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  1. Several recent studies suggest the possibility of a skin rash being a clinical presentation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this case report is to bring attention to skin manifestations ...

    Authors: Alice Serafini, Peter Konstantin Kurotschka, Mariabeatrice Bertolani and Silvia Riccomi

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:216

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  2. Hyperhomocysteinemia is caused by genetic and environmental factors, which can result in systemic arteriosclerosis and arteriovenous thrombosis including acute coronary syndrome. Thrombus burden in patients wi...

    Authors: Keisuke Shoji, Kenji Yanishi, Noriyuki Wakana, Naohiko Nakanishi, Kan Zen, Takeshi Nakamura, Takeshi Shirayama and Satoaki Matoba

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:214

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  3. Pericardial effusion is a rare complication of pancreatic cancer. We report a case of cardiac tamponade secondary to pancreatic cancer.

    Authors: Sachie Kiryu, Zensho Ito, Masashi Ishikawa, Takafumi Akasu, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Shinichi Hirooka, Masayuki Saruta and Shigeo Koido

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:213

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  4. We present a case of a suspected tranexamic acid–related bilateral pulmonary embolism in a healthy and active middle-aged woman who was receiving tranexamic acid for menorrhagia with no other known significant...

    Authors: Ezekiel Oluwasayo Ijaopo, Ruth Oluwasolape Ijaopo and Sampson Adjei

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:212

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  5. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Recently, its incidence has been increasing worldwide. We encountered a young woman who presented with induration mimicking ...

    Authors: Satomi Asai, Akihiro Kaneko, Tsukumi Matsuda, Noboru Takanashi, Mika Doi, Haruyo Atsumi, Go Ogura, Naoya Nakamura and Hayato Miyachi

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:211

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  6. Since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the novel coronavirus disease2019, there have been targeted efforts to establish management modalities. Hydroxychloroquine has been suggest...

    Authors: Ivorie Coleman, Gabriel Ruiz, Sumir Brahmbhatt and Lindsay Ackerman

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:210

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  7. Müllerian duct anomaly is a rare condition. Many cases remain unidentified, especially if asymptomatic. Thus, it is difficult to determine the actual incidence. Müllerian duct anomaly is associated with a wide...

    Authors: Engku Ismail Engku-Husna, Nik Lah Nik-Ahmad-Zuky and Kadir Muhammad-Nashriq

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:209

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  8. Paravertebral compartment syndrome occurring without trauma is quite rare. We report a case of compartment syndrome that occurred after spinal exercises.

    Authors: Tomofumi Ogoshi, Motoo Yoshimiya, Hiroshi Ichibakase, Takayoshi Kimura, Masafumi Kameoka, Hayato Yoshioka, Takahiro Ueda, Masato Homma and Shinpei Enokida

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:208

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  9. Composite meshes are used for incisional hernia repair because they enable intraperitoneal mesh placement due to their dorsal surface, which is made of inert material. We report, for the first time, to our kno...

    Authors: Pramodh Chandrasinghe, Asantha De Silva, Ayomi Welivita and Kemal Deen

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:207

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  10. Acquired hemophilia A is a rare autoimmune disease with clinically often significant bleeding diathesis resulting from circulating autoantibodies inhibiting coagulation factor VIII. Half of acquired hemophilia...

    Authors: Katarzyna A. Jalowiec, Martin Andres, Behrouz Mansouri Taleghani, Albulena Musa, Martina Dickenmann, Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Alicia Rovó and Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:206

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  12. Degos disease is a very rare syndrome with multisystem vasculopathy of unknown cause. It can affect the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and central nervous system. However, other organs such as the kidney, lungs...

    Authors: Santosh Tummidi, Prabhakaran Nagendran, Swaroopa Gedela, Jami Rupa Ramani and Arundhathi Shankaralingappa

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:204

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  13. Small cell carcinoma of the prostate is a rare condition with important differences from prostatic adenocarcinoma in terms of clinical and prognostic characteristics. A low prostate-specific antigen and a symp...

