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{ "authors": [ "Ahmad Al-Alwan", "Farhan Khalid", "Charmee Vyas", "Vishakha Sirpal", "Husam Bader" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1208", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2023 Jun 29;13(4):79-81.", "keywords": [ "bpdcn", "onc...
PMC10589008
Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare hematologic malignancy derived from type 2 Dendritic cells (immature Plasmacytoid dendritic cells). It is an aggressive lymphoma and most commonly presents as nonpruritic cutaneous lesions. It can also involve the bone marrow, lymph nodes, or circulating pe...
{ "authors": [ "Martje Van Neste", "Nina Nauwelaerts", "Michael Ceulemans", "Benedikte Cuppers", "Pieter Annaert", "Anne Smits", "Karel Allegaert" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fpubh.2024.1393752", "journal": "Front Public Health", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 2:12:1393752....
PMC11250615
Introduction: While breastfeeding is recommended, knowledge regarding medicine transfer to human milk and its safety for nursing infants is limited. Only one paper has previously described dimethyl fumarate (DMF) transfer during breastfeeding in two patients at 5 and 6 months postpartum, respectively. The current case ...
{ "authors": [ "Weiguo Zhang", "Peng Chen", "Shaofeng Huo", "Xiaomin Huang", "Youyou Zhao" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fnut.2024.1363181", "journal": "Front Nutr", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 28:11:1363181.", "keywords": [ "aging", "caloric restriction", "metabolis...
PMC10936542
Caloric restriction (CR) or energy restriction, when carefully designed, monitored, and implemented in self-motivated and compliant individuals, proves to be a viable non-pharmacologic strategy for human weight control and obesity management. Beyond its role in weight management, CR has the potential to impede response...
{ "authors": [ "Catarina Cidade-Rodrigues", "Ana Paula Santos", "Raquel Calheiros", "Sara Santos", "Catarina Matos", "Ana Paula Moreira", "Isabel Inácio", "Pedro Souteiro", "Joana Oliveira", "Manuel Jácome", "Sofia S Pereira", "Rui Henrique", "Isabel Torres", "M...
PMC11412808
Introduction: Alpha-cell hyperplasia (ACH) is a rare pancreatic endocrine condition. Three types of ACH have been described: functional or nonglucagonoma hyperglucagonemic glucagonoma syndrome, reactive or secondary to defective glucagon signaling, and non-functional. Few cases of ACH with concomitant pancreatic neuroe...
{ "authors": [ "Upasana Agrawal", "Manush Sondhi", "Alexandra Zamora Smith", "Syeda Sara Nida", "Sarwat Umer", "Samina Hayat", "Kinza Muzaffar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096241263065", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-D...
PMC11193338
Dermatomyositis (DM) presents with inflammatory myopathy and distinct skin manifestations, often linked to specific autoantibodies. Anti-transcriptional intermediary factor-1 gamma (TIF-1γ) antibodies (Abs) are typically linked to DM in older patients and malignancy in 15% to 40% of cases. We highlight a case of a 24-y...
{ "authors": [ "Matthew J Kraus", "Joseph Nguyen" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000539405", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 22;16(1):142-147.", "keywords": [ "anterior spinal artery syndrome", "spinal anesthesia", "spinal cord infarction" ], "licens...
PMC11250075
Introduction: Spinal cord infarction is a rare but serious neurologic complication of spinal anesthesia. Direct vessel injury, intra-arterial anesthetic injection, and anesthetic-induced local hypotension are potential mechanisms of infarction during this procedure. The proximity of the artery of Adamkiewicz to the spi...
{ "authors": [ "Caroline Gault-Colas", "Maud Pradines", "Marjolaine Baude", "Jean-Michel Gracies" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fresc.2024.1385483", "journal": "Front Rehabil Sci", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 18:5:1385483.", "keywords": [ "case report", "chronic", "guide...
PMC11447270
A 44-year-old woman suffered a carotid dissection causing a deep and superficial right middle cerebral artery stroke in October 2013, despite undergoing thrombolysis and thrombectomy. Sixteen months later, massive left upper extremity impairment persisted. She then agreed to embark upon a guided self-rehabilitation con...
{ "authors": [ "Mohamed Mehdi Trabelsi", "Souhir Nasseh", "Mehdi Khalfallah", "Neirouz Kammoun", "Mohamed Ali Chaouch", "Mehdi Bellil", "Anouar Oueslati", "Mohamed Wejih Dougaz", "Ramzi Nouira" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01914", "journal": "IDCases", ...
PMC10597850
Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare but potentially fatal soft tissue infection characterized by its aggressive nature. This case report highlights a unique and atypical presentation of NF associated with colorectal cancer. Case presentation: A 76-year-old male with no significant medical history present...
{ "authors": [ "Lim Ming Chiang", "Sim Cian Yi", "Everlyn Coxin Siew", "Syarida Binti Badrulzaman", "Siti Iryawani Binti Rahman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2333794X231219377", "journal": "Glob Pediatr Health", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 23:10:2333794X231219377.", "keywords":...
PMC10748894
Elizabethkingia species are multi-drug resistant, Gram-negative bacteria that can adapt to different environmental conditions and rarely cause infections in humans but can be fatal among immunocompromised populations. We report our first experience of managing 2 pediatric patients infected with Elizabethkingia species....
{ "authors": [ "Shahd T Natsheh", "Mahmoud R Manasra", "Ahmad G Hammouri", "Nour K Fakhorui", "Yazan M Abugharbieh", "Alaa M I Alazzeh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/2017479", "journal": "Case Rep Obstet Gynecol", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 15:2024:2017479.", "keywords...
PMC11074910
Background: Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) are considered to be an effective way of preventing unwanted pregnancies. However, one significant complication associated with IUCDs is uterine perforation especially at the time of insertion and could reach the peritoneal cavity and the viscus of the adjacent org...
{ "authors": [ "Shuja Shaukat", "Syeda Mahrukh Fatima Zaidi", "Irfan Ali Shah", "Mishal Shan Siddiqui", "Farhad Ali", "Shabih Ayesha", "Adil Khatri", "Abdul Basit Ansari", "Atiq Ahmed Khan" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241266477", "journal": "SAGE Open Med C...
PMC11271157
Accidental injuries in the pediatric population are common. The response to injury also differs owing to anatomical and physiological differences in children. While such injuries carry a risk of lifelong morbidity, some cases may follow a benign course despite their distressing appearance. We report two cases of accide...
{ "authors": [ "Elamein Yousif", "Elamin Dahawi", "Sarah Premraj", "Wissem Melki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22551/2024.42.1101.10280", "journal": "Arch Clin Cases", "journal_detail": "2024 May 14;11(1):16-18.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "factor v leiden mutation", "sars-c...
PMC11091492
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to predispose to thromboembolic events. The risk of such thromboses further increases in those with underlying inherited or acquired prothrombotic states. The authors present a 30-year-old lady who developed acute abdominal pain, three days after recovery from a mild COVID-19 in...
