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{ "authors": [ "Taofan Taofan", "Suko Adiarto", "Iwan Dakota", "Suci Indriani", "Jonathan Edbert Afandy", "Achmad Hafiedz Azis Kartamihardja", "Sung-Gwon Kang", "Renan Sukmawan" ], "case_amount": 6, "doi": "10.12688/f1000research.140435.2", "journal": "F1000Res", "journal_det...
PMC10905129
Background: Suitable aortic neck is one of the essential components for thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). Advanced techniques were developed to adjust and compromise the aneurysm neck angulation but with adding additional devices and complexity to the procedure. We propo...
{ "authors": [ "Yang Li", "Jingjiao Zhang", "Zhengang Cai", "Xue Gao", "Lina Zhang", "Zhi Lu", "Xiaojie Wang", "Peiyao Yu", "Jia Li", "Fengqi Fang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1286392", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 24:13:128...
PMC10704599
Background/aim: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer is associated with a higher risk of metastasis and poorer overall survival (OS) due to HER2 gene overexpression/amplification. Although anti-HER2 targeted therapy has shown survival benefits in HER2-positive advanced breast cancer (A...
{ "authors": [ "Syeda Q Kaifee", "Yawar Haq", "Birkaran Sadhar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53185", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53185.", "keywords": [ "cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea", "ebv", "ebv-assocaited carcinoma", "head and n...
PMC10830065
Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) is an extremely rare and highly aggressive malignant neoplasm of the nasal cavity and/or paranasal sinuses. SNUC is clinicopathologically distinctive from other tumors but is difficult to study due to its low incidence. There is also very little consensus about the etiology o...
{ "authors": [ "Rayyan Vaid", "Areeba Fareed", "Maaz Ahmad Siddiqui" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795476241251940", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 3:17:11795476241251940.", "keywords": [ "kartagener’s syndrome", "bronchiectasis", "dex...
PMC11069330
Background: Kartagener's syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder, is characterized by primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), resulting in defective cilia function in the respiratory tract and fallopian tubes. Case presentation: This case report discusses a 23-year-old female with Kartagener's syndrome, bronchi...
{ "authors": [ "T Brochet", "M Tonnelier", "E Justinien", "A-L Lecapitaine", "A Bouras" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01980", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 30:36:e01980.", "keywords": [ "achromobacter xylosoxidans", "alcaligenes xylosoxid...
PMC11088332
Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a Gram-negative, aerobic, non-fermenting bacillus mainly responsible for nosocomial infections. We report the first case of community-acquired spondylodiscitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a 61-year-old woman, immunocompromised with necrotizing dermohypodermitis of the right low...
{ "authors": [ "Sadia Aslam", "Omair Khan", "Joseph Mehrabi", "Fatemeh Mohammadrezaei", "Rita D M Wilches", "Sehajpreet Singh", "Muhammad H Khan", "Sarita Konka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1330", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal...
PMC11259473
The influenza vaccine is one of the most commonly administered vaccines worldwide, with a high safety profile. However, rare cases of serious adverse events have been reported in the literature. We report a 77-year-old male who presented with progressive weakness in the lower extremities shortly after receiving the Inf...
{ "authors": [ "Dilina Yalikun", "Jing Zhuang", "Wei Lei", "Chun Wang", "Ailima Aierken", "Yue Qu", "Junyan Wang", "Xuefei Tian", "Hong Jiang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241240097", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28:12:2...
PMC10981217
Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease is a rare and complex disease characterized by systemic inflammation, lymphadenopathy, and multiorgan involvement. This case report presents a 66-year-old Chinese man with idiopathic multicenter Castleman disease without significant lymphadenopathy and challenging diagnosis. Pa...
{ "authors": [ "Mohannad Al-Tarakji", "Mohamed Almogtaba", "Yaseen Al-Hashimy", "Omar S Moustafa", "Mona S Shehata", "Raed M Al-Zoubi", "Mohamed Said Ghali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8395", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 17;12(1):e8395.", ...
PMC10794868
Key clinical message: In an 18-year-old, Meckel's diverticulum and a rare vitellointestinal fibrous band caused bowel obstruction. Clinicians should be vigilant for such anomalies, especially in young adults with virgin abdomens, as potential sources of intestinal obstruction. Abstract: In this case report, we highligh...
{ "authors": [ "Ashwin Karnan", "Anjana Ledwani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.46.45.41228", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 29:46:45.", "keywords": [ "cushing syndrome", "cortisol", "steroids" ], "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubm...
PMC10768544
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{ "authors": [ "Yan Teng", "Xiaoyu Zhang" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1177/03000605231223635", "journal": "J Int Med Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;52(1):3000605231223635.", "keywords": [ "macular hole", "inverted internal limiting membrane", "optical coherence tomography", ...
PMC10798096
Objective: To examine the effects of the temporal inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique for foveal reconstruction in patients with highly myopic macular hole-associated retinal detachment (MHRD). Methods: A retrospective case series analysis of four patients (four eyes) with MHRD was conducted. The f...
{ "authors": [ "Saumya Srivastava", "Arghadip Samaddar", "Salman Khan", "Vibhor Tak", "Gopal Krishna Bohra", "Deepak Sharma", "Arnab Ghosh", "Vijaya Lakshmi Nag" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1099/acmi.0.000530.v5", "journal": "Access Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb...
PMC10928402
Background: Infections caused by Nocardia spp. can occur in immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent individuals. Although nocardiosis is rare, it is being increasingly recognized owing to the rise in occurrence rate over the years. The documentation of pleural involvement in nocardiosis is rare in India. Case: We ...
{ "authors": [ "Abdessamad Couissi", "Saleh Obeidat", "Amine M Boutaleb", "Rachida Habbal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.37616/2212-5043.1352", "journal": "J Saudi Heart Assoc", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 23;35(3):254-257.", "keywords": [ "congenital", "genetics", "heart fai...
PMC10627175
Left ventricular non compaction (LVNC) is a rare congenital disease. It occurs due to an arrest of the myocardial fibers compaction during embryogenesis. Myocardial bridge (MB) is a coronary anomaly in which the myocardium. covers segments of the coronary arteries. We report a rare case of 62-year-old women who was dia...
{ "authors": [ "Carla A Scorza", "Josef Finsterer", "Fulvio A Scorza" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.clinsp.2024.100444", "journal": "Clinics (Sao Paulo)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 10:79:100444.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/389...
PMC11295995
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{ "authors": [ "Zhengjun Li", "Xiaoge Wang", "Chang Liu", "Yi Ren" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1445752", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 19:11:1445752.", "keywords": [ "case report", "electromagnetic navigation", "lung cancer", ...
