Crohn&rsquo;s Disease of the Vulva: a Case Report

Crohn’s disease is a multi-systemic chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various organs besides the gastrointestinal tract such as joints, uvea, and the skin. Vulvar Crohn’s disease is a rare entity occurring with vulvar lesions that show typical Crohn’s disease granulomatous inflammation but are not contiguous with the gastrointestinal involvement. Vulvar Crohn’s disease can be easily confused with other granulomatous diseases and awareness that such involvement may precede gastrointestinal symptoms must be raised. Few cases of vulvar Crohn’s disease have been reported in the literature to date. Here, we report a case of a 43-year-old woman with a 6-month history of a vulvar lesion; the patient was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease of the large bowel just over a year ago.

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Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as Intussusception in an 80-Year-Old Man: A Case Report

Case Reports in Pathology ◽

10.1155/2013/672816 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sarah Alghamdi ◽

Yumna Omarzai

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Small Intestine ◽

Gastrointestinal Tract ◽

Metastatic Melanoma ◽

Clinical Presentation ◽

Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽

Common Site ◽

Neoplastic Process ◽

History Of ◽

Uncommon Neoplasm

Malignant melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon neoplasm that could be primary or metastatic. Small intestine represents the most common site for the metastatic melanoma; however, it could be found anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusception is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adults compared to children. In 90% of the cases, the underlying cause can be found, and in 65% of the cases, intussusception is caused by the neoplastic process. The majority of the neoplasms are benign, and about 15% are malignant. Metastatic melanoma is one of the most common metastatic malignancies to the gastrointestinal tract; however, the premortem diagnosis is rarely made. Here, we report an uncommon clinical presentation of metastatic melanoma causing intussusception in an 80-year-old man. This diagnosis should be considered in a differential diagnosis in any patient who presents with gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of melanoma.

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Acute Iodine Toxicity from a Suspected Oral Methamphetamine Ingestion

Clinical Medicine Insights Case Reports ◽

10.4137/ccrep.s20086 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. CCRep.S20086 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marilyn N. Bulloch

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽

Liver Function Tests ◽

Oral Ingestion ◽

Methamphetamine Abuse ◽

Normal Limits ◽

Naturally Occurring ◽

History Of ◽

Systemic Symptoms ◽

Iodine Toxicity

Background Iodine is a naturally occurring element commercially available alone or in a multitude of products. Iodine crystals and iodine tincture are used in the production of methamphetamine. Although rarely fatal, iodine toxicity from oral ingestion can produce distressing gastrointestinal symptoms and systemic symptoms, such as hypotension and tachycardia, from subsequent hypovolemia. Objective The objective of this case report is to describe a case of iodine toxicity from suspected oral methamphetamine ingestion. Case Report A male in his early 20′s presented with gastrointestinal symptoms, chills, fever, tachycardia, and tachypnea after orally ingesting a substance suspected to be methamphetamine. The patient had elevated levels of serum creatinine, liver function tests, and bands on arrival, which returned to within normal limits by day 4 of admission. Based on the patient's narrow anion gap, halogen levels were ordered on day 3 and indicated iodine toxicity. This is thought to be the first documented case of iodine toxicity secondary to suspected oral methamphetamine abuse. Conclusion Considering that the incidence of methamphetamine abuse is expected to continue to rise, clinicians should be aware of potential iodine toxicity in a patient with a history of methamphetamine abuse.

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Animal hair as a rare cause of pilonidal sinus – a case report

Nowa Medycyna ◽

10.25121/nm.2018.25.4.202 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Paweł Dutkiewicz ◽

Przemysław Ciesielski

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Inflammatory Disease ◽

Pilonidal Sinus ◽

Human Hair ◽

Clinical Case ◽

Chronic Inflammatory Disease ◽

Animal Origin ◽

Safe Procedure ◽

The World ◽

Animal Hair

Pilonidal sinus is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the penetration of hair into the skin. Most often, it is located in the intergluteal area, but it may also develop at a different location. It is usually caused by the penetration of human hair, but animal hair can alaso cause it in rare cases. In the world publications, there are reports of the disease in other, often distant locations, e.g. the suprapubic area, armpit, foot, penis, umbilicus, eyelid, clitoris, intermammary cleft, nose, or scar after removing a Tenckhoff catheter. Usually, it is human hair that causes the formation of pilonidal sinus, but the literature also reports cases caused by animal hair in people who shear sheep. There is no other Polish publication describing pilonidal sinus of animal origin. The article presents a case of atypical pilonidal sinus caused by animal hair, located between the fingers of the patient who is professionally involved in shearing dogs. In the presented clinical case, treatment involved staged fistulotomy with the use of surgical thread. The patient was cured and full function of the hand was preserved. Staged fistulotomy is a safe procedure and can be used to treat pilonidal sinus of the hand.

