H. R. Reazaul Karim, Chinmay Kumar Panda, Kalyani Manasa Rapeti, Nivedita Jayanti Bodra, Pragadeshwaran Rajendran
{"title":"Perioperative Management of Patients with Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome - Where Do We Stand? A Case Report-Based Discussion","authors":"H. R. Reazaul Karim, Chinmay Kumar Panda, Kalyani Manasa Rapeti, Nivedita Jayanti Bodra, Pragadeshwaran Rajendran","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12299","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are associated with a significant morbidity and mortality; prevention and management strategies depend greatly on the patients’ comorbid conditions. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a well-known risk factor for PPCs, but controlled Asthma does not appear to be so. On the other hand, the role of Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS) as a risk for PPCs is yet to be studied. While there is a guidance for the perioperative risk reduction and management of COPD and Asthma, specific guidance for ACOS is also lacking. As a consequence, physicians tailor their management by considering both the components. \u0000Case presentation: We present a case of a 74-year-old man with ACOS, diagnosed with invasive bladder carcinoma. He was taken for laparoscopic radical cystectomy and ileal conduit. Although he had an uneventful surgery, we lost him on the seventh postoperative day due to multiple complications, including PPCs. \u0000 Conclusion: The case highlights the need for considering the ACOS separately as a risk and calls for a specific roadmap for perioperative management. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome patients appear to be at high risk of PPCs \u0000There is a lack of evidence-based guidance and literature to tailor the management of such patients to reduce the perioperative risks for PPCs \u0000It is high time to delineate the ACOS patients from Asthma and COPD, study them in context to PPCs and perioperative outcome so that specific guidance can be developed. \u0000","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45587555","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}
F. Almassinokiani, P. Akbari, Alireza Almasi Nokiani, Niloufar Sarchami
{"title":"Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Woman with a Large Uterine Fibroma","authors":"F. Almassinokiani, P. Akbari, Alireza Almasi Nokiani, Niloufar Sarchami","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12277","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents a case of portal vein thrombosis accompanied by a large uterine fibroma. A 37-year-old virgin woman presented with vaginal bleeding, abdominal mass, fever, dyspnea and lower limbs edema. In past medical history, she did not have any systemic diseases. She had menometrorrhagia from four years ago. She was admitted with diagnosis of a large uterine fibroma and was suspected of COVID 19 pneumonia or thrombophlebitis. The final diagnosis was a large uterine fibroma with chronic portal vein thrombosis. Although uterine fibromas are benign tumors, they may make serious life-threatening complications like thrombosis. The cause of thrombosis is the pressure effect of fibroma and/ or transfusion to treat anemia. Although there may be other unknown etiologies for thrombosis in these patients. We suggest that existence of a large uterine myomas should be known as a risk factor for thrombosis ( like IBS, Covid 19 and etc.) and be given a score in Caprini Score system, to start anticoagulation before and after any surgical intervention.","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43055408","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":"Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in a Previously Fit Individual – Pitfalls in Management – A Case Report.","authors":"Norly Salleh, Rusli Zaim, Siti Rodiah Udin","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12273","url":null,"abstract":"Most people with toxoplasmosis infection are asymptomatic. Cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV patient represents poor prognostic determinant, but treatable if early treatment is initiated. A case of delayed diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis is presented. A 27-year-old man presented with one-sided facial numbness and treated as Bell’s Palsy. Later he developed slurred speech. Contrast enhanced CT brain showed left frontal temporal hypodense lesion, leptomeningeal enhancement and perilesional oedema. Steroid was started. Four days later, he presented with decreased responsiveness. Retroviral was detected and diagnosis changed to opportunistic brain infection. He died after 3 days. Toxoplasmosis IgG antibodies turned out positive. In diagnosing cerebral toxoplasmosis, clinical presentation and examination are as important as laboratory testing and radiological imaging.","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44808250","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}
Zahra Moaazeni, D. Soltani, M. Rezazadeh, Mohammad Reza Rouhbakhsh Zahmatkesh, Neda Davaryari
{"title":"Management and Outcomes of Wilson Disease in Pregnancy: A Case Report","authors":"Zahra Moaazeni, D. Soltani, M. Rezazadeh, Mohammad Reza Rouhbakhsh Zahmatkesh, Neda Davaryari","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12274","url":null,"abstract":"Pregnancy in a woman with Wilson disease (WD) can cause pre-eclampsia, miscarriage, and preterm labor and causes hepatic, neurologic, and hematologic complications aside from pregnancy-related difficulties. A 30-year-old female was brought to the emergency room (ER) in her 38th gestational week (GW) with the chief complaint of left foot swelling and weight gain. Aside from a platelet count of about 73000, the rest of the assessment and findings were normal. Regarding the reassurance of the platelet count and holding the medical treatment, throughout the vaginal delivery, a child with Apgar of 9-10 was delivered. WD in pregnancy tends to have complications, thus patient management and how the patient is treated are critical.","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48406623","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":"Unusual Abscess Caused by Brucella Melitensis","authors":"N. Eftekhari, Amir Hossein Mohammad Bagheri","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i6.12267","url":null,"abstract":"Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease which any organ can be involved. Soft tissue lesions are rare manifestations of brucellosis. Brucella breast abscess in animal is not uncommon; involvement of the breast in human brucella is extremely rare. Breast abscess involvement was reported to 0.7% of the patient with brucellosis. We report the microbiological findings of breast abscess due to brucella. A 38-year-old woman living in the rural area of Kerman, Iran, presented with an abscess in the right breast. The sampling of the abscess aspiration and preparation of smears showed inflammatory fluid. Culture and PCR performed from the sample identified the presence of Brucella melitensis. The lesion had diminished in size after 8 weeks of treatment with combined doxycycline and rifampin. The possibility of breast abscess being caused by Brucella should be considered in countries, especially in endemic regions. Besides, isolated Brucella spp from microbiological cultures is important for a definitive diagnosis.","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48265781","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}
