scholarly journals A case of Brucellosis with Large Periaortic Mass And Secondary Vasculitis In A Patient Presenting Intermittent Abdominal Pain

Author(s):  
Huilan Liu ◽  
Yutong Zhang ◽  
Xiaomei Leng ◽  
Yunjiao Yang ◽  
Xiaofeng Zeng

Abstract Background Brucellosis is still highly prevalent and causes high morbidity. It can involve any organ system and has been implicated in protean complications. Cardiovascular involvement is the main cause of mortality. This case described a female patient infected by Brucella with large periaortic mass and secondary vasculitis whose manifestation was abdominal pain. The aim was to raise the awareness of earlier recognition of Brucella infections without fever and remitting risk by taking appropriate treatments for those with cardiovascular involvement.Case presentation A case was reported regarding a female present intermittent abdominal pain. Two months later, she was admitted to the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology in our hospital due to high inflammatory markers, the large periaortic mass and vasculitis manifestations in aortic computed tomography angiography. By detailed examination, Brucellosis was highly suggestive based on positive blood cultures. Finally, no discomfort has ever occurred, and the mass was prominently reduced after antibiotic therapy of half a year.Conclusions The clinical manifestations of brucellosis are protean. For those without fever and cardiovascular involvement as the main manifestation, especially vasculitis, we must not just set the standard rigidly, instead, it is recommended to carry out the relevant differential diagnosis to avoid misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis.

2016 ◽  
Vol 101 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 420-425
Author(s):  
Shuichiro Oya ◽  
Yukinori Yamagata ◽  
Kouichi Yagi ◽  
Takashi Kiyokawa ◽  
Susumu Aikou ◽  
...  

Adult intestinal intussusception is a rare disease known to be associated with intestinal tumors. We describe a case requiring partial ileal resection in 2 occasions due to intussusception from multiple lipomatosis. A 45-year-old Japanese man was referred to our hospital for detailed examination after positive fecal blood test results and intermittent abdominal pain. He was diagnosed with intussusception of the ileum due to multiple lipomatosis and underwent partial ileal resection. Three years after the first surgery, he again experienced intermittent abdominal pain and nausea, and was referred to our department. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography at this time also showed intussusception near the ileocecal valve, with several fat-density tumors. He underwent partial ileal resection as an emergency surgery, with the histologic diagnosis confirming ileal multiple lipomatosis. Repeated surgical resections are sometimes required for patients with intestinal intussusception due to lipomatosis, since lipomas not causing symptoms are often left untouched after minimal resection. Close follow-up such as contrast-enhanced CT and small-bowel endoscopy after surgery should be performed regularly so that the patients can avoid emergency surgeries because of the insufficient preoperative examinations.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yang ◽  
Jing Yang ◽  
Lan Zhou ◽  
Cheng Xue ◽  
Hongxian Li ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundIn the severe infected COVID-19 patients, besides the viral pneumonia, multi-organ/system injury could be observed. Recognizing and correcting the key and immediate dysfunctions may reduce the mortality.Case presentationHere, we report a male patient with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection from isolation Ward- Guanggu Branch of Hubei Province Maternity and Childcare Hospital, who is treated with combined inflammatory cytokines depletion therapy and convalescent plasma. The multi-modal therapy ultimately resulted in improvement of respiratory function and removal from mechanical ventilation. The case of ARDS with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection indicated the potential benefit of convalescent plasma and inflammatory cytokines depletion through combined measurements including double filtration plasma pheresis and Tocilizumab.ConclusionIt is not safe to draw causal conclusions between cytokine depletion and clinical manifestations improvement with only one case, while this would be a potential research direction in facing the COVID-19 crisis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengjie Xu ◽  
Xiaohong Song ◽  
Chengjuan Jin ◽  
Yanli Li

