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634 result(s) within Volume 15 of Journal of Medical Case Reports

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  1. Haemophilus influenzae is a Gram-negative coccobacillus that can cause many different kinds of infection, ranging from mild ear infection to life-threatening diseases like epiglottitis and meningitis. Encapsulate...

    Authors: Majid Ali Qureshi, Imran Asad, Adeel Chaudhary and Walid Abuhammour
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:433
  2. It is extremely rare for primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas to occur singly in the cranial vault. One case diagnosed as primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is reported, initially misdiagnosed as metastatic skul...

    Authors: Tatsuya Uchida, Kenichi Amagasaki, Atsushi Hosono and Hiroshi Nakaguchi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:431
  3. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors represent the most frequently encountered primary mesenchymal tumors. Whereas the liver and the peritoneum are known to be the preferential metastasis sites, no therapeutic stan...

    Authors: C. Braunstein, F. Sirveaux, E. Kalbacher, S. Aubry, D. Delroeux, P. Hubert, B. Marie, G. Meynard, I. Mihai and L. Chaigneau
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:428
  4. Esophageal pressure measurement is a minimally invasive monitoring process that assesses respiratory mechanics in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Airway pressure release ventilation is a rel...

    Authors: Óscar Arellano-Pérez, Felipe Castillo Merino, Roberto Torres-Tejeiro and Sebastián Ugarte Ubiergo
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:435
  5. Neural tube defects are common group of central nervous system anomalies of complex etiology and major public health importance worldwide. The occurrence of multiple neural tube defects, however, is an extreme...

    Authors: Mestet Yibeltal Shiferaw, Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Tsegazeab Laeke T/Mariam, Abenezer Tirsit Aklilu, Yemisirach Bizuneh Akililu and Aemiro Mazengia Andualem
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:429
  6. Gastric glomus tumor is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm. There are only a few cases of the tumor showing malignancy, and there are no specific guidelines for the management of this entity.

    Authors: Eleni S. Tsagkataki, Mathaios E. Flamourakis, Ioannis G. Gkionis, Michail I. Giakoumakis, Georgios N. Delimpaltadakis, Georgios M. Kazamias, Elpida S. Giannikaki and Manousos S. Christodoulakis
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:415
  7. Many pancreatic pseudocysts spontaneously resolve, but larger or symptomatic pseudocysts may require procedural management. Though endoscopic ultrasound guided approaches are standard of care and have high suc...

    Authors: Krittin J. Supapannachart, Christopher R. Funk, Lauren M. Gensler and Matthew P. Butters
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:409
  8. Catatonia is a clinical syndrome characterized by psychomotor disruption, which often goes undiagnosed. Most reports have focused on interventions and outcomes for catatonia in younger people and those with sc...

    Authors: Emma Bean, Callum Findlay, Claire Gee and Jay Amin
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:406
  9. A high-grade pancreatic injury is a life-threatening injury that is associated with high mortality and morbidity. It is currently unclear which treatment strategy results in good clinical outcomes.

    Authors: Futoshi Nagashima, Satoshi Inoue, Daisaku Matsui, Yuki Bansyoutani, Rina Tokuda, Osamu Fuzisaki and Makoto Kobayashi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:404
  10. Actinomycosis is a rare chronic infection caused by Actinomyces. The abdominopelvic localization of this pathology makes preoperative diagnosis extremely exceptional. The following report is the case of a patient...

    Authors: Hicham Baba, Jawad Fassi Fihri, Mohammed Essaid Ramraoui, Ahmed Elguazzar, Ahmed Zeroual, Mohammed Lahkim, Ahmed El Khader, Abdessamad Achour and Rachid El Barni
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:401
  11. Follicular thyroid carcinoma is the second most common malignancy of the thyroid gland. In 2016, the so-called Hurthle cell thyroid carcinoma, formerly known as the oxyphilic variant of the follicular thyroid ...