{ "authors": [ "Takako Nishino", "Makoto Ando", "Genichi Sakaguchi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241274185", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 19:12:2050313X241274185.", "keywords": [ "asplenia", "fontan operation", "absent pulmonary a...
PMC11334121
Herein, we present the case of a 17-month-old boy with asplenia, bilaterally absent pulmonary arteries, and bilateral patent ductus arteriosus, who underwent a successful Fontan operation. The central pulmonary artery was created using a pericardial roll, which was initially oversized due to the elevated pressure from ...
{ "authors": [ "Olga Milczarek", "Jakub Swadźba", "Patrycja Swadźba", "Anna Starowicz-Filip", "Roger M Krzyżewski", "Stanisław Kwiatkowski", "Marcin Majka" ], "case_amount": 10, "doi": "10.1177/09636897231195145", "journal": "Cell Transplant", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan-Dec:32:9...
PMC10469225
Stroke remains still the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. Although interventions such as early reperfusion, intravenous thrombolysis, and endovascular revascularization have shown neurological benefit in stroke patients, there is still lack of effective treatment enabling regeneration of nervous tissue ...
{ "authors": [ "Yoshiki Ueta", "Ryoma Kamada", "Yuji Watanabe", "Nobuya Tanaka" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000534817", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 14;14(1):620-625.", "keywords": [ "brolucizumab", "case report", "choroidal thinning", ...
PMC10645462
Introduction: Here, we report a case of severe intraocular inflammation (IOI) and prominent choroidal thinning following the initial intravitreal brolucizumab injection (IVBr). Case presentation: The patient was a 75-year-old Japanese man with type 2 age-related macular degeneration of both eyes. Until 2015, he had und...
{ "authors": [ "Kamila Jaz", "Cezary Miedziarek", "Ewa Piasek", "Artur Florek", "Ewa Nowak-Markwitz", "Mikołaj Piotr Zaborowski" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1198553", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 17:13:1198553.", "keywords": [ "chemot...
PMC10469698
Background: Choriocarcinoma is a rare neoplasm, exceptionally uncommon during an ongoing pregnancy. The disease often has a metastatic character, causing severe symptoms from various anatomic sites like the lungs, central nervous system, vagina, pelvis, or liver. Due to the condition's rarity, evidence on how to treat ...
{ "authors": [ "Bahadar S Srichawla", "Ton Fang", "Abigail Bose", "Vincent Kipkorir", "Annie Ferris" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096231206624", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan-Dec:11:23247096231206624.", "keywords": [ "ant...
PMC10580708
Optimal anticoagulation management in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) during acute ischemic stroke is complex and often poses a significant clinical challenge. An 82-year-old man with AF presented with left-sided hemiparesis and hypoesthesia due to occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) after discon...
{ "authors": [ "Thomas Erblich", "Charlotte Manisty", "John Gribben" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1155/2024/2312182", "journal": "Case Rep Hematol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 9:2024:2312182.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39015770/", ...
PMC11251797
Introduction: The introduction of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors significantly improved the management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, BTK carry the risk of cardiotoxicity, which is not only limited to atrial fibrillation. Case Reports. We report three cases of patients on BTK inhibitors who ...
{ "authors": [ "Sasa Jakovljevic", "Nenad Arsovic", "Zoran Dudvarski", "Nemanja Radivojevic", "Katarina Jovanovic", "Neda Mladenovic", "Snezana Babac" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8867131", "journal": "Case Rep Otolaryngol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 22:2024:886713...
PMC10904673
Extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma is extremely rare in the soft tissues of the neck, especially in the sternocleidomastoid muscle. It usually manifests clinically as a rapidly growing mass that shows great potential for local spread. The aim of this paper is to present a rare case of еxtraosseous Ewing's sarcoma in the ster...
{ "authors": [ "Vanessa P De Andrade", "Alexandre M Dos Santos", "Samuel K Shinjo" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51462", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;16(1):e51462.", "keywords": [ "aerobic exercise", "fatigue disorder", "neuromodulation", "rh...
PMC10829688
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case series to assess a combined technique of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS - a non-pharmacological and non-invasive brain stimulation) and aerobic exercise in one patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and another with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) a...
{ "authors": [ "Nida Ansari", "Sacide S Ozgur", "Noor Bittar", "Gabriel Melki", "Yasmeen Sultana" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52854", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;16(1):e52854.", "keywords": [ "cancer colon", "endemic infections", "lar...
PMC10885837
Vibrio cholerae is the culprit behind many endemics globally. Classically characterized by profuse diarrhea with a "rice water" description, cholera can be fatal if not treated promptly. However, infected individuals can present with little to no symptoms. These individuals allow for a carrier state and play a large pa...
{ "authors": [ "Gurkan Atay", "Seher Erdogan", "Hazal Ceren Tugrul", "Seyma Melisa Su Dur" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.14744/nci.2022.58260", "journal": "North Clin Istanb", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 28;10(6):813-815.", "keywords": [ "anaphylaxis", "pair procedure", "hyda...
PMC10846569
Although hydatid cyst infects many organs, it most commonly involves liver, lungs, and central nervous system. The goal of hydatid cyst treatment is to completely eliminate the parasite and to prevent recurrences with minimal mortality and morbidity. The procedure of puncture, aspiration, injection of a scolicidal, and...
{ "authors": [ "Hassan Zamani", "Kourosh Vahidshahi", "Mohammad Reza Khalilian", "Tahmineh Tahouri", "Ehsanollah Rahimi-Movaghar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2023/2890844", "journal": "Case Rep Cardiol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 23:2023:2890844.", "keywords": null, "licen...
PMC10689068
Aortic pseudoaneurysm, a rare condition characterized by localized transmural disruption and dilatation of the aorta, is very rare in the pediatric population. It is primarily caused by previous cardiovascular procedures such as aortic coarctation repair, aortic valve replacement, and subaortic membrane resection. We p...
{ "authors": [ "Thierry Favrod-Coune", "Déborah Lidsky", "Julien Vionnet", "Giulia Magini", "Julien Déglon", "Barbara Broers" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1363012", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 3:11:1363012.", "keywords": [ "a...
PMC11021601
The use of direct alcohol biomarkers (ethylglucuronide and phosphatidylethanol) has recently been implemented in a clinical setting. Due to their low alcohol detection threshold, high sensitivity, and specificity, these tools are very useful in the pre- and post-liver transplantation setting, where the history and phys...
{ "authors": [ "Jimin Lim", "Jin Hyuk Paek", "Hyeong Chan Shin", "Woo Yeong Park", "Kyubok Jin", "Misun Choe", "Seungyeup Han", "Yaerim Kim" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7774/cevr.2024.13.1.68", "journal": "Clin Exp Vaccine Res", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan;13(1):68-71.", ...
PMC10864883
In the context of the massive spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the development of a COVID-19 vaccine is urgently needed. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been widely applied across global populations. Herein, we report a case of acute interstitial nephritis with acute kidney injury in a young heal...