PMC11375509
Background: Lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces is a rare disease, and a rare imaging performance of non-small cell lung cancer. Due to the lack of conventional diagnosis methods, it is difficult to rely on imaging diagnosis. Therefore, the definitive diagnosis of these neoplastic lesions remains challenging. ...
{ "authors": [ "Sara Sorour", "Bo Bao", "Mitchell Patrick Wilson", "Gavin Low" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/JCIS_48_2023", "journal": "J Clin Imaging Sci", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 1:13:22.", "keywords": [ "hemorrhage", "liposarcoma", "retroperitoneal neoplasms", ...
PMC10481824
Liposarcoma is the most common primary retroperitoneal sarcoma in adults. We report the case of an 86-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with frequent falls and unexplained weight loss that was found to have a cystic retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Initial computed tomography revealed...
{ "authors": [ "Hui-Ling Qu", "Xiao-Yu Sun", "Ying-Jie Dai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1216328", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 24:14:1216328.", "keywords": [ "blood glucose", "central pontine myelinolysis", "hyperosmolar", "hyponatr...
PMC10628315
Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) is a heterogeneous nervous system disease of pontine demyelination, usually caused by rapid correction of hyponatremia. In the present study, we report a unique case of a 46-year-old man with a hyperglycemic state complicated with CPM. MRI demonstrated a high signal on T2 and symmetri...
{ "authors": [ "Shigeru Kondo", "Ryuhei Okada", "Yosuke Ariizumi", "Takashi Kurita", "Hiroshi Shintaku", "Takahiro Asakage" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/9469814", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 2:2023:9469814.", "keywords": null, "lice...
PMC10635748
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum (TP). We report a case of syphilis that was initially suspected as tongue cancer. An 86-year-old man consulted a neighborhood clinic with an approximately one-month history of pain in the right tongue. The result of scraping cytology of the tongue ...
{ "authors": [ "Wei Fan", "Xuyan Chen", "Pingping Xiao", "Bo Wei", "Yi Zhang", "Jinmei Huang", "Shufan Wu", "Liangjing Lu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1429405", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 11:15:1429405.", "keywords": [ "n...
PMC11269126
The treatment of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) coexisting with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) using protein-A immunoadsorption combined with immunosuppressive therapy has rarely been reported. Herein, we present the case of a 35-year-old female diagnosed with pSS concomitant with NMOSD (pSS-NMOSD) wh...
{ "authors": [ "Abdikarin Ahmed Mohamed", "Hindeya Hailu Hagos", "Dawit Seyoum", "Amanuel Hadgu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241274981", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 16:12:2050313X241274981.", "keywords": [ "focal dermal hypoplasia",...
PMC11329961
Goltz syndrome is a rare condition characterized by thinning of the skin, which leads to the herniation of fat and results in both skin and systemic abnormalities. The primary cause of this syndrome is the mutation of the PORCN gene, which is associated with the X chromosome. A newborn baby was admitted to the neonatal...
{ "authors": [ "Anu Chinnadurai", "Scott Strum", "Artin Ghassemian", "Dalilah Fortin", "Cheryl Foster", "Daniel Breadner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000534278", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 20;16(1):1209-1216.", "keywords": [ "autoimmune he...
PMC10601801
This case report outlines a 70-year-old female patient who presented with a concurrent mixed autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and a gastric adenocarcinoma. Her treatment course of these two diseases is summarized, which included supportive care, neoadjuvant chemotherapy for her gastric adenocarcinoma, steroids, ritux...
{ "authors": [ "Alper Divarci", "Evrim Kiray Bas", "Ali Bulbul", "Halil Ibrahim Ada", "Mesut Demir" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14744/SEMB.2022.08941", "journal": "Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 20;57(2):283-286.", "keywords": [ "fetal ovarian cyst", ...
PMC10600633
Ovarian cysts are one of the most common pathologies in the infancy period. Approximately 15% of intraabdominal masses seen in this period are genital origined and one-third of these masses are ovarian cysts. The incidence of ovarian cysts has been reported as 1 in 2500 live births. The most common complications in ova...
{ "authors": [ "Yayun Mao", "Meiping Huang", "Jiafu Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2217/lmt-2023-0012", "journal": "Lung Cancer Manag", "journal_detail": "2024 May 15;13(1):LMT64.", "keywords": [ "pd-1", "pd-l1", "sclc", "immunotherapy", "long-term survival", "mul...
PMC11137793
Managing extensive-stage SCLC (ES-SCLC) has long been challenging for clinicians and oncologists due to its aggressive nature and poor prognosis. We report a case of a 41-year-old female with ES-SCLC who survived for six years, defying the disease's typically poor prognosis. Through a heavy treatment strategy involving...
{ "authors": [ "Osamu Imataki", "Makiko Uemura" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8415", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 3;12(1):e8415.", "keywords": [ "hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hsct)", "late‐onset noninfectious pulmonary complication (lonipc...
PMC10762479
The typical pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is characterized by late-onset progressive pulmonary complication within 5 years. PPFE shows a poor prognosis without definitive standard care other than lung transplantation. Our case indicated an over 20 years lat...
{ "authors": [ "Wolfgang H Jost", "Tobias Bäumer", "Andrea Bevot", "Ulrich Birkmann", "Carsten Buhmann", "Maria Grosheva", "Orlando Guntinas-Lichius", "Rainer Laskawi", "Sebastian Paus", "Christina Pflug", "A Sebastian Schroeder", "Björn Spittau", "Armin Steffen", ...
PMC10757066
Sialorrhea is defined as a chronic excessive flow of saliva from the mouth, often with adverse consequences for health and quality of life of patients. In addition to currently used non-drug treatment and systemic drugs, intraglandular Botulinum Neurotoxin A (BoNT/A) injections have been examined in case studies, contr...
{ "authors": [ "Taylor Wilcox", "Aaron Kleinertz", "Benjamin D Seadler", "Lyle D Joyce", "John Charlson", "Paul L Linsky" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20363613241274230", "journal": "Rare Tumors", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 11:16:20363613241274230.", "keywords": [ "pul...
PMC11320392
Soft tissue sarcomas account for less than 1% of new cancer diagnoses, approximately one in five of which are liposarcomas. These tumors typically arise in the deep tissues of the proximal extremity or retroperitoneum, with just under 3% presenting as primary intrathoracic neoplasms. We present an exceedingly rare and ...
