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  1. Infections have been recognized as an uncommon cause of rhabdomyolysis, with evidence indicating a worse prognosis when compared to rhabdomyolysis caused by other etiologies. Diseases caused by Legionella pneumop...

    Authors: Helena Ma, Avni Bavishi and Bijal Jain
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:258
  2. Denosumab therapy is often used to reduce skeletal-related events in metastatic bone disease. On the other hand, there have been some instances of atypical femoral fracture in patients with metastatic bone dis...

    Authors: Yohei Yanagisawa, Hidefumi Suzuki, Hisanori Gamada and Masashi Yamazaki
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:257
  3. Omental Infarction (OI) is uncommon and mimics common causes of acute abdomen. It is important to differentiate it from other abdominal conditions that require emergency management. It was first reported in li...

    Authors: Ofunre Eboreime, Godwin Yorwin and Victor Ohenhen
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:279
  4. Cerebral cardiac embolism accounts for an increasing proportion of ischemic strokes and transient ischemic attacks. Calcified cerebral emboli are rare and mostly iatrogenic secondary to heart or aorta catheter...

    Authors: M. Haboub, S. Abouradi, H. Mechal, G. Minko, A. Moukhliss, S. Arous, M. E. G. Benouna, A. Drighil, L. Azzouzi and R. Habbal
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:254
  5. The diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome is challenging; however, through the clinical picture and the search for secondary causes of osteoporosis, it was possible to reach the diagnosis of the case reported. There...

    Authors: Bárbara Oliveira Reis, Christianne Toledo Sousa Leal, Danielle Guedes Andrade Ezequiel, Ana Carmen dos Santos Ribeiro Simões Juliano, Flávia Lopes de Macedo Veloso, Leila Marcia da Silva, Lize Vargas Ferreira, Mariana Ferreira and Gabriel Zeferino De Oliveira Souza
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:251
  6. Brugada syndrome is a rare disease. It causes sudden cardiac arrest, which is a serious life-threatening event. Sudden cardiac death mostly results from coronary artery disease. However, patients with Brugada ...

    Authors: Che-Hao Hsu, Shin-Hong Lin and Li-Yen Chang
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:275
  7. COVID-19, an emerging disease raised as a pandemic, urgently needed treatment choices. Some options have been confirmed as lifesaving treatments, but long-term complications must be clearly illustrated. Bacter...

    Authors: Elham Barahimi, Sahar Defaee, Rahele Shokraei, MohammadHosein Sheybani-Arani, Ali Salimi Asl and Hossein Montazer Ghaem
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:274
  8. Anti N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibody associated ADEM is a diagnosis that was first described relatively recently in 2007 by Dalmau et al. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in multiple neurol...

    Authors: Kuven Naidu and Rory Tayler
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:247
  9. In the 1990s, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) were performed using bare metal stents, and stent-induced hemolysis was a complication noted in 10% of patients. This was due to the mechanic...

    Authors: Michele Barnhill, Blanca Lizaola-Mayo, Sailendra G. Naidu, Surbhi Shah and David M. H. Chascsa
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:245
  10. Isolated pulmonary oligometastases as the first site of dissemination after initial resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PC) is a rare event, and the treatment in this subgroup is challenging. Recurr...

    Authors: Anoud Alnsour, Hien Le, Adam Byrne, Nick Rodgers and Daniel Roos
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:273
  11. Lupus nephritis and lupus erythematosus tumidus (LET) are uncommon manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and their coexistence as the initial presentation of SLE is exceedingly rare. Here, we r...

    Authors: Meriam Hajji, Imen Gorsane, Samaraa Badrouchi, Noureddine Litaiem, Soumaya Rammeh, Fethi Ben Hamida and Ezzeddine Abderrahim
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:242
  12. Diabetic myonecrosis, also called diabetic muscle infarction, is an uncommon complication of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and is frequently underdiagnosed. The objective of this case report is to highlight t...

    Authors: Varsha Kurup, Ying Nagoshi, Marie Rivera-Zengotita and Edlira Maska
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:271

    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:344

  13. Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) of the kidney is associated with an aggressive course, limited response to treatment, and poor prognosis. Platinum-based chemotherapy is currently recommended as the first-line ...

    Authors: Nikolaos Pyrgidis, Ioannis Sokolakis, Gena Haltmair, Vitus Heller and Georgios Hatzichristodoulou
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:262
  14. Insulinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that typically present with hypoglycemic crises. Peripheral neuropathy is an uncommon complication of insulinoma. Most clinicians expect peripheral neuropathy symptom...

    Authors: Marco Aurélio Vinhosa Bastos Jr., Iago da Silva Caires, Renata Boschi Portella, Rogério Nascimento Martins, Ronald Reverdito, Stephen Reverdito and Nilson Moro Jr.
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:241
  15. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia beyond the neonatal period is not uncommon. Its diagnosis in infancy and early childhood poses a challenge owing to different clinical presentation ranging from gastrointestinal...

