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A 45-year-old man presented to our center with gradually developing weakness of the right limbs for 3 months. He underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at another hospital 3 months prior to admission, which showed an acute ischemic stroke of the left parietal lobe. Twenty days before admission, MRI showed cerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhages, although he had no new symptoms or exacerbation at that time. Ten days before admission, he presented with a sudden headache in the occipital region, difficulty in finding words, and unsteady walking. The patient did not complain of abdominal or bone pain.
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At admission, his vital signs and general examination were normal. Mucocutaneous alterations were not observed. Neurologic examination revealed expressive aphasia and right-sided extremity weakness graded 4/5 on the Medical Research Council scale (total range, 0 [no movement is observed] to 5 [muscle contracts normally against full resistance]).
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His medical history was unremarkable, with no history of vascular risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiomyopathy, and atrial fibrillation. He also denied smoking, alcohol consumption, or illicit drug use. The patient’s father died of cerebral hemorrhage.
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A computed tomography scan of the brain showed an area of infarction with hemorrhage in the left subcortical and corona radiata regions , and the European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study classification was that of parenchymal hematomas 2 (PH2). MRI revealed meningeal and peripheral enhancement but no significant enhancement in the hemorrhage area. High-resolution MRI revealed a thrombosis on the surface of the atherosclerotic plaque. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA; Fig. ) revealed an insect bite-like change in the C1 branch of the left internal carotid artery, which caused up to 50% stenosis. Cerebrovascular malformations and other carotid or intracranial arterial stenoses were excluded.
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All blood test results were unremarkable, except for a continued elevation in the platelet (501 × 109/L-601 × 109/L) and white blood cell counts , with normal coagulation function. Therefore, bone marrow biopsy and genetic testing were performed after consultation with a hematologist. Bone marrow biopsy revealed proliferative bone marrow changes, with numerous megakaryocytes and proliferative but mature granulocytes. Further genetic testing revealed a positive JAK2-V617F mutation.
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Myeloproliferative disease is a possible cause of complex cerebrovascular lesions. Therefore, the diagnosis of ET was confirmed according to the diagnostic criteria of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2016. After discussing with the hematologist, we decided to administer aspirin and hydroxyurea. After treatment, the patient remained stroke free (mRS score = 1/6, total range 0 [symptom-free] to 6 [dead]), and platelet levels were normal throughout the 1-year follow-up period.
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A 69-year-old female patient presented with a 3-cm-diameter firm mass that had gradually increased over the prior 6 years on the left thigh, with local pain.
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Lumpectomy was performed at The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. Postoperative pathology results confirmed the mass to be a spindle cell soft tissue sarcoma. Postoperative immunohistochemistry results indicated CK(-), EMA(-), Vim(+), S100(-), SMA(±), Act(-), CD34(+), BCL-2(-), CD9(±), Ki-67(+), 50% AB(+), MBP(-), NF(-), and CD68(+), confirming the diagnosis of spindle cell soft tissue sarcoma . The patient was treated with an expanded resection.
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However, after 2 years, a firmer mass with some tenderness was found at the surgical site. Therefore, the patient underwent another expanded resection, followed by radioactive particle implantation. Postoperative immunohistochemistry results indicated CK(-), EMA(±), DES(-), S100(-), SMA(-), CD34(+), SDX-10(-), CDK4(-), MDM2(-), CD68(-), CD99(±), BCL-2(+), Vim(+), and Ki-67(+) > 50%.
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Despite this, after 5 mo, the follow-up pathology results revealed another relapse. A new treatment plan was designed: five sessions of HIFU (which occurred on March 5, June 11, August 20, October 13, and November 24, 2021), using an integrated circuit -type HIFU tumor treatment system (Chongqing Haifu Medical Technology Co., Ltd., China), which mainly consists of an ultrasonic generator, a focused ultrasonic transducer, a motion system, a control system, and a B-ultra real-time guidance system. The vertical scanning mode with a slice thickness of 2 mm was used. The ultrasonic transmitter worked at frequencies of 0.85 and 1.5 MHz. The ultrasonic power was 150–238W. The duration of each treatment was 275–1325s. The focal length was 135 mm and the lesion had a diameter > 5 cm.
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The ablation effect was assessed by MRI. After the first HIFU session, MRI indicated grayscale changes for the whole mass at the lesion site, mild skin edema, and orange peel-like changes, without induration. MRI indicated coagulative necrosis in the treated region, with homogeneous enhancement at the edge of the tumor . Residual tumor cells were not found in repeated biopsies at 2 and 4 wk after 5 HIFU .
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During the course of the disease (April 26, 2017 to April 2, 2022), the patient underwent seven chest computed tomography (CT) scans, all of which were free of lung metastases, four whole-body bone scans (whole-body scans before and after HIFU are shown in Figure and ), all of which were free of bone metastases but showed localized bone damage, and ten MRI scans (MRI scans before and after HIFU are shown in Figure and ). HIFU completely ablated the tumor without complications except for localized bone damage. No further chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or biological therapy was required for tumor control.
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A four-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with a five-day history of severe, intermittent abdominal pain. She initially had several bouts of non-bloody, non bilious emesis that resolved after one day. Two days later, she had intermittent, crampy abdominal pain and tactile fevers. She was seen by her primary medical doctor who treated her for presumed constipation. Two days later, she continued to have episodic severe abdominal pain, recurrence of vomiting and a decrease in appetite and urine output. Upon presentation to the ED, the patient was witnessed to have several bouts of severe abdominal pain.
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The patient’s medical history was significant for chronic otitis media requiring myringotomy tubes. She had no recent travel and no pets at home. Her brother at home had nausea and vomiting. The patient was born full-term by an uncomplicated repeat C-section. Medications included milk of magnesia, polyethylene glycol, and acetaminophen. She had no known drug allergies, and her immunizations were up to date.
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Abnormal laboratory results were limited to an elevated white blood cell (WBC) count of 17.2 103/μL, elevated neutrophils of 12.4 103/μL, a urinalysis with WBC 22/HPF, and a low serum chloride level of 99 mEq/L. An acute abdominal series was unremarkable. A limited pelvic ultrasound (US) demonstrated a mass, measuring 2.9×2.7×2.4 cm, posterior to the bladder and left of midline, without peristalsis or internal vascularity . The radiologist reported the US as highly suspicious for intussusception because it demonstrated the classic target sign. A normal appendix was identified. The sonographic examination was limited due to sudden intense patient pain and consequently the ovaries were not visualized.
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The pediatric surgical team was consulted, and the patient underwent diagnositic laparoscopy for treatment of a presumed intussusception with a lead point. Laparoscopy, however, showed no bowel pathology but instead revealed a complete 720° ovarian torsion with necrosis of the entire right fallopian tube and presence of an ovarian mass . On inspection, the liver, diaphragm, peritoneal surfaces, omentum, and pelvis were without evidence of tumor involvement. A laparoscopic right salpingo-oophorectomy was performed. The mass was placed in an endobag and removed piecemeal through a 12 mm trocar. Hair and sebaceous material were noted in the mass, supporting the gross diagnosis of an ovarian teratoma. Pathology confirmed the diagnosis of a benign, mature teratoma. Tumor markers including beta-HCG and alpha-fetoprotein were normal. The patient recovered without complications, and was discharged the following day. She will be followed with an annual examination and US of the contralateral ovary.
