Challenging differential diagnosis

20 Dec 2025 : Case report
Ethambutol-Associated Thrombocytopenia: A Rare Case Report of Drug-Induced Platelet Decline in Tuberculosis Treatment
Ugo Françoise
, Kim Henry, Mohamed Sidibe, Valérie Lalande, Clément Cholle
, Paul Le Turnier
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945090
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945090
1,286 2,764 0

20 Dec 2025 : Case report
Ethambutol-Associated Thrombocytopenia: A Rare Case Report of Drug-Induced Platelet Decline in Tuberculosis Treatment
Ugo Françoise
, Kim Henry, Mohamed Sidibe, Valérie Lalande, Clément Cholle
, Paul Le Turnier
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945090
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945090
1286 2764 0

20 Dec 2025 : Case report
Diagnostic Challenges of Abdominal Tumors Without Typical Imaging Features: From Misdiagnosis of Pancreatic Cystadenoma to Adrenal Pheochromocytoma and the Intraoperative Response
Haoyang Huang
, Dingwei Xu
, Zhangbin Chen, Jie Huang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950574
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950574
924 1,345 0

20 Dec 2025 : Case report
Diagnostic Challenges of Abdominal Tumors Without Typical Imaging Features: From Misdiagnosis of Pancreatic Cystadenoma to Adrenal Pheochromocytoma and the Intraoperative Response
Haoyang Huang
, Dingwei Xu
, Zhangbin Chen, Jie Huang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950574
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950574
924 1345 0

19 Dec 2025 : Case report
Concomitant Neurosarcoidosis and Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Peculiar Path to Diagnosis
Meghan Stevenson, Naveed Younis
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950208
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950208
973 1,883 0

19 Dec 2025 : Case report
Concomitant Neurosarcoidosis and Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Peculiar Path to Diagnosis
Meghan Stevenson, Naveed Younis
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950208
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950208
973 1883 0

19 Dec 2025 : Case report
Primary Orbital Lymphoma Manifesting as Increased Intraocular Pressure: A Case Report
Miaomiao Sun, Zhaohui Xiong, Yincong Xu, Zhongyou Zhou, Jiale Wu, Jiangzhou Han, Lina Zhao
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951048
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e951048
1,112 2,574 0

19 Dec 2025 : Case report
Primary Orbital Lymphoma Manifesting as Increased Intraocular Pressure: A Case Report
Miaomiao Sun, Zhaohui Xiong, Yincong Xu, Zhongyou Zhou, Jiale Wu, Jiangzhou Han, Lina Zhao
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951048
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e951048
1112 2574 0

18 Dec 2025 : Case report
Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus After 14 Years of Carbamazepine Use in a Patient With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Case Report
Naho Ayuzawa-Takeda, Keisuke Saito, Hidetoshi Yanagida, Tomoko Oeda
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949233
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949233
1,265 4,363 0

18 Dec 2025 : Case report
Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus After 14 Years of Carbamazepine Use in a Patient With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Case Report
Naho Ayuzawa-Takeda, Keisuke Saito, Hidetoshi Yanagida, Tomoko Oeda
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949233
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949233
1265 4363 0

17 Dec 2025 : Case report
COVID-19-Associated MDA5-Mediated Necrotizing Myositis
Sarah Steadman, Amit Sikder, Harsh R. Desai
, Bradley Collins
, Tiffany Baker, Julie Worthington
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949788
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949788
1,584 3,381 0

17 Dec 2025 : Case report
COVID-19-Associated MDA5-Mediated Necrotizing Myositis
Sarah Steadman, Amit Sikder, Harsh R. Desai
, Bradley Collins
, Tiffany Baker, Julie Worthington
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949788
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949788
1584 3381 0

17 Dec 2025 : Case report
Splenic Hamartoma Diagnosed and Treated by Laparoscopic Splenectomy Associated With a Minimal Suprapubic Approach
Hikaru Ohtani, Tomohide Hori, Shigeki Nakayama, Satoru Umegae, Takao Iwanaga, Ryutaro Nishikawa, Takahiro Shimoyama, Sakurako Suzuki, Shigehito Nakashima, Takayuki Yamamoto
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950597
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950597
867 1,538 0