    Authors: Naomi A. Mwamanenge, Fatima Mussa, Masawa K. Nyamuryekung’e, Martha Mkony, Yaser Abdallah and Karim Manji
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:240
  16. Various neurological manifestations associated with coronavirus disease 2019 have been increasingly reported. Herein, we report a rare case of anterior interosseous nerve syndrome, which occurred 5 days after ...

    Authors: Akira Ikumi, Yuichi Yoshii, Katsuya Nagashima, Yosuke Takeuchi, Masaki Tatsumura, Takeo Mammoto, Atsushi Hirano and Masashi Yamazaki
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:253
  17. Intrathecal baclofen therapy can substantially improve symptoms in most patients with severe spasticity due to traumatic spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral paresis. To the best of our knowledg...

    Authors: Yasutaka Takagi, Hiroshi Yamada, Hidehumi Ebara, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Hiroyuki Inatani, Kazu Toyooka, Akari Mori, Yoshiyuki Kitano, Aki Nakanami, Kenji Kagechika, Tetsutaro Yahata and Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:239
  18. The 18q- deletion syndrome is a rare congenital chromosomal disorder caused by a partial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 18. The diagnosis of a patient with this syndrome relies on the family medical hi...

    Authors: Azli Ismail, Fadly Ahid, Meow-Keong Thong and Zubaidah Zakaria
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:250
  19. Methemoglobinemia is a condition in which methemoglobin is increased and the oxygen carrying capacity of tissues is decreased, causing a lack of oxygen to the whole body. RNA (ribonucleic acid) sequencing tech...

    Authors: Chikai Mitsuhara, Yuki Togami, Tomoya Hirose, Shunichiro Nakao, Hiroshi Ito, Hisatake Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ogura, Daisuke Okuzaki and Jun Oda
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:238
  20. Pregnancy management is difficult when pelvic organ prolapse already exists. During pregnancy, childbirth, and the days following, clinicians may come across situations that present management dilemmas. Here, ...

    Authors: Muhudin Arusi, Elham Abdulhakim, Yasin Awol and Hassen Mosa
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:252
  21. Amiodarone is one of the most commonly used and effective antiarrhythmic drugs to treat ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. Besides its advantages, this drug has side effects like liver, digestive, p...

    Authors: Ali Hossein Samadi Takaldani, Mohammad Negaresh, Maryam Salimi and Nima Javanshir
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:248
  22. Gabapentin is commonly prescribed for the treatment of neuropathic pain, restless leg syndrome, and partial-onset seizures. Although the most frequent side effects of gabapentin are associated with the central...

    Authors: Sung Hwan Park, Kristen Hunter, Hugh Berry and Yuri Chaves Martins
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:236
  23. Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors. While paragangliomas of the spine are rare, those located in non-cauda equina areas with spinal canal extension are even rarer.

    Authors: K. Anavi, R. Daya, S. Daya, K. Purbhoo, C. Profyris, M. N. Mpanza, C. E. Nel and Z. Bayat
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:234
  24. Colon atresia is one of the rarest congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract, with an incident range of between 1 in 10,000 and 66,000 live births. Type I colonic atresia affects only the mucosal laye...

    Authors: Amirhossein Ladan, Reza Mahdian Jouybari, Mahnaz Zareh Akbari and Pegah Moharrami Yeganeh
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:233
  25. Coronary artery ectasia is a rare angiographic finding and results from a disease process that compromises the integrity of the vessel wall. Its prevalence ranges between 0.3% and 5% of patients undergoing cor...

    Authors: Imane Tlohi, Fatiha Karim, Asmaa Elamraoui, Abdenasser Drighil and Rachida Habbal
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:232
  26. Preserving the mother’s safety, sustaining the pregnancy state, and achieving the optimal fetal outcome are the major priorities when managing obstetric patients for non-obstetric surgery. Only necessary and u...

    Authors: Mesay Milkias Wonte, Abere Tilahun Bantie and Muhiddin Tadesse
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:231
  27. Bath-related headache (BRH) is a rare primary headache disorder with only about 50 cases reported from 2000 to 2017 and none since. It is an abrupt onset excruciating headache occurring predominantly in middle...

    Authors: Thashi Chang
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:230
  28. Congenital unilateral pulmonary vein atresia is a rare anomaly resulting from failure of the pulmonary vein to incorporate in the left atrium. It is a very rare cause of recurrent respiratory infections and he...

    Authors: Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik, Abdi Kebede, Binyam Gebremedhin Godu and Maru Gama
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:246
  29. Chordomas are rare, locally aggressive tumors that often occur in the axial spine, especially in the sacrum. The treatment of chordomas located in the upper cervical spine is challenging. En bloc resection is ...

