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{ "authors": [ "Noof Alshaibani", "Janaki Krithika Chandramohan", "Sara Salah Khairi", "Fatima Al-Hashimi", "Aysha Anwar Aljawder" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533441", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 1;16(1):1259-1266.", "keywords": [ "cystic br...
PMC10619999
Cystic hypersecretory lesions of the breast are a spectrum of conditions ranging from cystic hypersecretory hyperplasia with atypia and invasive cystic hypersecretory carcinoma (CHC). It is a subtype of ductal carcinoma of the breast. The tumour is very infrequent and hence, extensive literature is limited. This culmin...
{ "authors": [ "Tapan Patel", "Rachelle Wolk", "Nicole A Cipriani", "Elizabeth Blair", "Daniel Thomas Ginat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/JCIS_133_2023", "journal": "J Clin Imaging Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 26:14:9.", "keywords": [ "autoinfarction", "giant para...
PMC11021105
Autoinfarction of a parathyroid adenoma can have an atypical clinicoradiologic features that can mimic an inflammatory process or malignancy. In addition, the associated fibrosis makes surgical resection more challenging than for regular parathyroid adenomas. The implications of these findings are that while autoinfarc...
{ "authors": [ "Seiji Shigekawa", "Akihiro Inoue", "Yukihiro Miyazaki", "Mashio Taniwaki", "Kota Kanehisa", "Sayaka Matsumoto", "Yoko Okada", "Riko Kitazawa", "Takeharu Kunieda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_8_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_deta...
PMC10927179
Background: Primary intramedullary spinal cord lymphoma (PISCL) is an extremely rare condition. Early diagnosis is very difficult due to the nonspecific clinical and imaging findings. A biopsy is essential for a definitive diagnosis, but courage is required to perform the surgery. Here, we present a case of PISCL and s...
{ "authors": [ "Li Wang", "Wei Zhao", "Jue Zhou", "Rong Ge" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1354152", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 8:14:1354152.", "keywords": [ "mec", "breast", "carcinoma", "fibroadenoma", "infiltrating epithelio...
PMC10957748
Infiltrating epitheliosis (IE) is an uncommon type of complex sclerosing lesion in the breast. This condition is characterized by the infiltration of ducts into a scleroelastotic stroma, along with the presence of cells that display architectural and cytological patterns similar to those observed in usual ductal hyperp...
{ "authors": [ "Hang Yi", "Qin Liu", "Song He", "Li Zhong", "Xiaodong Guo", "Suhua Wu", "Bo Ning" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1230945", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 23:10:1230945.", "keywords": [ "endoscopy", "migrati...
PMC10481526
Background: The retrieval of a proximally migrated pancreatic duct (PD) stent via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is technically challenging, often requiring surgical intervention. We report a case with proximal migration of a pancreatic stent that was successfully removed by a basket-through-the-...
{ "authors": [ "Nadine Montreuil", "Andres Martinez", "Leon Budrie", "Shriya Goyal", "Tanya Quiroz", "Christine Vu", "Folusakin Ayoade", "Candice A Sternberg" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8104167", "journal": "Case Rep Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 29:...
PMC10919981
In this case, we present an immunocompetent patient who had a wound infection secondary to Aspergillus fumigatus after undergoing a neurosurgical procedure that was complicated by an epidural abscess. The patient was treated with voriconazole and responded favorably. We highlight the need for awareness of the possibili...
{ "authors": [ "Dongrui Liang", "Xiaodong Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/RMHP.S451991", "journal": "Risk Manag Healthc Policy", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 31:17:279-285.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "cryptococcal meningitis", "primary nephrotic syndrome", "type 2 diabetes...
PMC10838511
Background: Patients with primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS) are at an increased risk of developing various infections due to the long-term use of immunosuppressive agents. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an uncommon but severe complication that can occur in patients with PNS, particularly those receiving immunosuppressi...
{ "authors": [ "Nader Slama", "Inaam Bizid", "Ahlem Bellalah", "Mabrouk Abdelali", "Mohamed Adnene Laatiri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.lrr.2024.100460", "journal": "Leuk Res Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 18:21:100460.", "keywords": [ "multiple myeloma", "orbital...
PMC11066464
Orbital plasmacytoma is rare and has only been reported in the context of the initial diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Moreover, isolated orbital plasmacytoma without any signs of multiple myeloma is extremely rare. We report the case of a 59-year-old female patient diagnosed with IgA Kappa multiple myeloma. It was stage...
{ "authors": [ "Allison P Mosichuk", "Candace Wimbish", "Kristen Poplawski", "Adam Birkenheuer", "Karyn Harrell", "Kursten V Pierce" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2024.1364677", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 4:11:1364677.", "keywords": [ "...
PMC11024378
Rivaroxaban, a specific factor Xa inhibitor and commonly utilized anticoagulant, has been known to cause hepatotoxicity and liver failure in humans. Although rivaroxaban is frequently used in veterinary medicine, hepatotoxicity has not been previously reported in dogs. The current case report describes a dog that devel...
{ "authors": [ "Talita D Rosa", "Laura Dixon", "Muhammad Ismail Khalid Yousaf", "Victoria Holiday", "Ajmal Zemmar", "Joseph Neimat", "Peter Hedera" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/tohm.781", "journal": "Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 1:13:31....
PMC10473162
Background: We report a patient with bilateral HT treated with DBS. Case report: A 58-year-old man diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) presented with 20 years of bilateral arm tremor refractory to therapy. DBS was implanted on the left ventral intermediate nucleus and posterior ...
{ "authors": [ "Zulfa Fidi Pranadwista", "Wahyu Hidayat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S468876", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 4:17:573-579.", "keywords": [ "ige", "allergy", "erythema multiforme", "mouthwash", "recurrent" ], "lic...
PMC11162238
Background: Recurrent oral erythema multiforme (ROEM) is an uncommon subtype of erythema multiforme. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is essential in acute allergy reactions and chronic allergic inflammatory disorders. Purpose: This report aims to describe the advantages of total IgE screening for detecting mouthwash allergic re...
{ "authors": [ "Teresa Squicciarini", "Rossella Villani", "Benedetta Apollonio", "Livia Fucci", "Milena Zambetti", "Michele Rossini", "Rosamaria Pinto", "Stefania Tommasi", "Ileana De Roma", "Sabino Strippoli", "Michele Guida" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimm...
PMC11117064
Background: Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is a rare subtype of melanoma characterized by high immunogenicity which makes it particularly suitable for immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment. Case presentation: We report the case of a 53-year-old man with metastatic DM successfully treated with the combination of ant...