    Authors: Richard David Blossey, Dennis Kleine-Döpke, Kristina Imeen Ringe, Daniel Pöhnert, Bastian Ringe, Jürgen Klempnauer and Oliver Beetz
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:399
  12. Generalized lymphatic anomaly previously known as diffuse systemic lymphangiomatosis is a rare multisystem congenital disease arising from the lymphatic system, and it is characterized by abnormal proliferatio...

    Authors: Tao Liu, Sana Basseri, Ben Mussari, Dominique DaBreo, Sandip SenGupta, Dalila Villalobos and Sara Awad
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:398
  13. A detection of parathyroid glands by the evaluation of their autofluorescence in the near-infrared spectrum is considered as a promising tool in addition to their visual verification. The aim of this study was...

    Authors: Maksym Gorobeiko and Andrii Dinets
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:414
  14. Becker’s nevus syndrome is a syndrome characterized by the presence of a Becker’s nevus with ipsilateral breast hypoplasia or hypoplastic defects of the muscle, skin, or skeleton. The nevus usually consists of...

    Authors: Ugo N. Chikani, Ijeoma N. Ohuche and Ada I. Bisi-Onyemaechi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:395
  15. Herpes virus remains dormant in human cells and could reactivate under immunosuppressed conditions, such as prolonged critical illnesses. The phenomenon of viral replication during intensive care is well known...

    Authors: Amélie Boquet, Guillaume Boulay, Etienne Hautin and Nicolas Mottard
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:394
  16. Tocilizumab, an interleukin-6 inhibitor is part of many international guidelines for the management of cytokine storm associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 with observed improvements. However, this d...

    Authors: Shazia Abdullah, Nihal Bashir and Nageena Mahmood
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:426
  17. Elevated intracranial pressure is a potentially catastrophic complication of neurologic injury in children. Successful management of elevated intracranial pressure requires prompt recognition and therapy direc...

    Authors: Lama S. Al-Mansour, Abdulrahman A. AlRasheed, Khaled R. AlEnezi and Hamza M. AlAli
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:418
  18. Bochdalek diaphragmatic hernia is a developmental defect of the posterolateral portion of the diaphragm. This defect may allow abdominal contents to abnormally occupy the thoracic cavity, resulting in most cas...

    Authors: Luis Alfonso Machado Contreras, Stephanie Paola Retamoso Díaz, Gerardo Valencia, Luis Carlos Morales and María José Herrera Bedoya
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:424
  19. Krukenberg tumors are uncommon and are indicative of an ovarian metastatic carcinoma that originates from another site of primary malignancy. The majority of metastases to ovaries are derived from the stomach ...

    Authors: Chorong Kim, Yoon Hyeon Hu, Kyoungyul Lee, Hyang Ah Lee, Dong Hun Lee and Yung-Taek Ouh
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:413
  20. Infections with nontyphoidal Salmonella most commonly cause a self-limited gastroenteritis in humans and are the leading source of foodborne illness. In the USA, the incidence of culture-confirmed invasive Salmon...

    Authors: Luxi Chen, Temitayo Olojo and Bader Aldeen Alhafez
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:389
  21. We report a case of light chain proximal tubulopathy associated with lupus nephritis in a patient known to have systemic lupus erythematosus. The kidney can be injured in several ways in any of these disorders...

    Authors: Wael Mostafa Hamza and Ahmed Mohammed AlEssa
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:388
  22. Only 14 cases of leiomyoma with ureteral origin have been reported previously. Such primary leiomyomas often present as hydronephrosis, making the diagnosis difficult. Radical nephroureterectomy is often perfo...

    Authors: Shingo Morinaga, Shigeyuki Aoki, Motoi Tobiume, Genya Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Muramatsu, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Reiko Saiki, Junko Hashimoto, Kaori Mori, Yoko Yamaguchi, Akari Kobayashi, Tomoko Sawada, Ruriko Futamachi and Yoshiaki Yamada
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:423
  23. Epignathus is a rare, benign, congenital teratoma of the hard palate with an estimated incidence of 1 in 200,000 live births. Epignathus frequently leads to a high mortality (80–100%) due to airway obstruction...

