Postliver Transplantation Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis, an Unexpected Cause of a Downhill Course [0.03%]
鼻眼黏菌病:肝移植术后病情恶化的一个意想不到的原因
Swapnali Sabhapandit,Mithun Sharma,Anuradha Sekaran et al.
Swapnali Sabhapandit et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted transplantation worldwide in a major way with infections and post-COVID-19 complications contributing to increased mortality and morbidity. We present a case of a 42-year-old lady who developed rhino-orbit...
A Rare Cause of Haemorrhagic Shock: Rupture of Gastric Wall Seeding of Hepatocellular Carcinoma [0.03%]
肝癌腹腔内扩散出血的罕见原因:胃壁转移破裂所致的休克病例报告
Naoki Ishimaru,Hirohisa Fujikawa,Kazuya Niwa et al.
Naoki Ishimaru et al.
Ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can lead to peritoneal dissemination. However, gastric wall seeding from HCC is exceedingly rare, and little is known about its clinical course. Herein, we report a case of an 88-year-old man who pres...
Treatment-Resistant Hepatitis C Viral Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review [0.03%]
顽固性丙型肝炎病毒感染1例及文献复习
Victoria Green,Marina Roytman
Victoria Green
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an ongoing global public health threat affecting millions worldwide. Increasing recognition of its impact and recent advances towards HCV prevention and cure have provided incentive for the World Health Organizati...
Possible Paternal Hepatitis B Virus Infection with Different Clinical Courses between Siblings: A Report of Two Cases [0.03%]
父系乙型肝炎病毒感染的两兄弟不同临床过程报告
Yoshiaki Sasaki,Hiroki Kajino
Yoshiaki Sasaki
The incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is expected to decrease in the future owing to the preventive measures adopted against mother-to-child transmission of HBV and implementation of universal HBV vaccination for children. Howe...
Plasmapheresis for Pembrolizumab-Induced Hepatitis in a Patient with Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Prior Orthotopic Liver Transplantation [0.03%]
培姆扎利单抗引起的肝炎的血浆置换治疗一例鳞状细胞癌并既往行肝脏移植患者的病例报告
Sanaa Al-Nattah,Kusum Lata Sharma,Matthew Caldis et al.
Sanaa Al-Nattah et al.
Checkpoint inhibitor therapy with monoclonal antibodies against programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) has been implemented in the treatment of numerous malignancies. Pembrolizumab is one such medication. While severe toxicities are very rar...
Escalation to Barbiturate-Induced Coma for Refractory Seizures after Liver Transplantation [0.03%]
肝移植后难治性癫痫的巴比妥冬眠疗法治疗
Brittany Miles,Muhammad Mujtaba,Shehzad Merwat et al.
Brittany Miles et al.
Seizures after liver transplantation were previously thought to be a reliable harbinger of catastrophe, but more recent studies have found seizure activity to be relatively common, and most cases do not result in a poor outcome. Generalized...
Cytomegalovirus Cholangiopathy in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review [0.03%]
免疫功能正常患者巨细胞病毒胆管病:1例病例报道及文献回顾
Ervin Alibegovic,Admir Kurtcehajic,Boris Ilic et al.
Ervin Alibegovic et al.
A 37-year-old man presented with jaundice, upper right quadrant pain, and intermittent fever with chills. Laboratory assessment showed biliary stasis, with total bilirubin of 203 µmol/L (2-20), conjugated bilirubin of 105 µmol/L, and alka...
Patrick Lee,Brandon K K Fields,Tom Liang et al.
Patrick Lee et al.
Veillonella species are commensal bacteria of the human oral, gut, and vaginal microbiota that are rarely identified as clinically relevant pathogens. Here, we describe a novel case of Veillonella atypica bacteremia in a patient with biopsy...
Sameeha Khalid,Dhuha Alhankawi,Kamalmeet Kaur et al.
Sameeha Khalid et al.
Hepatitis C-induced mixed cryoglobulinemia leading to rapidly progressive gangrene, necessitating amputations, is a rare presentation. We describe a case of a 55-year-old man with untreated chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) presenting with ar...
Gerald Riordan,John Riordan
Gerald Riordan
Background: Severely deranged liver function tests (LFTs) are an atypical presentation of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Atypical presentations of GCA may result in missed or delayed diagnosis. This increases the risk of vis...