Eagle syndrome is a rare condition characterized by an abnormally elongated styloid process with or without abnormal direction and/or ossification of the styloid ligament. Clinically, it consists of throat and neck pain radiating to the ear. Here, we present the case of a 34-year-old female with the complaint of left-sided neck pain below the ear for the past year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLong QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare arrhythmogenic condition characterized by abnormally long QT intervals on an electrocardiogram. The prevalence varies between 1 in 3000 and 1 in 10,000 but often remains undiagnosed. It is responsible for 3000 to 4000 sudden deaths among children and adults in the United States alone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCerebellar ataxia has a very broad differential diagnosis in adults, including paraneoplastic and postinfectious etiologies. We report a case of a 56-year-old male presented with right-sided cerebellar dysfunction preceded by fever and headache. He was diagnosed with subacute postinfectious cerebellar ataxia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreast cancer is a frequently occurring malignancy in women. Immunologically, breast cancers can be classified into four subtypes depending on the types of receptors present and their expression profiles. These are estrogen positive, progesterone positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) positive, and triple-negative as identified by immunohistochemistry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCryptococcosis is a major life-threatening fungal infection in patients with severe HIV infection and other immunocompromised states. Lung and central nervous system (CNS) are the most commonly involved organs in disseminated cryptococcosis. Others include skin, prostate, medullary cavity of bones, eyes, heart, liver, etc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntramural duodenal hematoma is an uncommon entity, usually associated with trauma. Spontaneous intramural duodenal hematoma is an even more rare phenomenon reported in patients with anticoagulation therapy, gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure or coagulopathy. We report a case of spontaneous intramural duodenal hematoma in a 30-year-old male as a pancreatitis complication, very few cases have been known in the past and still a lot is to be discovered about this rare hematoma associated with pancreatitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHirayama disease is a rare neurological condition also known as monomelic amyotrophy (MMA). It is a type of cervical myelopathy, which involves the anterior horn cells and affects the distal upper extremities. It is self-limited, asymmetrical lower motor weakness of hands and forearms.
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