Fungal Sinusitis Presenting as an Ethmoid Mucocele

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 247-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd M. Rumans ◽  
Myron Jones ◽  
Sylvester G. Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Medical Literature ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Ethmoid Sinus ◽  
Fungal Sinusitis ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Initial Report ◽  
First Case

Fungal sinusitis was first reported in the late 1880s and was due to Aspergillus. Since this initial report, scattered case reports of fungal sinusitis have appeared in the medical literature, with the majority of these cases being due to Aspergillus and Mucormycosis. These case reports have also demonstrated multiple presentations of fungal sinusitis; however, our review of the literature did not demonstrate any previous case reports presenting as an ethmoid sinus mucocele. We now describe what we believe to be the first case of fungal sinusitis that presented as an ethmoid sinus mucocele.

Collagenous Sprue: A Rare, Severe Small-Bowel Malabsorptive Disorder

2011 ◽  
Vol 135 (6) ◽  
pp. 803-809
Author(s):  
Xiangrong Zhao ◽  
Rebecca L. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Disease Entity ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Molecular Features ◽  
Refractory Sprue ◽  
Exact Etiology ◽  
Sporadic Cases ◽  
Small Intestinal

Abstract Collagenous sprue is a severe malabsorptive disorder, histologically characterized by small intestinal villous and crypt atrophy, and a subepithelial collagen deposit, thicker than 12 µm, that entraps lamina propria cellular elements. Collagenous sprue is a rare disease entity, with only about 60 sporadic cases reported worldwide since it was first described in 1947. Its exact etiology is still under investigation, and its relationship with classic celiac disease and other refractory, spruelike intestinal disorders remains controversial. Two larger-scale studies, in 2009, brought new insights into this elusive, yet emerging, topic. Here, we present a review of the literature on the possible etiology of collagenous sprue, its proposed links to classic celiac disease and to refractory sprue, and its clinical, biochemical, histologic, and molecular features. To our knowledge, all case reports on collagenous sprue in the medical literature to date are summarized.

scholarly journals Death by self-inflicted asphyxia with helium – First case reports from Norway and review of the literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Frost
Keyword(s):  
Terminal Illness ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Inert Gases ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Toxicological Analysis ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Gastric Contents ◽  
Plastic Bag ◽  
Different Parts

ABSTRACT An increasing number of asphyxia suicides by inhalation of inert gases have been reported from different parts of the world over the last decade. So far this phenomenon has not been described in our country. This article presents the first two case reports from Norway of presumed suicide by asphyxiation due to helium inhalation from a closed plastic bag over the head. In both cases a forensic autopsy, which included comprehensive toxicological analysis, was requested and performed. In the two cases death was attributed to asphyxia due to helium inhalation, and suffocation due to a plastic bag over the head and aspiration of gastric contents, respectively. Toxicological analysis revealed no findings contributing to the deaths. The absence of toxicological and autopsy findings to determine the cause of death in such cases may represent challenges of clinical and forensic significance. In contrast to the promotion of this method by euthanasia interest groups for the terminally ill reported suicides by helium asphyxiation primarily involve relatively young individuals suffering from psychiatric and/or substance use disorders, and not from terminal illness.

scholarly journals Nontyphoidal Cardiac Salmonellosis: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Ortiz ◽  
Eric M. Siegal ◽  
Christopher Kramer ◽  
Bijoy K. Khandheria ◽  
Ernesto Brauer
Keyword(s):  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Aortic Valves ◽  
First Case ◽  
Oral Steroids ◽  
Patients At Risk ◽  
Valve Diseases ◽  
Immunodeficiency States

