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  1. Castleman disease, also known as giant lymph node hyperplasia or angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, is a highly heterogeneous clinicopathological entity that belongs to the family lymphoproliferative diso...

    Authors: Qingyuan Zhu and Shuiyou Wang
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:539
  2. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, with an 80% frequency in children between 1 and 10 years old. The outcome and prognosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children depends on ...

    Authors: Chaimae El Mahdaoui, Nezha Hda, Bouchra Oukkache, Hind Dehbi, Nisrine Khoubila, Abdellah Madani and Siham Cherkaoui
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:537
  3. Plasmodium ovale malaria, which was previously endemic to tropical Africa and the Southwest Pacific islands is now being reported from parts of Asia. In Sri Lanka, the indigenous transmission of malaria has not b...

    Authors: Damsara Kularatne, Pubudu Chulasiri, Arinda Dharmapala and Senanayake Kularatne
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:509
  4. Schwannomas are solitary well-circumscribed encapsulated benign tumors that exhibit Schwann cell differentiation, and arise directly from myelinated peripheral or central nerves. Although they are usually asym...

    Authors: Manzar Abbas, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Syed Imad Hassan, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Sidra Arshad and Saulat Hasnain Fatimi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:538
  5. Severe ankylosing spondylitis (AS) frequently involves hip joints and, occasionally, presents with concurrent spinal deformities, such as kyphoscoliosis, creating complex challenges for surgical management.

    Authors: Shahabaldin Beheshti Fard, Sina Afzal, Mohammadreza Barzegar and Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:508
  6. Liposuction is the most commonly performed procedure in aesthetic plastic surgery worldwide, the complications and morbidity are under evaluated. Pneumothorax is thought to be a rare complication after liposuc...

    Authors: Abdulelah Alwadai, Mustafa Gaber, Alwaleed Khalid Alammar, Abdullah M. Alsaedan and Jamal Eldaib
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:534
  7. Thalassemia is a type of congenital hemoglobinopathy that falls into the category of hemolytic anemias. Extramedullary hematopoiesis is a complication of this disease, which is a mechanism to compensate for ch...

    Authors: Ali Hossein Samadi Takaldani, Nima Javanshir, Helia Honardoost and Mohammad Negaresh
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:503
  8. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the breast is a rare special type of salivary gland-like tumor of the breast, usually displaying triple-negative phenotype. To date, only 64 cases have been reported in the English ...

    Authors: Mario Della Mura, Céline Clement, Maria P. Foschini, Sara Vander Borght, Lise Waumans, Peter Van Eyken, Esther Hauben, Machteld Keupers, Caroline Weltens, Ann Smeets, Ines Nevelsteen and Giuseppe Floris
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:527
  9. Radial head arthroplasty is a viable option in cases with terrible triad injuries of elbow, wherein the radial head sustains significant comminution that precludes reconstruction. Nevertheless, this alternativ...

    Authors: Hasan Barati, Mojtaba Baroutkoub, Nikaein Zabeti Targhi, Shahabaldin Beheshti Fard, Bardia Hajikarimloo and Sina Afzal
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:505
  10. Cancer antigen 15-3 is a protein that clinicians commonly measure to monitor outcomes and response to treatment in patients with breast cancer. However, cancer antigen 15-3 can also be elevated in other, benig...

    Authors: Samuel G. Cockey, Hongzhi Xu and Mohammed Al-Jumayli
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:526
  11. Tarlov’s cyst is often underdiagnosed since it is difficult to identify without imaging assistance. Herein, we report the case of a young girl who presented with an 8-year history of chronic osteomyelitis of b...

    Authors: Ya-Ning Huang, I-Wei Chang, Sung-Tse Li and Wei-Te Lei
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:525
  12. Otis urethrotomy can sometimes lead to troublesome bleeding after seemingly uneventful procedures. This case report highlights one such case which went unnoticed initially; the bleeding was erroneously ascribe...

    Authors: Uttam Kumar Mete and Rohit Sanjay Deshpande
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:522
  13. Factor XII deficiency can be related to either homozygous or compound heterozygous pathogenic variants in the F12 gene. The disease is commonly known as Hageman trait and is inherited in both autosomal recessi...

    Authors: Mansour Aljabry, Aljoud Algazlan, Nouf Alsubaie, Shatha Bin Dher, Hassan Semar Aljabri and Ghazi S. Alotaibi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:504
  14. Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis infections usually cause self-limited gastrointestinal diseases. Extra-abdominal infections are often secondary to bacteremia in immunocompromised individuals and are rel...

    Authors: Nassim R. Mokraoui, Rose Ganim and Armando Paez
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:502
  15. Splenic cysts are quite rare and asymptomatic. They may result from infection by a parasite, especially Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid cyst), or from non-parasitic causes. Since primary splenic cysts are not co...

    Authors: Fereshteh Karbasian, Maryam Ataollahi, Amirali Mashhadiagha, Seyed Ali Moosavi, Mehdi Forooghi, Narges Ansary, Hamed Hosseinian and Bita Geramizadeh
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:501
  16. Bacterial and fungal superinfections are commonly reported in patients with coronavirus disease 2019.

