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{ "authors": [ "Loelita Marcelia Lumintang", "Teruyuki Dohi", "Rei Ogawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/GOX.0000000000005541", "journal": "Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 22;12(1):e5541.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubme...
PMC10803023
The recent COVID-19 pandemic required many people to wear ear-loop face masks (ELFMs) for protracted periods, and ear injuries have been reported. Here, we report a rare case of a keloid on the right posterior ear that appeared to arise from prolonged ELFM use. A 76-year-old Japanese man presented with a 7.3 × 2.2 × 1....
{ "authors": [ "Enrique Bedoya-Ismodes", "Karem Portugal", "Sandy Carmona-Lozano", "Mirna Dominguez-Gonzales", "Jaime Torres", "Nestor Juarez-Herrera" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3332/ecancer.2024.1709", "journal": "Ecancermedicalscience", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 4:18:1709.",...
PMC11254390
The malignant transformation of mature cystic teratomas during pregnancy is a rare occurrence in medical literature. In this case report, we present a remarkable instance of mucinous intestinal adenocarcinoma arising from a mature ovarian cystic teratoma diagnosed during pregnancy. This is among the few reports detaili...
{ "authors": [ "Hannah Lynch", "Ezra Dweck", "Jehanzeb Nadeem" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51939", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 9;16(1):e51939.", "keywords": [ "follow-up in primary care", "infantile hemangioma", "interdisciplinary team", "ph...
PMC10851920
PHACE (posterior fossa malformations, hemangioma, arterial anomalies, coarctation of the aorta/cardiac defects, and eye abnormalities) syndrome is an extremely uncommon condition that requires a team of physicians to properly diagnose, treat, and follow. Patients are at risk of posterior fossa malformations, hemangioma...
{ "authors": [ "Maria Eduarda Schmitz da Silva", "Bruna Christianetti", "Erik Amazonas", "Marcy Lancia Pereira" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2024.1309167", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 9:11:1309167.", "keywords": [ "cbd", "thc", "autoimm...
PMC10884172
Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is a common autoimmune skin disease in dogs. Conventional treatments, such as corticosteroids, can be effective but often have side effects. This case report presents a successful use of cannabinoid therapy (CT) in a dog with DLE resistant to conventional treatment. A 2-year-old mixed-...
{ "authors": [ "Er-Raji Samir", "Rokhssi Hasnae", "Ennibi Oumkeltoum" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.47.105.26619", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 5:47:105.", "keywords": [ "hyperplasia", "case report", "diode laser", "surgery" ], "...
PMC11101355
Denture-induced fibrous hyperplasia (DIFH) is a persistent lesion caused by low-intensity chronic injury of the tissue in contact with an ill-fitting, over-extended denture. This fibrous connective tissue lesion commonly occurs in oral mucosa in patients showing important alveolar ridge atrophy. Surgical excision is th...
{ "authors": [ "Saad Moussa Elmi", "Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame", "Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou", "Madina Rabileh Yassin", "Soufiyan El Attari", "Abad C Chérif El Asri", "Miloudi Gazzaz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_759_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_d...
PMC10858772
Background: Morganella morganii is a Gram-negative enteric rod found in the intestinal tracts of humans, mammals, and reptiles as normal flora. It is highly implicated in urinary tract infections, wound infections, and septicemia. The cerebral nervous system, especially brain abscess attributed to M. morganii, remains...
{ "authors": [ "Naoki Okada", "Ryusuke Yamamoto", "Hayato Maruoka", "Mayuko Himeno", "Nobuhiro Hiramoto", "Takayuki Ishikawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000531471", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 11;16(1):604-612.", "keywords": [ "alemtuzumab...
PMC10601731
T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) is a rare aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) followed by alemtuzumab administration is the most promising treatment for T-PLL but is associated with a high risk of infections as alemtuzumab strongly suppresses cellular immunit...
{ "authors": [ "Ali Riza Caliskan", "Mehmet Ali Erdogan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14744/hf.2024.2024.0010", "journal": "Hepatol Forum", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 10;5(4):204-206.", "keywords": [ "drug reaction", "leflunomide", "liver transplantation" ], "license": "CC BY-N...
PMC11440219
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a severe, potentially life-threatening, drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction that involves hematological abnormalities (atypical lymphocytosis, eosinophilia), lymphadenopathy, skin eruption, and internal organ involvement (lung, liver, kidney)....
{ "authors": [ "Tushar Kalekar", "Ojasvi Sharma", "Sayali Paidlewar", "Ankita Pandey", "Eshan C Durgi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4102/sajr.v28i1.2839", "journal": "SA J Radiol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 9;28(1):2839.", "keywords": [ "giant cell", "lumbar spine", "l...
PMC11151400
Giant cell-rich osteosarcoma (GCRO) is a rare variant of osteosarcoma. A significant diagnostic hurdle is presented by the lesion's uncommon appearance on histopathology. This report presents a case of a 59-year-old female patient diagnosed with GCRO. Contribution: While it is extremely difficult to distinguish GCRO fr...
{ "authors": [ "Ismail Dergaa", "Feten Fekih-Romdhane", "Souheil Hallit", "Alexandre Andrade Loch", "Jordan M Glenn", "Mohamed Saifeddin Fessi", "Mohamed Ben Aissa", "Nizar Souissi", "Noomen Guelmami", "Sarya Swed", "Abdelfatteh El Omri", "Nicola Luigi Bragazzi", "H...
PMC10794665
Background: Psychiatry is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental health disorders. With advancements in technology and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), there has been a growing interest in exploring the potential of AI language models systems, such as...
{ "authors": [ "Yazhuo Ni", "Rui Li", "Dongwang Zhu", "Rui Dong", "Feng Qiao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-100", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 1:8:7.", "keywords": [ "giant", "case report", "histopathology", "keratoacanthoma", ...
PMC10789903
Background: Giant keratoacanthoma, a rare variant solitary of keratoacanthoma is characterized by a diameter exceeding 20 mm, rapid growth, and destruction of underlying tissue. Traditionally, it has been considered to be a self-resolving or low-grade squamous proliferation. Due to their atypical appearance, Giant kera...
{ "authors": [ "Rui Liu", "Guina Liu", "Fang Lu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fphar.2024.1401017", "journal": "Front Pharmacol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 18:15:1401017.", "keywords": [ "vkh-like uveitis", "donafenib-induced uveitis", "hepatocellular carcinoma", "ocul...
PMC11291377
Background: The incidence of uveitis has risen with the use of targeted therapies, particularly prevalent in the administration of immune checkpoint inhibitors and MAP-kinase pathway inhibitors. We report the first case of VKH-like uveitis linked to Donafenib employed for the primary hepatocellular carcinoma, highlight...
