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Cureus
November 2024
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, JPN.
Pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas (PPGLs) crises can be triggered by various factors, including norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which worsen symptoms in patients with PPGLs. Therefore, attention should be paid to the potential for serious adverse reactions in patients with PPGLs taking ADHD medications. A 21-year-old man presented to the emergency department with acute onset of severe respiratory and circulatory failure after initiating atomoxetine treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by cold-reactive IgM antibodies leading to complement-mediated hemolysis. While CAD-associated venous thromboembolism is recognized, its role in arterial thromboembolic events, particularly ischemic stroke, is poorly defined. We report an 84-year-old woman who developed acute onset upper left extremity weakness following exposure to sub-zero temperatures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Nuvance Health, 45 Reade Pl, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, United States of America.
Introduction: Vascular Ehlers Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder characterized by vascular, solid organ, and hollow viscus fragility. Herein we report a patient with vEDS who presented with a large spontaneous subcapsular liver hemorrhage. This case highlights the challenges associated with managing vEDS patients and discusses approaches to optimize their care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Atheroscler Thromb
December 2024
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology and Rheumatology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus.
A 59-year-old Japanese woman was referred for an extremely low level of circulating high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The serum HDL-C level had long been within the normal range but suddenly decreased asymptomatically to 7 mg/dL. She had no typical symptoms associated with familial lecithin, cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency (FLD), including proteinuria, anemia, and corneal opacity.
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October 2024
Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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