Collagenous sprue: a rare cause of watery diarrhea and villous atrophy - case report.

Collagenous sprue is a rare and unrecognized cause of diarrhea and weight loss, mainly affecting the duodenum and small bowel. The clinical picture often resembles that of coeliac sprue, the main differential diagnosis, albeit, being refractory to a gluten-free diet. The histological features are fundamentally characterized by the deposition of collagen beneath the basement membrane of gut mucosa.

Acute Aortic Syndrome in a patient with COVID-19.

The global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic make it of the utmost importance to comprehend its mechanisms and define strategies for the most effective approach possible. The SARS-CoV-2 virus can be responsible for the induction of a hypercoagulable state, which can trigger vascular phenomena of venous etiology, specifically deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. Arterial thrombotic events associated with COVID-19 have also been described in the medical literature, although less frequently.

Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis After COVID-19 Recovery: A Case Report.

The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 remains a health care concern, despite vaccination programs. Mucormycosis, especially rhino-orbital-mucormycosis, has been described as a severe complication of COVID-19. Although it has been described mostly in India and other developing countries, few cases in the western world have also been described.

Systemic lupus erythaematosus presenting as spontaneous splenic rupture.

Systemic lupus erythaematosus (SLE) is known to involve the reticuloendothelial system, but spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) in the context of the disease is a very rare complication. We observed a 61-year-old woman with an unremarkable previous medical history who presented with SSR and underwent an emergency splenectomy. The histopathological analysis of the specimen revealed signs of vasculitis.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as bridge-to-decision in acute heart failure due to systemic light-chain amyloidosis.

Patient: Female, 58.

Final Diagnosis: Acute hear failure.

Symptoms: Dispnoea • edema • fatigue.

Gitelman or Bartter type 3 syndrome? A case of distal convoluted tubulopathy caused by CLCNKB gene mutation.

A 32-year-old woman with no significant medical history was sent to our consultation due to hypokalaemia (<3.0 mmol/l). Her main complaints were longstanding polyuria and nocturia.