{ "authors": [ "Kyle L Granger Jr", "Trish Paulos", "Mary-Keara Boss", "Liz Guieu", "Sarah Shropshire" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2024.1375507", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 May 17:11:1375507.", "keywords": [ "dic", "adenocarcinoma", "...
PMC11152169
In human medicine, hemostatic disorders such as thrombocytopenia, hyperfibrinolysis, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) have been associated with many cancers. Acute hemorrhage secondary to hyperfibrinolysis has been predominantly reported with prostatic adenocarcinoma in human patients. To the author's ...
{ "authors": [ "Simran Nimal", "Gowrishankar Palaniswamy", "Navya Pillikunte Doddareddy", "Sahithi Talacheru", "Shraddha Jadhav", "Tanmayee Mareedu", "Mihirkumar P Parmar", "Anup Banur" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51634", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail":...
PMC10837743
We report a rare case of a 24-year-old male with a rare anatomic variant of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The patient presented with symptoms of productive cough with recurrent and severe bouts of hemoptysis and grade I dyspnea. There were no prior episodes reported. The patient was vitally stable with bilateral club...
{ "authors": [ "Yanan Liu", "Jingjing Mao", "Dongfeng Shen", "Baoli Jin", "Xueqin Wu", "Congcong Song", "Wenjing Du" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1340859", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 31:14:1340859.", "keywords": [ "anlotinib", ...
PMC11176459
Background: Glomus tumors are typically benign soft tissue tumors that occur at the extremities; malignant and viscerally occurring cases are extremely rare. Case presentation: We report a 49-year old male patient with a malignant esophageal glomus tumor that was complicated by lung and liver metastases. Genetic test r...
{ "authors": [ "Sehreen Mumtaz", "Lisa M Balistreri", "Andy Abril", "Ernesto Ayala", "Ronald R Butendieck Jr", "Florentina Berianu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241271811", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 22:12:2050313X241271811.", "...
PMC11342424
Microvascular remodeling and capillary repopulation can occur after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in patients with systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aim to report evidence for microvascular remodeling after autologous HSCT as observed by nailfold videocapillaroscopy (N...
{ "authors": [ "Jack Fitzsimons", "Kathleen Phelan", "Asha Dhanarajan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000539453", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 18;17(1):653-657.", "keywords": [ "bortezomib", "case report", "deafness", "hearing loss", "walde...
PMC11249454
Introduction: We present a case report of hearing loss in a patient with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) receiving treatment with bortezomib. Case presentation: Our patient developed sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss after receiving three doses of bortezomib. His hearing loss was irreversible and resulted ...
{ "authors": [ "Ndubueze Ezemba", "Augustine Chukwudi Onuh", "Uchenna Simon Onoh" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2023.45.183.38569", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 25:45:183.", "keywords": [ "vascular ring", "aberrant right subclavian artery", "...
PMC10656587
Anomalies of the arterial branches of the arch of the aorta are rare, with the aberrant right subclavian artery being the most common of this anomaly. Majority of the anomalies are asymptomatic and often discovered as incidental findings. In the great majority of the symptomatic cases, the presentation may be either wi...
{ "authors": [ "Alexandra Christ", "Michelle Naegeli", "Clement Staud", "Christine Radtke" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02048", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 31:37:e02048.", "keywords": [ "abscess of the lower extremity", "lactobacillus gass...
PMC11342285
Background: Lactobacilli are gram-positive, lactic acid-producing, facultative anaerobes of the human microbiota located in the human gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, and the oral cavity and are considered non-pathogenic. When certain risk factors are present, they have the potential to cause serious infec...
{ "authors": [ "Mingqi Yang", "Lian Bai", "Yunju Ma", "Xuanqi Cao", "Qingya Cui", "Depei Wu", "Xiaowen Tang" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/OTT.S482781", "journal": "Onco Targets Ther", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 4:17:733-738.", "keywords": [ "apl differentiation syn...
PMC11380871
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is characterized by a reciprocal translocation t (15;17) (q24;q21), which leads to the fusion of PML and RARα genes known as PML-RARα fusion. A few cases of potentially hereditary leukemia-related genes in APL have been reported, but no instances of familial aggregation of APL have be...
{ "authors": [ "San Zhu", "Yuhao Liu", "Ce Bian", "Yan Luo", "Manman Zhu", "Lingyun Yang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1423874", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 9:14:1423874.", "keywords": [ "cancer diagnosis", "cervical intraepitheli...
PMC11263100
In this report, we present a case of a woman with concurrent cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade III (CIN III) and urethral cancer, both associated with HPV16 infection. This unique case was initially brought to attention due to postmenopausal vaginal bleeding, despite the absence of urological symptoms and negati...
{ "authors": [ "Vijay Singh", "Dinesh Srivastava", "Neha Kotarya", "Manish Ora", "Prasanta Kumar Pradhan" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.22038/AOJNMB.2024.78270.1552", "journal": "Asia Ocean J Nucl Med Biol", "journal_detail": "2024;12(2):189-201.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC ...
PMC11263772
Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), the spread of cancer cells in the peritoneum, is a significant concern in advanced gastrointestinal and gynecological cancers. This case series includes findings on the appearance and pattern of PC on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT (18F-FDG PET/CT). The primary so...
{ "authors": [ "Marina Nearchou", "Elizabeth Georgiou", "Alexis Vrachimis", "Konstantinos Ferentinos", "Iosif Strouthos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fnume.2023.1319952", "journal": "Front Nucl Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 27:3:1319952.", "keywords": [ "18f-psma pet/ct...
PMC11440873
Background: 18F-prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET is fast becoming the gold-standard in prostate cancer, both in staging of intermediate-/high-risk patients and in re-staging patients with biochemical failure. Several pitfalls of 18F-PSMA PET have been reported, and we report, to our best of knowledge, for ...
{ "authors": [ "Rawia F Albar", "Rahaf A Hubayni", "Raghad A Aldahhas", "Elaf I Khshwry" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53179", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53179.", "keywords": [ "ck", "influenza a virus", "pediatric", "upper resp...
PMC10901551
Infective myositis is a rare complication of viral infection, occurring most commonly in children. Here, we present the first case report in Saudi Arabia that describes a four-year-old healthy female who presented to the emergency department with a history of fever associated with coryzal symptoms for four days and a o...
{ "authors": [ "Gordan Adžić", "Juraj Prejac", "Stjepko Pleština" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1260989", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 10:13:1260989.", "keywords": [ "case report", "complete response", "hepatocellular carcinoma", "soraf...
PMC10597619
Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for approximately 90% of primary liver cancer and can be caused by well-known risk factors, including infection with hepatitis B and C viruses, alcohol intake, and metabolic syndrome. The overall prognosis remains poor with a median survival of 1 year for symptomati...
{ "authors": [ "Sacide S Ozgur", "Muhammad Adil Afzal", "Dhruv Patel", "Nida Ansari", "Arielle Aiken", "Yezin Shamoon", "Rachel Abboud", "Fayez Shamoon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096241238528", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail"...