{ "authors": [ "Shu-Hui Wu", "Ting Xiao", "Dan Zhao", "Ying-Hong Zeng", "Ming-Fang Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2024.1418254", "journal": "Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 26:15:1418254.", "keywords": [ "group a", "case", "erythro...
PMC11310039
Xeroderma pigmentosum is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatoses characterized by a deficiency in nucleotide excision repair. Erythropoietic protoporphyria is a rare inherited metabolic disease caused by the perturbation of heme. Xeroderma pigmentosum-erythropoietic protoporphyria is exceedingly rare. Hereby, we firs...
{ "authors": [ "Bhanu Wijetilake", "Jeewantha Senavirathna", "Asel Wijesinghe", "Thisuri Fernando", "Sandeepani Jayasuriya", "Cherine Sosai", "Malith Nandasena", "Kanchana Wijesinghe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241255808", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", ...
PMC11113035
We present a case of primary angiosarcoma, an exceedingly rare malignant breast lesion, in a 21-year-old female patient with unilateral breast enlargement. Primary angiosarcoma is an aggressive form of breast cancer with variable presentation and limited clinical experience due to the rarity of the disease. Despite an ...
{ "authors": [ "Vineeta Bendale", "Sreelakshmi Chaganti", "Rutuja Pandav", "Deepali Pawar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.18502/jri.v25i1.15201", "journal": "J Reprod Infertil", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;25(1):60-65.", "keywords": [ "complementary therapies", "dna fragmentat...
PMC11330199
Background: Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) can affect fertilization rate and embryo development, making it a useful measure for assessing male fertility. Available evidence supports the association between high sperm DNA fragmentation and poor outcomes, with regard to natural conception. Several treatment options are be...
{ "authors": [ "Fei Qi", "Yimeng Gao", "Hongzhong Jin" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S455903", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 9:17:1043-1048.", "keywords": [ "il-17", "tnf-alpha", "atrophied blanched", "biologic therapy", ...
PMC11090123
The application of biologics such as anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has shown great efficacy in livedoid vasculopathy (LV). However, new biological options need to be identified for those with a high tuberculosis reactivation risk. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of anti-17A biologics for LV therapy. Two pat...
{ "authors": [ "Lukas Käsmann", "Esra Degerli", "Karim El-Marouk", "Farkhad Manapov" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1226422", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 19:14:1226422.", "keywords": [ "malt lymphoma", "nsclc", "pet/ct", "durvalumab...
PMC10985782
Durvalumab after chemotherapy in non-operable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the standard of care worldwide. We present a patient with the incidental discovery of a unilateral MALT lymphoma of the adrenal gland and adrenalitis during durvalumab maintenance treatment detected by 18F-FDG-PET/CT. We asses...
{ "authors": [ "Jai Ahuja", "Luba Leontieva" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2024/2143372", "journal": "Case Rep Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 17:2024:2143372.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38939043/", "major_mesh_terms": [],...
PMC11208781
This case report examines the unexpected increase in suicidal ideation following ketamine infusion therapy in a 75-year-old female with a history of treatment-resistant depression. Despite ketamine's established efficacy in treating depression and acute suicidality, this patient's condition deteriorated posttreatment. ...
{ "authors": [ "Catarina Castro", "Paulo Sousa", "Ana Carolina Abreu", "Sílvia Monteiro", "Maria do Céu Pinto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000534431", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 6;14(1):602-606.", "keywords": [ "intraocular lens", "ph...
PMC10629854
Visual difficulties can negatively impact life quality. Our purpose was to report the refractive surgical planning and outcomes of a young patient with mixed astigmatism and phacoemulsification-induced presbyopia due to congenital cataracts who was unsatisfied with her vision-related quality of life. A 32-year-old woma...
{ "authors": [ "Anoop Kumar Singh", "Shilpi", "Gayatri Kumari", "Rajiv Tangri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_150_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 12:15:129.", "keywords": [ "amyloidogenic", "macroadenoma", "parasellar", "pituitary...
PMC11090579
Background: Giant prolactinomas are rare; among them, the amyloidogenic variant, prolactinomas with extensive spherical amyloid deposits, are rare, with only 30 cases reported with recommendations of surgical management contrary to the routine prolactinoma's medical management. Case description: We report here a case o...
{ "authors": [ "Jianwei Li", "Xuxu Ma", "Hongxin Lin", "Shisheng Zhao", "Bing Li", "Yan Huang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fgene.2024.1375148", "journal": "Front Genet", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 22:15:1375148.", "keywords": [ "functional enrichment analysis", "h...
PMC10995286
Introduction: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNA molecules that play a crucial role in the regulation of diverse biological processes across various organisms. Despite not encoding proteins, miRNAs have been found to have significant implications in the onset and progression of complex human diseases. Met...
{ "authors": [ "Melanie de Gier", "Ingrid Pico-Knijnenburg", "Monique M van Ostaijen-Ten Dam", "Dagmar Berghuis", "Frans J Smiers", "Adriaan A van Beek", "Hetty Jolink", "Patty M Jansen", "Arjan C Lankester", "Mirjam van der Burg" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimm...
PMC11263073
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative treatment for various hematological, immunological and metabolic diseases, replacing the patient's hematopoietic system with donor-derived healthy hematopoietic stem cells. HSCT can be complicated by early and late events related to impaired immuno...
{ "authors": [ "Farooq A Donoo", "Faris Alghamdi", "Abdul Basit Mir", "Fahad Alkhedhairi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/aca.aca_60_23", "journal": "Ann Card Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;27(1):76-78.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed...
PMC10876140
Aneurysmal dilation of coronary arteries is a rare condition detected during coronary angiography. Due to their poorly elucidated underlying mechanisms, their variable presentations, and the lack of large-scale outcome data on their various treatment modalities, coronary artery aneurysms, and coronary ectasia pose a ch...
{ "authors": [ "Tze Huei Kee", "Khoo Chung Lee", "Adlina Abdul Rahim", "Noor Khairul Binti Rasid" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51974", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 9;16(1):e51974.", "keywords": [ "industrial injury", "intracranial foreign body", ...
PMC10853035
Transorbital penetrating brain injuries (TOPI) are rare. We report a case of industrial injury that resulted in perforating eye injury and intracranial foreign body by a nail gun. A 30-year-old man accidentally fired a nail gun onto his left eye at his construction workplace while handling the malfunctioned equipment a...
{ "authors": [ "Xin Ya See", "Ahmed Omer", "Zhiting Tang", "Fahad Eid", "Margaret Zambon" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1322", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 4;14(2):100-103.", "keywords": [ "multiple primary lung ca...