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The patient is a 64-year-old Asian male with a past medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia. The patient had no known family history of malignancy, though he had a personal history of high-risk prostate adenocarcinoma, which was diagnosed 7 years prior to his presentation for OS. This was staged as cT2N0M0 with a Gleason score of 4 + 5 = 9. He was treated with definitive radiation and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with leuprolide depot for 2 years. While off ADT, his prostate specific antigen remained less than (nadir + 2) with a nadir of 0.12.
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The patient presented to his primary care physician with a right-sided thigh mass. Before further workup could be completed, the patient presented to the emergency department (ED) with progressive shortness of breath and right lower-extremity edema. In the ED, he was noted to be tachycardic and hypoxic and admitted for further workup. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the chest was negative for pulmonary embolism but positive for innumerable pulmonary metastases up to 4.0 cm in size. A contrast CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a large, multilobulated, destructive mass of the superomedial right thigh and pelvis with associated pathologic fractures, as well as multiple hepatic lesions . A core biopsy of the right lower-extremity soft tissue mass was consistent with high-grade OS and stained positive for vimentin . The patient’s respiratory symptoms subjectively improved, and he maintained oxygen saturation on 1–2 L of supplemental oxygen; he was discharged home on supplemental oxygen as well as mechanical support for ambulation.
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Approximately 1 week later, the patient was seen in an oncology clinic and noted to be tachycardic with 130 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 38 breaths per minute, and hypoxic to 87% on room air. He was admitted that same day for consideration of urgent chemotherapy given the size and number of his pulmonary metastases. CT-guided biopsy of right lung mass was consistent with high-grade OS. Orthopedic evaluation determined he was not a surgical candidate for a hemipelvectomy given the extensive lung disease and oxygen requirements. Systemic chemotherapy was initiated with a planned 28-day cycle of cisplatin (100 mg/m2) over 2 hours on day 1 and doxorubicin (25 mg/m2) over 4 hours on days 1 through 3. Prior to doxorubicin being started, the patient decompensated requiring additional supplemental oxygen support with high-flow nasal cannula (50 L, 60%). Laboratory results were not consistent with TLS; potassium and phosphorus were within reference ranges and unchanged from prior, while uric acid was slightly elevated (8.5 mg/dL, reference range upper limit of normal 8.2 mg/dL). Repeat CT scan was negative for pulmonary embolism. Given worsening bilateral lower-extremity edema and significant fluid administration with cisplatin, hypervolemia was determined to be the cause of his worsening respiratory status, and the patient was diuresed with intravenous furosemide. He developed a multifactorial acute kidney injury (AKI) (CT contrast, cisplatin), though it resolved over time without hemodialysis. As his respiratory status improved, he received 3 days of doxorubicin therapy to complete cycle 1 of cisplatin/doxorubicin. Ten days after the completion of doxorubicin, the patient was briefly transferred to the MICU for hypotension, while in the ICU he was found to have an extended spectrum beta-lactamase Escherichia coli bacteremia that was treated with meropenem. The remainder of his hospital course was uncomplicated, and he was discharged home with home intravenous (IV) antibiotics and oxygen on hospital day (HD) 28.
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The patient was readmitted 9 days later for scheduled cycle 2 of cisplatin/doxorubicin systemic treatment. Shortly after the cisplatin and doxorubicin infusions were started on HD 0 (34 days after initial cisplatin dose), he became more hypoxic, requiring bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) support to maintain his saturation. IV fluids and chemotherapy were immediately held, and the patient was upgraded to the progressive care unit (step down). At the time, the patient was clinically volume overloaded with significant bilateral lower-extremity edema. Over the next several days, the patient was diuresed; he continued to require BiPAP support to maintain SpO2 ≥ 92%.
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A 52-year-old female with complaints of the right knee pain and swelling was referred to us in the outpatient clinic with a diagnosis of Baker’s cyst. The pain increased on squatting and climbing stairs and was associated with swelling in the posteromedial aspect of the knee joint for the past 11 months. There was no history of the previous trauma, no intermittent locking of the knee joint, and unremarkable medical history. On examination, there was a solitary, firm, cystic, fluctuant, immobile, and slightly tender swelling on the posteromedial aspect of the right knee joint of size around 4 3 cm with no local signs of inflammation. There was joint line tenderness on the medial aspect with positive McMurray’s test for a medial meniscus tear and no ligamentous instability. Knee range of motion was 0–120 with terminal flexion painful. The plain radiograph showed evidence of early osteoarthritis of the medial compartment along with patellofemoral arthritis. MRI knee demonstrated a large well-defined cystic lesion medial to semimembranosus and semitendinosus at the posteromedial aspect of the right knee joint of size around 3.9 3.0 2.5 cm with few thin internal septations. The lesion was hyperintense on T2-weighted and fat suppression images while it was hypointense on T1 weighted image ( and ) also noted was a horizontal tear in the posterior horn and body of the medial meniscus and oblique tear in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus. The patient was posted for surgery and underwent arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy and open excision of the cyst in its entirety along with its stalk through a medial incision under spinal anesthesia . The base of the cyst was traced and sutured with the synovial lining, thereby repairing the defect. The excised sample was sent for histopathological evaluation and found to be a cystic structure lined by flattened epithelium with walls made of fibrocollagenous tissue infiltrated sparsely with lymphonuclear infiltrate and foamy histiocytes which were consistent with a meniscal cyst. Post-operative period was uneventful and at 2-year follow-up, there was no recurrence, pain, instability, or locking of knee joint. The patient had 0–120 active, painless range of motion at the knee joint. The patient was able to return to her daily activities without any limitations.
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A 44-year-old male patient, residing in a village of Yunnan Province, was admitted to Xiangyun County People's Hospital in March 2021. He had a history of working in coal transportation. He was diagnosed with tuberculosis, tuberculous bronchostenosis, and silicosis by the local disease control center and a hospital due to repeated coughing and phlegm for up to 6 years. When he was discharged from hospital, he accepted the advice of anti-tuberculosis treatment and the anti-tuberculosis HRZE scheme (H: isoniazid, R: rifampicin, Z: pyrazinamide, E: ethambutol). However, after discharge, the patient did not take medicine every day according to the doctor's advice, and still had cough and expectoration symptoms, without obvious regularity of time.After taking anti-tuberculosis drugs on his own for five days, he was admitted to the hospital because of headache and fever for two days with rash, and a high body temperature up to 39.4℃. Rashes were observed on the face, head, neck, chest and abdomen, and limbs, distributing in patches with size ranging from a pinpoint to a grain of rice, which led to pruritus and a red halo at the base without rupture, separated by normal skin. The lips and mouth were slightly cyanotic, and the breath sounds of both lungs were coarse, with scattered moist rales. The other examination results were unremarkable.
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By laboratory examination, normal level of blood cells were observed as follows: white blood cells (7.3 × 109/L), hemoglobin (155 g/L), platelets (202 × 109/L), neutrophil percentage (90.6%) and lymphocyte count (7.8 × 109/L). Biochemical tests showed impaired liver function: elevated aspartate aminotransferase(AST) (50U/L), elevated gamma-glutamyl transferase(GGT) (64U/L), slightly lower prealbumin (145.5 mg/L), however normal alanine aminotransferase(ALT) (21U/L). Inflammatory biomarker tests showed procalcitonin at 0.63 ng/mL and C-reactive protein at 59 mg/L. Coagulation analysis showed a prolonged prothrombin time of 13.2 s. Plasma fibrinogen was elevated at 4.80 g/L. Routine urinalysis showed that the patient was positive for urine protein (+ , 0.2 g/L – 1.0 g/L), blood cells (+ , 5 -10 red blood cells observed in 400 × microscopic field), and urinary ketones (+ + , 1.5 mmol/L-3.5 mmol/L), suggesting the presence of impairment of renal function (Supplementary Table ).
