BACKGROUND This case highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in differentiating localized infections from systemic inflammatory diseases like psoriatic arthritis.Nail psoriasis can mimic conditions l...
BACKGROUND There has been a rise in the number of cases diagnosed as lymphogranuloma venereum(LGV),caused by the transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis,specifi-cally serotypes L1,L2,and L3,mostly in men who have sex wi...
Supported by the Zhejiang Medical Science and Technology Project,No.2022KY1325 and No.2023KY381.
BACKGROUND Intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasm(IOPN)of the pancreas is an extremely rare pancreatic tumor,with only sporadic cases reported in the literature.IOPN is difficult to diagnose and highly prone to misd...
BACKGROUND Duodenal web is a rare congenital malformation,exceedingly uncommon in adults,and often misdiagnosed due to the subtle imaging features.CASE SUMMARY By analyzing the clinical diagnosis process and various i...
Schistosomal appendicitis(SA)is a rare but serious complication of schistosomiasis,a parasitic disease affecting over 250 million people worldwide.A recent retrospective study by Wang et al provides important insights...
BACKGROUND Idiopathic portal hypertension(IPH)is a subtype of portal hypertension that arises in the absence of cirrhosis.IPH frequently manifests with clinical features typical of portal hypertension,including spleno...
The association between genetic syndromes and odontogenic tumors encompasses several entities,reflecting the intricate interplay between genetic factors and the development of these lesions.The present study aimed to ...
BACKGROUND With the popularization of various cerebrovascular imaging methods and increased attention to the field,more cerebrovascular diseases are being detected in asymptomatic patients.Different cerebrovascular di...
Project of Special Funds for Science and Technology Cooperation in Guizhou Provinces and Zunyi City,No.Shengshikehe(2015)53.
This editorial provides insights from a case report by Sun et al published in the World Journal of Clinical Cases.The case report focuses on a case where a multilocular thymic cyst(MTC)was misdiagnosed as a thymic tum...
Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,No.LQ20H030007 and No.LY20H030010;the Zhejiang Medical Health Technology Project,No.2019KY393.
BACKGROUND Extragastric lesions are typically not misdiagnosed as gastric submucosal tumor(SMT).However,we encountered two rare cases where extrinsic lesions were misdiagnosed as gastric SMTs.CASE SUMMARY We describe ...