{ "authors": [ "Steven Swarath", "Nicole Maharaj", "Andrew Hall", "Jean Marie Frederick", "Rajeev Seecheran", "Valmiki Seecheran", "Naveen Anand Seecheran" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/23247096231192861", "journal": "J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep", "journal_detail":...
PMC10413884
The South African flag sign (SAFS) is an acute, dynamic electrocardiographic (ECG) finding typically associated with first diagonal (D1) artery occlusion. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who exhibited this pattern but subsequently revealed the dreaded "widow-maker" lesion (100% occluded proximal left anterior...
{ "authors": [ "Shreyas Dudhani", "Amit Kumar Sinha", "Bindey Kumar", "Amit Kumar", "Monika Anant" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ajps.ajps_89_22", "journal": "Afr J Paediatr Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;21(1):69-72.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link...
PMC10903723
Primary vaginal calculi are uncommon in children. Urethral duplication in females is seen to occur in association with complex congenital malformations. We report the case of perianal persistent urogenital sinus with a hypertrophied clitoris with phallic urethra, scrotum-like pouch, uterus didelphys with obstructed hem...
{ "authors": [ "Rachel Jane Klapper", "Joshua Strobel", "Chance Hebert", "Maamannan Venkataraj", "Tailong Xu", "Octavio Arevalo Espejo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1093/bjrcr/uaad002", "journal": "BJR Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 13;10(1):uaad002.", "keywords": [ ...
PMC10860506
This case report highlights vertebral segmental anomalies and the fact that the child presented has a rare neurologic condition called pontine tegmental cap dysplasia. Additionally, this case aims to educate learners in developing a differential diagnosis for vertebral and cardiac anomalies such as VACTERL syndromes an...
{ "authors": [ "Shailesh Bhanudas Meshram", "Hiral Gulab Ramnani", "Spandana Chaudhury" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.18502/ijpa.v19i1.15219", "journal": "Iran J Parasitol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;19(1):117-122.", "keywords": [ "bronchoalveolar lavage", "bronchoscopy", "...
PMC11033532
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematodes (body flukes), affecting millions worldwide. However, its pulmonary manifestations are rare. We report a rare case of a 51-year-old People Living with HIV male, managed in a tertiary care hospital in west India in May 2023, vegetable vendor who was admitted wi...
{ "authors": [ "Alessandra Crecchi", "Alessandra Tozzini", "Roberta Benedetti", "Marco Maltinti", "Luca Bonfiglio" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2023.1323697", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 12:14:1323697.", "keywords": [ "diplegic cerebral pals...
PMC10811248
Introduction: Diplegic cerebral palsy (CP) is often associated with musculoskeletal disorders that contribute to worsen walking function. The standard care in these cases is single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) followed by rehabilitation. Our aim was to investigate whether a rehabilitation program starting even befo...
{ "authors": [ "Kishin Tokuyama", "Yusuke Inoue", "Keiji Matsunaga", "Yasunori Hamaguchi", "Saori Sekimoto" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22038/AOJNMB.2023.73907.1515", "journal": "Asia Ocean J Nucl Med Biol", "journal_detail": "2024;12(1):61-64.", "keywords": [ "99mtc-labeled co...
PMC10757057
Splenosis occurs as a result of autotransplantation of splenic tissue following splenic injury or splenectomy. A 56-year-old man with esophageal cancer underwent thoracoscopic-assisted subtotal esophagectomy accompanied by three-field lymph node dissection, and retrosternal gastric tube reconstruction. The spleen was i...
{ "authors": [ "Mayumi Nakata", "Hiroshi Kuji", "Takumi Toishi", "Tomohiko Inoue", "Atsuro Kawaji", "Masatoshi Matsunami", "Junko Fukuda", "Mamiko Ohara", "Tomo Suzuki" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000534765", "journal": "Case Rep Nephrol Dial", "journal_detail": ...
PMC10764085
Introduction: The Kocuria genus, encompassing gram-positive coccoid actinobacteria belonging to the Micrococcaceae family, has recently been discovered residing on the human skin and oral flora. Reports of Kocuria-associated infections in humans have been scarce. Herein, we present the first case of relapsing peritonea...
{ "authors": [ "Abraham Mengstu", "Mathew N Chakko", "Blake Salisbury", "Jibran Fateh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52380", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 16;16(1):e52380.", "keywords": [ "ammon’s horn sclerosis", "hippocampal sclerosis", "medic...
PMC10868631
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is often linked to conditions like hypertension and is characterized by reversible brain edema. The development of mesial temporal sclerosis as a consequence of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is an uncommon clinical outcome. We report a 48-year-old female who i...
{ "authors": [ "Reiva Farah Dwiyana", "Elisabet Risubekti Lestari", "Raden Mohamad Rendy Ariezal Effendi", "Srie Prihianti Gondokaryono", "Inne Arline Diana", "Hermin Aminah Usman", "Kamelia Utami Suhada", "Rafithia Anandita" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/CCID.S428371", ...
PMC10590112
Introduction: Tufted angioma (TA) is a rare benign vascular tumor usually occurring in the first year of life. It may present as reddish papules or purplish red to black plaques. Tender lesions commonly affect the neck, upper trunk, and shoulders. Histologic tufts of capillaries infiltrating the dermis in a "cannon bal...
{ "authors": [ "Anand Chellappan", "Amol Bhawane", "Alok Sharma", "Ratnesh Rokade" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52000", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 10;16(1):e52000.", "keywords": [ "igg4-related kidney disease", "immunoglobulin g4-related disease...
PMC10853830
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated fibroinflammatory condition that has been recognized as a unified systemic disease that links many individual organ conditions that were previously considered to be unrelated. The pathological hallmark of the disease is an abundant IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltrat...
{ "authors": [ "Kiriti S Vattikonda", "Christopher J Peterson", "Jordan L Torres", "Michael Sternberg", "Ijeoma Okogbue", "Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie", "Tasaduq Fazili" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14797/mdcvj.1277", "journal": "Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J", "journal_detail": "2...
PMC10573562
Triple valve endocarditis (TVE) is a rare presentation of endocarditis often requiring multivalvular surgery. Here we report a case of S. aureus triple valve endocarditis in a patient with a history of intravenous drug use and provide a literature review of TVE identification, treatment, and prognosis.
{ "authors": [ "Bach Ardalan", "Jose Azqueta", "Jia Luo", "Christopher French" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2023.1304457", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 23:13:1304457.", "keywords": [ "nut carcinoma", "nut gene", "hepatic tumor", "nextge...
PMC10844462
NUT carcinoma is a rare subcategory of squamous cell carcinoma. The latter is primarily characterized by the fusion of the coding sequence NUTM1 on chromosome 15q14 with BRD4 or BRD3, both of which are acetyl-histone binding bromodomains. This tumor is often misdiagnosed due to its rarity and its histological similarit...
{ "authors": [ "Nighat J Nadeem", "Abduallah Moawad", "Sophie Howatson", "Adeel Ahmed", "Diana Cassell" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1386949", "journal": "Front Psychiatry", "journal_detail": "2024 May 27:15:1386949.", "keywords": [ "camhs", "adolescents", ...