{ "authors": [ "Konstantinos Michail Themistoklis", "Alexandros Kossivas", "Stefanos Korfias", "Themistoklis Ioannis Papasilekas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_47_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 May 31:15:185.", "keywords": [ "baclofen pump", ...
PMC11152545
Background: Intrathecal baclofen infusing pumps are nowadays commonly implanted in patients suffering from severe, intractable spasticity with a background of multiple sclerosis. Although intrathecal baclofen therapy is considered a safe therapeutic modality, complications are unavoidable and broadly categorized as mec...
{ "authors": [ "Antoinette J Charles", "Vanessa L Smith", "C Rory Goodwin", "Margaret O Johnson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2217/cns-2023-0017", "journal": "CNS Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;13(1):CNS105.", "keywords": [ "at/rt", "cns neoplasm", "pd-1", "smarcb...
PMC11131339
Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) are rare and highly malignant CNS neoplasms primarily affecting children. Adult cases are extremely uncommon, with only approximately 92 reported. Spinal AT/RT in adults is particularly rare. Here, we present the case of a 50-year-old patient diagnosed with AT/RT of the spine. ...
{ "authors": [ "Rebecca E Wiersma", "Zachary R Shaheen", "Colleen K Correll", "Patricia M Hobday" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1376088", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 14:12:1376088.", "keywords": [ "anti-aquaporin-4", "anti-melanoma diffe...
PMC11211561
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) that is known to be associated with other neurologic and organ-specific autoimmune conditions. There has been increasing recognition of the association between NMOSD and systemic autoimmune disease, most c...
{ "authors": [ "Nishu Agarwal", "Pallavi Daigavane", "Ranjit Kamble", "Dhwani Suchak", "Mrudula Shinde" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51582", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 3;16(1):e51582.", "keywords": [ "class 1 malocclusion", "comprehensive tr...
PMC10835203
Permanent maxillary central incisor impaction is generally a rare phenomenon. Because the anterior teeth have a huge impact on a patient's facial aesthetics, missing anterior teeth are of major concern to patients who seek orthodontic treatment. However, correcting this type of malocclusion poses a challenge to the ort...
{ "authors": [ "Himani Grover", "Atiqul Islam", "Nikita Gulati", "Anshi Jain" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.4103/njms.njms_214_22", "journal": "Natl J Maxillofac Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Apr;15(1):146-150.", "keywords": [ "impacted tooth lesions", "ki-67 proliferative p...
PMC11057586
Tooth impaction is a frequent phenomenon, and the prevalence and distribution of this entity in different regions of the jaws may vary considerably. The third molars, maxillary canines, maxillary and mandibular premolars, and maxillary central incisors are the most commonly affected teeth. Impacted teeth in children an...
{ "authors": [ "Sahil M Patel", "Kenneth M Sigman", "Mohannad F Dugum" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/5549996", "journal": "Case Rep Gastrointest Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 27:2024:5549996.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3...
PMC10914423
Primary yolk sac tumor (YST) of the liver is an extremely rare extragonadal germ cell tumor. Here, we present a case of a young man who developed primary YST of the liver which metastasized to periductal lymph nodes causing bile duct obstruction. A 32-year-old male was referred from an outside hospital for evaluation o...
{ "authors": [ "Bahram Nikkhoo", "Karim Naseri", "Ramyar Rahimi Darehbagh", "Mehrdad Habiby", "Bahar Moasses-Ghafari" ], "case_amount": 11, "doi": "10.30699/IJP.2023.2008773.3153", "journal": "Iran J Pathol", "journal_detail": "2024 Winter;19(1):126-131.", "keywords": [ "covid-19",...
PMC11164306
COVID-19 is known to present with acute respiratory distress syndrome pathological manifestations. Studies have shown that patients with COVID-19 can develop diffuse alveolar damage, acute bronchopneumonia, necrotic bronchiolitis, and viral pneumonia. In this study, we investigated 11 cases. Needle necropsies of 11 pat...
{ "authors": [ "Daniel Sandoval-Guevara", "Edgar Grajeda-Núñez", "Mario Alberto Alarcón-Sánchez", "Artak Heboyan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241269572", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 16:12:2050313X241269572.", "keywords": [ "oral imp...
PMC11329968
Implant-supported complete dentures are a common procedure for patients with mandibular edentulism problems. This article documents the protocol for immediate functional loading of fixed transient mandibular prostheses with fully moldable attachments and distal extensions to prevent fractures. A 56-year-old female pati...
{ "authors": [ "Julian Ramin Andresen", "Harald Widhalm", "Reimer Andresen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjae009", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;2024(1):rjae009.", "keywords": [ "interventional pain management", "multiple myeloma", "osseo...
PMC10832603
Multiple myeloma is the most common primary malignant disease of the spine, which can lead to pathological fractures with consecutive instability and immobilizing pain, due to osseous destruction of individual vertebral bodies. The different surgical care is challenging, although good stabilization should be achieved i...
{ "authors": [ "Eszter Lilla Tóth", "Rita Orbán-Kálmándi", "Zsuzsa Bagoly", "Linda Lóczi", "Tamás Deli", "Olga Török", "Sarolta Molnár", "Sándor Baráth", "Parvind Singh", "Zsuzsanna Hevessy", "Éva Katona", "Miklós Fagyas", "Attila Ádám Szabó", "Szabolcs Molnár",...
PMC10915050
Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy increases the risk of severe obstetrical complications. Detailed evaluation of COVID-19-associated coagulopathy in a pregnancy with stillbirth hasn't been described so far. Besides knowledge gaps in the pathomechanism leading to stillbirth in COVID-19 pregnancies, curre...
{ "authors": [ "Aria Shakeri", "Anthony Portanova", "Hitomi Sakano", "Deepinder Pal Singh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/JCIS_17_2024", "journal": "J Clin Imaging Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 May 11:14:14.", "keywords": [ "glomus tumor", "imaging", "outcomes", "sur...
PMC11152541
Glomus tumors (or paragangliomas) are rare, benign tumors of neuroendocrine origin that appear in tissues of paraganglionic origin. This clinical entity poses a significant treatment challenge due to its proximity to critical neurovascular structures, thus the potential of morbid functional damage caused by disease pro...
{ "authors": [ "Keisuke Tetsumoto", "Masakazu Takayama", "Tadaaki Koyama", "Hidenao Kayawake", "Masao Saito", "Ken Nakamura", "Yutaka Takahashi", "Hiroshi Hamakawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ams2.938", "journal": "Acute Med Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 8;11(1...
PMC11002335
Background: Penetrating cardiac injuries are usually fatal and associated with poor survival rates. Case presentation: A 69-year-old man was injured in a motor vehicle accident and suffered from left hemothorax and multiple rib fractures near the heart. A comprehensive assessment raised suspicions of lacerated pericard...
