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Case Report: Progressively invalidating orthostatic hypotension: A common symptom for a challenging diagnosis |
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Serena Pelusi, Rosa Lombardi, Lorena Airaghi, Larry Burdick, Mario Rango, Alessandra Penatti, Silvia Fargion J Res Med Sci 2016, 21:117 (7 November 2016) DOI:10.4103/1735-1995.193508 We discuss here an uncommon condition of neurogenic hypotension in the context of immunoglobulin light chain (amyloid light-chain) amyloidosis. The most serious feature was autonomic nervous system impairment, mainly characterized by severe refractory orthostatic hypotension, which became progressively invalidating, forcing the patient to bed. Moreover, since the systemic involvement of the disease, the patient presented also diarrhea, dysphagia, asthenia, peripheral edema because of gastrointestinal, and kidney dysfunction. Eventually, the massive myocardial depression and infiltration led to a fatal outcome. |
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Case Report: Pemphigus vulgaris and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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Fatemeh Mokhtari, Marzieh Matin, Fatemeh Rajati J Res Med Sci 2016, 21:82 (18 October 2016) DOI:10.4103/1735-1995.192498 Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune bullous and erosive mucocutaneous disease. Rarely, it occurs in patients with other autoimmune disease. The relation between PV and neurological disorders is unclear and needs to be more studied. Here, we report a case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), followed by dermatologic involvement. Histopathological evidence and direct immunofluorescence are consistent with PV. Systemic corticosteroid and azathioprine were effective in the treatment of mucocutaneous lesions. PV seems to be accidentally associated with ALS. Expression of major histocompatibility complex Class II in autoimmune disease and production of autoantibodies have been proposed to describe the association of PV with ALS. |
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Case Report: An intriguing case of gallstone ileus after hepaticojejunostomy caused by a "stone on a suture" |
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Mahir Gachabayov, Petr Mityushin J Res Med Sci 2016, 21:80 (1 September 2016) DOI:10.4103/1735-1995.189697 Gallstone ileus (GI) is a mechanical obstruction of small or large bowel caused by gallstone passed to the intestinal lumen through spontaneous or postoperative biliodigestive fistula. A 42-year-old female patient was admitted with the clinical presentation of small bowel obstruction. She underwent hepaticojejunostomy 4 years prior to admission for primary sclerosing cholangitis. Barium meal follows through revealed Rigler's triad. The patient underwent laparotomy which revealed GI. A "stone on a suture" was removed through enterotomy. Patients after cholecystectomy and hepaticojejunostomy can develop GI. Nonabsorbable suture used to create biliodigestive anastomosis can appear to become the frame of a "stone on a suture." |
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Case Report: A bilobed testicle diagnosed with ultrasound in an 18-year-old boy |
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Farzaneh Hekmatnia, Mohammad Momeni, Ali Hekmatnia, Mohammad Mehdi Baradaran Mahdavi J Res Med Sci 2016, 21:62 (1 August 2016) DOI:10.4103/1735-1995.187337 Bilobed testicle is a very rare congenital malformation with an unknown etiology. Herein, we report an 18-year-old boy presented with a right-bilobed testicle mimicking a testicular tumor. The present case highlights the importance of considering bilobed testicle as a valuable differential diagnosis of testicular mass to prevent unnecessary surgery. Furthermore, the case could provide more information about presentation and management of bilobed testicle. |
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Case Report: Dual malignancy in adolescence: A rare case report of metachronous papillary carcinoma of thyroid following dysgerminoma of ovary |
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Suvadip Chakrabarti, Sanjay M Desai, Dharmendra Y Mehta, Shreyas Somanath J Res Med Sci 2016, 21:21 (8 April 2016) DOI:10.4103/1735-1995.179889 PMID:27904567Dual malignancy is rare in adolescents. Dual malignancy with the second malignancy of thyroid is rare. No association has been reported between dysgerminoma of ovary and carcinoma thyroid in medical literature. Despite a thorough PubMed search (key words - Papillary carcinoma of thyroid, metachronous, dysgerminoma ovary), we were unable to find a previous reported case of metachronous papillary carcinoma of thyroid (PTC) following dysgerminoma of the ovary. After surgery, the patient is being regularly followed up for recurrence/development of new primary. We report this unusual and rare case in a 17-year-old female patient. |
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