PMC11163276
Catatonia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome involving a constellation of psychomotor disturbances including catalepsy, waxy flexibility, stupor, mutism, negativism, agitation, posturing, stereotypes, mannerisms, grimacing, echolalia, and echopraxia. Catatonia occurs in several conditions including psychotic, affec...
{ "authors": [ "Sara Zarei", "Setareh Kamali", "William Narinyan", "Farnoush Nasouri", "Sara Hassani", "Abdul Mahmoud Ibrahim", "Rojeen Zarei", "Sadiq Altamimi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_670_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 17:1...
PMC10695467
Background: Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) or idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by elevated intracranial pressure without hydrocephalus or mass lesion, with normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies and neuroimaging. The exact cause remains uncertain, but potential mechanisms include increased CSF p...
{ "authors": [ "Shailendra Katwal", "Sarad Katuwal", "Sushmita Bhandari" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X231221464", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 23:11:2050313X231221464.", "keywords": [ "freiberg", "dancer", "orthopaedics", "rad...
PMC10748921
Freiberg's infarction is the disorder of cartilage degeneration. The second metatarsal head is most vulnerable to Freiberg's infarction due to its longer length and relative immobility. It is exposed to repetitive stress even during normal activity. The multifactorial etiology of Freiberg's infarction is mentioned in t...
{ "authors": [ "Jianing Wang", "Zhimin Duan", "Haoxiang Xu", "Rong Zeng", "Min Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ijd.ijd_535_23", "journal": "Indian J Dermatol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Feb;69(1):106.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY-NC-SA", "link": "https://pubmed....
PMC10986878
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{ "authors": [ "Savannah Cottom", "Brayden Barrientez", "Andrew Melson" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000537872", "journal": "Case Rep Ophthalmol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 19;15(1):246-249.", "keywords": [ "hyperglycemia", "teprotumumab", "thyroid eye disease" ], "li...
PMC10950356
Introduction: Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a rare condition involving autoimmune-mediated inflammation of the orbit and periocular structures, which can result in many debilitating symptoms. Teprotumumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, is gaining popularity for the treatme...
{ "authors": [ "Safiyyah Bhatti", "Daniel Joffe", "Lauren Banner", "Sahithi Talasila", "Jenna Mandel", "Jason Lee", "Pierluigi Porcu", "Neda Nikbakht" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2023.1243459", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 15:10...
PMC10758200
Cutaneous adverse events of both topical and systemic drugs in patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) present a diagnostic challenge as it is often difficult to distinguish drug associated rash from disease progression in the skin. Mogamulizumab and mechlorethamine gel are approved treatments for MF, both of which can ca...
{ "authors": [ "William J Moorhead", "Wilfried Mai", "Jennifer A Reetz", "Silke Hecht", "Peter G Noel" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.1177/20551169231217866", "journal": "JFMS Open Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 19;10(1):20551169231217866.", "keywords": [ "bronchiectasis", ...
PMC10799599
Case series summary: Cystic bronchiectasis was diagnosed in three cats with known histories of chronic coughing using CT and histopathology. CT of the lungs revealed large space-occupying lesions that compressed and displaced unaffected pulmonary parenchyma and vessels. The masses were soft tissue attenuating in two ca...
{ "authors": [ "Geng-Jia Chen", "Xiao-Bo Chen", "Wan-Yuan Rao", "Xiao-Yi Pan", "Shi-Yue Li", "Zhu-Quan Su" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2024.1366472", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 4:14:1366472.", "keywords": [ "rhizopus ory...
PMC10944989
Pulmonary Mucormycosis is a fatal infectious disease with high mortality rate. The occurrence of Mucormycosis is commonly related to the fungal virulence and the host's immunological defenses against pathogens. Mucormycosis infection and granulation tissue formation occurred in the upper airway was rarely reported. Thi...
{ "authors": [ "Alex K Miller", "Nassim Lashkari", "Ashbita Pokharel", "Drew D Moore" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52438", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 17;16(1):e52438.", "keywords": [ "adult-onset", "benign", "cutaneous myofibroma", "infa...
PMC10871025
Myofibromas are observed in both infantile and adult presentations, with key differences in the number and severity of lesions between these two groups. Infantile presentations encompass both indolent, isolated cutaneous lesions, as well as aggressive, multicentric presentations with visceral involvement. Adult myofibr...
{ "authors": [ "Shinya Otsuka", "Kei Hiraoka", "Nozomu Iwashiro", "Noriko Kimura", "Masanori Ohara" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102033", "journal": "Respir Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 1:49:102033.", "keywords": [ "chemoimmunotherapy", "invasi...
PMC11081798
Mixed invasive mucinous and non-mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare variant of lung adenocarcinoma. In pure invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma, multilobar and bilateral involvement are common, and extrathoracic metastasis is rare. Here, we report a case of mixed invasive mucinous and non-mucinous adenocarcinoma with distan...
{ "authors": [ "Sarah J Wu", "Justin J Kim", "Yeying Huang", "R Taylor Durall", "Simone Becker", "Stephanie Canty", "Stefania Molinaro", "Evan Pisick", "Geoffrey I Shapiro", "Christopher A French", "Jia Luo" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.jtocrr.2023.100625", ...
PMC10823067
We present the first known case of a patient with BRD2::NUTM1-driven NUT carcinoma. A 59-year-old woman presented with poorly differentiated squamous cell lung cancer metastatic to the pleura. Eventually, a positive NUT immunohistochemistry, NUT fluorescence in situ hybridization, and RNA next-generation sequencing wit...
{ "authors": [ "Mingqian Chen", "Xiaoyu Yang", "Bin Zhang", "Jialiang Fu", "Yi Lan", "Yugang Chi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1434957", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 2:11:1434957.", "keywords": [ "robert’s uterus", "asymme...
PMC11327016
Background: Robert's uterus combined with transverse uterine septum is a rare uterine malformation. Only one case has been reported to date, and it is challenging to diagnose and treat. Case presentation: Here we report the case of a 19-year-old female had undergone multiple treatments at a previous hospital for primar...
{ "authors": [ "Galina Smushkin", "Richard Phillips", "Guillaume Chausse" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1210/jcemcr/luac035", "journal": "JCEM Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Feb 7;1(1):luac035.", "keywords": [ "acth syndrome", "cushing syndrome", "adrenalectomy", "ectopic...
PMC10578410
Ectopic adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS) accounts for the minority of cases of Cushing syndrome. Up to 20% of these cases remain occult, despite multiple imaging attempts to localize the ACTH-producing tumor. Here we describe long-term follow-up of a 41-year-old woman, with ectopic Cushing syndrome ini...
{ "authors": [ "Milan Radovanović", "Aleksa Zubelić", "Veljko Šantrić", "Uroš Babić", "Nebojša Prijović", "Predrag Nikić" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102640", "journal": "Urol Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 17:52:102640.", "keywords": [ "embryonal c...
PMC10776437
Extragonadal germ cell tumors originating in the prostate are extremely rare. Thus far, less than 20 cases were described in the literature. To our knowledge, there are no published cases of primary embryonal carcinoma of the prostate. The present study presents a case of a 24-year-old male with primary prostate embryo...
