BACKGROUND Several conditions may present with acute neurological symptoms,thus mimicking the presentation of stroke.Although the underlying disorder can be diagnosed after careful medical,neurological,and radiologica...
Supported by Shenzhen Fund for Guangdong Provincial High-Level Clinical Key Specialties,No.SZGSP012;Shenzhen Key Medical Discipline Construction Fund,No.SZXK032。
BACKGROUND Cryptococcus is a systemic opportunistic pathogenic fungus that can cause infections in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts,with diverse clinical manifestations,ranging from asymptomatic pulmon...
We read the article by Karim MM et al discusses the presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism as recurrent acute pancreatitis,a rare clinical condition in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department.As...
BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal stromal tumors(GISTs)are caused by mutations in the KIT and platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha genes in approximately 90%of cases.A minority of wild-type GISTs are associated wit...
BACKGROUND Aseptic meningitis is defined as meningeal inflammation caused by various etio-logies with negative cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)bacterial culture.The most common etiologies are viruses[enteroviruses,arboviruses...
Fever of unknown origin(FUO)is recognized as fever with uncertain diagnosis despite three days of hospital admission or three or more outpatient visits.[1]Acute liver fluke infection is characterized by fever,right up...
BACKGROUND Bouveret’s syndrome is a rare(1%-4%)form of cholelithiasis characterized by gastric outlet obstruction.It presents mainly in elderly women with nausea,vomiting,and abdominal pain.On physical examination,co...
Infective native aortic aneurysm(INAA)is a rare vascular disease.Previous studies reported that this type of aneurysm accounts for 0.6% to 2.6% of all aortic aneurysms in the European Union and USA,but accounts for 13...
INTRODUCTION Subacute thyroiditis is a self-limiting inflammatory disorder of the thyroid gland in which a viral infection has most often been implicated as the cause.Many cases of subacute thyroiditis follow an upper...
Introduction:Acute poisoning cases are always a medical emergency.Immediate management with proper identification of the poisoning agent is very much important.This study aimed to estimate the sociodemographic pattern...