Case Reports
Case Reports
Acquired Factor VIII Deficiency Presenting as Compartment Syndrome
An isolated elevated partial thromboplastin time level in a patient who is bleeding should raise suspicions for factor VIII deficiency and...
Case Reports
Prognostication in Hospice Care: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Importance of Functional Status
Given the generally poor training and limited medical education, use of functional scales may improve the accuracy of life expectancy predictions...
Case Reports
Suspected Orbital Compartment Syndrome Leading to Visual Loss After Pterional Craniotomy
A case of perioperative visual loss in a 47-year-old woman following a pterional craniotomy for excision of a temporal meningioma suggests that...
Case Reports
Uncommon Locations for Brain Herniations Into Arachnoid Granulations: 5 Cases and Literature Review
Brain herniation into arachnoid granulations, a condition associated with headaches, tinnitus, vertigo, and seizures is more commonly diagnosed...
Case Reports
The Challenges of Delivering Allergen Immunotherapy in the Military Health System
When members of the military experience allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, it can cause burdensome symptoms that can be left undertreated due to...
Case Reports
Recurrent Soft Tissue Rosai Dorfman Disease of Right Medial Thigh Lipoma With Lymph Node Involvement
Best addressed with multidisciplinary management, Rosai Dorfman disease typically occurs in older adults and is often associated with soft tissue...
Case Reports
EBER-Negative, Double-Hit High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma Responding to Methotrexate Discontinuation
The authors present a case of stage IV double-hit B-cell lymphoma with the presence of MYC and BCL6 gene rearrangements in an older veteran with...
Case Reports
A Case of Metastatic Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma Masked as Suspected Hepatic Abscesses
A patient with a history of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma presented with fevers and abdominal pain and was found to have multiple lesions...
Case Reports
Medication-Nonadherent Hypothyroidism Requiring Frequent Primary Care Visits to Achieve Euthyroidism
Careful supervision, regular primary care clinic visits, and patient education on the risks of uncontrolled disease all were necessary to manage...
Case Reports
My Kidney Is Fine, Can’t You Cystatin C?
A misdiagnosed case of chronic kidney disease based on serum creatinine levels illustrates the utility of cystatin C confirmation to determine...