{ "authors": [ "Kazuhiro Kitajima", "Shingo Yamamoto", "Akihiro Kanematsu", "Masato Tomono", "Sayuri Nishimoto", "Reona Wada", "Miyu Hirayama", "Jyunpei Kitamoto", "Kiyoshi Takagaki", "Norihiro Kuroda", "Takako Kihara", "Koichiro Yamakado" ], "case_amount": 1, "do...
PMC11236384
Introduction: Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow is caused by cancer metastasis to the bone marrow and is the diagnosis is very difficult by imaging. Case presentation: We report a 75-year-old male with disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow from castration-resistant prostate cancer revealed by 11C-...
{ "authors": [ "Rashim Thakur", "Umit Yasar Guleser", "Cem Kesim", "Ziya Kapran", "Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun", "Murat Hasanreisoglu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.14744/bej.2024.76093", "journal": "Beyoglu Eye J", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 1;9(3):165-171.", "keywords": [ "bacilla...
PMC11372403
In a case of unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy (UAIM) following hand, foot, and mouth disease, we aim to discuss the decreased perfusion of choriocapillaris secondary to systemic inflammation as shown by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and to assess the prognostic significance of bacillary layer d...
{ "authors": [ "Ana Teodósio Chícharo", "Mónica Rebelo", "Ana Rita Lopes", "Maria João Saavedra", "Maria Filipa Paramés", "Ana Rita Araújo", "Ana Rita Cruz-Machado", "Luísa Pinto", "Susana Capela" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2024.1397103", "journal": "Front I...
PMC11303133
Fetal autoimmune atrioventricular block (AVB) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. It results from the passage of maternal anti-SSA/Ro or Anti SSB/La auto-antibodies into the fetal circulation, leading to inflammation and fibrosis of the AV node and often to irreversible damage. Besides AVB, these anti...
{ "authors": [ "Paulo Moacir Mesquita Filho", "Laura Martini", "Renan Saltiel", "Daniela Schwingel", "Júlia Pastorello" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.12865/CHSJ.49.01.110", "journal": "Curr Health Sci J", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan-Mar;49(1):110-114.", "keywords": [ "central ner...
PMC10541514
Melanomas originating from the dura-mater are extremely rare tumors. The diagnosis is complex, and usually only made after excluding other entities. The prognosis is poor, with average free-disease survival of 20 months, after treatment with complete surgical excision and adjuvant therapy. We report the case of a 41-ye...
{ "authors": [ "Laila Kulsvehagen", "Tim Woelfle", "Ana Beatriz Ayroza Galvão Ribeiro Gomes", "Patrick Lipps", "Tradite Neziraj", "Julia Flammer", "Karoline Leuzinger", "Tobias Derfuss", "Jens Kuhle", "Athina Papadopoulou", "Anne-Katrin Pröbstel" ], "case_amount": 2, ...
PMC11408232
Objectives: Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is frequently preceded by infections. The underlying pathomechanism, however, remains poorly understood. Here, we present the clinical data of two MOGAD patients with concurrent syphilis infection and investigate the reactivity of...
{ "authors": [ "Alice Mariottini", "Alessandro Barilaro", "Antonio Lotti", "Fabio Marra", "Luca Massacesi" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fneur.2024.1363493", "journal": "Front Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 29:15:1363493.", "keywords": [ "b-cell depletion", "case r...
PMC10937462
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a potential adverse event of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as of methylprednisolone pulsed therapy used in case of MS relapse. DILI may be induced by different mechanisms, including idiosyncratic reaction, autoimmune hepatiti...
{ "authors": [ "Shuaishuai Yuan", "Yuting Huang", "Pailing Xie", "Peijun Li" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/OAEM.S446994", "journal": "Open Access Emerg Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 1:16:19-28.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "acute myocardial damage", "multiple organ dy...
PMC10840558
In recent years, healthcare systems worldwide have faced the challenge of the severe COVID-19 pandemic. However, cases of severe rhabdomyolysis, acute myocardial damage, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) caused by COVID-19 are currently rare. This report presents a case of severe rhabdomyolysis, acute myoc...
{ "authors": [ "Ramona Stroescu", "Serban Comsa", "Flavia Chisavu", "Mihai Gafencu" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2024.1181802", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Mar 19:11:1181802.", "keywords": [ "arteriovenous fistula", "children", "hemodialysis",...
PMC10985175
Introduction: Paediatric vascular access is a demanding field. The need for a multidisciplinary team is mandatory in children with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Central venous catheters (CVCs) remain the preferred option worldwide. Recent emerging data demonstrated the benefits of using arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs)...
{ "authors": [ "Sanya Chandna", "Saumya Nanda", "Ankit Agrawal", "Kavin Raj", "Umesh Bhagat", "Keerthana J Pillai", "Suryansh Bajaj" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1346", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2024 May 7;14(3):110-1...
PMC11259478
Central venous port-a-catheters play a pivotal role in various medical procedures, yet they are associated with a spectrum of complications. Catheter fracture with cardiac migration is a rare complication, occurring in less than 1% of patients. Although not very common, it can cause severe issues, necessitating fragmen...
{ "authors": [ "Tigist Bacha", "Mahlet Abayneh", "Dawit Bekele Tefera" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.2147/PHMT.S456550", "journal": "Pediatric Health Med Ther", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 26:15:257-264.", "keywords": [ "ethiopia", "home delivery", "neonatal tetanus" ], "lice...
PMC11288350
Background: Neonatal tetanus remains a significant threat in regions with limited healthcare access, despite being preventable through vaccination. The case-fatality rate of untreated neonatal tetanus is close to 100%. Even one case of neonatal tetanus regarded as a failure of the healthcare system, making it essential...
{ "authors": [ "Lobat Shahkar", "Noora Bigdeli", "Mahdi Mazandarani", "Narges Lashkarbolouk" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000531986", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Aug 28;16(1):739-745.", "keywords": [ "adenocarcinoma", "bronchoalveolar carcinoma", ...
PMC10625820
Pulmonary adenocarcinoma is an extremely infrequent cancer in children. This cancer usually presents with unspecific manifestations that lead to delays in diagnosis. The treatment protocol for adenocarcinoma in children remains challenging due to its rarity. We presented an 8 years old with a chief complaint of a non-p...
{ "authors": [ "Kaijing Wan", "Mohamed Siraj Shahul Hameed", "Ann Wright", "Bernard Su Min Chern" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/gmit.gmit_81_23", "journal": "Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 11;13(1):56-59.", "keywords": [ "abdominal pain in early pregna...
PMC10936724
Abdominal pain is a very common presentation in early pregnancy. Its cause may be gynecological or totally nonpregnancy related. While acute appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric cause of pain in pregnant women, diagnosis and differentiation from other causes, including ectopic pregnancy, remain challenging. In ...