17 Dec 2025 : Case report
Splenic Hamartoma Diagnosed and Treated by Laparoscopic Splenectomy Associated With a Minimal Suprapubic Approach
Hikaru Ohtani, Tomohide Hori, Shigeki Nakayama, Satoru Umegae, Takao Iwanaga, Ryutaro Nishikawa, Takahiro Shimoyama, Sakurako Suzuki, Shigehito Nakashima, Takayuki Yamamoto
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950597
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950597
867 1538 0

16 Dec 2025 : Case report
Electronic Gastroscopy in Identifying Hidden Tonsillar Foreign Bodies: A Case of a Completely Embedded Sunflower Seed Shell
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949052
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949052
903 1,635 0

16 Dec 2025 : Case report
Electronic Gastroscopy in Identifying Hidden Tonsillar Foreign Bodies: A Case of a Completely Embedded Sunflower Seed Shell
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949052
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949052
903 1635 0

16 Dec 2025 : Case report
Subdural Empyema and Pneumocephalus From Chronic Polypoid Sinusitis in an Elderly Woman With Rapid Neurological Recovery: A Report of a Rare Case
John Martinez, Elizabeth Nagidi, Mark Rigby
, Lina Ataya, Aftab Macksood, Ghiath Bayasi, Kelsee Rotondo
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949999
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949999
995 2,075 0

16 Dec 2025 : Case report
Subdural Empyema and Pneumocephalus From Chronic Polypoid Sinusitis in an Elderly Woman With Rapid Neurological Recovery: A Report of a Rare Case
John Martinez, Elizabeth Nagidi, Mark Rigby
, Lina Ataya, Aftab Macksood, Ghiath Bayasi, Kelsee Rotondo
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949999
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949999
995 2075 0

15 Dec 2025 : Case report
Primary Pulmonary Osteosarcoma Presenting as a 1.7-cm Subpleural Nodule in a 61-Year-Old Man: A Case Report
Xin Yang, Wen Guang Zhao, Chao Gao, Sheng Lin
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949034
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949034
964 1,403 0

15 Dec 2025 : Case report
Primary Pulmonary Osteosarcoma Presenting as a 1.7-cm Subpleural Nodule in a 61-Year-Old Man: A Case Report
Xin Yang, Wen Guang Zhao, Chao Gao, Sheng Lin
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949034
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949034
964 1403 0

15 Dec 2025 : Case report
Compartment Syndrome Secondary to Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in a Patient With Crohn’s Disease
Saad Mohammed Alshahrani
, Raghad Ibrahim Alkoblan, Reem Abdulaziz Alturki, Shahad Mohammed Alashgar
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948950
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948950
923 1,455 0

15 Dec 2025 : Case report
Compartment Syndrome Secondary to Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in a Patient With Crohn’s Disease
Saad Mohammed Alshahrani
, Raghad Ibrahim Alkoblan, Reem Abdulaziz Alturki, Shahad Mohammed Alashgar
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948950
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948950
923 1455 0

14 Dec 2025 : Case report
Bruton’s Agammaglobulinemia: Case Series and Literature Review From King Fahad Central Hospital, Jizan, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Shamakhi, Nabil Dhayhi, Shatha Matabi, Manal Maashi, Abdullah Dhaifallah Hamdi, Bander Ali, Fadhel Hazazi, Abdullah H. Alhamoud
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949936
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949936
1,337 4,054 0

14 Dec 2025 : Case report
Bruton’s Agammaglobulinemia: Case Series and Literature Review From King Fahad Central Hospital, Jizan, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Shamakhi, Nabil Dhayhi, Shatha Matabi, Manal Maashi, Abdullah Dhaifallah Hamdi, Bander Ali, Fadhel Hazazi, Abdullah H. Alhamoud
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949936
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949936
1337 4054 0

12 Dec 2025 : Case report
Unpredictable Evolution of Pilocytic Astrocytoma in Adults: A Case Series and Diagnostic Challenges
Anamaria Sincu, Cristian-Ionut Orasanu
, Raluca Ioana Voda
, Madalina Bosoteanu
, Manuela Enciu
, Sorin Vamesu
, Sinziana Andra Ghitoi, Mariana Deacu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947774
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947774
1,171 5,721 0

