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BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Internal Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Multiple myeloma is a rare haematologic malignancy, representing about 1-2% of all cancers and 17% of haematologic malignancies in the US, predominantly affecting older adults and more common in African Americans (AAs) and men. Light-chain multiple myeloma, a subtype accounting for 15% of multiple myeloma cases, often has a more aggressive clinical course. This case report discusses a rare case of an AA female in her early 30s, diagnosed with light-chain multiple myeloma following a pathological rib fracture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedicina (Kaunas)
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City 402, Taiwan, China.
Traumatic direct type carotid cavernous fistula (CCF) is an acquired arteriovenous shunt between the carotid artery and the cavernous sinus post severe craniofacial trauma or iatrogenic injury. We reported a 46-year-old woman who had developed a traumatic direct type CCF after severe head trauma with a skull base fracture and brain contusion hemorrhage. The clinical manifestations of the patient included pulsatile exophthalmos, proptosis, bruits, chemosis, and a decline in consciousness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
January 2025
Sorbonne Université, service de médecine interne, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Antoine, F-75012 Paris, France. Electronic address:
Background: Angioedema (AE) due to acquired C1-inhibitor deficiency (AAE-C1-INH) is a rare disease associating recurrent edema of mucosa and skin. Several underlying diseases have been reported, mainly lymphoproliferative diseases and monoclonal gammopathy. However, 15 to 20% of patients never exhibit such a hematological condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
January 2025
School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Objectives: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is defined by elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels (>5 mUI/L) and normal total and free thyroxine levels (fT4). There is ongoing debate over whether mild SCH should be treated. This study aims to assess the clinical course of normoponderal pediatric patients with SCH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMymensingh Med J
January 2025
Dr Md Harun Ar Rashid Talukder, Associate Professor (Otology), Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a medical emergency. Incidence is very low. Unilateral SSNHL is common and mostly idiopathic.
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