Case Reports
Case Reports
A Case of Duodenocaval Fistula in the Setting of Respiratory Failure Initially Confused for Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury
A duodenocaval fistula (DCF) is seen when a connection exists between the duodenum and the inferior vena cava.
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Pyogenic Hepatic Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient With Poor Oral Health and COVID-19 Infection
Pyogenic hepatic abscess (PHA) is a collection of pus in the liver caused by bacterial infection of the liver parenchyma...
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Primary Hepatic Lymphoma: A Rare Form of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Liver
Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is a rare, malignant lymphoma of the liver.
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Acute Painful Horner Syndrome as the First Presenting Sign of Carotid Artery Dissection
Horner syndrome is a rare condition that has no sex or race predilection and is characterized by the clinical triad...
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High-Grade Staphylococcus lugdunensis Bacteremia in a Patient on Home Hemodialysis
Staphylococcus lugdunensis (S lugdunensis) is a species of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS...
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Acetaminophen as Renoprotective Treatment in a Patient With Severe Malaria
Renal impairment in severe falciparum malaria independently predicts a poor outcome in both adults and children.
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Infiltrating Wound Vacuum-Assisted Closure With Topical Amphotericin for Mucormycosis Infection of the Achilles Tendon
The rarity and heterogeneity of mucormycosis make treatment variable, and no prospective or randomized clinical trials exist in plastic surgery...
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Case Report of Fever and Lymphadenopathy in a Young White Man
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare cause of rapidly evolving tender cervical lymphadenopathy. It is often initially misdiagnosed and managed...
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Patient With Severe Headache After IV Immunoglobulin
A 35-year-old woman with a history of hypothyroidism and idiopathic small fiber autonomic and sensory neuropathy presented to the emergency...
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Oral Therapy for Aerococcus urinae Bacteremia and Thoracic Spondylodiscitis of Presumed Urinary Origin
Aerococcus urinae (A urinae), considered a rare pathogen, has been identified with increasing frequency in urine cultures. Only 8...