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08 Dec 2022 : Case report  Germany

Budesonide with Low-Dose 6-Mercaptopurine as a Possible New Treatment for IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis and Systemic IgG4-Related Disease: A Case Report

Benjamin Peter Michael Gummlich, Ali Seif Amir Hosseini, Harald Schwörer

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938272

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938272

6,941 1,594 0

#938272

08 Dec 2022 : Case report  Germany

Budesonide with Low-Dose 6-Mercaptopurine as a Possible New Treatment for IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis and Systemic IgG4-Related Disease: A Case Report

Benjamin Peter Michael Gummlich, Ali Seif Amir Hosseini, Harald Schwörer

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938272

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938272

6941 1594 0

#937902

27 Nov 2022 : Case report  South Korea

Combined Intrathoracic and Abdominal Splenosis

Min Gyeong Choi, Wongi Woo, Joon Young Chang, Bong Jun Kim ORCID logo, Youngwoong Kim, Duk Hwan Moon, Sungsoo Lee

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937902

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937902

3,152 1,199 0

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27 Nov 2022 : Case report  South Korea

Combined Intrathoracic and Abdominal Splenosis

Min Gyeong Choi, Wongi Woo, Joon Young Chang, Bong Jun Kim ORCID logo, Youngwoong Kim, Duk Hwan Moon, Sungsoo Lee

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937902

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937902

3152 1199 0

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24 Nov 2022 : Case report  Qatar

A 60-Year-Old Woman with Symptoms of Combined Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Due to an Elastofibroma Causing Compression of the Median and Ulnar Nerves

Rayan M. Sibira, Fadi Bouri, Adham Ammar, Mohammed Muneer

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937787

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937787

4,357 1,419 0

#937787

24 Nov 2022 : Case report  Qatar

A 60-Year-Old Woman with Symptoms of Combined Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Due to an Elastofibroma Causing Compression of the Median and Ulnar Nerves

Rayan M. Sibira, Fadi Bouri, Adham Ammar, Mohammed Muneer

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937787

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937787

4357 1419 0

#937641

23 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Delayed Presentation of Nail Gun-Associated Traumatic Pneumothorax with a Retained Foreign Body: A Case Report

Lisa O'Kane, Zamaan Hooda, Ida Molavi

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937641

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937641

2,643 1,255 0

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23 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Delayed Presentation of Nail Gun-Associated Traumatic Pneumothorax with a Retained Foreign Body: A Case Report

Lisa O'Kane, Zamaan Hooda, Ida Molavi

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937641

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937641

2643 1255 0

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22 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Lisinopril-Induced Small Bowel Angioedema: An Unusual Cause of Severe Abdominal Pain

Brooks W. Johnson ORCID logo, Ann M. Rydburg, Viet D. Do

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937895

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937895

3,732 2,845 0

#937895

22 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Lisinopril-Induced Small Bowel Angioedema: An Unusual Cause of Severe Abdominal Pain

Brooks W. Johnson ORCID logo, Ann M. Rydburg, Viet D. Do

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937895

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937895

3732 2845 0

#938127

22 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Case Report of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A): A 31-Year-Old Man with Fever, Rash, and Cardiac Symptoms 6 Weeks Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Successfully Resuscitated Following Cardiac Arrest

Grant Gerstner ORCID logo, Thomas A. Rafalski, Debra Pankiewicz ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938127

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938127

4,659 1,534 0

#938127

22 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Case Report of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A): A 31-Year-Old Man with Fever, Rash, and Cardiac Symptoms 6 Weeks Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Successfully Resuscitated Following Cardiac Arrest

Grant Gerstner ORCID logo, Thomas A. Rafalski, Debra Pankiewicz ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938127

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938127

4659 1534 0

#937628

21 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Solitary Involvement of the Liver: A Rare Manifestation of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Margarita Consing, Hee Eun Lee, Heidi Jess, Shifteh Vahidi

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937628

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937628

3,854 1,113 0

#937628

21 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Solitary Involvement of the Liver: A Rare Manifestation of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Margarita Consing, Hee Eun Lee, Heidi Jess, Shifteh Vahidi

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937628

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937628

3854 1113 0

#937906

19 Nov 2022 : Case report  Hong Kong

Neck Pain and Headache After Pinealectomy: Improvement with Multimodal Chiropractic Therapies

Eric Chun-Pu Chu ORCID logo, Robert J. Trager ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937906

