Challenging differential diagnosis

04 Aug 2026 : Case report
Coexistence of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Marfan Syndrome in a 13-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report
Piotr Wieniawski
, Magdalena Warych
, Beata Kucińska
, Izabela Janiec, Bożena Werner
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950868
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950868
576 514 0

04 Aug 2026 : Case report
Coexistence of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Marfan Syndrome in a 13-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report
Piotr Wieniawski
, Magdalena Warych
, Beata Kucińska
, Izabela Janiec, Bożena Werner
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950868
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950868
576 514 0

03 Aug 2026 : Case report
Pustules in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Shunya Nagata, Takaie Kuki, Miyuki Kato
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953161
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953161
456 469 0

03 Aug 2026 : Case report
Pustules in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Shunya Nagata, Takaie Kuki, Miyuki Kato
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953161
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953161
456 469 0

03 Aug 2026 : Case report
Acute Appendicitis as a Precipitating Factor for Diabetic Ketosis in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
Ziyang Wang, Meijia Yang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952909
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952909
511 455 0

03 Aug 2026 : Case report
Acute Appendicitis as a Precipitating Factor for Diabetic Ketosis in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
Ziyang Wang, Meijia Yang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952909
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952909
511 455 0

02 Aug 2026 : Case report
Histoplasmosis-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Presenting as Pyrexia of Unknown Origin With Splenic Masses
Nidhi Gupta, Kriti Yadav, Mythri Chittilla, Charly Almonte, Rahul Sampath
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952791
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952791
574 554 0

02 Aug 2026 : Case report
Histoplasmosis-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Presenting as Pyrexia of Unknown Origin With Splenic Masses
Nidhi Gupta, Kriti Yadav, Mythri Chittilla, Charly Almonte, Rahul Sampath
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952791
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952791
574 554 0

17 Jun 2026 : Case report
Chlamydia trachomatis Pneumonia in a 50-Day-Old Full-Term Male Infant Associated With Mucus Plugging of the Left Upper Lobe Bronchus and Left Upper Lobe Atelectasis
Yuan Huang
, Meixia Huang, Liqin Ke, Shuxian Li, Xiaofen Tao, Guohong Zhu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953643
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953643
491 855 0

17 Jun 2026 : Case report
Chlamydia trachomatis Pneumonia in a 50-Day-Old Full-Term Male Infant Associated With Mucus Plugging of the Left Upper Lobe Bronchus and Left Upper Lobe Atelectasis
Yuan Huang
, Meixia Huang, Liqin Ke, Shuxian Li, Xiaofen Tao, Guohong Zhu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953643
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953643
491 855 0

01 Aug 2026 : Case report
Continuous Epidural Infusion of Hydroxyethyl Starch for Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: A Retrospective Case Series
Xiao-Yan Zhang
, Qiu-Li Zhang, Ying Liu, Li-Jie Zhu, Ying-Zhi Li, Xi-Ying Ye, Zhong-Jun Zhang, Yao-Xian Zhang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953129
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953129
418 447 0

01 Aug 2026 : Case report
Continuous Epidural Infusion of Hydroxyethyl Starch for Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: A Retrospective Case Series
Xiao-Yan Zhang
, Qiu-Li Zhang, Ying Liu, Li-Jie Zhu, Ying-Zhi Li, Xi-Ying Ye, Zhong-Jun Zhang, Yao-Xian Zhang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953129
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953129
418 447 0

29 Jul 2026 : Case report
Coronary Artery Embolism From Atrial Flutter Presenting as Cardiac Arrest and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
Keyshla Pagán Morales, Keyur Patel
, Ammar Ahmed, Marcel Zughaib
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952062
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952062
508 518 0

29 Jul 2026 : Case report
Coronary Artery Embolism From Atrial Flutter Presenting as Cardiac Arrest and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
Keyshla Pagán Morales, Keyur Patel
, Ammar Ahmed, Marcel Zughaib
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952062
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952062
508 518 0

30 Jul 2026 : Case report
Thoracic SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumor Presenting as a Giant Mediastinal Mass: A Case Report
Nanami Ichihashi, Motona Kumagai
, Miyako Shimasaki, Akihiro Shioya
, Sohsuke Yamada
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952937
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952937
490 509 0

30 Jul 2026 : Case report
Thoracic SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumor Presenting as a Giant Mediastinal Mass: A Case Report
Nanami Ichihashi, Motona Kumagai
, Miyako Shimasaki, Akihiro Shioya
, Sohsuke Yamada
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952937
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952937
490 509 0

27 Jul 2026 : Case report
Transient Cardiac Dysfunction Due to New-Onset Mitral Chordal Rupture With Concomitant Congenital Absence of the Right Coronary Artery: A Case Report
Songyan Zhang, Ying Cui, Shucheng Li
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952798
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952798
382 407 0

