Journal of Medical Case Reports

• Retinopathy Associated With Topical Oral Corticosteroid Use Central serous retinopathy has been reported following systemic corticosteroid use. Might a topical corticosteroid used for dental treatment be the cause of this patient's central serous retinopathy?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 2019
• Low Concentration of Intensified ART in a Pregnant Woman This case of a pregnant women infected with HIV demonstrates how physiological changes during pregnancy can affect pharmacokinetics and reduce bioavailability of antiretroviral drugs.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 2019
• The Oral Manifestations of Syphilitic Disease: A Case Report This case demonstrates the importance of considering syphilitic infection when a patient presents with fever, a diffuse rash and an oral lesion--even in the absence of genital symptoms.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 2019
• Sarcoid-Like Ustekinumab Induced Granulomatous Reaction This patient presented with a rare disseminated sarcoid-like reaction while undergoing treatment with the monoclonal antibody ustekinumab for refractory psoriasis.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2019
• Hypothyroidism Manifesting As Multiple Cranial Neuropathies This case highlights the need for considering hypothyroidism in the differential diagnosis of new neurological deficits.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2019
• High-dose Irradiation to Lead of ICD in Lung Cancer Radiotherapy has been shown to cause malfunction in CIEDs, but this case shows that it can be administered safely with proper precautions and monitoring.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2019
• Altered Behavior With An Organic Cause The unusual origin of this patient's severe psychomotor symptoms highlights the importance of ruling out organic causes of altered mental status before considering psychiatric disorders.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 2019
• Vitamin D Treatment for Chronic Urticaria Is there an association of chronic urticaria with vitamin D deficiency?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 2019
• 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
• Renal Tuberculosis Mimicking Renal Cell Carcinoma While urogenital tuberculosis is a frequent extrapulmonary manifestation of TB infection, this case demonstrates that it can be challenging to diagnose.
  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