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{ "authors": [ "Bartosz Wozniak", "Torsten Bove", "Tomasz Zawada", "Jacek Calik" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000534270", "journal": "Case Rep Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 20;15(1):194-201.", "keywords": [ "cutaneous neurofibroma", "dermatology", "focused ultr...
PMC10601743
Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a genetic disorder impacting approximately 2.5 million people worldwide, often leading to development of numerous benign yet disfiguring cutaneous neurofibromas (cNF). Removal of cNF is limited to excision or laser ablation with common post-operation complications and scarring. The current c...
{ "authors": [ "Andrew Waack", "Michael E Maddens", "Nicholas J Maddens", "Adam Kuhlman", "Michael D Staudt" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000531570", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 23;15(1):153-162.", "keywords": [ "case report", "deep brain s...
PMC10601613
Hiccups are mediated by a reflex arc that consists of afferent, central, and efferent components. The structures involved in the central component have not been fully elucidated, although several brainstem structures have been implicated, including the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Accordingly, Parkinson's disease (PD), a...
{ "authors": [ "Makoto Omori", "Hiroatsu Iwatani", "Hiroki Fukuoka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52458", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 17;16(1):e52458.", "keywords": [ "distraction osteogenesis", "genioglossus advancement", "genioplasty", "hyoi...
PMC10873134
Advancement genioplasty is one variation of genioglossus advancement (GA) and GA is a surgical intervention that can be applied for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) caused by hypopharyngeal collapse. The genioglossus muscle originates from the posterior surface of the midline mandible and inserts into the entire tongue ma...
{ "authors": [ "Maren Paulmann", "Felix Reinkemeier", "Marcus Lehnhardt", "Maja Mockenhaupt" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1125754", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 14:10:1125754.", "keywords": [ "gbfde", "case report", "epidermal...
PMC10461315
Generalized bullous fixed drug eruption (GBFDE) is the most severe form of fixed drug eruption and can be misdiagnosed as epidermal necrolysis (EN). We report the case of a 42-year-old male patient presenting with more than 50% skin detachment without defined areas of exanthema or erythema and a history of one prior ev...
{ "authors": [ "Atsuhiko Iwao", "Noriko Ikari", "Akihito Higashi", "Yuki Moriuchi", "Rina Akashi", "Koumei Asabe", "Kazuya Kashiyama", "Yuriko Kitajima", "Katsumi Tanaka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/23320885.2024.2304617", "journal": "Case Reports Plast Surg Hand S...
PMC10798289
We herein report a case of refractory lymphatic ascites after uterine cancer surgery treated with bilateral inguinal lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA). LVA was performed four months after the uterine cancer surgery in a patient with refractory ascites that had developed one month after the gynecologic surgery. One ye...
{ "authors": [ "Liang Hu", "Lina Li", "Angcheng Li", "Jianyong Tong" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1515/med-2024-0985", "journal": "Open Med (Wars)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 29;19(1):20240985.", "keywords": [ "tfe3", "xp112 translocations", "natural progressive course", ...
PMC11215303
Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with TFE3 gene fusion caused by Xp11.2 translocations is a rare RCC subtype. This tumor is typically seen in children, comprising 20‒40% of overall RCC cases compared to 1‒1.6% observed in adults. Xp11.2 RCC is associated with a poor prognosis due to both the progression of local ...
{ "authors": [ "Marcos Danillo Oliveira", "Pedro Perillo", "Lélio Lemos", "Adriano Caixeta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/1677-5449.202102122", "journal": "J Vasc Bras", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 13:22:e20210212.", "keywords": [ "complications", "management", "pneumati...
PMC10706008
Transradial access is associated with fewer access site-related complications, earlier patient mobilization, and greater postprocedural comfort. Pseudoaneurysms are an extremely rare complication after transradial procedures and the radial artery itself is the most atypical arterial site of occurrence. We report a case...
{ "authors": [ "Mythri Shankar", "Sreedhara C Gurusiddiah", "K S Vinay", "Kishan Aralapuram", "Ranjitha Siddalingappa", "Gouri Satheesh" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.4103/ijn.ijn_250_22", "journal": "Indian J Nephrol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Feb;34(1):70-73.", "keywords": [...
PMC11003605
Collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) a heterogeneous group of disorders, rather than a single disease entity. Kidney biopsy shows segmental or globally collapsed, sclerotic glomerular capillaries. There is also hypertrophy and hyperplasia of overlying glomerular epithelial cells. Immuno-fluorescence is ...
{ "authors": [ "Mingyan Shao", "Sisi Fan", "Wanling Qi", "Zhehuang Luo", "Rong Xu", "Fengxiang Liao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1415042", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 31:11:1415042.", "keywords": [ "18f-fdg pet/ct", "ct"...
PMC11323557
Background: Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a clinically rare, low-grade malignant soft tissue tumor that occasionally metastasizes. It accounts for 0.3% of all soft tissue tumors and most frequently occurs in the extremities, followed by the trunk, and the head and neck. Primary angiomatoid fibrous histiocyt...
{ "authors": [ "Ioannis K Tzellios", "Dimitrios I Gelalis", "Ioannis Gkiatas", "Emilios Ε Pakos", "Ioannis D Gelalis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53158", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29;16(1):e53158.", "keywords": [ "brodie's abscess", "chron...
PMC10901192
Brodie's abscess of the tarsal cuboid is a relatively rare presentation of this disease. In this study, we present the case of a 20-year-old male with post-traumatic Brodie's abscess of the tarsal cuboid that was left untreated for three years after the traumatic episode (penetrating injury with a sharp piece of wood)....
{ "authors": [ "Joseph Jose", "Bhanushree Soni", "Saji Jose", "Jose K Kokkatt" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51449", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;16(1):e51449.", "keywords": [ "atypical ulcers", "autoimmune ulcers", "chronic non-healing ulcer...
PMC10758169
Introduction: Chronic non-healing leg ulcers are skin defects below the knee that resist healing for more than six weeks. They cause physical, emotional, and economic burdens to patients and society. Objectives: To introduce an innovative medical strategy that targets the chronic inflammation component in non-healing u...
{ "authors": [ "Yizhang Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S487700", "journal": "Infect Drug Resist", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 27:17:4205-4212.", "keywords": [ "klebsiella pneumoniae", "bloodstream infections", "hypervirulent", "liver cirrhosis", "sequence type 25" ...
PMC11444233
Bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. This study presents a sequence type 25 (ST25) strain of hypermucoid K. pneumoniae A1 isolated from the blood of a patient with liver cirrhosis (LC) who succumbed to severe infections. We...
{ "authors": [ "Keiko Tanaka", "Hitoshi Sugiyama", "Hiroshi Morinaga", "Akifumi Onishi", "Katsuyuki Tanabe", "Haruhito A Uchida", "Hiroki Maruyama", "Jun Wada" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1383309", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 ...