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No acid-fast bacilli were detected by pooling the patient's nocturnal sputum, immediate sputum and morning sputum for testing. According to the patient's chest computed tomography (CT) scan (bilateral lungs and mediastinum) findings, the scattered nodular and lamellar shadows in both lungs were considered as tuberculosis most likely, and the lesions in the lingual segment of the upper lobe of the left lung and the lower lobe of the left lung were probably infectious lesions . The patient was tested for the antibodies (IgM and IgG) against OHV due to the patient from the natural epidemic foci of HFRS, but the results were negative.
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On the first day after admission, the patient suspended his anti- tuberculosis treatment and was given an acetaminophen oral suspension. Subsequently, his temperature decreased and anti-inflammatory treatments were provided with methylprednisolone sodium succinate. The blood gas analysis of the patient showed that the pH value was 7.48, the oxygen partial pressure was 53.2 mmHg, the oxygen saturation was 90.1%, and the potassium ion (K +) was 2.8 mmol/L. The presence of electrolyte disorders (hypokalemia, hyponatremia) was treated with sodium chloride and potassium chloride injections. On the second day after admission, the patient's temperature fluctuated between 38.1–38.7° C, and he still had headache, cough, expectoration and other uncomfortable symptoms. For the symptoms of headache and rash, he took rotundine and ebastine tablets for symptomatic treatment. Later examination showed that the rash on the patient's face, head, chest and neck, and limbs had subsided, and the patient felt relief from the headache. On the third day after admission, the patient continued with symptomatic treatment for anti-infection and cough suppression. The patient sometimes had fever, discomfort, cough and expectoration with little sputum, which was yellow-white sputum. On the Fourth day after admission, the patient was discharged after the rash and fever subsided at the request of the patient and his wife.
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A previously healthy 14-year-old girl presented with cough, sputum and shortness of breath after activity. She had a history of trauma 10 days prior to presentation. She was previously admitted to another hospital and diagnosed with tuberculosis. Antituberculosis treatment was ineffective; therefore, she was transferred to our hospital. She had no family history of genetic or osteolytic disease. She was admitted to the respiratory department with dyspnea and persistent cough. Examination revealed tachypnea, diminished breathing sounds, a deformity on her back, and tenderness. She exhibited percussion pain in the T6–T9 vertebrae and an absence of motor power in the thoracic spine. Neurological examination was normal.
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Recurrent chylothorax was managed via repeated thoracentesis, and percutaneous fine needle aspiration of the lesion yielded more than 1000 ml/day of a reddish turbid, nonodorous fluid. Analysis of the aspirate revealed a positive Rivalta test result, which was reported as chylothorax. The patient was transferred to the thoracic surgery department to control the pleural effusion. A thoracic duct ligation and pleurodesis along with chest drainage was planned. The biopsy could not be analyzed because insufficient tissue was taken from the lesion during the process. Chest CT showed bilateral pleural effusions 2 days after surgery , and the chest was drained on the left side. To investigate the lesion pathology, the patient underwent another incisional biopsy of the T6–T9 vertebral bodies at the department of spine surgery. The bones appeared honeycomb-like intraoperatively. Postoperational pathological examination of the incisional biopsy revealed many dilated sinusoids with hemorrhaging, mononuclear and lymphocytic infiltration, fibrous tissue and dead bone . Based on the clinical, radiological and pathological findings, we confirmed the diagnosis of GSS because the biopsy material was negative for bacterial and fungal growth, and osteolysis was clearly demonstrated in the imaging results.
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A 71-year-old Caucasian woman presented with acid reflux symptoms of substernal burning and significant dysphagia. A barium swallow and endoscopy showed distal esophageal narrowing and a hiatal hernia. A repeat upper gastrointestinal (GI) series revealed a type III complex hiatal hernia with a significant paraesophageal component . The paraesophageal component was causing the distal esophageal narrowing, which was confirmed by a computed tomography scan. Surgery was recommended because her symptoms were caused by both gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and the external compression of the distal esophagus from the paraesophageal component.
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The patient was a 37-year-old man (148 kg, 183 cm, body mass index [BMI] 44.2 kg/m2) with a history of tracheostomy due to hypertensive intracranial hemorrhage that occurred 4 years ago. He was diagnosed with grade I tracheal stenosis above the tracheostomy site 2 years ago. Despite conservative treatment, dyspnea developed and the patient underwent endoscopic tracheal dilatation under general anesthesia. Baseline peripheral capillary O2 saturation (SpO2) was 94% and Cormack-Lehane grade was 3 at the time of intubation. Surgery was performed using the intermittent apnea technique with extubation, and a total of six apnea events occurred, with a mean duration of apnea was 147 s. The lowest SpO2 was 64%, and SpO2 recovered to 96–98% after manual ventilation via endotracheal tube. The patient had been treated conservatively after balloon dilatation with portable O2 at home. Dyspnea worsened again 1 year ago, despite O2 therapy, and serial fiberoptic steroid injections to the subglottic stenosis site were planned. In our hospital, fiberoptic steroid injections are usually performed according to the following steps. Topical anesthesia at nostrils is followed by sedation, applied by surgeon. The fiberscope is inserted through the nostril, and the glottis and lesion are sprayed with additional local anesthetics. Then, the lesion is injected with steroid. The otolaryngologist consulted us for safe sedation and monitoring due to the possibility of emergency caused by airway edema or airway obstruction. Considering the patient’s general condition, symptoms, and experience of previous surgery, we decided to perform the operation under general anesthesia with spontaneous breathing in preparation for airway manipulation, because general anesthesia using the intermittent apnea technique could limit the view of surgical field and damage the larynx and subglottic lesions.
