Polymyxin B and low-dose hydrocortisone treatment in a patient with uroseptic shock in a rural health unit [0.03%]
农村卫生院一名尿源性脓毒性休克患者使用多粘菌素B和低剂量氢化可的松治疗一例
Toshio Arai,Yuichiro Mori,Saori Yoshizaki et al.
Toshio Arai et al.
Sepsis has a high mortality rate; thus, in the intensive care unit, early diagnosis and adjunctive treatments are crucial. However, generally, most patients with sepsis from rural area initially visit the emergency department at a rural hos...
A diagnostic conundrum in the context of a pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [0.03%]
新型冠状病毒病(COVID-19)流行背景下的一种诊断困境
Deborah L Abraham,Joyce Omatseye,Jason Gittens
Deborah L Abraham
A 52-year-old with lung cancer and brain metastases, on a 3-month weaning regime of dexamethasone, had a coincidental finding of bilateral, patchy ground-glass opacifications of both central and peripheral lung fields on computed tomography...
Xeroderma Pigmentosum [0.03%]
色素性干皮症
Gautam Srivastava,Govind Srivastava
Gautam Srivastava
Iris Kats,Pieter J Schraverus,Marieke J Hazewinkel et al.
Iris Kats et al.
Firas Hussein,Zainab Omar
Firas Hussein
Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is an inherited disease characterized by the triad of abnormal skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy and mucosal leukoplakia. Non-cutaneous abnormalities (dental, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurological, ophtha...
Hepatic cyst infection complicated by a hepatobronchial fistula diagnosed with unique features [0.03%]
肝囊肿感染合并具有特殊表现的肝支气管痿
Hatsuo Isogai,Masashi Inoue,Masanao Miura
Hatsuo Isogai
A hepatobronchial fistula (HBF) is a rare condition, defined as an abnormal connection of the respiratory system with the liver parenchyma. Although imaging may be helpful for diagnosis, fistulae are often difficult to identify. An 81-year-...
Muhammad Omer Zaman,Kevin Kim,Osman K Yousafzai et al.
Muhammad Omer Zaman et al.
Polycythemia vera is a rare hematological disorder that can cause heart failure with reduced ejection fraction from chronic micro-vascular ischemia. Appropriately recognizing the underlying cause of cardiomyopathy is essential to decrease m...
Sae Aratani,Hiromasa Ishii,Yuki Genda et al.
Sae Aratani et al.
Mohammadali Zad,Cuong N Do,Andrew Teo et al.
Mohammadali Zad et al.
Bilioenteric fistulae are a rare complication and can pose a diagnostic challenge owing to non-specific symptomology. When occurring with an aortoenteric fistula, it represents a rare and potentially life-threatening disease state. We prese...
Concomitant acute pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke due to paradoxical embolism from a patent foramen ovale: a case report [0.03%]
卵圆孔未闭所致的急性肺栓塞、心肌梗死和缺血性卒中的异常栓塞一例报告
Kiyoshi Takemoto,Michitaka Nakamura,Kazuaki Atagi
Kiyoshi Takemoto
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a cause of paradoxical embolism. Although most patients with a PFO are asymptomatic, various clinical manifestations may be associated with PFO. The most important is a cryptogenic stroke. Concomitant acute p...