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Int J Surg Case Rep
March 2025
Department of Surgery, Ako City Hospital, 1090 Nakahiro, Ako, Hyogo 678-0232, Japan.
Introduction: An intracholecystic papillary neoplasm (ICPN) of the gallbladder is a newly established disease concept. Here, we report a case of ICPN with associated invasive carcinoma, manifesting with multiple polyps in the markedly enlarged gallbladder.
Presentation Of Case: A 73-year-old female patient visited a clinic because of weight loss.
Mod Rheumatol Case Rep
March 2025
University of Pennsylvania, Scheie Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Philadelphia, USA.
Giant cell arteritis is a systemic vasculitis that causes inflammation in medium and large-sized blood vessels. The condition can lead to irreversible blindness if not recognized and treated promptly with high-dose steroids. Clinical manifestations typically include headache, jaw pain, fever, and fatigue.
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March 2025
Department of PICU, Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child-Care Hospital, Lan Zhou, CN, China.
Objective: To investigate the clinical manifestations of a pediatric case involving herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis concurrent with autoimmune encephalitis (AE), which is characterized by a positive anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody status.
Results: A 12-year-old girl initially presented with symptoms of autoimmune encephalitis, including weakness and poor appetite, followed by headache, dizziness, and personality changes, which are indicative of disease progression. Cerebrospinal fluid routine biochemical tests demonstrated abnormal results.
Cureus
February 2025
Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital Complex of the Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, BRA.
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis and multi-organ dysfunction, primarily affecting the heart, lungs, and kidneys. Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) can present as hypertensive or normotensive, with the latter being more challenging to diagnose due to the absence of hypertension at onset. Normotensive SRC carries a worse prognosis, with an increased risk of renal failure and a poor response to treatment.
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February 2025
Department of Neurology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Background: Oculopharyngodistal myopathy (OPDM) is a rare hereditary muscle disease characterized by progressive ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, dysphagia, dysarthria, and distal muscle weakness. The genetic basis was identified in 2019 with CGG repeat expansions in the noncoding region of . Similar expansions in were later linked to OPDM, classifying the disease into OPDM1-4.
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