Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of a large pleural inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor [0.03%]
巨大胸膜炎性肌纤维母细胞瘤的诊断和治疗挑战
Judith Loeffler-Ragg,Johannes Bodner,Martin Freund et al.
Judith Loeffler-Ragg et al.
We report a 48-year-old woman with a pleural pseudoneoplasm requiring different diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. After initial presentation with increasing dyspnoea, temperature, dry cough, and interscapular pain diagnostic processing...
Brijesh Sharma,Gopal Ghosh,Ulka Kamble et al.
Brijesh Sharma et al.
We describe a 70-year-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and asthma who presented with increasing breathlessness for 5 months. He was diagnosed to have allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) by serological a...
Ana Sofia Castro,Ana Barroso,Sara Conde et al.
Ana Sofia Castro et al.
Schwannoma is a neurogenic tumor originating from the nerve sheath Schwann cells. Intrathoracic location is rare, and the endobronchial location is exceptional. Schwannoma is a rare tumor; the majority of lesions are benign and usually asym...
Yang Xia,Zhenyu Liang,Zhenzhen Fu et al.
Yang Xia et al.
We describe a 51-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital because of cough and expectoration accompanied with general fatigue and progressive dyspnea. Chest HRCT scan showed areas of ground glass attenuation, consolidation, and traction ...
Jose Soto Soto,Xochiquetzal Geiger,Margaret M Johnson
Jose Soto Soto
Pulmonary embolic disease is most commonly a manifestation of venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, fat, tumor, and air may all embolize to the pulmonary vasculature and lymphatics resulting in various clinical manifestations. Tumor emboli...
A case of chronic granulomatous disease with a necrotic mass in the bronchus: a case report and a review of literature [0.03%]
慢性肉芽肿病并发支气管坏死性肿物的病例报告及文献复习
Ali Cheraghvandi,Majid Marjani,Saeid Fallah Tafti et al.
Ali Cheraghvandi et al.
Chronic granulomatous disease is a rare phagocytic disorder with recurrent, severe bacterial and fungal infections. We describe an unusual case of chronic granulomatous disease manifesting as an invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with an obst...
Pulmonary and peritoneal tuberculosis associated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor use: a case report and review of the literature [0.03%]
与使用肿瘤坏死因子α抑制剂相关的肺和腹膜结核病的病例报告及文献综述
Niharika Tipirneni,Marc O Siegel
Niharika Tipirneni
The association between the use of tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors and the increased risk of granulomatous infections, especially tuberculosis, has been well documented. Given the rapidly expanding list of inflammatory conditions for wh...
Pulmonary Sequestration with Renal Aplasia and Elevated SUV Level in PET/CT [0.03%]
PET/CT检查表现为高摄取值的肾发育不全伴肺隔离症病例报告
Serdar Sen,Nilgün Kanlıoğlu Kuman,Ekrem Sentürk et al.
Serdar Sen et al.
Extralobar sequestration with other bronchopulmonary malformations is commonly seen; however, the association of extralobar sequestration with renal aplasia is very rare. A 75-year-old female patient was admitted with back pain. Ultrasonogr...
Mohammed Muqeetadnan,Ambreen Rahman,Syed Amer et al.
Mohammed Muqeetadnan et al.
Mucormycosis is a rare, but emerging, life-threatening, rapidly progressive, angioinvasive fungal infection that usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic patient who was on chro...
Successful pulmonary endarterectomy in a patient with klinefelter syndrome [0.03%]
克氏综合征患者的成功的肺动脉内膜剥脱术
E Wierda,H J Reesink,H Bruining et al.
E Wierda et al.
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is a frequent genetic disorder due to one or more supernumerary X chromosomes. KS is associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolic events like deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. This paper...