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Acute Renal Failure Secondary to Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report
Leukemic infiltration in CLL causing acute renal failure is an extremely rare condition; however, it should be prominently considered in the differential diagnosis.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, March 2008
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Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis: Utilization of Radiotherapy As a Treatment Modality
This is a case of tracheobronchial amyloidosis treated with external beam radiotherapy with encouraging results.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, February 2008
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Combined Inferior Vena Cava & Renal Vein Thromboses: Case and Synopsis of Thromboembolism in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Our patient presented with nonspecific symptoms that would not prompt an immediate consideration of severe thromboembolism, and thus we provide our recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, January 2008
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Klinefelter Syndrome, and Chromosome 3p21.31 Duplication: A Case Report
This case report discusses the potential implications of autism spectrum disorder.
Medscape General Medicine, December 2007
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ST Segment Elevation on Electrocardiogram: The Electrocardiographic Pattern of Brugada Syndrome
It is important to recognize the Brugada ECG pattern and to differentiate it from other etiologies of ST segment elevation on ECG.
Medscape General Medicine, September 2007
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Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula
We present a case of secondary aortoduodenal fistula found 6 years after aortic reconstructive surgery, with the clinical presentation of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Medscape General Medicine, August 2007
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Severe Recurrent Abdominal Pain: An Anatomical Variant of Chilaiditi's Syndrome
This is the first known reported case of Chilaiditi's syndrome, in which symptoms were shown to be produced by compression of the gastric outlet by the abnormally placed colon.
Medscape General Medicine, June 2007
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Mediastinal Pancreatic Pseudocyst-A Case Report and Review of the Literature
We reviewed the literature for clinical presentation, complications, and available treatment options for mediastinal pancreatic pseudocysts.
Medscape General Medicine, April 2007
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Bacterial Pericarditis and Tamponade Due to Nonencapsulated Haemophilus influenzae Complicating a Case of Adult Community-Acquired Pneumonia
We report a case of bacterial pericarditis in an immunologically competent adult female that was caused by nonencapsulated H. influenzae complicated by acute, life-threatening pericardial tamponade.
Medscape General Medicine, December 2006
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Cutaneous and Presumed Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Soldier Deployed to Afghanistan
This case report describes a US soldier returning from Afghanistan with concomitant manifestations of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, as well as latent infection with P vivax.
Medscape General Medicine, November 2006
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Pulmonary Hypertension, Hyperthyroidism, and Fenfluramine: A Case Report and Review
This article reports a case of pulmonary hypertension presenting with sudden cardiac arrest, hyperthyroidism, and fenfluramine usage.
Medscape General Medicine, November 2006
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Hypertensive Retinopathy Associated With Use of the Ephedra-Free Weight-Loss Herbal Supplement Hydroxycut
This Case Report documents hypertensive retinopathy associated with the use of Hydroxycut.
Medscape General Medicine, September 2006
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Lyme Neuroborreliosis Presenting as the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
We describe a case of a patient presenting with the syndrome of inappropriate hormone secretion (SIADH) caused by Lyme neuroborreliosis.
Medscape General Medicine, September 2006
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Multiple Penile Schwannomas
This Case Report recommends that penile schwannomas be excised if the tumors cause pain or are malignant.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2006
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Massive Primary Hepatic Tuberculoma Mimicking Hepatocellular Carcinoma in an Immunocompetent Host
This case report illustrates the diagnostic difficulties of hepatic tuberculosis and the importance of considering tuberculosis in patients with hepatic lesions.
Medscape General Medicine™, July 2006
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Hypocitraturia Despite Potassium Citrate Tablet Supplementation
This case describes a patient who presented with recurrent nephrolithiasis and chronic diarrhea and was found to have severe hypocitraturia despite citrate supplementation with potassium citrate.
Medscape General Medicine™, July 2006
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Primary Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
The exact cause of alveolar soft part sarcoma is not entirely understood. This article outlines an uncommon case of primary soft-tissue sarcomas of the chest wall.
Medscape General Medicine™, July 2006
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Reversal of Myocyte Hypertrophy by Ventricular Unloading: Cardiac Improvement Without Adrenergic Receptor Upregulation and Relocalization
This Case Report describes how myocardial fiber functional health in severe heart failure patients seems to be restored with a left ventricular assist device.
Medscape General Medicine™, May 2006
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Abdominal Pain as Presentation of Takayasu's Arteritis in an Adolescent Male Patient
This Case Report describes the symptoms and imaging compatible with Takayasu's arteritis in which chronic mesenteric ischemia was the etiology.
Medscape General Medicine™, March 2006
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Pulmonary Blastomycosis Masquerading as Metastatic Disease in the Lung: A Case Report
This case report explains pulmonary blastomycosis appearing as metastatic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Medscape General Medicine™, January 2006