PMC11187088
Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked disorder resulting in a deficiency of α-galactosidase A (GLA) activity. The R112H mutation of GLA is relatively common in Japanese FD patients, characterized by a late-onset phenotype, almost normal to mild lyso-Gb3 elevation, and mild clinical symptoms, despite low GLA activity. This ...
{ "authors": [ "Hung D Tran", "Ha V T Pham", "Thang D Vu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.53010", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 26;16(1):e53010.", "keywords": [ "coronary artery disease", "drug-eluting stents", "neoatherosclerosis", "neointima", ...
PMC10894723
Very late stent thrombosis (VLST) refers to stent thrombosis occurring beyond one year after coronary intervention. "Very" very or extremely late stent thrombosis (VVLST), occurring after five years of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, is extremely rare. We report a case of a 60-year-old male patient with ST-eleva...
{ "authors": [ "Linna Yu", "Yun Wang", "Xiaodan Tang", "Xueru Zhao", "Zhengji Song" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1347587", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28:11:1347587.", "keywords": [ "complement", "eculizumab", "interferon...
PMC11007069
Background: Malignant atrophic papulosis (MAP) is a rare obliterative vasculopathy whose etiology and pathophysiological mechanisms remain unknown, and the treatment is still empirical. It can involve multiple systems, especially the gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system, and has a poor prognosis. Case pres...
{ "authors": [ "George Shaker" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102631", "journal": "Urol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 7:52:102631.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38173898/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_terms":...
PMC10761341
This case report presents an uncommon instance of spontaneous rupture of the renal artery due to Wegner Granulomatosis which is an infrequent autoimmune disorder distinguished by the presence of granulomatous inflammation, primarily impacting the upper and lower respiratory tracts, along with renal involvement. The occ...
{ "authors": [ "Artur Eduardo Martio", "Daniel Marchi Kieling", "Luciano Bambini Manzato", "José Ricardo Vanzin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/bc.bc_85_23", "journal": "Brain Circ", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 21;10(1):85-88.", "keywords": [ "cobalt", "endovascular aneurysm ...
PMC11034441
Nickel and cobalt are frequently found in metallic alloys used in the manufacture of aneurysm clips and endovascular prostheses, such as the pipeline embolization device (PED). Nickel hypersensitivity can affect up to 15% of the population, however, it is very rarely overt in patients who undergo endovascular stent pla...
{ "authors": [ "Nora M Biermann", "Susanna Piechl", "Nora Dinhopl", "Andrea Fuchs-Baumgartinger", "Christiane Weissenbacher-Lang", "Christof A Bertram" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fvets.2024.1457223", "journal": "Front Vet Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 8:11:1457223.", ...
PMC11338777
Neoplastic processes of the mandible and their treatment are rarely reported in large animal species. Specifically, giant cell tumor of bone is an uncommon tumor in animals and has been associated in humans with locally invasive behavior and a high recurrence rate. En-bloc resection is the treatment of choice, but depe...
{ "authors": [ "Madhulika L Mahashabde", "Yash R Bhimani", "Gaurav A Chaudhary" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51960", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 9;16(1):e51960.", "keywords": [ "hemorrhagic ascitis", "portal vein thrombosis", "salmonella typhimur...
PMC10852530
Salmonella is an unusual cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). It is commonly seen in asymptomatic patients with normal or high ascitic fluid protein levels and an immunocompromised state such as AIDS and hematological and solid organ malignancies other than liver. SBP from non-typhoidal Salmonella species ...
{ "authors": [ "Hao Wu", "Qing-Jie Ji", "Yu-Yang Xu", "Jian-Wei Zhu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S455060", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 12:17:843-846.", "keywords": [ "jak-stat pathway", "abrocitinib", "pityriasis rosea" ...
PMC11020286
Pityriasis rosea (PR) is a common inflammatory, erythematous and scaly skin condition that usually affects individuals aged from 20 to 40 years old. The disease often exhibits a self-limiting course up to 6-8 weeks. We report a 25-year-old female patient with a six-month history of red scaly rashes on the trunk and pro...
{ "authors": [ "Jana Haskova", "Petr Peichl", "Eva Borisincova", "Josef Kautzner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1392264", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 26:11:1392264.", "keywords": [ "accessory pathway", "electroanatomical mapping",...
PMC11082373
We present a case of a 32-year-old male with a history of palpitations and preexcitation on ECG who underwent altogether four failed catheter ablations using different approaches in the two other electrophysiology centers within two years. ECG showed overt preexcitation with a positive delta wave in lead I and negative...
{ "authors": [ "Louise Füessl", "Lena Kreuzer", "Kajetan Nierychlewski", "Tobias Seibt", "Manfred Johannes Stangl", "Dionysios Koliogiannis", "Bruno Meiser", "Markus Schwarz", "Michael Fischereder", "Stephan Kemmner" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1336035"...
PMC11233442
The calcineurin inhibitor tacrolimus, which is available as an immediate- or extended-release formulation, is the standard-of-care immunosuppression after kidney transplantation with low rejection rates, especially in the first year after transplantation. However, its highly variable metabolism rate, narrow therapeutic...
{ "authors": [ "Khaled Alsayed Abualkhair", "Asmaa F Sharif", "Hadeel Eid", "Ahmed G ElToukhy", "Mohammad Ezzat", "Mahmoud M Taha" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795476241266099", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 28:17:11795476241266099.", ...
PMC11287744
A chordoma is a slow growing, locally invasive, low-grade tumor belonging to the sarcoma family. It mainly affects the sacrum and skull base. We present a case of thoracic chordoma initially presented with epidural hematoma (EDH), which is a rare clinical entity. We reported this case, and also performed a PRISMA-drive...
{ "authors": [ "Michael R Gigax", "Lee Yang", "Glenn Austin", "Neil S Mandel", "Jody P Lulich", "John R Asplin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000533442", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol Dial", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 18;13(1):135-141.", "keywords": [ "alkaline phosphata...
PMC10601872
Urolithiasis composed of pyrophosphate salts has only been reported in animals, in the form of potassium magnesium pyrophosphate. However, there have been no reports of pyrophosphate stones in humans. Hypophosphatasia is an inherited disease characterized by low alkaline phosphatase activity and elevated levels of pyro...
{ "authors": [ "Kain Kim", "Danielle Llanos", "Christopher Ramos", "Nikrad Shahnavaz", "Bhavin B Adhyaru" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000540128", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 22;18(1):367-372.", "keywords": [ "crohn’s disease", "gast...
PMC11324262
Introduction: Despite heightened risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pharmacologic prophylaxis remains underutilized, particularly in those presenting with hematochezia. Although placement of retrievable inferior vena cava filters (rIVCF) may be considere...