{ "authors": [ "Elhadi Mohieldin Awooda" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2023/5525534", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 29:2023:5525534.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38187163/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_terms...
PMC10769751
Median maxillary labial frenum (MMLF) is one of the oral freni, found on the inner side of the centre of the upper lip. Maxillary midline diastema (MMD) is commonly associated with highly attached frenum, and frenectomy during early mixed dentition is controversial. A 6-year-old boy came with a chief complaint of unple...
{ "authors": [ "Roshan Asrani", "Turgot Bora Cengiz", "Bruce E Petersen", "Theodora Anagnostou", "Joshua D Brody" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1254256", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19:13:1254256.", "keywords": [ "cd30+ lymphoma", "ikb...
PMC10834647
Background: Gray zone lymphoma (GZL) is a rare lymphoma subtype characterized by features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). The optimal first-line treatment for GZL remains undefined, particularly for patients with poor performance status or baseline organ im...
{ "authors": [ "Lele Yu", "Binhai Zhang", "Hu Wan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S456286", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 11:17:1431-1437.", "keywords": [ "hiv", "kaposi sarcoma", "case report", "nab-paclitaxel" ], "license": "CC BY-...
PMC11017983
Introduction: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) incidence has decreased since the initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), but it remains the most common cancer in people with HIV/AIDS (PWHA). PWHA with advanced immunosuppression who initiate antiretroviral therapy are susceptible to the occurrence of an immune recon...
{ "authors": [ "Nikhilkumar Patel", "Praveen Sreekumar", "Anilkumar Rajappan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.10.010", "journal": "HeartRhythm Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 13;10(1):11-14.", "keywords": [ "calcification", "complete heart block", "endomyoca...
PMC10801017
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{ "authors": [ "Caroline E Moore" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51743", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 6;16(1):e51743.", "keywords": [ "antibiotic stewardship", "bilateral cellulitis", "inflammatory lymphedema", "leukocytoclastic vasculitis", "milita...
PMC10840441
Bilateral lower extremity inflammatory lymphedema (BLEIL) is a novel condition characterized by confluent erythema and painful edema prominent to the dorsum of the feet and ankles bilaterally following prolonged standing and marching, occurring most often in military recruits. Prolonged standing during the initial week...
{ "authors": [ "Yousef Mahmoud Nimer Habes", "Manar Ahmaro", "Yasmin Dwikat", "Afnan W M Jobran", "Fawzy Mazen Abunejma", "Mohammed Abdulrazzak" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MS9.0000000000001502", "journal": "Ann Med Surg (Lond)", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 16;86(1):517-521....
PMC10783264
Introduction and importance: SLE, or systemic lupus erythematosus, is a chronic autoimmune condition of uncertain origin characterized by the presence of autoantibodies that target the body's own antigens. Case presentation: A 16-year-old female presented at the emergency room with a right-sided lip droop and subsequen...
{ "authors": [ "Rebecca B J Cui", "Susan Hawes", "Alison J Potter", "Kathleen Merrick", "Sanjay Warrier", "Farhad Azimi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjad738", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16;2024(1):rjad738.", "keywords": [ "dfsp", ...
PMC10795911
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, locally aggressive fibroblastic mesenchymal neoplasm, typically derived from the dermis, with the intramammary subtype being seen infrequently. We present a case of a 40-year-old woman whom was diagnosed with an intramammary DFSP during pregnancy, whom underwent success...
{ "authors": [ "Jinfeng Ai", "Yihan Sun", "Minrong Yan", "Maolin Liu", "Dongjun Zhong", "Wei He", "Xu Kang", "Xinsheng Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S477033", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 3:17:1985-1997.", "keywor...
PMC11380486
Follicular atresia triad, also known as paradoxical acne (FOT), is a rare and serious clinical syndrome in dermatology, mainly manifested by coalescing acne, purulent perifolliculitis of the head, and suppurative sweating inflammation, and FOT combined with necrotising fasciitis of the lower limbs and squamous cell car...
{ "authors": [ "Amir Hossein Noohi", "Hossein Shojaaldini Ardakani", "Kiavash Khashayar", "Laily Najafi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.22088/cjim.15.1.24", "journal": "Caspian J Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Winter;15(1):193-198.", "keywords": [ "elejalde syndrome", "neuro...
PMC10921110
Background: Elejalde syndrome is a rare neuroectodermal melanolysosomal disease with an autosomal recessive heredity. Patients usually present with silvery-gray hair, neurological abormalities, diffuse skin hypopigmentation and suntanned skin color. Case presentation: A 3 1/2-year-old boy presented with hemiplegia sinc...
{ "authors": [ "Jitendra Sharma", "Rajesh Malik", "Reyaz Ahmed" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/bjrcr/uaad005", "journal": "BJR Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 13;10(1):uaad005.", "keywords": [ "x-ray abdomen", "antenatal sonography", "coloplasty", "colostomy", ...
PMC10860509
Congenital pouch colon (CPC) is highly uncommon congenital anorectal malformation where a distended pouch-like structure replaces either some part of the colon or the entire colon and communicates to the genitourinary tract through a fistula. Diagnosis of CPC is usually made after birth when neonate/infant presents wit...
{ "authors": [ "Toshihiko Kakiuchi", "Tetsuya Nosho", "Masafumi Oka", "Katsuya Tashiro" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1327854", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 3:10:1327854.", "keywords": [ "carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency dis...
PMC10792046
Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) deficiency is an autosomal recessive congenital urea cycle disorder (UCD) characterized by hyperammonemia. The recipients of liver transplantation (LT) for UCD are often children, and the potential donors are often the parents. Hereditary congenital diseases involving UCD entail ...
{ "authors": [ "Victoriţa Şorodoc", "Mihai Constantin", "Andreea Asaftei", "Cătălina Lionte", "Alexandr Ceasovschih", "Oana Sîrbu", "Raluca Ecaterina Haliga", "Laurenţiu Şorodoc" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1243787", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_det...
PMC10513043
Background: Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a controversial immunological neuropsychiatric disease, with a poorly understood pathogenesis. It is characterized by symptoms of acute or subacute encephalopathy which usually occur in the presence of elevated levels of antithyroid antibodies. Even though it is also known...
{ "authors": [ "Dastan Rustemov", "Ruslan Bilal", "Ruslan Tukinov", "Adilzhan Nekessov", "Damir Dzhenalaev", "Erbulat Ermeshev", "Zarip Mukhamedov", "Dulat Mustafinov", "Ruslan Utebaliev", "Zhenis Sakuov", "Baurzhan Kaliev" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2...
