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  1. About 20% of the cases of human severe combined immunodeficiency are the result of the child being homozygous for defective genes encoding the enzyme adenosine deaminase. To our knowledge, the mutation pattern...

    Authors: Ali Hellani, Nidal Almassri and Khaled K Abu-Amero
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6799
  2. Renal cell carcinomas account for 85% of all renal neoplasms. With the introduction of modern imaging modalities, there has been an increased diagnosis of renal tumors. Recent studies have shown that partial n...

    Authors: Demetrios Radopoulos, Anastasios Tahmatzopoulos, Nikolaos Kalinderis and Georgios Dimitriadis
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6798
  3. The use of the drug infliximab for the treatment of patients with Crohn's disease can be complicated by tuberculosis. A paradoxical reaction during antituberculosis chemotherapy and immunologic reconstitution ...

    Authors: Young Kyung Yoon, Jeong Yeon Kim, Jang Wook Sohn, Min Ja Kim, Ja Seol Koo, Jai Hyun Choi and Dae Won Park
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6673
  4. Various measures of skeletal maturity are used to initiate weaning from a brace in patients suffering from idiopathic scoliosis, resulting in different outcomes. We present two cases with double major curves, ...

    Authors: LouAnn Rivett, Alan Rothberg, Aimee Stewart and Rowan Berkowitz
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6444
  5. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children younger than 2 years of age is usually characterized by a severe course, with a mortality rate of approximately 10%. The prolonged immunosuppression following specific t...

    Authors: Chiara Beretta, Veronica Leoni, Mario Renato Rossi, Momcilo Jankovic, Nicolo Patroniti, Giuseppe Foti and Ettore Biagi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6443
  6. Bladder exstrophy is a rare urogenital abnormality. Other urogenital malformations have been associated with exposure to hormonal pesticide disruptors during critical developmental periods. This is the first r...

    Authors: Marlene Martin, Kristina Rodriguez, Miguel Sánchez-Sauco, Gerardo Zambudio-Carmona and Juan Antonio Ortega-García
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6626
  7. There have been few reports of spontaneous regression of malignant pleural mesothelioma, but the mechanism for this is unknown. We present a case report on a patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma showing...

    Authors: Masahiko Higashiyama, Kazuyuki Oda, Jiro Okami, Jun Maeda, Ken Kodama and Fumio Imamura
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6800
  8. Menstruation is commonly associated with migraine and irritable bowel but is rarely correlated with angina or myocardial ischaemia. Only a small number of cases have been reported suggesting a link between men...

    Authors: Wai Kah Choo
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6618
  9. Impaired renal function and/or pre-existing atherosclerosis in the deceased donor increase the risk of delayed graft function and impaired long-term renal function in kidney transplant recipients.

    Authors: Rainer U Pliquett, Aida Asbe-Vollkopf, Ernst H Scheuermann, Elisabeth Gröne, Michael Probst, Helmut Geiger and Ingeborg A Hauser
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6839
  10. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a clinico-neuroradiological entity characterized by headache, vomiting, altered mental status, blurred vision and seizures with neuroimaging studies demonstratin...

    Authors: Rashmi Chawla, Daniel Smith and Paul E Marik
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6623
  11. Dyskeratosis congenita is a rare genodermatosis, characterized by a triad of reticular skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy and leukoplakia of mucous membranes. It is also associated with a variety of non-cutaneo...

    Authors: Adel Boueiz, Marwan S Abougergi, Carlos Noujeim, Edmond Bou Assaf and Ghassan Jamaleddine
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6622
  12. Undifferentiated gallbladder carcinoma is a rare entity. Among unusual types of undifferentiated gallbladder carcinoma, giant cell type carcinoma is infrequent and, moreover, very few cases of such neoplasms w...

    Authors: Andreas Manouras, Michael Genetzakis, Emmanuel E Lagoudianakis, Haridimos Markogiannakis, Artemisia Papadima, George Agrogiannis, Hariklia Gakiopoulou, Panagiotis Kekis, Konstantinos Filis and Efstratios Patsouris
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6496
  13. Our aim was to specify the use of mini C-arm fluoroscopy in a woman with schizophrenia who was suffering from abdominal pain because of ingested needles.

    Authors: Alper Parlakgumus, Sedat Yildirim, Naime Tokmak, Tamer Colakoglu, Kenan Caliskan, Ali Ezer and Gokhan Moray
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6491
  14. Lower back pain due to sacroiliac joint dysfunction is a common symptom during pregnancy. However, infection of the sacroiliac joint is rare, even more so if no predisposing factors are present.