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937906

5,590 2,383 0

#937906

19 Nov 2022 : Case report  Hong Kong

Neck Pain and Headache After Pinealectomy: Improvement with Multimodal Chiropractic Therapies

Eric Chun-Pu Chu ORCID logo, Robert J. Trager ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937906

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937906

5590 2383 0

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18 Nov 2022 : Case report  Indonesia

A 6-Day-Old Male Infant with Severe Hyperbilirubinemia Diagnosed with Hereditary Spherocytosis at a Tertiary Hospital in East Java, Indonesia: A Diagnostic and Management Challenge in a Developing Country

Brigitta I.R.V. Corebima ORCID logo, Charity Monica ORCID logo, Eko Sulistijono ORCID logo, Susanto Nugroho ORCID logo, Sony Wicaksono ORCID logo, Setya Mithra Hartiastuti ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937416

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937416

4,894 3,697 0

#937416

18 Nov 2022 : Case report  Indonesia

A 6-Day-Old Male Infant with Severe Hyperbilirubinemia Diagnosed with Hereditary Spherocytosis at a Tertiary Hospital in East Java, Indonesia: A Diagnostic and Management Challenge in a Developing Country

Brigitta I.R.V. Corebima ORCID logo, Charity Monica ORCID logo, Eko Sulistijono ORCID logo, Susanto Nugroho ORCID logo, Sony Wicaksono ORCID logo, Setya Mithra Hartiastuti ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937416

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937416

4894 3697 0

#938448

16 Nov 2022 : Case report  Hong Kong

Thoracic Schwannoma as an Unusual Cause of Sciatic Pain in the Chiropractic Office: A Case Report

Eric Chun-Pu Chu ORCID logo, Robert J. Trager ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938448

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938448

5,259 2,201 0

#938448

16 Nov 2022 : Case report  Hong Kong

Thoracic Schwannoma as an Unusual Cause of Sciatic Pain in the Chiropractic Office: A Case Report

Eric Chun-Pu Chu ORCID logo, Robert J. Trager ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938448

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938448

5259 2201 0

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15 Nov 2022 : Case report  Japan

Late-Onset Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency Complicated with Extremely High Serum Ammonia Level: Prompt Induction of Hemodialysis as the Key to Successful Treatment

Satsuki Yamamoto, Shun Yamashita ORCID logo, Toshihiko Kakiuchi ORCID logo, Kazuya Kurogi, Tomoyo M. Nishi, Masaki Tago ORCID logo, Shu-ichi Yamashita

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937658

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937658

3,771 3,694 0

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15 Nov 2022 : Case report  Japan

Late-Onset Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency Complicated with Extremely High Serum Ammonia Level: Prompt Induction of Hemodialysis as the Key to Successful Treatment

Satsuki Yamamoto, Shun Yamashita ORCID logo, Toshihiko Kakiuchi ORCID logo, Kazuya Kurogi, Tomoyo M. Nishi, Masaki Tago ORCID logo, Shu-ichi Yamashita

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937658

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937658

3771 3694 0

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13 Nov 2022 : Case report  Vietnam

Case of Mitral Valve Prolapse – Associated Sudden Cardiac Death in Pregnancy

Nguyen Ngoc Khoi Truong, Vu Hoang Vu, Binh Quang Truong

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938000

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938000

6,250 3,820 0

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13 Nov 2022 : Case report  Vietnam

Case of Mitral Valve Prolapse – Associated Sudden Cardiac Death in Pregnancy

Nguyen Ngoc Khoi Truong, Vu Hoang Vu, Binh Quang Truong

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938000

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938000

6250 3820 0

#937266

20 Oct 2022 : Case report  China (mainland)

Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy for Intracardiac Leiomyomatosis: A Case Report

Jinxiao Liang, Lijuan Wang, Xiaoting Ling, Lingling Xie, Mingwei Xie, Chunxian Huang

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937266

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937266

3,049 1,016 0

#937266

20 Oct 2022 : Case report  China (mainland)

Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy for Intracardiac Leiomyomatosis: A Case Report

Jinxiao Liang, Lijuan Wang, Xiaoting Ling, Lingling Xie, Mingwei Xie, Chunxian Huang

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937266

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937266

3049 1016 0

#937324

15 Nov 2022 : Case report  Switzerland

Large Desmoid Tumor of the Pancreas: A Report of a Rare Case and Review of the Literature

Alexis Litchinko, Camille Brasset ORCID logo, Matthieu Tihy ORCID logo, Marie-Laure Amram, Frederic Ris ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937324