PMC10948502
Background: Foreign bodies that enter the esophagus can cause serious complications that may require extensive surgical intervention, including open surgery. The treatment method depends on the location, size, configuration, and number of foreign bodies in the esophagus, but to date, the best method to remove foreign b...
{ "authors": [ "Nisha Jain", "Yudhyavir Singh", "Abhishek Singh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53254", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53254.", "keywords": [ "difficult airway management", "foreign bodies", "pediatric airway emergency", ...
PMC10904353
Tracheostomy is commonly performed in patients to secure the airway. There are known early and late complications related to tracheostomy. Few case reports have described the rupture of the stem of the tracheostomy tube and its migration into the tracheobronchial tree. Here we describe a pediatric case with a broken st...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroshi Homma", "Kenichiro Uchibori", "Fumimasa Kobori", "Kentaro Kawai", "Kazunari Azuma", "Shoji Suzuki", "Kotaro Uchida", "Jun Oda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ams2.943", "journal": "Acute Med Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 18;11(1):e943.", "...
PMC10946161
Background: Several reports on organ injury and death due to incorrect chest tube insertion exist; however, reports on the chest tube penetrating the liver and reaching the inferior vena cava are limited. Case presentation: A 79-year-old man presented with a clamped tube because of massive bleeding from the tube follow...
{ "authors": [ "Paschalis Gavriilidis", "Salomone Di Saverio", "Mauro Podda", "Nicola de'Angelis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25122/jml-2023-0429", "journal": "J Med Life", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;17(1):123-125.", "keywords": [ "hemoperitoneum", "primary omental torsion", ...
PMC11080498
Primary segmental omental torsion (PSOT) is a very rare cause of acute abdominal pain, and it may often imitate the clinical picture of acute appendicitis. In instances of acute abdominal pain without anorexia, nausea, and vomiting, omental torsion should be included in the differential diagnosis. Any misdiagnosis may ...
{ "authors": [ "Madeline Franke", "Zeenat Safdar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/6725308", "journal": "Case Rep Pulmonol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 18:2024:6725308.", "keywords": [ "myocardial infarction", "paradoxical embolism", "patent foramen ovale", "pulmonary hyp...
PMC11272397
A 67-year-old woman with pulmonary hypertension (PH) presented with a 1-day history of worsening shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain and was found to have a troponin T level of 3755 ng/L (ref. range 0-19 ng/L). An initial diagnostic workup in the emergency department (ED) led to an urgent left heart catheteriz...
{ "authors": [ "Ainoosh Golpour", "Phillip Suwalski", "Ulf Landmesser", "Bettina Heidecker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1224578", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 17:10:1224578.", "keywords": [ "amyloidosis", "diagnosis", "magnet...
PMC10469684
Amyloidosis is characterized by a disorder of protein conformation and metabolism, resulting in deposits of insoluble fibrils in various organs causing functional disturbances. Amyloidosis can also affect the heart. Cardiac amyloidosis tends to have a poor prognostic outcome if diagnosed at a late stage. Therefore, ear...
{ "authors": [ "Andre Marolop Pangihutan Siahaan", "Bahagia Willibrordus Maria Nainggolan", "Martin Susanto", "Rr Suzy Indharty", "Steven Tandean" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_715_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 15:14:427.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10783690
Background: The big black brain (BBB) phenomenon is described as an infant's response to an acute subdural hematoma (SDH). It is characterized by hypodensity and swelling of the supratentorial compartment as a whole. Numerous factors may contribute to the formation of the BBB. Due to its high morbidity and mortality, t...
{ "authors": [ "Abdulaziz Hamzah", "Alaa Adel Ashqar", "Maryam Alshanqiti", "Ahmed Lary", "Alaa Samkari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_477_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 8:14:323.", "keywords": [ "awake craniotomy", "cyst fenestrati...
PMC10559474
Background: Neuroglial cysts (NCs) are uncommon benign cysts covered by an epithelial layer, accounting for <1% of all intracranial cysts. The optimal management approach for these cysts remains a subject of debate. Given their rarity, management principles used for arachnoid cysts can be applied to NCs. Case descripti...
{ "authors": [ "Ekta M Kanojia", "Anjali Bhoyar", "Surekha R Dubey", "Seema Sathe", "Sheetal R Khubchandani", "Rakhi Shinde" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52895", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25;16(1):e52895.", "keywords": [ "key and keyway", ...
PMC10893990
The attachment of a fixed partial denture (FPD) on a pier abutment may be necessary in some partially edentulous instances because of the pattern of lost teeth. Nonetheless, it has been noted that using a stiff FPD to restore two lost teeth and an intermediate pier abutment is not the best course of action. In this cas...
{ "authors": [ "Thiago Souza Silva", "Mario Rino Martins", "Thales Lima Batista", "Euclides Dias Martins", "Marcelo Henrique Fernandes", "Eduarda Araujo Hinrichsen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/jaws.2023.11767", "journal": "J Abdom Wall Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 11:2...
PMC10831638
Introduction: A high risk patient with evisceration underwent to abdominal wall reconstruction without mesh or drains. We present a case of a 62 years-old female patient with a significant medical history of Wilson's disease-related hepatopathy Child-Pugh class B classification, sequelae of a stroke, and relevant surgi...
{ "authors": [ "Kun Li", "Yifei Wang", "Jing Yang", "Fang Liu", "Fulan Liu", "Ping Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1258807", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 21:10:1258807.", "keywords": [ "acm", "cdh2", "adolescence",...
PMC10702761
Background: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ACM) is an inheritable heart disease closely related to gene variations induced heart fibrofatty replacement, which increases the risk of arrhythmia events and even sudden cardiac death. In this study, we reported a 10-year-old patient with a novel mutation diagnosed...
{ "authors": [ "G P U P de Silva", "B G N Rathnasena", "M S E Karunadasa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231185952", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jul 13:11:2050313X231185952.", "keywords": [ "enterolithiasis", "enterolith", "intestinal ...
PMC10350780
Enterolithiasis is an uncommon entity in humans but frequently seen in equine mammals. A primary enterolith is a mineral concretion formed within the gastrointestinal tract due to the alteration in the anatomical integrity due to variety of conditions resulting in intestinal stasis. We report a patient with small intes...
{ "authors": [ "Javier Loureiro Diaz", "Praveen Jayaprabha Surendran", "Prasobh Jacob", "Salma Chbib", "Liam David Foster", "Ayah Mohammad Ahmad Abuenjelh", "Omar Ibrahim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_27_23", "journal": "Heart Views", "journal_detail...