    Authors: Fabrice Lele Mutombo, Jason Nzanzu Kikuhe, Noé Kasereka Mwanamolo, Marc H. Erickson, Neil Wetzig and Médard Kabuyaya Kakule
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:422
  24. Polycystic liver disease is a clinical feature of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, and it can sometimes cause health damage more serious than polycystic kidney. Dialysis therapy can be used for re...

    Authors: Daichi Akuzawa, Yoichiro Uchida, Takuya Ishimura, Hiroko Kakita, Tomomi Endo, Naomi Matsuzaki, Hiroaki Terajima and Tatsuo Tsukamoto
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:421
  25. Primary ovarian high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma is a very rare disease. Even though it has poor prognosis, the gold standard treatment has not been established owing to its rarity. This report aimed to ...

    Authors: Ji Sun Lee, Dayong Lee, Jisun Lee, Man-Hoon Han, Dae Gy Hong and Hyun Jung Lee
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:387
  26. Hemoglobin S and E are commonly occurring hemoglobin variants among distinctly separate tribal populations of Central and Northeast India, respectively. Combined heterozygosity for hemoglobin S and E or hemogl...

    Authors: Noymi Basumatary, Dipankar Baruah, Paresh Kumar Sarma and Jatin Sarmah
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:386
  27. The presence of uterine endometrial polyps is associated with not only abnormal uterine bleeding but also infertility, so the use of hysteroscopic polypectomy has been increasing. This operation is considered ...

    Authors: Asuka Okamura, Eriko Yano, Wataru Isono, Akira Tsuchiya, Michiko Honda, Ako Saito, Hiroko Tsuchiya, Reiko Matsuyama, Akihisa Fujimoto and Osamu Nishii
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:384
  28. Ectopic breast tissue is present in 2–6% of women. Ectopic breast cancer represents an uncommon disease accounting for about 0.3% of all breast neoplasms, limiting the available evidence. Thus, we aim to repor...

    Authors: S. Sghaier, M. GHalleb, I. Marghli, A. Bouida, J. Ben Hassouna, R. Chargui and K. Rahal
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:412
  29. The oblique lateral interbody fusion technique has received increasing attention for the treatment of degenerative disc disease in recent years. A series of complications have been reported, such as vascular i...

    Authors: Chen Liu, Yu Zhang, Xin Ge, Liang Xiao and Hongguang Xu
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:381
  30. Patients who undergo peritoneal dialysis (PD) are at risk of gut bacteria translocation leading to peritonitis when there is chronic diarrhea. Chronic diarrhea is defined as any course of diarrhea that lasts a...

    Authors: Nor Fadhlina Zakaria, Nurul Izah Ahmad, Elmina Mokhtar, Wan Zul Haikal Hafiz Wan Zukiman and Anim Md Shah
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:420
  31. Acetamiprid is a potent new first-generation neonicotinoid insecticide in agricultural practices. It is well described that it has low toxicity among animals and is lethal if consumed in large amounts. However...

    Authors: Selladurai Pirasath, Rajaram Senthuran, Chandrakulasegeran Athirayan, Mathyasekeran Gevakaran, Mahesan Guruparan and Ariaranee Gnanathasan
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:419
  32. Neurofibromatosis type 1 causes various lesions in many organs including the skin, and the incidence of complications with intracranial aneurysms is 9–11%. Here we report a case of neurofibromatosis type 1 wit...

    Authors: Tatsuya Uchida, Kenichi Amagasaki, Atsushi Hosono and Hiroshi Nakaguchi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:411
  33. Varicella zoster virus is a Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) virus exclusively affecting humans. Reactivation of varicella zoster virus causes herpes zoster with vesicular eruptions in a restricted dermatomal distr...