{ "authors": [ "Irina Kapustina", "Youssef Ali", "Michael E Kallen", "S Ashfaq Hasan", "Derik L Davis" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1055/s-0043-1772692", "journal": "Indian J Radiol Imaging", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 12;34(1):163-166.", "keywords": [ "ct", "arthroplasty",...
PMC10723976
Arthroplasty-related pseudotumors are nonneoplastic and noninfectious inflammatory masses that are typically associated with adverse reaction to metal debris. Pseudotumors most commonly occur in the setting of metal-on-metal joint replacements at the hip. However, the presentation of pseudotumor at the shoulder is exce...
{ "authors": [ "Yuki Kikuchi", "Hiroaki Tanifuji", "Sota Ueno", "Yoshifumi Onuma", "Masatomo Goto", "Masato Ishihara", "Takeshi Toraiwa", "Hiroshi Komatsu", "Hiroaki Tomita" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1366621", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_...
PMC10914995
Background: International guidelines for clozapine titration recommend measuring C-reactive protein (CRP) weekly for 4 weeks after clozapine initiation to prevent fatal inflammatory adverse events, including myocarditis. However, limited evidence exists regarding whether weekly CRP monitoring can prevent clozapine-indu...
{ "authors": [ "Jason N Johnson", "Hamidreza Pouraliakbar", "Mohammad Mahdavi", "Abdolmohammad Ranjbar", "Kristopher Pfirman", "Vishal Mehra", "Shahzad Ahmed", "Wejdan Ba-Atiyah", "Mohammed Omar Galal", "Riad Abou Zahr", "Nasir Hussain", "Raghu R Tadikamalla", "Vict...
PMC11211240
"Cases of SCMR" is a case series on the SCMR website (https://www.scmr.org) for the purpose of education. The cases reflect the clinical presentation, and the use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease. The 2022 digital collection of cases are presented in t...
{ "authors": [ "Alita Mrema", "Prudence H Kiwia", "Shaban J Shaban", "Anwar Z Mohamed", "Latifa Rajab Abdallah", "Rajabu Kiaratu", "John Mahoyogo", "Agapiti Chuwa", "David H Mvunta" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/9918452", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", ...
PMC11371442
Background: Metastatic vulvar choriocarcinoma, a rare ectopic gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), often presents a diagnostic challenge due to its mimicry of other conditions, particularly in resource-limited settings. Its primary symptom is abnormal vaginal bleeding without a clear cause. Consequently, diagnosi...
{ "authors": [ "Matthew A Remz", "Joshua K Wong", "Justin D Hilliard", "Tracy Tholanikunnel", "Ashley E Rawls", "Michael S Okun" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5334/tohm.780", "journal": "Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 28:13:28.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10473163
Clinical vignette: A 73-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease (PD) underwent implantation of bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulators (STN-DBS) to address bilateral upper extremity medication-refractory tremor. Post-operatively, she experienced a "see-saw effect" where small increases in stimulation resul...
{ "authors": [ "Dean C Paz", "Abigael C Gunther", "Michael C Higham", "Lynne G Stephenson", "Anthony J Laporta", "K Dean Gubler", "Rebecca J Ryznar" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2024.1194307", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 26:...
PMC10853403
A 51-year-old male with a history of Cacchi-Ricci disease and long-standing infection with various species of Borrelia, Babesia, and Bartonella presented with recurrent symptoms of right-sided flank pain. Numerous renal calculi were identified on imaging. The etiology of the calculi had not been previously elucidated. ...
{ "authors": [ "Molly M Crenshaw", "Sharon L Graw", "Dobromir Slavov", "Theresa A Boyle", "Daniel G Piqué", "Matthew Taylor", "Peter Baker 2nd" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/4225092", "journal": "Case Rep Genet", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 13:2023:4225092.", "keywo...
PMC10511293
Loss of expression of paternally imprinted genes in the 15q11.2-q13 chromosomal region leads to the neurodevelopmental disorder Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). The PWS critical region contains four paternally expressed protein-coding genes along with small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) genes under the control of the SNURF-SNRPN ...
{ "authors": [ "Hawraa Mohamad", "Georges Yared", "Jihad Al Hassan", "Hamza Nakib", "Charlotte El Hajjar", "Kariman Ghazal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241253747", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 18:12:2050313X241253747.", "keywords...
PMC11102669
Vasa previa is a critical obstetric condition marked by unprotected fetal vessels near the cervical os, traditionally divided into Types 1 and 2, based on its association with velamentous cord insertion and accessory placental lobes, respectively. The recent introduction of Type 3 vasa previa addresses atypical cases. ...
{ "authors": [ "Yosuke Fujimi", "Tomohiko Ozaki", "Nobuyuki Izutsu", "Shin Nakajima", "Yonehiro Kanemura", "Tomoki Kidani", "Saki Kawamoto", "Naoki Nishizawa", "Koji Kobayashi", "Toshiyuki Fujinaka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_942_2023", "journal": "Surg N...
PMC10927200
Background: Intracranial infectious aneurysms (IIAs) are very rare, and fungal aneurysms are infrequently reported. We report a case of an unruptured IIA caused by fungal rhinosinusitis and treated with a flow-diverting stent. Case description: An 81-year-old woman visited the ophthalmology department with impaired eye...
{ "authors": [ "Min H Heo", "Miji Cho", "Sang-Il Lee", "Kyung W Kim" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.4103/sja.sja_347_23", "journal": "Saudi J Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;18(1):108-110.", "keywords": [ "dexmedetomidine", "spinal anesthesia", "surgical time" ], ...
PMC10833013
Spinal anesthesia usually lasts up to two hours, but an infusion of IV dexmedetomidine can prolong it to three to four hours. We report two cases where single spinal anesthesia with IV dexmedetomidine was maintained for more than six hours during tibia fracture surgery. The spinal anesthesia was maintained for 350 and ...
{ "authors": [ "Saverio Iacopino", "Paolo Sorrenti", "Giuseppe Campagna", "Gennaro Fabiano", "Emmanuel Fabiano", "Jacopo Colella" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1304404", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25:11:1304404.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10850375
Introduction: It has recently been shown that electrocardiographic imaging (ECGi) can be employed in individuals undergoing an ajmaline test who have Brugada Syndrome (BrS), to evaluate the extent of substrate-involved arrhythmia in the right ventricular overflow tract (RVOT). For the first time, we stratify the risk o...
{ "authors": [ "Xiaoxia Li", "Shu-Jun Hong", "Hui Hong", "Zhi-Qun Zhang", "Jing Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1295539", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 29:11:1295539.", "keywords": [ "case report", "genetic diagnosis", "hypertrop...