PMC11221437
Multiple primary lung cancers (MPLCs), characterized by the presence of more than one distinct primary lung tumors, may develop either synchronously (simultaneously) or metachronously (after initial cancer treatment). This case describes a rare occurrence of three primary lung cancers in a chronic smoker. After a lobec...
{ "authors": [ "María Felix Torres-Nolasco", "Luis Arquinio Estremadoyro", "Germán Valenzuela-Rodríguez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241272606", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 16:12:2050313X241272606.", "keywords": [ "spondylodiscitis", ...
PMC11331469
Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is uncommon and usually presents in the setting of immunosuppression. Streptococcus anginosus group are opportunistic pathogens that rarely cause this infection. We present a case of an immunocompetent 45-year-old male with extreme lower back pain, not even relieved by opioids. A magnetic reso...
{ "authors": [ "Syed Muhammad Waqar Haider", "Mehwish Zehra", "Nikesh N Shah", "Eduardo M Sotomayor", "David M Swoboda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.lrr.2024.100461", "journal": "Leuk Res Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 30:21:100461.", "keywords": [ "acute myeloid leuke...
PMC11081792
A 67-year-old female came to Tampa General Hospital with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) featuring an intriguing combination of mutations, including NPM1 and IDH2 mutations. Novel combination therapy with azacitidine, venetoclax and ponatinib allowed her to successfully achieve a com...
{ "authors": [ "Longyin Zhu", "Huan Xu", "Youmin Pu", "Chunxiao Fu", "Qianguang Pan", "Hongwen Zhao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S428890", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 13:16:6185-6193.", "keywords": [ "kt", "mdr-ecc", "mdr-pa...
PMC10505427
We report a case of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) in a 46-year-old woman, who previously underwent kidney transplant for chronic renal failure. She did not receive PJP prophylaxis treatment for the history of sulfonamide allergies. Four months after renal transplantation, the patient had cough, chest tightness,...
{ "authors": [ "Irakli Lemonjava", "Jose Manuel Martinez Manzano", "Sahar Sultan", "Rekha Bhat", "Corrado Minimo", "Zurab Azmaiparashvili", "Sadia Benzaquen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102098", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 27...
PMC11400598
Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody (anti-MDA-5 Ab) is associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis (DM). These patients are particularly at high-risk for developing acute and rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD). Given the lack of muscle-related symptoms, along with its sudden onset a...
{ "authors": [ "Lefika Bathobakae", "Anas Mahmoud", "Tyler Wilkinson", "Gabriel Melki", "Yana Cavanagh", "Keith Siau" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096231211056", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan-Dec:11:23247096231211056.", "...
PMC10637146
Toothpick ingestion is a medical emergency requiring urgent intervention. Swallowed toothpicks can cause intestinal perforation, bleeding, or damage to the surrounding organs. Herein, we describe a unique case of a geriatric patient with a history of peptic ulcer disease who presented to the emergency department for th...
{ "authors": [ "Yinfeng Wang", "Yixiang Zhang", "Ruirui Tong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1515/biol-2022-0845", "journal": "Open Life Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 May 7;19(1):20220845.", "keywords": [ "bronchoscopy", "case report", "endobronchial leiomyomas", "minimally in...
PMC11087738
Endobronchial leiomyomas are rare benign neoplasms of the lungs that arise from the smooth muscle cells of the bronchi and bronchioles. While surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment for these tumors, bronchoscopic interventional therapies are also effective and can help preserve lung function in certain cases. ...
{ "authors": [ "José Mordoh", "Erika Schwab", "Alicia Inés Bravo", "Mariana Aris", "María Marcela Barrio" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1354710", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 25:15:1354710.", "keywords": [ "case report", "cutaneous m...
PMC11079628
Cancer vaccines are gaining ground as immunotherapy options. We have previously demonstrated in cutaneous melanoma (CM) patients that adjuvant treatment with VACCIMEL, a mixture of four irradiated CM cell lines co-adjuvanted with BCG and GM-CSF, increases the cellular immune response to melanocyte differentiation antig...
{ "authors": [ "Yogesh Zamare", "Deeplata Mendhe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.47.106.42863", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 5:47:106.", "keywords": [ "spider bite", "envenomation", "unusual representation" ], "license": "CC BY", "link"...
PMC11101313
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{ "authors": [ "Lorena Wyniger", "Nicole Beuret", "Jonas Rutishauser", "Eleonora Seelig" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1210/jcemcr/luac023", "journal": "JCEM Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Dec 3;1(1):luac023.", "keywords": [ "avp", "avp deficiency", "copeptin", "hered...
PMC10578377
Hereditary central diabetes insipidus (CDI) is a genetic disorder characterized by polydipsia and polyuria. Most known mutations are located in the arginine-vasopressin (AVP) gene. Here, we describe a Swiss family with an autosomal dominant mutation in the AVP gene region encoding for the carrier protein neurophysin II...
{ "authors": [ "C L Deantoni", "M Midulla", "A Mirabile", "A Chiara", "R Lucchini", "L Giannini", "M Torrisi", "A Fodor", "N G Di Muzio", "I Dell'Oca" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/4410206", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep...
PMC11412745
Background: Epithelial tumors of lacrimal glands are rare and primary ductal adenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland accounts for only 2% of all epithelial lacrimal gland tumors. Considering its rarity and lack of uniform diagnostic criteria, treatment protocols are not well defined. In this study, we describe a Her-2 pos...
{ "authors": [ "Nakul Dar", "Sarah E Gradecki", "Elizabeth M Gaughan" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1217179", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 29:13:1217179.", "keywords": [ "braf inhibitor", "mek inhibitor", "metastatic melanoma", "sarcoid...
PMC10495986
Targeted therapies, including BRAF and MEK inhibitors, are valuable treatment options for patients with unresectable or metastatic BRAF V600-mutant melanoma. With the improvement in survival seen with modern melanoma therapeutics, clinicians are learning the variable patterns associated with extended clinical courses. ...
{ "authors": [ "Lindsey J Wanberg", "Brittney Schultz", "Amrita Goyal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8140483", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 2:2024:8140483.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/385965...
PMC11003796
Subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD) is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis characterized by pustules on the trunk and intertriginous areas. While oral dapsone is the first-line treatment for SPD, alternative options are necessary for patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, drug hypersensitivity reaction...
{ "authors": [ "Rachael J Murphy", "Subin Paul", "Ralph Primelo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8126125", "journal": "Case Rep Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 24:2024:8126125.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38957169/", ...