PMC10943721
Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted via Ixodes ticks, is a common vector-borne illness in the United States, with an estimated 476,000 annual cases. While primarily known for its neurological and rheumatological manifestations, Lyme disease can also involve the cardiac system, known as Lyme car...
{ "authors": [ "Chunli Li", "Li Bian", "Guangtao Fan", "Yilong Huang", "Jiang Li", "Bo He" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1437650", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 16:11:1437650.", "keywords": [ "case report", "follow-up", ...
PMC11439660
Background: Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors (PHNETs) are an utterly rare entity. The diagnosis of PHNETs could legitimize when an extrahepatic primary NET must always be excluded. PHNETs can achieve a high survival rate after complete surgical resection, however, most patients still have an 18% risk of recurrence...
{ "authors": [ "Shohei F Waller", "Yvette O'Brien", "Jo-An Seah", "Sue-Anne McLachlan", "Anthony J Dowling" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241235009", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 4:12:2050313X241235009.", "keywords": [ "organ donat...
PMC10913499
Despite being eligible, only 26 patients with primary brain cancer became organ donors from 2009 to 2018 in Australia. We describe two patients with high grade gliomas who successfully donated their organs after obtaining first-person consent in the outpatient setting by careful multidisciplinary planning and an electi...
{ "authors": [ "Abdelrahman Ali", "Poonam Jewani", "Max Bourdillon", "Efstratios Koutroumpakis", "Shaden Khalaf", "Konstantinos Charitakis", "Kara Thompson", "Konstantinos Marmagkiolis", "Anita Deswal", "Cezar Iliescu" ], "case_amount": 7, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.133795...
PMC10937743
Cangrelor, a potent intravenous P2Y12 platelet inhibitor, has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing ischemic events without a corresponding increase in severe bleeding during percutaneous coronary intervention, as evidenced by the CHAMPION-PHOENIX trial. Its off-label role as a bridging antiplatelet agent for patients...
{ "authors": [ "Yeng F Her", "Ryan T McWilliams", "Erik A Ovrom", "James C Watson" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S445705", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 26:17:235-240.", "keywords": [ "arachnoiditis", "corticosteroid therapy", "epidur...
PMC10981380
Arachnoiditis is difficult to treat. Patients are often left frustrated after many failed trials of conservative therapies without symptom resolution. Surgery may provide symptom relief for a short period of time, but their pain often returned. Herein, we present three cases of acute arachnoiditis following three diffe...
{ "authors": [ "Maria E Mesalles", "Erinolaoluwa F Araoye", "Anees Siddiqi", "Adrien Janvier" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1297", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12;14(1):101-104.", "keywords": [ "bacteremia", "henoc...
PMC10932499
IgA vasculitis, previously known as Henoch Schönlein Purpura (HSP), is a disease more common in children and occurs when IgA1 immune complexes attach to the walls of small blood vessels causing inflammation. This case report is of an adult male who presented with a purpuric rash affecting both legs, microhematuria, and...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed Isse Ali", "Abdullahi Ali Mohamed", "Ibrahim Mohamed Hirsi", "Mohamed Nur Ali" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S432275", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 20:16:763-766.", "keywords": [ "coagulase-negative staphylococcus", ...
PMC10674559
Introduction and importance: Ecthyma gangrenosum is a skin lesion that can be caused by either bacterial hematogenous seeding or a primary skin infection. Despite being the most frequent causal agent, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is not the only bacteria that has been involved. Other types of bacteria may also be implicated ...
{ "authors": [ "Dipesh Bhattarai", "Shreeram Upadhyaya", "Hemanta Banstola", "Sagun Ballav Pant" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2023/5514321", "journal": "Case Rep Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 27:2023:5514321.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://p...
PMC10624550
Background: The relationship between alcohol dependence and suicidal tendency is well recognized. Self-harm by cut throat is an uncommon but is potentially life-threatening when attempted. We present a description and discussion of a series of three cases of alcohol dependence syndrome who presented with self-inflicted...
{ "authors": [ "Diego Lineker Marquetto Silva", "Stephanie Ondracek Lemouche", "Tatiane Yukari Takahashi", "Isadora de Campos Zanon", "Adailson Siqueira", "Desiree Machado", "Estela Azeka", "Sissy Lara de Melo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/frtra.2024.1302060", "journal"...
PMC11235354
Mechanical circulatory support is an established therapy to support failing hearts as a bridge to transplantation. Although tolerated overall, arrhythmias may occur after ventricular assist device implantation and can complicate patient management. We report on an infant with dilated cardiomyopathy who developed ventri...
{ "authors": [ "Harald Bagger-Jörgensen", "Mohammed Abdulrasak", "Kevin Sandeman", "Mohammed Binsalman", "Klas Sjöberg" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000538894", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 15;18(1):266-272.", "keywords": [ "budesonide or...
PMC11095609
Introduction: Lichen planus is a relatively common inflammatory condition of the nails, skin, and mucosal surfaces. Oesophageal involvement of lichen planus is thought to be very rare, mainly described in case reports, but is associated with a high risk of oesophageal stenosis as well as squamous cell carcinoma. No evi...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroki Maita", "Tadashi Kobayashi", "Takashi Akimoto", "Hiroshi Osawa", "Hiroyuki Hanada" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241275386", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 27:12:2050313X241275386.", "keywords": [ "headache", ...
PMC11348355
Hemiplegic migraine is a rare form of migraine characterized by aura with unilateral paralysis; however, studies on its treatment are limited. A 39-year-old man with migraine headaches and myofascial pain syndrome was referred to our hospital with transient right hemiplegia, after presenting to an outside emergency dep...
{ "authors": [ "Vimal Chacko Mondy", "Anoop Ayyappan", "Jineesh Valakkada", "Deepanjan Bhattacharya", "Bijulal Sasidharan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/s-0043-1772693", "journal": "Indian J Radiol Imaging", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 5;34(1):160-162.", "keywords": [ "aorti...
PMC10723962
The aorto-left ventricular tunnel is an extracardiac communication that has a specific morphological feature. It is important to differentiate this entity from other diagnoses because the treatment options differ significantly and better outcomes are obtained with this entity.
{ "authors": [ "Xiu-Jie Zhao", "Chun-Yu Bai", "Xiao-Yan Li", "Lei Wang", "Ren-Ping Wang", "Yue Xia", "Gang Liu", "Hong-Liang Zhao", "Hong-Zun Xu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S429030", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 29...
PMC10547600
Carvajal syndrome is a rare hereditary cardiocutaneous syndrome caused by the variants of the desmoplakin (DSP) gene. In this study, we report a patient of Carvajal syndrome with a novel homozygous missense variant of DSP gene. We diagnosed a 7-year-old female patient with Carvajal syndrome characterized by dilated car...
