scholarly journals De NovoHistoid Leprosy in an Elderly: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Dimri ◽  
Bhawna Sethi ◽  
Yogesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Lepromatous Leprosy ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
The Body ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Diagnostic Challenge ◽  
Rare Form ◽  
Histopathological Features

Histoid leprosy, an uncommon variant of lepromatous leprosy, develops usually as relapse in lepromatous patients who are on dapsone monotherapy, but uncommonly arisesde novo. This rare form of the disease, with unique clinical and histopathological features, may pose a diagnostic challenge even to astute clinicians. We report the case that occurredde novoin an elderly who presented with small to large lesions all over the body. A fresh focus on histoid leprosy is the primary objective of this paper, especially in the context of the postglobal leprosy elimination era.

scholarly journals De-novo Histoid Leprosy

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (02) ◽  
pp. 110-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivasa V Murthy ◽  
Sudha M Rao ◽  
Keerti Mannan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
De Novo ◽  
Lepromatous Leprosy ◽  
Rare Form ◽  
Histopathological Features ◽  
Multibacillary Leprosy

ABSTRACTHistoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy with distinct clinical and histopathological features. It is a variant of lepromatous leprosy. It occurs in lepromatous patients, who relapse after dapsone monotherapy, in the presence of dapsone resistance or at times ′de-novo′. We describe here a case of histoid leprosy, clinically mimicking neurofibromatosis.

Cystic struma ovarii, a rare form of ovarian tumor – a case report, and review of the literature

2007 ◽  
Vol 148 (48) ◽  
pp. 2285-2287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Östör ◽  
Ildikó Tóth ◽  
Zsuzsanna Hrubyné Tóth ◽  
Sándor Bazsa
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Ovarian Tumor ◽  
Ca 125 ◽  
Struma Ovarii ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Rare Form

Az ovarialis strumák a petefészek-teratomák kevesebb mint 3%-át adják. Megjelenhet bennük a pajzsmirigy szinte minden betegsége, és előfordulhat malignitás is. A szerzők esetében egy 31 éves nő bal oldali petefészekcisztáját távolították el, amely az ovariumcarcinoma klinikai tüneteit mutatta, úgymint nagy hasi térfoglalás, ascites, emelkedett szérum-CA 125-szint. A szövettani diagnózis benignus struma ovarii volt. A posztoperatív pajzsmirigyműködés normális maradt.

Abdominal decompression illness following repetitive diving: a case report and review of the literature

2019 ◽  
pp. 211-215
Author(s):  
Peter Beale ◽  
Levi Kitchen ◽  
W.R. Graf ◽  
M.E. Fenton ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
The Body ◽  
Decompression Illness ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Hyperbaric Chamber ◽  
Foreign National ◽  
Biochemical Effects ◽  
Elapsed Time ◽  
Nitrogen Bubbles ◽  
Abdominal Decompression

The complete pathophysiology of decompression illness is not yet fully understood. What is known is that the longer a diver breathes pressurized air at depth, the more likely nitrogen bubbles are to form once the diver returns to surface [1]. These bubbles have varying mechanical, embolic and biochemical effects on the body. The symptoms produced can be as mild as joint pain or as significant as severe neurologic dysfunction, cardiopulmonary collapse or death. Once clinically diagnosed, decompression illness must be treated rapidly with recompression therapy in a hyperbaric chamber. This case report involves a middle-aged male foreign national who completed three dives, all of which incurred significant bottom time (defined as: “the total elapsed time from the time the diver leaves the surface to the time he/she leaves the bottom)” [2]. The patient began to develop severe abdominal and back pain within 15 minutes of surfacing from his final dive. This case is unique, as his presentation was very concerning for other medical catastrophes that had to be quickly ruled out, prior to establishing the diagnosis of severe decompression illness. After emergency department resuscitation, labs and imaging were obtained; abdominal decompression illness was confirmed by CT, revealing a significant abdominal venous gas burden.

scholarly journals Prolonged Survival in Patients with Metastatic HER2-Positive Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2021 ◽  
pp. 1071-1079
Author(s):  
Jennifer Y. Ge ◽  
Beth Overmoyer
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Inflammatory Breast Cancer ◽  
Targeted Therapies ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Her2 Positive ◽  
Rare Type ◽  
Favorable Prognosis ◽  
Poor Outcomes