    Authors: Ekkapoj Korwutthikulrangsri, Sunun Ongard, Jirachai Pisutbenya, Monchai Ruangchainikom and Werasak Sutipornpalangkul
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:229
  30. Hyaline fibromatosis syndrome is a rare progressive autosomal recessive connective tissue disorder caused by a mutation in the ANTXR2/CMG2 gene. According to its severity, patients may present with skin nodules o...

    Authors: Mariam M. Ismail, Salwa A. Musa, Samar S. Hassan and Mohamed A. Abdullah
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:244
  31. Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of rare hereditary retinal dystrophy diseases that lead to difficulty seeing at night, progressive loss of peripheral field vision (tunnel vision), and eventual loss of central ...

    Authors: Yi-shuang Xiao, Wen-Ji He, Hong-chao Jiang, Li Tan, Jing Ma and Zhen Zhang
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:226
  32. Hemopneumopericardium defines a condition of combined pathology of weakened, dense blood content (hemopericardium) and air (pneumopericardium) in the pericardial cavity with an air fluid level. It is a rare di...

    Authors: Sager Almulhim, Ghada Almakhaita and Emad M. AL-Osail
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:225
  33. Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the commonest type of congenital heart lesion accounting for up to 40% of congenital heart defects. Well timed VSD closures are reported to yield excellent long-term outcomes...

    Authors: Zawadi Edward Kalezi, Naizihijwa Majani, Alphonce Nsabi Simbila, Stella Mongella, Godwin Godfrey Sharau, Deogratias Nkya and Sulende Kubhoja
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:235
  34. Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an uncommon systemic inflammatory syndrome that can happen secondary to numerous conditions. It rarely occurs due to dengue infection causing significant mortality ...

    Authors: Chamila Pradeep, Parackrama Karunathilake, Shamali Abeyagunawardena, Udaya Ralapanawa and Thilak Jayalath
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:224
  35. Gastric cancer is the second highest cause of morbidity among malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and fifth in overall cancer statistics. Diseases of the cardiovascular system are the leading causes...

    Authors: Roman Komarov, Sergey Osminin, Stanislav Chernyavsky and Ivan Ivashov
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:243
  36. Inflammatory bowel disease is an inflammatory disorder that primarily impacts the gastrointestinal tract, leading to malnutrition and chronic microscopic intestinal blood loss. Uncontrolled systemic inflammati...

    Authors: Ladan Agharokh, Katherine Mamola, Andrew G. Yu, Annette L. Medina, Bhaskar Gurram, Julie Fuller, Jason Y. Park, Weina Chen, Veena Rajaram, Matthew R. Hammer and Jeff L. Waugh
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:237
  37. Pancreatic pseudocyst are fluid filled sacs that develop as a result of dissection of pancreatic enzyme tissue. While most commonly found near the pancreas, they can also rarely occur in other areas such as th...

    Authors: Mohamed Anouar Madani, Yassine Ouannes, Kays Chaker, Mahdi Marrak and Yassine Nouira
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:228
  38. Opportunistic infections associated with immunosuppressive treatments for inflammatory bowel disease pose an important safety concern. Here we report the case of a patient with active ulcerative colitis and cr...

    Authors: Yusuke Oki, Sho Nagano, Yoichi Ishikawa, Takayoshi Yamada, Toshiki Ichimori and Kazushige Uchida
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:227
  39. SARS-CoV-19 infection is associated with an increased risk of thrombotic events. We present a case of acute middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke in a patient with SARS-CoV-19 infection despite being on warfa...

    Authors: Gokhan Demir, Rama Hommos, Sally Sami Al-Sirhan, Hashem Abu Serhan, Muhannad Haddadin, Umar Bin Rashid and Yamane Chawa
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:223
  40. Valproic acid (VPA) is a relatively safe drug widely used for the treatment of epileptic seizures and mania in bipolar disorder, as well as the prevention of migraine headaches. Here, we present a case of VPA-...

    Authors: Mako Yanaga, Naomichi Okamoto, Reia Hashimoto, Ryohei Igata, Yuki Konishi, Atsuko Ikenouchi, Naoki Isomoto, Takahiro Shinkai, Masaru Harada and Reiji Yoshimura
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:221
  41. Hypoproliferative anemia is a frequently encountered adverse event in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). Secondary pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a rare but recognized immune relate...

    Authors: Vaibhav Kumar, Nathan D. Montgomery, Hendrik W. van Deventer and Young E. Whang
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:220
  42. Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare congenital developmental vascular lesions, and often presents with symptoms upon rupture. The controversy exists as to whether pregnancy confers an increased r...

    Authors: Ng’weina F. Magitta, Emmanuel M. Sindato, John R. Meda, Hasna N. Toroha and Alfred J. Meremo
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:219

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