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937324

7,000 3,090 0

#937324

15 Nov 2022 : Case report  Switzerland

Large Desmoid Tumor of the Pancreas: A Report of a Rare Case and Review of the Literature

Alexis Litchinko, Camille Brasset ORCID logo, Matthieu Tihy ORCID logo, Marie-Laure Amram, Frederic Ris ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937324

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937324

7000 3090 0

#938268

11 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

A 70-Year-Old Woman Presenting with Confusion and Muscle Spasms Due to Serotonin Syndrome Associated with Paroxetine and Quetiapine Treatment

Elizabeth Mostel, Savan Patel, Brian G. Wiener

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938268

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938268

4,249 7,245 0

#938268

11 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

A 70-Year-Old Woman Presenting with Confusion and Muscle Spasms Due to Serotonin Syndrome Associated with Paroxetine and Quetiapine Treatment

Elizabeth Mostel, Savan Patel, Brian G. Wiener

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938268

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938268

4249 7245 0

#936809

07 Nov 2022 : Case report  Italy

Isolated First Branchial Cleft Anomalies of the External Auditory Canal

Alessandro Milani, Giuseppe Magliulo, Valeria Rossetti ORCID logo, Roberta Polimeni ORCID logo, Annalisa Pace ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936809

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936809

2,806 1,937 0

#936809

07 Nov 2022 : Case report  Italy

Isolated First Branchial Cleft Anomalies of the External Auditory Canal

Alessandro Milani, Giuseppe Magliulo, Valeria Rossetti ORCID logo, Roberta Polimeni ORCID logo, Annalisa Pace ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936809

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936809

2806 1937 0

#937370

06 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Gynecomastia and Malignancy: A Case of Male Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Erinie Mekheal, Brooke E. Kania, Poona Kumari, Vinod Kumar, Michael Maroules

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937370

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937370

4,907 1,720 0

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06 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Gynecomastia and Malignancy: A Case of Male Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Erinie Mekheal, Brooke E. Kania, Poona Kumari, Vinod Kumar, Michael Maroules

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937370

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937370

4907 1720 0

#937220

05 Nov 2022 : Case report  Slovenia

Compound Heterozygote Mutation in the SMPD1 Gene Leading to Nieman-Pick Disease Type A

Alja Kavčič, Matjaž Homan, Milanka Živanović, Maruša Debeljak, Tita Butenko, Ana Drole Torkar, Mojca Žerjav Tanšek, Sara Bertok, Tadej Battelino, Urh Groselj ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937220

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937220

4,272 1,757 0

#937220

05 Nov 2022 : Case report  Slovenia

Compound Heterozygote Mutation in the SMPD1 Gene Leading to Nieman-Pick Disease Type A

Alja Kavčič, Matjaž Homan, Milanka Živanović, Maruša Debeljak, Tita Butenko, Ana Drole Torkar, Mojca Žerjav Tanšek, Sara Bertok, Tadej Battelino, Urh Groselj ORCID logo

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937220

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937220

4272 1757 0

#937259

03 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleed Due to Small Bowel Vascular Malformation in a Patient with Turner Syndrome Diagnosed with Surgically Assisted Push Enteroscopy

Alvaro G. Flores Lopez, David J. Freestone, Megan K. Fuller, Nicole Wozny, Andrew S. Huang-Pacheco

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937259

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937259

3,826 2,077 0

#937259

03 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleed Due to Small Bowel Vascular Malformation in a Patient with Turner Syndrome Diagnosed with Surgically Assisted Push Enteroscopy

Alvaro G. Flores Lopez, David J. Freestone, Megan K. Fuller, Nicole Wozny, Andrew S. Huang-Pacheco

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937259

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937259

3826 2077 0

#937581

03 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Injury to the Posterior Horn of the Lateral Meniscus from a Misplaced Tibial Tunnel for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Report

Amar S. Vadhera ORCID logo, Jonathan S. Lee, Harsh Singh, Safa Gursoy, Kyle N. Kunze ORCID logo, Nikhil N. Verma, Jorge Chahla

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937581

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937581

6,751 2,155 0

#937581

03 Nov 2022 : Case report  USA

Injury to the Posterior Horn of the Lateral Meniscus from a Misplaced Tibial Tunnel for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Report

