Journal of Medical Case Reports

• Low-dose Diclofenac to Control Fever After Ischemic Stroke Central fever following ischemic stroke is fairly common and associated with worse outcomes. Might the NSAID diclofenac sodium be an effective antipyretic in this situation?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 25, 2020
• Neoadjuvant Imatinib for an Uncommon Breast Malignancy This case highlights the differentiation of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans from metaplastic breast carcinoma and other spindle cell lesions, as well as the use of imatinib as neoadjuvant treatment.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 18, 2020
• Gallbladder Hemorrhage During Oral Edoxaban Therapy This case suggests that gallbladder hemorrhage needs to be considered as a possible complication for patients on direct oral anticoagulants.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 11, 2020
• rt-PA in Ischemic Stroke After Idarucizumab Administration This case demonstrates that thrombolytic therapy with rt-PA after reversal of dabigatran with idarucizumab may be safe and feasible in patients with acute ischemic stroke with lacunar infarct.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 04, 2020
• Acute Inferior STEMI Due to Delirium Tremens Was this patient's ST-elevation myocardial infarction directly related to his severe alcohol withdrawal? What might be the underlying pathophysiology of such a relationship?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 28, 2020
• Levothyroxine-induced Liver Injury Drug-induced liver injury is rarely observed with levothyroxine therapy; this case demonstrates that it can be reversible with cessation of the drug.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 21, 2020
• Severe Thrombocytopenia in a Patient With Lung Adenocarcinoma This case of severe grade V thrombocytopenia caused by nivolumab highlights the need for clinicians to be aware of this potential adverse effect of immune-checkpoint inhibitors.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 14, 2020
• Malignant Transformation of Ovarian Endometrioma With Dienogest While the progestin dienogest is effective in treating symptomatic endometriosis, this case review indicates it may increase the risk of malignant transformation of ovarian endometriomas.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 07, 2020
• Myocarditis As a Lupus Challenge: Two Case Reports These two cases illustrate the need to consider myocarditis as an uncommon presenting manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 31, 2019
• Pleural Effusion: An Atypical Presentation of Kawasaki Disease This case of a 7-year-old patient highlights the need to consider the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease in the presence of pneumonia and pleural effusion that is nonresponsive to antibiotic therapy.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 24, 2019
• A Pediatric Patient With Chemical Coping After Opioid Therapy Explore the concept of chemical coping and its management in this case of a pediatric cancer patient who complained of intense pain that was medically difficult to explain.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 17, 2019
• Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis by Head-contrast 3D CTA This case series demonstrates the usefulness of three-dimensional computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 27, 2019
• Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Primary Sarcoma of the Breast This case suggests that breast sarcomas could be treated in the same way as other soft tissue sarcomas in terms of adjuvant chemotherapy.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 20, 2019
• Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothoraces and Vaping Might vaping be a risk factor for spontaneous pneumothorax?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 13, 2019
• Burn Wounds After Electrical Injury in a Bathtub As this case demonstrates, mixing smartphones, chargers, and bathtubs isn't a good idea.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 06, 2019
• Chronic Insomnia Remitting After Surgery for Mild OSA Might aggressive surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea improve chronic insomnia? This case series addresses the complex interaction of these two conditions.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 30, 2019
• Surgery for Intraperitoneal Metastases From Lung Cancer This case series demonstrates that cytoreductive surgery for diffused peritoneal metastases from lung cancer can yield improved prognosis and long-term survival.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 16, 2019
• Retropharyngeal Hematoma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Might untreated obstructive sleep apnea lead to retropharyngeal hematoma?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 09, 2019
• The Eye in Dengue, an Aspect of Dengue Expanded Syndrome This case report brings attention to the potential of eye involvement in dengue viral infection.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 02, 2019
• Yellow Nail Syndrome Following Multiple Orthopedic Surgeries What was the cause of this patient's unexplained pleural effusion accompanied by yellow nails?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 25, 2019
• Stroke in Malignancy: Complexities of Diagnosis, Management This case report illustrates the complexities surrounding the diagnosis and management of a patient with cancer-associated stroke.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 23, 2019
• 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 18, 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 11, 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 04, 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 28, 2019