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Persistent pulmonary hypertension is a well-known disease of the newborn that in most cases responds well to treatment with nitric oxide and treatment of any underlying causes. Genetic causes of persistent pul...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:226
Published on: 17 August 2017
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Many normal variants of bones on plain radiographs have been reported.
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:241
Published on: 17 August 2017
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Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by severe neurological and psychiatric symptoms and a difficult diagnosis.
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:225
Published on: 16 August 2017
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Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type VIII is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder. Chen et al. recently identified the causative gene and characterized biallelic mutations in the PR domain-co...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:233
Published on: 15 August 2017
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Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants, including dabigatran, are currently widely used for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Recently, ida...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:224
Published on: 15 August 2017
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Fistulae between the colon and upper gastrointestinal tract are distressing and uncommon complications of malignancies involving this region. We report a case of a middle-aged man with a locally advanced and m...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:228
Published on: 14 August 2017
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Cardiophrenic angle lymph node metastases are relatively rare. Surgical resection is the main treatment for cardiophrenic angle lymph node metastasis, but it is not always possible.
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:223
Published on: 14 August 2017
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Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder, first described in families with sensorimotor and autonomic neuropathy. Since its first description, more than 120 amyloidogeni...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:222
Published on: 13 August 2017
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The artery of Percheron is a rare anatomic variant of arterial supply to the paramedian thalamus and rostral midbrain, and occlusion of the artery of Percheron results in bilateral paramedian thalamic infarcts...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:221
Published on: 12 August 2017
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an established life-saving procedure for severe acute respiratory failure due to various causes. In general, the duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ranges fr...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:220
Published on: 11 August 2017
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Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare neoplasm characterized by monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells outside bone marrow. It accounts for 4% of all non-epithelial sinonasal tumors. According to the literat...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:219
Published on: 10 August 2017
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The peroxisome biogenesis disorders, which are caused by mutations in any of 13 different PEX genes, include the Zellweger spectrum disorders. Severe defects in one of these PEX genes result in the absence of fun...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:218
Published on: 8 August 2017
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We report a previously unrecognized and unreported case of a patient with anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis following nintedanib, an orally active small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:214
Published on: 6 August 2017
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Maintenance or restoration of a good range of motion of the knee is one of the most important outcomes following knee surgery. According to previous studies, opening wedge high tibial osteotomy enables better ...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:213
Published on: 5 August 2017
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Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation is a rare pulmonary malformation, but is the most common lung malformation observed in children. In developing countries, such as Morocco, prenatal diagnosis is missi...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:212
Published on: 4 August 2017
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Calcium channel blockers are commonly prescribed medications; calcium channel blocker overdose is becoming increasingly prevalent. The typical presentation of a calcium channel blocker overdose is hypotension ...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:211
Published on: 3 August 2017
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Osteosarcoma, the most common primary bone malignancy, has an extremely poor prognosis and a high rate of local recurrence and distal metastases. Because osteosarcomas of the head and neck region are rare, acc...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:210
Published on: 2 August 2017
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Composite pheochromocytoma/paragangliomas are very rare tumors composed of ordinary pheochromocytoma paragangliomas associated with neurogenic tumors. Several hereditary susceptibility disorders are known to b...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:208
Published on: 1 August 2017
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Appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma is an extremely rare disease in clinical practice. Here, we report a case of unprecedented size that occupied the entire abdomen of a man.
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:206
Published on: 31 July 2017
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An enterogenous cyst is a rare entity categorized as an intestinal cyst. In most cases, enterogenous cysts are seen in the mediastinum, peritoneal cavity, spinal canal, subarachnoid space, and cerebral ventricle.
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:207
Published on: 30 July 2017
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Open injuries to the face involving the external carotid artery are uncommon. These injuries are normally associated with laceration of the facial nerve because this nerve is more superficial than the external...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:205
Published on: 29 July 2017
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Oxygen delivery to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may be challenging because of their potential hypoxic ventilatory drive. However, some oxygen delivery systems such as non-rebreathing fac...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:204
Published on: 28 July 2017
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Pemetrexed maintenance therapy holds tremendous potential in improving the survival of patients with advanced pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Major side effects include myelosuppression and cutaneous reactions. Howe...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:182
Published on: 28 July 2017
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Colloid adenocarcinoma of the lung is a rare subtype of variants of invasive adenocarcinomas. We report the appearance of this unusual entity on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomogr...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:202
Published on: 27 July 2017
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The incidence of gemcitabine-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome has already been described in adults. Several approaches have been employed in the treatment of gemcitabine-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome with...
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2017 11:209
Published on: 27 July 2017