{ "authors": [ "Clara Schott", "Samantha Colaiacovo", "Cadence Baker", "Matthew A Weir", "Dervla M Connaughton" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20543581241242562", "journal": "Can J Kidney Health Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 14:11:20543581241242562.", "keywords": [ "alpor...
PMC11017705
Rationale: Alport Syndrome (AS) is a progressive genetic condition characterized by chronic kidney disease (CKD), hearing loss, and eye abnormalities. It is caused by mutations in the genes COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5. Heterozygous mutations in COL4A4 and COL4A3 cause autosomal dominant Alport Syndrome (ADAS), and a spe...
{ "authors": [ "Liuqing Yang", "Ling Peng", "Ke Yuan", "Kanru Cai", "Cheng Feng", "Gendong Yang", "Shunyao Wang", "Xiuyun Zhu", "Jieyun Zhang", "Fuxiang Wang", "Hongzhou Lu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2023.1227537", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Micr...
PMC10482420
In this report, we describe the first case of infective endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium kansasii in a 45-year-old male patient who presented with a 10-day fever and decompensated cirrhosis. Despite negative results in blood culture and pathology, we employed metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) to analyze...
{ "authors": [ "Mark A Colantonio", "Michelle Hartzell", "Brooke Shannon", "Apoorva Iyer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12890/2024_004627", "journal": "Eur J Case Rep Intern Med", "journal_detail": "2024 May 27;11(6):004627.", "keywords": [ "addison’s disease", "adrenal insuffici...
PMC11152233
Addison's disease is a rare, autoimmune condition leading to destruction of the adrenal gland. Autoimmune conditions are known to commonly co-occur. When Addison's disease presents in the setting of autoimmune thyroid disease and/or type 1 diabetes, this condition is termed autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type II, a ...
{ "authors": [ "Sydney Bormann", "Tiffany Bender", "Nicholas Olson", "Jason Fowler" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/23320885.2024.2309970", "journal": "Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 5;11(1):2309970.", "keywords": [ "ossifying fasciitis", "soft...
PMC10846433
Ossifying fasciitis is a rare benign tumor of heterotopic bone formation within fascial tissue. We present a case of a 23-year-old female with a nontraumatic painful mass of the left proximal thigh identified as ossifying fasciitis, a lesion that must be considered in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumors.
{ "authors": [ "Worapot Srimanan", "Somboon Panyakorn" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000535947", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12;15(1):47-55.", "keywords": [ "antiviral agents", "cranial nerve disease", "endotheliitis", "herpes zoster ophthal...
PMC10786585
Introduction: Trochlear nerve palsy (TNP) is a common cause of vertical diplopia resulting from superior oblique muscle weakness. While herpes zoster is a well-documented cause of cranial neuropathies, reports of TNP associated with herpes zoster infection remain limited. Case presentation: We report a case of a 65-yea...
{ "authors": [ "Victoria Jordan", "Ayesha Akram", "Robert Pickles", "Alyssa Arnold", "Syeda Naqvi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1099/acmi.0.000785.v3", "journal": "Access Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 24;6(4):000785.v3.", "keywords": [ "fannyhessea vaginae", "anaer...
PMC11083377
Introduction.Fannyhessea vaginae (formerly Atopobium vaginae) is an anaerobic organism commonly associated with female genital flora, with rare cases of invasive disease reported in females. Case report. We discuss the case of an 81-year-old male who presented with an acute history of back pain and signs of urinary tra...
{ "authors": [ "Junko Naganuma", "Hiroshi Suzumura", "Satomi Koyama", "Miho Yaginuma", "Yuji Fujita", "Yoshiyuki Watabe", "George Imataka", "Keiko Matsubara", "Masayo Kagami", "Shigemi Yoshihara" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1297/cpe.2023-0080", "journal": "Clin Pedi...
PMC11234180
Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a rare disorder characterized by convulsions, tetany, and sensory abnormalities caused by hypocalcemia due to parathyroid hormone (PTH) resistance. Only few patients present with involuntary movements. We report the case of a 7-yr-old girl with PHP and involuntary movements triggered b...
{ "authors": [ "Dalad Pinchaleaw", "Pirawish Limlawan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/1975932", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 14:2024:1975932.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38911258/", "major_mesh_terms":...
PMC11192598
Oral manifestations of mucocutaneous inflammatory diseases such as lichenoid dermatoses often affect the patient's quality of life through the symptoms of pain and burning sensation. In this case report, a patient with known lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP), a variant of lichenoid dermatoses that rarely affect oral muco...
{ "authors": [ "Dhanashree A Minase", "Seema Sathe", "Anjali Bhoyar", "Aditee Apte", "Ankita Pathak" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51946", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 9;16(1):e51946.", "keywords": [ "fixed prosthesis", "full-mouth rehabilitati...
PMC10852098
This clinical report explores the effectiveness of dental implants for rehabilitating fully edentulous arches, with a focus on the all-on-six treatment approach. Implant-supported fixed restorations, particularly using six implants, are presented as an expected and cost-effective solution for the rapid repair of the ed...
{ "authors": [ "Minna Zhang", "Hongxing Luo", "Su Tan", "Tao Fei", "Zhimin Tang", "Qiang Li", "Haixing Lin" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1410014", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 27:11:1410014.", "keywords": [ "case series", ...
PMC11236536
Background: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare acute severe necrotising infection of the kidneys in clinical practice. It is characterized by the presence of gas in the renal parenchyma, collecting system, or perirenal tissue. The prognosis is poor, with a high nephrectomy rate and a mortality rate of up to 2...
{ "authors": [ "Galih Indra Permana", "Takashi Morishita", "Hideaki Tanaka", "Hitoshi Iida", "Shinsuke Fujioka", "Hiroshi Abe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/tohm.837", "journal": "Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 18:14:5.", "keywords": [ "s...
PMC10798164
Background: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurologic condition characterized by motor and phonic tics. Dystonic tics, including blepharospasm, are considered atypical or unusual in severe TS. Case report: We report a severe case of TS with facial dystonic tics resembling blepharospasm in which the microlesion effect and ...
{ "authors": [ "Jennifer Wong", "Monika Kakol", "H Erhan Dincer" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2147/MDER.S478541", "journal": "Med Devices (Auckl)", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 16:17:295-300.", "keywords": [ "diagnosis", "peripheral pulmonary nodule", "radial ebus" ], "licens...
PMC11335003
Navigational bronchoscopy is increasingly used to target peripheral pulmonary nodules using electromagnetic navigational platforms (ENB), fluoroscopic navigation, or robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. The selection of equipment largely depends on the availability of technology, expertise, and the characteristics of the nod...
{ "authors": [ "Ghada Rashwan", "Sara Elagha", "Tahani Aldaham", "Liza Thomas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52552", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19;16(1):e52552.", "keywords": [ "alien hand syndrome", "alien limb syndrome", "involuntary limb m...
