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Cureus
December 2024
Internal Medicine, Hospital de Braga, Braga, PRT.
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare and slow-progressing lymphoid disorder commonly presenting with splenomegaly and cytopenias. The diagnosis can be challenging due to its nonspecific clinical presentation, frequently resembling other diseases. We report the case of a 48-year-old male patient, whose initial diagnostic hypotheses included cutaneous tuberculosis and reactive arthritis, but the diagnosis was confirmed as HCL after further investigation, including flow cytometry.
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December 2024
Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health, Amman, JOR.
Peritoneal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare extrapulmonary form of TB that often mimics ovarian malignancy, posing diagnostic challenges. This report presents a 16-year-old Jordanian female with abdominal distension, weakness, anorexia, and night sweats. Initial imaging, including contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), revealed compartmentalized ascites, peritoneal thickening, and enlarged ovaries with masses, suggesting possible ovarian malignancy.
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January 2025
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is a genetic disorder commonly characterized by café-au-lait macules, neurofibromas and axillary freckling. We present the case of a 20-year-old female who had bilateral neck swellings, and these swellings were misdiagnosed as cervical lymphadenopathy, and the patient was started on anti-tubercular therapy (ATT), but the swellings didn't show any improvement despite 6 months of ATT. Further examination revealed thickening of the greater auricular, supratrochlear and supraorbital nerves, accompanied by an unusual freckling pattern along the thickened nerves, which were suggestive of neurofibromatosis.
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December 2024
Department of ENT, Sree Balaji Medical college Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Actinomycosis is an endogenous bacterial infection caused by . This bacterium reside on the mucosa of oral cavity, tonsils, and genitourinary tract. Any insult such as trauma, surgery, or foreign body disrupts the mucosal barrier and gives entry to the underlying tissue to cause disease.
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January 2025
Section of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Neurosarcoidosis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease affecting the nervous system. Owing to its varying manifestations that can mimic other central nervous system infectious or autoimmune diseases, and scarcity of literature, it proves to be a challenging diagnosis. We report two cases of possible neurosarcoidosis in the pediatric age group.
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