... have acase to share? Submit your casereport today • Rapid peer review • Fast publication • PubMed indexing • Inclusion in Cases Database Any patient, any case, can teach us something www.casesnetwork.com ... Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:7289 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/7289 tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; ANA, ... resistant hypertension Case presentation A 47-year-old Caucasian man presented in May 2006 with abdominal pain, headache for six weeks an undiagnosed truncal rash for eight months with a background...
... atlas and axis alone is not a valuable parameter to assess the presence of atlantoaxial subluxation and an imaging oriented classification is used Atlantoaxial subluxation occurs rarely in the adult ... contributions EME and GO participated in data research for the case report, designed the figures and drafted the manuscript CO participated in data research for the casereport and in drafting the manuscript ... CA: Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation Emerg Med J 2005, 22:671-672 Singh VK, Singh PK: Traumatic bilateral atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation mimicking as torticollis in an adult female...
... for an extensive thoracic aortic aneurysm in Takayasu arteritis: acasereport Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010 5:28 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage ... References Kawaguchi S, Yokoi Y, Shimazaki T, Koide K, Matsumoto M, Shigematsu S: Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair in Japan: Experience with fenestrated stent grafts in the treatment of distal arch ... Endovascular treatment of Takayasu’s Arteritis of the thoracic descending aorta Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2007, 33:81-83 Baril DT, Carroccio A, Palchik E, Elozy SH, Jacobs TS, Teodorescu V, Marin...
... Replacing cisplatin by oxaliplatin and 5-FU by capecitabine, the combination of docetaxel, oxaliplatin and capecitabine have demonstrated encouraging activity and good tolerability in early-phase studies ... emesis REAL-2, a randomized study in patients with advanced gastroesophageal cancer using two-by-two design, has shown 5-FU can be replaced by capecitabine, and cisplatin by oxaliplatin in the ... chemotherapy in gastric cancer xenograft overexpressing HER2, when combined with capecitabine, cisplatin, or taxane [11] Phase II studies incorporating trastuzumab with cisplatin-based regimen in patients...
... neurological sequelae in bacterial meningitis [15] Conclusions The interaction between S pneumoniae bacteria and the host results not only in meningeal inflammation but also in vascular injury Early administration ... presence of an atypical rash should not deter the physician from a clinical suspicion of this potentially fatal pneumococcal infection Brain MRI scans and/or angiography, as well as CSF findings in conjunction ... life-threatening atypical bacterial infection could have been avoided if the child had been appropriately vaccinated (Following the introduction of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7),...
... BMC Med Imaging 2002, 2:3 Hirano H, Fujisawa T, Maekawa K, Ohkubo E, Okimura A, Kuribayashi K, Nakano T, Nakasho K, Nishigami T: Malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum: case reports and immunohistochemical ... pleural thickening or effusion, indicative of pleural mesothelioma [4] An abdominal CT scan examination may show the presence of ascitic fluid and peritoneal thickening [5], and calretinin immunostaining ... done, since the disease was very diffuse and advanced at this time, with no focal mass, and hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy was not available at our institution at the time Adjuvant systemic...
... condensation, and mediastinal polyadenopathy Acid-fast bacilli that were observed on sputum smears were cultured and revealed to be MST33 M chimaera organisms Rifabutin and clarithromycin were reintroduced, ... prevalence of MAC organisms in patients with CF is highly variable, ranging from 9% in the US [1] to 1.5% in France, and it was evaluated at 1.8% in southeast France [5], where Marseilles is located, ... publication of this casereport and any accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor -in- Chief of this journal Abbreviations ATS: American Thoracic Society;...
... mechanisms of S apiospermum infection after a near drowning include a local spread from sites near the brain, such as the paranasal sinuses [1] or cribiform plate [2], and a hematogenous spread ... doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-526 Cite this article as: Nakamura et al.: Multiple Scedosporium apiospermum abscesses ina woman survivor of a tsunami in northeastern Japan: acasereport Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 ... glucose, and coagulation were within normal reference ranges A urine analysis showed normal findings A 12-lead electrocardiogram showed sinus tachycardia Computed tomography (CT) scanning of her head...
... clinical insights and final approval for the manuscript as the head of the department All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have ... 49:191-193 Amr AE: A submandibular gossypiboma mimicking a salivary fistula: acasereport Cases J 2009, 2:6413 Ozer C, Ozer F, Sener M, Yavuz H: A forgotten gauze pack in the nasopharynx: an unfortunate ... 5):626-629 Sakayama K, Fujibuchi T, Sugawara Y, Kidani T, Miyawaki J, Yamamoto H: A 40-year-old gossypiboma (foreign body granuloma) mimicking a malignant femoral surface tumor Skeletal Radiol 2005,...
... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/232 Page of Figure Vulvar intra-epithelial neoplasia (VIN grade I) adjacent to carcinoma (hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification, ×100) ... perineal membrane, as well as bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy Post-operatively, the woman had no major complications and was discharged 14 days after the procedure A histopathological examination ... carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia of the vulva, vagina and anus: a metaanalysis Int J Cancer 2009, 124:1626-1636 Wu D, Cai L, Huang M, Zheng Y, Yu J: Prevalence of genital human papillomavirus...