PMC10716284
Neonatal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an idiopathic disease characterised by myocardial hypertrophy with normal or small ventricular chambers, a systolic hyperdynamic state and diastolic dysfunction. The etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of HCM are diverse, and it is likely to progress to sudde...
{ "authors": [ "Marc D Mazur", "Tinatin Natroshvili", "Sandra J M Jongen", "Marius A Kemler" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/23320885.2024.2303997", "journal": "Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 18;11(1):2303997.", "keywords": [ "lipoma", "carpal ...
PMC10798274
Patient: Female, 58-year-old. Final diagnosis: Benign recurrent lipoma following incomplete surgical removal. Symptoms: Discomfort, Aesthetic Dissatisfaction. Clinical procedure: Surgical Revision-Excision-Exploration with Lipoma Extraction. Specialty: Plastic Surgery (Hand Surgery). Objective: Unusual Clinical Present...
{ "authors": [ "Nawarah Alhamoud", "Omar Alhussaini", "Mohannad A Dawary", "Fareed Khouqeer" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_64_23", "journal": "Heart Views", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;25(1):35-36.", "keywords": [ "3-methylcrotonyl-coa carboxylase defic...
PMC11104539
3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (3-MCC) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disease of leucine catabolism. 3-MCC deficiency may lead to metabolic decompensation under stress; however, outcomes of elective surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are unknown. We report a 4-year-old girl with asymptomatic 3-M...
{ "authors": [ "Otávio Espíndola", "Paola C Resende", "Lusiele Guaraldo", "Guilherme Amaral Calvet", "Trevon L Fuller", "Stephanie Lema Suarez Penetra", "Heloisa Ferreira Pinto Santos", "Anielle Pina-Costa", "Michele Fernanda Borges da Silva", "Isabella Campos Vargas Moraes", ...
PMC10581372
Background: There is interest in lingering non-specific symptoms after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, referred to as Long coronavirus disease 2019 (Long COVID-19). It remains unknown whether the risk of Long COVID-19 is associated with pre-existing comorbidities or initial COVID...
{ "authors": [ "Benjamin Palić", "Marija Goluža Sesar", "Kristina Galić", "Gojko Bogdan", "Zrinko Prskalo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/VHRM.S453977", "journal": "Vasc Health Risk Manag", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 6:20:245-250.", "keywords": [ "central venous catheter", ...
PMC11164207
Guidewire loss is a rare complication of central venous catheterization. A 65-year-old male was hospitalized in a high-dependency unit for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, erythrocytosis, and clinical signs of heart failure. Upon admission, after an unsuccessful right jugular approach, ...
{ "authors": [ "Himax Patel", "Amr Essa", "Musa Sharkawi", "Evan Hiner" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.21037/acr-22-111", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 30:8:11.", "keywords": [ "myocardial ischemia", "case report", "coronary artery compression", "e...
PMC10789896
Background: Myocardial ischemia occurs in the setting of inadequate or complete cessation of blood supply to the myocardium. While atherosclerosis is the most common cause; other causes have been identified. Rare cases can be caused by extrinsic compression of the coronaries by a dilated pulmonary artery (PA) or by mec...
{ "authors": [ "Julia Somavilla Lignon", "Diego Moscarelli Pinto", "Silvia Gonzalez Monteiro", "Gabrielle Torres Cotta de Mello", "Natália Soares Martins", "Tamires Silva Dos Santos", "Felipe Geraldo Pappen", "Fábio Raphael Pascoti Bruhn" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.29374/252...
PMC10718049
Didelphis albiventris is a marsupial with synanthropic habits, whose contact with domestic animals and humans is increasing. They are considered potential disseminators of diseases, present as definitive hosts or reservoirs of various pathogenic agents. The present study aim to report, for the first time, the parasitis...
{ "authors": [ "Jie Liu", "Peng Zhao", "Xinzhong Zhang", "Jie Gao", "Haozhi Han", "Junxia Qin" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1415545", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 26:11:1415545.", "keywords": [ "arpc", "case report", "...
PMC11233541
Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis (ARPC) is a rare dermatological disorder condition defined by the perforation of altered collagen fibers through the epidermis. The presence of underlying conditions such as diabetes or renal disease is helpful in the ARPC diagnosis. Although skin rashes related to ARPC have b...
{ "authors": [ "Hiroshi Hayashi", "Atsushi Makimoto", "Kentaro Matsuoka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ympdx.2023.100093", "journal": "J Pediatr X", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 22:10:100093.", "keywords": [ "histiocytosis", "juvenile xanthogranuloma", "langerhans cell hist...
PMC10769866
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{ "authors": [ "Aysha Taha", "Ghadah Khormi", "Laila Alali", "Afnan Maashi", "Ahlam Alharbi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51736", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 6;16(1):e51736.", "keywords": [ "calcineurin inhibitors", "keratotic lesions", "...
PMC10839541
Disseminated superficial porokeratosis is a rare dermatological disorder characterized by annular keratotic lesions, presenting diagnostic challenges due to its variable clinical manifestations. The pathogenesis involves genetic predisposition and environmental factors, with mutations in the mevalonate pathway implicat...
{ "authors": [ "Nan Zhang", "Xiao-Juan Miao", "Yan-Rong Shuai", "Hao Yao", "Fang-Yi Fan", "Yi-Lan Liu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000532003", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 25;16(1):734-738.", "keywords": [ "acute myeloid leukemia", "fami...
PMC10601766
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a large class of heterogeneous hematological malignancies with the highest incidence rate in acute leukemia. Its pathogenesis is still unclear, which may be related to genetics. According to the latest AML NCCN guidelines, genes involved in AML family genetic changes include RUNX1, ANKRD...
{ "authors": [ "Michelle A Klose", "Jens Walldorf", "Marko Damm", "Sebastian Krug", "Johannes Klose", "Ulrich Ronellenfitsch", "Joerg Kleeff", "Patrick Michl", "Jonas Rosendahl" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/26317745231200312", "journal": "Ther Adv Gastrointest Endos...
PMC10540572
Background: Endoscopic approaches in the treatment of transmural esophageal defects, either after esophageal resection or due to perforation, have demonstrated convincing feasibility. Surgical options are limited and associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Currently, internal endoscopic drainage with pigtai...
{ "authors": [ "Satoshi Saito", "Ryotaro Ikeguchi", "Kazuo Kitagawa", "Yuko Shimizu" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1155/2024/7808140", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 16:2024:7808140.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.n...
PMC11265946
Interferon β and glatiramer acetate are the disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) considered relatively safe for use in pregnant women with multiple sclerosis (MS); however, the safety profile of dimethyl fumarate (DMF) and natalizumab (NTZ) in this population remains inconclusive. Here, we present four cases of pregnant wome...
