Rare disease

18 Aug 2021 : Case report
A 2-Year-Old Boy Who Developed an Aortoesophageal Fistula After Swallowing a Button Battery, Managed Using a Novel Procedure with Vascular Plug Device as a Bridge to Definitive Surgical Repair
Khalid M. Alreheili, Mansour Almutairi, Ali Alsaadi, Ghousia Ahmed, Abdulrahman Alhejili, Taha AlKhatrawi
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931013
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931013
3,397 3,424 0

18 Aug 2021 : Case report
A 2-Year-Old Boy Who Developed an Aortoesophageal Fistula After Swallowing a Button Battery, Managed Using a Novel Procedure with Vascular Plug Device as a Bridge to Definitive Surgical Repair
Khalid M. Alreheili, Mansour Almutairi, Ali Alsaadi, Ghousia Ahmed, Abdulrahman Alhejili, Taha AlKhatrawi
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931013
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931013
3397 3424 0

18 Aug 2021 : Case report
A 55-Year-Old Japanese Man with Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosed with Disseminated Tuberculosis Identified by Liver Function Abnormalities: A Case Report
Akio Miyasaka, Shinichirou Sato, Tomoyuki Masuda, Yasuhiro Takikawa
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931369
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931369
2,734 1,450 0

18 Aug 2021 : Case report
A 55-Year-Old Japanese Man with Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosed with Disseminated Tuberculosis Identified by Liver Function Abnormalities: A Case Report
Akio Miyasaka, Shinichirou Sato, Tomoyuki Masuda, Yasuhiro Takikawa
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931369
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931369
2734 1450 0

17 Aug 2021 : Case report
Drug-Associated Eosinophilic Fasciitis: A Case of Eosinophilic Fasciitis Secondary to Cemiplimab Therapy
Sri Harsha Boppana, Nageswara Rao Dulla, Bryce D. Beutler, Nageshwara Gullapalli, Ratinder Kaur
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932888
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932888
4,258 1,913 0

17 Aug 2021 : Case report
Drug-Associated Eosinophilic Fasciitis: A Case of Eosinophilic Fasciitis Secondary to Cemiplimab Therapy
Sri Harsha Boppana, Nageswara Rao Dulla, Bryce D. Beutler, Nageshwara Gullapalli, Ratinder Kaur
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932888
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932888
4258 1913 0

12 Aug 2021 : Case report
Intravenous Leiomyomatosis: An Uncommon Cause of Pulmonary Embolism
Michal Kloska, Preysi Patel, Andrea Soliman, Kaitlyn Musco, Jennifer Rovella
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931386
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931386
4,221 2,776 0

12 Aug 2021 : Case report
Intravenous Leiomyomatosis: An Uncommon Cause of Pulmonary Embolism
Michal Kloska, Preysi Patel, Andrea Soliman, Kaitlyn Musco, Jennifer Rovella
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931386
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931386
4221 2776 0

10 Aug 2021 : Case report
Severe Congenital Factor VII Deficiency with Normal Perioperative Coagulation Profile Based on ROTEM Analysis in a Hepatectomy
Richard S. Yeom, Xuejun A. Wang, Elia Elia, Uzung Yoon
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930245
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930245
2,794 3,126 0

10 Aug 2021 : Case report
Severe Congenital Factor VII Deficiency with Normal Perioperative Coagulation Profile Based on ROTEM Analysis in a Hepatectomy
Richard S. Yeom, Xuejun A. Wang, Elia Elia, Uzung Yoon
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930245
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930245
2794 3126 0

10 Aug 2021 : Case report
Voriconazole-Induced Hepatotoxicity Resolved after Switching to Amphotericin B in Fusarium dimerum Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection
Omar A. Alshaya, Rana A. Saleh, Shaden D. Alshehri
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932544
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932544
4,437 3,972 0

10 Aug 2021 : Case report
Voriconazole-Induced Hepatotoxicity Resolved after Switching to Amphotericin B in Fusarium dimerum Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection
Omar A. Alshaya, Rana A. Saleh, Shaden D. Alshehri
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932544
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932544
4437 3972 0

09 Aug 2021 : Case report
Autopsy Case of Pfeiffer Syndrome Type 2, a Phenotype of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-Associated Craniosynostosis Syndromes, with Tracheal Cartilage Sleeve and Abnormal Hyperplasia of Bronchial Cartilages
Shin-ya Katsuragi, Etsuko Hirose, Yoshifumi Arai, Yoshiro Otsuki, Shigeru Ohki, Hiroshi Kobayashi
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932450
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932450
4,520 3,000 0

