Unusual clinical course
14 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Early Epidural Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report of Postoperative Intracranial Hypotension
Bartosz Limanówka 
, Leszek Sagan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950550
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950550
521 1,206 0
14 Jan 2026 : Case report
Early Epidural Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report of Postoperative Intracranial Hypotension
Bartosz Limanówka , Leszek Sagan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950550
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950550
521 1206 0
10 Feb 2026 : Case report 
Milky Tea-Colored Pleural Effusion: Empyema Complicated by Pneumothorax Due to Mixed Infection With Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Aspergillus fumigatus
Yaya Gong, Hongyan Sun
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951599
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951599
432 704 0
10 Feb 2026 : Case report
Milky Tea-Colored Pleural Effusion: Empyema Complicated by Pneumothorax Due to Mixed Infection With Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Aspergillus fumigatus
Yaya Gong, Hongyan Sun
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951599
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951599
432 704 0
08 Feb 2026 : Case report 
Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Deceased-Donor Liver Transplantation: A Case Report
Min Jae Kim , Keun Soo Ahn , Tae-Seok Kim , Sunggyun Park , Hye won Lee
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951031
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951031
354 871 0
08 Feb 2026 : Case report
Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Deceased-Donor Liver Transplantation: A Case Report
Min Jae Kim , Keun Soo Ahn , Tae-Seok Kim , Sunggyun Park , Hye won Lee
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951031
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951031
354 871 0
12 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Long-Term Outcome of Isolated Duodenal Transit Bipartition as Initial Metabolic Surgery: A 19-Year Follow-Up Case Report
Paulo Reis Rizzo Esselin de Melo , Victor Ramos Mussa Dib , Carlos Augusto Scussel Madalosso , Luiz Alfredo Vieira d'Almeida , Eudes Paiva de Godoy , Elinton Adami Chaim , Caio Gustavo Gaspar de Aquino , Rui José Silva Ribeiro , Carlos Antonio Madalosso , Hiroji Okano Júnior , Giorgio Alfredo Pedroso Baretta , Nicholas Tavares Kruel , Joe Joaquim Waltrick Junior , Diogo Swain Kfouri , Félix Antônio Insaurriaga dos Santos , Nilton Tokio Kawahara , Rafael Antoniazzi Abaid , Fernando de Barros , Carlos Frota Dillenburg , José Geraldo Moraes Sampaio Neto , Ricardo Augusto Martins Bueno da Costa , Guilherme Spósito Ribeiro Goyano , Fernando Reis Esselin Melo , Thonya Cruz Braga , Daniel Oscar Caiña , Patrick Noel , Tahir Ebrahim Yunus , Chetan Parmar , Ricardo Zorron , André Teixeira , Manoel Galvao Neto , Almino Cardoso Ramos , Antônio Torres
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950650
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950650
909 1,251 0
12 Jan 2026 : Case report
Long-Term Outcome of Isolated Duodenal Transit Bipartition as Initial Metabolic Surgery: A 19-Year Follow-Up Case Report
Paulo Reis Rizzo Esselin de Melo , Victor Ramos Mussa Dib , Carlos Augusto Scussel Madalosso , Luiz Alfredo Vieira d'Almeida , Eudes Paiva de Godoy , Elinton Adami Chaim , Caio Gustavo Gaspar de Aquino , Rui José Silva Ribeiro , Carlos Antonio Madalosso , Hiroji Okano Júnior , Giorgio Alfredo Pedroso Baretta , Nicholas Tavares Kruel , Joe Joaquim Waltrick Junior , Diogo Swain Kfouri , Félix Antônio Insaurriaga dos Santos , Nilton Tokio Kawahara , Rafael Antoniazzi Abaid , Fernando de Barros , Carlos Frota Dillenburg , José Geraldo Moraes Sampaio Neto , Ricardo Augusto Martins Bueno da Costa , Guilherme Spósito Ribeiro Goyano , Fernando Reis Esselin Melo , Thonya Cruz Braga , Daniel Oscar Caiña , Patrick Noel , Tahir Ebrahim Yunus , Chetan Parmar , Ricardo Zorron , André Teixeira , Manoel Galvao Neto , Almino Cardoso Ramos , Antônio Torres
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950650
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950650
909 1251 0
07 Feb 2026 : Case report 
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Presence of Severe Hyperthyroidism: A Case Report
Akie Shimada, Taira Yamamoto, Jiyoung Lee, Shizuyuki Dohi, Daisuke Endo , Yuichiro Sato, Yasutaka Yokoyama , Minoru Tabata
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950442
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950442
455 848 0
07 Feb 2026 : Case report
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Presence of Severe Hyperthyroidism: A Case Report
Akie Shimada, Taira Yamamoto, Jiyoung Lee, Shizuyuki Dohi, Daisuke Endo , Yuichiro Sato, Yasutaka Yokoyama , Minoru Tabata
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950442
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950442
455 848 0
06 Feb 2026 : Case report