Nontyphoidal Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, is a rare cause of endocarditis and pericarditis that carries a high mortality rate. Proposed predisposing conditions include immunodeficiency states, congenital heart defects, and cardiac valve diseases. We present 2 cases of cardiovascular salmonellosis. The first case is that of a 73-year-old woman with mechanical mitral and bioprosthetic aortic valves who died from sequelae of nontyphoidal Salmonella mitral valve vegetation, aortic valve abscess, and sepsis. The second case is that of a 62-year-old man with a recent systemic lupus erythematosus exacerbation treated with oral steroids, who presented with obstructive features of tamponade and sepsis secondary to a large S. enteritidis purulent pericardial cyst. He recovered after emergent pericardial drainage and antibiotic therapy. Identifying patients at risk of cardiovascular salmonellosis is important for early diagnosis and treatment to minimize sequelae and death. We reviewed the literature to identify the predisposing risk factors of nontyphoidal Salmonella cardiac infection.

scholarly journals t(17;19) in Children with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Report of 3 Cases and a Review of the Literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine A. Minson ◽  
Pinki Prasad ◽  
Susan Vear ◽  
Scott Borinstein ◽  
Richard Ho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Cytogenetic Abnormalities ◽  
Poor Outcome

Several cytogenetic abnormalities identified in patients with childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) have been associated with a poor prognosis. There are several case reports in the literature describing t(17;19) in children with ALL. This translocation has been associated with hypercalcemia, coagulopathy, and poor outcome. We present three cases of ALL with t(17;19) treated at our institution and review the outcome of children reported in the medical literature.

scholarly journals Multiple Extrauterine Adenomyomas Presenting in Upper Abdomen and Pelvis: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Mana Moghadamfalahi ◽  
Daniel S. Metzinger
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Abdominal Mass ◽  
Benign Tumors ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
First Case ◽  
Upper Abdominal ◽  
Upper Abdomen

Adenomyomas are benign tumors composed of smooth muscle and endometrial tissue. These tumors usually arise from the myometrium. Extrauterine adenomyomas are rare with only a few case reports available in the literature. Here, we report an unusual case of multiple adenomyomas in a 39-year-old woman six years after hysterectomy for multiple leiomyomata. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of extrauterine adenomyoma presenting as an upper abdominal mass.

scholarly journals Mixed Etiology COVID-19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA)—A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 877
Author(s):  
Dan Alexandru Toc ◽  
Carmen Costache ◽  
Alexandru Botan ◽  
Razvan Marian Mihaila ◽  
Ioana Alina Colosi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Pulmonary Aspergillosis ◽  
First Case ◽  
Invasive Infections ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Aspergillus Section

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has proved to be a significant risk addition for invasive infections with Aspergillus. Even though there are plenty of data about the COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), especially involving Aspergillus fumigatus, recent studies are presenting cases of CAPA involving more than one species of Aspergillus. We report the first case of a SARS-CoV-2 patient associating co-infection with, most likely, Aspergillus section Fumigati and Aspergillus section Flavi from Romania, and we review the existing medical literature in order to shed light upon mixed etiology cases of CAPA. Since mortality remains high in these cases, there is an acute need for more information about the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and Aspergillus spp., and the therapies for CAPA. The emerging number of cases and the high mortality rate must be considered an incentive for future research.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis of vulva in adolescent

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 520-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Mottl ◽  
L. Rob ◽  
J. Stary ◽  
R. Kodet ◽  
E. Drahokoupilova
Keyword(s):  
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Cutaneous Lesion ◽  
Langerhans Cell ◽  
Second Line ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
First Case ◽  
Histopathologic Finding ◽  
Ulcerative Lesions ◽  
Work Up

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) affecting child vulva alone is a very rare disease. Only 13 cases of primary vulvar LCH have been previously reported in the medical literature. We describe an additional case in which the LCH was confined to the vulva, with review of the literature. A 16.5-year-old girl presented with papulous and ulcerative lesions on her labia majora and minora. The biopsy revealed a typical histopathologic finding consistent with LCH. A metastatic work-up did not reveal any evidence of the disease except on the vulva. Treatment was carried out according to LCH II protocol. The patient was diagnosed with a recurrent disorder in the vulva 8 months after the completion of primary chemotherapy. For this reason, she underwent second line treatment with 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine. Eighteen months after the second line chemotherapy, the patient has no signs of a local or systemic recurrence. Primary LCH of vulva is very unusual, but we have to keep in mind this possibility when an adolescent girl presents with an atypical chronic lesion on the vulva. This patient appears to be the first case of adolescent 16.5 year old having a solely cutaneous lesion of the vulva

scholarly journals Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
L. Dourmishev ◽  
N. Mironova ◽  
I. Popov ◽  
D. Rusinova ◽  
M. Balabanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hair Loss ◽  
Marked Improvement ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Lichen Planopilaris ◽  
Normal Limits ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Face ◽  
Laboratory Examinations

