Kenza Horache, Ola Messaoud, Najwa Elkettani, M. Fikri, Mohamed Jiddane, F. Touarsa
{"title":"Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) with a typical “eye of the tiger”: A radiology case report","authors":"Kenza Horache, Ola Messaoud, Najwa Elkettani, M. Fikri, Mohamed Jiddane, F. Touarsa","doi":"10.5348/101447z01kh2024ci","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101447z01kh2024ci","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>\u0000\t\t\t\t \t No Abstract\u0000\t\t\t \t</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"72 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140693855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thaís Caroline Sales Raposo, Gustavo Lopes de Castro, Maria Letícia da Silva Martinso, Ana Elisa de Landa Moraes Teixeira Grossi, Jonathan William da Silva Rodrigues, Alice Brito Brandão
{"title":"Primary appendiceal lymphoma managed through videolaparoscopic appendectomy in an Amazonian center: Case report and review of literature","authors":"Thaís Caroline Sales Raposo, Gustavo Lopes de Castro, Maria Letícia da Silva Martinso, Ana Elisa de Landa Moraes Teixeira Grossi, Jonathan William da Silva Rodrigues, Alice Brito Brandão","doi":"10.5348/101446z01tr2024cr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101446z01tr2024cr","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Introduction: Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma is rare and appendix involvement is rarer. Most cases of appendiceal lymphoma present as clinical acute appendicitis and are generally diagnosed intra-operatory. Some computed tomography findings in preoperative evaluation may suggest appendix neoplasm rather than appendicitis, such as appendix diameter larger than 15 mm, abdominal lymphadenopathy and aneurysmal dilatation of the lumen.\u0000\u0000 Case Report: We report a case of a 26-year-old Brazilian man first diagnosed with acute appendicitis and submitted to videolaparoscopic approach with appendectomy and posterior chemotherapy after histopathological reveal of primary appendiceal lymphoma.\u0000\u0000 Conclusion: Surgical resection followed by chemotherapy remains as standard management choice when possible. Adequate investigation and mandatory histopathological analysis in appendectomies are fundamental for diagnosis and proper treatment.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"52 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140362918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amit Agarwal, Debalina Chakrabarti, Sarika Gangwar
{"title":"Iatrogenic bilocular femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with end-stage renal disease undergoing regular hemodialysis: An unexpected occurrence after a common procedure and surgical cure","authors":"Amit Agarwal, Debalina Chakrabarti, Sarika Gangwar","doi":"10.5348/101445z01ag2024cr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101445z01ag2024cr","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Introduction: Pseudoaneurysms of the femoral artery can develop as an uncommon complication following penetrating trauma or arterial catheterization for cardiovascular procedures or hemodialysis. It is commonly diagnosed with color duplex imaging and usually a single pseudoaneurysm is present.\u0000\u0000 Case Report: We present a 62-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease who developed a very rare bilocular pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery caused by inadvertent puncture of the artery during elective hemodialysis which remained uneventful and undiagnosed until the pseudoaneurysm was itself punctured by the dialysis catheter iatrogenically and another large connecting pseudoaneurysm was formed above the initial one. Typical unilocular pseudoaneurysm presents as Yin-Yang sign on color duplex imaging but here bidirectional turbulent flow was seen as double Yin-Yang sign suggestive of bilocular pseudoaneurysm mimicking the shape of a snowman, hence Yin-Yang Snowman sign. The patient presented with signs and symptoms of rapid progression of the pseudoaneurysm resulting in femoral nerve compression with compromised skin viability. Therefore, surgical management was planned and the bilocular pseudoaneurysms were excised with repair of the femoral artery and then covered with vascularized rectus femoris muscle flap.\u0000\u0000 Conclusion: An arterial pseudoaneurysm should be included in the differential diagnosis for a groin mass after femoral catheterization or other vascular procedures. A non-invasive imaging approach using color flow duplex sonography can be used with confidence and safety. But in complicated cases or cases with impending complications, surgical exploration and excision remains the mainstay of treatment.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"59 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140363709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriella Telles Almeida, Camilla Nunes Proença Formoso, Daniel Antunes Pereira, Gilberto Canedo Martins Jr, A. M. da Silva Catharino
{"title":"Epilepsy secondary to brain injury by electrocution: A case report","authors":"Gabriella Telles Almeida, Camilla Nunes Proença Formoso, Daniel Antunes Pereira, Gilberto Canedo Martins Jr, A. M. da Silva Catharino","doi":"10.5348/101444z01ga2024cr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101444z01ga2024cr","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Introduction: According to the Yearbook of Accidents of Electrical Origin for the year 2022, 853 accidents due to electric shock were reported in Brazil, of which 592 died, a reduction of 12.2% in mortality compared to the previous year. Three conditions elucidate trauma switches caused by the passage of electric current, the regulatory alterations by the passage of electric current, the conversion of electrical energy into thermal, known as the Joule effect, and muscle damage by the electrical stimulus of exacerbated contractions.\u0000\u0000 Case Report: A 51-year-old male patient was followed up on an outpatient basis due to a nervous breakdown caused by accident with a high-voltage electrical discharge 15 years ago. After the event, he evolved with conduction aphasia, homonymous hemianopia on the right, hypoesthesia on the right side of the body, dysmetria on the right upper limb, and epileptic seizures of focal onset, evolving into tonic-clonic seizures. For seizure control, carbamazepine 200 mg 3 times a day was administered, with complete seizure control since then.\u0000\u0000 Conclusion: Therefore, it is important to emphasize that the damage caused by electrocution to the central nervous system (CNS) is varied. Still, due to the patient’s clinical presentation, his neuroimaging findings, and his history, this is epilepsy secondary to electrocution. Encephalomalacia demonstrates a large scar in the brain tissue, and its control of seizure episodes with the adopted pharmacotherapy also corroborates.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"3 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140365860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi-Che (Albert) Chen, TY Chuang, J. Chen, JY Cheong