    Authors: Chamara Dalugama, Ruwanthi Jayasinghe, Nimanthi Rathnayaka and Arjuna Medagama
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:380
  34. There is no established treatment for fetal growth restriction during pregnancy. We report two cases that represent an example of an amnioinfusion-based management strategy for severe fetal growth restriction ...

    Authors: Daisuke Katsura, Yuichiro Takahashi, Shigenori Iwagaki, Rika Chiaki, Kazuhiko Asai, Masako Koike, Shunichiro Tsuji, Fuminori Kimura and Takashi Murakami
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:416
  35. Inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell sarcoma is a rare histological variant of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma involving typically the spleen and the liver, often linked to the presence of...

    Authors: Ana Daniela Pascariu, Andreea Ioana Neagu, Andrei Valentin Neagu, Alexandru Băjenaru and Cezar Iulian Bețianu
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:410
  36. This paper describes a case of antiphospholipid syndrome-like condition caused by coronavirus disease 2019. The medical community still faces many diagnostic and therapeutic challenges vis-à-vis coronavirus di...

    Authors: Fatemeh Bahramnezhad, Banafsheh Ghorbani, Meysam Ghaedrahamt and Hamidreza Jamaati
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:408
  37. Plurihormonal pituitary adenomas are a unique type of pituitary adenomas that secrete two or more pituitary hormones normally associated with separate cell types that have different immunocytochemical and ultr...

    Authors: Ebtesam Allehaibi, Mussa H. AlMalki and Imad Brema
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:407
  38. Sudden cardiac arrest during spinal anesthesia is a rare event. However, its management by an unprepared team is difficult and carries poor outcomes. Hypoglycemia as the cause of sudden cardiac arrest is rarel...

    Authors: Temesgen Tilahun and Guteta Gudina
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:376
  39. Limbic encephalitis is an autoimmune neurologic disorder, often of paraneoplastic origin, that seldom complicates prostatic tumors. The nonspecificity of symptoms makes the diagnosis sometimes difficult to est...

    Authors: Omar Karray, Sven Tolner, Naïm Yarak, Maguy Cherfan, Mihaela Dana Cosma, Walid Sleiman, Philippe Niclot, Jean Louis Dubost, Patrick Coloby and Stéphane Bart
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:405
  40. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the fourth most common malignancy in children, and it is not considered to be a hereditary disorder. However, it could affect members from the same family.

    Authors: Naya Talal Hassan, Ebrahim Makhoul, Jafar Sallameh, Abdulmunem Ghanem, Samer Rajab, Waseem Ali and Zuheir Alshehabi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:375
  41. Intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor are commonly used to treat macular diseases, including diabetic macular edema. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs can enter the sys...

    Authors: Miwako Yoshimoto, Nobuhiko Takeda, Takayuki Yoshimoto and Shun Matsumoto
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:403
  42. Erythrocyte pyruvate kinase is expressed under the control of the PKLR gene located on chromosome 1q21. Pyruvate kinase catalyzes the final steps of the glycolytic pathway and creates 50% of the red cell total ad...

    Authors: Ahalyaa Sivashangar, Lallindra Gooneratne, Barnaby Clark, David Rees, Saroj Jayasinghe and Claire Laas
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:374
  43. Subdiaphragmatic abscesses are sometimes caused by intraabdominal infections. We report a case of endoscopic ultrasound-guided transgastric drainage.

    Authors: Tomoya Takami, Hiroshi Takihara, Koji Yasuda, Nozomi Kasyu, Hiroyuki Yoshitake, Hiroshi Shintani, Naoki Kataoka, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi and Shinichiro Makimoto
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:396
  44. Serotonin toxicity is a known side effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and has previously also been described as a possible side effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor agonist (triptan) medicatio...

    Authors: Gilbert Jin and Philip Stokes
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021 15:371

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