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Dyspnea improved noticeably, but on physical examination, grade II subglottic stenosis and stridor remained, thus necessitating a second steroid injection 1 month later. Based on our previous experience, we considered that there was a need to improve oxygenation during the procedure, so we decided to apply Optiflow®. In the same manner as in the first operation, the patient was placed in the 30° sitting position, and standard American Society of Anesthesiologists and BIS monitoring were applied. Baseline vital signs were as follows: BP, 102/58 mmHg; HR, 70 beats/min; and SpO2, 94%. O2 (100% warmed, humidified) was supplied through a nasal cannula at a rate of 30 L/min for preoxygenation. The patient tolerated this well, without any complaints. Dexmedetomidine was used for sedation at the same dose as before. Once the patient was unconscious, the O2 flow rate was raised to 70 L/min. EtCO2 was monitored by placing the EtCO2 sampling line at the nostril next to the Optiflow® nasal cannula; however, a low value was obtained, so we could only confirm self-respiration by monitoring the shape of the waveform . Topical anesthesia was applied by packing gauze into both nostrils. This disturbed the O2 supply through the Optiflow® nasal cannula; therefore, we inserted an oral airway to maintain airway patency, and the Optiflow® nasal cannula was transferred to the opening of the oral airway. The EtCO2 line was also transferred to the opening of the oral airway, but it still showed a low value; thus, only the shape of waveform was monitored . SpO2 was maintained at 98–100%, and no intervention, such as mask ventilation or jet ventilation, was required during surgery. Despite self-respiration, there was a drop in SpO2 to 86% due to O2 leakage; the Optiflow® nasal cannula dislocated from the airway opening. After fixing the nasal cannula to the airway with plaster , SpO2 immediately recovered to 99% and no additional desaturation events occurred. The vital signs were stable within 20% of baseline. Additional bolus of midazolam was injected to prevent the event of awareness because the value of BIS was maintained between 70 and 79 when the procedure was performed; 1mg for oral airway insertion, 2 mg for gauze packing into both nostrils. During the operation, the value of BIS was well maintained between 35 and 50, and spontaneous breathing was generally maintained well. The patient endured the surgical stimuli without coughing and movement throughout entire operation. The total operation time was 15 min and total anesthesia time was 40 min. The surgeon had prepared jet ventilation because of the experience during the previous surgery, but ultimately did not use it; thus, the surgeon was highly satisfied with THRIVE. After the surgery, the patient was transferred to the ICU. Arterial Blood Gas Analysis (aBGA) was performed after arrival in the ICU; partial pressure of O2, 94 mmHg; partial pressure of CO2 (PaCO2), 49 mmHg; pH, 7.30; bicarbonate, 21.3 mEq/L. The patient was discharged after 1 day of monitoring without complications.
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A 79-year-old white man presented to clinic with macroscopic hematuria for over 3 months. The patient denied a history of bladder cancer and physical examination revealed no palpable abdominal or renal masses. On multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), a lesion measuring 3.6 × 3.1 × 2.7 cm was seen in the interpolar region of the left kidney without involvement of the renal vein or collecting system . No left sided hydronephrosis or intraabdominal metastasis were appreciated. The right kidney was found to be atrophic. The patient’s medical history was significant for CKD as well as coronary artery disease (CAD) status post coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Serum creatinine was 1.3 mg./dL, Ca 9.2 mg/dL, albumin 4.2 g/dL, and hemoglobin was 13.7 g/dL. Urine culture was negative. Chest CT revealed no signs of thoracic metastasis.
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Under general anesthesia, full and thorough surveillance cystoscopy was negative for any bladder lesions and left retrograde pyelogram demonstrated no filling defects but an interpolar calyx appeared compressed . A Wolf fiber optic ureteroscope was utilized for complete pyeloscopy. Yellow-white discoloration with surrounding mucosal edema was visualized in the interpolar calyx consistent with necrotic tissue after cryoablation; however, no obvious papillary fronds of tumor were seen. A Segura four wire basket was deployed to biopsy the superficial necrotic and edematous mucosa followed by BIGopsy biopsy forceps for deep tissue samples. Holmium laser fulguration was applied for bleeding control and obliteration of any potential residual disease. The collected specimens were sent separately. Pathology results from the superficial biopsy demonstrated fragments of non-invasive low-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma. Deeper biopsies revealed cells of uncertain malignant potential in a background of extensive hyaline necrosis and fibrin deposition, corroborating scar hyperplasia and tissue transformation after cryoablation.
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We present a case of a 14-month-old male who was referred to our facility with complete failure to thrive since birth and had developed melena stools intermittently for 1 month. The haemoglobin at presentation was 7.0 g/dl. The patient was seen at a peripheral facility but the referral to a specialist was delayed. An ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen was performed which showed a 2.4 cm × 2.2 cm tubular structure in the right hepatic lobe with early arterial filling from the left hepatic artery and draining into left portal vein . Early high flow retrograde arterial contrast filling of the left portal vein, the portal vein and the superior mesenteric vein, splenic vein and their tributaries was also seen. The portal vein, left portal vein, common hepatic and left hepatic artery were prominent. No other liver lesion was seen. There were also features of portal hypertension with periportal collateral vessels.
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A 49-year-old male presented to the emergency department at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute complaining of right eye pain and decreased vision about 17 h after being struck in the eye with a tree branch. On examination, he was noted to have a 1.5-mm corneal laceration with fibrin in the anterior chamber and signs of traumatic cataract with posterior synechiae and pigment on the anterior lens capsule. No signs of endophthalmitis were noted on B-scan. The laceration was repaired, and the patient was treated prophylactically with intravitreal ceftazidime 2.25 mg, vancomycin 1 mg, and voriconazole 50 μg. Aqueous humor cultures for fungi and bacteria were negative, and B-scan was unremarkable at initial follow-up.
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A 36-year-old female patient of Tatarian origin was referred to the Endocrinology Research Centre, Moscow, with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus complicated by diabetic foot syndrome. According to the medical documents, generalized lipoatrophy developed during the first months of life, and from the early childhood she suffered from an umbilical hernia, muscular hypotonia and delayed motor development (without mental retardation). Later moderate amyotrophy of the muscles of the shoulder girdle developed, with a lack of reflexes in the legs, muscle weakness and myalgia of lower extremities. Between the ages of 17 and 20 the patient underwent multiple surgeries for dolichosigmoid, perforation of diverticula and peritonitis, which resulted in local muscular weakness and malabsorption leading to generalized muscular weakness and dysphagia. At 19 years of age diabetes mellitus type 1 was diagnosed with normal body weight but for 2 years the patient was well compensated by a diet with fast carbohydrates restriction. At the age of 21, she started insulin therapy. A wound defect (trophic ulcer) in the area of the inner surface of the right thigh was diagnosed at the age of 35; after a few months, diabetic neuro-osteoarthropathy of the right foot was also diagnosed. For 3 months, the patient used a Total Contact Cast with positive effects. The patient had amenorrhea with 2 episodes of menorrhagia in her life between the ages of 18 and 19. Bilateral cataracts were first diagnosed at the age of 22, and were treated surgically 12 years later. Marked diffuse osteoporosis was diagnosed at the age of 28 by a multi-layer spiral CT (Computed Tomography) scan.
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: a consanguineous marriage of grandparents (cousins) from the father’s side, type 2 diabetes (father and grandmother from the father’s side), breast cancer (father’s sister), acute myocardial infarction (2 father’s brothers), arterial hypertension (2 father’s brothers), bicornuate uterus and endometriosis (sister), Crohn’s disease (cousin from the father’s side), arterial hypertension and obesity (mother), death in early childhood from the unknown reason (mother’s brother and sister). The patient reported that the grandmother from the father’s side had a short stature.
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Our patient, a 64-year-old woman who was a non-smoker with a background history of epilepsy, presented to our respiratory clinic in May 2008 with a six-month history of productive cough with whitish sputum associated with three episodes of hemoptysis. She had no constitutional symptoms. At a primary care clinic a diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) was considered, but the results of a Mantoux test were negative and findings from the three sputum acid-fast bacilli samples and cultures for TB were also negative. Her symptoms were persistent despite a few courses with oral antibiotics such as oral amoxicillin, azithromycin and moxifloxacin. On examination, our patient was emaciated (body mass index of 19.3 kg/m2), hemodynamically stable, apyretic, eupneic and with peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) of 98% (FiO2 21%). She did not have clubbed fingers, palpable cervical lymph nodes or oral thrush.
