Journal of Medical Case Reports

• Ciprofloxacin and Hypoglycemia Risk in Non-diabetic Patients Is there a causal relationship between ciprofloxacin and hypoglycemia in patients without diabetes?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 2019
• Reversible Stress Cardiomyopathy in Guillain-barre Syndrome This case documents stress cardiomyopathy as a potentially lethal complication of Guillain-Barre syndrome, highlighting the need for early diagnosis.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 2019
• Development of TB During Treatment of Head and Neck Carcinoma This case series suggests that patients with head and neck carcinoma are at high risk of developing tuberculosis.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 2019
• Rheumatoid Nodules in Thyroid Gland Parenchyma While rheumatoid nodules are the most common extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis, in this patient they were found in a very unusual location.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2019
• S. pneumoniae Peritonitis Mimicking Acute Appendicitis Streptococcus pneumoniae commonly causes respiratory tract and cutaneous infections; this case demonstrates that it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal infections as well.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2019
• Successful Axitinib Rechallenge in Refractory Metastatic RCC This case demonstrates that a cautious rechallenge of a TKI inhibitor may be warranted for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, even after discontinuation due to adverse effects.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2019
• Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis and Severe Hypokalemia What was the underlying cause of this patient's severe hypokalemia and distal renal tubular acidosis, and how was it determined?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2019
• S. stercoralis Infection After Emergency Corticosteroids This case underscores that patients with apparent severe asthma exacerbation warrant careful evaluation before the initiation of corticosteroids, as not all wheezing is due to asthma.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 2019
• Myxedema Coma Precipitated by DKA After Total Thyroidectomy This case demonstrates that diabetic ketoacidosis not only can be a potential contributor to myxedema coma, but may also mask typical clinical features.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 2019
• Severe Clinical Immunodeficiency in HIV With High CD4 Counts While coexistence of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis and Kaposi's sarcoma is not unusual in HIV infection with a low CD4 count, this case demonstrates that it can occur even with a high CD4 count.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 2019
• Continuous ECG Changes Over 8 Years in an Athlete With HCM This case report reveals that abnormal ECG findings may precede the symptoms and signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy for many years.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 2019
• Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After an Upper and Lower Endoscopy This case presents management approaches which can be used when treating at-risk patients who have experienced symptoms of stress cardiomyopathy after undergoing endoscopy.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 2019
• Hypophysitis and Thyroiditis Associated With Nivolumab This case highlights the need to be aware of endocrine immune-related adverse events which can occur with immune checkpoint inhibitors, even months after discontinuation.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 2019
• Spontaneous Remission in Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma An elderly patient with diffuse large B cell lymphoma achieved spontaneous remission after biopsy. What were the immunological and molecular variables that might have factored into tumor regression?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 2019
• Cutaneous Metastasis of Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder This case details rare cutaneous metastatic disease arising from urinary tract carcinoma.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 2019
• Strategy for Treatment of Stage IV HER2+ Gastric Cancer This case presents a patient successfully treated with a novel strategy for stage IV HER2-positive gastric cancer, which usually has a poor prognosis.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 2019
• Echocardiography in a Patient With Suspected Acute PE This case highlights the role that echocardiography can play in accurately diagnosing pulmonary embolism in critically ill ICU patients who are under sedation and on mechanical ventilation.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2019
• A Rare Cause of Back Pain and Radiculopathy -- Spinal Tophi This patient's back pain and radiculopathy was initially misdiagnosed as an epidural abscess and spondylodiscitis. What was discovered upon surgery?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2019
• An At-home Intestinal Screening Test for C. Difficile An at-home, self-administered sequencing-based clinical intestinal screening test may be useful for identifying the presence of C. difficile in high risk patients.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2019
• A Mobile Radiotherapy System for Pancreatic Cancer A new, low-energy X-ray radiation system called INTRABEAM has the potential to reduce radiation-related complications and proved effective in this patient with pancreatic cancer.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2019
• Epithelioid Sarcoma Presenting As a Fever of Unknown Origin This case highlights the need for paying attention to even seemingly insignificant symptoms when attempting to determine the cause of fever of unknown origin.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 2019
• Optic Neuritis as Initial Presentation of Limbic Encephalitis This case highlights autoimmune encephalitis as an important differential diagnosis in the management of optic neuritis not associated with MS or other demyelinating diseases.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 2019
• Mitral Valve Myxoma Presenting With Transient Ischemic Attack This patient presented to an emergency department with symptoms of a transient ischemic attack. How was the unusual cause diagnosed and managed?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 2019
• Diabetes in a Patient Treated With Cyclophosphamide Was cyclophosphamide the cause of diabetes in this patient who lacked the traditional clinical or biochemical markers for common types of diabetes?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 2019
• Estrogen and Testicular Cancer in a Male to Female Transgender Was there a link between the development of testicular cancer and long-term exogenous estrogen therapy in this male-to-female transgender patient?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 2019