    Authors: Eva Van Bos, Peter Dekuyper, Charlotte Gabriel, Marjan Waterloos, Anthony Van Baelen, Stefan Huybrechts, Filip Ameye, Antoon Lambrecht, Christof Vulsteke and Charlotte Soenens

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:203

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  14. The herniation of the ureter into the inguinal canal is a rare condition, but probably underreported. Acquired nephroptosis could cause herniation of the ureter and, therefore, when diagnosed, a full study of ...

    Authors: Matteo Renzulli, Guido Marzocchi, Giulio Vara, Beniamino Corcioni, Anna Maria Ierardi, Caterina Gaudiano and Rita Golfieri

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:202

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  15. The involvement of vital organs in multiple myeloma (MM) with systemic amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis can lead to acute organ failure. In this case, the fear of recurrence or progression of multiple myel...

    Authors: R. Al-Zoairy, A. Viveiros, H. Zoller, S. Schneeberger, G. Oberhuber, E. Gunsilius, H. Tilg, D. Wolf and J. D. Rudzki

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:201

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  16. Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus and causes cystic lesions in the liver and lungs commonly. It is endemic in many parts of the world, and though humans are incidental hosts ...

    Authors: Jay Lodhia, Samwel Chugulu, Adnan Sadiq, David Msuya and Alex Mremi

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:200

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  17. The choroid is the most common site for intraocular tumor metastasis because of its abundant vascular supply. However, choroidal metastasis in penile cancer is highly unusual. Here, we report the first case of...

    Authors: Shanshan Li, Haifeng Zhao, Cui Qiu and Changfan Wu

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:199

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  18. During pregnancy, the discovery of adnexal masses remains frequent. Such masses are mostly benign. Ovarian endometrioma is a rare etiology. The diagnosis may be difficult in some situations, such as decidualiz...

    Authors: Hadiza Moutari Soule, Sofia Jayi, Tigani Guirema Madi, Alpha Boubacar Conte, Fatima Zohra Fdili Alaoui, Hikmat Chaara and Moulay Abdelilah Melhouf

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:198

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  19. The management of recurrent ischemic priapism is unclear in contemporary practice. Yet, if left untreated, the condition may evolve into an acute ischemic priapism and in some cases result in erectile dysfunct...

    Authors: Ali Alshahrani

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:197

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  20. Anastomotic recurrences of the colon are postulated to arise due to inadequate margins, tumor implantation by exfoliated cells, altered biological properties of bowel anastomosis, and missed synchronous lesion...

    Authors: Pietro Genova, Vincenzo Davide Palumbo, Attilio Ignazio Lo Monte, Calogero Cipolla and Gaspare Genova

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:196

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  21. The metallic stent is a new device for relieving the urinary tract in patients with malignant ureteral obstruction with short life expectancy and has been used frequently worldwide for its efficacy and safety....

    Authors: Yasuyuki Miyauchi, Yu Osaki, Hirohito Naito, Hiroyuki Tsunemori, Megumi Itoh, Kenji Kanenishi, Takashi Norikane, Takayuki Sanomura, Yoshihiro Nishiyama and Mikio Sugimoto

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:195

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  22. Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints by patients in the emergency department. Diarrhea, constipation, and urinary tract infection are the commonest etiologies among these patients, but there are...

    Authors: Mawanane Hewa Aruna Devapriya De Silva, Padmini Kolombage and Sembakutti Kasthuri

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:194

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  23. Pregnancy in cycles with the use of assisted reproductive technologies is possible only with the availability of good-quality embryos and a healthy receptive endometrium. The problem of lack of sensitivity of ...

    Authors: I. M. Sapozhak, О. S. Gubar, A. E. Rodnichenko and A. V. Zlatska

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:190

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  24. Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma often portends a worse diagnosis. In approximately 1% of cases, multiple myeloma may metastasize to the central nervous system as either leptomeningeal involvement or...

    Authors: Long Di, Kevin Huang, Tigran Kesayan, Derek Kroll, Rachid C. Baz, Robert J. Macaulay and Nam D. Tran

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:189

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  26. The understanding of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly evolving. Although it is primarily a respiratory illness, other manifestations, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome, immune thrombocytopenia, and...

