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  1. Central nervous system involvement in rheumatoid arthritis is infrequent. The most frequent neurological manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis are peripheral neuropathy and cervical spinal cord compression du...

    Authors: Rim Akrout, Samar Bendjemaa, Hela Fourati, Mariem Ezzeddine, Imène Hachicha, Chokri Mhiri and Soufiene Baklouti
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:302
  2. Hydatid disease is a helminthic anthropozoonosis with worldwide distribution due to the close associations among sheep, dogs, and humans. It can occur almost anywhere in the body with a variety of imaging feat...

    Authors: Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Giovanni Vennarecci, Roberto Santoro, Andrea Laurenzi, Cecilia Ceribelli, Antonio Di Cintio, Elisa Busi Rizzi and Mario Antonini
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:298
  3. We report a very rare case of isolated hypoganglionosis first diagnosed during early pregnancy, which should be discussed from an obstetric and a gastroenterological point of view.

    Authors: Ana Figueiredo, Isabel Martins, Fátima Palma, Maria José Alves and Carlos de Barros
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:297
  4. Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare tumor with poor prognosis and is found in the literature only as case reports. The optimal management course remains poorly defined. We present a case ...

    Authors: Ravi Kodavatiganti, Fiona Campbell, Ahmed Hashmi and Simon W Gollins
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:295
  5. Vascular complications related to cup-fixating screws penetrating the medial acetabular wall during total hip arthroplasty are not uncommon but rarely are associated with serious adverse events in the late pos...

    Authors: Kenzo Uchida, Kohei Negoro, Yasuo Kokubo, Takafumi Yayama, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki, Hideaki Nakajima, Ai Yoshida and Hisatoshi Baba
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:294
  6. A parachute mitral valve is defined as a unifocal attachment of mitral valve chordae tendineae independent of the number of papillary muscles. Data from the literature suggests that the valve can be distinguis...

    Authors: Aleksandra Nikolic, Zoran Joksimovic and Ljiljana Jovovic
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:292
  7. Most individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1, in the absence of antiretroviral therapy, exhibit persistent virus replication and declining CD4+ cell numbers, and progress to acquired immunodef...

    Authors: Michael Scott Killian, Girish N Vyas, Rochak Mehta, Karen Young and Osman Ebrahim
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:291
  8. Methemoglobinemia should be considered in all cyanotic patients who remain unresponsive to oxygen therapy. Rapid diagnosis is very important in emergency cases. Here, we present the cases of two patients, a ma...

    Authors: Ying-Fu Su, Li-Hua Lu, Tai-Hao Hsu, Shih-Liang Chang and Rong-Tsung Lin
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:290
  9. Epstein-Barr virus-positive mucocutaneous ulcer is a newly recognized clinicopathologic entity in the spectrum of Epstein-Barr virus-positive lymphoproliferative disorders. This entity is characterized by a se...

    Authors: Shemsedin Sadiku, Fisnik Kurshumliu, Xhevdet Krasniqi, Ahmet Brovina, Emrush Kryeziu, Ibrahim Rrudhani, Kastriot Meqa, Lumturije Gashi-Luci and Hartmut Merz
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:288
  10. Minor salivary gland neoplasms of epithelial origin are rare in children and adolescents and most are not well documented, except for a few small series and case reports. This study represents a retrospective ...

    Authors: Priyanshi Ritwik and Robert B Brannon
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:287
  11. Schwannoma, otherwise known as a neurilemmoma, is a tumor arising from peripheral nerve sheaths. Although commonly noted in association with the eighth cranial nerve as intracranial acoustic neuroma, cases of ...

    Authors: Lasitha Samarakoon, Amila Weerasekera, Rukman Sanjeewa and Sarath Kollure
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:285
  12. We were able to treat a patient with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who also suffered from sleep-disordered breathing by using the average volume-assured pressure support mode of a...

    Authors: Miyuki Okuda, Makoto Kashio, Nobuya Tanaka, Takashi Fujii and Yoshinari Okuda
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:284
  13. Ring chromosome 15 is a rare disorder, with only a few over 40 cases reported in the literature. There are only two previous reports of cases where patients with ring chromosome 15 have been followed-up.

    Authors: Roberta S Guilherme, Vera de FA Meloni, Sylvia S Takeno, Renata Pellegrino, Decio Brunoni, Leslie D Kulikowski and Maria I Melaragno
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:283
  14. Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome is a rare disorder and it is known as a paraneoplastic neurological syndrome. Small cell lung cancer often accompanies this syndrome. Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome associa...

    Authors: Hiromasa Arai, Kenji Inui, Kazuki Hashimoto, Kazuki Kan-o, Teppei Nishii, Hitaru Kishida, Koji Okudela, Masahiro Tsuboi, Akinori Nozawa, Takeshi Kaneko and Munetaka Masuda
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:281
  15. Primary adenocarcinomas resembling submucosal tumors are rare in the gastrointestinal tract. Almost all the submucosal tumor-like adenocarcinomas previously reported invaded the submucosa or deeper. Therefore,...