Amar S. Vadhera ORCID logo, Jonathan S. Lee, Harsh Singh, Safa Gursoy, Kyle N. Kunze ORCID logo, Nikhil N. Verma, Jorge Chahla

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937581

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937581

6751 2155 0

#937695

04 Nov 2022 : Case report  Thailand

Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Complete Phenotype in a Patient with p.Arg173Trp Variant in Thailand

Vachiravit Sriprakoon, Chalisa Ittagornpunth, Nakorn Puapaiboon, Aekasit Bunyahathaipat, Punnapat Piriyanon, Sookkasem Khositseth, Kitiwan Rojnueangnit

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937695

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937695

4,812 2,585 0

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04 Nov 2022 : Case report  Thailand

Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Complete Phenotype in a Patient with p.Arg173Trp Variant in Thailand

Vachiravit Sriprakoon, Chalisa Ittagornpunth, Nakorn Puapaiboon, Aekasit Bunyahathaipat, Punnapat Piriyanon, Sookkasem Khositseth, Kitiwan Rojnueangnit

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937695

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937695

4812 2585 0

#937826

31 Oct 2022 : Case report  Hong Kong

Neck pain and Headache Complicated by Persistent Syringomyelia After Foramen Magnum Decompression for Chiari I Malformation: Improvement with Multimodal Chiropractic Therapies

Eric Chun-Pu Chu ORCID logo, Robert J. Trager ORCID logo, Gabriel Siu Nam Ng, John Sing Fai Shum

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937826

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937826

10,545 4,841 0

#937826

31 Oct 2022 : Case report  Hong Kong

Neck pain and Headache Complicated by Persistent Syringomyelia After Foramen Magnum Decompression for Chiari I Malformation: Improvement with Multimodal Chiropractic Therapies

Eric Chun-Pu Chu ORCID logo, Robert J. Trager ORCID logo, Gabriel Siu Nam Ng, John Sing Fai Shum

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937826

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937826

10545 4841 0

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30 Oct 2022 : Case report  Switzerland

A 56-Year-Old Woman with Acute Cholecystitis and a Moynihan’s Hump, or Caterpillar Configuration, of the Right Hepatic Artery Identified During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Isabelle Uhe, Abdul Ghyas Ghyasi, Mickael Chevallay, Floryn Cherbanyk

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936835

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936835

4,035 3,099 0

#936835

30 Oct 2022 : Case report  Switzerland

A 56-Year-Old Woman with Acute Cholecystitis and a Moynihan’s Hump, or Caterpillar Configuration, of the Right Hepatic Artery Identified During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Isabelle Uhe, Abdul Ghyas Ghyasi, Mickael Chevallay, Floryn Cherbanyk

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936835

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936835

4035 3099 0

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29 Oct 2022 : Case report  Israel

Pneumatosis Cystoides Coli Presenting as Acute Abdomen in a Patient with Complicated Behcet’s Disease: A Case Report

Rachel Gefen ORCID logo, Brigitte Helou, Noam Shussman, Anna Elia ORCID logo, Liat Appelbaum, Alon Pikarsky, Jonathan Abraham Demma

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937677

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937677

4,084 1,323 0

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29 Oct 2022 : Case report  Israel

Pneumatosis Cystoides Coli Presenting as Acute Abdomen in a Patient with Complicated Behcet’s Disease: A Case Report

Rachel Gefen ORCID logo, Brigitte Helou, Noam Shussman, Anna Elia ORCID logo, Liat Appelbaum, Alon Pikarsky, Jonathan Abraham Demma

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937677

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937677

4084 1323 0

#936565

28 Oct 2022 : Case report  Poland

Novel Complement Factor B Gene Mutation Identified in a Kidney Transplant Recipient with a Shiga Toxin-Triggered Episode of Thrombotic Microangiopathy

Joanna Korzycka, Ewa Pawłowicz-Szlarska ORCID logo, Anna Masajtis-Zagajewska ORCID logo, Michał Nowicki

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936565

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936565

3,213 1,333 0

#936565

28 Oct 2022 : Case report  Poland

Novel Complement Factor B Gene Mutation Identified in a Kidney Transplant Recipient with a Shiga Toxin-Triggered Episode of Thrombotic Microangiopathy

Joanna Korzycka, Ewa Pawłowicz-Szlarska ORCID logo, Anna Masajtis-Zagajewska ORCID logo, Michał Nowicki

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936565

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936565

3213 1333 0

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Multilevel Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With Low Back Pain in Achondroplasia: A Case Report

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Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950985  

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