27 Jul 2026 : Case report
Transient Cardiac Dysfunction Due to New-Onset Mitral Chordal Rupture With Concomitant Congenital Absence of the Right Coronary Artery: A Case Report
Songyan Zhang, Ying Cui, Shucheng Li
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952798
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952798
382 407 0

25 Jul 2026 : Case report
A 46-Year-Old Man Presenting With Chest Pain Due to Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi Syndrome) Diagnosed by Multimodal Cardiac Imaging
Mauro de Deus Passos, Daniel Lopes Marques de Araújo, Lucas de Ávila Mariano, Dilson Palhares Ferreira, Luciano Moreira Alves, Simone Nascimento dos Santos
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953259
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953259
514 589 0

25 Jul 2026 : Case report
A 46-Year-Old Man Presenting With Chest Pain Due to Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi Syndrome) Diagnosed by Multimodal Cardiac Imaging
Mauro de Deus Passos, Daniel Lopes Marques de Araújo, Lucas de Ávila Mariano, Dilson Palhares Ferreira, Luciano Moreira Alves, Simone Nascimento dos Santos
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953259
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953259
514 589 0

24 Jul 2026 : Case report
Adult-Onset Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumor With Neuronal Differentiation: A Diagnostic Challenge
Anh Quynh Pham, Tuyen Van Pham, Thong Minh Pham
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953049
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953049
405 483 0

24 Jul 2026 : Case report
Adult-Onset Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumor With Neuronal Differentiation: A Diagnostic Challenge
Anh Quynh Pham, Tuyen Van Pham, Thong Minh Pham
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953049
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953049
405 483 0

22 Jul 2026 : Case report
Diagnostic Challenges and Scientific Management of Suspected Recurrent Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Case Report
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952658
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952658
414 531 0

22 Jul 2026 : Case report
Diagnostic Challenges and Scientific Management of Suspected Recurrent Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Case Report
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952658
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952658
414 531 0

16 Jul 2026 : Case report
Machine Perfusion as a Temporal and Resuscitative Bridge in Emergent Renal Autotransplantation: A Novel Case Report
Mariah Johnson
, William Archie, Namratha Mylarapu, Dionisios Vrochides, Maria Baimas-George, Vincent Casingal
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953068
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953068
357 382 0

16 Jul 2026 : Case report
Machine Perfusion as a Temporal and Resuscitative Bridge in Emergent Renal Autotransplantation: A Novel Case Report
Mariah Johnson
, William Archie, Namratha Mylarapu, Dionisios Vrochides, Maria Baimas-George, Vincent Casingal
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953068
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953068
357 382 0

20 Jul 2026 : Case report
Case Report: Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma With “Wine Glass” Sign Presenting as Somnolence and Fatigue
RuPing Xu, XingYong Chen
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952923
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952923
415 458 0

20 Jul 2026 : Case report
Case Report: Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma With “Wine Glass” Sign Presenting as Somnolence and Fatigue
RuPing Xu, XingYong Chen
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952923
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952923
415 458 0

18 Jul 2026 : Case report
A 79-Year-Old Woman With Stage IIIB Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Presenting With Late-Onset Durvalumab‑Associated Myocarditis Requiring Differentiation From Pericardial Invasion
Norio Kodaka, Fumiyuki Hayashi, Yuki Yokouchi, Masahiro Yoshida, Hiroto Matsuse
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953001
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953001
486 484 0

18 Jul 2026 : Case report
A 79-Year-Old Woman With Stage IIIB Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Presenting With Late-Onset Durvalumab‑Associated Myocarditis Requiring Differentiation From Pericardial Invasion
Norio Kodaka, Fumiyuki Hayashi, Yuki Yokouchi, Masahiro Yoshida, Hiroto Matsuse
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953001
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953001
486 484 0

17 Jul 2026 : Case report
Two Cases of Malaria-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Severe Pulmonary Complications From Plasmodium falciparum in Tanzania
Hilary Chipongo, Samina Chaki
, Esmail Sangey
, Ronald Mclarty, Rawya S.A. Baabde, Kaushik Ramaiya
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951737
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951737
525 611 0

17 Jul 2026 : Case report
Two Cases of Malaria-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Severe Pulmonary Complications From Plasmodium falciparum in Tanzania
Hilary Chipongo, Samina Chaki
, Esmail Sangey
, Ronald Mclarty, Rawya S.A. Baabde, Kaushik Ramaiya
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951737
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951737
525 611 0

15 Jul 2026 : Case report
Ultrasound Identification of Right Internal Jugular Vein Occlusion After Catheterization in a Premature Infant
Haikou Yang, Qianhui Xu, Jun Wang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952818
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952818
367 503 0

15 Jul 2026 : Case report
Ultrasound Identification of Right Internal Jugular Vein Occlusion After Catheterization in a Premature Infant
Haikou Yang, Qianhui Xu, Jun Wang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952818
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952818
367 503 0