Filiform Polyposis of the Terminal Ileum as the Initial Manifestation of Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report
Muyin Feng, Qili Xiao , Delong Mo, Yuting Xu, Yan Chen, Chuanjian Lu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951544
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951544
394 884 0
06 Feb 2026 : Case report
Filiform Polyposis of the Terminal Ileum as the Initial Manifestation of Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report
Muyin Feng, Qili Xiao , Delong Mo, Yuting Xu, Yan Chen, Chuanjian Lu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951544
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951544
394 884 0
03 Feb 2026 : Case report 
Drug-Induced Liver Injury Associated With the Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Losartan in a 59-Year-Old Woman With Hypertension: A Case Report
Ahmad Al-Ajaj , Wissem Melki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949256
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949256
666 1,610 0
03 Feb 2026 : Case report
Drug-Induced Liver Injury Associated With the Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Losartan in a 59-Year-Old Woman With Hypertension: A Case Report
Ahmad Al-Ajaj , Wissem Melki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949256
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949256
666 1610 0
04 Feb 2026 : Case report 
Large Hiatal Hernia in a Patient With Bulimia Nervosa and Obesity: An Interdisciplinary Case Report
Oktyabr R. Teshaev, Akhmadjon B. Babajonov , Ilkhom B. Khayitov, Diana I. Yugay
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951261
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951261
501 1,007 0
04 Feb 2026 : Case report
Large Hiatal Hernia in a Patient With Bulimia Nervosa and Obesity: An Interdisciplinary Case Report
Oktyabr R. Teshaev, Akhmadjon B. Babajonov , Ilkhom B. Khayitov, Diana I. Yugay
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951261
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951261
501 1007 0
03 Feb 2026 : Case report
Atypical Presentation of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Older Adults: Two Case Reports and Literature Review
Qing-song Wang, Qiao Feng, Yan Zhao, Qing Zhang, Bin-feng He , Zai-Chun You
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949841
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949841
381 1,626 0
03 Feb 2026 : Case report
Atypical Presentation of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis in Older Adults: Two Case Reports and Literature Review
Qing-song Wang, Qiao Feng, Yan Zhao, Qing Zhang, Bin-feng He , Zai-Chun You
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949841
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949841
381 1626 0
31 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Chemotherapy-Free Achievement of Minimal Residual Disease in a Jehovah’s Witness Patient With Ph-Negative B-ALL
Sarina Koilpillai, Rida Altaf, Alejandro El Barche Palmera, Hatem Hassanein, Stephen J. Carlan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950606
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950606
593 945 0
31 Jan 2026 : Case report
Chemotherapy-Free Achievement of Minimal Residual Disease in a Jehovah’s Witness Patient With Ph-Negative B-ALL
Sarina Koilpillai, Rida Altaf, Alejandro El Barche Palmera, Hatem Hassanein, Stephen J. Carlan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950606
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950606
593 945 0
30 Jan 2026 : Case report
Negative Anion Gap in Critically Ill Patients: A Case Study of Metabolic Alkalosis and Clinical Strategies
Xiuli Zou, Zhipeng Xie, Jiming Li
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948846
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948846
482 1,161 0
30 Jan 2026 : Case report
Negative Anion Gap in Critically Ill Patients: A Case Study of Metabolic Alkalosis and Clinical Strategies
Xiuli Zou, Zhipeng Xie, Jiming Li
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948846
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948846
482 1161 0
29 Jan 2026 : Case report
Takotsubo Syndrome Triggered by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Pneumonitis: A Multidisciplinary Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Marco Kaldas, Moneal Shah, Valentyna Ivanova, Saed Alnaimat , Diana Pashaieva, Ronald Williams, Anita Radhakrishnan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950756
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950756
803 1,032 0
29 Jan 2026 : Case report
Takotsubo Syndrome Triggered by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Pneumonitis: A Multidisciplinary Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Marco Kaldas, Moneal Shah, Valentyna Ivanova, Saed Alnaimat , Diana Pashaieva, Ronald Williams, Anita Radhakrishnan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950756
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950756
803 1032 0
27 Jan 2026 : Case report
