Acute rheumatic fever (RF) and acute post Streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) are non-suppurative complications of a Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection. The concomitant incidence of both complications in a patient is rare because nephritogenic and rheumatogenic strains belong to different serotypes of Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS). We present a case of a 47-year-old female who had concomitant acute RF and APSGN from a infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMüllerianosis of the urinary bladder is an extremely rare, benign condition defined by the presence of at least two of the three müllerian-derived components (endosalpinx, endometrium, and endocervix) in the lamina propria and muscularis propria of the urinary bladder. It frequently mimics neoplastic condition, either malignant or benign. Here, we present a case of cystic müllerianosis of urinary bladder, which was clinically thought to be a urinary bladder neoplasm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeft ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) is a rare cardiomyopathy. The true prevalence of LVNC is unclear. The clinical presentation of LVNC varies widely from asymptomatic to end-stage heart failure or sudden cardiac death, and the diagnostic criteria are not standardized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiac rhabdomyoma is a hamartoma comprised of cardiac myocytes. It is the classic cardiac manifestation of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) which is an autosomal dominant genetic syndrome with multi-organ involvement, but highly variable phenotype. Cardiac rhabdomyoma is most commonly diagnosed in infancy, 70 to 90% of whom have TSC.
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