PMC11217570
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and subsequent hypercalcemia have been reported to be associated with psychosis. Here we report the case of a 28-year-old cannabis using male with his first contact with psychiatric care because of mood instability, bizarre behavior, and poor ability to carry out activities of daily l...
{ "authors": [ "Adugna Getachew Mideksa", "Tolesa Yadeta Huluka", "Masresha Solomon Dino", "Mensur Mohammed Ahmed" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/RRU.S419718", "journal": "Res Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 22:15:431-436.", "keywords": [ "circumcaval ureter", "horsesh...
PMC10522493
Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital vascular anomaly described as the passage of the ureter behind the inferior vena cava (IVC) and then turning around the IVC to attain the final lateral position. The condition is usually associated with obstruction in the ipsilateral kidney, causing different degrees of hydronephr...
{ "authors": [ "Danni Lyu", "Huan Liu", "Yijiong Fang", "Yao Wang" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1372831", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 9:11:1372831.", "keywords": [ "fibrovascular membrane delamination", "migratory retinal venous ...
PMC11417017
Purpose: This study aimed to study the characteristics, possible causes, and clinical implications of intraoperative migratory retinal venous thrombus in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Cases: Two middle-aged Chinese patients with diabetes mellitus presented with blurred vision and were diagnosed with PDR and...
{ "authors": [ "Lingling Xian", "Rachel Hunter", "Emily Smith", "Rasha Mohammed", "Carlina Madelaire", "Guillermo A Herrera", "Rodney E Shackelford" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/4756335", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 10:2024:4756335.",...
PMC10794072
Metastatic disease to the breast is a rare event, accounting for 0.5-2% of all breast cancers. Outside of metastases from the contralateral breast, malignant ovarian epithelial tumors are the most common origin of these metastases. Here, we present a very rare case of a high-grade ovarian serous adenocarcinoma presenti...
{ "authors": [ "Haomiao Zhang", "Hanfeng Wu", "Jianjie Lu", "Wencheng Shao", "Lili Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1273465", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 11:13:1273465.", "keywords": [ "gamma knife", "anaplastic meningioma", "orbi...
PMC10599143
Orbital meningioma is a rare type of orbital tumor with high invasiveness and recurrence rates, making it extremely challenging to treat. Due to the special location of the disease, surgery often cannot completely remove the tumor, requiring postoperative radiation therapy. Here, we report a case of an elderly male pat...
{ "authors": [ "Majid Rezvani", "Masih Sabouri", "Bahram Aminmansour", "Soheil Falahpour", "Arman Sourani", "Mohammad Sharafi", "Sadegh Baradaran Mahdavi", "Mina Foroughi", "Roham Nik Khah", "Armin Sourani", "Shaahin Veisi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MS9.000...
PMC10783308
Introduction: COVID-19 vaccination side effects are rare but important medical situations. Spine-affecting side effects are amongst the rarest, but exceedingly important. Haemorrhagic spinal manifestations of COVID-19 and its vaccines are less reported with little knowledge about them. Case presentation: An 80-year-old...
{ "authors": [ "Sofia Perdigão", "Rita Cunha", "Catarina Costa", "Cristiana Sousa", "Antonio Teira" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52924", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25;16(1):e52924.", "keywords": [ "ascites", "malignant peritoneal mesotheliom...
PMC10893882
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare neoplasm with a low incidence rate worldwide but high morbidity and mortality rates. Due to its rarity, the studies are scarce. We present a case of a 73-year-old woman admitted to the internal medicine unit with constitutional syndrome, abdominal pain, and ascites. Thr...
{ "authors": [ "Jean Pierre Gafaranga" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S430840", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 2:16:647-649.", "keywords": [ "implanon", "major depression", "pain disorder" ], "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pubmed.ncb...
PMC10557957
This report presents a case study of a patient who experienced depression and panic disorder symptoms associated with the use of Implanon, a contraceptive implant. This is a rare case of related prevalence data. The purpose of this report is to explore the potential relationship between Implanon and the development of ...
{ "authors": [ "Xi Li", "Wenbo Li", "Yu Wu", "Yuan Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MS9.0000000000001460", "journal": "Ann Med Surg (Lond)", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 7;86(1):485-488.", "keywords": [ "ascites", "embolization", "massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage", ...
PMC10783337
Introduction and importance: Massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a severe hemorrhage that occurs in the gastrointestinal tract and is a life-threatening condition. Sinistral portal hypertension is a common etiology for massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage, whose occurrence might be derived from pathological changes i...
{ "authors": [ "Katherine I Jicha", "Elizabeth L Nieman", "Dean S Morrell" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795565231194819", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 28:17:11795565231194819.", "keywords": [ "bote sign", "molluscum contagiosum", "ca...
PMC10467222
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral cutaneous infection common in children. It is characterized by umbilicated, skin-colored papules that typically resolve without treatment over several months to years. Immune response to the virus may cause inflammatory reactions, including molluscum dermatitis, inflamed molluscum,...
{ "authors": [ "Enrico De Dominicis", "Gian Luca Marella", "Gabriele Giuga", "Giulia Ceccobelli", "Luca Savino", "Alessandro Mauro Tavone" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4322/acr.2024.482", "journal": "Autops Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 15:14:e2024482.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10984609
The present work reports the autopsy findings of a unique case characterized by fatal retroperitoneal hemorrhage following the traumatic rupture of bilateral renal angiomyolipomas. Renal angiomyolipomas are generally benign tumors with an unpredictable clinical course, ranging from asymptomatic to sudden rupture and he...
{ "authors": [ "Abeer Qasim", "Sai Vishnu Vardhan Allu", "Patrik Schmidt", "Harsh R Parikh", "Sarah Moore", "Laura Yapor", "Maryam Soliman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52859", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;16(1):e52859.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10886435
Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive malignancy typically associated with asbestos exposure. We present the clinical and diagnostic journey of a 63-year-old male carpenter, who presented with concerning symptoms of shortness of breath and total right lung "white-out" on imaging. Comprehensive medical evaluation reveal...
{ "authors": [ "Soichiro Okamoto", "Hiroki Maeyama" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ams2.895", "journal": "Acute Med Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 7;10(1):e895.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37814652/", "major_mesh_terms": [], ...
PMC10560133
Traumatic intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernias are very rare; they occur when the central tendon of the diaphragm ruptures, allowing abdominal viscera to herniate into the pericardial sac, causing life-threatening cardiac tamponade. Computed tomography imaging with multiplanar reconstruction is useful in evaluating s...