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A 48-year-old female, with height of 160 cm and weight of 55 kg, was found to have a left lower lobe nodule in the lung and was scheduled for thoracoscopic wedge resection of the left lower lobe. The anesthesia was induced with 0.04 mg/kg of midazolam, 0.6 μg/kg of sufentanil, 2 mg/kg of propofol and 0.6 mg/kg of rocuronium. Then, a left 35 Fr endobronchial tube (Covidien llc, USA) was successfully intubated at a depth of 28 cm to incisors. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was used to confirm that there was no problem with the location of the tube after the posture of the patient was changed to the right lateral decubitus position. Anesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane 1.5 vol%, oxygen 2 L/min, remifentanil 250 mcg/hr., 4 mg/kg/h of propofol. The intraoperative pathological diagnosis of the excised mass was invasive adenocarcinoma. Subsequently, the patient underwent VATS combined with left lower lobectomy. The operation time was 1.5 h and the patient was transferred to post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) for decannulation. The patient recovered consciousness from anesthesia after 30 min, exhibiting effective spontaneous ventilation and meeting extubation criteria. Unpredictably, the tracheal tube seemed to be mechanically constrained and we were unable to withdraw the endotracheal tube (ETT). We had to administer propofol and remifentanil intravenously for sedation and checked the airway with a fiberoptic bronchoscope, which revealed that the surgical suture of the bronchial membrane was inserted into the distal end of the left branch of the tracheal tube . Thereafter, we held detailed consultations with respiratory physicians and thoracic surgeons. The thoracic surgeon assured that breaking the suture will not cause adverse effects on the patient. It took only 1 s for the respiratory doctor to burn the sutures using an argon electrode (ERBE 20132–177) with the aid of fiberoptic bronchoscope. The mode of the argon electrode was strong electrocoagulation and the power was 35 W. Finally, the bronchial tube was pulled out smoothly and the patient was safely sent back to the ward after CT review, which showed no abnormalities. On the 1, 3, and 7 days after the operation, we followed-up the patient, and there were no related complications such as bronchial leak or bronchial rupture.
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A 38-year-old man presented with decreased vision in both eyes for 2 years. The patient had undergone ICL (ICL V4 Visian, STAAR Surgical Co., Monrovia, California, U.S.A.) implantation in both eyes 6 years prior. Postoperatively, the uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) of both eyes was 20/32. The corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) was similar to the UDVA.
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A healthy 13 month-old boy was receiving oral propranolol hydrochloride for a large IH. There was no history of hypoglycemia or other medications. The initial dose of propranolol hydrochloride was 0,5 mg/kg/day and over several weeks was titrated to 1mg/kg/d. He received the treatment for about 9 months and had a significant reduction in the size of IH. The night prior to hospitalization, the child looked tired, drowsy and had a very poor oral intake. Due to his sleepiness, he didn’t receive the evening dose of propranolol. With the child's poor feeding, it was important to skip the propranolol dose and hold it temporarily. Since his mother had no clear information about the importance of taking propranolol with food, as well as when to stop temporarily the propranolol, she gave him the missed dose during the night, without food (about six hours before hospital admission). In the morning the child was unresponsive, unarousable, with a grey pallor. The clinical situation was critical: in a deep coma, with a severe hypothermia (34°C), cold sweats, slow heart beats (60-65 beats/minute) and a low blood pressure (85/46 mmHg). After immediate suspicion, we confirmed a severe hypoglycemia (26 mg/dl). After confirming the hypoglycemia, we asked about the presence of any medication at home, in order to exclude the possibility of a drug poisoning. The mother didn’t inform us at the first moment that the child was taking propranolol for IH. No advices were given to the parents about adverse effects of propranolol and how recognizing signs of its serious adverse effects (including hypotension, bradycardia, wheezing, and hypoglycemia). The child was given initially 30 ml of 10% dextrose solution intravenously, which resulted in stabilization of his glucose level. We continued the treatment with 7.5% dextrose for a few hours after. Clinical condition was completely normalized.
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A 43-year-old African American woman presented with a painful cystic mass on the left labia majora. Preoperatively, the lesion was diagnosed as Bartholin's abscess. During the excision and drainage, an additional 2.0 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm tan-brown dermal nodule was identified and submitted for histological analysis. Microscopic examination revealed multiple pieces of fibro-necrotic tissues associated with a well-circumscribed papillary neoplasm with cystic dilation . The papillary projections and cystic areas were lined by basophilic cuboidal to columnar cells with outer compressed myoepithelial cells . There were foci of active decapitation secretion and apocrine differentiation . The diagnosis of Bartholin's abscess arising in hidradenoma papilliferum was made.
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A 49-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a diagnosis of advanced right kidney cancer. He had visited the former doctor because of asymptomatic gross hematuria. Urine cytology was negative. Enhanced CT revealed a large right kidney tumor exceeding 20 cm in diameter, which was surrounded by abnormal neovascularization, and was pushing the liver and intestines to the left . On chest CT, multiple lung nodules were observed , which the diagnostic radiology team at our hospital diagnosed as multiple metastases. Therefore, a clinical diagnosis of cT3aN0M1 mRCC was made. A percutaneous needle biopsy provided us the pathological diagnosis of clear cell RCC . Among six International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk factors, time from diagnosis to treatment was applicable while other five factors were not; Karnofsky performance status was 90% and hemoglobin, neutrophils, platelets, and corrected calcium level were within the normal range. We considered systemic therapy as suitable for this patient, because immediate CN for this huge primary tumor and total metastasectomy for multiple lung tumors seemed too invasive. In addition, since IO-TKI combination was thought to be better suited for achieving remarkable tumor reduction than IO-IO, lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab combination therapy was administered as the first line of treatment. Starting dose of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab was 14 and 400 mg, respectively. During systemic therapy, the starting dose was maintained and no severe adverse event was observed, although the patient had grade 2 hypertension, grade 2 hand–foot syndrome, grade 1 diarrhea and grade 1 elevated transaminase levels. Nine weeks after administration of the combination therapy, the lung metastases disappeared, and the primary tumor and surrounding neovascularization shrank remarkably as revealed by the CT scan. An additional 10 weeks of treatment maintained the complete remission of the lung metastases and resulted in further shrinkage of the primary tumor to 13 cm in diameter , leading to a decision to perform DCN by a robot-assisted laparoscopic procedure. Twenty-three weeks after the treatment initiation (final administration of pembrolizumab in 19th week, and cessation of lenvatinib on pre-operative day 8), robot-assisted radical nephrectomy was successfully performed . The operative time was 219 min, and the console time was 146 min. The estimated blood loss was 330 mL without blood transfusion. No major surgical complication was observed. Histopathological analysis revealed ypT3a grade 2 clear cell RCC without sarcomatoid feature, and the surgical margin was negative. More than half of the specimen demonstrated coagulative necrosis, and viable cancer cells were observed in approximately 30% of the specimen. Dense lymphocyte infiltration was observed in juxtaposed necrosis and viable tumor tissue, suggesting an immune response activated by IO therapy . Immunohistochemistry confirmed CD4 and CD8 staining of these infiltrated lymphocytes . Surgical CR was achieved in this patient, and he is now in a treatment-free state.
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A 60 years-old man was referred to our department due to painless gross hematuria. The patient had no risk factors including smoking, previous radiation therapy, occupational risk factors or hereditary factors. In addition, no other pre-existing conditions were known. The patient was painless and did not have any B-symptoms including weight loss or night sweats, furthermore, no neurological deficits were reported.