14 Jul 2026 : Case report
Primary Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Breast in a 75-Year-Old Woman With Aggressive Recurrence Despite Multimodal Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review
Shefa Abdullah Alamoudi
, Hadeel Elwaheidi, Hanan Albishi, Sarah Aldosari
, Asma M. Tulbah, Wafa Alkhayal
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952443
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952443
387 444 0

14 Jul 2026 : Case report
Primary Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Breast in a 75-Year-Old Woman With Aggressive Recurrence Despite Multimodal Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review
Shefa Abdullah Alamoudi
, Hadeel Elwaheidi, Hanan Albishi, Sarah Aldosari
, Asma M. Tulbah, Wafa Alkhayal
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952443
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952443
387 444 0

13 Jul 2026 : Case report
Coexistence of Multiple Myeloma, Mast Cell Hyperplasia, and Low-Level Myeloid Blastocytosis: A Report of a Rare Case
Meng Yang, Qian Wang, Jian Zhang, Hong Jiang, Hongzhi Xu, Kang Lu, Yujie Jiang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952005
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952005
419 556 0

13 Jul 2026 : Case report
Coexistence of Multiple Myeloma, Mast Cell Hyperplasia, and Low-Level Myeloid Blastocytosis: A Report of a Rare Case
Meng Yang, Qian Wang, Jian Zhang, Hong Jiang, Hongzhi Xu, Kang Lu, Yujie Jiang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952005
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952005
419 556 0

12 Jul 2026 : Case report
Infective Endocarditis Presenting With Scalp Allodynia and a Giant Cell Arteritis-Like Vasculitic Phenotype
Ryohei Goto, Hiroki Kojima
, Keiichi Iwanami
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952926
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952926
508 654 0

12 Jul 2026 : Case report
Infective Endocarditis Presenting With Scalp Allodynia and a Giant Cell Arteritis-Like Vasculitic Phenotype
Ryohei Goto, Hiroki Kojima
, Keiichi Iwanami
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952926
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952926
508 654 0

10 Jul 2026 : Case report
An 18-Year-Old Man with Bleeding From a Meckel's Diverticulum of the Terminal Ileum Diagnosed by 99mTc-Pertechnetate Scintigraphy (Meckel's Scan)
Hasan M. Alswiket
, Rakan S. Alshahrani
, Ibrahim M. Alzahrani, Mosab A. Alarfaj
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951726
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951726
496 612 0

10 Jul 2026 : Case report
An 18-Year-Old Man with Bleeding From a Meckel's Diverticulum of the Terminal Ileum Diagnosed by 99mTc-Pertechnetate Scintigraphy (Meckel's Scan)
Hasan M. Alswiket
, Rakan S. Alshahrani
, Ibrahim M. Alzahrani, Mosab A. Alarfaj
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951726
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951726
496 612 0

07 Jul 2026 : Case report
Rare Systemic Vasculitides: Polyarteritis Nodosa and Takayasu Arteritis
Rafael de Almeida
, Eduarda da Silveira Cereta
, Leonel Guilherme Brasil Soares
, Mariele Zardin Moraes
, Raida Ahmad Musa Mheisen Husein
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951271
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951271
463 817 0

07 Jul 2026 : Case report
Rare Systemic Vasculitides: Polyarteritis Nodosa and Takayasu Arteritis
Rafael de Almeida
, Eduarda da Silveira Cereta
, Leonel Guilherme Brasil Soares
, Mariele Zardin Moraes
, Raida Ahmad Musa Mheisen Husein
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951271
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951271
463 817 0

08 Jul 2026 : Case report
Misdiagnosis of Endometrioid Borderline Ovarian Tumors by Intraoperative Frozen Section Pathology: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Huifen Wang, Hongqin Du
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952134
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952134
498 632 0

08 Jul 2026 : Case report
Misdiagnosis of Endometrioid Borderline Ovarian Tumors by Intraoperative Frozen Section Pathology: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Huifen Wang, Hongqin Du
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952134
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952134
498 632 0

06 Jul 2026 : Case report
Vacuum Scaling Drainage in the Treatment of Infected Elbow Charcot Neuroarthropathy: A Case Report and Literature Review
Hongyuan Yang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952838
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952838
474 526 0

06 Jul 2026 : Case report
Vacuum Scaling Drainage in the Treatment of Infected Elbow Charcot Neuroarthropathy: A Case Report and Literature Review
Hongyuan Yang
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952838
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952838
474 526 0

04 Jul 2026 : Case report
Dermatitis Artefacta: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Xiaowen Wen
, Xueting Zeng
, Chao Ji
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952958
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952958
582 709 0

04 Jul 2026 : Case report
Dermatitis Artefacta: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Xiaowen Wen
, Xueting Zeng
, Chao Ji
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952958
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952958
582 709 0
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