{ "authors": [ "Laith Daraghmeh", "Malak Eleiwi", "Naim Qamhia", "Iyad Maqboul" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51683", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 5;16(1):e51683.", "keywords": [ "conservative and surgical treatment", "peritoneal dialysis (pd)", ...
PMC10838387
An uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction is an abdominal cocoon, also known as sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP). We present the case of a 24-year-old female peritoneal dialysis patient who presented with a picture of complete intestinal obstruction. After reviewing the patient's medical history and acquiri...
{ "authors": [ "Prasanna R Sonar", "Aarati S Panchbhai", "Ankita Pathak", "Arushi Beri", "Ravina Khairkar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51652", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 4;16(1):e51652.", "keywords": [ "fixed dental prosthesis", "long span ...
PMC10839426
An abutment having edentulous space on both sides is referred to as a pier abutment. The rehabilitation of a patient whose primary concern when they first came to the hospital was missing teeth is discussed in this case report. When using a pier abutment for a fixed dental prosthesis, there is a problem with fulcrum an...
{ "authors": [ "Marianne Cortes", "Kyoung W Cho", "Nayeem M Chowdhury", "Jeffri-Noelle Mays", "Chan H Shin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51707", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 5;16(1):e51707.", "keywords": [ "amoxicillin", "drug rash", "drug...
PMC10839418
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is an uncommon and potentially fatal adverse drug reaction that can affect individuals with immunosuppression, viral reactivation, pharmacogenetic susceptibility, and recent exposures to new medications. Due to the ambiguous symptomology of DRESS sy...
{ "authors": [ "Insaf Mohammad", "Sarah Alsomairy", "Mona Mawari", "Mohamad Elabdallah", "Ruaa Elteriefi", "Julie George" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.24926/iip.v14i2.5464", "journal": "Innov Pharm", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 10;14(2):10.24926/iip.v14i2.5464.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10653718
Background: A controlled substance agreement (CSA) is a risk mitigation strategy for patients managed on controlled substance medications such as opioids and benzodiazepines. Limited literature exists to describe the role of the clinic pharmacy team to promote adherence to CSA monitoring parameters. Objective: The obje...
{ "authors": [ "Surasak Puvabanditsin", "Ian Lee", "Natasha Cordero", "Keisha Target", "Su Young Park", "Rajeev Mehta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8099373", "journal": "Case Rep Genet", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 30:2024:8099373.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC ...
PMC11227944
3-hydroxy isobutyl-CoA hydrolase (HIBCH) deficiency is a recently described, rare inborn error of valine metabolism associated with a Leigh syndrome-like phenotype, neurodegenerative symptoms, and caused by recessive mutations in the HIBCH gene. We report the most severe case to date of an intrauterine growth-restricte...
{ "authors": [ "Larissa L Aroche Gutierrez", "Jason Bunn", "Gabriele Duvernois", "Courtney Baker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52125", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;16(1):e52125.", "keywords": [ "cervical ectopic", "fertility-sparing treatment",...
PMC10855012
Cervical ectopic pregnancy is a rare condition associated with significant morbidity. With early ultrasound, fertility preservation options have become more common. No consensus on treatment exists, but many treatment modalities have been reported with good outcomes. This case report exemplifies the advantages of combi...
{ "authors": [ "José Guillermo Flores-Vázquez", "Luis Alberto Rodriguez-Hernandez", "Gustavo Becerril-Vega", "Ivan Abdiel Rodríguez-Hernández", "Aldo G Eguiluz-Melendez", "Oscar Suarez-Rivera" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_698_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal...
PMC10858759
Background: Postsurgical spinal infections are a severe complication and a challenge to the neurosurgeon due to their complex management. Revision surgeries and the removal of hardware are usually necessary. Recently, advances in nuclear medicine have made it possible to employ radiotracers to identify infections. The ...
{ "authors": [ "Wenpeng Huang", "Yushuo Peng", "Yongbai Zhang", "Yongkang Qiu", "Yi Liu", "Aixiang Wang", "Lei Kang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1266630", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 19:10:1266630.", "keywords": [ "18f-f...
PMC10546202
Background: Xp11.2 translocation/TFE3 gene fusion associated with renal cell carcinoma (Xp11.2 RCC) exhibits unique biological characteristics and is associated with an increased incidence of tumor thrombosis, lymph node metastasis, and advanced disease stages. Multimodality imaging, including US, contrast-enhanced CT,...
{ "authors": [ "Anupam Jena", "Subasis Mishra", "Binayananda Padhee", "Surya Kant Jena", "Nelson Ghosh", "Prasanta Padhan", "Nikunja Kishore Rout", "Panchanan Sahoo" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1093/ehjcr/ytad627", "journal": "Eur Heart J Case Rep", "journal_detail": "202...
PMC10766067
Background: Aortic aneurysm as a presenting feature in Takayasu's arteritis is very rare. Here, we report three cases of extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in Takayasu's arteritis as initial presentation. Case summary: All three cases were males and presented with complaints of abdominal pain and refractory hyp...
{ "authors": [ "Limei Shi", "Shuang Wang", "Xiaohua Li", "Xin Li", "Yuxiang Li", "Yang Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2023.1234447", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 4:13:1234447.", "keywords": [ "brucella abortus", "ac...
PMC10582943
Brucella infection often involves multiple organ systems with non-specific clinical manifestations, and cutaneous involvement is uncommon. Splenic infarction and leukocytoclastic vasculitis also rarely occur together in the course of brucellosis infection. We report the case of a 47-year-old man with Brucella combined ...
{ "authors": [ "Vishal Patel", "Darshana Balasubramaniam", "Vanessa Cavero-Chavez", "Lyda Cuervo-Pardo", "Catalina Sanchez-Alvarez" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096231220480", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan-Dec:11:23247096231220...
PMC10748524
Schnitzler's Syndrome (SS) is a rare late-onset acquired autoinflammatory disorder which consists of chronic urticaria associated with a monoclonal IgM-kappa gammopathy, arthralgias, skeletal hyperostosis, lymphadenopathy, and recurrent constitutional symptoms. The average age of diagnosis is 51 years with a slight mal...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammad Hadi Tajik Jalayeri", "Mahdi Mazandarani", "Narges Lashkarbolouk" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102009", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 27:49:102009.", "keywords": [ "behcet's disease", "computed tomography pulm...
PMC10995881
Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic and inflammatory vasculitis characterized by recurrent oral and genital aphthous ulcers, uveitis, and skin lesions. Although there is a high rate of deep vein thrombosis in BD, pulmonary arterial thromboembolism (PTE) is a rare complication. We present a 30-year-old patient who was ad...