Discrepant CD3+ TILs in PD-L1–Negative NSCLC: Favorable Outcome in an Elderly Patient Treated With Nivolumab, Ipilimumab, and Chemotherapy
Mataichi Sekiya, Munehide Nakatsugawa, Nobuyuki Koyama , Naohiro Kajiwara, Takuya Aoki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951075
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951075
522 881 0
27 Jan 2026 : Case report
Discrepant CD3+ TILs in PD-L1–Negative NSCLC: Favorable Outcome in an Elderly Patient Treated With Nivolumab, Ipilimumab, and Chemotherapy
Mataichi Sekiya, Munehide Nakatsugawa, Nobuyuki Koyama , Naohiro Kajiwara, Takuya Aoki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951075
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951075
522 881 0
26 Jan 2026 : Case report
A 34-Year-Old Man With a Traumatic Penetrating Injury of the Buttock and Occult Retained Foreign Body Resulting in a High Anal Fistula Managed by Trans-Sphincteric Surgery
Xianbao Liu, Weigan Lin, Minhui Ke, Xianmin Gao, Ruoxuan Shi
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950448
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950448
616 1,171 0
26 Jan 2026 : Case report
A 34-Year-Old Man With a Traumatic Penetrating Injury of the Buttock and Occult Retained Foreign Body Resulting in a High Anal Fistula Managed by Trans-Sphincteric Surgery
Xianbao Liu, Weigan Lin, Minhui Ke, Xianmin Gao, Ruoxuan Shi
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950448
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950448
616 1171 0
25 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Gastroduodenal Intussusception With Gastric Outlet Obstruction and Periampullary Compression Due to a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in the Stomach
Soumyadip Sain , Vidit A. Dholakia , Suvendu Sekhar Jena , Amitabh Yadav , Samiran Nundy
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950627
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950627
763 1,066 0
25 Jan 2026 : Case report
Gastroduodenal Intussusception With Gastric Outlet Obstruction and Periampullary Compression Due to a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in the Stomach
Soumyadip Sain , Vidit A. Dholakia , Suvendu Sekhar Jena , Amitabh Yadav , Samiran Nundy
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950627
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950627
763 1066 0
21 Jan 2026 : Case report
Successful Use of Sulbactam–Durlobactam in Treating Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Pneumonia and Sepsis After Liver Transplantation: A Case Report
Hao-Feng Xiong , Wan-Ting Zhang , Ying Liu, Fei Hou , Bang Liu , Ting-Ting Cui , Zhi-Ying He , Xin Zhang , Rui Zhao , Li-Ying Sun
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949738
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949738
736 1,433 0
21 Jan 2026 : Case report
Successful Use of Sulbactam–Durlobactam in Treating Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Pneumonia and Sepsis After Liver Transplantation: A Case Report
Hao-Feng Xiong , Wan-Ting Zhang , Ying Liu, Fei Hou , Bang Liu , Ting-Ting Cui , Zhi-Ying He , Xin Zhang , Rui Zhao , Li-Ying Sun
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949738
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949738
736 1433 0
17 Jan 2026 : Case report
Balancing Bleeding and Ischemic Risk: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in a 90-Year-Old Man With Myocardial Infarction and Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Ashley Battenberg, Malcolm R. Bell, Mandeep Singh, Allan S. Jaffe, Marysia S. Tweet
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949920
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949920
505 1,660 0
17 Jan 2026 : Case report
Balancing Bleeding and Ischemic Risk: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in a 90-Year-Old Man With Myocardial Infarction and Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Ashley Battenberg, Malcolm R. Bell, Mandeep Singh, Allan S. Jaffe, Marysia S. Tweet
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949920
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949920
505 1660 0
20 Jan 2026 : Case report
Clinical Course and Considerations of a Stage G4 Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Who Successfully Initiated Dialysis During Pregnancy and Discontinued It Postpartum
Maki Okamoto, Taisuke Shimizu, Mariko Sato, Sachi Kijima, Sumiko Era, Takatsugu Iwashita, Akihiko Kikuchi, Yasushi Takai , Akito Maeshima, Hajime Hasegawa, Tomonari Ogawa
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949709
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949709
569 1,255 0
20 Jan 2026 : Case report
Clinical Course and Considerations of a Stage G4 Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Who Successfully Initiated Dialysis During Pregnancy and Discontinued It Postpartum
Maki Okamoto, Taisuke Shimizu, Mariko Sato, Sachi Kijima, Sumiko Era, Takatsugu Iwashita, Akihiko Kikuchi, Yasushi Takai , Akito Maeshima, Hajime Hasegawa, Tomonari Ogawa
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949709
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949709
