Neonatal Gastric Web Located in the Body of Stomach: A Case Report

Epistaxis in children is one of the important presenting symptoms for attending emergency department in paediatric patients. Recurrent epistaxis is common in children. Although epistaxis in children usually occurred due to different benign conditions, it may be one of the important presenting symptoms of some inherited bleeding disorder. Whereas most bleeding disorders can be diagnosed through different standard hematologic assessments, diagnosing rare platelet function disorders may be challenging. In this article we describe one case report of platelet function disorders on Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia (GT). Our patient was a 10-year old girl who presented to us with history of recurrent severe epistaxis. She had a bruise on her abdomen and many scattered petechiae in different parts of the body. Her previous investigations revealed no demonstrable haemostatic anomalies. After performing platelet aggregation test, she was diagnosed as GT.

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Linezolid Induced Skin Reactions in a Multi Drug Resistant Infective Endocarditis Patient: A Rare Case

Current Drug Safety ◽

10.2174/1574886315666200516175053 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 222-226 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Asha K. Rajan ◽

Ananth Kashyap ◽

Manik Chhabra ◽

Muhammed Rashid

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Infective Endocarditis ◽

Rare Case ◽

Case Reports ◽

Multidrug Resistant ◽

The Body ◽

Prior History ◽

Skin Reactions ◽

Rare Case Report ◽

Multiple Drugs

Rationale: Linezolid (LNZ) induced Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions (CADRs) have rare atypical presentation. Till date, there are very few published case reports on LNZ induced CADRs among the multidrug-resistant patients suffering from Infective Endocarditis (MDR IE). Here, we present a rare case report of LNZ induced CARs in a MDR IE patient. Case report: A 24-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with chief complaints of fever (101°C) associated with rigors, chills, and shortness of breath (grade IV) for the past 4 days. She was diagnosed with MDR IE, having a prior history of rheumatic heart disease. She was prescribed LNZ 600mg IV BD for MDR IE, against Staphylococcus coagulase-negative. The patient experienced flares of cutaneous reactions with multiple hyper-pigmented maculopapular lesions all over the body after one week of LNZ therapy. Upon causality assessment, she was found to be suffering from LNZ induced CADRs. LNZ dose was tapered gradually and discontinued. The patient was prescribed corticosteroids along with other supportive care. Her reactions completely subsided and infection got controlled following 1 month of therapy. Conclusion: Healthcare professionals should be vigilant for rare CADRs, while monitoring the patients on LNZ therapy especially in MDR patients as they are exposed to multiple drugs. Moreover, strengthened spontaneous reporting is required for better quantification.

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Critical analysis and unique management of Gridhrasi w.s.r. to Sciatica - A Case Report

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences (JAIMS) ◽

10.21760/jaims.v3i4.13310 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Dr. Rangarajan B. ◽

Dr. Muralidhara .

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Total Population ◽

The Body ◽

Walking Distance ◽

Common Symptom ◽

Low Back ◽

Short Term ◽

Lower Back

Gridhrasi (Sciatica) is a disorder in which low back pain is found, that spreads through the hip, to the back of the thigh and down the inside of the leg. Mechanical low back pain (LBP) remains the second most common symptom related reason for seeing a physician. 85% of total population will experience an episode of mechanical LBP at some point during their lifetime. Fortunately, the LBP resolves for the vast majority within 2-4 weeks. There are many causes for low back pain, however true sciatica is a symptom of inflammation or compression of the sciatica nerve. The sciatica nerve carries impulses between nerve roots in the lower back and the muscles and nerve of the buttocks, thighs and lower legs. Compression of a nerve root often occurs as a result of damage to one of the discs between the vertebrae. In some cases, sciatic pain radiate from other nerves in the body. This is called referred pain. Pain associated with sciatica often is severe, sharp and shooting. It may be accompanied by other symptom, such as numbness, tingling, weakness and sensitivity to touch. There is only conservative treatment giving short term relief in pain or surgical intervention with side effect. But these are not successful and therefore those who are suffering from this are always in search of result oriented remedy. Walking distance and SLR test were taken for assessment parameter, VAS score was adopted for pain. Before treatment patient was not able to walk even 4 to 5 steps due to severe pain, was brought on stretcher and his SLR was 30° of right side. After 22 days of treatment he was able to walk up to 500 meters without any difficulty, SLR was changed to 60° and patient had got 80 % relief in pain. This case report showed that Ayurvedic protocol is potent and safe in the treatment of Gridhrasi.