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare type of breast cancer that is associated with poor outcomes compared with non-IBC. Overexpression of HER2 is enriched in IBC, and those with HER2-positive disease have a relatively favorable prognosis, with improved survival over the last two decades driven by the advent of novel targeted therapies. Here, we present two patients who have survived for over 10 years after being diagnosed with de novo metastatic HER2-positive IBC. We review the data for the treatments available for metastatic HER2-positive IBC and the evolving treatment recommendations for this disease.

scholarly journals Hydatid Disease Simulating Acute Abdomen: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios Lianos ◽  
Georgios Baltogiannis ◽  
Avrilios Lazaros ◽  
Konstantinos Vlachos
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Hydatid Disease ◽  
Acute Abdominal Pain ◽  
Abdominal Distension ◽  
The Body ◽  
Parasitic Disease ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Diffuse Abdominal Pain ◽  
Operating Surgeon

Introduction. Hydatid disease is caused by the tapewormEchinococcus granulosusand is still a matter of public health in many regions of the world, where it is an endemic parasitic disease. Although the liver is the most involved organ, hydatidosis can be found anywhere in the human body. Rare forms of location may lead to diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.Case Report. Herein we report a rare case of acute abdominal pain and progressively increasing abdominal distension due to abdominal and multiple splenic echinococcosis in a 72-year-old Caucasian male. We also provide a brief review of the literature.Conclusion. Although hydatid disease is found most often in the liver and lungs, rarely any organ of the body can be involved by this zoonosis. Though rare, the possibility of unusual location of echinococcosis must always be considered by the operating surgeon, when dealing with diffuse abdominal pain in endemic areas, because any misinterpretation may result in unfavorable outcomes.

Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Thymus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2006 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payal Kapur ◽  
Dinesh Rakheja ◽  
Michael Bastasch ◽  
Kyle H. Molberg ◽  
Venetia R. Sarode
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Mucinous Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Mediastinal Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Anterior Mediastinal Mass ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Specific Identification ◽  
Biopsy Specimens ◽  
Thymic Neoplasm

Abstract Primary thymic mucinous adenocarcinoma is extremely rare; to our knowledge, only 2 cases have been reported to date. We describe a third case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the thymus in a 41-year-old man who presented with an anterior mediastinal mass with subsequent metastasis to the lung. The initial diagnosis was of metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma, but extensive clinical workup of the patient failed to reveal a primary tumor elsewhere in the body. The specific identification of mucinous adenocarcinoma as a primary thymic neoplasm can be difficult or impossible. Morphologic and immunophenotypic similarities to mucinous adenocarcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract can pose diagnostic challenges for surgical pathologists, especially in small biopsy specimens.

scholarly journals Urachal yolk sac tumor penetrating the bladder as a diagnostic challenge: a case report and review of the literature

2022 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimír Šámal ◽  
Tomáš Jirásek ◽  
Vít Paldus ◽  
Igor Richter ◽  
Ondřej Hes
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Yolk Sac ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Yolk Sac Tumor ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Diagnostic Challenge ◽  
Macroscopic Hematuria ◽  
Rare Case Report

Abstract Background Yolk sac tumor (YST) is a germ cell tumor. It is primarily located in the gonads but can also occur extragonadally (extragonadal yolk sac tumor - EGYST), most commonly in the pelvis, retroperitoneum or mediastinum. Only a few YSTs of the urachus have been described. Case report We present a rare case report of a 37-year-old male with episodes of macroscopic hematuria. The histological specimen obtained by transurethral resection showed a solid, and in some parts papillary infiltrative, high-grade tumor with numerous areas of marked nuclear atypia and clear invasion between the detrusor bundles. Glandular pattern has been observed in only minority of the tumor. Immunohistochemistry showed significant positivity for GPC3, SALL4 and cytokeratins AE1/AE3, while KRT7 and GATA3 were negative. We concluded that the biopsy findings were consistent with urothelial carcinoma with infrequent YST differentiation. In definitive surgical specimens we found a malignant epithelial, glandular and cystically arranged tumor of germinal appearance arising from urachus. The surrounding urothelium was free of invasive or in situ tumor changes. We reclassified the tumor as a urachal YST. Conclusion EGYST was suspected because glandular and hepatoid structures were found, but the presence of these structures should be verified by immunohistochemistry.

scholarly journals Locally aggressive de novo spinal fibromatosis: case report and review of the literature

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Sakir Eksi ◽  
Huseyin Kemal Turkoz ◽  
Emel Ece Ozcan Eksi ◽  
Akin Akakin ◽  
Zafer Orkun Toktas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Review Of The Literature
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