{"title":"An unusual case of bowel obstruction secondary to endometriosis","authors":"Yi-Che (Albert) Chen, TY Chuang, J. Chen, JY Cheong","doi":"10.5348/101443z01yc2024cr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101443z01yc2024cr","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Introduction: Endometriosis is a common disease of women of childbearing age. It can affect the intestines in a portion of patients, although it is generally asymptomatic.\u0000\u0000 Case Report: Here we present an unusual case of a large bowel obstruction due to intestinal endometriosis.\u0000\u0000 Conclusion: In the absence of signs or risk factors for colorectal malignancy, endometriosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for large bowel obstructions occurring in women of fertile age.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140245442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Othman Chama, Khalid Ouatar, M. Ahsaini, S. Mellas, J. El Ammari, Mohammed Fadl Tazi, Mohammed Jamal El Fassi, Moulay Hassan Farih
{"title":"Ureteral duplication with ectopic implantation of the ureter into the prostatic urethra","authors":"Othman Chama, Khalid Ouatar, M. Ahsaini, S. Mellas, J. El Ammari, Mohammed Fadl Tazi, Mohammed Jamal El Fassi, Moulay Hassan Farih","doi":"10.5348/101442z01oc2024cr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101442z01oc2024cr","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 An ectopic ureter is a ureter that terminates in or below the bladder neck. The incidence of ectopic ureter remains unclear because this malformation is often asymptomatic. Eighty percent of ectopic ureters are associated with a duplicate ureter. In our case, it was a 29 years old man, who consulted for intermittent pelvic pain. The patient underwent a prostatic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which showed an ectopic ureteral abruption at the level of the prostate. The uroscanner showed a ureteral duplicity with a silent superior kidney.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"143 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140415046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dissecting the mystery: A case report of a parapharyngeal ganglioneuroma","authors":"Bader Alali, Maha Al-Gilani, Boobalan Samynathan","doi":"10.5348/101441z01ba2024cr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101441z01ba2024cr","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Introduction: Ganglioneuromas, slow-growing non-neoplastic tumors from neural crest cells, are typically asymptomatic but may manifest clinically when reaching a significant size. While rare in the parapharynx, imaging assists in preoperative planning and assessing features of more sinister pathologies.\u0000\u0000 Case Report: A 45-year-old woman presented with persistent unilateral neck pain and sore throat, computed tomography (CT) imaging parapharyngeal space, ultimately diagnosed as a parapharyngeal ganglioneuroma on tissue biopsy. Surgical excision was performed with an uneventful postoperative course.\u0000\u0000 Conclusion: Parapharyngeal ganglioneuromas pose diagnostic challenges due to their rarity and diverse presentations. This case underscores the diagnostic challenges posed by rare parapharyngeal lesions and highlights the successful management of ganglioneuromas through appropriate imaging and surgical intervention.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140418109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aaisha Mohammed Rafi, Karuna Khan, Ammar Alomar, Aya AlSayyad, Nahla Yousef
{"title":"Lower cranial neuropathy as a presentation of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis secondary to antiphospholipid syndrome: A case report","authors":"Aaisha Mohammed Rafi, Karuna Khan, Ammar Alomar, Aya AlSayyad, Nahla Yousef","doi":"10.5348/101440z01ar2024cr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101440z01ar2024cr","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare cause of stroke especially among young adults. The clinical presentation of CVST is diverse, which makes the diagnosis to be challenging. Lower cranial neuropathy is a rare presentation of CVST, with few cases in literature. We are describing a case of 39-year-old male patient, presented with left occipital neuralgia, with left lower cranial neuropathies due to left transverse and sigmoid sinus thrombosis; secondary to antiphospholipid syndrome, with good response to anticoagulation.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"125 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140438426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tuberculoma mimicking lung cancer: A diagnostic dilemma resolved by therapeutic trial","authors":"Zhong Xhen Khor, Mohd Isa Syamimi, Sze Yuen Lee","doi":"10.5348/101439z01zk2024ci","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101439z01zk2024ci","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>\u0000\t\t\t\t \t No Abstract\u0000\t\t\t \t</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"44 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139961757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An unusual presentation of small bowel volvulus: A case report","authors":"Ghassan Almaimani","doi":"10.5348/101438z01ar2024cr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5348/101438z01ar2024cr","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Introduction: Small bowel volvulus (SBV) is a surgical emergency that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Although sudden onset acute abdominal pain is the most common presenting symptom, the clinical presentation of SBV can be misleading. Early diagnosis and treatment are therefore crucial for a good outcome.\u0000\u0000 Case Report: A 49-year-old woman presented with a 5-hour history of nausea as her only symptom. Six hours after admission, she developed multiple episodes of vomiting, but without abdominal pain. An urgent CT of the abdomen revealed a pathognomonic “whirl” pattern highly suggestive of SBV, and emergency laparoscopy revealed ileal volvulus without any identifiable pathoetiological factors. She underwent simple devolvulation and made a rapid recovery without recurrence at 12 months.\u0000\u0000 Conclusion: This case highlights that the preoperative clinical diagnosis of small bowel volvulus can be challenging, emphasizing the importance of preoperative imaging and maintaining a high index of suspicion to avoid missing this important diagnosis. A laparoscopic approach can be used successfully to treat SBV.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13833,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Case Reports and Images","volume":"68 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139780366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}