Challenging differential diagnosis

29 Mar 2025 : Case report
High Creatine Kinase Levels in Viral Myositis: A Case of Rhabdomyolysis-Induced Renal Failure
Sujatha Baddam
, Mrudula Thiriveedi, Heather Haley
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946551
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946551
1,365 11,299 0

29 Mar 2025 : Case report
High Creatine Kinase Levels in Viral Myositis: A Case of Rhabdomyolysis-Induced Renal Failure
Sujatha Baddam
, Mrudula Thiriveedi, Heather Haley
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946551
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946551
1365 11299 0

07 Apr 2025 : Case report
Diagnostic Challenges in Ectopic Pregnancy: Identifying Pseudo Sacs in Suspected Heterotopic Cases
Aditya Utomo
, Hae chang Yoon
, Dina Marlina
, Yuda Putra Disastra
, Artha Falentin Putri Susilo
, Putri Nadhira Adinda Adriansyah
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944924
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e944924
1,074 6,457 0

07 Apr 2025 : Case report
Diagnostic Challenges in Ectopic Pregnancy: Identifying Pseudo Sacs in Suspected Heterotopic Cases
Aditya Utomo
, Hae chang Yoon
, Dina Marlina
, Yuda Putra Disastra
, Artha Falentin Putri Susilo
, Putri Nadhira Adinda Adriansyah
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944924
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e944924
1074 6457 0

07 Apr 2025 : Case report
Postpartum Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis and Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Clinical Insights
Xinye Cui, Yuqiang Tang, Guoxin Guan, Zhongtao Zhang, Fuwen Luo
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947094
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947094
905 1,451 0

07 Apr 2025 : Case report
Postpartum Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis and Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Clinical Insights
Xinye Cui, Yuqiang Tang, Guoxin Guan, Zhongtao Zhang, Fuwen Luo
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947094
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947094
905 1451 0

05 Apr 2025 : Case report
Co-Occurrence of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Polycystic Liver Disease: A Case of Hypertension with PKHD1 Variant
Yotsapon Thewjitcharoen, Soontaree Nakasatien
, Veekij Veerasomboonsin
, Sandra T.F. Tsoi, Cadmon K.P. Lim, Thep Himathongkam
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947141
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947141
1,176 1,414 0

05 Apr 2025 : Case report
Co-Occurrence of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Polycystic Liver Disease: A Case of Hypertension with PKHD1 Variant
Yotsapon Thewjitcharoen, Soontaree Nakasatien
, Veekij Veerasomboonsin
, Sandra T.F. Tsoi, Cadmon K.P. Lim, Thep Himathongkam
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947141
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947141
1176 1414 0

04 Apr 2025 : Case report
A 65-Year-Old Man with Coronary Artery Embolism and Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction Following Cardioversion for Ventricular Tachycardia
Heba Khalid Alkoheji, Shanei Ali Shanei, Mohammed Ali Zayed
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945228
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945228
1,178 2,574 0

04 Apr 2025 : Case report
A 65-Year-Old Man with Coronary Artery Embolism and Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction Following Cardioversion for Ventricular Tachycardia
Heba Khalid Alkoheji, Shanei Ali Shanei, Mohammed Ali Zayed
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945228
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945228
1178 2574 0

01 Apr 2025 : Case report
Early-Onset COPD and Lung Cancer: Case Studies Highlighting Diagnostic Challenges in Younger Patients
Robert Uliński, Piotr Korczyński
, Joanna Domagała-Kulawik
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946280
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946280
1,459 3,150 0

01 Apr 2025 : Case report
Early-Onset COPD and Lung Cancer: Case Studies Highlighting Diagnostic Challenges in Younger Patients
Robert Uliński, Piotr Korczyński
, Joanna Domagała-Kulawik
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946280
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946280
1459 3150 0

02 Apr 2025 : Case report
Successful Treatment of a 42-Year-Old Man with Concurrent Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease and Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor Antibody-Positive Membranous Nephropathy: A Case Report
Cuirong Hu, Jinkun Wang, Yaping Zhan, Jifang Lu, Jinling Ye, Jianan Chen, Wenyan Zhou, Chaojun Qi, Minfang Zhang, Leyi Gu, Na Jiang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946245
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946245
1,104 1,692 0

