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J Med Case Rep
January 2025
Gastroenterology Unit, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria.
Background: Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic liver disease marked by immune-mediated inflammation, necrosis, and the potential to progress to cirrhosis if not treated. This case report presents a rare and atypical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis in a Nigerian adolescent girl, highlighting diagnostic challenges in resource-limited settings. The case is unique owing to the absence of jaundice, a common symptom of liver dysfunction, and features such as delayed menarche and bilateral leg swelling.
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December 2024
Complex Operational Unit of Sports Traumatology and Joint Reconstruction, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Multi-ligament reconstruction in adolescent patients affected by congenital femoral deficiency is an extremely rare and delicate surgical procedure. There are very few reported cases of complete anterior and posterior cruciate ligament agenesis in these patients. We present a complex case of a 16-year-old girl affected by congenital femoral deficiency and ipsilateral tibial hypoplasia who was treated successfully for a complete agenesis of the anterior (ACL) and posterior (PCL) cruciate ligament with single-sitting ACL and PCL reconstruction.
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January 2025
Department of Medical Genetics, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Purpose: To report a case with bilateral corneal arcus and bilateral choroidal osteoma associated with H syndrome.
Methods: Descriptive case report.
Results: A 16-year-old girl with H syndrome was followed up in the pediatric nephrology clinic for chronic renal failure and was consulted to the ophthalmology clinic.
Cureus
December 2024
Diabetes and Endocrinology, United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust, Lincoln, GBR.
The cardiovascular implications of thyroid disease have been recognized as one of the most characteristic signs that result from the effect of thyroid hormone (TH). Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism produce changes in cardiac contractility, myocardial oxygen consumption, cardiac output, blood pressure, and systemic vascular resistance. The bradyarrhythmias, including atrioventricular block and sick sinus syndrome, are exceedingly rare in hyperthyroidism.
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December 2025
Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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