PMC10874505
Alien hand syndrome (AHS) is a rare but significant disorder, characterized by involuntary and often complex movements of one's hand. These movements seem to occur independently and unconsciously, separate from a person's intended actions. We report a case of a 70-year-old male who presented to the emergency department...
{ "authors": [ "Nadia Bouhamdani", "Haley McConkey", "Amélie Leblanc", "Bekim Sadikovic", "Mouna Ben Amor" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fgene.2024.1346044", "journal": "Front Genet", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 15:15:1346044.", "keywords": [ "dyt28", "kmt2b", "case ...
PMC10902455
The lysine methyltransferase 2B (KMT2B) gene product is important for epigenetic modifications associated with active gene transcription in normal development and in maintaining proper neural function. Pathogenic variants in KMT2B have been associated with childhood-onset Dystonia-28 and Intellectual developmental diso...
{ "authors": [ "Jing Ke", "Minghua Cao", "Wenzhong Zhang", "Hua Huang", "Ping Chen", "Jinhua Liu", "Dan Shan", "Jie Ke", "Zerui Wang", "Junchen Liu", "Yuan Li", "Sheng Xiao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1332522", "journal": "Front Oncol", "jo...
PMC11165237
Rearrangements involving the neurotrophic-tropomyosin receptor kinase (NTRK) gene family (NTRK1, NTRK2, and NTRK3) have been identified as drivers in a wide variety of human cancers. However, the association between NTRK rearranged thyroid carcinoma and clinicopathological characteristics has not yet been established. ...
{ "authors": [ "Alessandro Inserra", "Angelo Zarfati", "Valerio Pardi", "Arianna Bertocchini", "Antonella Accinni", "Ivan Pietro Aloi", "Cristina Martucci", "Simone Frediani" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1253383", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail"...
PMC10562558
Background: Described for the first time in 1954, Jeune syndrome (JS), often called asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy, is a congenital musculoskeletal disease characterized by short ribs, a narrow thorax, and small limbs. In this study, we analyzed and presented our preliminary experience with a device for progressive in...
{ "authors": [ "Chloe Wautier", "Jolanta Gourmaud", "Catherine Dong", "Gregoire Berthod" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000535741", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 2;17(1):191-201.", "keywords": [ "binimetinib", "colitis", "encorafenib", "gast...
PMC10836952
Introduction: Encorafenib and binimetinib, a combination of BRAF and MEK inhibitors, is a standard of care for patients with advanced BRAFV600-mutant melanoma. This combination is known to have gastrointestinal side effects, most of which are mild and managed symptomatically. However, very few studies have reported sev...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed Dheyaa Al-Obaidi", "Shireen Kh Sabeeh", "Maab Jasim Mohammed", "Assalah Othman", "Yousif Ahmed Algburi", "Hashim Talib Hashim", "Ahmed Qasim Mohammed Alhatemi", "Zahraa Al Hilali", "Bilal Riyadh Taresh Al-Attabi", "Abdullah Al-Awad" ], "case_amount": 1...
PMC11284771
Livedoid vasculopathy (LV) is a chronic, recurrent thrombotic vasculopathy characterized by painful ulcerations on the lower extremities, which heal slowly and leave atrophic white scars known as "atrophie blanche." This report presents the case of a 31-year-old woman with a 4-year history of recurrent painful ulcerati...
{ "authors": [ "Jonathan M Adler", "Sharlene Hesse-Biber", "Memnun Seven", "Andrew A Dwyer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fgene.2024.1380637", "journal": "Front Genet", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 9:15:1380637.", "keywords": [ "breast cancer", "coping", "genetic testing"...
PMC11267581
Individuals harboring breast cancer gene 1/2 (BRCA1/2) pathogenic variants are at increased lifetime risk for developing cancer. Learning one's BRCA1/2 carrier status is a watershed moment that can result in psychological distress, anxiety, and depression, as well as feelings of vulnerability and stigma. However, emoti...
{ "authors": [ "Yousef S Alqahtani", "Bader N Alotaibi", "Lujane S Alqahtani", "Ziad A Aljaafri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/jscr/rjad724", "journal": "J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 18;2024(1):rjad724.", "keywords": [ "mva", "case report", "floating arm...
PMC10799251
Simultaneous ipsilateral fractures of the proximal and distal humerus, known as 'floating arm', are rarely seen in adolescents and are considered challenging to manage. Most of the published cases have involved proximal humerus and distal supracondylar fractures. This paper presents a special case of floating arm injur...
{ "authors": [ "Daisuke Takahashi", "Kan Katayama", "Yoshinobu Iyoda", "Ayumi Fukumori", "Kayo Tsujimoto", "Masahiro Yamawaki", "Fumika Tanaka", "Ryosuke Saiki", "Keiko Oda", "Yasuo Suzuki", "Tomohiro Murata", "Yoshinaga Okugawa", "Kaoru Dohi" ], "case_amount": ...
PMC10620688
Most male X-linked Alport syndrome patients with COL4A5 nonsense mutations experience end-stage kidney failure by 30 years old. Although there is no definition of high-flow arteriovenous fistula, access blood flows greater than 2000 mL/min might predict the occurrence of high-output heart failure. A 50-year-old Japanes...
{ "authors": [ "Thomas Glozman", "Simrin Kooner", "Christian Kostowniak", "Robert Pacheco", "Yikun Zhang", "Camille L Dumas", "Amit Chopra" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.101989", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24:47:101989.", "k...
PMC10840361
Urinothorax is a rare cause of pleural effusion. Infected urinothorax is even rarer. Here we present a case of infected urinothorax from renal mass causing obstructive uropathy. Patient improved with pleural drainage and a multidisciplinary approach of treatment between team involving urologist and pulmonologist. This ...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaoqing Shen", "Hongkai Liang", "Guishen Wu", "Miaolian Chen", "Jianwei Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S426930", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 8:16:5977-5983.", "keywords": [ "streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equlsi...
PMC10496922
Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equlsimilis (SDSE) is considered an important bacterial pathogen, and attention has also increased with the increasing number of invasive SDSE infections. Here, we report a patient with S. dysgalactiae toxic shock syndrome complicated by symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG). Despi...
{ "authors": [ "Qihao Zhou", "Zhiquan Qin", "Peiyuan Yan", "Qunjiang Wang", "Jing Qu", "Yun Chen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1226993", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 6:14:1226993.", "keywords": [ "case report", "cystitis", "...
PMC10587548
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) is an up-to-date therapy for cancer with a promising efficacy, but it may cause unique immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Although irAEs could affect any organ, irAEs-induced whole urinary tract expansion was rarely reported. Herein, we reported a 27-year-old male patient with thym...