    Authors: María Lapresta Moros, Cesar Rodrigo, Adela Villacampa, Julián Ruiz and Carlos Lapresta
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6505
  15. Mycotic aneurysms account for a small proportion of all aneurysms. Escherichia coli a gram-negative organism, is recognised as a rare cause of aortic aneurysm. We report two cases of mycotic aneurysm caused by th...

    Authors: John F McCann, Azhar Fareed, Sukanya Reddy, John Cheesbrough, Neil Woodford and Sally Lau
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6453
  16. Silicone lymphadenopathy is a rare but recognised complication of procedures involving the use of silicone. It has a poorly understood mechanism but is thought to occur following the transportation of silicone...

    Authors: Simon T Adams, Julie Cox and G Sam Rao
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6442
  17. We report a case of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, a typical and life-threatening complication after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation, successfully treated with defibrotide despite massive multiple organ...

    Authors: Gerhard Behre, Sebastian Theurich, Maximilian Christopeit and Thomas Weber
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6164
  18. Closing the pelvic peritoneum to prevent the small bowel dropping into the pelvis after surgery for locally recurrent rectal cancer is important to prevent adhesions deep in the pelvis or complications of adju...

    Authors: Osama Al-Sahaf and Sherif El-Masry
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:70
  19. A rare side effect of antipsychotic medication is neuroleptic malignant syndrome, mainly characterized by hyperthermia, altered mental state, haemodynamic dysregulation, elevated serum creatine kinase and rigo...

    Authors: Christian Storm, Rolf Gebker, Anne Krüger, Lutz Nibbe, Joerg C Schefold, Frank Martens and Dietrich Hasper
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:6170
  20. Jorge Lobo's disease (Lacaziosis) is a subcutaneous infection of humans living in the Amazon region of Latin America, and in dolphins inhabiting the east coastal areas of the United States. The disease mainly ...

    Authors: Patrícia Sammarco Rosa, Cleverson Teixeira Soares, Andréa de Faria Fernandes Belone, Raquel Vilela, Somei Ura, Milton Cury Filho and Leonel Mendoza
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:67
  21. Skin metastasis from internal carcinoma rarely occurs. It has an incidence of 0.7 to 9% and it may be the first sign of an unknown malignancy. However, it can also occur during follow-up.

    Authors: Umberto Morelli, Roberto Cirocchi, Valerio Mecarelli, Eriberto Farinella, Francesco La Mura, Paolo Ronca, Gianmario Giustozzi and Francesco Sciannameo
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:65
  22. Pulmonary artery sarcomas are rare neoplasms that are often confused with chronic thrombo-embolic disease, as both can have similar clinical and imaging presentation.

    Authors: Ivanka Djordjevic, Tatjana Pejcic, Milan Rancic, Milan Radovic, Petar Bosnjakovic, Tatjana Radjenovic-Petkovic, Desa Nastasijevic-Borovac, Slavica Golubovic and Dragana Dacic
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:64
  23. Perivascular epitheloid cell tumours are rare mesenchymal neoplasms characterized by a proliferation of perivascular cells with an epitheloid phenotype and expression of myomelanocytic markers.

    Authors: Alexandra M Koenig, Alexander Quaas, Thorsten Ries, Emre F Yekebas, Karim A Gawad, Yogesh K Vashist, Christoph Burdelski, Oliver Mann, Jakob R Izbicki and Andreas Erbersdobler
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:62
  24. Although a common cause of intestinal obstruction in children, intussusception is a rare event in the adult population living in temperate regions. It has long been known that various acquired immune deficienc...

    Authors: Ioannis Kehagias, Stavros N Karamanakos, Spyros Panagiotopoulos, Sofia Giali, Charalambos A Gogos and Fotis Kalfarentzos
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:61
  25. Knee pain is a complex problem that can occur after total knee arthroplasty. One cause of knee pain may be due to a retained osteophyte, but it is not clear if the retained osteophyte is sufficient explanation...

    Authors: Manjunath Ramappa and Andrew Port
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:59
  26. We report an adolescent boy with minimal pre-existing risk for thromboses who suffered central retinal vein occlusion associated with isotretinoin use for acne. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ...

    Authors: Georgios Labiris, Andreas Katsanos, Maria Karapetsa, Ioanna Mpanaka and Dimitrios Chatzoulis
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:58
  27. Epiploic appendagitis is a rare cause of focal abdominal pain which, depending on its localisation, can mimic a variety of abdominal diseases. We describe a patient with an inflamed necrotic appendix epiploicu...

