October 2023 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” This case report highlights the potential benefits of unilateral adrenalectomy in treating primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia, noting a high rate of remission and low risk of recurrence.
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May 2022 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This study found that while no predictive factors for response to vismodegib were identified, longer treatment duration was associated with a lower risk of relapse in basal cell carcinoma patients.
October 2024 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” In this case report, a 40-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus developed Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, characterized by severe hyperglycemia despite high insulin doses, requiring immunosuppressive therapy to manage refractory symptoms.
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August 2020 in “Gastroenterology report” This review discusses the characteristics and challenges in treating Cronkhite–Canada syndrome but reports no new clinical findings, emphasizing the need for better understanding and uniform treatment approaches.
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July 2004 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” This article discusses a case of an adult with acneiform follicular mucinosis that was controlled using systemic corticosteroids and reports no new findings.
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April 1970 in “PubMed” This letter describes a case of a 22-year-old woman with ichthyosis serpentina and related symptoms, suggesting it as a variant form of ichthyosis associated with bamboo hair, without necessarily including atopic features.
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January 2022 in “Monaldi archives for chest disease” This study reported that Lung-Ultrasound effectively monitors lung recovery in COVID-19 ARDS survivors, and identified a link between high EPAP-CPAP pressure and cardiopulmonary impairment.
October 1984 in “Kidney international” This case report describes a 23-year-old woman with a history of ambiguous genitalia and complex medical conditions, including a pelvic mass and hirsutism, observed from childhood to adulthood.
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December 1978 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” Hormonal imbalances in congenital adrenal hyperplasia cause acne.
June 2024 in “Neuromuscular Disorders” In this report, a 58-year-old woman with ocular myasthenia gravis experienced complete resolution of symptoms and hair regrowth after six months of treatment with the JAK inhibitor baricitinib, highlighting a potential new therapeutic approach for this condition.
May 2012 in “Surgery (oxford)” This review discusses the challenges patients face after critical illness and suggests that individualized rehabilitation starting in critical care can potentially improve long-term outcomes; it reports no new clinical results.
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July 2003 in “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” This case study describes the successful treatment of a 13-year-old girl with relapsing polychondritis and autoimmune symptoms using co-trimoxazole, highlighting its potential role in managing autoimmune diseases.
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February 2021 in “Gastroenterology” This report discusses a case of vesiculopustular eruption in a patient with ulcerative colitis, highlighting the effective use of ustekinumab for treatment and suggesting its consideration in similar cases of IBD-related skin lesions.
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September 2021 in “Frontiers in Public Health” This study concluded that COVID-19 is a multisystem disease with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations, underscoring the importance of considering these symptoms for early diagnosis and infection control.
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September 1997 in “Archives of Dermatology” This case report describes a 5-year-old boy with a solitary patch of hair loss, potentially linked to a fungal infection after antibiotic treatment showed minimal effectiveness.
April 2025 in “Otorhinolaryngology Clinics - An International Journal” This case report highlights the critical role of preoperative histopathology in accurately diagnosing and treating ambiguous cutaneous lesions in the ear, nose, and throat area, emphasizing that reliance solely on clinical features can lead to misdiagnosis.
This study found that BCG injection in COVID-19 convalescent adults reduced long COVID symptoms like hearing and cognitive issues but also led to increased hair loss in women at six months.
August 2023 in “Gastroenterology” This study describes the diagnosis and successful management of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome in a 78-year-old man, highlighting improvement in symptoms and endoscopic findings after treatment with prednisone and supportive therapies.
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April 2007 in “Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition” This case report describes a 16-year-old liver transplant patient with previous chicken pox infection experiencing disseminated varicella zoster virus infection with pneumonia, highlighting the importance of early acyclovir treatment in immunocompromised patients.
This case study indicates that older patients with NMOSD may show favorable clinical improvements with aggressive treatment, even when the intervention is initiated later in the disease course.
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January 2009 in “World Journal of Gastroenterology” This study reports the first documented case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome, where corticosteroids dramatically improved the patient's condition.
December 2022 in “Gastroenterology” This report describes a case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome diagnosed in a 54-year-old man with symptoms including gastrointestinal polyps, alopecia, skin hyperpigmentation, and severe diarrhea, who experienced significant symptom improvement with azathioprine.
June 2023 in “Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation” In this case report, researchers highlighted two instances of oxalate nephropathy secondary to enteric hyperoxaluria following small bowel surgeries, emphasizing the need to consider this condition in patients with unexplained renal decline and a history of bowel surgery due to its typically poor prognosis.
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May 1979 in “International Journal of Dermatology” In this study, trichostasis spinulosa was observed in 51 patients with lesions on the nose, where some follicles contained up to 86 hairs each, possibly influenced by endocrine factors and actinic rays.
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January 2022 in “South Florida Journal of Development” This report describes a case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunosuppressed patient in Manaus, highlighting the need for improved health education on preventing cryptococcosis.
September 1998 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This review summarizes the clinical characteristics of Behcet's disease, noting that ocular manifestations are a major cause of morbidity due to their potential to lead to severe vision loss or blindness.
April 2020 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This article presents a case study of isolated rheumatic tricuspid valve disease leading to right heart failure and severe valve damage, highlighting the rarity and diagnostic challenges of tricuspid involvement in rheumatic fever.
In this case study, a 19-year-old woman with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, potentially triggered by hepatitis B vaccination, experienced improved symptoms after correcting low vitamin D levels and undergoing tonsillectomy, demonstrating these interventions may benefit similar patients.
October 2023 in “F1000Research” This case report describes a 21-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed tuberculous lymphadenitis, highlighting the increased risk of TB in patients on long-term immunosuppressive therapy.
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This case report highlights a rare instance of esophageal carcinoma in a patient with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, emphasizing the importance of endoscopic surveillance for malignant gastrointestinal tumors in these patients.