{ "authors": [ "Lu Wang", "Haiquan Xu", "Jianbo Shu", "Dandan Yan", "Dong Li", "Chunquan Cai" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2024.1346987", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 3:12:1346987.", "keywords": [ "gabrb1", "case report", "childre...
PMC11021647
Background: The gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) variant causes developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 45 (DEE45), an autosomal dominant disorder that results in oculocortical visual impairment, reduced muscle tone, psychomotor retardation, and epilepsy. Analysis of the clinical features and genetics of DEE45 may be ...
{ "authors": [ "Juan Wang", "Jianmin Liu", "Chao Yan", "Kai Wang", "Qiuyao Li", "Jie Yu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-188", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 20:8:53.", "keywords": [ "advanced gallbladder cancer (advanced gbc)", "biliary...
PMC11071012
Background: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a common malignant tumor of the biliary system. It is characterised by insidious onset, rapid progression and poor prognosis. Symptoms often indicate advanced or late-stage disease, with a 5-year survival rate of only 5-15%. Case description: We present a case study of a patient ...
{ "authors": [ "Sohaib Shah", "Douglas Donnachie", "Noman Niazi", "Russell Conyers", "Jo Dartnell", "Marcos Katchburian", "Oluwarantimi Ayodele" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1099/acmi.0.000707.v3", "journal": "Access Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;6(1):000707.v3.",...
PMC10866038
In this review, we would like to demonstrate the case of a 6-year-old girl who presented with progressive ankle pain and eventual inability to weight bear. She was shown to have primary acute osteomyelitis of the talus caused by Pasteurella canis, a commensal organism usually found in the oropharynx of dogs, despite th...
{ "authors": [ "Ashik Pokharel", "Indira Acharya", "Ted O Akhiwu", "Christopher J Haas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1210", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 29;13(4):58-64.", "keywords": [ "altered mental status", "be...
PMC10589022
Bariatric surgery is an effective strategy for achieving substantial weight loss, prolonging survival, and improving the comorbidities associated with obesity. Nutritional deficiency is a commonly recognized post-procedural complication. Here, we present a case of a patient with paresthesia, lower extremity weakness, a...
{ "authors": [ "Michelle Goodman", "Mekka R Garcia", "Heidy Wang", "Maria J Borja", "Claire Miller", "Devorah Segal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2329048X241227341", "journal": "Child Neurol Open", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 17:11:2329048X241227341.", "keywords": [ "ee...
PMC11097696
Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. Pneumoniae) is a common cause of bacterial meningitis in the pediatric population, but rarely causes complications such as encephalitis, abscess, and seizures with the prompt initiation of proper antimicrobial therapy. In this report, we present a rare and severe case of S. Pneumoniae menin...
{ "authors": [ "Han Gao", "Rui-Zhi Chang", "Xiao-Ping Chen", "Wan-Guang Zhang", "Bixiang Zhang", "Xin Luo", "Ze-Yang Ding" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1274449", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 6:14:1274449.", "keywords": [ "ctla-4...
PMC10587582
Background: Combined immunotherapy has shown promising results in the treatment of advanced HCC, whereas the priority population that would respond to the combined immunotherapy is still elusive. In addition, HCC with asymptomatic hyperamylasemia was not reported previously. Case presentation: An aged patient was diagn...
{ "authors": [ "Naoto Arai", "Toshikazu Takasaki", "Masashi Bando", "Kei Yaoita", "Yutaro Ueki", "Shu Hisata", "Makoto Maemondo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102103", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 31:51:102103.", "keywords": [...
PMC11403515
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis is triggered by infection, dust exposure, and drugs. A 73-year-old male presented with dyspnea. Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was confirmed upon admission. Exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia and renal dysfunction wer...
{ "authors": [ "Fuyu Guo", "Shiwei Sun", "Xiangnan Niu", "Yue Wang", "Wei Yao", "Peng Yue", "Xiaoqian Deng", "Jiwen Shang", "Yangang Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1296328", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 21:14:1296328.", "k...
PMC10991732
Renal metastasis of breast angiosarcoma is rare. This article reports the medical records of a patient diagnosed with breast angiosarcoma who underwent radical mastectomy and was found to have multiple lung metastases 3 years after surgery and renal pelvic metastasis 4 years after surgery. The patient underwent robot-a...
{ "authors": [ "Hirofumi Ohmura", "Moe Kondo", "Masato Uenomachi", "Hiroshi Ariyama", "Mamoru Ito", "Kenji Tsuchihashi", "Masahiro Ayano", "Hiroaki Niiro", "Koichi Akashi", "Eishi Baba" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1260818", "journal": "Front Oncol", ...
PMC10586790
The anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) antibody nivolumab has been shown to significantly prolong the survival of patients with unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer (AGC). However, immune-related adverse events (irAEs), which show different profiles from those of cytotoxic agents or conventional molecular...
{ "authors": [ "Greta Catani", "Federico Waisberg", "Diego Enrico", "Andrés Rodriguez", "Yanina Pflüger", "María Laura Galluzzo", "María Del Valle Centeno", "Isabel Colmenero", "Mora Amat", "Lisandro Paganini", "Anna Frida García Herrmann", "Matías Chacón" ], "case_...
PMC10601723
Generalized lymphatic anomaly (GLA) is an infrequent multiorgan disease characterized by the presence of abnormal proliferation of lymphatic vessels. The diagnosis requires histological confirmation, and the treatment is controversial. We are presenting a case of a 28-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with an ext...
{ "authors": [ "Hareem Ahmer", "Kinza Farooqui", "Karim Jivani", "Rehan Adamjee", "Zahra Hoodbhoy" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1371/journal.pdig.0000434", "journal": "PLOS Digit Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 29;3(1):e0000434.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link...
PMC10824452
Low- middle-income countries, including Pakistan, are facing significant obstacles in their efforts to achieve the global targets for maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) defined by the Sustainable Development Goals. Barriers at the individual, health system, and contextual levels undermine healthcare access for ...
{ "authors": [ "Philip R Cohen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51545", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 2;16(1):e51545.", "keywords": [ "addiction", "bilateral", "drug", "edema", "hand", "methylamphetamine", "puffy", "swelling", "syndrom...
PMC10835198
Puffy hand syndrome occurs in addicts who have injected drugs either intravenously, intradermally, or subcutaneously. It usually presents as bilateral reversible pitting edema of the hands; less frequently, it occurs unilaterally. The forearms and arms may also be affected. The onset of puffy hand syndrome can occur wh...
{ "authors": [ "Marissa M Yaldo", "Hailey Olds", "Meredith Hengy", "Meena Moossavi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52155", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12;16(1):e52155.", "keywords": [ "adverse drug reactions", "chronic myeloid leukemia", "delay...