569 1255 0
16 Jan 2026 : Case report
Rare Case of Second Recurrence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy With Variable Ballooning Pattern
Benjamin W. Mancini, Sudhanshu Bhatnagar, Patricia Louis , Julio Andre Hernandez, Brandon R. Peterson
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948201
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948201
357 700 0
16 Jan 2026 : Case report
Rare Case of Second Recurrence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy With Variable Ballooning Pattern
Benjamin W. Mancini, Sudhanshu Bhatnagar, Patricia Louis , Julio Andre Hernandez, Brandon R. Peterson
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948201
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948201
357 700 0
18 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Management of Panniculus Gangrene After Cesarean Hysterectomy for Placenta Accreta: A Case Report
Nadin Alghanaim
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949353
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949353
446 701 0
18 Jan 2026 : Case report
Management of Panniculus Gangrene After Cesarean Hysterectomy for Placenta Accreta: A Case Report
Nadin Alghanaim
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949353
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949353
446 701 0
15 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Phenotypic Spectrum of Type 2-3 Gaucher Disease: A Case Study in the Balkan Genotype
Paskal Cullufi , Virtut Velmishi , Ermira Dervishi, Sonila Tomori , Gladiola Hoxha, Eda Jazexhiu-Postoli , Entela Basha , Aferdita Kumaraku Tako, Mirela Tabaku
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948999
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948999
536 925 0
15 Jan 2026 : Case report
Phenotypic Spectrum of Type 2-3 Gaucher Disease: A Case Study in the Balkan Genotype
Paskal Cullufi , Virtut Velmishi , Ermira Dervishi, Sonila Tomori , Gladiola Hoxha, Eda Jazexhiu-Postoli , Entela Basha , Aferdita Kumaraku Tako, Mirela Tabaku
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948999
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948999
536 925 0
12 Jan 2026 : Case report
Atypical Appendicitis Mimicking Gynecological Pathology: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Middle-Aged Woman
Uma Hemant Chourasia
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949850
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949850
502 2,834 0
12 Jan 2026 : Case report
Atypical Appendicitis Mimicking Gynecological Pathology: A Diagnostic Challenge in a Middle-Aged Woman
Uma Hemant Chourasia
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949850
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949850
502 2834 0
11 Jan 2026 : Case report
Complex Aorto-Spinal Fistula With Multifocal Abscesses in an Immunosuppressed Elderly Man Following Endovascular Aortic Repair
Adam Henderson , Mohamed G. Ibrahim, Mario El Hayek, Margaret E. McKinney, Jesse W. St Clair IV
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949903
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949903
643 803 0
11 Jan 2026 : Case report
Complex Aorto-Spinal Fistula With Multifocal Abscesses in an Immunosuppressed Elderly Man Following Endovascular Aortic Repair
Adam Henderson , Mohamed G. Ibrahim, Mario El Hayek, Margaret E. McKinney, Jesse W. St Clair IV
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949903
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949903
643 803 0
10 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Prolonged Tardive Dyskinesia Induced by Long-Acting Paliperidone Palmitate in Schizophrenia: A Case Report
Yu-Ming Chen , Shangwen Chang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949867
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949867
855 2,092 0
10 Jan 2026 : Case report
Prolonged Tardive Dyskinesia Induced by Long-Acting Paliperidone Palmitate in Schizophrenia: A Case Report
Yu-Ming Chen , Shangwen Chang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949867
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949867
855 2092 0
10 Jan 2026 : Case report
Persistent SARS-CoV-2 Infection in an Immunocompromised Host Treated Successfully With the Japanese Herbal Medicine, Mao-to: A Case Report
Takayuki Yamada, Shiro Sonoda, Mitsuki Otsuka, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Tomoya Tateishi , Haruhiko Furusawa , Yasunari Miyazaki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950221
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950221
1,761 1,672 0
10 Jan 2026 : Case report
Persistent SARS-CoV-2 Infection in an Immunocompromised Host Treated Successfully With the Japanese Herbal Medicine, Mao-to: A Case Report
Takayuki Yamada, Shiro Sonoda, Mitsuki Otsuka, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Tomoya Tateishi , Haruhiko Furusawa , Yasunari Miyazaki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950221
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950221
1761 1672 0
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