{ "authors": [ "Zhifang Cui", "Jinhong Wang", "Hongwu Wang", "Lei Li", "Xiaohui Si", "Yanbin Zhang", "Heng Zou" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1357982", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 12:14:1357982.", "keywords": [ "benign airway tumor...
PMC10963520
Due to their unique location, airway tumors have a significant impact on patient quality of life and survival. Current research has focused extensively on malignant airway tumors; however, benign airway tumors, especially rare ones, are less understood due to their low incidence. These tumors are often misdiagnosed and...
{ "authors": [ "Minjing Liu", "Jiaojiao Li", "Jing Xu", "Ya Chen", "Chiafu Chien", "Hui Zhang", "Qing Zhang", "Li Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CIA.S473081", "journal": "Clin Interv Aging", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 26:19:1581-1595.", "keywords": [ "multi...
PMC11444075
Purpose: This randomized parallel controlled trial aimed to determine the effectiveness of graded progressive home-based resistance combined with aerobic exercise in improving physical fitness in community-dwelling older adults with sarcopenia. Patients and methods: Community-dwelling older adults (≥60 years) with sarc...
{ "authors": [ "Yingjing Shen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241272670", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 22:12:2050313X241272670.", "keywords": [ "cvvhdf", "cytokine adsorption", "catheter-related bloodstream infection", "sepsis" ], "...
PMC11342434
In extracorporeal circulation, inflammatory mediators are eliminated through inflammatory cytokine adsorption. By interacting with inflammatory cytokines and removing them from the bloodstream, the adsorber's adsorbent lowers levels of inflammatory mediators and the inflammatory response. We present the case of a 67-ye...
{ "authors": [ "Jade Conway", "Shari R Lipner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231213149", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 29:11:2050313X231213149.", "keywords": [ "nail growth", "cell turnover", "onycholysis", "onychorrhexis", "pso...
PMC10687928
Overall, 80%-90% of patients with psoriasis will have nail involvement at some point during their lifetime, and nail changes, on average, are more common in patients with longer disease duration. Since there is accelerated keratinocyte proliferation and cell turnover in cutaneous psoriasis plaques compared to normal sk...
{ "authors": [ "William Noel", "Brian B Donahue" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.24908/pocus.v8i2.16500", "journal": "POCUS J", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 27;8(2):121-123.", "keywords": [ "anticoagulation", "cough", "rectus sheath hematoma", "ultrasound case presentation" ], "...
PMC10721295
We present a case of a 59-year-old man who arrived to the emergency department with abdominal pain and bruising after coughing. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) was used to make the diagnosis of rectus sheath hematoma (RSH). This diagnosis was made within minutes of arrival to the ED and subsequently confirmed on compu...
{ "authors": [ "Ruolin Li", "Jiayi Yang", "Jinfeng Ma", "Aimei Zhang", "Hongfang Li" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fgene.2024.1373448", "journal": "Front Genet", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 9:15:1373448.", "keywords": [ "amino acid substitution", "case report", "epil...
PMC11035736
Introduction: Nuclear undecaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase 1 (NUS1) gene variants are associated with a range of phenotypes, including epilepsy, intellectual disability, cerebellar ataxia, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and congenital disorders of glycosylation. Additionally, cases describing genotypes and clinical feat...
{ "authors": [ "Mishu Mangla", "Krishna Ramavath", "Naina Kumar", "Subhrajyoti Roy", "Annapurna Srirambhatla", "Seetu Palo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/jmh.jmh_5_24", "journal": "J Midlife Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;15(1):43-47.", "keywords": [ "benign ov...
PMC11100640
Ovarian serous cystadenofibroma (CAF) is a relatively uncommon variant of benign epithelial tumors of the ovary. It is frequently misdiagnosed as malignant ovarian mass, on both ultrasound (USG) and computed tomography (CT). Although most cases are easily treatable by surgery, some cases can present with life-threateni...
{ "authors": [ "Sisi Hu", "Jichun Liu", "Haixia Tang", "Xiangrong Xie", "Youquan Wei" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1515/biol-2022-0934", "journal": "Open Life Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 6;19(1):20220934.", "keywords": [ "turner syndrome", "hypertension", "sex chro...
PMC11306959
Hypertension is commonly classified into essential hypertension and secondary hypertension, although definitive classification can be challenging in some cases. Here, we discussed a patient who admitted for refractory hypertension, exhibiting various clinical manifestations including inadequate estrogen secretion, unde...
{ "authors": [ "YuKun Huang", "Bin Zhou", "ShaoXian Hong", "YaLi Cai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1351478", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 5:12:1351478.", "keywords": [ "tolizumab", "acute necrotizing encephalopathy", "children", ...
PMC11026575
Introduction: Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy (ANE), is a kind of severe Central Nervous System Disease. The commonest pathogen is the influenza virus. The pathogenesis of ANE is bound up to genetic susceptibility and cytokine storm. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is deemed as the core function in cytokine storm of ANE and that...
{ "authors": [ "Joseph J Zhao", "Yung Sang Lau", "Jacob Cheng", "Kian Kheng Queck", "Jane Yap" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101939", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 24:46:101939.", "keywords": [ "facial palsy", "heerfordt-walden...
PMC10628801
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology, manifesting with bilateral hilar adenopathy, pulmonary reticular opacities, skin, joint or eye lesions. Heerfordt-Waldenström Syndrome - a constellation of facial palsy, fever, uveitis and parotitis - is a rare presentation of this disorder. A 47-...
{ "authors": [ "Paramjot Kaur" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ams.ams_133_22", "journal": "Ann Maxillofac Surg", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan-Jun;13(1):113-115.", "keywords": [ "female submandibular fasciitis", "lactating odontogenic infection", "left submandibular myositis", "nec...
PMC10499299
The rationale: Odontogenic space infection has the potential to spread uncontrollably into adjoining fascial spaces. Prompt diagnosis and management are mandatory to prevent gross morbidity and death. Patient concerns: We present a case report of odontogenic origin-submandibular necrotising fasciitis and myositis in a ...
{ "authors": [ "Travis Bales", "Abdulaziz Hamid", "Christopher O Fadumiye" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S465848", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 6:17:739-744.", "keywords": [ "case report", "extracorporeal membrane oxygenation", "head and...
PMC11316490
Radiation for head and neck cancer (HNC) can lead to neck fibrosis, commonly known as "woody neck", limiting neck mobility. We report the case of a 46-year-old male with a history of tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma, with a "woody neck" following multiple radiation treatments. Facial swelling and impending airway loss...
{ "authors": [ "Mansoor Aslamzai", "Abdul Muhib Sharifi", "Khesrow Ekram" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/omcr/omad152", "journal": "Oxf Med Case Reports", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 27;2024(1):omad152.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.g...
