Somatic symptom disorder manifested as acute abdominal pain during pregnancy preceding perinatal depression: a case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinori Moriyama ◽  
Kenji Imai ◽  
Tomoko Nakano ◽  
Tomomi Kotani ◽  
Fumitaka Kikkawa
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios Lianos ◽  
Georgios Baltogiannis ◽  
Avrilios Lazaros ◽  
Konstantinos Vlachos

Introduction. Hydatid disease is caused by the tapewormEchinococcus granulosusand is still a matter of public health in many regions of the world, where it is an endemic parasitic disease. Although the liver is the most involved organ, hydatidosis can be found anywhere in the human body. Rare forms of location may lead to diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.Case Report. Herein we report a rare case of acute abdominal pain and progressively increasing abdominal distension due to abdominal and multiple splenic echinococcosis in a 72-year-old Caucasian male. We also provide a brief review of the literature.Conclusion. Although hydatid disease is found most often in the liver and lungs, rarely any organ of the body can be involved by this zoonosis. Though rare, the possibility of unusual location of echinococcosis must always be considered by the operating surgeon, when dealing with diffuse abdominal pain in endemic areas, because any misinterpretation may result in unfavorable outcomes.


Author(s):  
Abdelilah Radi ◽  
Karima Larbi Ouassou ◽  
Amal Hassani ◽  
Rachid Abilkassem ◽  
Aomar Agadr ◽  
...  

Torsion of the ovary is a rare condition whose diagnosis remains difficult given the non-specificity of the clinical picture as well as the difficulty of clinical evaluation, especially in young girls. It is a surgical emergency because it involves the vital prognosis by the hemorrhagic risk, and functional prognosis by the risk of infertility. The clinical picture is dominated by acute abdominal pain. Our work reports the case of a 2-year-old girl in whom the diagnosis of ovarian torsion was made in front of an atypical clinical picture. Laparoscopy is the method of choice for making a positive diagnosis and performing a conservative procedure as described in this work.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad N Athamnah ◽  
Hussein SO Al Azzam ◽  
Raid FF Maayah ◽  
Laith MY Maqableh ◽  
Ali H Malkawi ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramawad Soobrah ◽  
Mohammad Badran ◽  
Simon G. Smith

Segmental omental infarction (SOI) is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain. Depending on the site of infarction, it mimics conditions like appendicitis, cholecystitis, and diverticulitis. Before the widespread use of Computed Tomography (CT), the diagnosis was usually made intraoperatively. SOI produces characteristic radiological appearances on CT scan; hence, correct diagnosis using this form of imaging may prevent unnecessary surgery. We present the case of a young woman who was treated conservatively after accurate radiological diagnosis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-102
Author(s):  
R H Gobbur ◽  
Ranjima M ◽  
Aravind S Akki

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the assessment, and management of patients are challenging. The clinical features of COVID-19 are heterogeneous and subtle in many cases. Although diffuse alveolar damage and acute respiratory failure are the main features of COVID-19, the impairment of other organs are also seen. Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in pediatric patients with COVID-19 as SARS-CoV-2 is able to enter gastrointestinal epithelial cells. However, these complaints can also be caused by a COVID-19-independent concomitant abdominal pathology. Therefore, patients with fever with acute abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea need to be assessed very thoroughly. Previous studies reported that COVID-19 was likely to result in liver injury. Based on clinical cases, we present our approach of management of children with symptoms and signs of viral hepatitis and concomitant suspicion of ­COVID-19.


Perinatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Jeong Min Song ◽  
InHae Na ◽  
Seung Yeon Pyeon ◽  
Hyun-Joo Seol ◽  
Sang Hyun Kim

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
Karina Devany ◽  
Elizabeth Kristi Poerwandari

This study presents a brief treatment report of a 22-year-old-female, with a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder and exacerbated by schizoid-avoidant personality features. Both conditions induced anxiety and many other difficulties in her functioning. Her negative self-views were the main issues that led to excessive negative emotionality, both internally (somatization) and externally (interpersonal relationship difficulties). The purpose of this case report is to illustrate an integrated treatment process consisting of cognitive-behavioral therapy and gratitude therapy. Gratitude therapy helps to alter the preoccupation of negative perspectives. Conclusions on the effectiveness of treatment were interpreted with an eye on the study’s methodological limitations.


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