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  1. Conjoined twins are a rare clinical event occurring in about 1 per 250,000 live births. Though the prognosis of conjoined twins is generally low, there is limited evidence as to the optimal method of pregnancy...

    Authors: Ferid A. Abubeker, Tesfaye H. Tufa, Matiyas Asrat Shiferaw, Mekdes Daba Feyssa, Wondimu Gudu, Delayehu Bekele and Sarah Prager

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:298

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  2. High-dose vitamin C is increasingly used for sepsis and more recently for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. Proponents argue that the low cost and near perfect safety profile of vitamin C support...

    Authors: Olivier Lachance, François Goyer, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Marie-Hélène Masse, Jean-François Bilodeau, François Lamontagne and Marc-André Leclair

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:297

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  3. The Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of connective tissue disorders characterized by fragile blood vessels and an increased tendency for bleeding and scarring. Here, we report the outcome of a pars pla...

    Authors: Xhevat Lumi, Gaber Bergant, Anila Lumi and Mina Mahnic

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:249

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  4. Acute portal vein thrombosis is a rare medical event usually seen in liver disease, but it can also occur due to any inherited or acquired procoagulable state that triggers venous occlusion. Hormonal therapies...

    Authors: Monica Zanconato Campitruz, Luis T. Ortiz-Figueroa and Edgardo Santiago

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:280

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  5. Prostate adenocarcinoma is the most frequent cancer type among men, followed by skin cancer. Patients with prostate cancer usually present lower urinary tract symptoms due to tumor involvement. Bone marrow inv...

    Authors: Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva, Vitor Pimentel Rodrigues Manhães, Luadir Gasparotto Júnior, Daniela Miti Lemos Tsukumo and Cristina Alba Lalli

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:247

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  6. According to previous reports, surgery is not recommended until at least 4 weeks after the symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 resolve. However, strong evidence has not been established regarding the optimal ...

    Authors: Yuki Tateno, Kimito Harada, Fumiki Okamoto and Hideo Katsuragawa

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:275

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  7. In cases of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), the systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve apparatus results in an obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), which is known as ...

    Authors: Vladimir Skrypnikov, Christoph Rosenthal, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Mario Menk and Martin Russ

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:269

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  8. Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids is a clinically and radiographically distinct inflammatory syndrome affecting multiple structures of the brain, inc...

    Authors: Eric Zhuang, Lisa Shane, Nima Ramezan, Ameera F. Ismail and Nilesh L. Vora

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:246

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  9. The implantation of cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) is an established therapy in the prevention of sudden cardiac death in patients with systolic dysfunction after myocardial infarction. To avoid immediate ...

    Authors: Henrike Andresen, B. Sasko, D. Patschan, N. Pagonas and O. Ritter

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:243

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  10. Streptococcus pseudoporcinus (S. pseudoporcinus) was first identified in 2006. It cross-reacts with Lancefield group B antigen agglutination reagents and has been misidentified as S. agalactiae. Sites of S. pseud...

    Authors: George D. Liatsos, Athanasia Tsiriga and Spyridon P. Dourakis

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:240

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  11. Implant-supported prosthetic treatment options are reliable for elderly edentulous patients with systemic health problems. These patients often need cost- and time-efficient solutions to avoid complications. H...

    Authors: Pedro Molinero-Mourelle, Nadin Al-Haj Husain, Samir Abou-Ayash, Burak Yilmaz, Tateyuki Iizuka and Martin Schimmel

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:236

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  12. Honey is a rare cause of food allergy, especially in children, but it can cause severe systemic allergic reactions. In the pediatric age group, only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Honey alle...

    Authors: Margherita Di Costanzo, Nicoletta De Paulis, Silvia Peveri, Marcello Montagni, Roberto Berni Canani and Giacomo Biasucci

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:235

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  13. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the most important complications of diabetes that can lead to amputation. Treatment of DFUs is a major challenge and places a heavy economic and social burden on patients an...

    Authors: Navid Faraji, Rasoul Goli, Babak Choobianzali, Soheyla Bahrami, Ali Sadeghian, Nazila Sepehrnia and Mahmoodreza Ghalandari

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:234

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  14. Frosted branch angiitis (FBA) is an uncommon ocular sign with multiple causes. With the recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many cases of ocular manifestation in association with this dise...

    Authors: Tsu Hong Lim, Yong Zheng Wai and Jia Cherng Chong

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:267

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  15. Spinal hydatidosis, a zoonotic disease caused by infection with Echinococcus spp. larvae, is rare, but its treatment remains a significant medical challenge. Approximately 70% of patients with spinal hydatidosis ...