    Authors: Michael Sand, Gerd Bonhag, Falk-Georges Bechara, Daniel Sand and Benno Mann
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:57
  28. Bezoars are uncommon findings in the gastrointestinal tract and are composed of a wide variety of materials. We report a case of a relapsing metal bezoar in a man with schizophrenia.

    Authors: Manuel Rodrigo Prieto-Aldape, Francisco Issac Almaguer-García, Sandra Edith Figueroa-Jiménez, Oscar Fernández-Díaz, José Antonio Mora-Huerta and Alejandro González-Ojeda
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:56
  29. Choledochal cyst is an uncommon congenital disease of the biliary tract in the UK. There are five main types of choledochal cyst with several recognised sub-types. However, occasional variants do occur.

    Authors: Javaid Sadiq, Biplap Nandi and Kokila Lakhoo
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:54
  30. Intracranial arachnoid cysts are considered to be congenital malformations with a predilection for the temporal fossa. They are often asymptomatic but can sometimes be symptomatic due to enlargement or hemorrh...

    Authors: Promod Pillai, Sajesh K Menon, Raju P Manjooran, Rajiv Kariyattil, Ashok B Pillai and Dilip Panikar
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:53
  31. Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by numerous basal cell carcinomas, odontogenic keratocysts of the jaws and developmental defects. The disorder results f...

    Authors: Ali Hellani, Hiba Baghdadi, Nidal Dabbour, Nidal Almassri and Khaled K Abu-Amero
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:52
  32. There are few reported cases of neutrophilic pleural effusions associated with valproic acid therapy. Most of them are of eosinophilic exudates with or without blood eosinophilia.

    Authors: Stavros Tryfon, Maria Saroglou, Kosmas Kazanas, Charalambos Mermigkis, Kostas Psathakis and Nikolaos Galanis
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:51
  33. Melanoma is responsible for 1% to 2% of all cancer deaths around the world. Nodular melanoma often carries a poor prognosis because of no prodromal radial growth phase, early distant metastasis and significant...

    Authors: Mehmet Ali Erkurt, Ismet Aydogdu, Irfan Kuku, Emin Kaya and Yalcin Basaran
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:50
  34. Self-inflicted foreign bodies in the male urethra and urinary bladder are an emergency that urologists may rarely have to face. A case of an electrical wire inserted in the male urethra and coiled in the bladd...

    Authors: Konstantinos G Stravodimos, Georgios Koritsiadis and Georgios Koutalellis
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:49
  35. Acute renal failure caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs administered at therapeutic doses is generally mild, non-anuric and transitory. There are no publications on indomethacin toxicity secondary t...

    Authors: Felipe González, Jesús López-Herce and Cinta Moraleda
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:47
  36. Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has become a significant cause of healthcare-associated infections, but few reports have addressed Acinetobacter baumannii infections associated with orthopedic devices...

    Authors: Alison M Beieler, Robert W Belknap, Michael R Dayton, Connie S Price and Steve J Morgan
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:45
  37. Bile duct injury is a severe and potentially life-threatening complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Several series have described a 0.5% to 0.6% incidence of bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholec...

    Authors: Andreas Manouras, Nikolaos Pararas, Pantelis Antonakis, Emannuel E Lagoudiannakis, George Papageorgiou, Ioannis G Dalianoudis and Manoussos M Konstadoulakis
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:44
  38. Lactating adenoma is a benign condition, representing the most prevalent breast lesion in pregnant women and during puerperium; in this paper, a case of a woman with lactating adenoma occurring during the firs...

    Authors: Stefano Magno, Daniela Terribile, Gianluca Franceschini, Cristina Fabbri, Federica Chiesa, Alba Di Leone, Melania Costantini, Paolo Belli and Riccardo Masetti
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:43
  39. Hyperacute rejection may be prevented by avoiding the transplantation of kidneys into patients with pre-existing anti-donor Class I human leukocyte antigen antibodies. However, the role of anti-donor-Class II-...

    Authors: John Hartono, Bhavna Lavingia, Peter Stastny, Martin Senitko, Miguel Vazquez, Juan Arenas and Christopher Lu
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:41
  40. Cutaneous metastases in the facial region occur in less than 0.5% of patients with metastatic cancer. They are an important finding and are not often the first sign leading to diagnosis.

    Authors: Nikolaos Barbetakis, Georgios Samanidis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Elpida Samanidou, Zoi Tzimorota, Christos Asteriou, Persefoni Xirou and Christodoulos Tsilikas
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3:32

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