Journal of Medical Case Reports

• 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
• 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 21, 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 14, 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 07, 2019
• Vitamin D Treatment for Chronic Urticaria Is there an association of chronic urticaria with vitamin D deficiency?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 31, 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 17, 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 10, 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 03, 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 26, 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 24, 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 19, 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 12, 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 05, 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 29, 2019