Abstract Background Tubal choriocarcinoma is an extremely rare but highly malignant trophoblastic tumor, which may be either gestational or non-gestational in origin. Due to atypical clinical manifestations and symptoms similar to ectopic pregnancy, it is easily to be confused with ectopic pregnancy. In addition, inadequate understanding of this rare disease by clinicians often leads to misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis, which in turn results in delayed treatment or even tumor metastasis. Case presentation This report summarized a case of a woman who was finally diagnosed as tubal choriocarcinoma through the follow-up of serum β hCG levels and histopathological results after undergoing salpingectomy for being misdiagnosed as ectopic pregnancy. Five courses of adjuvant chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, actinomycin-D, vinorelbine regime) have been administered to the patient in the prevention of any recurrences. During 1-year follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic and presented no evidence of recurrence. Conclusions Tubal choriocarcinoma is easily to be confused with ectopic pregnancy. By analyzing this case and previous related cases, we aimed to provide references for clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of tubal choriocarcinoma.


2022 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabel Mantovani Buscatti ◽  
Juliana Russo Simon ◽  
Vivianne Saraiva Leitao Viana ◽  
Tamima Mohamad Abou Arabi ◽  
Vitor Cavalcanti Trindade ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess intermittent abdominal pain in IgA vasculitis patients and its relation to demographic data, clinical manifestations and treatments. Methods: A retrospective cohort study included 322 patients with IgA vasculitis (EULAR/PRINTO/PRES criteria) seen at the Pediatric Rheumatology Unit in the last 32 years. Sixteen patients were excluded due to incomplete data in medical charts. Intermittent abdominal pain was characterized by new abdominal pain after complete resolution in the first month of disease. Results: Intermittent abdominal pain was observed in 35/306 (11%) IgA vasculitis patients. The median time between first and second abdominal pain was 10 days (3–30 days). The main treatment of intermittent abdominal pain included glucocorticoid [n=26/35 (74%)] and/or ranitidine [n=22/35 (63%)]. Additional analysis showed that the frequency of intermittent purpura/petechiae (37 vs. 21%; p=0.027) and the median of purpura/petechiae duration [20 (3–90) vs. 14 (1–270) days; p=0.014] were significantly higher in IgA vasculitis patients with intermittent abdominal pain compared to those without. Gastrointestinal bleeding (49 vs. 13%; p<0.001), nephritis (71 vs. 45%; p=0.006), glucocorticoid (74 vs. 44%; p=0.001) and intravenous immunoglobulin use (6 vs. 0%; p=0.036) were also significantly higher in the former group. The frequency of ranitidine use was significantly higher in IgA vasculitis patients with intermittent abdominal pain versus without (63 vs. 28%; p<0.001), whereas the median of ranitidine duration was reduced in the former group [35 (2–90) vs. 60 (5–425) days; p=0.004]. Conclusions: Intermittent abdominal pain occurred in nearly a tenth of IgA vasculitis patients, in the first 30 days of disease, and was associated with other severe clinical features. Therefore, this study suggests that these patients should be followed strictly with clinical and laboratorial assessment, particularly during the first month of disease course.


BMC Surgery ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seunghwan Lee ◽  
Chang Woo Kim

Abstract Background Stercoral perforation (SP) is a rare surgical condition that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Most of these patients undergo emergent surgery, including colostomy, and some undergo colostomy takedown after recovery. Stercoral re-perforation after colostomy takedown followed by colostomy for SP has not yet been reported. Case presentation A 79-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain for one day. Abdominal-pelvis computed tomography revealed pneumoperitoneum with diffuse mesenteric fat haziness of the left abdomen. During laparoscopic exploration, a 3-cm-sized perforated site was found at the sigmoid-descending colon, with fecal material and reactive fluid outside the colon. Loop colostomy formation was performed, and a takedown was completed after 3 months. Two years 4 months after the initial procedure, the patient was re-admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain. She underwent a second laparoscopic colostomy formation and was discharged, although the postoperative clinical course was poorer than that after the first surgery. Conclusions This case of stercoral re-perforation after colostomy takedown followed by colostomy formation for SP has important clinical implications and can be a reference for physicians. When the first colostomy formation was performed for SP, the decision on performance of a colostomy takedown should be made after carefully considering several factors.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Ge ◽  
Li-hua Shao ◽  
Hai-yan Gong ◽  
Gang Chen

