Journal of Medical Case Reports

• SARS-CoV-2-induced Acute Aortic Occlusion As revealed by this case of fatal acute aortic occlusion in a patient with COVID-19, both venous and arterial thrombotic complications may be associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 06, 2021
• SARS-CoV-2- or Pregnancy-related Cardiomyopathy? This case underscores the need to consider the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 infection in any pregnant woman who develops cardiomyopathy and pulmonary edema.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 29, 2021
• Cardiac Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Renal AVM Systemic AVM is a rare, but potentially reversible cause of high-output heart failure. This case emphasizes the importance of a detailed workup in a patient with heart failure symptoms.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 22, 2021
• COVID-19 and Emergencies in Patients With Diabetes Diabetic emergencies like diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state can be precipitated in patients with COVID-19, highlighting the need for close monitoring of these patients.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 15, 2021
• GI Symptoms and Fecal Microbiota Transplant in COVID-19 Might fecal microbiota transplantation be a potential therapeutic and rehabilitative intervention for treatment of COVID-19 gastrointestinal disturbances?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 08, 2021
• Acute Lung Injury After Using a THC-containing Vaping Device This case of a young, otherwise healthy patient with THC vaping-associated lung injury offers guidance on appropriate diagnostic workup and therapies for suspected VALI.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 01, 2021
• Vancomycin Induced Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report This case underscores the need to be familiar with Red Man Syndrome, a rare but potentially life threatening adverse effect of vancomycin.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 25, 2021
• Arthritis As an Initial Presentation of Malignancy These two patients were initially diagnosed and treated for rheumatic diseases, but were later found to have paraneoplastic arthritis related to occult malignancy.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 18, 2021
• Retinal Imaging Study Diagnoses in COVID-19 Are ocular signs and symptoms in COVID-19 under recognized? This patient presented with retinal lesions but no other symptoms of COVID-19.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 11, 2021
• Anion Gap in Diagnosis of Metformin-associated Lactic Acidosis This study casts doubt on the utility of anion gap measurement as an approach for diagnosis of metformin-associated lactic acidosis.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 04, 2021
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Manifestation Following COVID-19 Might this patient's newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus be related to his recent SARS-CoV-2 infection?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 25, 2021
• COVID-19 Myopericarditis With Cardiac Tamponade This case demonstrates that patients without respiratory symptoms could have COVID-19 and present with serious cardiac complications.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 18, 2021
• An Atypical Presentation of Multiple Primary Malignancies Gastric carcinoma is the neoplasm most commonly associated with second primary neoplasms. This case underscores the need to consider multiple primary malignancy in patients with gastric cancer.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 10, 2021
• Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia: Two Case Reports The findings in these cases demonstrate that negative PCR results in both pharynx and bronchoalveolar lavage do not rule out COVID-19 in patients with pneumonia.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 03, 2021
• Late MI and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a COVID-19 Patient Was this patient's autoimmune hemolytic anemia and myocardial infarction precipitated by concomitant COVID-19 infection?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 27, 2021
• Pustulosis, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Due to Hydroxychloroquine This case draws attention to the possibility of severe adverse cutaneous drug reactions to hydroxychloroquine and the necessity for caution when using hydroxychloroquine to manage COVID-19.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 20, 2021
• Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism While Receiving Tranexamic Acid This case of bilateral pulmonary embolism in a healthy, active middle-aged woman reinforces the possible increased risk of thromboembolism in patients receiving tranexamic acid.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 13, 2021
• Erythematous Papular Skin Rash As a Sign of COVID-19 Might skin rash be an additional presenting symptom of COVID-19? This case suggests that skin rash for which other causes are excluded should suggest SARS-COV-2 as a possible diagnosis.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 06, 2021
• Cabozantinib Caused High-grade Fever in Metastatic RCC This case demonstrates atypical high-grade fever with rigors as a potential complication of treatment with the novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor cabozantinib.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 30, 2020
• Venous Thromboembolism and COVID-19 This case adds to the emerging evidence for venous thromboembolism as a complication of COVID-19.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 16, 2020
• Repeated Positive COVID-19 Test Followed by 2 Negative Tests This case emphasizes that a negative result by polymerase chain reaction does not necessarily certify complete COVID-19 recovery, nor that the patient is no longer infectious.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 09, 2020
• Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient With COVID-19 This patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to COVID-19 responded after one dose of the IL-6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 02, 2020
• Juvenile Huntington's Disease In a small number of cases, Huntington's disease manifests prior to age 21. This case report highlights the complexity of juvenile Huntington's and how its course differs from adult onset disease.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 18, 2020
• Pericardial Effusion, Cardiac Tamponade in a COVID-19 Patient This case report documents acute pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and cardiac tamponade as a possible presentation of COVID-19.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 10, 2020
• Recovery From COVID-19 and ARDS This case report of a patient who developed ARDS due to COVID-19 highlights the importance of ICU follow-up visits with comprehensive physical and cognitive testing following acute hospitalization.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 03, 2020