PMC10823319
Bland White Garland Syndrome is a very rare congenital heart defect in which the left coronary artery arises abnormally from the pulmonary artery. We present an extremely rare case of Bland White Garland Syndrome with an aneurysm of the left coronary artery in a 14-year-old Afghan girl. The patient was asymptomatic thr...
{ "authors": [ "Kavinga Gamage", "Uditha Bulugahapitiya" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1210/jcemcr/luac003", "journal": "JCEM Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2022 Nov 29;1(1):luac003.", "keywords": [ "diabetic sclerodactyly", "limited joint mobility" ], "license": "CC BY", "link": "h...
PMC10578409
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{ "authors": [ "Elżbieta Moszczyńska", "Marta Baszyńska-Wilk", "Aleksandra Tutka", "Agnieszka Bogusz-Wójcik", "Patrycja Dasiewicz", "Olga Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska", "Małgorzata Walewska-Wolf", "Maria Stepaniuk", "Dorota Majak", "Wiesława Grajkowska" ], "case_amount": 5, "do...
PMC11037260
Introduction: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is rare and an aggressive tumour. Mitotane is the mainstay adjuvant drug in treating ACC. The study aimed to describe patients diagnosed with precocious puberty (PP) and other endocrinological complications during mitotane therapy. Material and methods: This retrospective st...
{ "authors": [ "Changjie Shi", "Xiuquan Shi", "Ding Wu", "Ying Zhang", "Dian Fu", "Xiaofeng Xu", "Wen Cheng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2024.1363807", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 5:11:1363807.", "keywords": [ "adrenal tumor", "ad...
PMC11188357
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor, probably of fibroblastic origin, mainly in the extremities and pleura. Primary SFT of the adrenal gland is clinically more rare. Here, we report the case of a 47-year-old woman who detected a left adrenal mass on physical examination, without any symptoms, and n...
{ "authors": [ "Kaiyi Mao", "Leibo Wang", "Yuchen Mao", "Xianhui Shang", "Guangxu Zhou", "Peng Zhao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1410976", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 3:12:1410976.", "keywords": [ "case report", "children", ...
PMC11180779
Bladder urachal cysts in children are a rare form of urachal abnormality. In this paper, we present a case of atypical imaging that presented with lower abdominal pain accompanied by hematuria, resulting in the formation of both internal and external urachal cysts in a child. A 6-year-old male child presented with repe...
{ "authors": [ "Gregory Shein", "Alison J Potter", "Christine Loo", "Robert Smee", "Ian Jacobson", "Antoinette Anazodo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/7574240", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 1:2024:7574240.", "keywords": null, "license"...
PMC11001469
Primary laryngeal synovial sarcoma is a rare head and neck cancer. We describe a case of synovial sarcoma of the larynx in a previously well 9-year-old boy with a one-month history of a progressively enlarging neck lump. He was referred to our institution after incomplete surgical excision of the then undifferentiated ...
{ "authors": [ "Yuan Bian", "Zhenhua Zhang", "Xiangyu Deng", "Qinglian Wen", "Dan Li" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1357601", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29:15:1357601.", "keywords": [ "case report", "cervical cancer", "immunoth...
PMC10859527
Background: Despite the significant progress made in radiotherapy and chemotherapy for the treatment of cervical cancer, patients with lymph node metastasis still have a poor prognosis. It is widely accepted that lymph node metastasis plays a crucial role in the spread of cancer to other organs and is considered an ind...
{ "authors": [ "Leena K Alshaibani", "Sara K Alshaibani" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51664", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 4;16(1):e51664.", "keywords": [ "color doppler ultrasonography", "cryptorchidism", "infarcted testicle", "inguino-scrotal sw...
PMC10838155
In this report, we discuss the case of a four-year-old boy known to have global developmental delay (GDD) and infantile spasm. The child was brought to the emergency department (ER) with a tender inguinal swelling and fever. Notably, there was no previous indication of an undescended testicle (UDT), and the scrotum was...
{ "authors": [ "Pei Liu", "Xuemei Lin", "Songdi Wu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1366531", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 3:15:1366531.", "keywords": [ "brainstem encephalitis", "aquaporin-4 antibody", "argonaute antibody", "longitudi...
PMC11180789
Aquaporin-4 antibodies (AQP4-Abs) are a diagnostic marker for patients with a demyelinating disease called neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Anti-Argonaute antibodies (AGO-Abs) present as potential biomarkers of the overlap syndrome between NMOSD and other autoimmune diseases. In this paper, we present th...
{ "authors": [ "Ying Chen", "Xin He", "Xingyan Zhu", "Yujuan Xu", "Deyu Guo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1321565", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 3:13:1321565.", "keywords": [ "cd30", "epstein-barr virus", "differential diagnosis", ...
PMC10791960
Introduction: Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) is a rare tumor entity with a wide range of anatomical sites and strong heterogeneity in morphology and immunohistochemistry, making it highly susceptible to misdiagnosis. There are two types of FDCS: conventional FDCS and EBV+ inflammatory FDCS. It is currently su...
{ "authors": [ "Noa Martonovich", "Sharon Reisfeld", "Yaniv Yonai", "Eyal Behrbalk" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/2608144", "journal": "Case Rep Rheumatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 25:2024:2608144.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm...
PMC11219200
Pyomyositis, accompanied by aseptic arthritis, has been previously documented in several publications. However, none of the authors in the mentioned case reports offered a pathophysiological explanation for this unusual phenomenon or proposed a treatment protocol. We present a case of a healthy, 70-year-old male who wa...
{ "authors": [ "Olawale Ogunremi", "Dinelle Sirjuesingh", "Aniket Deshpande" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/5516547", "journal": "Case Rep Urol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 1:2024:5516547.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38463753...
PMC10923617
Bladder metastasis from cutaneous melanoma is a rare pathology. A 79-year-old woman presented to the haematuria clinic on account of painless visible haematuria. Ten years prior to this index presentation, she was diagnosed with melanoma on her right thigh following a total excision of the skin lesion. Cystoscopy showe...
{ "authors": [ "Harika Kalangi", "Laura Rivera Boadla", "David C Perlman", "Stanley R Yancovitz", "Vani George", "Nadim Salomon" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02065", "journal": "IDCases", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 22:37:e02065.", "keywords": [ "anti-tuber...
PMC11387800
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a potentially life-threatening form of tuberculosis (TB) that affects the central nervous system. Its management in patients with concomitant chronic liver disease (CLD) presents unique challenges due to altered drug metabolism with potentially impaired spinal fluid drug penetration and ...
{ "authors": [ "A V Varsha", "Shrinivas Gadhinglajkar", "Mamatha Munaf" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.4103/aca.aca_61_23", "journal": "Ann Card Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;27(1):58-60.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3872...
PMC10876141
The transversus thoracic muscle plane (TTP) block is gaining widespread recognition in cardiac surgery, particularly in facilitating fast-tracking. Here, we report a case of inadvertent puncture of the right ventricle (RV) during the administration of ultra sound-guided (USG) TTP block in a 3-year-old child posted for ...