{ "authors": [ "Sohini Banerjee", "Debkamal Kar" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/ccd.ccd_215_23", "journal": "Contemp Clin Dent", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;15(1):54-57.", "keywords": [ "medullary thyroid carcinoma", "mucosal neuromas", "multiple endocrine neoplasia 2b" ], ...
PMC11068242
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 2B syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary condition of neuroendocrine origin characterized by pheochromocytoma, marfanoid habitus, and mucocutaneous neuromas. Multiple mucosal neuromas on the tongue, lips, cheeks, and inner eyelids are often appeared as the earliest signs in...
{ "authors": [ "André Luis De Siqueira", "Hozifa Mohammed Ali Abd-Elmaged", "Dafaalla Salih", "Mustafa Elghazali Abuelgassim E Mustafa" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1002/ccr3.8372", "journal": "Clin Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 27;12(1):e8372.", "keywords": [ "osteochondro...
PMC10753131
Key clinical message: In managing a child with a solitary osteochondroma, the most advisable course of action involves vigilant observation and regular follow-up, given the potential for spontaneous resolution. Abstract: The most frequent benign cartilage tumors in children are osteochondromas, which develop when the g...
{ "authors": [ "Lila Sari", "Risti Saptarini Primarti", "Arlette Suzy Setiawan" ], "case_amount": 10, "doi": "10.1155/2024/2966972", "journal": "Case Rep Dent", "journal_detail": "2024 Jun 18:2024:2966972.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/389...
PMC11199061
Background: Managing dental care in children with special health care needs poses distinct challenges. This case report explores these challenges within the context of a 9-year-old boy with Down syndrome (DS) facing dental treatment refusal. Case Report. Over ten months and 13 visits, a tailored approach was devised fo...
{ "authors": [ "Ahmed S Elbashary", "Naveed U Kanchi", "M Bilal Delvi", "Abdulelah I Alhatlan" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.4103/sja.sja_515_23", "journal": "Saudi J Anaesth", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan-Mar;18(1):129-130.", "keywords": [ "airway management", "mucopolysaccharido...
PMC10833044
"Mucopolysaccharidosis" (MPS) is a rare, autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease characterized by deficiencies in 11 different lysosomal enzymes involved in the metabolism of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) leading to its accumulation, the condition which results in anatomic abnormalities and multi-organ dysfunction th...
{ "authors": [ "David S Bailey", "Kevin John", "Lekhaj C Daggubati", "Brad E Zacharia" ], "case_amount": 3, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52479", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 18;16(1):e52479.", "keywords": [ "extra-axial lesion", "hormonal influence on meningioma", ...
PMC10873817
In this case report, we discuss a patient who experienced spontaneous regression of multiple intracranial meningiomas that were treated conservatively for 5 years after cessation of megestrol acetate, an exogenous progestin. In addition, we discuss the previous literature describing the relationship between exogenous p...
{ "authors": [ "Masahiro Manabe", "Yoko Tani", "Naoyuki Inano", "Yuuji Hagiwara", "Nobuhiro Sogabe", "Satoru Nanno", "Ki-Rhang Koh" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3892/mi.2024.133", "journal": "Med Int (Lond)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 11;4(1):9.", "keywords": [ "acute ...
PMC10811442
The present study reports the case of a patient with acute myeloid leukemia post-cytotoxic therapy (AML-pCT) that developed following chemotherapy for thymoma. A 64-year-old female patient underwent surgical resection for a mediastinal tumor and was diagnosed with stage IVa thymoma. She received chemotherapy, including...
{ "authors": [ "Kemal Buğra Memiş", "Elif Tan", "Sonay Aydın" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1590/0037-8682-0106-2024", "journal": "Rev Soc Bras Med Trop", "journal_detail": "2024 May 6:57:e009132024.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3871697...
PMC11073516
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{ "authors": [ "Laura Torres Cruz", "Sai Priyanka Pulipaka", "Neenu Anthony", "James Liu", "Maryam Barkhodarian", "Ahmad Al Awwa", "Simcha Weissman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000534135", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 14;16(1):1390-1394.", "...
PMC10645436
Venetoclax is a novel agent used in hematologic malignancies. Although no long-term studies have directly implicated venetoclax, few studies show possible association with electrolyte abnormalities. Severe derangements in serum electrolyte levels can cause cardiac dysrhythmias, which can be potentially fatal. We presen...
{ "authors": [ "Hesham Elsabah", "Rola Ghasoub", "Halima El Omri", "Maria Benkhadra", "Honar Cherif", "Ruba Y Taha" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fonc.2024.1390747", "journal": "Front Oncol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 10:14:1390747.", "keywords": [ "bcl-2 inhibitor", ...
PMC11266074
Introduction: Venetoclax is a BCL-2 inhibitor with proven efficacy in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and translocation t(11;14). However, its role in plasma cell leukemia (PCL) remains unclear. Herein, we aimed to report a case of relapsed MM with secondary PCL and t(11;14) achieving complete (CR) and durable remi...
{ "authors": [ "Alessia Mingarelli", "Giovanni Battista Pipitone", "Giacomo Torini", "Maria Grazia Patricelli", "Martina Totaro", "Clara Colonna", "Paola Carrera", "Federico Raviglione" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1155/2023/6679572", "journal": "Case Rep Genet", "journal_...
PMC10560113
The LRP2 gene encodes megalin (LRP-2/GP330), a large single-spanning transmembrane glycoprotein that serves as a multiligand endocytotic receptor and mediates the reabsorption of albumin in the proximal renal tubule. LRP2 is implicated in an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by dimorphisms, ocular anomalies, s...
{ "authors": [ "Katarina Pelin", "Lydia Sagath", "Johanna Lehtonen", "Kirsi Kiiski", "Olli Tynninen", "Anders Paetau", "Mridul Johari", "Marco Savarese", "Carina Wallgren-Pettersson", "Vilma-Lotta Lehtokari" ], "case_amount": 10, "doi": "10.3233/JND-230026", "journal": ...
PMC10578209
Background: Pathogenic variants in the TPM3 gene, encoding slow skeletal muscle α-tropomyosin account for less than 5% of nemaline myopathy cases. Dominantly inherited or de novo missense variants in TPM3 are more common than recessive loss-of-function variants. The recessive variants reported to date seem to affect ei...
{ "authors": [ "Melaku Tessema Kassie", "Motuma Gonfa Ayana", "Ruth Betremariam Abebe", "Befikadu Molalign Abebe" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fsurg.2024.1369255", "journal": "Front Surg", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 17:11:1369255.", "keywords": [ "blunt trauma", "diaphragm...
PMC11288843
Introduction: Blunt diaphragmatic rupture (BTDR) is a rare condition that can occur in children following high-energy blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. In less than 1% of the cases, pericardial rupture can coexist with a BTDR. A coexistence of BTDR and pericardial rupture can result in displacement of the heart and is ass...
{ "authors": [ "Changhui Zhou", "Linlin Jiao", "Xiaoping Qiao", "Weiwei Zhang", "Shuangfeng Chen", "Chunling Yang", "Min Meng" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fbioe.2024.1424941", "journal": "Front Bioeng Biotechnol", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 9:12:1424941.", "keywords":...