09 Aug 2021 : Case report
Autopsy Case of Pfeiffer Syndrome Type 2, a Phenotype of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-Associated Craniosynostosis Syndromes, with Tracheal Cartilage Sleeve and Abnormal Hyperplasia of Bronchial Cartilages
Shin-ya Katsuragi, Etsuko Hirose, Yoshifumi Arai, Yoshiro Otsuki, Shigeru Ohki, Hiroshi Kobayashi
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932450
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932450
4520 3000 0

07 Aug 2021 : Case report
Pleural Effusion Secondary to Dasatinib Following Allogenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Riyadh R. Alrubaye, Celine A. Fadel, Comfort Y. Adewunmi, Loida Del Rio Lopez
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932711
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932711
3,693 3,830 0

07 Aug 2021 : Case report
Pleural Effusion Secondary to Dasatinib Following Allogenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Riyadh R. Alrubaye, Celine A. Fadel, Comfort Y. Adewunmi, Loida Del Rio Lopez
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932711
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932711
3693 3830 0

06 Aug 2021 : Case report
First 2 Fabry Cases with Novel Mutation and Their Associated Clusters in Malaysia
Andy Sing Ong Tang, Qi Ying Wong, Ingrid Pao Lin Ting
, Panting Selvesten, Siaw Tze Yeo, Lee Ping Chew, Tem Lom Fam, Clare Hui Hong Tan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932923
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932923
3,398 1,855 0

06 Aug 2021 : Case report
First 2 Fabry Cases with Novel Mutation and Their Associated Clusters in Malaysia
Andy Sing Ong Tang, Qi Ying Wong, Ingrid Pao Lin Ting
, Panting Selvesten, Siaw Tze Yeo, Lee Ping Chew, Tem Lom Fam, Clare Hui Hong Tan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932923
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932923
3398 1855 0

04 Aug 2021 : Case report
Jejunal Volvulus Around Gastrostomy Tube: An Exceptional Complication in Cerebral Palsy
Hind S. Alsaif, Ali Hassan
, Hassan Alsaleem, Osamah J. Refai, Khaled Awary, Faten Alaqeel, Raed Alsulaiman
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932075
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932075
3,562 2,041 0

04 Aug 2021 : Case report
Jejunal Volvulus Around Gastrostomy Tube: An Exceptional Complication in Cerebral Palsy
Hind S. Alsaif, Ali Hassan
, Hassan Alsaleem, Osamah J. Refai, Khaled Awary, Faten Alaqeel, Raed Alsulaiman
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932075
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932075
3562 2041 0

04 Aug 2021 : Case report
Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Incarcerated Obturator Hernia: Successfull Surgical Management with Modified Mesh-Plug Hernioplasty
Bruno Rafael da Silva Barbosa, José Carlos Pereira Pinto, Liliana Duarte, Júlio Marques, Carlos Casimiro
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931398
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931398
3,115 2,227 0

04 Aug 2021 : Case report
Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Incarcerated Obturator Hernia: Successfull Surgical Management with Modified Mesh-Plug Hernioplasty
Bruno Rafael da Silva Barbosa, José Carlos Pereira Pinto, Liliana Duarte, Júlio Marques, Carlos Casimiro
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931398
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931398
3115 2227 0

02 Aug 2021 : Case report
Scurvy as an Alarm Bell of Autistic Spectrum Disorder in the First World: A Case Report of a 3-Year-Old Girl
Maria Liuzzo Scorpo, Giovanni Corsello, Maria Cristina Maggio
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930583
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930583
4,592 3,602 0

02 Aug 2021 : Case report
Scurvy as an Alarm Bell of Autistic Spectrum Disorder in the First World: A Case Report of a 3-Year-Old Girl
Maria Liuzzo Scorpo, Giovanni Corsello, Maria Cristina Maggio
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930583
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930583
4592 3602 0

02 Aug 2021 : Case report
Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Without Anti-ADAMTS13 Antibody Caused by Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Successfully Treated by Plasma Exchange: A Case Report
Keisuke Kubo, Tomohiro Abe
, Noriaki Kawano, Hidenobu Ochiai
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932251
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932251
3,868 2,242 0