12 Dec 2025 : Case report
Unpredictable Evolution of Pilocytic Astrocytoma in Adults: A Case Series and Diagnostic Challenges
Anamaria Sincu, Cristian-Ionut Orasanu
, Raluca Ioana Voda
, Madalina Bosoteanu
, Manuela Enciu
, Sorin Vamesu
, Sinziana Andra Ghitoi, Mariana Deacu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947774
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947774
1171 5721 0

11 Dec 2025 : Case report
A 60-Year-Old Man with an Incidental Finding of an Asymptomatic Aneurysm of the Right Gastroepiploic Artery Managed by Laparoscopic Resection
Maksymilian Baryła
, Paweł Kazimierz Ziemiański
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948020
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948020
890 1,419 0

11 Dec 2025 : Case report
A 60-Year-Old Man with an Incidental Finding of an Asymptomatic Aneurysm of the Right Gastroepiploic Artery Managed by Laparoscopic Resection
Maksymilian Baryła
, Paweł Kazimierz Ziemiański
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948020
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948020
890 1419 0

10 Dec 2025 : Case report
Isolated Transient Neonatal Ascites in a Preterm Infant Born to a Mother with Mirror Syndrome: A Case Report
Mo’ath Abu Hamdeh, Rasmea Mohammad Asad, Zeidan Abdalsalam, Mohammad Maraqah, Lema Saleh Khaled Jaber, Mai M.R. Rostom, Majed Methqal Abu Jaish
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949587
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949587
1,124 2,727 0

10 Dec 2025 : Case report
Isolated Transient Neonatal Ascites in a Preterm Infant Born to a Mother with Mirror Syndrome: A Case Report
Mo’ath Abu Hamdeh, Rasmea Mohammad Asad, Zeidan Abdalsalam, Mohammad Maraqah, Lema Saleh Khaled Jaber, Mai M.R. Rostom, Majed Methqal Abu Jaish
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949587
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949587
1124 2727 0

09 Dec 2025 : Case report
A Rare Case of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Following Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in an Elderly Man
Weiyong Zhong
, Feihong Xu
, Shujiang Ye, Yu Liu, Wei Zhao, Zhenquan Lu, Lin Xiong, Xiang Xu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949018
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949018
899 1,684 0

09 Dec 2025 : Case report
A Rare Case of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Following Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in an Elderly Man
Weiyong Zhong
, Feihong Xu
, Shujiang Ye, Yu Liu, Wei Zhao, Zhenquan Lu, Lin Xiong, Xiang Xu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949018
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949018
899 1684 0

09 Dec 2025 : Case report
Behçet Disease and Cognitive Impairment: A Case Study of an Overlooked Symptom
Caroline Evanthe Nathania
, Astuti Prodjohardjono
, Noor Alia Susianti
, Abdul Gofir
, Cempaka Thursina Srie Setyaningrum
, Kamala Kan Nur Azza
, Ahmad Asmedi
, Sri Sutarni
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949699
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949699
1,232 3,186 0

09 Dec 2025 : Case report
Behçet Disease and Cognitive Impairment: A Case Study of an Overlooked Symptom
Caroline Evanthe Nathania
, Astuti Prodjohardjono
, Noor Alia Susianti
, Abdul Gofir
, Cempaka Thursina Srie Setyaningrum
, Kamala Kan Nur Azza
, Ahmad Asmedi
, Sri Sutarni
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949699
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949699
1232 3186 0

07 Dec 2025 : Case report
Acute Kidney Injury from Mononuclear Cell-Predominated Interstitial Nephritis After Introduction of a Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist: A Case Report
Raweekarn Itsathitpaisarn, Nattavong Suksawad, Watsapol Wongwikrom, Jerasit Surintrspanont
, Thana Thongsricome
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949913
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949913
1,253 2,955 0

07 Dec 2025 : Case report
Acute Kidney Injury from Mononuclear Cell-Predominated Interstitial Nephritis After Introduction of a Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist: A Case Report
Raweekarn Itsathitpaisarn, Nattavong Suksawad, Watsapol Wongwikrom, Jerasit Surintrspanont
, Thana Thongsricome
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949913
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949913
1253 2955 0