PMC10859040
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare dermatologic condition whose etiology is largely unknown. However, some medications, including ponatinib, have been implicated. Our case features an 80-year-old patient who developed PRP after two-and-a-half years of ponatinib use. We present this case due to the rare presentati...
{ "authors": [ "Mary Nauffal", "Stephen Eng", "Andrew Lin", "Alexander Chan", "Kathryn Mazzerella", "Sergio Giralt", "Miguel-Angel Perales", "Boglarka Gyurkocza" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/5790011", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 30:...
PMC11379505
Isatuximab is an IgG1κ-derived monoclonal antibody against CD38 approved for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma. Here we describe the successful treatment of a therapy-refractory pure red cell aplasia case following ABO-mismatched allogeneic stem cell transplantation with isatuximab. Our patient was ...
{ "authors": [ "Kun Huang", "Jiaqi Yang", "Xuejie Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8416", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 5;12(1):e8416.", "keywords": [ "aortic stenosis", "aortic valve replacement", "reversibility", "systolic anterior motio...
PMC10769895
Key clinical message: Patients with aortic valve replacement (AVR) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) will cause reversibility systolic anterior motion (SAM). This may occur because of afterload reduction caused by the relief of the AS and the prolonged anterior mitral valve. It is important to evaluate the mechanism of S...
{ "authors": [ "Youn Su Park" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000534866", "journal": "Case Rep Gastroenterol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 15;17(1):327-332.", "keywords": [ "barogenic gastric rupture", "gastric perforation", "nonoperative management", "upper gastrointestinal endos...
PMC10651181
Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is used to diagnose and treat upper gastrointestinal diseases, but it can also cause complications, including perforation. Perforation is a serious complication, so it is important to be aware of the risk factors in advance and to take precautions to prevent it. Case prese...
{ "authors": [ "Griet Van Hoye", "Barbara Willekens", "Stephanie Vanden Bossche", "Manuel Morrens", "Filip Van Den Eede" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1276744", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 4:15:1276744.", "keywords": [ "case report",...
PMC10946061
Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem non-caseous granulomatous disease of unknown origin with predominant lung involvement and a variable clinical course. Although rare, neuropsychiatric manifestations such as confusion, problems in orientation, memory dysfunction, delusions, hallucinations and catatonia can be p...
{ "authors": [ "Shahd T Natsheh", "Tuqa Abu Ihlayel", "Rawda Qasrawi", "Qusai A Alsalah", "Ahmad G Hammouri", "Amer Zughayyer", "Hasan Arafat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/11795476241271534", "journal": "Clin Med Insights Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 14:17:11795...
PMC11325322
Cancer-associated microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (CA-MAHA) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome. The most effective approach to treating CA-MAHA is to address the underlying malignancy. Documented cases of CA-MAHA are limited to fewer than 50 patients in the literature. Herein, we present a 51-year-old female patient w...
{ "authors": [ "Katarzyna Chwiejczak", "Daniel Byles", "Paul Gerry", "Hirut Von Lany", "Anastasia Tasiopoulou", "Andrew Hattersley" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3205/oc000231", "journal": "GMS Ophthalmol Cases", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 12:13:Doc23.", "keywords": [ "oct",...
PMC10726563
Purpose: To present results of contemporary multimodal ophthalmic imaging in a case of maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) and a literature review of MIDD. Methods: A case of a 47-year-old female with diabetes mellitus, severe insulin resistance, familial lipodystrohy, deafness and increasing problems wit...
{ "authors": [ "Berrada Sarah", "Tazzite Amal", "Gazzaz Bouchaib", "Dehbi Hind" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241277350", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 14:12:2050313X241277350.", "keywords": [ "atrx gene", "alpha-thalassemia x-linke...
PMC11402074
ATRX gene (alpha-thalassemia mental retardation X-linked) encodes for a chromatin remodeler and regular transcription protein, part of the SNF2 family of chromatin remodeling proteins. Mutations in this gene have been associated with severe syndromes, including intellectual disability, typical facial dysmorphia, urogen...
{ "authors": [ "Alexander A J Grüter", "Malaika S Vlug", "Ide T Spaanderman", "Adriaan D Bins", "Tineke E Buffart", "Jurriaan B Tuynman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.109137", "journal": "Int J Surg Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan:114:109137.", "keywords"...
PMC10758974
Introduction and importance: Irresectable colon cancer presents a complex clinical challenge. Neoadjuvant immunotherapy has shown potential in improving resectability. Additionally, advancements in surgical techniques, including complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation (CVL), have contributed to...
{ "authors": [ "Masood Naseripour", "Ahad Sedaghat", "Arzhang Gordiz", "Reza Mirshahi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/joco.joco_30_22", "journal": "J Curr Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 11;35(1):90-92.", "keywords": [ "combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigmen...
PMC10481987
Purpose: To describe a case of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (CHRRPE) with peculiar optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings. Methods: Case report. Results: A 7-year-old girl with a history of decreased visual acuity in the left eye since early childhood presented with pigmented epi...
{ "authors": [ "Ioannis Iatropoulos", "Evita Evangelia Christou", "Efthymios Karmiris", "Ioanna G Chranioti", "Konstantinos Kounas", "Vasileios Kozobolis", "Panagiotis Stavrakas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000538501", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": ...
PMC11021041
Introduction: Retinal folds (RFs) may develop following rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair, though it consists an uncommon complication. Case presentation: Herein, we present a case of late-onset postoperative outer RFs with aggravating characteristics following vitrectomy with silicone oil (SO) tamponade f...
{ "authors": [ "Mohammadreza Salehi", "Nahid Shafiee", "Maryam Moradi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8435", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 8;12(1):e8435.", "keywords": [ "cmv", "cmv colitis", "cytomegalovirus", "immunocompetent", "rectal...
PMC10774537
Key clinical message: Rectal bleeding can manifest cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis even in immunocompetent patients, which can be cured with ganciclovir treatment. Abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic virus widely affecting immunocompromised patients. Different manifestations varied from asymptomatic in im...
{ "authors": [ "Francesco Cabrucci", "Beatrice Bacchi", "Riccardo Codecasa", "Pierluigi Stefàno" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1194304", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 21:10:1194304.", "keywords": [ "tavi", "endocarditis", "hosti...
PMC10475560
Infective endocarditis on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represents an increasingly frequent challenge for cardiac surgeons. Patients undergoing TAVI usually have high mortality risk scores and unsuitable anatomy for the traditional surgical approach. Therefore, surgical planning is crucial, albeit some...
{ "authors": [ "Shraboni Dey", "Young Hu", "Jonathan Torres", "Adam Atoot", "Ayrton Bangolo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1199", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 29;13(4):42-44.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC"...