02 Aug 2021 : Case report
Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Without Anti-ADAMTS13 Antibody Caused by Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Successfully Treated by Plasma Exchange: A Case Report
Keisuke Kubo, Tomohiro Abe
, Noriaki Kawano, Hidenobu Ochiai
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932251
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932251
3868 2242 0

28 Jul 2021 : Case report
Total Splenectomy for a Giant Isolated Splenic Hydatid Cyst Compressing the Abdominal Viscera: A Case Report
Dimitrios Chatzifotiou, Christian Wolf, Arturs Baibakovs, Harald Werthebach, Bogdan Lupascu, Martin Schnell
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931195
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931195
2,586 2,208 0

28 Jul 2021 : Case report
Total Splenectomy for a Giant Isolated Splenic Hydatid Cyst Compressing the Abdominal Viscera: A Case Report
Dimitrios Chatzifotiou, Christian Wolf, Arturs Baibakovs, Harald Werthebach, Bogdan Lupascu, Martin Schnell
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931195
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931195
2586 2208 0

27 Jul 2021 : Case report
Laparoscopic Surgery for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Right Upper-Quadrant Abdominal Pain Due to Omental Infarction: A Report of a Rare Case in a Single Vietnamese Hospital
Tran Que Son, Tran Hieu Hoc, Vu Duc Long, Tran Thanh Tung, Pham Van Tuyen, Nguyen Toan Thang, Tran Thu Huong
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931098
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931098
5,620 6,334 0

27 Jul 2021 : Case report
Laparoscopic Surgery for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Right Upper-Quadrant Abdominal Pain Due to Omental Infarction: A Report of a Rare Case in a Single Vietnamese Hospital
Tran Que Son, Tran Hieu Hoc, Vu Duc Long, Tran Thanh Tung, Pham Van Tuyen, Nguyen Toan Thang, Tran Thu Huong
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931098
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931098
5620 6334 0

26 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Rare Case of Invasive Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient Treated with a Short Course of Dexamethasone
Gurchetan Randhawa, Sean Hagaman, Mahsa Pourabdollah Tootkaboni, Sanchit V. Kundal, Sharad Oli
, James Alrassi, Sam D. Schild, Sara Abu-Ghanem, Shelly Brejt
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932129
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932129
3,402 1,694 0

26 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Rare Case of Invasive Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient Treated with a Short Course of Dexamethasone
Gurchetan Randhawa, Sean Hagaman, Mahsa Pourabdollah Tootkaboni, Sanchit V. Kundal, Sharad Oli
, James Alrassi, Sam D. Schild, Sara Abu-Ghanem, Shelly Brejt
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932129
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932129
3402 1694 0

22 Jul 2021 : Case report
Unusual Movement Disorders and Atypical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Findings in Patients with West Nile Encephalitis: Case Reports of 2 Patients with Evidence of Clinical and Imaging Resolution with IVIG
Irfan S. Sheikh, Ehad Afreen, Ajaz Sheikh
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932215
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932215
3,578 2,188 0

22 Jul 2021 : Case report
Unusual Movement Disorders and Atypical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Findings in Patients with West Nile Encephalitis: Case Reports of 2 Patients with Evidence of Clinical and Imaging Resolution with IVIG
Irfan S. Sheikh, Ehad Afreen, Ajaz Sheikh
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932215
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932215
3578 2188 0

20 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Report of 2 Infant Siblings with Progressive Intrahepatic Familial Cholestasis Type 1 and a Novel Homozygous Mutation in the ATP8B1 Gene Treated with Partial External Biliary Diversion and Liver Transplant
Irena Jankowska, Joanna Pawłowska, Marek Szymczak, Hor Ismail, Dorota Broniszczak, Joanna Cielecka-Kuszyk, Piotr Socha, Dorota Jarzębicka, Piotr Czubkowski
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932374
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932374
3,322 1,752 0

20 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Report of 2 Infant Siblings with Progressive Intrahepatic Familial Cholestasis Type 1 and a Novel Homozygous Mutation in the ATP8B1 Gene Treated with Partial External Biliary Diversion and Liver Transplant
Irena Jankowska, Joanna Pawłowska, Marek Szymczak, Hor Ismail, Dorota Broniszczak, Joanna Cielecka-Kuszyk, Piotr Socha, Dorota Jarzębicka, Piotr Czubkowski
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932374
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932374
3322 1752 0