Abstract Background: Lead poisoning is a rare but serious disease. The clinical manifestations of lead poisoning are various and nonspecific such as abdominal pain, headache, dizziness, nightmare, fatigue and so on. Rapid diagnosis of lead poisoning is challenging because it does not have special symptoms and the morbidity is very low.Case presentation: A 31-year-old woman presented with epigastric discomfort without any obvious cause. The patient was diagnosed with lead poisoning, as the blood levels of heavy metals were detected and the lead was 463.17ug/L, which was very high (normal value was less than 100 ug/L). The patient was treated with intravenous drip of calcium sodium edentate and got better. The patient achieved good recovery and there was no recurrence.Conclusion: Lead poisoning is a rare disease and easy to be misdiagnosed as acute abdomen disease when present with abdominal pain. Lead poisoning should be considered when common causes of abdominal pain are excluded, especially patients with anemia and abnormal liver function. The diagnosis of lead poisoning is mainly replied on the blood or urine lead concentrations. Then we should firstly cut off the contact with lead and use metal complexing agent to facilitate lead excretion.


1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
Angelo Flavio Adami ◽  
Thalita Amaral Amaro ◽  
Gustavo Mauro Mohallem ◽  
José Flavio Coelho ◽  
Paulo de Tarso Peres Irulegui

Introdução: Colangite piogênica recorrente (CPR) é uma patologia de etiologia desconhecida, caracterizada por ataques recorrentes de dor abdominal, febre e icterícia, secundários a dilatações e estenoses dos ductos intra-hepáticos e subsequente formação de cálculos. É prevalente no leste asiático, chegando a ser endêmica em algumas regiões, no entanto, o acometimento de pacientes de origem não asiática é raro. O diagnóstico é baseado em manifestações clínicas e exames de imagem. Se não tratada, está associada a progressão para cirrose biliar e falência hepática. Casuística: Foi relatado o caso de uma paciente do sexo feminino, 38 anos, não asiática, com história de inúmeras internações nos últimos 10 anos por colangite, sem resolução efetiva do caso. Nesta internação submeteu-se a ultrassonografia, tomografia e colangiorressonância magnética de abdome que sugeriram dilatação da árvore biliar intra e extrahepáticas, com múltiplos cálculos em vias biliares e vesícula biliar preservada. A Colangeopancreatografia retrógrada endoscópica (CPRE) evidenciou dilatação de vias biliares intra e extrahepáticas, múltiplos cálculos, abrupto afilamento e arborização diminuída de ductos biliares intrahepáticos, confirmando o diagnóstico de CPR. Procedeu-se a papilotomia e retirada dos cálculos, com melhora total dos sintomas. Discussão: O relato torna-se relevante para advertência da maior necessidade de suspeição diagnóstica de CPR em pacientes com ataque recorrente de dor abdominal, icterícia e febre, principalmente quando acompanhados de dilatação de vias biliares e presença de cálculos intra-hepáticos, em função da raridade da patologia em acometer não orientais e a sua alta morbi-mortalidade quando não tratada. Recurrent Pyogenic Cholangitis in not Asian Womam: Case ReportIntroduction: Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis is a disease of unknown etiology, characterized by recurrent bouts of abdominal pain, jaundice and fever secondary to intrahepatic ductal dilatation and strictures, and subsequent intrahepatic stone formation. It is prevalent in eastern Asia, being endemic in some regions, but, the occurrence in non Asian patients is rare. The diagnosis is based in clinical manifestations and examinations of image. If not treated the recurrent pyogenic cholangitis is associated with high morbi-mortality with progression for biliary cirrhosis and liver failure. Casuistic: This paper reports a case of a non Asian 38-year-old female with a history of some internments in the last 10 years due to cholangitis that was submitted to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography which suggested dilatation of the intra and extrahepatic biliary tree with multiple stones in the biliary tract and preserved gallbladder .Retrograded Endoscopic Cholangiopancreatography (REC) showed dilatation of the biliary tract, multiple gallstones confirming the diagnosis of RPC (recurrent pyogenic cholangitis). The removal of the gallstones by papilotomy brought the total removal of the symptoms. Discussion: The report is relevant to the greater need for warning diagnostic suspicion of cholangitis in patients with recurrent attacks of abdominal pain, jaundice and fever, especially when accompanied by dilatation of bile ducts and presence of intrahepatic stones, due to the rarity of the pathology in non Westerners and its high morbidity and mortality when left untreated.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Jinping Xu ◽  
Jinping Xu ◽  
Ruth Wei ◽  
Salieha Zaheer

