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Low-dose-rate brachytherapy has been increasingly utilized as a minimally invasive treatment option in patients with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Following 1–2 years of treatment, a “bounce phen...
Osteomyelitis following orthopedic hardware removal is a rare but serious complication, particularly in pediatric patients. This case report describes a unique instance of osteomyelitis of the great trochanter...
Urachal cysts, though rare, can become infected or undergo malignant transformation. A rare case of small bowel obstruction caused by an infected urachal cyst is presented, which can be misdiagnosed as invasiv...
Endometriosis affects 6–15% of reproductive-aged women, with abdominal wall endometriosis occurring in 1–12% of extrapelvic cases. Cesarean scar endometriosis, the most common abdominal wall endometriosis subt...
The anterior maxillary region can be affected by traumatic or congenital loss of a tooth so that a replacement is usually essential [1]. A new innovation is the dental implantation of teeth without requiring adju...
The incidence of acute aortic dissections is 3–6 patients per 100,000 in a year, with a high mortality rate of 40% at the initial diagnosis and increasing to 90% in an hour. There are several known risk factor...
Double-J stent placement is a common and generally safe procedure in urology. However, rare complications such as stent misplacement into vascular structures can occur, posing significant risks. The case prese...
A sharply angular thoracic deformity, commonly seen in dystrophic scoliosis associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, can compress the spinal cord and potentially cause neurological impairment. However, managi...
Giant malignant melanoma is an exceedingly rare and aggressive form of skin cancer. Although capable of growing beyond 10 cm in diameter, it often follows an indolent course while having an increased metastati...
Static stretching is a treatment that reduces spasticity by elongating the muscle fibers. Dry needling is also a novel intervention that reduces spasticity by destroying dysfunctional endplates. Plantar flexor...
Meckel’s diverticulum and intestinal duplication malformations are two isolated digestive tract malformations in children. It is uncommon to see cases of both digestive tract malformations occurring at the sam...
AccuVein® can help visualize superficial veins and is generally used as an auxiliary device to identify patterns of veins that are difficult to locate for collecting blood and securing venous lines. Even when ven...
Kartagener syndrome is a subset of a larger group of ciliary motility disorders called primary ciliary dyskinesias. The syndrome includes the clinical triad of chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and situs inve...
Double-inlet right ventricle is an extremely rare and complex cardiac malformation characterized by the opening of both atria into the right ventricle and is usually associated with other major cardiac malform...
Fluoroquinolone group antibiotics are frequently used in various infections such as urinary system, respiratory system, skin, and soft tissue infections owing to their broad spectrum and good antibacterial act...
Nontuberculous mycobacteria are environmental mycobacteria that rarely cause human disease, especially in the central nervous system. Central nervous system infection by Mycobacterium avium complex, the most comm...
Heterotopic adrenal tissue is an extremely rare finding. The most common site is the genitourinary tract and pelvis, more frequently in male than female children. In our report, we discuss an ectopic adrenal t...
Nodular fasciitis is a rare, benign, and rapidly growing soft tissue lesion that predominantly affects the fascia and is typically observed in the extremities. However, its occurrence in the head and neck regi...
Severe neonatal episodic laryngospasm has been previously reported in multiple patients with the heterozygous pathogenic variant G1306E in SCN4A. Treatment can be difficult due to side effects from therapies util...
Long bones are one of the most common sites involved in fibrous dysplasia. In some cases, there is no deformity, but patients suffer sustained or intermittent dull pain.
Extrarenal Wilms tumor is an extremely rare condition, typically documented only in isolated case reports. Unlike classical intrarenal Wilms tumors, extrarenal Wilms tumors arise outside the kidney, often pres...
Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital cardiovascular anomaly characterized by aortic narrowing, typically presenting in early life. This report describes an exceptionally rare case of severe abdominal aorti...
This case report describes a rare instance of Pediculus humanus capitis infestation affecting the eyelashes of a 10-year-old boy, notable for its ocular implications and unique diagnostic challenges.
Urrets-Zavalia syndrome is a condition that arises after eye surgery, often linked to increased intraocular pressure following the procedure. We present a case of a progressively dilated and fixed pupil in one...
The prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis is very poor, and the optimal treatment remains controversial. The aim of this study is to examine the safety and feasibility of our ...