PMC11263083
Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) are still an important worldwide issue related to the safety and quality of patient care, which are among the top five adverse events reported. Patients who develop HAPUs have longer stays in the hospital than necessary, are at a greater risk of infections, and are more likely ...
{ "authors": [ "David Philippides", "Angelina Hong", "Amanda Eukovich", "Ali Chaudhry" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1242", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2023 Sep 2;13(5):97-100.", "keywords": [ "cardiac arrest", "cardiomyop...
PMC10589048
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a nonischemic cardiomyopathy with transient apical ballooning of the left ventricle and reduced ejection fraction that can be caused by severe emotional or physical stress, with diverse clinical presentations. This case describes a patient who went into cardiac arrest at a casino after winni...
{ "authors": [ "Yunuo Zhang", "Wenjuan Ni", "Wei Wang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.21037/acr-23-103", "journal": "AME Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2023 Dec 19:8:20.", "keywords": [ "primary hyperaldosteronism", "case report", "hypokalemia", "rhabdomyolysis (rm)", "thyr...
PMC10789893
Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is one of the main causes of secondary endocrine hypertension, especially refractory hypertension. Increased autonomous secretion leads to increased blood pressure and proinflammatory effects on different organ systems, including the cardiovascular system. However, because of its ...
{ "authors": [ "Wei Fan", "Pin Li", "Qihao Wei", "Xinru Liu", "Yuxiang Cai", "Bin Li", "Yaping Lu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcimb.2024.1356095", "journal": "Front Cell Infect Microbiol", "journal_detail": "2024 May 28:14:1356095.", "keywords": [ "acanthamoeba", ...
PMC11165212
Pathogenic and free-living Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in the environment and have been reported to cause keratitis and universally fatal encephalitis. Primary cutaneous acanthamoebiasis caused by Acanthamoeba is exceedingly rare and presents as isolated necrotic cutaneous lesions without involvement of the cor...
{ "authors": [ "Ghassen Gader", "Wiem Mansour", "Mohamed Ali Kharrat", "Houssem Hdhili", "Ines Chelly", "Kamel Bahri", "Ihsèn Zammel" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_542_2024", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2024 Aug 23:15:294.", "keywords": [ "c...
PMC11380909
Background: Spinal cavernomas (SCs) account for about 5% of all spinal vascular malformations. Intradural SCs occur in just 3% of cases and are typically intramedullary. Case description: A 58-year-old female presented with progressive left occipital neuralgia, left cervicobrachial neuralgia, and paresthesia of all fou...
{ "authors": [ "Ana-Maria Roxana Koller", "Alexandra Man", "Carmen Muntean" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.2478/jccm-2024-0004", "journal": "J Crit Care Med (Targu Mures)", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 30;10(1):96-102.", "keywords": [ "children", "clinico-radiological findings", "p...
PMC11193964
Introduction: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) primarily shows neurological symptoms and is more frequent in males, often occurring in oncological patients. It can also be associated with renal conditions like post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, a common cause of pediatric hypertension. Management...
{ "authors": [ "Zane Frazer Aldrich", "Rena Ow", "Khyaati Modii", "Timothy O'Leary" ], "case_amount": 4, "doi": "10.1055/s-0044-1779654", "journal": "AJP Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 18;14(1):e91-e95.", "keywords": [ "abortion", "cesarean scar", "ectopic pregnancy", "h...
PMC10874689
Heterotopic triplet pregnancy, cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy, and pregnancy following uterine ablation are all rare events that confer significant morbidity including spontaneous abortion, intrauterine fetal demise, preterm labor, abnormal placentation, and uterine rupture. A woman in her 30s, G6P4014, with a history...
{ "authors": [ "Ming-Min Zhang", "Jing Wang", "Dan Sun", "Jing-Xuan Wang", "Jun-Hong Zhang", "Jia-Wei Xu" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fimmu.2023.1274420", "journal": "Front Immunol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 26:14:1274420.", "keywords": [ "autoimmune encephalitis", ...
PMC10637573
Introduction: Neuronal surface antibody syndromes (NSAS) encompass a growing set of autoimmune neurological disorders, with their predominant clinical presentation being autoimmune encephalitis (AE). The most extensively documented form within NSAS is anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) autoimmunity. In contrast...
{ "authors": [ "Shikha Swaroop", "Preeti Srivastava", "Kumar Diwakar", "Sumeet Biswal" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.52884", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 24;16(1):e52884.", "keywords": [ "calvarial tuberculosis", "skeletal tuberculosis", "skin ...
PMC10894019
Calvarial tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon form of skeletal TB. Early diagnosis can be challenging as they may exhibit diagnostic dilemmas. Another rare kind of skin TB is called TB verrucosa cutis. In this case, both of these uncommon forms were observed simultaneously and were effectively treated with first-line anti...
{ "authors": [ "Michael J Valentine", "Ankur Kayastha", "Takara R Newsome-Cuby", "Anh Thu N Nguyen", "Riley G Fisher", "Hanh M Pham", "Saif A Meimon", "Alexander Phu", "Connor A Parry", "Joshua J Nelson", "Ethan C Hayes", "Sunita Muranjan" ], "case_amount": 1, "do...
PMC10859674
Quetiapine, a pharmacological agent within the class of atypical antipsychotics, is characterized by its efficacy in mood stabilization and its role in the modulation of serotonergic and dopaminergic pathways. Its therapeutic utility is broad, encompassing the management of acute psychotic episodes, schizophrenia, bipo...
{ "authors": [ "Maria Martinez-Cruz", "Thayse L Madsen-Barbosa", "Fidini Antoni", "Christopher Haas" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.55729/2000-9666.1349", "journal": "J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect", "journal_detail": "2024 May 7;14(3):72-76.", "keywords": [ "calcitriol", "h...
PMC11259480
Background: The inflammatory reaction of foreign body granulomas (FBG) may be so vast that it leads to severe systemic effects. Case report: A 42-year-old woman was referred to the ED with severe recurrent symptomatic hypercalcemia associated with worsening kidney function. She had presented multiple times with similar...
{ "authors": [ "Xiang Deng", "Jun Xia" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fmed.2024.1420157", "journal": "Front Med (Lausanne)", "journal_detail": "2024 Sep 4:11:1420157.", "keywords": [ "lspd", "gastric fundus varices", "massive chylothorax", "portal hypertension", "tips" ...
PMC11408172
The development of a chylothorax after robot-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy combined with pericardial devascularization (LSPD) is rare. The robot-assisted procedure is similar to the standard LSPD, but surgeons must remain vigilant about potential chylothorax caused by recurrence of portal hypertension in patients w...
{ "authors": [ "Vikas Chandra Jha", "Mohammad Shahnawaz Alam", "Vivek Sharan Sinha", "Gaurav Verma", "Nitish Kumar", "Rahul Jain" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.25259/SNI_310_2023", "journal": "Surg Neurol Int", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 20:14:370.", "keywords": [ "choroidal...