Obturator hernias are rare but pose a diagnostic challenge with relatively high morbidity and mortality. Our patient is an elderly, thin female with an initial evaluation concerning for gastroenteritis, and further evaluation revealed bilateral incarcerated obturator hernias, which confirmed postoperatively as well as a right femoral hernia. An 83-year-old female presented to the outpatient office initially with one-day history of diarrhea and one-week history of episodic colicky abdominal pain. She returned 4 weeks later with diarrhea resolved but worsening abdominal pain and left inner thigh pain while ambulating, without changes in appetite or nausea and vomiting. Abdominal CT scan then revealed bilateral obturator hernias. Patient then presented to the emergency department (ED) due to worsening pain, and subsequently underwent hernia repair. Intraoperatively, it was revealed that the patient had bilateral incarcerated obturator hernias and a right femoral hernia. All three hernias were repaired, and patient was discharged two days later. Patient remained well postoperatively, and 15-month CT of abdomen showed no hernia recurrence.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Ouyang ◽  
Bo Chen ◽  
Na Wu ◽  
Ling Li ◽  
Runyu Du ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Most patients with congenital adrenal hypoplasia (AHC) develop symptoms during infantile and juvenile periods, with varying clinical manifestations. AHC is a disease that is easily misdiagnosed as Addison’s disease or congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). There was also a significant time difference between the age at which patients developed symptoms and the age at which they were diagnosed with AHC. Most patients showed early symptoms during infantile and juvenile periods, but were diagnosed with AHC many years later. Case presentation We are currently reporting a male patient who developed systemic pigmentation at age 2 and was initially diagnosed with Addison’s disease. At 22 years of age, he experienced a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), a disease mostly seen in adolescents aged 8–15 years, an important cause of which is endocrine disorder. Testes evaluated using color Doppler Ultrasonography suggested microcalcifications. Further genetic testing and auxiliary examinations revealed that the patient had hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) and DAX-1 gene disorders, at which time he was diagnosed with AHC complicated by HH. He was given hormone replacement therapy, followed by regular outpatient review to adjust the medication. Conclusions The typical early symptoms of AHC are hyperpigmentation and ion disturbance during infantile and juvenile periods, while few patients with AHC develop puberty disorders as early symptoms. AHC is prone to being misdiagnosed as Addison’s disease, and then gradually develops the symptoms of HH in adolescence. The definitive diagnosis of AHC ultimately is based on the patient’s clinical presentation, laboratory results and genetic testing results.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Saba ◽  
Joshua Rosenberg ◽  
Gregory Wu ◽  
Gudata Hinika

Abstract Background A sigmoid volvulus occurs when a segment of the colon twists upon its mesentery. This infliction is associated with old age, multiple co-morbidities, and the male sex. We present a rare case of sigmoid volvulus that occurred in a healthy young female. Case presentation A 28-year-old female presented with a one week history of constipation and abdominal pain. Her symptoms suddenly worsened and became associated with vomiting and severe pain. A focused history taking and physical examination showed peritoneal signs that led to timely diagnostic imaging to be implemented. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen was consistent with sigmoid volvulus. Our patient underwent emergent laparotomy with a sigmoidectomy and recovered with no post-operative complications. Conclusion This case report emphasizes the importance of clinicians maintaining a sigmoid volvulus as a rare, yet important differential when approaching abdominal pain in young healthy patients.


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