PMC11104538
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is recommended for all patients with stable angina (SA) as an effective treatment. Hemoglobin (Hgb) levels predict exercise performance and may affect symptom threshold in SA patients. A multidisciplinary CR intervention was individually tailored for a 72-year-old patient with a diagnosis of...
{ "authors": [ "James Robert Macaskill", "Nico Moolman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241252745", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 15:12:2050313X241252745.", "keywords": [ "septal abscess", "epidural abscess", "idiopathic", "pediatrics...
PMC11097721
Nasal septal abscess is an uncommon otolaryngologic condition with little reported in the literature. Most commonly arising secondary to hematoma, idiopathic abscess formation is rare. A previously healthy 13-year-old male with no preceding nasal hematoma or trauma presented with rhinorrhea, nasal pain, and obstruction...
{ "authors": [ "Joshua Olexa", "Annie Trang", "Kevin Kim", "Maureen Rakovec", "Jordan Saadon", "Whitney Parker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52383", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16;16(1):e52383.", "keywords": [ "augmented reality", "cyst",...
PMC10870692
Image guidance technologies can significantly improve the accuracy and safety of intracranial catheter insertions. Augmented reality (AR) allows surgeons to visualize 3D information overlaid onto a patient's head. As such, AR has emerged as a novel image guidance technology that offers unique advantages when navigating...
{ "authors": [ "Svenja F B J Mennens", "Ellen Van der Spek", "Janneke Ruinemans-Koerts", "Marcel M G J Van Borren" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8844335", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 19:2024:8844335.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "li...
PMC11347025
We present a patient at risk of misdiagnosis with multiple myeloma due to pseudohypercalcemia. Examinations showed monoclonal protein, 50% monoclonal plasma cells in bone marrow, and hypercalcemia but no osteolytic bone lesions. Follow-up tests revealed pseudohypercalcemia, with elevated total calcium, but normal ioniz...
{ "authors": [ "Mariam Shahid", "Mohamed Ahmed", "Shivaram Avula", "Soumit Dasgupta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5152/iao.2024.231284", "journal": "J Int Adv Otol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;20(1):85-88.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm....
PMC10895866
The gene MED13 participates in transcription. The MED13L gene is a paralog of MED13 that is involved in developmental gene expression. Mutations in the gene have been shown to result in a heterogenous phenotype affecting several physiological systems. Hearing loss has been reported very rarely, and vestibular weakness ...
{ "authors": [ "Sercan Karabulut" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/6359691", "journal": "Case Rep Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19:2024:6359691.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38283129/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_terms"...
PMC10817805
In this case report, we described a patient admitted with buprenorphine/naloxone (BN) misuse, accompanied by intermittent pregabalin misuse, to self-treat the opioid withdrawal symptoms. We treated the withdrawal symptoms after cessation of BN with guanfacine extended-release (XR). To our knowledge, it has been the fir...
{ "authors": [ "Kutluhan Eren Hazir", "Cenk Sari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.36660/abc.20230217", "journal": "Arq Bras Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 8;120(12):e20230217.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38198360/", "major_mesh_term...
PMC10735207
Um homem de 65 anos com histórico de carcinoma de língua procurou o pronto-socorro com contrações insensíveis estando em casa. Ele estava em terapia com 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) na época. O paciente foi desfibrilado e intubado porque a fibrilação ventricular (FV) se desenvolveu durante o monitoramento no pronto-socorro. A...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammad Ghorbani", "Amin Solouki", "Farhang Soltani", "Amir Moayedpour", "Zahra Khoshnegah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.18502/ijhoscr.v18i1.14749", "journal": "Int J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;18(1):100-103.", "keywords": [ "col...
PMC11055417
Platelet cold agglutination (PCA) is a rare in-vitro phenomenon caused by Immunoglobulin M (IgM) autoantibodies, which results in Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) independent pseudo thrombocytopenia (PTCP). Its diagnosis is made based on the peripheral blood smear (PBS) examination and pre-test warming blood samp...
{ "authors": [ "Shruti Gupta", "Pawan Kumar", "Niraj Kumari", "Annanya Soni" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/Cytojournal_52_2022", "journal": "Cytojournal", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 1:20:25.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...
PMC10481814
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{ "authors": [ "Kozue Takada", "Takuya Yamaguchi", "Yuko Hyuga", "Yuto Mitsuno", "Satoshi Horiguchi", "Masako Kinoshita", "Takeshi Satow" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fnins.2023.1217430", "journal": "Front Neurosci", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 28:17:1217430.", "keyword...
PMC10568456
The mechanisms underlying bimanual coordination have not yet been fully elucidated. Here, we evaluated the clinical features of bimanual movement impairment in a patient following surgery for a frontal lobe tumor. The patient was an 80-year-old man who had undergone subtotal tumor resection for a tumor in the right sup...
{ "authors": [ "Talia Wall" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01819", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 15:33:e01819.", "keywords": [ "antiretroviral therapy", "hiv screening", "human immunodeficiency virus", "perinatal hiv transmission", "signal-to-...
PMC10461126
We present a unique case not previously touched upon in the literature, and its ensuing management, of a falsely reactive HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) screening test which resulted in a woman during active labor, hours after rupture of membranes. The patient was screened for HIV using the ARCHITECT 4th generation...
{ "authors": [ "JoLee Sasakamoose", "Shauneen Pete", "Fred O'Soup", "Tiffany Wolfe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2024.1419250", "journal": "Front Public Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 21:12:1419250.", "keywords": [ "indigenous community health", "indigenous comm...
PMC11371705
Introduction: The Muskowekwan First Nation (MFN) in Saskatchewan, Canada, epitomizes the enduring strength and cultural preservation of the Saulteaux people. This community faces the lasting effects of colonial trauma, especially the violence, abuse, and adversity experienced by students at the Muskowequan Indian Resid...
{ "authors": [ "Dilip Kumar Naidu", "Aswin S", "Madhan R", "Gowthaman N", "Kevin Dhas" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52958", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25;16(1):e52958.", "keywords": [ "erectile dysfunction", "neglected orthopaedic injury", ...
PMC10894075
Pelvic fractures are the most common among patients sustaining high-energy trauma. They are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, often because of high blood loss and injury to the lumbosacral plexus, genitourinary system, and gastrointestinal system. The age, complexity of the pelvic fracture, and pubic ...
{ "authors": [ "Akriti Jindal", "Gargi Kapatia", "Manjit Kaur Rana", "Lajya Devi Goyal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/Cytojournal_49_2022", "journal": "Cytojournal", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 1:20:24.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi....
