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Cutaneous tuberculosis is reported to be rare, especially in human immunodeficiency virus-negative patients but probably also underdiagnosed. This is because it presents with pictorial and anatomoclinical poly...
Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest diseases worldwide, with an estimated incidence of more than 10 million new cases annually. As part of bone and joint tuberculosis (5–6% of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis ...
Gangliogliomas are rare tumors primarily arising from the central nervous system, mostly in the temporal lobes, with brain stem involvement being particularly infrequent. To the best of our knowledge, this is ...
Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by unicellular protozoa of the Leishmania genus. The infection can spread through zoonotic or anthroponotic transmission, depending on the species, with the phlebotomine...
Portal venous system thrombosis accompanied by intestinal infarction is a rare complication following blunt abdominal trauma. It is known to be caused by liver cirrhosis. Herein, we describe the clinical manif...
Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid with eosinophilia (SMECE) is a rare thyroid tumor. More and more reports have proposed that sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid with eosinophil...
Fibrous dysplasia is an uncommon bone disorder in which medullary bone is replaced by disorganized fibro-osseous tissue. Fibrous dysplasia typically exhibits slow growth that stabilizes with skeletal maturity....
Postoperative recurrent or permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is one of the most serious complications in the field of thyroid surgery, in either benign or malignant thyroid disease, significantly affe...
Clear-cell carcinoma, a rare malignancy of the minor salivary gland of the soft palate, is diagnostically challenging neoplasm due to its rarity and overlapping features with other neoplasms. We report a case ...
After secondary respiratory failure, liver failure is often reported in the literature on coronavirus disease 2019 infection. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors in hepatocytes make the liver directly su...
Blood culture-negative infective endocarditis presents a significant clinical and diagnostic challenge owing to its atypical presentation and difficulty in identifying causative pathogens. Bartonella henselae, a ...
A hybrid nerve sheath tumor is a biphasic, benign neoplasm of peripheral nerve sheaths, consisting of combinations of neurofibroma, schwannoma, or perineurioma. These tumors were recognized only recently, in 2...
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that can present with neuropsychiatric features such as dementia; it is a rare cause of rapidly progressive dementia. There are no previously reported ...
Pediatric pulmonary embolism is a rare yet potentially life-threatening condition, presenting significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges owing to its nonspecific symptoms and diverse underlying risk fac...
Sheehan’s syndrome is a form of maternal hypopituitarism resulting from excessive blood loss during or after childbirth. This extensive bleeding may reduce blood flow to the pituitary gland, causing pituitary ...
Stevens–Johnson syndrome epitomizes an acute, exceptionally rare, and capricious immunological phenomenon marked by potentially life-threatening skin reactions, involvement of mucous membranes, and concomitant...
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the skin is an exceedingly rare neoplasm, with only a limited number of cases documented in the literature. Typically, mucoepidermoid carcinoma arises in the salivary glands, where ...
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by infection of the central nervous system with John Cunningham polyomavirus. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopath...
In general, bladder injuries are rare, particularly in the case of intraperitoneal bladder rupture secondary to blunt abdominal trauma. The diagnosis of intraperitoneal bladder rupture in rural places is diffi...
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma originates from reserve cells present in ducts of salivary glands and is the most common malignancy of the salivary glands. It is commonly found in the parotid gland, followed by the p...
Gitelman syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that affects the distal convoluted tubules of the kidneys. It often manifests through various symptoms, including muscle weakness, paresthesia, fatigue,...
Cytomegalovirus is a pathogen known to aggravate the inflammatory response in autoimmune diseases via molecular mimicry. Although it is recognized that cytomegalovirus activation can happen during extended but...
Although its incidence has increased in recent years, gallbladder inflammation in childhood is generally a rare condition. Acute acalculous cholecystitis accounts for about 50–70% of gallbladder inflammation i...
Although often overlooked, drug-induced pancreatitis is a frequent cause of pancreatitis. Pancreatic drug toxicity is defined according to the classification by Mallory et al. and Trivedi et al. Isotretinoin is o...
Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome is a rare posterior uveitis that presents with transient white dots in the retina, which may not always be visible at the time of diagnosis. The disease can mimic atypica...
SELENON-related myopathy is a rare autosomal recessive congenital neuromuscular disorder linked to defects in the selenoprotein N. The clinical onset typically occurs in infancy and axial weakness, rigid spine, a...
Pressure ulcers, particularly stage III and IV lesions, pose a significant healthcare challenge owing to their high morbidity, economic burden, and recalcitrance to conventional therapies. Current management o...
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency revascularization has long been a preventive treatment for cerebral infarction. However, no studies have demonstrated the efficacy of revascularization in patients with cerebellar...
Greater occipital neuralgia is the syndrome of pain and abnormal sensation in its distribution area caused by anatomical nerve entrapment. Patients with greater occipital neuralgia experience not only limited ...
Pernicious anemia, also called Biemer’s disease, is an autoimmune disease and the most common cause of cobalamin deficiency globally. Various genetic, environmental, and immunological factors interplay to lead...
Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen and lepidic adenocarcinoma of the lung are uncommon slow-growing malignancies that have not been previously reported to occur concurrently.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disorder characterized by abnormal proliferation of Langerhans cells, primarily affecting children and occasionally adults. Etiology remains enigmatic, with genetic and ...
This case report is interesting because it highlights a direction for the treatment of comorbid obesity and cocaine use disorder, which is an increasing clinical condition from an epidemiological point of view...
Ascariasis, caused by the parasitic nematode Ascaris lumbricoides, is estimated to affect just under 900 million people globally, the majority of whom are children. Infections are most common in impoverished regi...
Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the pathogens most commonly involved in prosthetic joint infections, and when methicillin resistant, poses significant challenges in treatment, owing to its virulence and anti...
The parathyroid-hormone-related peptide has been shown in earlier studies to be secreted by pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, although its secretion by gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors is very rare...
Vitamin D deficiency remains a significant public health concern, particularly among exclusively breastfed infants. Infants born to mothers with vitamin D deficiency, often influenced by cultural factors affec...
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Idiopathic isolated aneurysms in pediatric patients are rare and present significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges owing to their low incidence, small anatomical size, and the associated risks of injur...
Kümmell’s disease is characterized by ischemic osteonecrosis and nonunion after osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, leading to intractable low back pain, pseudoarthrosis, kyphosis, and neurological d...
Pneumomediastinum in pregnancy has been described in around 200 cases, with an incidence of 1:100,000 pregnancies. The etiology is presumed to be either alveolar barotrauma secondary to the Valsalva maneuver (...
Small bowel obstruction is a common surgical emergency typically caused by adhesions, hernias, and malignancies. However, ileal fecalomas represent an exceptionally rare etiology, with few cases reported in li...
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by elevated serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, tendon xanthomas, and an increased risk of atherosclerotic heart dise...
Tibial hemimelia is an uncommon congenital abnormality ranging from a solitary skeletal deformity to associations with other syndromes. Despite Paley et al.’s detailed classification of tibial hemimelia, some uni...
Recent advancements in the management of pediatric liver trauma have highlighted the effectiveness of non-operative management as the preferred therapeutic approach. This report presents the case of an 8-year-...
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Pediatric neurological disorders include neurodegenerative diseases causing cognitive impairment and vision loss. They are one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in children with diverse etiolo...
Primary pulmonary lymphoma is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Primary pulmonary diffuse large B cell lymphoma is an exceptionally rare form of primary pulmonary lymphoma. The clinical presentation of p...
Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the extreme laxity or absence of ligaments that normally secure the organ in its anatomical position in the left upper quadrant. Torsion of a wandering spl...
Neuroblastoma is an embryological malignancy of neural crest cells that may have diverse presentations owing to direct effects, metastases, or paraneoplastic syndromes. Facial nerve palsy is an extremely rare ...
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