    Authors: Birgitte Tholin, Marit Teigen Hauge, Pål Aukrust, Lutz Fehrle and Tor Henrik Tvedt

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:187

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  27. The symptoms of drug-induced hepatic injury are manifold; however, the presence of ascites indicates a severe disease condition. The rapid accumulation of ascites is distressing and requires palliative treatme...

    Authors: Koya Yasuda, Mea Asou, Tomohiko Asakawa and Makoto Araki

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:192

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  28. The incidence of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma is rare worldwide, and it has a poor prognosis. There is no proven or standard first-line therapy that works for the majority of patients with angioimmunobla...

    Authors: Yudi Xiong, Lei Yang, Jing Dai, Fuxiang Zhou and Yunfeng Zhou

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:185

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  29. Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the oral cavity is rare. Renal cell carcinoma metastases are regarded as radioresistant tumors and surgery is recommended. However, since metastatic renal cell carcinoma h...

    Authors: Naoto Nishii, Hiroaki Shimamoto, Toshimitsu Ohsako, Misaki Yokokawa, Yuriko Sato, Yae Ohata, Kou Kayamori, Tohru Ikeda and Hiroyuki Harada

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:193

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  30. Premature ovarian failure is characterized by amenorrhea, hypoestrogenism, and hypergonadotropinism, and occurs in women under 40 years of age. The prevalence of premature ovarian failure in women younger than...

    Authors: Danhong Lin, Huibiao Quan, Kaining Chen, Lu Lin, Leweihua Lin and Qun Ji

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:184

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  31. Disorders of water and sodium balance can occur after brain injury. Prolonged polyuria resulting from central diabetes insipidus and cerebral salt wasting complicated by gradient washout and a type of secondar...

    Authors: Nathan Chang, Karley Mariano, Lakshmi Ganesan, Holly Cooper and Kevin Kuo

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:183

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  32. Seminoma is the most common subtype of testicular cancer and occurs most commonly in patients aged 30–49 years, but decreases to a very low level in men in their 60s or older.

    Authors: Ahmad Al-Mousa, Mohammad Nour Shashaa, Mohamad Shadi Alkarrash, Mohamad Alkhamis, Lina Ghabreau and Mouhsen Dandal

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:182

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  33. Uterine inversion may cause massive hemorrhage, resulting in maternal deterioration and death. Replacement of the inverted uterus must be performed as soon as possible. As time passes, the inverted uterus beco...

    Authors: Daisuke Katsura, Suzuko Moritani, Shunichiro Tsuji, Kounosuke Suzuki, Kazutaka Yamada, Mizuki Ohashi, Fuminori Kimura and Takashi Murakami

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:181

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  34. Determining the infectiousness of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 is crucial for patient management. Medical staff usually refer to the results of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction tests i...

    Authors: Masafumi Kanamoto, Masaru Tobe, Tomonori Takazawa and Shigeru Saito

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:191

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  36. A novel coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus, known as COVID-19, is recognized as a potentially life-threatening di...

    Authors: Tayebeh Rashidian, Nasibeh Sharifi, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Fatemeh Mirzamrajani, Sajad Nourollahi and Abas Ghaysouri

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:186

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  37. Breast cancer is the cancer with the highest incidence and mortality worldwide. Its treatment is multidisciplinary with surgery, systemic therapy, and radiotherapy. In Colombia, according to Globocan 2018, the...

    Authors: Mauricio Garcia, Dary L. Hernandez, Sara Mendoza, Nelson Buelvas, Angelina Alvarez, Jose Esguerra and Sandra Díaz

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:179

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  38. Mixed gestational trophoblastic neoplasms are extremely rare and comprise a group of fetal trophoblastic tumors including choriocarcinomas, epithelioid trophoblastic tumors, and placental site trophoblastic tu...

    Authors: Chunfeng Yang, Jianqi Li, Yuanyuan Zhang, Hanzhen Xiong and Xiujie Sheng

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:178

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  39. The abscopal effect was described as early as the 1950s, when untreated tumors demonstrated a response after radiation therapy was delivered to an untreated, distant site. The mechanisms underlying this global...