    Authors: Zeynab Yassin, Armita Farid, Sayedali Ahmadi, Maziar Emamikhah, Omid Motamedi, Mohammadamin Jafari and Azadeh Goodarzi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:520
  17. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) as a rare and heritable disorder with the infrequent genetic transmission of the condition is a catastrophic disorder of heterotopic ossification (HO) and a cause of...

    Authors: Amir Zarei, Foad Rahimi, Mehryar Khadem, Mansour Moradi and Khaled Rahmani
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:500
  18. Situs inversus with levocardia is a rare anomaly in which the heart is present in the left chest but the abdominal viscera are transposed. It is caused by a single incomplete penetration of an autosomal recess...

    Authors: Telila Mesfin, Ibrahim Kedir, Teketel Tilahun, Kenbon Seyoum, Sisay Dadi, Neway Ejigu, Fikreab Desta, Girma Geta, Mesfin Tsegaye and Husien Salih
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:499
  19. Lower lip squamous cell carcinoma is a significant subtype of head and neck cancer, constituting about 25–30% of cases. Traditional surgical methods, like primary closure, have limitations in managing large re...

    Authors: Soha Mohammadi, Nima Taghizadeh, Arash Abdollahi and Shabahang Mohammadi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:498
  20. Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease histologically defined by the non-caseation granulomas formation in different organs, most commonly lungs, liver, skin, gastrointestinal system, eyes, neurologic ...

    Authors: Abootorab Shahmohammdi, Hora Heidari, Kosar Kohandel, Soheil Dousti, Rozita Doosti, Amir Reza Azimi, Zahra Shajari, Parham Rabiei and Sareh Shahmohammdi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:496
  21. Thoracic disc herniation is relatively uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all spinal herniations. Although most often asymptomatic, they may represent a rare cause of spinal cord ischemia.

    Authors: Sonja Petrovic, Nadine Le Forestier, Pierre-François Pradat, Hugues Pascal-Moussellard and Lydia Chougar
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:510
  22. Epidermoid cysts are rare benign lesions that originate from remnants of ectodermal epithelial tissue, particularly infrequent in the pediatric population. They exhibit characteristic imaging features, with oc...

    Authors: María Fernanda Laverde-Reyes, Juan Camilo Márquez, Daniela Nasner, Ana María Granados-Sánchez and Luis Fernando Castillo
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:495
  23. Hypospadias is one of the most prevalent urogenital malformations in clinic. However, some hypospadias may have a more complex disorder of sex development. Usually, hypospadias in these patients is severe. Amo...

    Authors: Jianfeng Zhao, Gang Chen, Jun Chen and Le Qian
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:494
  24. Leptospirosis is known for its pulmonary form characterized by intra-alveolar hemorrhage, exhibiting a high mortality rate. Management by venous–venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been reported in ...

    Authors: Charlotte Conreur, Michelle Coureau, David Grimaldi, Olivier Simonet, Frédéric Vallot and Didier Ndjekembo Shango
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:493
  25. Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, -is an orthopoxvirus infection of the skin and previously a public health emergency of international concern. It reemerged in Nigeria over 5 years ago and has since spread ...

    Authors: S. O. Oiwoh, E. A. Tobin, D. A. Asogun, C. O. Erameh, K. O. Iraoyah, J. Okoeguale, R. A. Eifediyi, S. O. Samuel, T. A. T. Salami and S. A. Okogbenin
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:492
  26. Caudal regression syndrome is a rare complex congenital anomaly with reduced penetrance and phenotypic variability characterized by osseous defects of the caudal spine, lower limb anomalies, and accompanying g...

    Authors: Mira Ayoub, Chanae Dixon, Sharon E. Byrd and Rakhee M. Bowker
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:491
  27. The duodenal web is a thin, elongated, web-like structure that is one of the factors contributing to duodenal obstruction. Only 100 cases have been reported in the literature. We present a 2.5-year-old cachect...

    Authors: Khesrow Ekram, Farida Razawi, Sayed Najmuddin Jalal, Mohammad Nader Sultani, Abdul Wali Wali, Mohammad Sharif Sediqi, Abdul Ghafar Hamdard, Massoud Hemat and Mohammad Mustafa Sahibzada
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:507
  28. The aim of this report is to highlight the importance of considering nephrotic syndrome as a potential underlying cause of bilateral central serous retinal detachment in a patient with systemic lupus erythemat...

    Authors: Reza Sadeghi, Amirreza Pashapouryeganeh, Morteza Karimi, Elias Khalili Pour, Masoud Mirghorbani and Hamid Riazi-Esfahani
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:490
  29. Mirror dextrocardia (MDC) is a condition in which the heart is located in a mirror-image position on the right side of the chest compared to the normal position in individuals with physiological variations. Pa...

    Authors: Du Hailin, Qiao Hongtu and Zhang Wenyong
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:486
  30. Pleomorphic liposarcoma is the rarest subtype of liposarcoma. Pleomorphic liposarcomas are generally unresponsive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Moreover, metastasis in the liver, as the first and sole site...