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Abdominal decompression illness following repetitive diving: a case report and review of the literature

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine ◽

10.22462/04.06.2019.16 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 211-215

Author(s):

Peter Beale ◽

Levi Kitchen ◽

W.R. Graf ◽

M.E. Fenton ◽

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

The Body ◽

Decompression Illness ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Hyperbaric Chamber ◽

Foreign National ◽

Biochemical Effects ◽

Elapsed Time ◽

Nitrogen Bubbles ◽

Abdominal Decompression

The complete pathophysiology of decompression illness is not yet fully understood. What is known is that the longer a diver breathes pressurized air at depth, the more likely nitrogen bubbles are to form once the diver returns to surface [1]. These bubbles have varying mechanical, embolic and biochemical effects on the body. The symptoms produced can be as mild as joint pain or as significant as severe neurologic dysfunction, cardiopulmonary collapse or death. Once clinically diagnosed, decompression illness must be treated rapidly with recompression therapy in a hyperbaric chamber. This case report involves a middle-aged male foreign national who completed three dives, all of which incurred significant bottom time (defined as: “the total elapsed time from the time the diver leaves the surface to the time he/she leaves the bottom)” [2]. The patient began to develop severe abdominal and back pain within 15 minutes of surfacing from his final dive. This case is unique, as his presentation was very concerning for other medical catastrophes that had to be quickly ruled out, prior to establishing the diagnosis of severe decompression illness. After emergency department resuscitation, labs and imaging were obtained; abdominal decompression illness was confirmed by CT, revealing a significant abdominal venous gas burden.

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Hydatid Disease Simulating Acute Abdomen: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine ◽

10.1155/2012/387102 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Georgios Lianos ◽

Georgios Baltogiannis ◽

Avrilios Lazaros ◽

Konstantinos Vlachos

Keyword(s):

Abdominal Pain ◽

Case Report ◽

Hydatid Disease ◽

Acute Abdominal Pain ◽

Abdominal Distension ◽

The Body ◽

Parasitic Disease ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Diffuse Abdominal Pain ◽

Operating Surgeon

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.

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Actinomycosis of the Body of the Mandible

Journal of The Royal Naval Medical Service ◽

10.1136/jrnms-56-279 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 56 (3) ◽

pp. 279-280

Author(s):

Alec F. J. Smith

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Case Report ◽

The Body

AbstractThis case report is presented to emphasise the importance of including the chronic granulomatous infections in the differential diagnosis of delayed post-extraction healing, and to show that to await natural exfoliation of the sequestrum would have been unwise in this instance.

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Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Thymus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine ◽

10.5858/2006-130-201-pmaott ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 130 (2) ◽

pp. 201-204 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Payal Kapur ◽

Dinesh Rakheja ◽

Michael Bastasch ◽

Kyle H. Molberg ◽

Venetia R. Sarode

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Gastrointestinal Tract ◽

Mucinous Adenocarcinoma ◽

Mediastinal Mass ◽

The Body ◽

Anterior Mediastinal Mass ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Specific Identification ◽

Biopsy Specimens ◽

Thymic Neoplasm

Abstract Primary thymic mucinous adenocarcinoma is extremely rare; to our knowledge, only 2 cases have been reported to date. We describe a third case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the thymus in a 41-year-old man who presented with an anterior mediastinal mass with subsequent metastasis to the lung. The initial diagnosis was of metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma, but extensive clinical workup of the patient failed to reveal a primary tumor elsewhere in the body. The specific identification of mucinous adenocarcinoma as a primary thymic neoplasm can be difficult or impossible. Morphologic and immunophenotypic similarities to mucinous adenocarcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract can pose diagnostic challenges for surgical pathologists, especially in small biopsy specimens.