02 Apr 2025 : Case report
Successful Treatment of a 42-Year-Old Man with Concurrent Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease and Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor Antibody-Positive Membranous Nephropathy: A Case Report
Cuirong Hu, Jinkun Wang, Yaping Zhan, Jifang Lu, Jinling Ye, Jianan Chen, Wenyan Zhou, Chaojun Qi, Minfang Zhang, Leyi Gu, Na Jiang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946245
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946245
1104 1692 0

31 Mar 2025 : Case report
Endovascular Stenting and Factor Xa Inhibitors for Filter-Associated Chronic IVC Occlusion: A Case Series
Pengkai Cao, Xintong Luo, Ruijiao Gao, Yunsong Li, Liang Li, Yanrong Zhang, Xiangdong Liu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946402
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946402
629 2,541 0

31 Mar 2025 : Case report
Endovascular Stenting and Factor Xa Inhibitors for Filter-Associated Chronic IVC Occlusion: A Case Series
Pengkai Cao, Xintong Luo, Ruijiao Gao, Yunsong Li, Liang Li, Yanrong Zhang, Xiangdong Liu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946402
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946402
629 2541 0

28 Mar 2025 : Case report
Hoarseness as a Rare Symptom of Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Due to Ortner Syndrome: A Case Report
Karolina Jaxa-Kwiatkowska, Magdalena Janus, Mateusz Maciej Graczyk, Katarzyna Szabatowska, Weronika Gościniak, Filip Sawczak
, Jerzy Paluszkiewicz, Patrycja Woźniak
, Anna Smukowska-Gorynia
, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947011
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947011
1,101 1,449 0

28 Mar 2025 : Case report
Hoarseness as a Rare Symptom of Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Due to Ortner Syndrome: A Case Report
Karolina Jaxa-Kwiatkowska, Magdalena Janus, Mateusz Maciej Graczyk, Katarzyna Szabatowska, Weronika Gościniak, Filip Sawczak
, Jerzy Paluszkiewicz, Patrycja Woźniak
, Anna Smukowska-Gorynia
, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947011
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947011
1101 1449 0

29 Mar 2025 : Case report
Advancing Preoperative Diagnosis: Case Report and Imaging Analysis of Cervical Spine Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
Wei Kong, Yahong Shi, Xin Zhao, Guoping Fang, Chenglei Liu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946427
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946427
1,725 3,684 0

29 Mar 2025 : Case report
Advancing Preoperative Diagnosis: Case Report and Imaging Analysis of Cervical Spine Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
Wei Kong, Yahong Shi, Xin Zhao, Guoping Fang, Chenglei Liu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946427
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946427
1725 3684 0

26 Mar 2025 : Case report
Neuropsychological Insights Into Child Survival: Possible Protective Dissociation During Prolonged Entrapment After a Turkish Earthquake
Einav Levy
, Moshe Uirel Farchi
, Chen Hanna Ryder
, Michael L. Alkan, Yori Gidron
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946755
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946755
723 1,107 0

26 Mar 2025 : Case report
Neuropsychological Insights Into Child Survival: Possible Protective Dissociation During Prolonged Entrapment After a Turkish Earthquake
Einav Levy
, Moshe Uirel Farchi
, Chen Hanna Ryder
, Michael L. Alkan, Yori Gidron
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946755
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946755
723 1107 0

24 Mar 2025 : Case report
Medical Thoracoscopy in Diagnosis and Management of Silicotuberculosis with Pneumothorax: A Report of a Rare Case
Shandy Billy Riyanto
, Isnin Anang Marhana
, Helmia Hasan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946204
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946204
1,067 1,440 0

24 Mar 2025 : Case report
Medical Thoracoscopy in Diagnosis and Management of Silicotuberculosis with Pneumothorax: A Report of a Rare Case
Shandy Billy Riyanto
, Isnin Anang Marhana
, Helmia Hasan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946204
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946204
1067 1440 0

19 Mar 2025 : Case report
Bilateral Knee Synovial Chondromatosis in a 2-Year-Old Girl: First Reported Case and Literature Review
Ana Paula Fernandes Barbosa, Paulyana Fernandes Barbosa Quintino, Hermann Fernandes Motta Camara, Pedro Henrique Laurindo dos Anjos, Arthur Castro Guimaraes
, Eloisio Barbosa Lopes Neto, Maria Eugenia Leite Duarte
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945921
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945921
2,160 3,212 0

