scholarly journals An unusual case of genital filariasis of the testicular tunics in an Italian patient

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-189
Author(s):  
Alessia Fassari ◽  
Andrea Polistena ◽  
Giorgio De Toma ◽  
Enrico Fiori
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Adult Worm ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Singular Case ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Italian Patient ◽  
Immigrant Patient ◽  
Endemic Areas

At least 27 million men present with urogenital manifestations of genital filariasis (GF). Although there is a large burden of GF in residents in endemic regions, infection in short-term travellers and in non-endemic areas is rare. We report the case of a 75-year-old Italian man referred to our institution for a testicular discomfort. Clinical examination and ultrasound detected a mass of 40×18 mm in the scrotum without signs of varicocele, hydrocele and testicular or epididymal abnormalities. After ineffective medical treatment, the patient underwent surgical excision. Histology demonstrated filarial granuloma with thick cuticles pathognomonic of an adult worm in the testicular tunics. Surgery has a fundamental role in localized cases of GF to remove nematodes from the fibrotic nodules. The present manuscript describes a singular case of GF observed in Italy in a non-immigrant patient with evidence of remnants of an adult worm in the testicular tunics. SIMILAR CASES PUBLISHED: 11

scholarly journals A Case of an Unilateral Tonsillar Hypertrophy Caused by Actinomycosis

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Rašić ◽  
Aleksandar Perić ◽  
Biserka Vukomanović-Durdević
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Bacterial Infection ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Tonsillar Hypertrophy

The purpose of this report was to present an unusual case of an unilateral tonsillar hypertophy caused by actinomycosis. It is an infrequent bacterial infection nowadays. Only five such cases have been reported up to now. Diagnosis is difficult, because there are not specific diagnostic procedures. Medical treatment consists of surgical excision of tonsils and postoperative antibiotic therapy.

scholarly journals An unusual case of primary intrascrotal lipoma

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 345
Author(s):  
Andrea Fabiani ◽  
Emanuele Principi ◽  
Alessandra Filosa ◽  
Tiziana Pieramici ◽  
Fabrizio Fioretti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Daily Clinical Practice ◽  
Ultrasound Scan ◽  
Scrotal Mass ◽  
Testicular Lesions

In daily clinical practice, intrascrotal lesion are commonly detected, both by clinical examination either by ultrasound scan. While 95% of testicular lesions are malignant, most paratesticular lesions are benign. Among these, intrascrotal lipomas must be take into account in differential diagnosis. When they originate from scrotal wall, they named “primary scrotal lipoma”. We describe a case of a primary intrascrotal lipoma diagnosed after surgical excision in a young man presented at our Urological Department complaining a painful left scrotal mass.

Unicornuate Uterus with NonCommunicating Non-Cavitated Rudimentary Uterine Horn: An Unusual Case with Adenomyosis Managed with Total Hysterectomy

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Uterine Horn ◽  
Rudimentary Horn ◽  
Total Hysterectomy ◽  
Unicornuate Uterus ◽  
Ultrasound Evaluation ◽  
Rudimentary Uterine Horn

A 45-year-old woman admitted to our hospital complaining of perimenopausal uterine bleeding not responding to medical treatment. Ultrasound evaluation revealed unicornuate uterus with adenomyosis and it was so difficult to see the distant small left rudimentary horn on ultrasound. The patient underwent laparotomy with total hysterectomy for both horns and was sent to pathologist that indicated adenomyosis and non-communicating non-cavitated left rudimentary horn.

