Hepatic sarcoidosis is rare, and its similarity to liver metastases complicates the diagnosis. This mimicry requires a thorough diagnostic investigations to exclude neoplasia and other granulomatous diseases, particularly tuberculosis. A 36-year-old male presented with a two-month history of right hypochondrial tenderness, anorexia, asthenia, and weight loss.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfantile myofibromatosis is a proliferative disorder occurring during infancy and early childhood, marked by the development of nodular or diffuse lesions consisting of various mesenchymal elements. Intracranial involvement is infrequently reported. Here, we present the case of a 3-year-old girl exhibiting a rare manifestation of IM with intracranial parenchymal involvement, displaying a histological pattern documented in existing literature on patients with infantile myofibromatosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeutz-Jeghers syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by hyperpigmented mucocutaneous macules, hamartomatous polyps of the small intestine, and family history. These hamartomatous polyps can cause intermittent abdominal pain, chronic anemia, or even intussusception. Imaging has an important role in the diagnosis of this syndrome but also in the identification of complications and periodic surveillance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymphatic malformation or cystic lymphangioma is a benign tumour of the lymphatic vessels. It is more commonly reported among children and has polymorphic clinical presentations. The diagnosis is based on imaging but requires histological confirmation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLemmel's syndrome is a rare and misdiagnosed cause of obstructive jaundice. The cause of the obstacle is a duodenal diverticulum located at the periampullary generating a compression effect on the common bile duct with secondary dilation of the extra- and intra-hepatic bile ducts. Late diagnosis of this entity is common and may lead to unnecessary further investigations and therapeutic delay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThromboembolic complications are relatively rare in burns patients and their incidence varies according to the studies carried out. However, the many risk factors associated with burns patients can lead to these complications. Clinical diagnosis is difficult both in the case of deep vein thrombosis and of pulmonary embolism due to their infra-clinic development and nonspecific clinical symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Herein we report a rare case of acquired palmoplantar keratoderma in association with myxoedema and hypothyroidism.
Patients And Methods: A 53-year-old woman presented with palmoplantar keratoderma, dry skin, muscular weakness and cramps for 9 months. The laboratory work-up revealed autoimmune thyroiditis with hypothyroidism.