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Complete heart block ensuing from a metastatic small cell carcinoma: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Notwithstanding the diagnostic and therapeutic advancements, the incidence of cardiac metastases has increased in recent decades. Lung cancers are …
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Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis revealing undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma at early stage: a case report
CONTEXT: Dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by noninfectious inflammatory damage of skin and predominant muscles in the belts. …
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Surveillance and laboratory collaboration in response to an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Aeromonas hydrophila in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana: a case series
BACKGROUND: The detection of epidemic-prone pathogens is important in strengthening global health security. Effective public health laboratories are critical for …
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Neonatal tetanus with good outcomes at a regional referral hospital in Eastern Uganda: a case report
BACKGROUND: Neonatal tetanus, though now rare in developed countries, is still a significant cause of mortality in developing countries. Mortality, …
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Tumor-induced osteomalacia: a case report
BACKGROUND: Tumor-induced osteomalacia is a rare, acquired paraneoplastic syndrome, including hypophosphatemia, high serum alkaline phosphatase, reduced active vitamin D, suboptimal …
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Evidence of an active Cushing reflex in a preterm neonate with hyaline membrane disease: a case report
BACKGROUND: The Cushing reflex does not appear to have been described in preterm neonates. This case report shows the presence …
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Thymoma may explain the confusion: a case report
BACKGROUND: The association of inflammatory myopathy and myasthenia gravis is a rarely described entity whose clinical presentation has always been …
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Feminizing adrenocortical adenoma in a girl from a resource-limited setting: a case report
BACKGROUND: An adrenocortical tumor is a rare tumor in pediatrics, which can be functional or nonfunctional. Functional tumors present with …
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An 8-year-old-girl with juvenile dermatomyositis and autoimmune thyroiditis in Tanzania: a case report
BACKGROUND: Juvenile dermatomyositis is an inflammatory disease of muscles, skin, and blood vessels of unknown cause affecting all age and …
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Osteonecrosis of the humeral head in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient under tenofovir disoproxil fumarate–emtricitabine–lopinavir/ritonavir for 10 years: a case report
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients are 100 times more likely to develop aseptic osteonecrosis compared with the general population. While …
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Co-occurrence of sickle cell disease and oculocutaneous albinism in a Congolese patient: a case report
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease and oculocutaneous albinism are rare autosomal recessive disorders both related to mutations on chromosome 11. The …
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Methotrexate-induced toxidermia and pancytopenia in a patient with ectopic pregnancy: a case report
BACKGROUND: Methotrexate is an anticancer drug from the antimetabolite class. It is also used in gynecology and obstetrics and is …
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Congenital ureterovaginal fistula: a rare case of single-system ectopic ureter with ipsilateral ectopic kidney managed by vaginal approach: a case report
BACKGROUND: Diagnosing urinary incontinence from organic causes such as ectopic ureter is particularly important because of the potential for cure …
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Rabies is still a fatal but neglected disease: a case report
BACKGROUND: Rabies, caused by a lyssavirus, is a viral zoonosis that affects people in many parts of the world, especially …
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Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction with high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality …
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Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia misdiagnosed as juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case report
BACKGROUND: Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia is a rare, autosomal recessively inherited, noninflammatory musculoskeletal disorder caused by mutations occurring in the WNT1-inducible …
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Correction to: Locked twins—remote from term: a case report
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Immunophenotypic challenges in diagnosis of CD79a negativity in a patient with B acute lymphoblastic leukemia harboring intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21: a case report
BACKGROUND: Being expressed in all stages of B-cell development and having a significant value on the European Group for the …
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Neuromyelitis optica with brain stem involvement in a middle-aged Ethiopian woman: a case report and review of literature
INTRODUCTION: Neuromyelitis optica is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that predominantly affects the optic nerves and spinal …
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Neuropsychological and psychological dysfunctions associated with coronavirus disease 2019: a case report
BACKGROUND: Patient's account of personal experiences of having lived through coronavirus disease 2019 is important for understanding the magnitude of …