PMC10481806
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{ "authors": [ "Martina Rossano", "Emilio Amleto Conti", "Paola Bocca", "Stefano Volpi", "Antonio Mastrangelo", "Riccardo Cavalli", "Marco Gattorno", "Francesca Minoia", "Giovanni Filocamo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1288675", "journal": "Front Immunol"...
PMC10731305
Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) is a complex inflammatory autoimmune disorder. In the last decades, genetic factors and activation pathways have been increasingly studied to understand their potential pathogenetic role better. Genetic and transcriptional abnormalities directly involved in the type I interf...
{ "authors": [ "Sarah Lee", "Subhash R Patil", "Shilpa Lingala", "Benjamin G Coombs", "Rama R Ganga" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4293/CRSLS.2023.00053", "journal": "CRSLS", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 21;11(1):e2023.00053.", "keywords": [ "bariatric surgery", "choledocholit...
PMC10880584
Introduction: Performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in duodenal switch (DS) patients is challenging given their surgically altered anatomy. There have been very few reported cases of trans enteric rendezvous ERCP to relieve biliary obstruction in DS patients. More specifically, there has not ...
{ "authors": [ "Shana Montalto", "Michela Di Filippo", "Valeria Capra", "Carla Manzitti", "Angela Rita Sementa", "Patrizia De Marco", "Marzia Ognibene", "Fiammetta Sertorio", "Stefania Sorrentino" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1337760", "journal": "Front Pe...
PMC10811000
The occurrence of an abdominal tumor invading the spinal canal and causing symptoms of epidural compression is rare in an infant, and exceptional at birth. Peripheral neuroblastic tumors are by far the most common cause. Emergency chemotherapy is commonly curative, though permanent sequelae are possible. Although other...
{ "authors": [ "Sintayehu Mekonnen", "Hawi Farris", "Daniel Azmeraw" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S454910", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 16:17:347-352.", "keywords": [ "congenital defect", "echocardiography", "pericardium" ], "licen...
PMC11032154
Congenital pericardial absence is an uncommon heart condition that is usually undiagnosed due to a lack of symptoms and awareness. In this case study, we present a 72-year-old patient who initially presented for medical evaluation due to unexplained weight loss, a displaced cardiac apex, and poor echocardiographic wind...
{ "authors": [ "Ana Vitória de Jesus Félix", "Larissa Vasconcelos Silva", "Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da Costa", "Maria Júlia Andrade Pereira Soares", "Raniere Francisco de Oliveira Sobrinho", "Maria Clara Amorim Silva", "Raimundo Gerônimo da Silva Júnior", "Sabas Carlos Vieira" ...
PMC11214137
Syringomatous tumor of the nipple is a benign, locally infiltrative tumor. There are reports in the literature of tumor recurrence in cases of incomplete excision. Clinical and mammographic findings in syringomatous tumors are like those of breast carcinoma and the pathologist has a fundamental role in final tumor diag...
{ "authors": [ "Yingjie Zhang", "Guokuo Hou", "Liping Zhang", "Shanshan Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S465004", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 12:17:3501-3506.", "keywords": [ "cns infection", "carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae"...
PMC11328857
Background: Central Nervous System (CNS) infections caused by Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) pose a major clinical challenge and are associated with high mortality rates. Polymyxin is used as a salvage treatment for CRKP CNS infection; however, heteroresistance to polymyxin may impact clinical outcom...
{ "authors": [ "Ana P Urena Neme", "An Tran", "Michael Victoria Guerrero", "Gabriella Roa Gomez", "Miguel A Rodriguez Guerra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51992", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 10;16(1):e51992.", "keywords": [ "acute sars-cov-2", ...
PMC10853840
Acute idiopathic pancreatitis (AIP) has been rarely linked to SARS-CoV-2 and its mechanism is not completely understood. As a result, its management, due to the heterogeneity of the literature, may pose a challenge. This case report describes a 59-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with severe ep...
{ "authors": [ "Davide Inversini", "Simone Gianazza", "Matteo Annoni", "Andrea Leotta", "Dorotea Confalonieri", "Enrico Ferri", "Andrea Palillo", "Andrea Vigezzi", "Sabrina Garbarino", "Giuseppe Ietto", "Giulio Carcano" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096241...
PMC11366100
Complete and precise knowledge of the neck anatomy and its eventual anomalies is crucial while performing a safe thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Embryo-genetic malformations of the IV branchial arch can lead to an uncommon anatomical alteration known as non-recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve. Its prevalence varies bet...
{ "authors": [ "Jinjing Zhang", "Dali Cai", "Ran Gao", "Yuan Miao", "Yan Cui", "Zhenghua Liu", "Heyang Zhang", "Xiaojing Yan", "Nan Su" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1307242", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 8:14:1307242.", "key...
PMC10739420
Background: Follicular lymphoma (FL), a common indolent B-cell lymphoma, has the potential to transform into an aggressive lymphoma, such as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The outcome of patients with transformed follicular lymphoma (tFL) is poor, especially in patients with transformed lymphoma after chemother...
{ "authors": [ "Maiko Yamaura", "Yuriko Iwahashi", "Eri Hashimoto", "Jun Miura", "Yuri Murayama", "Sachiko Koshikawa", "Naoko Inomata" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/1057957", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 11:2024:1057957.", "keyword...
PMC11410408
Carmine is an aluminium and/or calcium-chelated complex form of carminic acid (CA), which is derived from the Dactylopius coccus extract (cochineal), and is globally used as a red-colourant in foods and cosmetics. Although several allergens in carmine allergies, such as CC38K, have been reported, it remains unknown whe...
{ "authors": [ "Maya R Biermann", "Preeyanka Sundar", "Hima Veeramachaneni", "Saurabh Chawla", "Vaishali Patel", "Jordan Orr", "Steven Keilin", "Field F Willingham" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1016/j.vgie.2023.08.007", "journal": "VideoGIE", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 19...
PMC10793174
Background and Aims: Insulinomas are among the most common types of functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and can cause debilitating, recurrent, symptomatic hypoglycemia. Pancreatic resection can be curative, but many patients are not candidates for major pancreatic surgery. EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation (EU...
{ "authors": [ "Rene Wittmer", "Jerome Coulombe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241260499", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 9:12:2050313X241260499.", "keywords": [ "infectious disease", "keratinization", "sexual health", "syphilis", ...
PMC11163920
Syphilis is known as the great masquarader. We describe a case of a young patient with an atypical chancre.
{ "authors": [ "Veena K Singh", "Ansarul Haq", "Sarsij Sharma", "Anupama Kumari" ], "case_amount": 5, "doi": "10.1055/s-0043-1778652", "journal": "Surg J (N Y)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 15;10(1):e1-e10.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "facial", "mucormycosis", "reconstructi...
