Gallstone ileus refers to mechanical small bowel obstruction secondary to luminal occlusion by a gallstone, most frequently in the distal ileum or ileocecal junction. The gallstone enters the enteral lumen through a cholecystoenteric fistula and should be large enough to be impac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1216
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are immune complex-mediated hypersensitivity reactions and have been associated with numerous adverse drug side effects. TEN and SJS are important adverse drug reaction in dermatology and medicine department. For...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1215
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive (FOP) is a rare variety of myositis ossificans characterized by congenital malformations of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification that can induce a disabling second skeleton. We report a case of a 37-year-old female patient...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1214
Alveolar hemorrhage is an uncommon complication of systemic lupus erythematosus, rarely being the initial symptom. This condition is a medical emergency, as it can quickly progress to life-threatening respiratory failure. The characteristic symptoms include coughing up blood, ane...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1213
Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF), also known as Ormond's disease, is a rare and progressive condition characterized by the formation of abnormal fibroinflammatory tissue in the retroperitoneum. It can be idiopathic or secondary to infiltrative, infectious, or malignant diseases. Re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1212
Jacobsen syndrome (JS), also known as 11q deletion disorder, is a rare chromosomal condition characterized by a wide range of congenital anomalies, developmental delays, and hematological abnormalities. This report presents the case of a 9-month-old female child with trigonocepha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1211
Lyme disease, a tick-borne spirochetal infection, often begins with a characteristic skin lesion, erythema chronicum migrans, which may be followed by neurologic, cardiac, ocular or joint abnormalities, ocular manifestations remain rare in Lyme disease. We report an original case...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1210
Lambert Ahuka Longombe, Aristide Marius SOUSSOU LONKENG, Arthur Cyril ARROYE BETOU, Pape Abdou Diop, Marcel Dengo, Jean Paul Bambale Limengo & Albert Yemba Baruani Ahuka·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health·2024
Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare condition usually occurring in the postpartum period. Its incidence outside the postpartum period is not known. We reported a case of a 23-year-old patient at Amath DANSOKHO National Hospital Center in Kédougou, Senegal, she had no particul...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2024/v7i1209
The term urinary tract infection encompasses a variety of clinical entities, including asymptomatic bacteriuria, cystitis, prostatitis, and pyelonephritis. Burkholderia cepacia is an emerging bacterium causing nosocomial infections. It is associated with a wide variety of infecti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2024/v7i1208
Background: IgA vasculitis, formerly known as Henoch – Schoenlein Purpura (HSP), is vasculitis of small vessels, which is a rare and life threatening condition in adults. It is a type 3 hypersensitivity reaction which can affect kidney, joints, skin and intestine. It is a rare pr...
Our aim in this case report is to present the case of a fifteen‐year‐old boy diagnosed with Bounard soulier syndrome [BSS], to evaluate how the disease was managed, and to identify any shortcomings in its treatment. The patient previously diagnosed with BSS presented with epistax...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2024/v7i1206
Situs ambiguous (isomerism) also known as heterotaxy syndrome is an abnormality of lateralization during embryogenesis resulting in atypical anatomy. This is an intermediate configuration between situs inversus and situs solitus with one or more organs in symmetry or even duplica...
Atypical or an aberrant right subclavian artery, is the most prevalent vascular anomaly of the aortic arch but a rare embryological aberration. It is typically discovered by accident during imaging tests or autopsy and is usually asymptomatic. Dysphagia and dyspnea are the most c...
Hanaa El Ghiati, Fatima Ekhya Amoumoune, Hafsa Lokman, Jihane Fagouri, Meryem Bennani, Sara Ahchouch, I.Assfalou, Mahdi Bamous, Younes Moutaqillah & Aatif Benyass·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health·2024
Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is considered the most frequent cyanotic congenital heart abnormality with a low adulthood survival rate if kept untreated. The majority of cases are symptomatic during infancy and mandate early treatment. Few instances of survival to asymptomatic middle...
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is an atypical bacterium transmitted by respiratory droplets through close contact. It is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, with an overall mortality rate of approximately 30%. Besides respiratory symptoms, M. pneumoniae can cau...