Cricotracheal separation: a review and a case with bilateral recovery of recurrent laryngeal nerve function

2006 ◽  
Vol 120 (6) ◽  
pp. 497-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
D J McCrystal ◽  
C Bond
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Open Repair ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Clinical Suspicion ◽  
Nerve Function ◽  
Short Term ◽  
High Index Of Suspicion ◽  
Type Of Injury

Cricotracheal separation (CTS) is an uncommon injury, with a high index of suspicion required to establish the diagnosis. Computerized tomography (CT) plays a role in diagnosis but cannot necessarily be relied upon. Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsies are usually associated with this type of injury. We recently treated a patient with CTS in whom one RLN was intact from the time of the injury and the other nerve recovered within three months. Computed tomography was inconclusive.Early open repair of the injury and frequent follow-up examinations led to successful decannulation after six weeks and excellent short-term voice and airway outcomes.A detailed discussion of this unusual case is followed by a review of the current literature on CTS, with particular emphasis on significant management dilemmas and controversies.Clinical suspicion remains more sensitive than investigations in diagnosing CTS. Permanent bilateral RLN palsies are not inevitable following these injuries.

Ocular Cysticercosis — A Profile

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuradha Chowdhary ◽  
Rajlakshmi Bansal ◽  
Kirti Singh ◽  
Varinder Singh
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
North India ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Common Site ◽  
Referral Centre ◽  
Tertiary Referral ◽  
Tertiary Referral Centre ◽  
Ocular Cysticercosis

A retrospective study was conducted on all histopathologically proven cases of ocular cysticercosis spanning a decade in a tertiary referral centre of North India. The symptomatology, presentation, complications and treatment therapies of 18 of these patients are discussed. The most common age group to be affected was 11–20 years (50%), while the most common site involved was subconjunctival (78%), followed by lid (11%). Spontaneous extrusion was documented in three cases. Medical treatment with albendazole under the cover of corticosteroids was found to be a useful adjunct to surgical excision.

scholarly journals Incidental Radiographic Discovery of a Screw in a Primary Molar: An Unusual Case Report in a 6 Year Old Child

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Farhin Katge ◽  
Sajjad Mithiborwala ◽  
Thejokrishna Pammi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Primary Dentition ◽  
Carious Lesion ◽  
Pulp Chamber ◽  
Primary Molar ◽  
Traumatic Lesions ◽  
Unusual Case Report

Dentists often find foreign bodies in the primary dentition of children who habitually place objects in their mouths. The objects are frequently embedded in exposures that result from carious or traumatic lesions or from endodontic procedures that have been left open for drainage. Such bodies are often detected on routine radiographs and, less frequently, during clinical examination. We report a case of a 6-year-old boy who had inadvertently embedded a screw in his mandibular right first primary molar and had forgotten about it until it became symptomatic. The screw was impacted in the exposed pulp chamber due to a large carious lesion in the affected molar. This case report considers the possible medical and dental consequences of placing foreign bodies in the mouth.

scholarly journals Schwannoma of the Submandibular Gland

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-83
Author(s):  
Dechu Muddaiah ◽  
Srinivas Venkatarangaiah ◽  
Prashanth V ◽  
Mohammed Adil Hussain M
Keyword(s):  
Submandibular Gland ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Good Prognosis ◽  
Total Excision ◽  
Rare Form ◽  
Neurogenic Tumour ◽  
Mesenchymal Tumours ◽  
Submandibular Gland Excision ◽  
Histopathologic Features

Introduction Mesenchymal tumours of submandibular gland are extremely rare. Schwannoma of the salivary glands is a particularly rare form of an extracranial neurogenic tumour.  Case Report Here, we present an unusual case of schwannoma of submandibular gland in a 16 year old girl, who underwent total excision of mass with submandibular gland excision with no cranial nerve deficits. The details of the histopathologic features are present .   Discussion Schwannoma of the salivary gland is a particularly rare form of an extracranial neurogenic tumour. Our case indicates good prognosis in a case of submandibular gland schwannoma after surgical excision.