AbstractGraham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome (GLPLS) is a rare syndrome characterized by the triad of cicatricial alopecia of the scalp, non-cicatricial alopecia of the axilla and groin and follicular lichen planus eruptions on the trunk and extremities. GLPLS is considered to be a variant of lichen planopilaris. We report two cases that have fulfilled all of the criteria for GLPLS. The first case was a 71-year-old woman, admitted to the Department of Dermatology for pruritic perifollicullar erythema and scaling of the scalp, cicatricial scalp alopecia and hair loss of the axilla and pubic region for five months. Subsequently, follicular hyperkeratotic eruptions and hyperpigmented macules on the skin of the chest and abdomen appeared. The second case was a 48-year-old man with pruritic follicular papules on the face, trunk and extremities for four months. All of the laboratory examinations in both patients were within normal limits. No alternation in the general condition of the patients was observed. Histological examinations in both patients confirmed the diagnosis GLPLS. The patients were treated with systemic and local corticosteroid resulting in marked improvement of the skin lesions; however, cicatricial scalp alopecia showed no response to the treatment.

scholarly journals New human case reports of cutaneous leishmaniasis by Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi in the Amazon region, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luanda de Paula FIGUEIRA ◽  
Fabiane Veloso SOARES ◽  
Roberto Daibes NAIFF JÚNIOR ◽  
Alana Cristina VINHOTE-SILVA ◽  
Susi Simas da SILVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Human Case ◽  
Isoenzyme Analysis ◽  
First Case ◽  
Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

ABSTRACT Few cases of human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania naiffi were described in the medical literature. The aim of this study was to report and analyze new cases of L. naiffi in the period between the years 1992 to 2011. The strains were characterized by isoenzyme analysis. All patients assisted had small lesions; ranging from 1.0x1.0 mm and 13.5x11.5 mm. The lesions observed were widely distributed: 55.5% on the lower limb, 5.5% in the abdominal area, 16.6% on upper limb and 22.2% in upper limb and back. Seventy-two percent of patients had ulcerated lesions. Clinical course of the disease varied from 1 to 10 months. According to gender, most infected individuals were men (83.3%). The patients came from Amazonas (10), Pará (01) and Rondônia (01), north States of Brazil. Five patients were infected in experimental stations of the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA). Although the results of this study were similar to other reports in the literature, some of the patients had more of one skin lesion. It is also reported the first case of CL caused by L. naiffi in the State of Rondônia and identified an area of disease transmission in the experimental station of INPA.

Primary Paranasal Aspergillus Granuloma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Currens ◽  
Patricia S. Hutcheson ◽  
Raymond G. Slavin ◽  
Martin J. Citardi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Chronic Infection ◽  
Plasma Cells ◽  
Giant Cells ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fungal Sinusitis ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Invasive Fungal Sinusitis ◽  
First Case ◽  
Chronic Invasive

Background Primary paranasal aspergillus granuloma (PPAG) is a slowly progressive chronic infection of the sinus extending beyond the confines of the sinus. It has been reported only in patients from the Sudan and India. Microscopically, it differs from chronic invasive fungal sinusitis in that there are pseudotubercles containing giant cells, histiocytes, lymphocytes, plasma cells, newly formed capillaries, eosinophils, and Aspergillus fungal elements. Conclusion We describe the first case of PPAG in the United States in an immunocompetent nonatopic woman who had never left Missouri.

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