... of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:309 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/309 10 Hiura K, Katoh O, Kawashima M, Nakata H, Aoki Y, Nakahara Y, Kuroki S, Yamada H: Acase of spontaneous ... M, Battesti JP: Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum associated with dermatomyositis Ann Med Interne (Paris) 1989, 140(6):490-491 17 Hoshino T, Kita M, Takahashi T, Nishimura T, Yamakawa M: Management ... Sripavatakul and Foocharoen Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:309 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/309 Figure Chest radiograph showing interstitial infiltration in both...
... [3] In herpetic keratitis, the use of amniotic membrane transplantation has been reported inacase of acute necrotizing herpetic keratitis [11,12] As in our patient, amniotic membrane transplantation ... presenting with unilateral neurotrophic keratitis in pemphigus foliaceus: acasereport Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:328 Acknowledgements This article and the accompanying images have ... infection, which is generally regarded as an opportunistic infection, because these patients are Figure Bilateral herpetic keratitis after steroid tapering Geographic epithelial defects in (a) ...
... Syndrome; UAPA: unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery Acknowledgements This case was presented at the Chest 2009 Annual meeting in San Diego: Hayek HM, Desai NR, Thammasitboon S: Acase of unilateral ... Ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy can be useful in the diagnosis and in distinguishing UAPA from SJMS, but this study is limited in its ability to demonstrate pulmonary vascular anatomy and collateral arterial supply ... relative literature and was a major contributor in writing the manuscript JP was involved in drafting the manuscript ST managed the patient and critically revised the manuscript All authors read...
... the capsular bag was displaced temporally (Figure 1) There were prominent capsular bag folds indicating severe bag contraction Fundus examination again revealed changes from RP that were stable ... contributors in writing the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Figure Capsular bag contraction and intraocular lens subluxation Competing interests The authors declare that they ... February 2011 References Sato H, Wada Y, Abe T, Kawamura M, Wakusawa R, Tamai M: Retinitis pigmentosa associated with ectopia lentis Arch Ophthalmol 2002, 120:852-854 Hayashi K, Hayashi H, Matsuo...
... Ipsilateral supracondylar humeral and segmental both bones forearm fracture ina child: acasereport Middle East J Emerg Med 2005, 1:3 Rafiq I, Kumar K, Sutherland AG: Ipsilateral diaphyseal fractures ... grafting was deemed unnecessary in our case as we managed to reduce the fractures anatomically, under direct compression The radial bow and length was achieved intra-operatively We would advocate ... any similar cases However, there has been a reported case of an ipsilateral diaphyseal fracture of the radius, ulna and radial head [3] This injury was similarly fixed with DCP plates but Figure...
... C-Reactive Protein; BUN = Blood Urea Nitrogen; ALT = Alanine transaminases, ALP = Alkaline phosphatase laparotomy and drainage of the pelvic wall abscess under general anesthesia was arranged During the ... Cite this article as: Akpaka et al.: Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin in Trinidad & Tobago: acasereport Journal of Medical Case Reports ... several relevant antibiotics A combination of a bactericidal drug, such as a beta-lactam, plus a compound that reduces toxin synthesis, such as clindamycin or rifampicin, is strongly advocated since...
... to the area of recurrence In addition, the infiltrative nature of high-grade gliomas requires large margins when using standard external beam irradiation Both fractionated and single fraction ... re-irradiation are feasible and may lead to improvement in quality of life and increased Fogh et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:183 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/183 Page ... individualizing care and maintaining a balance between the benefits and detriments of treatment In the case of this patient, multiple courses could be delivered to a variety of areas along the...
... vomiting A gastroenterologist had made a diagnosis of abdominal migraines Psychomotor development was normal: she was in the appropriate academic year at school, was well coordinated and a good athlete ... MLF and MY MLF was the managing clinician at presentation, and EK the physician continuing care All the authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that ... reference range
... Congenital diaphragmatic hernia presenting as splenic rupture in an adult Ann Thorac Surg 2006, 81:e9-e10 Al-Emadi M, Helmy I, Nada MA, Al-Jaber H: Laparoscopic repair of Bochdalek hernia in an adult ... Christmann D, Donato L, Kauffmann I, Schwaab C, Carrenard G, Sauvage P: Thoracoscopic treatment for delayed presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the infant: areport of three cases ... pericardial fat pad, pericardial cyst, mediastinal lipoma or an anterior mediastinal mass must be ruled out A chest CT is necessary in order to make an accurate diagnosis Chest CT shows the focal...
... marijuana as a cause of lung injury Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2005, 63:93-100 Hamadeh R, Ardehali A, Locksley RM, York MK: Fatal aspergillosis: associated with smoking contaminated marijuana, in ... Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia 2Radiology, Royal Hobart Hospital, Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia 3Discipline of Pathology, ... enhanced PMN recruitment and activation in CF related to marijuana inhalation may exacerbate the already over-exuberant innate immune response and promote further lung injury Conclusion Our case...