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Life-Threatening Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage in a 7-Year-Old Boy with Massive Portal Vein Enlargement Due to Congenital Arterioportal Fistula.
Am J Case Rep
December 2024
I Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Norbert Barlicki Memorial Teaching Hospital No. 1, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland.
BACKGROUND Arterioportal fistulas (APFs) are abnormal connections between the arterial and portal venous systems, leading to portal hypertension (PH) and symptoms such as gastrointestinal bleeding, splenomegaly, and hepatic pain. Symptoms typically appear by the age of 2 years in about 75% of cases. CASE REPORT A 7-year-old boy with an asymptomatic APF developed life-threatening complications following a Clostridium difficile infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA case of enlarged parietal foramina or foramina parietalia permagna in an individual from the Chinchorro Culture of northern Chile (4000 BP).
Int J Paleopathol
December 2024
Field Museum of Natural History, Integrative Research Center, Chicago, USA; International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) Icomos, Chile. Electronic address:
Objective: The goal of this study was to analyze and differentially diagnose the presence of two large holes noted in the parietal bones of an individual and the presence of traumatic lesions.
Materials: A partially mummified young adult female associated with the Chinchorro culture, 4000 BP, from the coast of the Atacama Desert (northern Chile).
Methods: The bone lesions were evaluated macroscopically and radiologically.
Low-Energy Trauma: Severe Liver Injury in an Elderly Patient from a Seated Fall.
Am J Case Rep
December 2024
Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan.
BACKGROUND Appropriate management of patients who have fallen is crucial for reducing damage and mortality. We report the case of a patient who fell from a seated position, which caused traumatic liver injury, with gastrointestinal symptoms as the primary patient concern. CASE REPORT A woman in her 80s who was living independently fell from a seated position during the daytime.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMyocardial work indices in the management of severe pediatric hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy: a case report.
J Echocardiogr
December 2024
Department of Pediatric, Chutoen General Medical Center, Syoubugauraike 1-1, Kakegawa City, 436-8555, Japan.
Diagnosis and Management of Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome in Resource-Constrained Settings: A Case Report and an Adapted Case Definition.
Trop Med Infect Dis
December 2024
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV), also known as human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), is the primary etiologic cause of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS). Patients with KICS demonstrate symptoms of systemic inflammation, high KSHV viral load, elevation of inflammatory markers, and increased mortality. Management requires rapid diagnosis, treatment of underlying HIV, direct treatment of KS, and addressing the hyperimmune response.
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