    Authors: Hosein Safari, Somayeh Mirzavand, Abdollah Rafiei and Molouk Beiromvand

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:266

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  16. Primary lung cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers. The common metastatic sites are the liver, bones, brain, adrenal glands and central nervous system. However, gastrointestinal metastases, pa...

    Authors: Chang-Yong Wang, Gang Xu, Chuan Gao and Dong Wang

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:265

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  19. Generally, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is suspected in young patients with pulmonary emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients often suffer from diagnostic gaps and are misd...

    Authors: Anna Annunziata, Maurizia Lanza, Antonietta Coppola and Giuseppe Fiorentino

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:231

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  20. Spasticity and neuropathic pain are common in patients after spinal cord injury and negatively affect patients’ quality of life. Gabapentin and baclofen are frequently used to treat these conditions. We presen...

    Authors: M. Masciullo, F. Pichiorri, G. Scivoletto, C. Foti and M. Molinari

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:242

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  21. In patients with gastric cancer, 6–27% of patients are diagnosed with T4b disease that invades adjacent organs, and curative resection can improve the prognosis of these patients.

    Authors: Naohiko Nakamura, Shinichi Kinami, Jun Fujita, Daisuke Kaida, Yasuto Tomita, Takashi Miyata, Hideto Fujita, Nobuhiko Ueda and Hiroyuki Takamura

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:230

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  22. Sheehan's syndrome is hypopituitarism due to pituitary gland necrosis resulting from hemorrhagic shock during pregnancy. It is a rare complication with varied manifestations and a considerable delay in diagnosis.

    Authors: Abere Genetu, Yibeltal Anemen, Sinshaw Abay, Simachew Anemen Bante and Kebadnew Mulatu Mihrete

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:229

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  23. Hypotony maculopathy has been classically reported as a complication of glaucoma surgery or ocular trauma. There have been only a few reports of hypotony maculopathy following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Here...

    Authors: Yun Jeong Lee and Se Joon Woo

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:255

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  24. Primitive neuroendocrine prostate neoplasms are rarely reported. This entity comprises carcinoïd tumors and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumors, mainly those of the small-cell type. Large-cell-type pri...

    Authors: Walid Sleiman, Omar Karray, Mikael Abi Abdallah, Sarah Bleichner-Perez, Jihen Kourda, Mihaela Cosma-Opris, Sabine Assouad, Jean-Charles Riffaud, Stéphane Bart and Patrick Coloby

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:254

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  25. The plasma serine protease inhibitor alpha 2-antiplasmin (α2-AP, otherwise known as α2-plasmin inhibitor) is a rapid-acting plasmin inhibitor recently found in human plasma, which seems to have a significant role...

    Authors: Bashir Abdrhman Bashir Mohammed

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:238

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  27. Syncopes and transient loss of consciousness affect a large number of patients. Determining the underlying mechanism of a syncope is key to effectively treating and preventing future events. However, given the...

    Authors: Michael Wester, Tanja Bergmann, Martina Müller-Schilling, Lars S. Maier and Samuel T. Sossalla

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:261

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  28. Primary splenic lymphoma represents a rare entity that constitutes less than 1% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and less than 2% of all lymphomas. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common histologica...

    Authors: Sawsan Ismail, Filip Ali, Hussein Ajamieh, Samir Kanaan, Rana Issa, Ali Daoud and Zuheir Alshehabi

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:227

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  29. Low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma is a rare neoplastic growth in the uterine cavity, representing less than 1% of uterine tumors. Such tumors usually affect premenopausal and perimenopausal women, with a m...

    Authors: Omar F. Altal, Ahmed H. Al Sharie, Omar M. Halalsheh, Nour Tashtush, Sarat Shaban, Mahmoud Alfaqih and Abdelwahab Aleshawi

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:262

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  30. Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus is a rare and aggressive disease that tends to have a poor response to chemotherapies. Previous studies have indicated that currently available treatment for primary...

    Authors: Shingo Ito, Yuji Tachimori, Yuichi Terado, Ryota Sakon, Kazuhiro Narita and Manabu Goto

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:237

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  31. Differentiation syndrome (DS) is a life-threatening complication that may be seen in patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia undergoing induction therapy with all-trans retinoic acid or arsenic trioxide. I...

    Authors: Sayan Sarkar, Priya Ghosh, Anisha Gehani, Niharendu Ghara and Parthasarathi Bhattacharyya

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:226

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  32. Germline pathogenic variants in the cadherin-1 (CDH1) gene cause a predisposition to hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC). We report an HDGC case in Vietnam and identify a novel mutation in the CDH1 gene.

    Authors: Dzung Ngoc Thi Dang, Huong Thanh Thi Nguyen, Hoa Dieu Ngo, Bac Manh Tran, Anh Duc Vu, Huy Quang Dang and Van Thanh Ta

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:263

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  33. Although life-threatening hemorrhage is a usual manifestation of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), thrombotic events seem to be more common in APL compared to other subtypes of acute leukemia. The treatment ...