Guillain–Barre syndrome is an acquired inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy that often follows gastrointestinal infection. A review of available literature revealed only few cases where Guillain–Barre syndrome ...
Purpura fulminant is a rare life-threatening disorder characterized by a dysregulated response that is often associated with poor prognosis and lethal outcomes. It is often associated with disseminated intrava...
Total wrist arthroplasty as a procedure in patients with advanced osteoarthritis has gained more popularity in recent years. As early implants had high rates of complications and newer implants have only slowl...
Cataract surgery is common procedure globally. Among its adverse effects is pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK), a corneal disorder characterized by stromal edema and the formation of epithelial and subepit...
Chilblains have emerged as a cutaneous manifestation following coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination. While there are many case reports on chilblain-like lesions, documentation from tropical countries remains l...
Transmesenteric hernia caused by mesenteric defects are rare causes of intestinal obstruction in children. Here, we report a rare mesenteric defect, which was completely mesenteric in absence, with the defect ...
The disorder known as congenital scrotal agenesis is an extremely rare condition. In the literature, 11 cases of congenital scrotal agenesis or absence have been reported thus far. Most of them are bilateral a...
Sinonasal ameloblastic tumors exhibit unique clinical, pathological, and genetic traits distinct from mandibular bone cases, accounting for the majority of ameloblastic tumors. Recent findings emphasize a nota...
Dasatinib-related pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare complication of chronic therapy for hematological malignancies. Pulmonary hypertension often persists despite drug discontinuation and might require ...
This case reports a rare disease in which the clinical symptoms are completely inconsistent with the primary site. As the occurrence of this disease is partly rare, the challenges in the diagnosis of phosphatu...
Tuberculous otitis media is a chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the middle ear tissues. Diseases with varied and insidious clinical features can make diagnosis difficult and delay treatment.
Hemorrhage is the most important cause of death in pregnant mothers around the world. One of the causes of severe and fatal bleeding is placenta percreta, which is not easily controlled despite hysterectomy, d...
Emdogain (Straumann® Emdogain®, Basel, Switzerland) is an enamel matrix derivative and has an important role in odontogenesis, by potentializing pulp tissue repair and regeneration, as showed in biological studie...
Hirata syndrome is a rare cause of hypoglycemia characterized by high insulin levels and the presence of insulin autoantibodies. This case report aims to introduce Hirata syndrome as a cause of fasting hypogly...
Subacute thyroiditis is often misdiagnosed owing to its nonspecific symptoms, which can mimic other conditions. Accurate diagnosis relies heavily on thorough physical examination and careful interpretation of ...
Takayasu arteritis is a rare form of large-vessel vasculitis primarily affecting the aorta and its major branches, with a higher prevalence in young women. This inflammatory disease can lead to significant com...
The presence of a foreign body resembling a worm in a urine collection bag should lead to etiological investigation, as it may not be a parasite. It is thus important to consider the context and origin of the ...
Internal root resorption is an infrequent resorption of dentin and stands among one of the endodontic challenges which comprises two types: internal replacement and inflammatory resorption. Regardless of the l...
Glomus tumors are mesenchymal tumors originating from the neuromuscular arterial canal or vascular lumen. While most gastric glomus tumors are benign and solitary, rare cases can be malignant and have a poor p...
Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a rare, multisystemic genetic disorder caused by mutations in either the KMT2D or KDM6A genes. It is characterized by distinctive dysmorphic facial features, intellectual disability, and a...
The tumor produces an excessive amount of renin resulting in secondary hyperaldosteronism, thereby causing hypertension with hypokalemia. The authors describe a case of reninoma in a young man, who presented w...
Renal artery stenosis due to neurofibromatosis type 1 is a known important source of secondary renovascular hypertension in pediatric patients. There are no guidelines on the management of renal artery stenosi...
Disseminated tuberculosis, characterized by spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to multiple noncontiguous sites, is rare in immunocompetent individuals. Diagnosing disseminated tuberculosis is challenging due to...
Combined deficiency of factors V and VIII is a rare autosomal recessive disorder associated with an increased risk of bleeding. We present an unusual case of a 7-year-old Moroccan child with no history of cons...
X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2 is a relatively rare primary immunodeficiency disease caused by mutations in XIAP. X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome type 2 typically occurs in male individuals, w...
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