20 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Unique Technique for Precise Targeting in Treatment of Rare Bifocal Intraosseous Ganglion Cysts of the Talus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Antonios Kouzelis, Irini Tatani, Andreas Panagopoulos, Eleftheria Antoniadou, Aikaterini Solomou, Dimitra Koumoundourou, Zinon T. Kokkalis, Vasileios Athanasiou, Georgios M. Diamantakis, Evangelia Mendrinou
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932261
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932261
3,807 2,302 0

20 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Unique Technique for Precise Targeting in Treatment of Rare Bifocal Intraosseous Ganglion Cysts of the Talus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Antonios Kouzelis, Irini Tatani, Andreas Panagopoulos, Eleftheria Antoniadou, Aikaterini Solomou, Dimitra Koumoundourou, Zinon T. Kokkalis, Vasileios Athanasiou, Georgios M. Diamantakis, Evangelia Mendrinou
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932261
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932261
3807 2302 0

19 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Rare Cause of Chronic Liver Disease Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy
Nourah A. Alajeel, Mohammad Shehab
, Issam Francis, Ali Alali
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933002
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933002
2,952 1,920 0

19 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Rare Cause of Chronic Liver Disease Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy
Nourah A. Alajeel, Mohammad Shehab
, Issam Francis, Ali Alali
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933002
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933002
2952 1920 0

14 Jul 2021 : Case report
Gangliocytic Paraganglioma: A Rare Etiology of Obstructive Jaundice
Hind S. Alsaif, Ali Hassan, Osamah J. Refai, Mohammed J. Alyousef, Amal A. Alodaini, Ahmed A. Almarhabi, Hanan M. Alghamdi
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931640
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931640
2,581 1,201 0

14 Jul 2021 : Case report
Gangliocytic Paraganglioma: A Rare Etiology of Obstructive Jaundice
Hind S. Alsaif, Ali Hassan, Osamah J. Refai, Mohammed J. Alyousef, Amal A. Alodaini, Ahmed A. Almarhabi, Hanan M. Alghamdi
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931640
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931640
2581 1201 0

13 Jul 2021 : Case report
Congenital Dual Internal Hernias Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in a Man with no Prior Surgical History: A Report of a Very Rare Case
Shariful Islam, Aneela N. Shah, Sarah Dial, Avidesh Mahabir
, Patrick Harnarayan, Vijay Naraynsingh
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932132
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932132
2,833 1,570 0

13 Jul 2021 : Case report
Congenital Dual Internal Hernias Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in a Man with no Prior Surgical History: A Report of a Very Rare Case
Shariful Islam, Aneela N. Shah, Sarah Dial, Avidesh Mahabir
, Patrick Harnarayan, Vijay Naraynsingh
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932132
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932132
2833 1570 0

11 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Case of Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed from a Cystic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Bleeding through a Cholecystocolic Fistula
Dominic Ofosu Amakye, Njika Atemnkeng, Eunice Hama, Erik B. Person
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931921
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931921
2,992 1,378 0

11 Jul 2021 : Case report
A Case of Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed from a Cystic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Bleeding through a Cholecystocolic Fistula
Dominic Ofosu Amakye, Njika Atemnkeng, Eunice Hama, Erik B. Person
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931921
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931921
2992 1378 0

09 Jul 2021 : Case report
Giant Cell Tumor of the Distal Ulna: Multimodal Radiological Investigation of a Very Rare Location
Luka Đudarić, Gordana Ivanac, Eugen Divjak
, Čedna Tomasović Lončarić, Ojdana Petričević Krečak, Boris Brkljačić
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932130
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932130
3,372 2,692 0

09 Jul 2021 : Case report
Giant Cell Tumor of the Distal Ulna: Multimodal Radiological Investigation of a Very Rare Location
Luka Đudarić, Gordana Ivanac, Eugen Divjak
, Čedna Tomasović Lončarić, Ojdana Petričević Krečak, Boris Brkljačić
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932130
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932130
3372 2692 0

08 Jul 2021 : Case report
Brugada Pattern Manifesting During Hyperkalemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Kristopher S. Pfirman, Connor J. Donley, Emily B. Fryman, Shivam U. Champaneria
, William T. Gatewood
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932048
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932048
4,375 1,964 0

08 Jul 2021 : Case report
Brugada Pattern Manifesting During Hyperkalemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Kristopher S. Pfirman, Connor J. Donley, Emily B. Fryman, Shivam U. Champaneria
, William T. Gatewood
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932048
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932048
4375 1964 0
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