Brucella melitensis sacroiliitis as an unusual culprit for fever of unknown origin (FUO) [0.03%]
布鲁氏菌所致骶髂关节炎作为不明原因发热(FUO)的少见病因
Prachee Makashir,Ujwal Shinde,Bryan Koithara et al.
Prachee Makashir et al.
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that frequently involves the musculoskeletal, reticuloendothelial and neurological systems. We present the case of a male in his early 20s from central India who presented to our outpatient department with ...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e269495. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-269495 2026
Progressive ossification in an adolescent with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva [0.03%]
进行性骨化性纤维发育不良患儿的进行性骨化
Shivani Sidana,Sugandha Prakash,Tarun Goyal et al.
Shivani Sidana et al.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), also known as Munchmeyer disease or 'stone man syndrome', is a rare, disabling genetic disorder caused by an ACVR1/ALK2 mutation, resulting in progressive heterotopic ossification of muscles, ten...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e268538. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-268538 2026
Compressive cervicothoracolumbar epidural haematoma following lead insertion for spinal cord stimulator trial [0.03%]
脊髓刺激试验导丝置入后引起的颈椎至腰椎硬膜外血肿病例报告
Alec M Giakas,Molly E Milano,Jeffrey A Gehret et al.
Alec M Giakas et al.
Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) are used as treatment for back pain and associated radicular symptoms recalcitrant to both conservative measures and spinal surgery. This report reviews a case of a male in his 40s with a medical history pertin...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e268333. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-268333 2026
Monica A Lutgendorf,Hannah Mugford,Dustin R Kocol
Monica A Lutgendorf
Conjoined twins are rare, occurring in 1 in 250 000 live births, with cephalopagus twins reported in 1 in 3 000 000 live births. In cases of conjoined twins, early diagnosis is crucial for the health of the mother and pregnancy management a...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e267833. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-267833 2026
Rapidly progressive sensorineural hearing loss due to sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [0.03%]
散发性克雅病导致的进行性感音神经性耳聋病例报告
Wilson Guo,Jay Khurana,Seo Youn Chang et al.
Wilson Guo et al.
A patient developed several weeks of progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, initially suspected to be an ischaemic stroke due to right parietal diffusion restriction on MRI. However, the persistence and progression of symptoms, i...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e268638. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-268638 2026
Treatment of dual-positive anti-glomerular basement membrane and ANCA disease using rituximab in addition to plasma exchange, corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide [0.03%]
利妥昔单抗联合血浆置换、糖皮质激素和环磷酰胺治疗同时具有抗肾小球基底膜抗体和ANCA的患者
Amy Chew,Nichita Gavrilescu,Alan Pham et al.
Amy Chew et al.
We present the case of a transgender man with dual-positive anti-glomerular basement membrane and anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody disease who was able to achieve dialysis independence with sustained disease remission and renal recovery. ...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e267251. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-267251 2026
Platypnoea-orthodeoxia from kyphoscoliosis and diaphragmatic dysfunction without intracardiac shunt on transthoracic echocardiography [0.03%]
胸片未见心脏分流的脊柱侧凸和膈肌功能障碍所致platypnoea-orthodeoxia综合征
Venugopal Mantry,Swarup Das,Avinash Chakrawarty
Venugopal Mantry
Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare cause of posture-dependent hypoxaemia, usually linked to intracardiac right-to-left shunts. We report an elderly woman with progressive dyspnoea and recurrent falls whose oxygen saturation fel...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e268870. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-268870 2026
T-lymphoblastic lymphoma presenting as massive pleuro-pericardial effusions: a rare diagnostic challenge in TB endemic regions [0.03%]
胸膜心包积液型T淋巴母细胞淋巴瘤：结核病流行地区罕见的诊断难题
Supriya Adiody,Vishnu Narayanan,Akhil Paul et al.
Supriya Adiody et al.
A married woman in her early 30s presented with 2 months of dry cough, progressive dyspnoea and weight loss. Imaging revealed massive right pleural and severe pericardial effusions with a large anterior mediastinal mass. Initial lymphocyte-...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e269960. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-269960 2026
Dionísia Lamônica,Kriscia Gobi Rosa,Eduardo da Rocha et al.
Dionísia Lamônica et al.
A boy in his early childhood was brought by his parents to the Laboratory of Investigation of Neurological and Genetic Disorders of the School Clinic of the University with a suspicion of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and hearing loss. The...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e268738. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-268738 2026
Gopikrishnan Anjaneyan,Ashwini Ashokan
Gopikrishnan Anjaneyan
Trichorrhexis nodosa (TN) is a common hair shaft disorder characterised by node-like fracture points due to structural weakening. It can be congenital or acquired, with the latter often linked to physical or chemical trauma. This report pre...
Case Reports
BMJ case reports. 2026 Jan 12;19(1):e267406. DOI:10.1136/bcr-2025-267406 2026