    Authors: Akira Dobashi, Kenichi Goda, Noboru Yoshimura, Kazuki Sumiyama, Hirobumi Toyoizumi, Shoichi Saito, Tomohiro Kato, Hiroki Ishikawa, Katsuhiko Yanaga, Hisao Tajiri and Masahiro Ikegami
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:280
  16. Miliary brain metastasis is an extremely rare form of brain metastasis which can present with atypical imaging findings. We report the case of a patient with miliary brain metastasis of lung cancer showing cal...

    Authors: Minehiko Inomata, Ryuji Hayashi, Kenta Kambara, Seisuke Okazawa, Shingo Imanishi, Tomomi Ichikawa, Kensuke Suzuki, Toru Yamada, Toshiro Miwa, Tatsuhiko Kashii, Shoko Matsui, Kazuyuki Tobe and Masakiyo Sasahara
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:279
  17. The combination of polyethylene glycol (PEG)ylated interferon (pegylated interferon) and ribavirin has been shown to be an effective treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus. In general, common side effects rel...

    Authors: Mounia Lahbabi, Meryem Ghissassi, Faouzi Belahcen, Sidi Adil Ibrahimi and Nouredine Aqodad
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:278
  18. Rapidly growing mycobacteria are opportunistic pathogens in patients with underlying risk factors. Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii is a newly recognized member of rapidly growing mycobacteria, isolated fr...

    Authors: Claudia Colomba, Raffaella Rubino, Paola Di Carlo, Caterina Mammina, Celestino Bonura, Lucia Siracusa, Lucina Titone and Laura Saporito
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:277
  19. Fractures of the lower extremity are a common type of childhood injury and many can be treated without surgery. Dislocated and open fractures are an indication for fracture stabilization via either intramedull...

    Authors: Martin Gothner, Marcel Dudda, Thomas A Schildhauer and Thomas Klapperich
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:276
  20. A patient affected by asymmetric hemodynamics of cerebro-afferent vessels underwent duplex color scanner investigations in occlusal proprioceptive un- and rebalance conditions. Pupillometric video-oculographic...

    Authors: Vincenzo De Cicco
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:275
  21. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by degeneration of motoneuron cells in anterior spinal horns. There is a need for early and accurate diagnosis with this ...

    Authors: Anne C Zachau, Mikael Landén, Fariborz Mobarrez, Rolf Nybom, Håkan Wallén and Lennart Wetterberg
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:274
  22. Acute posterolateral rotator elbow dislocation in a child is rare and can be easily misdiagnosed due to immaturity of the epiphysis. This is the first case of occult posterolateral rotator elbow dislocation in...

    Authors: Takahito Fujimori, Kohji Kuriyama, Koji Yamamoto, Hisao Moritomo and Hideki Yoshikawa
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:273
  23. Osteoporosis is an asymptomatic disease characterized by bone weakening and predisposition to fragility (insufficiency) fractures and can have devastating effects on individual life and great financial impact ...

    Authors: Anas Alfahad, Ei Mon Thet, Fawzy Radwan, Joe Sudhakar, Khin Nini and Phaedra Tachtatzis
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:272
  24. Post-stereotactic radiation-induced neoplasms, although relatively rare, have raised the question of benefit regarding CyberKnife® treatments versus the risk of a secondary malignancy. The incidence of such ne...

    Authors: Malak Abedalthagafi and Ahmed Bakhshwin
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:271
  25. Chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis usually occurs in mildly immune-compromised hosts or those with underlying pulmonary disease. The radiographic pattern of chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis...

    Authors: Kotaro Tokui, Yukio Kawagishi, Minehiko Inomata, Chihiro Taka, Seisuke Okazawa, Toru Yamada, Toshiro Miwa, Ryuji Hayashi, Shoko Matsui, Yasuo Takano and Kazuyuki Tobe
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:270
  26. Testicular cancer is the most common malignancy in men 15- to 35-years-old. The North American standard classification divides testicular cancers into germ cell tumors and non-germ cell tumors. The lymphatic s...

    Authors: Mustapha Ahsaini, Fadl Tazi, Soufiane Mellas, Jallaledine Elammari, Abdelhak Khalouk, Roos Stuurman-Wieringa, Mohammed Jamal Elfassi, My Hassan Farih, Hind Elfatmi and Amal Amarti
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:269
  27. Endoscopic hemostasis for severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to tumors, such as gastrointestinal stromal tumors and malignant lymphoma, is temporarily effective. However, permanent hemostasis is diffic...

    Authors: Shintaro Fujihara, Hirohito Mori, Noriko Nishiyama, Mitsuyoshi Kobayashi, Hideki Kobara and Tsutomu Masaki
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:268
  28. Lung and gastric cancers are the first and second leading causes of death from cancer worldwide, and are especially prevalent in Eastern Asia. Relatively few reports are available in relation to the treatment ...

    Authors: Takashi Sato, Koji Tomaru, Tomoko Koide, Makoto Masuda, Masaki Yamamoto, Naoki Miyazawa, Yoshiaki Inayama, Takeshi Kaneko and Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:266
  29. Biepicondylar fracture of the elbow is very rare, and to date there have only been three reports of this injury and its treatment in the English scientific literature. This case report evaluates the surgical i...