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As there are reports of increased survival rates upon neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients suffering from SCBC , the patient underwent four cycles (day 1–3; 1 cycle = 21 days) of cisplatin (25 mg/m2)/etoposide (100 mg/m2) without any complications. In addition, we performed a prophylactic WBRT with a total dose of 26 Gray. Subsequently, the patient underwent radical cystoprostatectomy and ileal neobladder with bilateral extended pelvic lymphadenectomy (including 32 resected tumor-free lymph nodes). Final pathology confirmed complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, with no vital small cell carcinoma tissue formations in both the lymph nodes and the cystoprostatectomy specimen (ypT0, N0, L0, V0, Pn0). An uneventful intra- and postoperative course was observed. The time from transurethral resection to chemotherapy start was 28 days. 34 days after chemotherapy was stopped, radical cystoprostatectomy has been performed.
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A 49-year-old woman with a 1-month history of dyspnea was admitted to our hospital. Her medical history included hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and uterine fibroids. Chest computed tomography (CT) and echocardiography revealed a large epicardial effusion (A). The patient underwent pericardiocentesis to remove 1.2 L of hemorrhagic pericardial fluid. Cytology of the fluid was negative for malignant cells. Contrast-enhanced CT after pericardiocentesis showed a tumor measuring 24 × 33 mm in the right atrium (B). Following pericardiocentesis, the patient's symptoms were alleviated, and she was discharged. Two weeks later, transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed progression of the epicardial effusion. Since there were no severe symptoms, we did not intervene. MRI showed a 25 × 28-mm mass in the right atrium exhibiting high signal intensity on T2-weighted images (C). Blood test results for tumor markers were negative. Coronary artery angiography revealed a feeding artery from the sinus node branch to the tumor. We investigated for embolization of the feeding artery, although we could not find any previous report of such embolization treatment of the feeding artery in the case of a cardiac tumor. These examinations were insufficient to make a definitive diagnosis. However, the tumor was resected to alleviate the persistent tamponade.
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Preoperative transesophageal echocardiography, performed under general anesthesia, showed a mass measuring 28 × 41 mm originating from the free wall of the right atrium. It was not adherent to the tricuspid valve or septum and was thus resectable. Upon pericardiotomy, the tumor was visualized in the right atrium, adherent to the pericardium. The tumor was highly vascularized and had rough borders . Cardiopulmonary bypass was established between the ascending aorta and superior vena cava. A venous cannula was subsequently inserted into the right femoral artery, through the inferior vena cava, and into the front of the right atrium so as not to interfere with the tumor. We made an incision on the right atrium near the tumor and observed the presence of endocardium on the smooth surface of the mass. We biopsied a part of the tumor surface to obtain an intraoperative frozen section, which revealed the presence of a sarcoma. The tumor and adherent right atrial wall were removed with adequate margins to the greatest extent possible. The resected right atrial wall was reconstructed using a bovine pericardial patch. Pathological examination of the resected tumor revealed fusiform tumor cells in frequent mitosis and a rich blood supply with intraluminal red blood cells. Immunological staining was positive for CD34 expression . A pathological diagnosis of angiosarcoma was made; the resected end of the superior vena cava was tumor-free. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 12. Postoperative CT and echocardiography showed no residual tumor, while positron emission tomography revealed normal findings. Two months later, the patient received radiotherapy (heavy ion therapy) to the right atrium for a month at a dose of 64 Gy in 16 Fr. There was no local recurrence 6 months after surgery. However, metastasis to the lungs was identified. Although the patient received chemotherapy (paclitaxel and cisplatin), lung and liver metastases progressed . Unfortunately, the patient died of multiorgan failure due to multiple metastases 17 and 18 months after surgery and diagnosis, respectively.
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A 32-year-old young man was transferred to the emergency department with sudden chest pain lasting for 80 min. He has had high blood pressure for 4 years but on no medication, and had a blood pressure of 174/113 mmHg and a pulse rate of 78 beats per minute. Electrocardiography showed ST-segment elevations in leads II, III, aVF, V3R, V4R, and V5R . Serum creatinine was 73 μmol/L, and serum troponin T was 7.97 ng/ml. Killip classification was class I. Aspirin 300 mg and ticagrelor 180 mg were chewed just before the coronary angiography (CAG) was performed, followed by a routine antithrombotic therapy of oral DAPT (aspirin 100 mg qd, ticagrelor 90 mg bid) lasting for 1 year. The treatment was approved by Hainan Hospital of PLA General Hospital ethics committee, and informed consent was signed. The CAG showed that the left circumflex (LCX) was completely occluded by a large amount of thrombus in the distal portion . A bolus of unfractionated heparin (11,250 IU) was administered intravenously. A Runthrough guidewire was advanced through the thrombus to the distal end of the occluded LCX. The distal end of a 2.5 mm × 15 mm Sprinter Legend balloon was cut off, leaving a metal marker at the tip. Then, the balloon was inserted over the Runthrough guidewire and through the stenotic section of the occluded coronary artery .
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A 54-year-old Caucasian woman with open angle glaucoma and a history of suboptimal medical therapeutic compliance owing to an intolerance to drops was referred to our Ophthalmology Department. She was severely obese (body mass index 37 kg/m2) and had type 2 diabetes but was using insulin with good metabolic control. Her best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in both eyes was 1.0. Her IOP was 35 mmHg without the use of medication, though she achieved values of 18 mmHg in her right eye and 16 mmHg in her left eye with the use of tafluprost once daily. No changes were identified in an examination of her anterior segment. The papillary cup was 0.3 in her right eye with a temporal notch and her left eye had a normal appearance.
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A 61-year-old male with a history of recurrent falls and a previous left proximal humerus ORIF procedure in January 2022 following a fall on December 26, 2021, presented to an external hospital in June 2023 after experiencing a ground-level fall. On arrival, the patient was unable to raise his left arm due to severe pain. He was promptly splinted and referred for a higher level of care. The patient underwent an evaluation 3 days later, and radiographs were taken, revealing a peri-implant fracture located below the previously implanted plate at the level of the proximal humerus .
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A 19-year-old female Thai patient had been diagnosed with SJIA 10 years previously and had been developing progressive proteinuria for 1 year. Her initial manifestations of SJIA were quotidian fever, polyarthritis, and pericardial effusion. Although she received pulse methylprednisolone, high-dose prednisolone, and multiple disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs from her previous hospital (including methotrexate, sulfasalazine, and cyclosporine A), her disease activity remained mostly active. At the age of 13 years, she was referred to Ramathibodi Hospital for proper management by a pediatric rheumatologist. Her blood samples were negative for antinuclear antibody, anti-double-stranded DNA, and HLA-B27 with normal levels of C3 (1550 μg/mL; reference range, 900–1800 μg/mL) and C4 (551 μg/mL; reference range, 100–600 μg/mL). No underlying disease was found in her family members. During the first year of follow-up at Ramathibodi Hospital, the patient was treated with 25 mg/week of etanercept [an anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agent], 25 mg/week of methotrexate, 2 g/day of sulfasalazine, and 5 mg/day of prednisolone. After 6 months of treatment with etanercept, she still had severe polyarthritis. Therefore, the etanercept was discontinued, and tocilizumab, a humanized anti-interleukin (IL)-6 receptor antibody, was started at that time. However, we could not use a standard dose of tocilizumab for SJIA (8 mg/kg every 2 weeks) in the early treatment period because of the patient’s socioeconomic situation. Therefore, she received tocilizumab at a dose of 8 mg/kg every 4 weeks. She partially responded to the tocilizumab; her IL-6 level slightly declined from 1105.0 to 574.2 pg/mL 5 months after starting the treatment. Her disease course still waxed and waned. Her arthritis relapsed while receiving the tocilizumab. Therefore, pulse methylprednisolone at 1 g/month, leflunomide at 20 mg/dose, and hydroxychloroquine at 200 mg/day were gradually added to the tocilizumab regimen. The rheumatologist noticed her first episode of albuminuria when her urine albumin dipstick result was 2+. This proteinuria showed evidence of progression at her 1-year follow-up, when her urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) exhibited deterioration from 0.87 to 3.00 (normal ratio, <0.2). A nephrologist was then consulted to diagnose the cause of the progressive proteinuria on the background of refractory SJIA.