PMC10629291
Background: The medial posterior choroidal artery (MPCA) aneurysm is extremely uncommon. Thus yet, just a few cases have been reported. Due to the deep position, narrow lumen, fragile walls, and extensive tortuosity, both endovascular and microsurgical procedures are strictly limited. A case study of successful endovas...
{ "authors": [ "Takamasa Homma", "Kuniaki Tanaka", "Naoya Takeda", "Yu Okada", "Shota Torii", "Hideki Esaki", "Takashi Sakakibara", "Norio Takimoto" ], "case_amount": 2, "doi": "10.1159/000534150", "journal": "Case Rep Oncol", "journal_detail": "2023 Oct 25;16(1):1217-1222.",...
PMC10601777
Enfortumab vedotin is an antibody-drug conjugate against nectin-4 that is recently being used in the management of patients with urothelial carcinoma. The common adverse events include rashes, peripheral neuropathy, and hyperglycemia. Only a few cases of associated respiratory symptoms have been reported. Herein, we de...
{ "authors": [ "Abbas Yousefi-Koma", "Farahnaz Aghahosseini", "Hannaneh Yousefi-Koma", "Alireza Roohizadeh", "Mojgan Panahmoghaddam" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": null, "journal": "Tanaffos", "journal_detail": "2023 Jan;22(1):172-175.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "pcr", "pet-c...
PMC10618579
Neurologic manifestations are now being increasingly encountered in patients who are admitted for respiratory symptoms of COVID-19. A 67-year-old male with a recent history of Wernicke's aphasia was referred to the nuclear medicine department for risk stratification of malignancy in pulmonary nodule by 18F-FDG PET-CT s...
{ "authors": [ "Takahiro Honda Pazili" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1155/2024/8353492", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol Med", "journal_detail": "2024 Jul 15:2024:8353492.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39040486/", "major_mesh_terms": [], "mesh_t...
PMC11262880
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disorder and is the most common form of dementia. The terminal stage of AD is characterized by severe cognitive and substantial functional decline, requiring extensive assistance with daily activities. As effective therapies at this stage are not fully available, d...
{ "authors": [ "Zahra Movahedi", "Mohsen Mollamohammadi", "Masoud Hassanvand Amouzadeh", "Batool Shakeri" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.22037/ijcn.v18i1.39927", "journal": "Iran J Child Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Winter;18(1):139-144.", "keywords": [ "covid-19", "childhood"...
PMC10874513
New daily data on the COVID-19 pandemic are circulating globally. This disease usually appears with respiratory symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, and fever. The neurological complications of the disease are somewhat known in adults but rarely reported in children. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhoo...
{ "authors": [ "Houda El Ayachi", "Sihame Assimi", "Zakia Sabaoui", "Amine Cherkaoui" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1097/MS9.0000000000001013", "journal": "Ann Med Surg (Lond)", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 27;86(1):463-466.", "keywords": [ "case report", "laterally displaced flap...
PMC10783395
Introduction and importance: Peripheral ossifying fibroma is one of the commonly occurring reactive benign lesions that occurs in the gingiva, predominantly in females, especially in the anterior maxillary region of young women and in pediatric patients. It causes unsatisfactory esthetics, difficulty in maintaining goo...
{ "authors": [ "Jalal Jolou", "Jérôme Martineau", "Hajo Müller", "Mustafa Cikirikcioglu", "Christoph Huber" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.3389/fcvm.2023.1268918", "journal": "Front Cardiovasc Med", "journal_detail": "2023 Nov 9:10:1268918.", "keywords": [ "chiari network", "e...
PMC10666182
A mass in the right atrium (RA) is an unusual finding that warrants further investigation. We report the case of a 72-year-old male patient who underwent a Bentall operation with a biological composite graft and closure of patent foramen ovale 18 months prior to his presentation with an incidental new RA mass during fo...
{ "authors": [ "Panagiotis Angelopoulos", "Sotirios Kapsalos-Dedes", "Ioannis Manolitsis", "Stamatios Katsimperis", "Themistoklis Bellos", "Ioannis Kyriazis", "Panagiotis Neofytou", "Lazaros Tzelves", "Marinos Berdempes", "Andreas Skolarikos" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "...
PMC10868626
Urachal cancer is a rare and aggressive type of cancer, frequently characterized by a lack of prominent symptoms. We herein report a case of a 50-year-old female with mucin-producing adenocarcinoma originating from the urachus who underwent partial cystectomy and the patient remains disease-free for 30 months after tre...
{ "authors": [ "John Grossi", "Paul Danahy", "Oren D Rosenthal", "George P Ackerman" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.7759/cureus.51477", "journal": "Cureus", "journal_detail": "2024 Jan 1;16(1):e51477.", "keywords": [ "allograft", "autograft", "epilepsy", "latarjet", "s...
PMC10830132
Shoulder instability episodes are observed in high-energy injuries, such as seizures. In this case report, we highlight the management of a failed distal tibial allograft procedure for recurrent shoulder instability in a patient with a bony Bankart lesion and epilepsy. The patient was treated with an iliac crest autogr...
{ "authors": [ "Leila Laamara", "Elmostafa Benaissa", "Amine Achemlal", "Amal Bounakhla", "Fatna Bssaibis", "Yassine BenLahlou", "Adil Maleb", "Mariama Chadli", "Mostafa Elouennass" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1099/acmi.0.000753.v3", "journal": "Access Microbiol", "jo...
PMC11165665
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs, caused by human-to-human transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Peritoneal tuberculosis is an extra-pulmonary form of the disease that usually manifests as an ascitic syndrome, with or without fever, in a context of altered general condition,...
{ "authors": [ "Zhao Hong", "Zhang Tongsong", "Chen Cunhai", "Li Xiao", "Song Haiping" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1177/2050313X241252371", "journal": "SAGE Open Med Case Rep", "journal_detail": "2024 May 27:12:2050313X241252371.", "keywords": [ "genetic mutation", "case re...
PMC11129569
The occurrence of multiple primary malignancies in a single patient has been relatively rare. We report here the case of a 71-year-old man with three primary tumors of lung cancer, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and prostate cancer, and a preliminary study of the mechanisms by which multiple primary tumors develop at...
{ "authors": [ "Lin-Na Lv", "Zhuang-Li Tang" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.11604/pamj.2024.47.177.42971", "journal": "Pan Afr Med J", "journal_detail": "2024 Apr 9:47:177.", "keywords": null, "license": "CC BY", "link": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39036033/", "major_mesh_terms": [ ...
PMC11260042
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{ "authors": [ "Cheyenne Rahn", "Kris Peterson", "Elizabeth Lamb" ], "case_amount": 1, "doi": "10.1159/000537750", "journal": "Case Rep Neurol", "journal_detail": "2024 Feb 14;16(1):79-84.", "keywords": [ "case report", "chorea", "depression", "huntington disease", "repetit...
PMC10939509
Introduction: Huntington disease (HD) is a progressive disorder characterized by significant neurodegeneration that results in severe neuropsychiatric symptoms and disordered movement. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive treatment that has been used in major depressive disorder (MDD) wi...