Acrometastasis accounts for 0.1% of all cases of metastatic cancer, with the most common primary tumor being lung cancer. Since acrometastasis is extremely rare and it generally has a nonspecific clinical presentation, it provides a diagnostic dilemma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and very dangerous condition characterized by abnormal activation of the immune system, causing hemophagocytosis, inflammation, and potentially widespread organ damage. The primary (genetic) form, caused by mutations affecting lymphocyte cytotoxicity, is most commonly seen in children. Secondary HLH is commonly associated with infections, malignancies, and rheumatologic disorders.
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October 2021
Coronavirus disease-2019 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 virus). Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic in March 2020 and has changed our lives in many ways. This infection induces a hypercoagulable state leading to arterial and venous thrombosis, but the exact pathophysiology of thrombosis is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple myeloma is a malignant clonal proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow preceded by monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. Initial presentation of multiple myeloma as extramedullary spread in soft tissues particularly in the liver is uncommon. We report a case of a 74-year-old African American female who presented with epigastric pain, hematemesis, elevated alkaline phosphatase, and gamma-glutamyl transferase.
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