Publications by authors named "Hussam I A Alzeerelhouseini"

Introduction: Hepatitis A virus infections are mostly asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, and generally this disease has a benign course and resolves spontaneously. However, intrahepatic and rarer extrahepatic manifestations can complicate typical cases of acute hepatitis. Pleural effusion is an extremely rare extrahepatic entity with 20 cases reported in literature.

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Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are both skin diseases believed to be following the pattern of a type IV hypersensitivity mechanism, which can be triggered by infectious agents or administration of a variety of drugs as part of the spectrum of severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs). Fever and blisters, that peel forming painful raw areas, are early symptoms of this condition, and complications such as dehydration, sepsis, pneumonia, and multiple organ failure are typically seen during the course of the disease. .

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Penile keloid is an extremely rare condition that most commonly occurs as a complication of circumcision. In this article, we describe a unique case of recurrent, large penile keloid formation after circumcision in an 11-year-old White boy. This was treated by surgical excision and reconstruction of penile shaft by skin graft followed by serial intradermal steroid injections.

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Introduction: Foreign body ingestion is a common pediatric complain, and most can be passed spontaneously; however, magnetic object ingestion is rather rare, and they can cause severe complications when multiple magnets are ingested, as they lead to entrapment of bowel walls between them, causing ischemia, pressure necrosis, perforation, and fistula formation. . Herein, we present a case of a 16-month-old female patient presented to our department complaining of continuous vomiting for two days along with fever and irritability.

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Background: Atypical chronic myeloid leukemia ( is a rare myeloid neoplasm with poor prognosis and no current standard of treatment. It features both myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative characteristics with little data regarding mutations playing a role in the disease.

Presentation Of Case: We present a case of a 55-year-old female complaining of fever, cough, general weakness and night sweats.

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Introduction: Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but serious, life-threatening medical condition and potentially lethal if not detected and treated early. It is mainly caused by a toxin called toxin-1 produced by Staphylococcus aureus, and characterized by fever, hypotension, rash, skin desquamation and multisystem involvement.

Case Presentation: Herein, we describe a nine-month-old male patient who presented to the hospital complaining of fever, vomiting and hypoactivity on day one post-orchidopexy.

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Introduction: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy has been confirmed as the least invasive and the most widely used treatment for kidney and ureteral stones. However, as with any other type of therapy, potential complications do exist.

Case Presentation: Herein, we describe a 55-year-old male patient who developed symptoms of acute pancreatitis one day after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for left renal stones.

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Introduction: Cerebellar liponeurocytoma is a rare tumor of the central nervous system occurring mainly in the posterior fossa, which shows neuronal and variable astrocytic differentiation, along with foci of lipomatous differentiation.

Case Presentation: Herein, we describe a 50-year-old female patient who presented to the hospital complaining of headache, tinnitus, and vertigo with positive cerebellar signs. MRI revealed a left cerebellar tumor.

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Introduction: Intramural cecal hematomas are rarely encountered clinical entities with only 14 cases reported in our literature. It is usually reported after blunt external trauma, endoscopy-related trauma, coagulopathies, and occasionally spontaneous. Most cases presented acutely after primary insult; however, a delayed presentation rarely can occur.

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Introduction: A pancreatic pseudocyst (PP) with major diameter equal to 10 cm or more is called a giant pseudocyst. The ideal management for giant PPs is controversial. Endoscopic drainage is an alternative nonsurgical approach for PP management.

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