    Authors: Savas Guner, Sukriye Ilkay Guner, Mehmet Fethi Ceylan, Gokay Gormeli, Cemile Ayse Gormeli and Haci Onder
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:265
  30. Staphylococcus aureus has emerged as a major nosocomial pathogen in the last decades and also represents the second most common pathogen isolated from patients in outpatient settings. Although methicillin-resist...

    Authors: Fabrizio Taglietti, Floriana Campanile, Alessandro Capone, Antonino Di Caro, Elisabetta Grilli, Giulia Stazi, Taschia Bertuccio, Nicola Petrosillo and Stefania Stefani
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:264
  31. Insulin allergy to human insulin preparations during the treatment of diabetes is suggested to occur at rates ranging from <1.0% to 2.4%. These reactions vary from mild localized reactions, which resolve with ...

    Authors: Benjamin J Wheeler and Barry J Taylor
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:263
  32. Bronchogenic cysts are developmental anomalies of the primitive foregut which mostly occur in the lung. Gastric bronchogenic cysts are extremely rare; few cases have been reported in the literature and the dia...

    Authors: Hassan Seddik, Tarik Adioui, Fadoua Rouibaa, Fatima Zohra El Hamdi, Aziz Aourarh, Mohammed Mahi, Ahmed Benkirane and Aziz Zentar
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:262
  33. Vasculitis has been associated with malignancies, more commonly hematological rather than solid malignancies. Due to the rarity of these conditions and the lack of a temporal association, the relationship betw...

    Authors: Shu Fen Wong, Lisa Newland, Thomas John and Shane C White
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:261
  34. Verruciform xanthoma is a rare, benign lesion characterized by hyperkeratosis and aggregates of foam cell macrophages. Here, we describe a case of verruciform xanthoma on the scrotum, in which the immunohistoc...

    Authors: Chihiro Ito, Riko Kitazawac, Kenji Makita, Takafumi Watanabe, Akihiro Toda, Ryuma Haraguchi, Shinji Tanaka and Sohei Kitazawa
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:260
  35. Sarcoidosis is a multi-systemic disorder of unknown origin and most commonly affects the lungs. Diagnosis relies on the presence of non-caseating granulomas on histologic specimens. In high-resolution computed...

    Authors: George A Margaritopoulos, Athanasia Proklou, Eleni Lagoudaki, Argiro Voloudaki, Nikos M Siafakas and Katerina M Antoniou
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:259
  36. Crush asphyxia is different from positional asphyxia, as respiratory compromise in the latter is caused by splinting of the chest and/or diaphragm, thus preventing normal chest expansion. There are only a few ...

    Authors: Eleni Sertaridou, Vasilios Papaioannou, Georgios Kouliatsis, Vasiliki Theodorou and Ioannis Pneumatikos
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:257
  37. The incidence of achondroplasia is very low, and the birth of two or more consecutive babies with achondroplasia to unaffected parents is a rarity. We report a rare case of recurrent achondroplasia in babies o...

    Authors: Anthony Osita Igwegbe, George Uchenna Eleje and Ikechukwu Francis Ugwueke
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:256
  38. Local aneurysms after surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta occur mainly in patients surgically treated by Dacron patch plasty during adulthood. The management of these patients is always problematic, wi...

    Authors: Ioan Tilea, Laszlo Hadadi, Razvan C Serban and Brindusa Tilea
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:255
  39. Hematuria has been described following bladder drainage in 2% to 16% of high-pressure chronic urinary retention treatments by decompression and is generally self-limiting. We describe a case of significant bil...

    Authors: Ishvar Naranji and Marco Bolgeri
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:254
  40. Mycoplasma hominis brain abscess is a rare occurrence, and treatment is not well defined. The mechanism by which M. hominis infects sites outside the genitourinary tract, including the central nervous system, is...

    Authors: Andrés F Henao-Martínez, Heather Young, Johanna Jacoba Loes Nardi-Korver and William Burman
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:253
  41. Penile metastases are an extremely rare occurrence, and most primary malignancies are located in the urinary bladder, prostate, rectum, and rectosigmoid. Although very few cases of penile metastases have been ...

    Authors: Christos Karanikas, Nikolaos Ptohis, Evgenia Mainta, Christos S Baltas, Dimitris Athanasiadis, Simos Lechareas, Nikolaos Katirtzoglou and Spyros Xynogalos
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:252
  42. Primary angiosarcoma of the brain is extremely rare; only 15 cases have been reported in adults over the last 25 years.

    Authors: James R Hackney, Cheryl Ann Palmer, Kristen O Riley, Joel K Cure, Hassan M Fathallah-Shaykh and Louis B Nabors
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:251
  43. Disease progression of ankylosing spondylitis has been considered irreversible. However, we report a case of spontaneous regression of syndesmophyte development following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell ...

    Authors: Hae Kyung Yang, Su-Jin Moon, Jae Ho Shin, Seung-Ki Kwok, Kyung Su Park, Sung-Hwan Park, Ho-Youn Kim and Ji Hyeon Ju
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:250

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