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She had a background history of alcoholic liver disease with cirrhosis (Child-Pugh score A), portal hypertensive gastropathy, hiatus hernia, healed duodenal ulcer, and chronic anxiety. She was a current smoker of over 30 pack years and had been abstinent from alcohol for 3 years.
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Over the next 48 hours, after clinical improvement, inotropic support was weaned. On Day 8, repeat echocardiography showed that in addition to the prior recovery of her LV function, her RV function had also fully recovered (, ). The previously documented SPAP remained >56 mmHg, which was interpreted as her baseline due to her COPD. Invasive coronary angiography confirmed no obstructive coronary artery disease , thus we could confirm that our patient had indeed suffered from BTC, as up until this point, we had been unable to rule out myocardial infarction. Her ECGs continued to show persistent anterior ST elevation with biphasic T-wave changes.
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Our patient continued to improve and was stepped down to the coronary care unit and was engaging well with inpatient rehabilitation. Unfortunately, on the morning of Day 15, she developed another episode of T2RF, possibly due to aspiration following a choking episode on breakfast. Focused echocardiography ruled out the recurrence of TC, and she responded swiftly to NIV, requiring less than 24 hours. She was transferred to the respiratory ward for ongoing management of her airway disease and discharged 2 weeks later.
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A 47-year-old female Asian with intermittent involuntary movements of the left upper limb was admitted to our facility. The limb shaking was coarse, rhythmic and flapping wing-like, accompanied by neck torsion while sparing the face and trunk (Supp2.Video.). The first episode occurred 14 h before admission when the patient had arisen from supine position, and another episode also occurred when a similar postural change occurred soon after admission. Both episodes lasted 2–3 min and stopped 20 s after the patient changed back to the supine position. The patient had no consciousness disturbances, urinary incontinence, dystonia posture or tongue biting during the attacks. The patient reported a nonremarkable personal history and had no history of epilepsy, stroke, hypertension and other cerebrovascular disease risk factors, together with no report of any major trauma, surgery or any other events in the previous 6 months. Physical examination showed no neurological deficits except mild weakness in her left limb (Medical Research Council scale: 4). The neuropsychological evaluation was normal. Cardiological evaluations, including echocardiography, electrocardiography and cardiac biochemical markers (pro-brain natriuretic peptide, creatine kinase MB isoenzyme, troponin T), were without apparent abnormalities. Video-electroencephalogram and diffusion-weighted imaging were performed immediately after admission with no remarkable findings, whereas time-of-flight imaging magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) revealed multiple irregular stenoses of the right ICA accompanied by multiple filling defects . On native source TOF-MRA images, a "dual lumen sign" with an intimal flap was detected in the right ICA . Spontaneous right ICA dissection was suspected. Before further investigation, statin therapy with dual antiplatelet therapy (hydroclopidogrel, 75 mg per day, combined with aspirin, 100 mg per day) was administered for three days with no recurrence of limb shaking. More examinations were performed afterwards. On contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) and sagittal black-blood T1WI, an intravascular haematoma with irregular lumen stenosis was observed, which overall indicated right ICA dissection . The fact that TIA occurred in a relatively young female with no cerebrovascular risk factors led us to evaluate the cervical and cerebral vasculature more thoroughly and precisely. Thus, digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was performed. The DSA further confirmed the dissection because a "line-like" change was observed , while the renal artery was normal. Meanwhile, in the left ICA, we detected a “string-of-beads” appearance , which led to a suspicion of FMD. Although the ICA dissection related to the limb shaking TIA was not at the same site as the “string-of-beads” appearance, we still highly suspected that the ICA dissection was probably secondary to FMD. Sustained dual anti-platelet therapy was prescribed after discharge, and we suggested that she measure her blood pressure daily. Three months later, the patient returned to our department with no recurrence of limb shaking or neurological deficits. High-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging (HRMR-VWI) was performed to detect pathological changes in the vessel wall. The previous dissection in the right ICA had been mostly resolved, and only a few spotted intramural haematomas were left . Notably, a characteristic "string-of-beads” appearance was observed on the right ICA at this time . Considering the overall clinical data, the patient was diagnosed with limb shaking TIA due to ICA dissection with FMD.
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A 51-year-old man had previously undergone a vertebral body resection, bone grafting and internal fixation surgery due to eosinophilic granuloma of the 9th thoracic vertebra in Dec 2014. In June 2015, the patient presented to our hospital with symptoms of chest tightness and lower back discomfort. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta and recommended surgical intervention. However, the patient declined the surgery because he considered the risk, especially paraplegia, to be high. Six months later, follow-up CT examination revealed no improvement in the condition of the pseudoaneurysm, leading to the decision to seek further treatment at our hospital in Jan 2016.
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A 61-year-old male patient who was operated due to laryngeal carcinoma six months ago. First, MDCT and then, whole body PET-CT scan (643 MBq F-18-FDG i.v.) was performed for the patient due to the lesion monitored on the right apical in PA radiography of the patient, who was followed up stably. The patient’s routine blood test results were within the normal ranges. A lesion of 15x10 mm with radially spiculated extensions, in irregular appearance and containing a few microcalcifications was monitored in the apical region of the right lung in thoracic CT (, ). No lymphadenopathy was detected in the mediastinum. It was observed during the PET-CT that the lesion had a moderate F-18FDG uptake (2.40 SUVmax) . Apart from that, no significant pathologic finding was detected in the chest. In addition, no focus was detected during the PET-CT scan outside the thorax. The patient was first considered to have metastasis in the light of the existing findings. A wedge resection was performed for the patient’s lesion . Microscopic examination of the surgical material showed a group of fungal hyphae, and the patient was diagnosed aspergilloma. The patient was not given any antifungal treatment because the entire region was cleaned within the surgical borders and there was not any other focus.
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A 76-year-old Caucasian female with known hypertension and dyslipidaemia presented with 2 weeks of intermittent palpitations, orthopnoea, and New York Heart Association functional class III–IV shortness of breath. On exam, the patient was not in acute distress; however, extremities were cool and clammy. Heart auscultation revealed normal heart sounds, no murmurs, rubs, or gallops but the rhythm was irregularly irregular at ∼100 b.p.m. The jugular venous pressure was elevated at the angle of the jaw and there was a positive abdominojugular reflux sign. Auscultation of the lungs revealed bilateral crackles up to mid chest with decreased air entry at the bases. The abdomen was soft, non-tender, and non-distended.