PMC10789507
Aim of the Study Mucormycosis is a rare invasive and fatal fungal infection and its resurgence in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients has been a matter of grave concern. It is essentially a medical disease, but surgical debridement of necrotic tissues is of paramount importance leading to severe craniofacial d...
{ "authors": [ "Fubin Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S444050", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 19:17:137-141.", "keywords": [ "oct", "minimum intensity projection", "multimodal imaging", "optic disc melanocytoma", "peripapillary hyperr...
PMC10888016
Introduction: Optic disc melanocytoma (ODMC) with peripapillary hyperreflective ovoid mass-like structures (PHOMS) is rare. This study reports a case of the characteristics of multimodal imaging and Minimum intensity projection (Min-IP) images. Methods: A 25-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital due to the...
{ "authors": [ "Akira Matsukida", "Takunori Ogawa", "Tomomi Tanigaki", "Yusuke Serizawa", "Masashi Nishimura", "Shunya Igarashi", "Yoshiki Kato", "Akihiko Kawana", "Yoshifumi Kimizuka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000534711", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_...
PMC10653709
Introduction: Diffuse lung cysts occur owing to several diseases; however, diffuse cystic lung metastases are very rare in the case of lung cancer. We report a rare case of diffuse cystic lung metastases from lung adenocarcinoma and reviewed previously reported cases of cystic lung metastases for lung cancer and determ...
{ "authors": [ "Tara Byrne", "Niall Murray", "Mary McDonnell-Naughton", "Neil J Rowan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2023.1203937", "journal": "Front Public Health", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 24:11:1203937.", "keywords": [ "aging", "digital health", "education", ...
PMC10628059
It is appreciated that digital health is increasing in interest as an important area for efficiently standardizing and developing health services in Ireland, and worldwide. However, digital health is still considered to be in its infancy and there is a need to understand important factors that will support the developm...
{ "authors": [ "Ryo Takahashi", "Yasuo Matsubara", "Satoshi Takahashi", "Kazuaki Yokoyama", "Lim Lay Ahyoung", "Michiko Koga", "Hiroyuki Sakamoto", "Narikazu Boku", "Dai Shida", "Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533578", "journal": "Case Rep ...
PMC10624938
Intestinal Behçet disease (BD), associated with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), is often refractory to treatment. An 80-year-old man with trisomy 8 MDS (refractory anemia) developed intermittent fever. Despite investigations to exclude infectious disease, autoimmune disease, and malignancy as the cause of the fever, th...
{ "authors": [ "Abhilasha Bhargava", "Chandrashekhar Mahakalkar", "Shivani Kshirsagar", "Akanksha Yachmaneni" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53034", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 27;16(1):e53034.", "keywords": [ "antibiotic-associated diarrhea", "clo...
PMC10895553
Necrotizing fasciitis is an illness that ascends quickly and affects the fascia, subcutaneous tissues, and deeper skin layers. To combat this infection, strong antibiotics are used along with prompt debridement. Frequent usage of such drugs is connected to antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colonic illnesses like colit...
{ "authors": [ "Divya Venkat", "Keerti Vajrala", "Hiral Amin", "Robert Jensen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52087", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;16(1):e52087.", "keywords": [ "asymptomatic meningitis", "dural biopsy", "dural thickening", ...
PMC10858629
In this case report, we discuss and explore the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings, as well as the treatment options and follow-up measures, in an 83-year-old patient with idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP), a rare disorder characterized by fibrosing, hypertrophic inflammation that thickens the dura ...
{ "authors": [ "Dylan Bush", "Florence Fiuramo", "Jahrad Liligeto", "Lydia Ipulu", "Jason Diau", "Rooney Jagilly" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109141", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109141.", "keywords": [ "case report", ...
PMC10726230
Introduction and importance: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is a relatively rare and difficult-to-diagnose manifestation of Myobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection. Case presentation: This study reports the cases of a 47-year-old male and a 35-year old female with rare forms of EPTB who sought medical care in Solo...
{ "authors": [ "Pierangelo Za", "Giuseppe Francesco Papalia", "Fabrizio Russo", "Sebastiano Vasta", "Gianluca Vadalà", "Rocco Papalia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/aoj-23-67", "journal": "Ann Jt", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 5:9:31.", "keywords": [ "knee", "coronav...
PMC11304089
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Patients with COVID-19 manifested symptoms mainly related to the respiratory system, but also the musculoskeletal system can be involved. COVID-19 has been described as a possible c...
{ "authors": [ "Jaemoon Lee", "Minki Lee", "Sookyung Lee", "Chung-Sik Oh", "Tae-Yop Kim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.17085/apm.23124", "journal": "Anesth Pain Med (Seoul)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;19(1):62-67.", "keywords": [ "echocardiography", "point-of-care testing",...
PMC10847002
Background: Systolic murmur suggesting the association of aortic valve (AV) stenosis or obstructive pathology in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) usually requires preoperative echocardiographic evaluation for elective surgery. Case: In a 63-year-old female patient undergoing elective thoracic surgery, the syst...
{ "authors": [ "Bourekba Iliass", "Boumeriem Khaoula", "Khouchoua Selma", "Laamrani Fatima Zahra", "Jroundi Laila", "El Aoufir Omar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231223465", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 30:12:2050313X231223465.", ...
PMC10757430
Ectopic pituitary adenoma is a condition characterized by the presence of an adenoma originating from extra-sellar pituitary cell residue from the migration of Rathke's pouch. First described in 1909, ectopic pituitary adenoma is a very rare, largely unknown condition with a challenging diagnosis, that requires proving...
{ "authors": [ "Yodpong Chantarasorn", "Kriengsak Funilkul" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000540014", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 8;15(1):614-620.", "keywords": [ "age-related macular degeneration", "case report", "drusen", "dyslipidemia", ...
PMC11324243
Introduction: We aim to report the clinical course of a patient with pachychoroidopathy who experienced regression of subfoveal drusen during cholesterol treatment using PCSK9 inhibitors. Case presentation: A 62-year-old woman who was visually asymptomatic complained of recent visual loss in the left eye (OS). She was ...
{ "authors": [ "Risa Yamamoto", "Taiju Miyagami", "Yuji Nishizaki", "Hinata Nishimura", "Yoshiki Tsumura", "Toshio Naito" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52124", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;16(1):e52124.", "keywords": [ "anisakiasis", "ba...
PMC10858806
Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease that usually causes acute abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting after the ingestion of raw seafood. We present a case of anisakiasis in an 80-year-old man who complained of sudden-onset severe back pain that was reminiscent of aortic dissection. This case shows that anisakiasis should ...