19 Mar 2025 : Case report
Bilateral Knee Synovial Chondromatosis in a 2-Year-Old Girl: First Reported Case and Literature Review
Ana Paula Fernandes Barbosa, Paulyana Fernandes Barbosa Quintino, Hermann Fernandes Motta Camara, Pedro Henrique Laurindo dos Anjos, Arthur Castro Guimaraes
, Eloisio Barbosa Lopes Neto, Maria Eugenia Leite Duarte
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945921
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945921
2160 3212 0

23 Mar 2025 : Case report
Ruptured Renal Artery Aneurysm in Late Pregnancy: Challenges in a Patient with Atrophic Kidney
Isabel Mor, Teresa Bernardes, Christine Greves, Shannon Scott Schellhammer, Stephen J. Carlan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946954
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946954
960 1,367 0

23 Mar 2025 : Case report
Ruptured Renal Artery Aneurysm in Late Pregnancy: Challenges in a Patient with Atrophic Kidney
Isabel Mor, Teresa Bernardes, Christine Greves, Shannon Scott Schellhammer, Stephen J. Carlan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946954
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946954
960 1367 0

20 Feb 2025 : Case report
Vision-Threatening Complications of Juxtapapillary Retinal Capillary Hemangioma: A Case of Retinal Artery Occlusion
Jingnan Han, Siyu Wang, Yuedong Hu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946514
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946514
1,011 1,573 0

20 Feb 2025 : Case report
Vision-Threatening Complications of Juxtapapillary Retinal Capillary Hemangioma: A Case of Retinal Artery Occlusion
Jingnan Han, Siyu Wang, Yuedong Hu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946514
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946514
1011 1573 0

19 Mar 2025 : Case report
Emergency Cricothyrotomy in a 51-Year-Old Woman with Traumatic Airway Obstruction After a High-Speed Collision
Victor Cao, Neda Salami, Lance L. Lamore, Brandon Woodward, Michael Neeki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945817
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945817
963 2,543 0

19 Mar 2025 : Case report
Emergency Cricothyrotomy in a 51-Year-Old Woman with Traumatic Airway Obstruction After a High-Speed Collision
Victor Cao, Neda Salami, Lance L. Lamore, Brandon Woodward, Michael Neeki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945817
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945817
963 2543 0

18 Mar 2025 : Case report
Uncommon Presentation of Perforated Appendicitis: Abdominal Wall Abscess and Fistula Formation
Zachary S. Kauffman, David L. Stuart
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946543
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946543
789 3,851 0

18 Mar 2025 : Case report
Uncommon Presentation of Perforated Appendicitis: Abdominal Wall Abscess and Fistula Formation
Zachary S. Kauffman, David L. Stuart
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946543
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946543
789 3851 0

17 Mar 2025 : Case report
Enzyme Replacement and Immunosuppression in Heart Transplant Recipients with Fabry Cardiomyopathy: A 7-Year Case Study
Katarzyna Muras-Szwedziak
, Maciej Wójcik
, Olga Wojtyczka
, Krzysztof Kaczmarek
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945873
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945873
1,541 2,040 0

17 Mar 2025 : Case report
Enzyme Replacement and Immunosuppression in Heart Transplant Recipients with Fabry Cardiomyopathy: A 7-Year Case Study
Katarzyna Muras-Szwedziak
, Maciej Wójcik
, Olga Wojtyczka
, Krzysztof Kaczmarek
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945873
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945873
1541 2040 0

16 Mar 2025 : Case report
Pseudoaneurysm-Induced Pain Following Ankle Arthroscopy: A Case Report and Literature Review
Young uk Park
, DaeHyun Han, Juho An, Young Wook Seo
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945540
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945540
2,252 3,046 0

16 Mar 2025 : Case report
Pseudoaneurysm-Induced Pain Following Ankle Arthroscopy: A Case Report and Literature Review
Young uk Park
, DaeHyun Han, Juho An, Young Wook Seo
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945540
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945540
2252 3046 0

