Noel Lorenzo-Villalba,Léa Pierre,Javier Guerrero-Niño et al.
Noel Lorenzo-Villalba et al.
An 80-year-old patient was admitted to the internal medicine department for binocular diplopia and hearing loss with sudden onset. The patient had presented with SARS-CoV-2 infection 3 weeks previously and had been admitted to hospital. Com...
Misdiagnosis Due to False-Positive Detection of Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen [0.03%]
误将肺炎链球菌尿液抗原检测假阳性诊断为真阳性的病例报告
Kaori Notomi,Taku Harada,Takashi Watari et al.
Kaori Notomi et al.
Introduction: The detection of pneumococcal antigens in urine is an alternative to gram staining, and their culture is central to the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia. We present a case of the false-positive detection ...
Pepijn Van Hove,Thomas Jardinet
Pepijn Van Hove
We report a case of a bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as acute retrosternal pain. We want to discuss and to announce the extremely rare finding of a bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm. Bronchial artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms ...
Normal ESR, CRP and Platelet Count in Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Diagnostic Conundrum [0.03%]
巨细胞动脉炎和多肌炎风湿病患者ESR、CRP及血小板计数正常：诊断困境
Abdullahi Elsheikh Mahgoub,Sophia Tessema,Rasha Nakhleh
Abdullahi Elsheikh Mahgoub
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are both rheumatological diseases of the elderly with a strong association with each other and which rarely present with normal inflammatory markers. Here we present the case of a ...
Phenazopyridine-Induced Methaemoglobinaemia The Aftermath of Dysuria Treatment [0.03%]
治疗尿路刺激症状后继发的非那吡啶所致的高铁血红蛋白血症
Amina Hamza,Adeel Nasrullah,Romil Singh et al.
Amina Hamza et al.
Introduction: Phenazopyridine is an over-the-counter urinary analgesic commonly used to alleviate the burning and urgency associated with lower urinary tract infections. Methaemoglobinaemia is an uncommon adverse effect o...
Adult-onset Mild Encephalitis/Encephalopathy with a Reversible Splenial Lesion Induced by MRSA Endocarditis [0.03%]
成人期轻度可逆性半球中间综合征样脑炎/脑病并发金黄色葡萄球菌感染性心内膜炎病例报告
Hideharu Hagiya,Fumio Otsuka
Hideharu Hagiya
Background: Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy and a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) is a clinicoradiological syndrome with an unknown pathogenic mechanism, which usually involves children. Thus, adult-onset MERS is quite...
Leukaemic Ascites and Peritoneal Myeloid Sarcoma: Rare but Not Impossible [0.03%]
罕见但可能：恶病质性腹水合并腹膜粒细胞性肉瘤
Luís Landeiro,Tiago Neto Gonçalves,Margarida Proença et al.
Luís Landeiro et al.
A myeloid sarcoma is an extramedullary tumour arising from infiltration by leukemic cells at an anatomic site other than the bone marrow. Most commonly it precedes acute myeloid leukaemia but occasionally occurs simultaneously. It may also ...
Anaphylaxis to Ciprofloxacin Requiring Emergent Surgical Cricothyrotomy [0.03%]
一名需要紧急外科环甲膜切开术的重症司帕沙星过敏性休克患者病例报告
Wesley Tang,Edwina Rao
Wesley Tang
Although allergies to antibiotics are commonly stated, anaphylactic reactions are uncommonly reported. This is especially the case with reactions to fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Furthermore, airway emergencies are rare. We present a case of...
Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature [0.03%]
肝性脑病患者非惊厥持续状态的病例系列和文献回顾
Anthony Nguyen,Mohammad Ali Butt,Shubhra Upadhyay et al.
Anthony Nguyen et al.
Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Here we describe two patients with hepatic encephalopathy who did not respond to standard empiric treatment and were found to have non-convulsive status...
Joana Rodrigues Morais,Rui Môço
Joana Rodrigues Morais
Hydropneumopericardium is a rare event with a risk of serious complications. Timely diagnosis and treatment is important as it can improve prognosis. We report the case of a 77-year-old male patient who presented with acute interscapular pa...