PMC10589020
Growing evidence has demonstrated that many common plant foods such as mangos, kiwis and jackfruit lead to cross reactivity with the latex antigen in latex allergic patients. Here, we discuss the case of a 68 year old female of Bangladeshi descent who developed shortness of breath in the setting of anaphylaxis followin...
{ "authors": [ "José Arturo Oyervides-Alvarado", "Schenny Murra-Anton", "Ethel Guinto-Arcos", "Laura Alejandra González-Dibildox", "Nallely Ramos-Betancourt" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3205/oc000233", "journal": "GMS Ophthalmol Cases", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24:14:Doc01.", "k...
PMC10880556
Introduction: Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, obtained through diet. Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children in developing countries due to impaired intake (Phanachet et al. 2018). Nevertheless, it is uncommon in the developed world where malabsorption takes a prominent role. ...
{ "authors": [ "Demetris Savva", "Andreas Vassiliou", "Elena Theophanous", "Marios Loizou", "Anneza Yiallourou" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1080/23320885.2024.2347653", "journal": "Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 May 6;11(1):2347653.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC11075651
Carney complex is a rare autosomal dominant familiar multiple neoplasia syndrome combined with cardiocutaneous manifestations. Our report describes a Carney complex case with bilateral myxoid fibroadenomas that led to a bilateral mastectomy. An 18-year-old female patient presented at our clinic with complaints of multi...
{ "authors": [ "Kyoko Tatebayashi", "Ichiro Takumi", "Takashi Matsumori", "Kimiyuki Kawaguchi", "Hidetoshi Murata" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2176/jns-nmc.2023-0083", "journal": "NMC Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 11:10:321-325.", "keywords": [ "jeavons syndrome", ...
PMC10701476
Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia is a childhood-onset generalized epilepsy, which is more common in women. Over 90% of the patients continue antiseizure medications, especially valproate, and more than 60% of cases are refractory. The efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in treating eyelid myoclonia is still unknown. Poly...
{ "authors": [ "Sebastian Francis", "Tom King", "Martin P Zeidler" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1285772", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 18:11:1285772.", "keywords": [ "case report", "methotrexate", "myelofibrosis", "psoriasis",...
PMC11063320
JAK/STAT pathway signalling is associated with both chronic inflammatory conditions such as psoriasis and haematological malignancies such as the myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Here we describe a 73yo female patient with a history of chronic plaque psoriasis, post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis (MF) and ...
{ "authors": [ "Christina Kazzi", "Rubina Alpitsis", "Terence J O'Brien", "Charles Malpas", "Mastura Monif" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1136/bmjno-2024-000640", "journal": "BMJ Neurol Open", "journal_detail": "2024 May 8;6(1):e000640.", "keywords": [ "cognition", "neuroimmu...
PMC11085806
Individuals with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) can experience persistent cognitive deficits and psychopathology, which significantly interferes with daily functioning and quality of life. Here, we review the current literature to characterise the cognitive and psychological sequelae, suggest avenues for f...
{ "authors": [ "Alexa Bello", "Mir B Alikhan", "Aparna Subramaniam", "Zenab I Yusuf", "Bruce Brockstein", "Vinod Ravi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1322684", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 22:14:1322684.", "keywords": [ "adult", "bon...
PMC10917883
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE), a rare form of vascular neoplasm, is typically seen in children. In this paper, we report a unique case of KHE replacing bone marrow tissue mimicking myeloproliferative neoplasm with additional involvement in the lung, liver, and brain in a 60-year-old Caucasian woman. The patient...
{ "authors": [ "Moath Said Alfawara", "Mahmoud Al Rifai", "Malek Nayfeh", "Mohammed A R Chamsi-Pasha", "Mouaz H Al-Mallah" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14797/mdcvj.1288", "journal": "Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 16;19(5):73-76.", "keywords": [ "ta...
PMC10655750
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a reversible form of cardiomyopathy characterized by reduced ejection fraction with regional wall motion abnormalities, elevated cardiac enzyme levels, and signs of ischemia on electrocardiogram despite the absence of obstructive epicardial coronary arte...
{ "authors": [ "Ashleigh A S Lamont", "Kurai Tsoka", "Sadhna Kooverjee", "Michelle Venter" ], "case_amount": 6, "doi": "10.4102/sajid.v39i1.648", "journal": "S Afr J Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 12;39(1):648.", "keywords": [ "sporothrix schenckii", "cutaneous sporotrich...
PMC11304369
Sporothrix schenckii is a thermally dimorphic fungus found in soil and in plant matter. Cutaneous sporotrichosis is the most common manifestation and disseminated sporotrichosis is the rarest. Delayed diagnoses are not uncommon. We report a case of disseminated sporotrichosis involving the skin, bones and joints, with ...
{ "authors": [ "Vasilios Kalas", "Jessica Nguyen", "Alan W Wan", "Zachary C Dietch", "Laura Kulik", "Dempsey L Hughes" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14309/crj.0000000000001253", "journal": "ACG Case Rep J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 25;11(1):e01253.", "keywords": [ "acute o...
PMC10810594
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors are targeted therapies demonstrated to significantly improve overall survival as adjuvant treatment of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers. Although intended to preferentially arrest cell cycle transitions in tumor cells, these agents can have undesirable systemic side effec...
{ "authors": [ "Tatiana Belysheva", "Tatiana Nasedkina", "Irina Kletskaya", "Dana Volchek", "Irina Barinova", "Vera Semenova", "Aida Gadzhigoroeva", "Ekaterina Zelenova", "Timur Valiev", "Elena Sharapova", "Anna Michenko", "Anastasiia Allenova", "Darya Ponomareva" ...
PMC11288940
Diagnosing skin diseases in children can be a complex interdisciplinary problem. Incontinentia pigmenti (IP), also known as Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome, is a rare hereditary genodermatosis related to a mutation in the IKBKG gene. We present a family case of IP described from the perspective of various specialists, includ...
{ "authors": [ "Ashwin Karnan", "Vivek Alone" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.48.66.43699", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 25:48:66.", "keywords": [ "dyspnea", "congenital anomaly", "scoliosis" ], "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubme...
PMC11444067
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{ "authors": [ "Toru Sasaki", "Hyogo Horiguchi", "Takehisa Matsukawa", "Momoko Kobayashi", "Yuki Omori", "Etsuko Oguma", "Atsushi Komatsuda" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1265/ehpm.24-00063", "journal": "Environ Health Prev Med", "journal_detail": "2024:29:40.", "keywords": [...
PMC11310559
Background: Itai-itai disease is the most severe case of chronic cadmium (Cd) toxicity, which was endemic in Cd-polluted areas in the Jinzu River basin in Toyama prefecture, Japan. Akita prefecture also has Cd-polluted areas, but there have been no cases of "itai-itai disease". Case presentation: An elderly female farm...