15 Mar 2025 : Case report
Incidental High-Grade Sellar Solitary Fibrous Tumor Mimicking Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Michele Persico
, Brent D. Weinberg
, Stewart G. Neill, Hui-Kuo Shu, Jim Zhong
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946592
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946592
1,776 2,117 0

15 Mar 2025 : Case report
Incidental High-Grade Sellar Solitary Fibrous Tumor Mimicking Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Michele Persico
, Brent D. Weinberg
, Stewart G. Neill, Hui-Kuo Shu, Jim Zhong
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946592
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946592
1776 2117 0

12 Mar 2025 : Case report
Thymoma-Induced Severe Biventricular Failure without Myasthenia Gravis: Investigating Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Roscoe Lim, Stephanie Wiltshire, Megan Barnet
, Julia P. Low, Samuel Bolitho, Alisa Kane, Andrew Jabbour, Eugene Kotlyar, Christopher Hayward
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945796
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945796
1,540 2,057 0

12 Mar 2025 : Case report
Thymoma-Induced Severe Biventricular Failure without Myasthenia Gravis: Investigating Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Roscoe Lim, Stephanie Wiltshire, Megan Barnet
, Julia P. Low, Samuel Bolitho, Alisa Kane, Andrew Jabbour, Eugene Kotlyar, Christopher Hayward
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945796
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945796
1540 2057 0

11 Mar 2025 : Case report
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Type 1 Presenting with Interstitial Lung Disease: A Report of a Rare Case from Saudi Arabia
Lama Abdullah Alhomayin, Abdullah Rashed Alharbi, Ahmed Rufai Nadama, Joseph Hope Cal, Muthurajan Paramasivam
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945175
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945175
1,062 2,692 0

11 Mar 2025 : Case report
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Type 1 Presenting with Interstitial Lung Disease: A Report of a Rare Case from Saudi Arabia
Lama Abdullah Alhomayin, Abdullah Rashed Alharbi, Ahmed Rufai Nadama, Joseph Hope Cal, Muthurajan Paramasivam
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945175
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945175
1062 2692 0

08 Mar 2025 : Case report
Splenosis Masquerading as Endometriosis: A Rare Pelvic Post-Trauma Presentation
Khaled Abdul Jawad
, Kathryn Denny, Tijani S. Osumah, Komal Arora, Sarah E. Allen, Christopher J. Esper
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946307
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946307
889 1,895 0

08 Mar 2025 : Case report
Splenosis Masquerading as Endometriosis: A Rare Pelvic Post-Trauma Presentation
Khaled Abdul Jawad
, Kathryn Denny, Tijani S. Osumah, Komal Arora, Sarah E. Allen, Christopher J. Esper
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946307
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946307
889 1895 0

09 Mar 2025 : Case report
A 58-Year-Old Man with a History of Autoimmune Thyroiditis Diagnosed with Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma and Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid
Naru Babaya
, Sawa Yoshida
, Shinsuke Noso
, Yoshihisa Hiromine
, Yasunori Taketomo
, Takayuki Kimura, Hiroaki Kakutani, Takao Satou, Hiroshi Ikegami
, Norikazu Maeda
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946022
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946022
1,521 2,590 0

09 Mar 2025 : Case report
A 58-Year-Old Man with a History of Autoimmune Thyroiditis Diagnosed with Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma and Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid
Naru Babaya
, Sawa Yoshida
, Shinsuke Noso
, Yoshihisa Hiromine
, Yasunori Taketomo
, Takayuki Kimura, Hiroaki Kakutani, Takao Satou, Hiroshi Ikegami
, Norikazu Maeda
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946022
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946022
1521 2590 0

05 Mar 2025 : Case report
Non-Traumatic Thyroid Cartilage Fracture from Sudden Neck Motion: Clinical Insights
Pierre Attal
, Ben-Zion Horwitz, Jen-Yves Sichel, Chanan Shaul
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946084
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946084
1,138 3,177 0

05 Mar 2025 : Case report
Non-Traumatic Thyroid Cartilage Fracture from Sudden Neck Motion: Clinical Insights
Pierre Attal
, Ben-Zion Horwitz, Jen-Yves Sichel, Chanan Shaul
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946084
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946084
1138 3177 0
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