{ "authors": [ "Naohiko Maejima", "Shotaro Matsumoto", "Itaru Hayakawa", "Kentaro Koike", "Yuichi Abe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51665", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 4;16(1):e51665.", "keywords": [ "acute necrotizing encephalopathy", "covid...
PMC10838156
Neurological complications are frequent non-respiratory complications associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and acute encephalopathy (AE) has been reported to occur in 2.2% of patients. Among many phenotypes of AEs, acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is associated with multiple organ failure (MOF), l...
{ "authors": [ "Atsushi Horiuchi", "Shun Akehi", "Yuta Fujiwara", "Sakura Kawaharada", "Takayuki Anai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000537779", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 7;17(1):438-446.", "keywords": [ "gastric cancer", "liver metastases"...
PMC10919909
Introduction: Improvements in overall survival from advanced gastric cancer have recently been reported with nivolumab. However, few reports have described long-term survival after discontinuing treatment. Case presentation: A 67-year-old man diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysm initiall...
{ "authors": [ "Yang Chen", "Hanhan Hong", "Shujun Bao", "Hao Tang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fphar.2023.1131703", "journal": "Front Pharmacol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 14:14:1131703.", "keywords": [ "egfr tyrosine kinase inhibitor", "stevens–johnson syndrome", "...
PMC10682071
Background: The treatment paradigm for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is rapidly changing. Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) and anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) antibodies have increasingly been incorporated into routine care for nearly all patients with NSCLC. Toripali...
{ "authors": [ "Guirong Chen", "Nan Ma", "Donglan Zhu", "Huaihai Zhou", "Qiumei Liang", "Jianfeng Meng", "Yin Shen", "Hang Liu", "Liu Liu", "Zhiyi He", "Zhiqiang Qin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2023.1186335", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol",...
PMC10583546
Rationale: T. marneffei is opportunistic and dimorphic fungus, which can cause systemic mycosis in human beings. It's being difficult to obtain histopathological or microbiological evidence in T. marneffei infection. We reported a rare non-HIV case of T. marneffei infection of bronchopulmonary and mediastinal lymph no...
{ "authors": [ "Shiva Barforoshi", "Chandana Shekar", "Zoe Yu", "Eugene Liu", "Venkat Manubolu", "Matthew J Budoff", "Sion K Roy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795468241249059", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 27:18:11795468241249059."...
PMC11057338
Pseudoaneurysm is a rare but fatal complication of myocardial infarction (MI). With the advances in cardiovascular disease detection and treatments, fatal structural complications post-MI are now rare. When they occur, advanced diagnostic modalities can be used for early diagnosis, aiding surgical planning, and improvi...
{ "authors": [ "Nagaraju Nimmanagoti", "Ashish Varma", "Amar Taksande", "Revat J Meshram" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51821", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 7;16(1):e51821.", "keywords": [ "abdominal distension", "bitot's spots", "hepatitis", ...
PMC10847064
This case presentation details the clinical journey of a three-year-old male child presenting with fever, abdominal distention, and loose stools. The child's symptoms, unresponsive to initial treatment at two hospitals, led to the discovery of elevated liver enzymes and subsequent referral to a tertiary care center. Cl...
{ "authors": [ "Vivek Paul", "Kendall Kling", "Phillip P Santoiemma" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01900", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 28:34:e01900.", "keywords": [ "anaerobic infection", "bacteremia", "parvimonas micra", "spondylodisci...
PMC10542417
Parvimonas micra is an obligate anaerobe that forms part of the normal gastrointestinal flora. The advent of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) and 16s ribosomal RNA gene sequencing has led to increased detection of many rare anaerobic isolates, including Parvimonas...
{ "authors": [ "Xin Luo", "Rui-Zhi Chang", "Dong Kuang", "Mingming Yuan", "Gan-Xun Li", "Bixiang Zhang", "Yan-Jun Wang", "Wan-Guang Zhang", "Ze-Yang Ding" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1285296", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 18:...
PMC10622745
Background: Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) shows poor prognosis. Combined hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) and lenvatinib and PD-1 antibody therapy show promising effects in treating advanced HCC, and salvage hepatectomy further promotes the overall survival in patients who were successfully convert...
{ "authors": [ "Nasser Kamalian", "Shahmir Kamalian", "Mohammad Vasei" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52453", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 17;16(1):e52453.", "keywords": [ "brain", "brain parenchyma", "infantile", "intraventricular ependyma", ...
PMC10794010
The patient is a one-year-old girl referred to the hospital for an enlarged head after a 1.5-month history of two falls, followed by polydipsia, polyuria, and slow movement and growth. Three subsequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations of the brain revealed nodular lesions disseminated in the brain parenchy...
{ "authors": [ "Sally Mahgoub Khalil", "Sami Aqel", "Dalal Sideeg Mudawi", "Hassan Mobayed", "Maryam Ali Al-Nesf" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1253301", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 11:14:1253301.", "keywords": [ "c7 deficiency", "n...
PMC10598862
Introduction: Neisseria meningitidis is a significant cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia worldwide. Recurrent Neisseria meningitidis is frequently associated with terminal complement protein deficiency, including Complement component 7. This report discusses the first case of C7 deficiency in Qatar. Case rep...
{ "authors": [ "Mengyan Wang", "Fucheng Ji", "Jinfeng Zhou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1413713", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 5:11:1413713.", "keywords": [ "tee", "atrial dissection", "left atrioventricular groove", "mitral ...
PMC11331426
Left atrial dissection (LatD) is a very rare complication of cardiac surgery, but it is relatively more common in mitral valve surgery. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) plays an important role in timely detection of LatD and accurate assessment of the condition, which are key factors in determining the patient's ...
{ "authors": [ "Na Du", "Qiuyu Mao", "Jingyi Yang", "Yiwen Zhang", "Xinyan Lyu", "Yueyue Li", "Wei Min", "Jing Xu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1422389", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 26:11:1422389.", "keywords": [ "bio...
PMC11233783
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is a chronic inflammatory skin lesion with an undefined cause. It is more commonly found in the genital area, particularly in adolescents, premenopausal women and postmenopausal women. LSA is difficult to treat and often recurs. The primary treatment for LSA involves the administrat...
{ "authors": [ "Wei-Li Liu", "Ying-Hsuan Peng" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1337135", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 31:12:1337135.", "keywords": [ "atrial tachycardia", "bradycardia", "high-degree atrioventricular block", "neonatal lupus"...
