Brain magnetic resonance imaging of Joubert syndrome: case presentation in a child

Abstract Background This report describes the case of a patient whose pituitary microadenoma resolved after he contracted coronavirus disease 2019. To our knowledge, this is one of the first reported cases of pituitary tumor resolution due to viral illness. We present this case to further investigate the relationship between inflammatory response and tumor remission. Case presentation A 32-year-old man in Yemen presented to the hospital with fever, low blood oxygen saturation, and shortness of breath. The patient was diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019. Past medical history included pituitary microadenoma that was diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging and secondary adrenal insufficiency, which was treated with steroids. Due to the severity of coronavirus disease 2019, he was treated with steroids and supportive care. Three months after his initial presentation to the hospital, brain magnetic resonance imaging was performed and compared with past scans. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed changes in the microadenoma, including the disappearance of the hypointense lesion and hyperintense enhancement observed on the previous scan. Conclusions Pituitary adenomas rarely undergo spontaneous resolution. Therefore, we hypothesized that tumor resolution was secondary to an immune response to coronavirus disease 2019.

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Molar Tooth Sign in Fetal Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Leading to the Prenatal Diagnosis of Joubert Syndrome and Related Disorders

Journal of Child Neurology ◽

10.1177/08830738060210041001 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 320-324 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Joel Fluss ◽

Susan Blaser ◽

David Chitayat ◽

Hani Akoury ◽

Phyllis Glanc ◽

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Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Prenatal Diagnosis ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

Fetal Brain ◽

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Joubert Syndrome ◽

Molar Tooth ◽

Resonance Imaging ◽

Molar Tooth Sign

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Incidental Findings on Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Children With Sickle Cell Disease

Yearbook of Neurology and Neurosurgery ◽

10.1016/j.yneu.2010.12.022 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2011 ◽

pp. 187-188

Author(s):

G.N. Breningstall

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

Sickle Cell Disease ◽

Sickle Cell ◽

Incidental Findings ◽

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Resonance Imaging ◽

Cell Disease

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Exposure to surgery under general anaesthesia and brain magnetic resonance imaging changes in older adults.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.736722305.793567819 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Roderic Eckenhoff

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Older Adults ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

General Anaesthesia ◽

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Resonance Imaging

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Brain magnetic resonance imaging reveals different courses of disease in pediatric and adult cerebral malaria.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.739224083.793581562 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Toshihiro Horii ◽

Nirianne Palacpac

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

Cerebral Malaria ◽

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Resonance Imaging

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Lymphangiography and focal pleurodesis treatment of chylothorax with an aberrant thoracic duct following oesophagectomy: a case report

Surgical Case Reports ◽

10.1186/s40792-019-0709-3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tomoyuki Ishida ◽

Jun Kanamori ◽

Hiroyuki Daiko

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Interventional Radiology ◽

Case Report ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

Thoracic Duct ◽

Rare Case ◽

Resonance Imaging ◽

Case Presentation ◽

Thoracostomy Tube ◽

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

Abstract Background Management of postoperative chylothorax usually consists of nutritional regimens, pharmacological therapies such as octreotide, and surgical therapies such as ligation of thoracic duct, but a clear consensus is yet to be reached. Further, the variation of the thoracic duct makes chylothorax difficult to treat. This report describes a rare case of chylothorax with an aberrant thoracic duct that was successfully treated using focal pleurodesis through interventional radiology (IVR). Case presentation The patient was a 52-year-old man with chylothorax after a thoracoscopic oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer. With conventional therapy, such as thoracostomy tube, octreotide or fibrogammin, a decrease in the amount of chyle was not achieved. Therefore, we performed lymphangiography and pleurodesis through IVR. The patient appeared to have an aberrant thoracic duct, as revealed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); however, after focal pleurodesis, the leak of chyle was diminished, and the patient was discharged 66 days after admission. Conclusions Chylothorax remains a difficult complication. Focal pleurodesis through IVR can be one of the options to treat chylothorax.

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