{ "authors": [ "S Dresden Glockler-Lauf", "Mark G Kirchhof" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241260491", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 10:12:2050313X241260491.", "keywords": [ "pruritus", "chronic kidney disease", "dupilumab", "renal" ...
PMC11165945
Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus leads to decreased quality of life and is an independent risk factor for mortality. There is limited evidence for treatment of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus, with only one on-label treatment approved by the FDA and Health Canada. We present a case of a 69-year-old...
{ "authors": [ "Xiying Zhao", "Jiahao Mo", "Beiping Zhang", "Haiyan Zhang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1187208", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 12:10:1187208.", "keywords": [ "crohn’s disease", "abnormal lung manifestations", "...
PMC10602771
At the time of the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, blurred lung signs suggested by imaging examination are particularly common. Novel coronavirus infection is mainly caused by respiratory symptoms. In the early stage of imaging examination, multiple small patchy shadows or ground glass shadows and invasive shadows of ...
{ "authors": [ "Erika Erlandson", "Carrie Ramirez", "Wendy Dean" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3233/PRM-230027", "journal": "J Pediatr Rehabil Med", "journal_detail": "2023;16(3):443-447.", "keywords": [ "moral injury", "electronic medical record", "patient experience", "phys...
PMC10578270
Dr. Jay Neufeld's story in If I Betray These Words is a detailed account of one physician's catastrophic journey through moral injury when caring for pediatric patients with complex medical conditions [1]. Many clinicians may recognize Jay's journey in their own experiences, but what deserves parallel consideration are...
{ "authors": [ "Leo Baxendale-Smith", "Karim El-Shakankery", "James Gordon-Smith", "Lucy Wall" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1530/EO-23-0041", "journal": "Endocr Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 8;4(1):e230041.", "keywords": [ "sirt", "adrenal", "adrenocortical carcinoma",...
PMC11301532
Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) is a novel intervention for both primary and metastatic malignant liver lesions. Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is rare with limited treatment options; evidence for SIRT in ACC liver metastases consists of case reports only. Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) was emp...
{ "authors": [ "James W Mac Donald", "John A Frean", "John M Ratabane", "Bhavani Moodley", "Karissa Mannaru", "Guillaume E Holz" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4102/sajid.v39i1.588", "journal": "S Afr J Infect Dis", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 28;39(1):588.", "keywords": [ "ba...
PMC11019078
Human babesiosis data in Africa is scarce. The clinical presentation and parasite morphology mimics falciparum malaria infection. Diagnostic confirmation is informed by adequate history and communication with the laboratory to activate appropriate testing. This case report describes the course of a returning traveller ...
{ "authors": [ "Ekrem Yetiskul", "Ali Kimyaghalam", "Shahkar Khan", "Yisroel Grabie", "Taqi A Rizvi", "Salman Khan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/6144020", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 9:2024:6144020.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY...
PMC10944343
Background: Currently, minimal data are available to explore the composition of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer. This case report discusses a presentation of venous thromboembolism in a patient with high-grade urothelial carcinoma and highlights the pathology findings in thrombi. Case Presentation. A 55-...
{ "authors": [ "Mustafa Bakir", "Umair Iqbal", "Ayoolamide N Gazal", "Daniel Robertson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fped.2023.1324670", "journal": "Front Pediatr", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 8:11:1324670.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "kawasaki disease", "kikuchi-fujimo...
PMC10739509
Introduction: During the Covid-19 era, acute abdomen and mesenteric lymphadenopathy were encountered as frequent mimic of appendicitis. This phenomenon can further complicate the diagnosis of acute abdominal conditions, not solely due to bacterial or viral intestinal infections but also attributable to post-infectious ...
{ "authors": [ "Hana Geres", "Nupur Krishnan", "Rouslan Kotchetkov" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000531592", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 2;16(1):568-576.", "keywords": [ "flow cytometry", "lymphocytosis", "t-prolymphocytic leukemia" ], "lice...
PMC10601740
We present a case of lymphocytosis assumed and managed initially as a chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Shortly after initial visit, the patient's condition deteriorated rapidly with hepatosplenomegaly, pleural effusion, ascites, and skin lesions. Flow cytometry (FC) showed the presence of clonal T-cell population, reporte...
{ "authors": [ "Masahiro Seo", "Atsushi Kikuchi", "Tetsuya Watanabe", "Takahisa Yamada", "Yukitoshi Shirakawa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.case.2023.09.007", "journal": "CASE (Phila)", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 14;8(1):11-15.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-ND",...
PMC10801807
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{ "authors": [ "Yuan Li", "Xianxu Yang", "Jiejie Lu", "Kai Chen", "Weiwei Wu", "Ming Zhang", "Wanni Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S445760", "journal": "Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24:17:199-204.", "keywords": [ "eosinophilic p...
PMC10822092
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a rare skin disease. The typical skin lesions of classic EPF are localized on the upper limbs' face, trunk, and extensor surfaces. However, when the skin lesions initially appear on the palms and soles, it is not easy to diagnose as EPF. Here, we report a case of a male patie...
{ "authors": [ "J Torzewski", "S Mattecka", "F Esposito", "F Heigl", "J Fiedler", "A Sheriff" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2024.1401566", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 15:11:1401566.", "keywords": [ "c-reactive protein apheresis", ...
PMC11357922
C-reactive protein (CRP) apheresis has been introduced in ST-elevation myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. Here, we describe a first-in-man application in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). Seven NSTE-ACS patients with high CRP levels (range 14.2-154 mg/L) were treated with CRP apheresis. Tre...
{ "authors": [ "Alessandro Giacinta", "Zorba Blázquez", "Paloma García Clemente", "Álvaro Pedraz", "Pilar Escribano", "Jesús Guinea", "Patricia Muñoz", "Maricela Valerio" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/20499361241231482", "journal": "Ther Adv Infect Dis", "journal_detai...
PMC10868480
Aspergillus osteomyelitis is a rare complication of extrapulmonary invasive aspergillosis, which usually presents as spondylodiscitis. The clinical picture is usually paucisymptomatic and of long evolution, which leads to diagnostic difficulties, especially in immunosuppressed patients presenting a delayed systemic hos...
{ "authors": [ "Paulina Skrzypkowska", "Michał Kunc", "Wojciech Biernat" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.5114/wo.2023.130966", "journal": "Contemp Oncol (Pozn)", "journal_detail": "2023;27(2):118-121.", "keywords": [ "ganglioneuroblastoma", "immunohistochemistry", "melanoma", "...
PMC10546971
Melanomas are known for their diverse morphological features, presenting a diagnostic challenge for pathologists. Uncommon variations of melanoma can exhibit distinct cytological and histomorphological characteristics, including ganglioneuroblastic differentiation. However, this phenomenon is extremely rare, with only ...