Endometriosis is a disease characterized by the implantation of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. Common symptoms include cyclical pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and infertility. Although endometriosis can spread to various extrauterine locations including the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and peritoneal surfaces, umbilical endometriosis is a rare manifestation of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPre-eclampsia is a serious pregnancy-related condition that can cause damage to multiple organs, including the eyes. While pre-eclampsia is commonly associated with the narrowing of the retinal arteries, more severe complications such as cortical blindness, optic neuropathy, and serous retinal detachment (SRD) can occur in rare cases. This case report describes a 26-year-old primiparous woman who presented with headaches, bilateral visual fog, and tinnitus and was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia based on elevated blood pressure and proteinuria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Large Anterior vaginal cysts can manifest as symptomatic genital prolapse, posing a diagnostic challenge due to their uncommon clinical presentation.
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old primiparous woman with no previous medical history is admitted for delivery. Examination revealed a cystic mass on the anterior vaginal wall.
Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery such as hysteroscopy has a low risk of complications. Infections, however, are more common in the presence of risk factors such as smoking, history of pelvic inflammatory disease, and endometriosis. We report the case of a patient who underwent operative hysteroscopy without immediate complications and was admitted 2 days later to the emergency department in a severe state of septic shock.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetastasis of renal clear cell carcinoma (RCC) to the breast is exceptional. Breast metastases of extra-mammary tumors are rare and usually involve melanoma, lymphoma or leukemia. We report the case of a patient with breast metastasis of renal clear cell carcinoma occurring 18 years after nephrectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe first cases of infection caused by new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus were reported in China in December 2019. This disease is called COVID-19 and has been declared as a pandemic by the WHO three months after its outbreak (in March 2020). In most cases it results in non-severe infectious syndrome associated with different degrees of benign symptoms (fever, cough, myalgia, headache and potential digestive disorders).
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