Alradhi, Alzahra Y Al-Shamarni, Abdullah Yousef, Abdullah
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The American journal of case reports
BACKGROUND Bronchogenic cysts are foregut duplication cysts that result in congenital cysts of the tracheobronchial tree. They can be fatal especially, if they present in early infancy. Persistent respiratory distress is the most frequent reported presentation. Histologically, bronchogenic cysts are unilocular fluid-filled lesions that are composed...
Takada, Keisuke Sada, Yukiyoshi Samura, Masaru Matsuura, Masashi Hirose, Naoki Kurata, Takenori Nagumo, Fumio Ishii, Junichi Koshioka, Sakura Uchida, Masaki
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The American Journal of Case Reports
Patient: Male, 52-year-old Final Diagnosis: Rhabdomyolysis Symptoms: Back pain • tremor • weakness Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Computed tomography • laboratory checkup Specialty: Infectious Diseases • Psychiatry • Toxicology Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which intracellular components are rele...
Lubov, Janet E. Rohan, Craig A. Travers, Jeffrey B. Hill, Madelyn J. Aranda, Arturo
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The American Journal of Case Reports
Patient: Male, 3-year-old Final Diagnosis: Steroid-induced hypopigmentation Symptoms: Depigmentation of skin Medication:— Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Dermatology • Pediatrics and Neonatology • Pharmacology and Pharmacy Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Several factors contribute to keloids in post-operative patients, including ski...
Ahmad, Hadia R. Timmermans, Victoria M. Dakakni, Tarek
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The American Journal of Case Reports
Patient: Female, 61-year-old Final Diagnosis: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Symptoms: Altered mental status • lethargy Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: General and Internal Medicine • Neurology Objective: Unknown etiology Background: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a disorder of the central nervous system ...
Chatterjee, Tulika Martial, Annia Settypalli, Sahitya Lindahl, Larry
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The American Journal of Case Reports
Patient: Female, 41-year-old Final Diagnosis: Choriocarcinoma • gestational thropoblastic neoplasia • placental site tumor Symptoms: Headache • scalp swelling • soft tissue swelling Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Dermatology • Obstetrics and Gynecology • Oncology Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Despite the tendency to...
Salehin, Salman Abu Jazar, Deaa Rasmussen, Peter R Mai, Steven L Safder, Zaid Jenkins, Sarah Hasan, Syed Mustajab Hornak, Joseph P Raja, Muhammad W
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The American journal of case reports
BACKGROUND The eustachian valve is rarely involved in bacterial endocarditis. Patients who present with bacteremia and evidence of organic septic emboli should raise the suspicion of endocarditis as a possible differential diagnosis. This case series describes 2 unique cases of eustachian valve endocarditis (EVE) in patients who had a history of in...
Papaetis, Georgios S Petridis, Theodosios A Karvounaris, Stylianos A Demetriou, Theodora Lykoudis, Savvas
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BACKGROUND Pyogenic spondylitis comprises several clinical entities, including native vertebral osteomyelitis, septic discitis, pyogenic spondylodiscitis, and epidural abscess. The lumbar spine is most often infected, followed by the thoracic and cervical areas. It mainly develops (i) after spine surgery; (ii) from history of blunt trauma to the sp...
McDaniel, Grant H. Frank, Patrick W.
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The American Journal of Case Reports
Patient: Female, 80-year-old Final Diagnosis: Lung adenocarcinoma Symptoms: Death Medication:— Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Anatomy • Surgery Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Pancreaticoduodenectomy, liver transplantation, cholecystectomy, and surgical management of traumatic injuries are all dependent on in-depth knowledge of the...
Liao, Jin-Lan Zha, Feng-Yan Smyth, Brendan Xiong, Zu-Ying
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The American journal of case reports
BACKGROUND A flare, or flare-up, of systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is diagnosed by an increase in disease activity in one or more organs, new symptoms, or changes in laboratory measurements. A hematoma can occur in the sheath of the rectus abdominis following muscle trauma or rupture of an epigastric vessel, or it can occur spontaneously. Thi...
Sielatycki, Piotr Chlabicz, Małgorzata Sawicki, Robert Hirnle, Tomasz Sobkowicz, Bożena Kamiński, Karol A. Dobrzycki, Sławomir
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The American Journal of Case Reports
Patient: Female, 39-year-old Final Diagnosis: Ventricular electrical storm (VES) Symptoms: Fainting Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Defibrillation • electrophysiological study • endocavitary electrode for temporary cardiac pacing • ICD implantation • radiofrequency ablation • renal replacement therapy • venous-arterial ECMO Specialty: Cardiology ...