    Authors: Shirin Haghighat, Alireza Rezvani and Maral Mokhtari

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:260

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  35. Reduction en mass (REM) is one of the rare complications of inguinal hernia reduction. Although REM can be detected on the basis of specific computed tomography (CT) scan findings, many radiologists are not fa...

    Authors: Khosrow Najjari, Hossein zabihi Mahmoudabadi, Seyed Zeynab Seyedjavadeyn and Reza Hajebi

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:251

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  37. Among cardiac causes for postpartum maternal collapse, severe mitral stenosis is not listed as a potential cause in current literature. We report a rare case of severe mitral stenosis that presented with sever...

    Authors: Abraham Fessehaye, Yared Teshome Tafere and Desalegn Degafu Abate

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:225

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  38. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first identified in Indonesia in March 2020, and the number of infections has grown exponentially. The situation is at its worst, overwhelming intensive care unit (ICU) ...

    Authors: Hori Hariyanto, Corry Quando Yahya and Ronald Christian Agustinus Aritonang

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:259

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  40. Infectious mononucleosis (IM) and mononucleosis-like illnesses are common viral infectious diseases which are often accompanied by a high fever, pharyngitis and lymphadenopathy in adults, although such infecti...

    Authors: Katsumasa Koyama, Takatoshi Anno, Takashi Urano, Ryo Shigemoto, Shintaro Irie, Fumiko Kawasaki, Miwa Kawanaka, Hirofumi Kawamoto, Hideaki Kaneto and Koichi Tomoda

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:257

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  41. Actinomycosis is a rare inflammatory bacterial disease caused by Actinomyces species which can infrequently affect the large intestine. Disseminated actinomycosis is reported as a rare complication associated wit...

    Authors: Gnanaselvam Pamathy, Umesh Jayarajah, Dayal Sathyajith Gamlaksha, Roshana Constantine and Anura S. K. Banagala

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:224

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  42. Effort rupture of the esophagus or Boerhaave’s syndrome is a rare entity, and prognosis is largely dependent on early diagnosis and treatment. Recurrent effort ruptures are very rare, only reported in a few ca...

    Authors: Adam Zeyara, Martin Jeremiasen, Oscar Åkesson, Dan Falkenback, Michael Hermansson and Jan Johansson

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:223

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  44. Prostatic carcinoma is emerging as the most common male malignancy in Nigeria and the second most common male cancer worldwide. Patients often present with locally advances stages, and common sites of metastas...

    Authors: Ifeoluwa S. Olorunsola, Amarachukwu C. Etonyeaku, Blessing O. Lekwa and Olusegun S. Ojo

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:222

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  45. Aggressive squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) present frequently in the context of chronic skin injury occurring in patients with the congenital blistering disease recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Rece...

    Authors: Jena Patel, Nicoline Y. den Breems, Madalina Tuluc, Jennifer Johnson, Joseph M Curry, Andrew P. South and Raymond J. Cho

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:252

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  46. Pembrolizumab and other immune checkpoint inhibitors are the emerging treatment for selected, high-grade malignancies. However, a small number of patients are unable to tolerate its adverse effects, leading to...

    Authors: Chia-Yi Tian, Yang-Hao Ou, Shih-Liang Chang and Chih-Ming Lin

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:244

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  47. Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that was recognized in 2011. Pleuritis associated with IgG4-related disease is rare and can be difficult to diagnose. Although there h...

    Authors: Hiroki Shimada, Yuto Kato, Miyuki Okuda, Koji Fukuda, Nobuya Tanaka, Yutaro Okuda and Akihiko Yoshizawa

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:241

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  48. Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma is a rare, aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma that is treated upfront mostly with L-asparaginase containing regimens. Relapsed extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma is a...

    Authors: Elizabeth McGehee, Hetalkumari Patel, Caroline Pearson, Keri Clements, Jesse Manuel Jaso, Weina Chen, Alexandra Callan, Neil Desai and Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:221

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  49. Dermatochalasis of the upper eyelids (blepharochalasis) is a typical age-related change in the upper third of the face and a major concern for facial aesthetics. Nowadays both surgical and nonsurgical interven...

    Authors: Luca Maione, Valeriano Vinci, Domenico Costanzo, Andrea Battistini, Andrea Lisa and Alessandra Di Maria

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:248

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  50. Adjuvant endocrine therapy is recommended for the treatment of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer. Aromatase inhibitors are associated with significant musculoskeletal adverse effects, likely through grow...

    Authors: Sasan Mirfakhraee, Alberto V. Cabo Chan Jr., Niloofar Ganji and Jessica Abramowitz

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:207

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