Chylous Ascites as the Main Clinical Symptom of a Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in an Immigrant from Bosnia-Herzegovina [0.03%]
波斯尼亚赫塞哥维那移民中丝虫感染的主要临床症状——乳糜腹水
Lukas Antonitsch,Daniela Penz,Arnulf Ferlitsch
Lukas Antonitsch
Extraintestinal strongyloidiasis is rare in patients without immunosuppression. We describe the first case of chylous ascites as a result of strongyloidiasis. Alcohol cessation, diuretic therapy and repeated paracentesis did not lead to imp...
Shintaro Kakimoto,Yukinori Harada,Taro Shimizu
Shintaro Kakimoto
A 28-year-old pregnant woman presented with swelling of the left foot after she was bitten by a Japanese pit viper. At first the swelling was mild to moderate but then spread up to the left knee the following day. The patient's condition im...
Mariana Guerra,Daniela Marado
Mariana Guerra
Purpura fulminans (PF) is a dermatological manifestation of a life-threatening condition characterized by disseminated intravascular coagulation and endovascular thrombosis. The idiopathic/infectious form is the most common and usually asso...
Premature Ventricular Contractions and Cardiomyopathy while on Ofatumumab for Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia [0.03%]
慢性淋巴细胞白血病患者在奥法木单抗治疗期间出现的室性早搏和心肌病
Oladipo Odeyinka,Mitchell Collins,Michael Sunnaa et al.
Oladipo Odeyinka et al.
Ofatumumab is a monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of recurrent and progressive chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and was recently approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. We describe the case of a 68-year-old man who pres...
Masako Sakurai,Takashi Watari,Itaru Nakamura et al.
Masako Sakurai et al.
Introduction: Meningitis-related acute hydrocephalus is rare, challenging to diagnose, and has a high mortality rate. Case description: ...
Scurvy: Rare Orthopaedic Complications Associated with Multinutritional Deficiencies [0.03%]
坏血病：与多种营养素缺乏相关的罕见骨科并发症
Melissa Carroll,Joseph Yoon,Patrick Elliot
Melissa Carroll
Suboptimal nutrition can lead to deficiencies in micronutrients such as ascorbic acid (vitamin C), which can present with catastrophic neurological sequelae. Deficiencies of vitamin C, vitamin B3 (niacin) and zinc levels contribute to reduc...
Nouha Guediri,Islam Mejri,Nouha Boubaker et al.
Nouha Guediri et al.
Introduction: Amyloidosis is a rare illness characterized by the deposition in organs of amyloid, which can be detected by histological staining. Amyloidosis restricted to the lower respiratory tract is unusual. ...
Aastha Bharwad,Hamna Shah,William J Salyers Jr
Aastha Bharwad
Malignant melanoma with metastasis to the stomach is rare and seldom diagnosed before death. The most common gastrointestinal (GI) metastatic site is the small intestine, followed by the colon, rectum and stomach. We present the case of a 5...
The Happiness for Italy's Victory at the European Soccer Championships Costs a "Happy Heart Syndrome" [0.03%]
意大利在欧洲足球锦标赛胜利的喜悦导致了“快乐的心脏综合症”
Luca Fazzini,Maria Francesca Marchetti,Mattia Biddau et al.
Luca Fazzini et al.
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is usually caused by physical or emotional negative stressors. Sometimes positive emotions trigger a rare form of Takotsubo syndrome, called the "happy heart" syndrome. We discuss the management of a 52-year-old fem...
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated With Primary Sj ö gren's Syndrome: An Unusual Association [0.03%]
原发性干燥综合征相关的肺动脉高压：一种罕见的并发症关系
Pedro Ribeirinho-Soares,Estela Sousa,Inês Silva et al.
Pedro Ribeirinho-Soares et al.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an increasingly recognised clinical entity that is associated with connective tissue disease (CTD) in up to one quarter of all diagnoses. Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease char...