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The fatal cholera like diarrhoea in coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)- a rare case report in toddler

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.4531 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽

pp. 1894-1897

Author(s):

Varsha Gajbhiye ◽

Shubhangi Patil (Ganvir) ◽

Sarika Gaikwad

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Rare Case ◽

Digestive System ◽

Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽

Female Child ◽

Multiple Organ ◽

Mild Case ◽

Severe Dehydration ◽

Rare Case Report ◽

History Of

A 14-month female child came with complain of cholera like watery loose stool 10-12 times and vomiting 6-7 times, 24 hrs before admission. She was in severe dehydration, hypotension, unconscious with no recorded fever during her stay in hospital and no history of contact with COVID-19. Patient was COVID-19 positive Dehydration and hypotension was corrected, metabolic acidosis continued and eventually patient succumb due to multiple organ failure. This case report should arouse us to suspect COVID infection in every acute Gastroenteritis child who may not have any common symptoms as seen in COVID patient, also who have no history of significant contact with COVID positive patient in family. Some people with COVID-19 develop gastrointestinal symptoms either alone or with respiratory symptoms. Recently, researchers at Stanford University found that a third of patients they studied with a mild case of COVID-19 had symptoms affecting the digestive system. Another recent study Trusted Source published by researchers in Beijing found that anywhere from 3 to 79 percent of people with COVID-19 develop gastrointestinal symptoms.

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Amyloidoma of Stomach: A Case Report

Acta Cytologica ◽

10.1159/000488133 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 62 (3) ◽

pp. 231-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Deepika Savant ◽

Michael Adler ◽

Leonard Kahn ◽

Rubina Cocker

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Case Report ◽

Gastrointestinal Tract ◽

Giant Cell ◽

Sclerosing Cholangitis ◽

Needle Aspiration ◽

Cell Reaction ◽

Fine Needle ◽

Neoplastic Lesion ◽

History Of

Objective: Amyloidomas are tumor-like deposits of amyloid. Amyloidoma of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first instance of diagnosis of an amyloidoma in the gastrointestinal tract by fine needle aspiration (FNA). Study Design: We report a case of a 64-year-old male with a history of ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis who was incidentally found to have a mass in the stomach wall. Results: Initially thought to be gastrointestinal stromal tumor, FNA demonstrated the lesion to be amyloidoma with a prominent giant cell reaction. This was further confirmed by mass spectrometry. This is the only case report of diagnosis of a gastric amyloidoma by FNA. Conclusion: The presence of a florid giant cell reaction in the absence of ulceration or an inflammatory or neoplastic lesion should alert the pathologist to the possibility of an amyloidoma. This is the only case report of diagnosis of a gastric amyloidoma by FNA.

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Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Presented with Reactive Arthritis and Erythema Nodosum: Case Report from Iraq

10.21203/rs.3.rs-326299/v2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Faiq I. Gorial ◽

Farah J.

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Inflammatory Disease ◽

Reactive Arthritis ◽

Erythema Nodosum ◽

Chronic Inflammatory Disease ◽

Granulomatous Mastitis ◽

Inflammatory Mass ◽

Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis

Abstract Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis (IGM) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease that involves the development of an inflammatory mass in the breast, which may be difficult to differentiate from malignancy. Few patients have been reported in the literature presenting with arthritis accompanying IGM of breast. Here we report a case of Iraqi patient presented as IGM with reactive arthritis and erythema nodosum.

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Case Report: Pediatric pharmacobezoar with subacute intestinal obstruction

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.25441.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. 1037

Author(s):

Mahnaz Hakeem ◽

Heeramani Lohana ◽

Sarwat Urooj ◽

Sheraz Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Abdominal Distension ◽

Acute Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Rare Entity ◽

Persistent Vomiting ◽

Delay In Diagnosis ◽

History Of ◽

Subacute Intestinal Obstruction ◽

High Index Of Suspicion

Bezoars are an undigested mass causing an intraluminal obstruction in children. Pharmacobezoars are formed from medicines or their vehicle, considered as a less frequent type observed in children. Our objective is to report a relatively rare entity as a potential cause of intestinal obstruction in children. Here we report a case of 13-year-old girl with a history of herbal medicine intake who presented with persistent vomiting and abdominal distension. She was diagnosed with acute intestinal obstruction and managed conservatively without any complications. The patient became stable within two days so was discharged home. We found that ineffective history could lead to a delay in diagnosis and management. Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for pica and psychiatric disorders, especially in adolescent children.

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Ovarian cancer associated with carcinomatous meningitis: a case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer ◽

10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.00911.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 1136-1140 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

L. Decelle ◽

L. D'HONDT ◽

M. Andre ◽

P. Delree ◽

B. Calicis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ovarian Cancer ◽

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Case Report ◽

Rare Event ◽

Carcinomatous Meningitis ◽

Second Line ◽

Rare Entity ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

History Of ◽

Line Chemotherapy

We report the case of a 62-year-old patient who developed a carcinomatous meningitis while on second-line chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Cytologic analyses confirmed that carcinomatous cells of ovarian origin were present in cerebrospinal fluid. Carcinomatous meningitis is a very rare event in the natural history of ovarian carcinoma. We discuss the specificity of our case in the light of the literature. In addition, we present some relevant radiologic and pathologic documents illustrating this rare entity.

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