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Intrasellar Paraganglioma with Suprasellar Extension: Case Report

Tumori Journal ◽

10.1177/030089169808400319 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 84 (3) ◽

pp. 408-411 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Maria Laura Del Basso De Caro ◽

Antonella Siciliano ◽

Paolo Cappabianca ◽

Alessandra Alfieri ◽

Enrico de Divitiis

Keyword(s):

Central Nervous System ◽

Nervous System ◽

Case Report ◽

Pelvic Floor ◽

The Body ◽

Benign Tumors ◽

Sellar Region ◽

The Central Nervous System ◽

Base Of The Skull ◽

Suprasellar Extension

Paragangliomas are usually benign tumors which can be found in many sites of the body, from the base of the skull down to the pelvic floor. In the central nervous system the sellar region is very rarely involved; only three well studied cases have been reported to date. We present the cytological, histological, histochemical, immunocytochemical and ultrastructural features of an intrasellar and suprasellar paraganglioma in an 84-year-old man.

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Pulmonary Fibrosis after Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin in Elderly Patient with Cutaneous Angiosarcoma

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine ◽

10.1155/2016/8034832 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marco Mazzotta ◽

Raffaele Giusti ◽

Daniela Iacono ◽

Salvatore Lauro ◽

Paolo Marchetti

Keyword(s):

Elderly Patient ◽

Case Report ◽

Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽

Pulmonary Toxicity ◽

Liposomal Doxorubicin ◽

Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin ◽

The Body ◽

Rare Cancer ◽

True Incidence ◽

First Case

Introduction. Angiosarcoma is a rare cancer of the inner lining of blood vessels and can arise anywhere in the body, most commonly presenting as cutaneous disease in elderly patient, involving head and neck (H&N), especially the scalp. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) is one of the available treatments in patients with advanced or metastatic disease. Common toxicities are myelosuppression, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, nausea, and stomatitis. Regarding PLD-related pulmonary fibrosis in an uncommon toxicity, there are few cases reported in literature. None of these occurred in angiosarcoma.Methods. This is a case report describing an elderly patient treated with PLD for advanced H&N cutaneous angiosarcoma who developed G5 pulmonary toxicity after the second PLD administration.Results. According to our data and patient clinical outcome, we believe that she passed away from fatal PLD-induced pulmonary fibrosis. This is the first case of fatal interstitial pneumonitis in a 77-year-old woman treated with PLD for angiosarcoma. The case has been reported for its rarity.Conclusions. Pathophysiology of this phenomenon is still unclear and more studies are necessary to understand the true incidence of pulmonary toxicities in patients in treatments with PLD and its mechanism.

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Report of a newborn with hemimegalencephaly in association with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo ◽

10.2298/sarh0502062o ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 133 (1-2) ◽

pp. 62-64

Author(s):

Slobodan Obradovic ◽

Biljana Vuletic ◽

Andjelka Stojkovic-Andjelkovic ◽

Zoran Igrutinovic

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Soft Tissues ◽

Varicose Veins ◽

The Body ◽

Arteriovenous Fistulae ◽

Left Part ◽

Weber Syndrome

Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome (KTW) is a rare phacomatosis whose main characteristics are: cutaneous angiomas (vascular nevi), varicose veins (arteriovenous fistulae) and hemihypertrophy of bones and soft tissues. This is a case report of KTW syndrome which was diagnosed in the first days of life on the basis of characteristic vascular nevi on the skin of the trunk and extremities in addition to hypertrophy of the left part of the body. Neuroradiologically verified hemimegalencephaly associated with temporal hemangioma represents a special particularity in our case. Measures of monitoring the child as well as stimulating and therapeutic actions were the issues of discussion.

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