{ "authors": [ "Mamatha Munaf", "Saravana Babu", "Subin Sukesan", "Shrinivas V Gadhinglajkar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/aca.aca_92_23", "journal": "Ann Card Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;27(1):53-57.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pu...
PMC10876143
Aortic valve (AV) repair is the desired surgical treatment option for young patients with aortic regurgitation (AR). It is considered as a class I indication for the surgical treatment of severeAR. The success of an AV repair depends on the detailed intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) examination whi...
{ "authors": [ "Artem Borovikov", "Andrey Marakhonov", "Aysylu Murtazina", "Kseniya Davydenko", "Alexandra Filatova", "Nailya Galeeva", "Varvara Kadnikova", "Natalya Ogorodova", "Daria Gorodilova", "Ilya Kanivets", "Denis Pyankov", "Konstantin Zherdev", "Aleksandr P...
PMC11347319
Multiple osteochondromas (MO) is a rare autosomal dominant skeletal disorder characterized by the development of multiple benign tumors known as osteochondromas. The condition is predominantly caused by loss-of-function variants in the EXT1 or EXT2 genes, facilitating relatively precise clinical diagnosis through estab...
{ "authors": [ "Ruiqi Niu", "Yiruo Zhang", "Jingdan Pang", "Qing Zhou", "Yu Lei", "Yingying Du" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1341233", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 26:14:1341233.", "keywords": [ "lorlatinib", "leukocytosis", "n...
PMC10853376
Background: Lorlatinib is a new generation ALK kinase inhibitor. We describe a 52-year-old patient with ALK-positive advanced lung adenocarcinoma who achieved remission after multi-line therapy combined with paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction treated with Lorlatinib. Case report: A 52-year-old male patient was diagnosed...
{ "authors": [ "Agustin Ninintowe T Santo", "Wahyu Hidayat", "Tenny Setiani Dewi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IMCRJ.S455640", "journal": "Int Med Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 May 28:17:535-543.", "keywords": [ "e-cigarette", "e-cigarette vapor", "erythema multiform...
PMC11144004
Introduction: Erythema multiforme is a hypersensitivity reaction caused by various factors, such as viruses, chemicals, and drugs. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vape is a battery-powered nicotine delivery device that substitutes for traditional cigarettes. The chemical components of vaping, including propylen...
{ "authors": [ "Hannah Shortreed", "Nishigandha Burute", "Olexiy Aseyev" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1419827", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 20:14:1419827.", "keywords": [ "adrenal gland metastasis (agm)", "case report", "immunotherapy", ...
PMC11368835
Adrenal gland metastases from malignant melanoma are a common but poorly characterised condition. Their lack of consistent clinical features and poor response to immune checkpoint inhibitors pose a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to practitioners. This case report describes a 78-year-old male with no p...
{ "authors": [ "Marie M Plante", "ErinMarie O Kimbrough", "Amit K Agarwal", "Liuyan Jiang", "Kirk Bourgeois", "Greta C Stamper", "Michael W Stewart", "Han W Tun" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/JBM.S424072", "journal": "J Blood Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 15:14:639...
PMC10729678
Hyperviscosity syndrome (HVS) is an emergent complication of Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) characterized by visual, neurologic, and rarely auditory impairment. We report a 69-year-old female with MYD88 and CXCR4-mutant WM who developed HVS resulting in bilateral blindness and deafness associated with neurologic ma...
{ "authors": [ "Shylaja Mohan", "Vamsi Lavu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51495", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;16(1):e51495.", "keywords": [ "diode laser", "esthetics", "gingival zenith", "gingivectomy", "interdisciplinary" ], "license":...
PMC10831322
A healthy gingival structure showcases a knife-edged gingival margin, firmly adherent to the tooth surface, accompanied by a cone-shaped or pointed interdental papilla, mirroring the lowest point in the gingival margin, termed the gingival zenith. Tooth transposition denotes an anomaly in tooth positioning, commonly in...
{ "authors": [ "Hyeonjun Kim", "Seunghyeon Cho", "Inho Jung", "Sunjin Jung", "Won-Ju Park" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.35371/aoem.2023.35.e34", "journal": "Ann Occup Environ Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 21:35:e34.", "keywords": [ "cardiomyopathy", "chemical hazard rele...
PMC10493378
Background: Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic substance that humans can be exposed to occupationally, and cases of hydrogen sulfide poisoning of workers in industrial sites are commonly reported. However, there have been no cases of poisoning of the public due to an unauthorized discharge of wastewater, so it is important to...
{ "authors": [ "Jorge E Henao-Sierra", "Lyzinhawer Alza-Arcila", "Esteban Echeverry", "Jocelyn Juceth Peralta Pérez", "Mayumi Tanaka Takegami", "Alejandro José Quiroz Alfaro" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241272576", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail...
PMC11331477
Pregnant women with end-stage kidney disease who undergo peritoneal dialysis have lower pregnancy rates and higher obstetric risk than their peers undergoing hemodialysis. Although there has been some improvement in pregnancy rates and outcomes due to the intensification of dialysis prescriptions, there is currently a ...
{ "authors": [ "Kosuke Karatsu", "Ryota Tamura", "Masahiro Yo", "Hirotsugu Nogawa", "Utaro Hino", "Yohei Kitamura", "Ryo Ueda", "Masahiro Toda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000536051", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 22;17(1):113-121.", "key...
PMC10803013
Introduction: Glioblastomas can manifest as multiple, simultaneous, noncontiguous lesions. We genetically analyzed multiple glioblastomas and discuss their etiological origins in this report. Case presentation: We present the case of a 47-year-old woman who presented with memory impairment and left partial paralysis. R...
{ "authors": [ "Masatsune Shibutani", "Hideki Tanda", "Tatsunari Fukuoka", "Hiroaki Kasashima", "Shinichiro Kashiwagi", "Kiyoshi Maeda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000538235", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28;17(1):511-516.", "keywords": [ "a...
PMC10978037
Introduction: Reexposure to anti-EGFR antibodies, such as a reintroduction or rechallenge with anti-EGFR antibodies, has attracted much attention in the field of metastatic colorectal cancer. A reintroduction of anti-EGFR antibodies often shows good therapeutic outcomes, as most patients eligible for such reintroductio...
{ "authors": [ "Hong Lyeol Lee", "Lucia Kim", "Kyung Hee Lee", "Cheol-Woo Kim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102095", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 22:51:102095.", "keywords": [ "ground glass opacity (ggo)", "lower lung areas", ...
PMC11402613
Nodules and cysts with upper lobe predominance on chest computed tomography (CT) are highly suggestive of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH). Herein, we describe a case of PLCH that presented with the unusual CT findings of subpleural ground-glass opacity (GGO) and traction bronchiectasis mostly in both low...