Meatoplasty keloid: a rare lesion treated with an unusual surgical approach

2006 ◽  
Vol 120 (7) ◽  
pp. 594-596
Author(s):  
N P Shine ◽  
K Lew
Keyword(s):  
Unusual Case ◽  
Steroid Injection ◽  
Fibrous Tissue ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Mastoid Cavity ◽  
Ear Piercing ◽  
Keloid Scarring ◽  
Microscopic Evaluation ◽  
Keloid Formation ◽  
Rare Lesion

Keloid scarring is a benign hyperproliferation of fibrous tissue occurring at a wound healing site. Keloid formation related to the ear is generally the result of ear-piercing, mainly causing cosmetic disfigurement. We present an unusual case of keloid formation at a previous meatoplasty incision scar in a 10-year-old Caucasian with a modified radical mastoid cavity. This lesion prevented the cavity from self-cleaning and obstructed microscopic evaluation of the cavity. Treatment was successfully performed by surgical excision, with closure of the defect using supra-keloid skin flaps, followed by serial steroid injection therapy.

scholarly journals No association between the intake of marine n-3 PUFA during the second trimester of pregnancy and factors associated with cardiometabolic risk in the 20-year-old offspring

2013 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 2037-2046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorte Rytter ◽  
Bodil H. Bech ◽  
Thorhallur Halldorsson ◽  
Jeppe H. Christensen ◽  
Erik B. Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Pufa Intake ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Regression Modelling ◽  
Offspring Adiposity

The intake of marine n-3 PUFA has been shown to decrease the risk of CVD in a number of studies. Since the development of CVD is often a lifelong process, marine n-3 PUFA intake early in life may also affect the development of later CVD. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between maternal intake of marine n-3 PUFA during the second trimester of pregnancy and factors associated with cardiometabolic risk in the 20-year-old offspring. The study was based on the follow-up of the offspring of a Danish pregnancy cohort who participated in a study conducted from 1988 to 1989. A total of 965 pregnant women were originally included in the cohort and detailed information about the intake of marine n-3 PUFA during the second trimester was collected. In 2008–9, the offspring were invited to participate in a clinical examination including anthropometric, blood pressure (BP) and short-term heart rate variability measurements. Also, a fasting venous blood sample was drawn from them. Multiple linear regression modelling, using the lowest quintile of marine n-3 PUFA intake as the reference, was used to estimate the association with all outcomes. A total of 443 offspring participated in the clinical examination. No association between the intake of marine n-3 PUFA during the second trimester of pregnancy and offspring adiposity, glucose metabolism, BP or lipid profile was found. In conclusion, no association between the intake of marine n-3 PUFA during the second trimester of pregnancy and the factors associated with cardiometabolic risk in the 20-year-old offspring could be detected.

scholarly journals Iatrogenic Inflammatory Fibrosis of Hard Palate in a 13-Year-Old Female Patient

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanthan Mettu ◽  
Radhika Muppa ◽  
G. Siva Prasad Reddy ◽  
Srinivas Nallanchakrava ◽  
Sri Veda Gurugubelli
Keyword(s):  
Female Patient ◽  
Hard Palate ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Fibrous Tissue ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Inflammatory Cells ◽  
Nerve Tissue ◽  
Rare Occurrence ◽  
Reactive Process ◽  
Tooth Number

Palatal swellings are rare in children and the incidence differs from that of the adult counterparts. When the palatal swellings do arise in children, they usually are palatal abscess from periapical region, and few cases like pleomorphic adenoma in young adults have also been reported. But inflammatory fibrosis of palate in children is a rare occurrence. Inflammatory fibrosis is formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue, as a reparative or reactive process. This report describes an unusual case of iatrogenic inflammatory fibrosis on the palate due to extraction of tooth number 22 in a 13-year-old female patient. The patient presented with a single large well-circumscribed oval palatal swelling that was soft, fluctuant, not fixed, and nontender. Surgical excision of the lesion was done and it was sent for histopathological assessment. The biopsy showed fibrous tissue with collagen fibers, spindle shaped fibroblasts, neovascularization, RBCs, chronic inflammatory cells, and traces of salivary gland and nerve tissue.

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