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Cureus
December 2024
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Visalia, USA.
Serotonin syndrome (SS) is a potentially life-threatening condition that can result from excessive serotonergic activity, often due to SSRIs, formally known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The syndrome and its effects are often secondary to drug-drug interactions or dose-related. This case highlights a 47-year-old female who presents with a history of major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and severe alcohol use disorder.
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December 2024
General Practice, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BRA.
Felty's syndrome (FS) is a rare and complex condition most commonly seen as a complication of longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA), characterized by a triad of RA, splenomegaly, and neutropenia. Diagnosing FS can be challenging due to its diverse clinical presentations and overlap with other hematologic and autoimmune conditions. We report a 47-year-old male with a history of severe anemia, recurrent blood transfusions, and a chronic leg ulcer.
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March 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Purpose: To report a case of a diabetic patient undergoing rapid glycemic improvement characterized by the development and resolution of cotton wool spot (CWS), with detailed structural and vascular assessment using wide-field multimodal imaging, including wide-field color fundus photography and wide-field optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
Observations: A 47-year-old man with poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes mellitus developed CWS in his right eye 3 months after initiating insulin therapy, which coincided with a significant reduction in HbA1c levels. Wide-field color fundus photography and wide-field OCTA were performed before, during, and after CWS appeared.
Minerva Dent Oral Sci
January 2025
Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Maxillofacial Prosthesis, Dental School, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
The aims of the present case report are to describe the non-surgical management in addition to hyaluronic acid application of two gingival recessions with cleft and to perform a narrative review on the newest evidence of non-surgical treatment of gingival recessions. A 47-year-old female patient with dentine hypersensitivity and pain during brushing has type 1 gingival recession with red Stillman's cleft on 1.4 and 1.
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January 2025
Department of Neurology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
Introduction: Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) is characterized by brainstem symptoms, muscle rigidity, and myoclonus. While autoantibodies to inhibitory neurons have been associated with the pathology, about 30% of cases are negative for autoantibodies. There are few reported cases of antibody-negative PERM and its clinical course and prognosis are unknown.
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