scholarly journals Retroperitoneal Fat Necrosis in a Patient with Extensive Weight Loss After Adrenalectomy for ACTH-Independent Cushing Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. e316-e320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambika Amblee ◽  
Malini Ganesh
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Cushing Syndrome ◽  
Fat Necrosis ◽  
Review Of The Literature

scholarly journals Androgen secreting giant adrenocortical carcinoma with no metastases: A case report and review of the literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 644
Author(s):  
Fatih Uruc ◽  
Ahmet Urkmez ◽  
Ozgur Haki Yuksel ◽  
Aytac Sahin ◽  
Ayhan Verit
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Female Patient ◽  
Adrenocortical Carcinoma ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Cushing Syndrome ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
En Bloc

Functional adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a very rare disease with a poor prognosis. Over half (60%) of ACCs bigger than 6 cm synthesize hormones; hormone-secreting ACCs generally include virilization, feminization or Cushing syndrome. Besides, 82% of ACCs are metastatic at the time of diagnosis. While a 48-year-old female patient was examined for abdominal pain and flushing, we detected a non-metastasizing mass (23 × 18 × 16 cm) in the adrenal lodge. The mass was extracted en bloc during open exploration and its histopathology was reported as ACC. We review the literature and report the largest androgen-producing, clinically silent ACC mass cited in the literature so far.

scholarly journals HIV Wasting Syndrome in a Nigerian Failing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimie Ogoina ◽  
Reginald O. Obiako ◽  
Haruna M. Muktar
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Poor Adherence ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Wasting Syndrome ◽  
The Face

The HIV wasting syndrome represented the face of HIV/AIDS before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Although the incidence of wasting has declined since the introduction of HAART, weight loss remains common in patients receiving HAART, especially in the setting of a failing HAART regimen. As we are not aware of any previous reports from Nigeria, we report a case of the classical wasting syndrome in a Nigerian female who had both virological and immunological HAART failure due to poor adherence. The influence of a failing HAART regimen, socioeconomic status, and other clinical variables in the wasting syndrome are discussed.

Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn and Hypercalcemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature

1993 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. John Hicks ◽  
Moise L. Levy ◽  
Joshua Alexander ◽  
Catherine M. Flaitz
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Fat Necrosis ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis

scholarly journals Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease in an Old Italian Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D’Introno ◽  
A. Perrone ◽  
A. Schilardi ◽  
A. Gentile ◽  
C. Sabbà ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Excision Biopsy ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Old Patients ◽  
Italian Woman ◽  
Night Sweats ◽  
Young Subjects ◽  
Asian People

Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare, benign, generally self-limiting disease that has higher prevalence in Asian people with a few cases reported in European countries. It generally affects young subjects under 40 years of age and is characterized by regional lymphadenopathy. Here, we present a case of a 66-year-old Italian woman who was extensively examined for right unilateral laterocervical lymph nodes associated with fever, night sweats, fatigue, and weight loss. She was diagnosed as having the KFD only after an excision biopsy of the largest laterocervical lymph node and was then managed symptomatically with NSAIDs. We also made a review of the literature for better awareness of the disease among physicians especially in those countries, like Italy, where the disease is not prevalent and may be frequently misdiagnosed. In fact, to our best knowledge, only seven Italian cases of KFD have been published in the last 15 years with patients being younger than 40 years. We finally highlight that it is noteworthy to consider KFD as differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy even in old patients, and, since a misdiagnosis of lymphoma is actually feasible, an early biopsy has to be taken into account for confirming diagnosis and helping in the timely and appropriate management.

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