Kiana Amani, S. Ghafouri, B. Pourghaz, A. Tafakhori
{"title":"Trigeminal Neuralgia as a Manifestation of Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Case Report","authors":"Kiana Amani, S. Ghafouri, B. Pourghaz, A. Tafakhori","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11866","url":null,"abstract":"The present case report describes a patient who had presented with resistant trigeminal neuralgia and was later discovered to suffer from idiopathic increased intracranial pressure. The related symptoms were resolved by decreasing the intracranial pressure. As in our case, symptom relief can predict a good prognosis in these cases, resulting in an improved quality of life. Although it is not frequently reported, this potential association can be significant as resolving intracranial hypertension can easily improve the symptoms in those suffering from this condition. To our knowledge, no relationship between increased intracranial pressure and trigeminal neuralgia had yet been reported in the literature.","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48565770","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}
Tan Ching Yee, Yee Szemen, Alvin Wang Dingyuan, Foo Rui Min
{"title":"When Tuberculosis Co-Presenting with COVID-19 Becomes a Challenge, Case Report and Short Review","authors":"Tan Ching Yee, Yee Szemen, Alvin Wang Dingyuan, Foo Rui Min","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11861","url":null,"abstract":"With current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, patients with respiratory symptoms are diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 more readily, but we may oversee some prevalent infective diseases that may co-exist. We report a case of SARS-CoV-2/tuberculosis co-infection and the importance of considering tuberculosis amidst SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42826686","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":"Non-Neoformans Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Due to Cryptococcus Laurentii in a Positive SARS-COV-2 Patient","authors":"Priscilla Duran Luciano","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11859","url":null,"abstract":"Non-neoformans Cryptococcus species were formerly considered to be saprophytes and nonpathogenic to humans [1-2]. However, the incidence of Cryptococcus laurentii infections in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients has been gradually increasing over the last decades [1-2]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple cases of opportunistic bacterial and fungal infections have been reported in patients after a severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. The author reports the first case of opportunistic pulmonary cryptococcosis caused by Cryptococcus laurentii in a severely ill COVID-19 patient who received treatment with Tocilizumab and dexamethasone. This case contributes to the expanding knowledge of emergent secondary infectious complications including opportunistic pathogens after a SARS-COV-2 infection.","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45025525","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}
S. Samadi, M. Salehi, Hamidreza Emadi, Z. Saffarian, M. Eslami
{"title":"A case Report of Simultaneous Subacute Thyroiditis and COVID-19 Infection. A Rare Presentation or Mere Coincidence?","authors":"S. Samadi, M. Salehi, Hamidreza Emadi, Z. Saffarian, M. Eslami","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11873","url":null,"abstract":"Subacute thyroiditis is an uncommon thyroid disease which usually occurs after a viral infection. During COVID-19 pandemics, several subacute thyroiditis cases were identified during or after COVID-19. Due to their similar manifestations and high prevalence of COVID-19, subacute thyroiditis might be neglected if the clinicians do not keep it in mind. In this care report, we present a missing patient with SARS-COV-2 infection and subacute thyroiditis which was not suspected until the latent phase of the disease. The patient report can be a re-emphasis on the importance of clinical examination and especially paying attention to palpation of the thyroid gland.","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44777852","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}
Meisam Babaei, Susan Hosseini, M. Tavakoli, M. Banaei, M. Bagheri
{"title":"Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy Following Presumed COVID-19 Infection: The First Iranian Report in Children","authors":"Meisam Babaei, Susan Hosseini, M. Tavakoli, M. Banaei, M. Bagheri","doi":"10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i5.11862","url":null,"abstract":"In the fifth’s SARS-CoV-2 infection peak, although extended vaccination, still there is some reports of neurologic complications of covid-19 in children like adult. Though often we expose to benign neurologic features but sometimes there is unusual clinicoradiologic presentation. Thus, report of uncommon neurologic manifestations can help us to better understand of main pathophysiology in pediatric brain involvement. In this report, we present a five-year- old previously healthy girl that arrive to our hospital with fever, vomiting and loss of consciousness, on lumbar puncture there was mild protein elevation without poleocytosis and nasopharyngeal swap PCR for COVID-19 was positive. Brain imaging 10 hours after admission, revealed findings suggestive of acute necrotizing encephalopa thy (ANE). In spite of extensive brain involvement, after prompt initiation of high dose methylprednisolone and IV immunoglobulin, there was dramatic improvement after 3 months’ follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first Iranian report and the second report on the world.","PeriodicalId":34254,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48618414","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}