07 Dec 2025 : Case report
Campfire Smoke as a Plausible Trigger for Vasospastic Angina: Insights From a Case Report
Gabrielle Denault, Anne-Sophie Lê, Emad Tahir, Stéphane Perron
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949363
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949363
1,107 3,821 0

07 Dec 2025 : Case report
Campfire Smoke as a Plausible Trigger for Vasospastic Angina: Insights From a Case Report
Gabrielle Denault, Anne-Sophie Lê, Emad Tahir, Stéphane Perron
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949363
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949363
1107 3821 0

06 Dec 2025 : Case report
Acute Kidney Injury After Accelerated Dosing of Tirzepatide in a Patient with Multiple Comorbidities: A Case Report
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950781
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950781
1,843 15,135 0

06 Dec 2025 : Case report
Acute Kidney Injury After Accelerated Dosing of Tirzepatide in a Patient with Multiple Comorbidities: A Case Report
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950781
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950781
1843 15135 0

06 Dec 2025 : Case report
Severe Hemoperitoneum From a Ruptured Ovarian Cyst in a Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Antithrombin III Deficiency: A Case Report
Adrian A. Naoun
, Max Ramírez Vázquez, Yandy García Martin, Raysa D. López Torres, Ernesto Garcia Santiago
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949379
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949379
1,505 4,831 0

06 Dec 2025 : Case report
Severe Hemoperitoneum From a Ruptured Ovarian Cyst in a Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Antithrombin III Deficiency: A Case Report
Adrian A. Naoun
, Max Ramírez Vázquez, Yandy García Martin, Raysa D. López Torres, Ernesto Garcia Santiago
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949379
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949379
1505 4831 0

05 Dec 2025 : Case report
Surgical Decompression in a 32-Year-Old Man with Chronic Onset of Thoracic Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Case Report
Xi Xiang, Jie Wang, Han Wang, Qi Yang, Xun Sun, Shiyu Li, Lili Zou
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949805
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949805
913 1,876 0

05 Dec 2025 : Case report
Surgical Decompression in a 32-Year-Old Man with Chronic Onset of Thoracic Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Case Report
Xi Xiang, Jie Wang, Han Wang, Qi Yang, Xun Sun, Shiyu Li, Lili Zou
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949805
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949805
913 1876 0

04 Dec 2025 : Case report
A 27-Year-Old Man with Chronic Traumatic Pancreatic Fistula Managed with Percutaneous Microwave Ablation
Raphael AlSarma, Abdel-Rahman Salameh, Talal Sultan M. Althobity, Farooq Bacha, Mohamed Karji Almarzooqi, Iyad Hassan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949541
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949541
866 1,553 0

04 Dec 2025 : Case report
A 27-Year-Old Man with Chronic Traumatic Pancreatic Fistula Managed with Percutaneous Microwave Ablation
Raphael AlSarma, Abdel-Rahman Salameh, Talal Sultan M. Althobity, Farooq Bacha, Mohamed Karji Almarzooqi, Iyad Hassan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949541
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949541
866 1553 0

03 Dec 2025 : Case report
Endoscopic Retrieval of Ingested Button Battery From a Colonic Diverticulum in an Alzheimer’s Patient: A Case Report
Kazuko Hizukuri, Yasuhiko Fujita, Teruyoshi Amagai
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949004
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949004
812 1,522 0

03 Dec 2025 : Case report
Endoscopic Retrieval of Ingested Button Battery From a Colonic Diverticulum in an Alzheimer’s Patient: A Case Report
Kazuko Hizukuri, Yasuhiko Fujita, Teruyoshi Amagai
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949004
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949004
812 1522 0

02 Dec 2025 : Case report
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After HHV-6 Encephalitis in an Immunocompetent Child: A Case Report
Dima Habanjar, Samah Trad, Daniel Charouf, Siham Kreidly, Rose-Mary Boustany
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950405
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950405
1,207 3,905 0

02 Dec 2025 : Case report
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After HHV-6 Encephalitis in an Immunocompetent Child: A Case Report
Dima Habanjar, Samah Trad, Daniel Charouf, Siham Kreidly, Rose-Mary Boustany
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950405
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950405
1207 3905 0
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