    Authors: Seiji Shimomura, Toshiharu Shirai, Ryu Terauchi, Naoki Mizoshiri, Yuki Mori, Kanako Inuma, Shinji Tsuchida, Ryo Morimura, Hisashi Ikoma and Kenji Takahashi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:484
  31. Bacteremia caused by Serratia rubidaea is seldom mentioned in comparison with other Enterobacteriaceae species. It primarily affects immunocompromised patients undergoing invasive procedures. Furthermore, the inc...

    Authors: Asma Mehdi, Ahlem Trifi, Salma Abbes, Eya Seghir, Bedis Tlili, Linda Masseoud, Azzouz Noussair, Asma Ouhibi, Hajer Battikh, Meriam Zribi and Sami Abdellatif
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:482
  32. Hemophilia is an X-linked, recessive inherited disease caused by a defect or deficiency of one of the coagulation factors (VIII or IX). It is considered a rare disease in females. One of the reasons that hemop...

    Authors: Rawan Al khudari, Duaa Batesh, Roaa Habash and Othman Hamdn
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:480
  33. SMARCB1, also known as INI1, is a member of a large protein complex involved in chromatin remodeling and thus the regulation of gene expression. It is located on chromosome 22q11.2. SMARCB1 tumors have been fo...

    Authors: Antoine Dubray-Vautrin, Wahib Ghanem, Laurence Bozec, Julie Gonin and Olivier Choussy
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:479
  34. Undifferentiated carcinomas of the pancreas with osteoclast-like giant cells (UCPOGC) are rare pancreatic neoplasms that account for less than 1% of all pancreatic malignancies. This case report of a 54-year-o...

    Authors: William Chan, Sungmee Park, Layla Shirkhoda, Ryan O’Connell and Roozbeh Houshyar
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:477
  35. Secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) is a known complication of immunocompromised patients with most cases involving the brain parenchyma. Reports of cauda equina syndrome (CES) caused by SCNSL ar...

    Authors: Alexander Tang, David Di Fonzo, Mohammed Redha and Michael Churchill-Smith
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:476
  36. Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP), also known as pink tooth or Gunther disease, is a rare hereditary disorder caused by an enzyme mutation in the heme biosynthesis pathway, which leads to the accumulat...

    Authors: Javeriah Khan, Muhammad Usman Hashmi, Nabeeha Noor, Ahmad Jamal Khan, Oadi N. Shrateh and Muhammad Junaid Tahir
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:472
  37. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a genetic basis. Psoriasis is accepted as a systemic, immune-mediated disease. Hypertension, obesity, metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus and h...

    Authors: Hamidreza Riasi, Emad Asgari Jafarabadi, Hadis Enayati, Ali Fanoodi, Shiva Salehi, Ali-Reza Jamshidi, Forod Salehi and Azam Rezaee
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:469
  38. Disparities in cardiovascular outcomes between Māori and non-Māori persist despite technological advances in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and improved service provision. Little is known about how so...

    Authors: Samantha Lisipeki, Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Darrin Hodgetts and Tze Vun Liew
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:468
  39. We present a case report of an immunocompetent host with presumed sexually transmitted cytomegalovirus proctitis and epididymitis, where there currently is a sparsity of published data.

    Authors: Deborah M. Oyeyemi, Elizabeth Chan, Mason Montano, Annika Belzer, Onyema Ogbuagu, Heidi Zapata and Jessica J. Tuan
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:489
  40. Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. The liver and lungs are the most common sites for infection. Infection of the intradural spine is ...

    Authors: Xiaojie Lao, Diefei Hu, Lei Ji, Tingzheng Zhan, Tiantian Li, Shuming Luo, Xianli Xu, Chunlan Zhang and Maowei Chen
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:466
  41. Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an autosomal recessive disease that belongs to a group of disorders resulting from inborn errors of protein metabolism. It was the first disease included in neonatal screening. Neonata...

    Authors: Beatriz Ugalde-Abiega, Sinziana Stanescu, Amaya Belanger, Mercedes Martinez-Pardo and Francisco Arrieta
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:465
  42. Tamoxifen is used in low dose concentrations (20–40 mg per day) as a therapy for breast cancer but is known to have ocular side effects. In this case report, the foveal cone integrity in a tamoxifen-treated pa...

    Authors: Nathan Doble, Elaine M. Wells-Gray, Michael Wells and Stacey S. Choi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:464
  43. Cervical epidural hematoma (CEH) is defined as a collection of blood in the suprameningeal space. Mechanisms of this rare pathology include spontaneous, postsurgical, and traumatic as the main subtypes. This u...

    Authors: Robert Dang, Leo Issagholian, Tegan Schmidt, Pasha Raoufi, Cameron C. Neeki and Michael M. Neeki
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:488
  44. Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) is a well-established therapy for refractory neuropathic pain, known for its safety and minimally-invasive nature. However, complications, including surgical site infections (SSIs...

    Authors: Vahid Mohabbati and Mohammadkazem Papan
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2023 17:463

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