{ "authors": [ "Gregory Ntiyakunze", "Daudi Gidion", "Willbroad Kyejo", "Brenda Moshi", "Shweta Jaiswal", "Lynn Moshi", "Jane Muzo", "Harrison Chuwa", "Muzdalifat Abeid" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241252348", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal...
PMC11107306
Ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy in which the developing blastocyst implants outside the endometrial cavity. An estimated 1.3%-2.4% of pregnancies end up outside the uterus. With prompt diagnosis and efficient treatment, the risks of morbidity and mortality associated with ectopic pregnancy can be reduced. For the trea...
{ "authors": [ "Kok Hoe Chan", "Tung Shu", "Majd Al Shaarani", "Putao Cen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096241257333", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Dec:12:23247096241257333.", "keywords": [ "enfortumab vedotin", "neoadju...
PMC11135087
Urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (UTUC) presents a significant clinical challenge, often requiring aggressive surgical intervention for optimal management. We present a case of an 84-year-old woman with recurrent high-grade papillary UTUC of the left renal pelvis, refractory to prior endourologic interve...
{ "authors": [ "Rejath Jose", "Jasveen Kaur", "Theophany Blanco", "Samantha Ehrlich", "Michael Marcelin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52636", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 20;16(1):e52636.", "keywords": [ "colitis", "colorectal cancer", "im...
PMC10876289
Pembrolizumab is a programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1) blocking immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) that is a mainstay of cancer treatment. Pembrolizumab has a lower incidence of colitis and diarrhea compared to other ICIs. The current study presents the case of a 30-year-old female patient on pembrolizumab with stag...
{ "authors": [ "Ignacio Troncoso", "John Brown", "Carla Isla", "Juan Manuel Lajara", "Max Ebner", "Karen Fehrmann-Cartes" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2024.1341815", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 May 13:11:1341815.", "keywords": [ "african py...
PMC11131417
Hedgehogs, as exotic species, are more susceptible to various neoplastic conditions affecting diverse bodily systems, particularly the tegumentary, hemolymphatic, and digestive systems. Among these conditions, epithelial tumors are the most prevalent, followed by round cell tumors and mesenchymal tumors. A striking cha...
{ "authors": [ "Jim Weijia Li", "David Vokes", "Peter Heppner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-65", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 11:8:6.", "keywords": [ "non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (nrln)", "aberrant right subclavian artery (arsa)", "case r...
PMC10789888
Background: Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is a recognised complication of surgery in the neck. The presence of a non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) significantly increases the risks of a nerve injury. Given that NRLNs are strongly associated with vascular abnormalities that can be visualised on preope...
{ "authors": [ "Pierre Tran", "Rama Sai P", "Chaya Prasad", "Cyrus Parsa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjad713", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;2024(1):rjad713.", "keywords": [ "hypertensive gastropathy", "idiopathic gastritis", "pseud...
PMC10810728
Pseudomembranes in the large and small intestines are common in hospitalized patients that are immunosuppressed or on certain oral antibiotics. Pseudomembranous enterocolitis, histologically characterized by volcanic-like eruption of inflammatory cellular exudate from the mucosal surface, is mainly attributed to Clostr...
{ "authors": [ "Matteo Chinello", "Olivia Chapin Arnone", "Silvia Artusa", "Giorgia Mazzuca", "Elisa Bonetti", "Virginia Vitale", "Ada Zaccaron", "Dario Raniero", "Simone Cesaro" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4084/MJHID.2024.028", "journal": "Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis...
PMC10927201
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{ "authors": [ "Ashutosh Kashyap", "Manoj Dhamala", "Ashish Dahal", "Obaidullah", "Saurav Ghimire" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231225348", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 9:12:2050313X231225348.", "keywords": [ "infectious diseases"...
PMC10777759
Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammation of the pancreas, with subsequent involvement of surrounding tissues and organ systems. Viral etiology of acute pancreatitis is uncommon; however, multiple viruses have been implicated. Dengue virus has also been found responsible for acute pancreatitis, with possible etiologi...
{ "authors": [ "Kyrillos Girgis", "Allen George", "Leandro Gutierrez", "Jacob Brown", "Rafail Beshai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52220", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 13;16(1):e52220.", "keywords": [ "dyspepsia", "helicobacter pylori", "i...
PMC10861160
Thrombocytopenia, a condition characterized by low platelet counts, can arise from various causes, including autoimmune diseases. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a diagnosis made by excluding other possible causes, is categorized as primary or secondary, with primary ITP being idiopathic and secondary ITP associated wit...
{ "authors": [ "Clement Tan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-169", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 7:8:35.", "keywords": [ "congenital malformation of respiratory tract", "bronchopulmonary sequestration (bps)", "case report", "extralobar pulmonary se...
PMC11070991
Background: A rare congenital malformation of the respiratory tract, bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS), may present symptomatically early on in childhood or adolescent years. Adult BPS is typically an incidental finding found on thoracic imaging. There are currently four known types of BPS. Intralobar sequestrations...
{ "authors": [ "Yiting Li", "Yibin Zeng", "Zile Chen", "Shu Nie", "Zhouwei Wu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1291941", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 18:10:1291941.", "keywords": [ "cd34", "case report", "keloidal scleroderma...
PMC10758199
Keloidal scleroderma is a variant of scleroderma that presents as firm keloidal nodules or plaques. Due to the similarity in morphology and pathology, it is often distinguished from a hypertrophic scar or keloid. We report a case of keloidal scleroderma with rare nodular and diffuse spindle cell infiltration in histopa...
{ "authors": [ "Steffen Reissmann", "Matthias Hartmann", "Andreas Kist", "Matthias E Liechti", "Kurt Stocker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1197697", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 25:14:1197697.", "keywords": [ "5d-asc", "altered s...
PMC10634239
Background: The interest in psychoactive agents for treating mental disorders has gathered a growing body of scientific interest. However, research on the relationship between altered states of consciousness (ASCs) and ketamine's antidepressant properties is still limited. Likewise, approaches to sustain early treatmen...
{ "authors": [ "Avleen Kaur", "Syed M Baqir", "Kunal Patel", "Kaveh Zivari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1195", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 29;13(4):65-70.", "keywords": [ "capsule endoscopy", "case report", ...
PMC10589007
Background: Small bowel neoplasms (SBN) are rare but pose a significant diagnostic challenge. The routine upper endoscopy delays the diagnosis, and most cases require multiple investigations increasing the health care burden. Case summary: A 74-year-old man presented with two months of progressively worsening postprand...