authors": [ "Sungan Hong", "Gang-Un Kim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109133", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109133.", "keywords": [ "atlanto-axial dislocation", "atlanto-occipital assimilation", "case report", "cervical s...
PMC10762359
Introduction and importance: Traumatic atlanto-axial dislocation (AAD) is relatively uncommon and can pose life-threatening risks. In this case, we describe a patient with a combination of AAD, an anterior arch fracture of the atlas, and a rare congenital anomaly known as atlanto-occipital assimilation (AOA). Case pres...
{ "authors": [ "Ai Fujii", "Takaya Kondo", "Yasutaka Katsura", "Sho Kumano", "Serina Kita", "Kazutoshi Nomura", "Tomohisa Yabe", "Norifumi Hayashi", "Keiji Fujimoto", "Hitoshi Yokoyama", "Kengo Furuichi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231220801", "jour...
PMC10750524
Kidney involvement in systemic sclerosis occurs in about 20% of cases, with scleroderma renal crisis as a significant complication. However, cases of glomerular disease with massive proteinuria are rare. We present a unique case of systemic sclerosis with the development of nephrotic syndrome. The report provides clini...
{ "authors": [ "Amnp Bandara", "Duminda Subasinghe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241271780", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 12:12:2050313X241271780.", "keywords": [ "surgery", "liver abscess", "melioidosis", "psoas abscess", "sp...
PMC11320668
Melioidosis is caused by community-acquired gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei which resides in soil and water. It was first described in 1912 in Burma and 1927 in Sri Lanka. Melioidosis presents with non-specific clinical and biochemical findings. Diagnosis is confirmed by the isolation of bacteria in cu...
{ "authors": [ "Wei Mu", "Meilan Zhang", "Guang Hu", "Yunfeng Han", "Xia Mao", "Caixia Chen", "Kefeng Shen", "Zhenyu Dai", "Xiaojian Zhu", "Xiaoxi Zhou", "Liang Huang", "Qilin Ao", "Min Xiao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1280007", "journal...
PMC10749197
Background: Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) is one of the most common subtypes of T-cell lymphoma. Among these, refractory and relapsed (r/r) ALK positive ALCL lacks effective therapies. The chimeric antigen receptor-modified T (CAR-T) cell therapy holds great promise as a therapeutic strategy for this disease. H...
{ "authors": [ "Yuichiro Atagi", "Kei Daizumoto", "Shinsuke Mohri", "Kai Somiya", "Daisuke Seto", "Shigeo Nakanishi", "Yutaka Yanagihara", "Iku Ninomiya", "Kenjiro Okamoto", "Sadamu Yamashi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/iju5.12666", "journal": "IJU Case Rep", ...
PMC10758902
Introduction: Renal collecting duct carcinoma is often found in advanced cancers and has a poor prognosis. Here, we present the case of symptomatic metastatic collecting duct carcinoma in which we observed an initial therapeutic effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors plus tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Case presentation: ...
{ "authors": [ "Shuang Tan", "Hongruo Liu", "Evenki Pan", "Siye Liu", "Jiangyan Zhang", "Jie Wang", "Ning Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1343407", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16:10:1343407.", "keywords": [ "fus-creb3l...
PMC10824949
Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a rare soft tissue tumor composed of bland spindled cells in a variably fibrous to myxoid stroma. Its occurrence in the vulva region is rare, and thus, it may not be always taken into account in the differential diagnosis. Here, we describe a 34-year-old woman presented with a r...
{ "authors": [ "Maanasa Bhaskar M", "Soundarya Rajamanikam", "Sruthi Raj", "Sujatha Sistla", "Kubera Siddappa Nichanahalli" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1099/acmi.0.000500.v3", "journal": "Access Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 7;5(9):000500.v3.", "keywords": [ "melioido...
PMC10569656
Introduction: Melioidosis is an emerging life-threatening infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative Burkholderia pseudomallei found in contaminated soil and surface ground water. It often presents with varied clinical manifestations and has a high mortality if left untreated due to lack of clinical suspicion. Here...
{ "authors": [ "Shane Harrison", "Richard Dean Chenhall", "Karen Block", "Sabina Faiz Rashid", "Cathy Vaughan" ], "case_amount": 7, "doi": "10.1371/journal.pgph.0003278", "journal": "PLOS Glob Public Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 4;4(6):e0003278.", "keywords": null, "license":...
PMC11149876
Adolescent boys (age 9-19) are impacted differently by humanitarian emergencies. However, academic research on adolescent health and child protection has tended to focus on the direct impacts of an emergency rather than indirect impacts that may arise after a crisis. We sought to identify child protection concerns affe...
{ "authors": [ "Zhao-Jun Yu", "Ling-Wen Guo", "Yang-Yun Huang", "Lilan Zhao", "Zi-Jie He", "Xiao-Jie Pan", "Wen-Shu Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1215717", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 8:13:1215717.", "keywords": [ "kommerell ...
PMC10516131
Background: Esophageal carcinoma accompanied by a right aortic arch (RAA) is very rare. When combined with Kommerell diverticulum (KD), a right aortic arch forms a vascular ring encircling both the esophagus and trachea. Due to abnormal anatomy of the upper mediastinum, it is very difficult to dissociate the esophagus ...