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A 23-year-old man of Chinese descent presented to the emergency department for dyspnoea and pain in the left upper back. He had initially presented to the emergency department after an episode of severe vomiting following alcohol consumption and mild back pain three days prior, and was treated symptomatically and discharged. The patient denied any recent trauma. He had no other past medical issues nor known congenital conditions.
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As the Doppler sound of the flap pedicle was also traceable, we applied a V.A.C. dressing (KCI International, San Antonio, TX, USA) to promote healing of the burn wounds. We sealed it entirely over the exposed area of the patient’s right breast under a pressure of -125 mmHg in continuous mode. However, after four days of V.A.C. application, the burn wound worsened, and the exposed adipose tissue changed to dry and brown-colored necrotic tissue . Upon further debridement, we observed an obstructed vascular pedicle with multiple thrombi in the transferred DIEP flap tissue . We also observed the presence of unviable adipose tissue. First, we performed daily dressing to demarcate the necrotic tissue.
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The 3-year-and-9-month old girl was born at term with uneventful maternal pregnancy, delivery and family history. Her birth weight and body length were both within normal limits. She had the first afebrile seizure at night sleep presented as generalized tonic-clonic seizure lasting for 1–2 min while she held the normal developemtal milestone of social smiling at her age of 2 months. Topiramate was prescribed, but seizures still happened, until oxcarbazepine monotherapy employed that seizure temporarily resolved for half a year. Later, afebrile seizure flared up and the frequency was around 1–2 fits per month, even several convulsive status epilepticus. She came to our attention 1 year later. Physical and neurologic examinations, including the head circumference, muscle tone and deep tendon reflex, and the laboratory data were all unremarkable. Metabolic survey of amino and organic acids, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) demonstrated unremarkable findings . The test of Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV) showed mild cognitive impairment (full scale IQ = 66). Interictal electroencephalogram (EEG) revealed normal background activity without obvious epileptiform discharge. Ictal video EEG recorded the seimology of generalized tonic, tonic-clonic seizures, and generalized electrical decrement with superimposed fast activity at EEG ictal onset . Phenytoin (5 mg/kg/day), valproic acid (20 mg/kg/day), levetiracetam, clonazepam were ever tried, but there was little benefit. Meanwhile, short-term seizures that were provoked by low-grade fever developed then.
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Genetic counselling was recommended because her seizures were poorly controlled. High-throughput sequencing of exons of disease-causing genes were performed on the patient and her parents. Genomic DNA extraction and library preparation followed the standard Illumina protocols (Illumina, San Diego, USA) with minor adaptation provided by Joy Orient (Joy Orient Translational Medicine Research Center Co. Ltd., Beijing, China). Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100 (Agilent Technologies, USA) was used for quality control of DNA size distribution and enrichment. Target capturing was performed using Roche (Roche AG., Basel, Switzerland) product customized by Joy Orient, which uses 91,867 probes to capture total 7,465,978 bp of exons regions of 3372 genes that are potentially associated with 4213 known Mendelian genetic diseases. A HiSeq2500 sequencer was used to perform high-throughput sequencing. Exon-enriched DNA was sequenced by the Illumina hiseq2500 platform following the manufacturer’s instructions (Illumina). Raw image files were processed by the BclToFastq (Illumina) for base calling and generating the raw data. The low-quality variations were filtered out using the quality score ≥ 20 (Q20). The sequencing reads were aligned to the NCBI human reference genome version hg19 using BWA. Samtools and Pindel were used to screen SNP and indel of the sequence. All genetic variants were screened by pathogenicity, mode of inheritance and clinical phenotypes .
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Importantly, a de novo heterozygous mutation c.3953A > G in SCN8A (the coverage of the variant (DP) is 174, allele frequency (AF) = 70/174 = 0.4) was identified and confirmed by Sanger Sequencing . The detailed information of this variant is as the followings: SCN8A (NM_014191.4), missense mutation, c.3953A > G (exon22), p.N1318S (de novo), location: chr12, 52,180,336. This missense mutation causes an amino acid substitution of an asparagine residue with a serine residue (p.N1318S) which occurs at a highly conserved LINKER position between the S4 and S5 segments in the third transmembrane domain (DIII) of SCN8A protein . This mutation site is absent from ClinVar and HGMD Public . It is neither recorded in the Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC) , which contains exome sequencing data from 60,706 unrelated individuals, nor in our 100 in-house controls. The substitution p.N1318S is predicted to be highly deleterious by bioinformatic tools, which predict possible impact of an amino acid substitution on the structure and function of a human protein, such as Polyphen2 (HumDiv score = 1; HumVar score = 0.998), SIFT (score = 0), Mutation Taster (score = 1) and a comprehensive index CADD phred score (C score = 23.2) .
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Since the probable causative gene mutation was found, levetiracetam was stopped, but her family reported more seizures. Accordingly, the therapeutic regimen of a sodium channel blocker, lamotrigine (5 mg/kg/day), valproic acid (24 mg/kg/day) and levetiracetam (10 mg/kg/day) were employed, then she had a second temporary seizure-resolved period of 5 months, even under high fever.
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SCN8A is widely expressed in the central and peripheral nerve systems during the neuronal maturation [, ]. It is mapped to chromosome 12q13, encoding neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel α 8-subunit Nav1.6, which forms a complex combined with β subunits to modulate current conductance [, , ]. Nav1.6 consists of four transmembrane domains (DI-DIV), each containing six segments (S1-S6). Four S4 transmembrane segments are responsible for the voltage sense which contain positively charged arginine and histidine residues. There are fast and slow inactivation phases. Fast-inactivation phase is provided by internal DIII-DIV linkers to occlude the ion-conducting pores. Slow-inactivation phase is involved in a collapse of the pore, which is composed of S5-S6 segments of four domains .
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Missense mutations of SCN8A accounting for 1% of EE are associated with a wide-spectrum phenotype of heterogenous epilepsy, and SCN8A missense mutations are recently recognized to be associated with early infantile epileptic encephalopathy type 13, ref. [–] which displays multiple seizure types, including focal seizures, generalized seizures (tonic, myoclonic, absence) and epileptic spasms. These patients may experience stormy epilepsies [, ]. Fever rarely triggers seizures [, , ]. Severity of psychomotor delay ranges widely after seizure onset [, ]. MRI studies are typically normal . There is no clear correlation between phenotypic severity and genetic mutations so far [, ]. SCN8A mutations lead to premature channel opening, impaired inactivation and increased persistent current. Stormy seizures are reported resulting from gain-of-function effects . It could explain that some patients respond well to sodium channel blockers in halting seizures [, , , ].
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As to our patient, she was categorized as the intermediate phenotype of EE, who manifested mild psychomotor retardation and infrequent seizure episodes, though developing stormy onset of generalized tonic and tonic-clonic seizures concomitant with normal EEG background activity [, , ]. Fever barely triggered seizures in our patient as previously reported [, , ]. MRI demonstrated no significant findings. She responds well to the sodium channel blockers. Targeted exome sequencing revealed a heterozygous missense mutation (c.3953A > G, p.N1318S) in SCN8A which is located in the internal S4-S5 linker of the DIII. This mutation could alter the function of the down-stream protein. Since SCN8A (c.3953A > G, p.N1318S) is a de novo missense mutation, it is necessary to further validate its function in the future.
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