    Authors: Samuel A. Kareff, Jonathan W. Lischalk, Rebecca Krochmal and Chul Kim

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:177

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  40. Conjoined twinning is a rare congenital malformation with an incidence of about 1.5 per 100,000 births. Because no consensus has been reached regarding the dysmorphology, thorough descriptions of conjoined twi...

    Authors: Jeske F. M. Bovendeert, Rutger A. J. Nievelstein, Ronald L. A. W. Bleys and Cindy G. J. Cleypool

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:176

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  41. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and may occur with lymph node and/or extranodal involvement. Recurrence in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma usually o...

    Authors: Istemi Serin, Avni Ulusoy, Mediha Irem Onar and Mehmet Hilmi Dogu

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:175

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  42. New York City has a heterogeneous population with many undocumented and uninsured immigrants from equatorial areas who have a higher incidence of ocular surface squamous neoplasia. To the best of our knowledge...

    Authors: Norman A. Saffra, Trisha S. Emborgo, Codrin E. Iacob and David S. Kirsch

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:174

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  43. Huntington’s disease is a rare, autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. Usually, the disease symptoms first appear around the age of 40, but in...

    Authors: Sigita Lesinskienė, Darja Rojaka, Rūta Praninskienė, Aušra Morkūnienė, Aušra Matulevičienė and Algirdas Utkus

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:173

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  44. Fanconi–Bickel syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder of glucose metabolism. It is an extremely rare disorder. Most cases have been reported in consanguineous communities. None of the cases have been repo...

    Authors: Thereza Piloya, Hawa Ssematala, Lydia Paparu Dramani, Oliva Nalikka, Miriam Baluka and Victor Musiime

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:172

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  45. Several human monoclonal antibodies directed against immune checkpoints, including T lymphocyte antigen 4 and programmed cell death protein 1, have been implemented for cancer treatment in order to promote eff...

    Authors: Thachanun Porntharukchareon, Borwonkhun Tontivuthikul, Nattaya Sintawichai and Panudda Srichomkwun

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:171

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  46. Arterial tortuosity is a widespread condition commonly occurring in cerebral arteries and often associated with the elderly. Moderate arterial tortuosity is often not symptomatic, but if there is severe tortuo...

    Authors: Ibrahim F. Naldemir, Elif Nisa Unlu and Omer Onbas

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:170

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  47. Langerhans cell tumors are rare clonal disorders characterized by neoplastic proliferation of dendritic cells that can be further classified into the subtypes Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Langerhans cell ...

    Authors: Luis E. Aguirre, Ingrid Schwartz, Jennifer Chapman, Marcelo F. Larsen and Alvaro Alencar

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:169

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  48. Primary hepatic lymphoma is a very uncommon disease. Due to its nonspecific clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings, it is often misdiagnosed. Liver biopsy is required to make a final diagnosis. Chemotherap...

    Authors: Eduardo Dantas, Joana Santos, Mariana Coelho, Cristiana Sequeira, Inês Santos, Cláudia Cardoso and Ana Paula Oliveira

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:168

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  49. An ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm is a severe and rare complication following cardiothoracic surgery. This case report demonstrates its possible misinterpretation and the consequent importance of multidiscipl...

    Authors: Marcello Chiocchi, Luigi Spiritigliozzi, Federica Di Tosto, Leonardo Benelli, Francesca D’Errico, Matteo Presicce, Luca Pugliese, Francesca Ricci, Vincenzo De Stasio, Carlo Di Donna, Monia Pasqualetto, Dionisio Ferdinando Colella and Roberto Floris

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:167

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  50. Rates of nipple-sparing mastectomies have increased over the past decade. In 2017, acellular dermal matrix was used in 56% of breast reconstructive procedures, with complication rates similar to operations wit...

    Authors: Avra S. Laarakker, Audrey Rich, Jeffrey Wu and Stephanie Fine

    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2020 14:164

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