Sump Syndrome: The Forgotten Cause of Painless Jaundice in the Elderly [0.03%]
无痛性黄疸的病因-老人常被忽视的“腹水综合征”
Mark Ayoub,Amna Anees
Mark Ayoub
Painless jaundice is a common presentation of abdominal malignancy seen in elderly patients. While malignancy may be a common cause of obstructive jaundice in that population group, anchor bias should always be avoided. We present a case of...
Acute Transverse Colon Diverticulitis: A Case Report and Literature Review [0.03%]
急性横结肠憩室炎：1例报告及文献复习
Ana L Romero,Jesus Romero,Anuraag Sah et al.
Ana L Romero et al.
Diverticular disease is a condition that ranges from asymptomatic disease to severe complications, such as abscesses, fistulas, and perforations. It is prevalent in Western countries, with up to 60% of people aged 60 having diverticula. In ...
A Rare Case of ANCA-negative Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis: A Case Report [0.03%]
ANCA阴性的快速进行性肾小球肾炎罕见病例报告
Jerry Kenmoe,Elizabeth Mikhail,Fahimeh Talaei et al.
Jerry Kenmoe et al.
ANCA-negative rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a rare condition caused by glomerular injury in the absence of detectable antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs). While comprehensive epidemiologic data is limited, ANCA-...
Radioactive Iodine Treatment of Graves' Disease: Predictors of Time Interval Greater than 90 Days for Treatment Success [0.03%]
格雷夫斯病的碘-131治疗成功时间间隔大于90天的影响因素分析
Luis E Joya,Joshua Fogel,Kaushik Mandal et al.
Luis E Joya et al.
Objective: Radioactive iodine (RAI) is often used for treating Graves' disease. We study predictors for a time interval greater than 90 days between RAI treatment and success. ...
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Series and Review of the Literature [0.03%]
冠状动脉自发性夹层的病例系列和文献回顾
Shaikh B Iqbal,Yakubu Bene-Alhasan,Shiavax J Rao
Shaikh B Iqbal
Although previously considered rare, spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of myocardial infarction in young women. We present three unique cases of SCAD: A 46-year-old woman with a h...
Indira Acharya,Ashik Pokharel,Daniel A Grove et al.
Indira Acharya et al.
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)-induced hypomagnesemia, first described in 2006, has gained increasing recognition in recent years as a potentially life-threatening adverse event. In comparison to histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RA), PPIs e...
Frailty Indices and Their Importance in Elderly Patients: A Perspective Review [0.03%]
衰弱指数及其在老年患者中的重要性：述评
Rachna Valvani,Nismat Javed,Timothy Vittorio et al.
Rachna Valvani et al.
The aging demographic landscape of the United States highlights a concomitant rise in chronic conditions and infectious diseases. Older adults face a heightened susceptibility to infections, particularly pneumonia and urinary tract infectio...
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder and Anterior Scleritis as Initial Presentations of Undiagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis [0.03%]
颞颌关节紊乱和前部巩膜炎作为未诊断的类风湿性关节炎的初期表现
Nazmul Hasan,Daniel Yang
Nazmul Hasan
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune inflammatory process that involves multiple organ systems. While symmetric joint swelling of the extremities are the most widely recognized symptoms, the disease can present in a myriad of different way...
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy - An Autoimmune Mimicker of CNS Tuberculosis [0.03%]
胶质纤维酸性蛋白星形胶质细胞病-自身免疫模拟中枢神经系统结核病的一个“伪装者”
Nazmul Hasan,Daniel Yang
Nazmul Hasan
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) Astrocytopathy is a relatively new and poorly recognized autoimmune cause of meningoencephalomyelitis. Our case highlights the challenging nature of diagnosing this rare condition as its broad constell...
Zackary Anderson,Michael Schoeller,Rebecca Witherell
Zackary Anderson
Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is a surgical procedure for malignant disease with well known complications, that is less well known is its association with a painless dermatomal rash formally known as transient telangiectatic purpura...