PMC11322077
Neonatal lupus may be associated with severe cardiac conduction problems, including high-degree or complete atrioventricular (AV) block, necessitating immediate pacemaker implantation during the neonatal period. However, cardiac manifestations of neonatal lupus may extend beyond AV block. Our case was a full-term femal...
{ "authors": [ "Kristine May F Valmoria", "Raymond S Alonso" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.47895/amp.vi0.6457", "journal": "Acta Med Philipp", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 15;58(2):98-106.", "keywords": [ "glomerulosclerosis", "immunosuppression therapy", "nephrotic", "syndrome" ...
PMC11219514
Collapsing Glomerulopathy (CG) is a rare entity presenting as nephrotic syndrome and rapidly progressive renal deterioration. It has been first identified among African-American patients and subsequently dubbed HIV-associated nephropathy after a number of patients with HIV were found to have CG. It has re-emerged recen...
{ "authors": [ "Tatiane Nobre Pinto", "Laura M A Oliveira", "Gisela L da Costa", "Natália Silva Costa", "Elaine Cristina Francisco", "Tatiana C A Pinto", "Manoel M E Oliveira" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2024.1394663", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "jou...
PMC11169740
In this study, we report the first isolation of Hanseniaspora opuntiae obtained from four pregnant women in Brazil. Clinical isolates were obtained from four samples taken between 35 and 37 gestational weeks, as part of the routine antenatal care for maternal colonization screening for Streptococcus agalactiae group B....
{ "authors": [ "Rita Pereira", "Sara Neves", "Maria Ruão", "Celina Gonçalves", "Carla Teixeira" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52849", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;16(1):e52849.", "keywords": [ "covid 19", "covid-19", "covid-19-associated...
PMC10884720
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is often linked to a broad range of opportunistic bacterial and fungal infections. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed an unprecedented surge in mucormycosis cases, predominantly in India, while the disease remained relatively rare in Europe. The authors describe t...
{ "authors": [ "Moni Roy", "Himanshu Rathore", "Ashish K Roy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1294", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12;14(1):39-42.", "keywords": [ "etanercept", "pulmonary embolism", "shared decision m...
PMC10932506
Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents mechanical obstruction of one or more branches of pulmonary vasculature due to thromboembolism from a deep vein thrombosis. Hormonal contraceptives, hormonal replacement therapy, antipsychotics and fibrates are medications that are associated with increased risk of venous thromboembol...
{ "authors": [ "Younjoo Song", "Min-Jung Park", "Hyung Jin Choi" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.5765/jkacap.230069", "journal": "Soa Chongsonyon Chongsin Uihak", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;35(1):66-74.", "keywords": [ "anorexia nervosa", "binge eating", "food addiction" ], ...
PMC10774557
Food addiction refers to a condition in which individuals exhibit addictive-like behaviors toward food, like those observed in substance abuse. Although still debated, evidence supporting the validity and usefulness of the concept of food addiction is growing. Food addiction is particularly associated with obesity and ...
{ "authors": [ "Yijun Cai", "Amir Ali", "Elan Filler", "Rua Bayati", "Tanjia Toma", "Omar Zaki", "George Yaghmour", "Abdullah Ladha", "Karrune Woan", "Eric Tam", "Preet M Chaudhary" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1329893", "journal": "Front Oncol", ...
PMC10894980
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common complication in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). GVHD is characterized as either acute or chronic based on symptomatology and histopathological findings. Despite advancements in disease-targeting therapeutics, steroid-refractory G...
{ "authors": [ "Ayumi Ito", "Maria Yonezawa", "Shun Murasugi", "Teppei Omori", "Shinichi Nakamura", "Katsutoshi Tokushige" ], "case_amount": 9, "doi": "10.1159/000531705", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 16;17(1):255-263.", "keywords": [ "bowel ...
PMC10624936
The patient was a woman in her 40s who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease (CD) of the large and small intestines in 1996. In 2005, she was referred to our hospital for treatment. We treated her for 17 years with corticosteroids, biologics, immunosuppressive agents, 5-aminosalicylic acid, and nutrition care. However, he...
{ "authors": [ "Bingjun Tang", "Sijia Li", "Pengfei Wang", "Jiming Ma", "Fei Yu", "Jun Shi", "Xuedong Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1180759", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 16:10:1180759.", "keywords": [ "case report", ...
PMC10466400
Introduction: Prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein (PPPV) is a rare congenital variation, with only 17 cases reported in the literature and five of them undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Of these, four were L-shaped PPPV with a thin wall that was difficult to isolate, while only one normal-shaped PPPV was repo...
{ "authors": [ "Yu Liu", "Hongying Guo", "Wei Yuan", "Ying Zou", "Zhiping Qian", "Xue Mei", "Liujuan Ji", "Jiefei Wang", "Yuyi Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S451880", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 4:17:1333-1343.", "keywo...
PMC11001556
Background: Talaromyces marneffei (TM) is the third most prevalent opportunistic infection in HIV-positive patients after tuberculosis and cryptococcosis. However, such infection of non-HIV individuals has rarely been reported. Case presentation: We describe a very rare case of a 52-year-old male who presented with a ...
{ "authors": [ "Prashant Bhasin", "Bhavna G Saraf", "Sachin Chauhan", "Hemanshi Kumar", "Palak Wahi", "Vrinda Vats" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2740", "journal": "Int J Clin Pediatr Dent", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;17(1):97-101.", "keywords": [ "bio...
PMC10978518
Aim and objective: The present case report aims to describe the nonsurgical management of an anterior tooth with a blunderbuss canal and an open apex using mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) under magnification. Background: When pulp is traumatized before root formation, it results in pulpal necrosis, due to which dentin...
{ "authors": [ "Maia Sophia Kantorowski", "James Benning Walker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_375_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 23:15:292.", "keywords": [ "angioma", "cavernoma", "cavernous malformation", "dorsolateral myelotomy", ...
PMC11380891
Background: Advancements in minimally invasive spinal surgery have led to an expansion of targeted pathologies as well as improvements in surgical outcomes compared to their conventional counterparts through open laminectomy; however, this technique is rarely mentioned in the literature for intrinsic cord lesions. The ...
{ "authors": [ "Wenyi Qin", "Shuangshuang Yang", "Lijuan Zhang", "Mengqi Liu", "Jiayu Tian", "Juan Yang", "Guoqing Zhou", "Xiaofeng Rong" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1389993", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 11:15:1389993.", "keyw...
PMC11043565
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign, self-limiting illness that can progress to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in approximately 30% of cases. Neurological injuries can occur in both diseases, albeit with distinct presentations. Venous sinus thrombosis is a serious cerebrovascular complication in patients wit...