Gene diagnosis of infantile neurofibromatosis type I: A case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to identify factors associated with antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) in patients in the department of intensive care medicine who received antibiotic monotherapy in order to reduce the incidence of AAD and improve rational use of antibiotics in these patients. AIM:To report the incidenc...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhou H,Xu Q,Liu Y,Guo LT

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotics are known as "live microorganisms" and have been proven to have a health effect on hosts at the proper dose. Recently, a kind of probiotic mixture including eight live bacterial strains, VSL#3, has attracted considerable attention for its combined effect. VSL#3 is the only probiotic considered as a kind of ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Cheng FS,Pan D,Chang B,Jiang M,Sang LX

更新日期：2020-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) syndrome in a 71-year-old woman. She referred to our hospital with finger stiffness, edema of both hands and feet, pain of bilateral shoulder, wrist, metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and ankle joints. Rheumatoid f...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Kenzaka T,Goda K

更新日期：2018-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathological complete response (pCR) is rare in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) HER2-negative breast cancer (BC) treated with either endocrine therapy (ET) or chemotherapy. Radical resection of locoregional relapse, although potentially curative in some cases, is challenging when the tumor invades critical s...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Palleschi M,Maltoni R,Barzotti E,Melegari E,Curcio A,Cecconetto L,Sarti S,Manunta S,Rocca A

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bouveret syndrome is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, with only 315 cases reported in the literature between 1967 and 2016. Delay in diagnosis is associated with a high mortality rate. Diagnosis is based upon clinical manifestations, gastroscopy, and imaging studies such as abdominal computed tomograph...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang F,Du ZQ,Chen YL,Chen TM,Wang Y,Zhou XR

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main clinical treatment for esophageal cancer is surgery. Since traditional open esophageal cancer resection has the disadvantages of large trauma, long recovery period, and high postoperative complication rate, its clinical application is gradually reduced. The current report of minimally invasive Ivor-...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Huang L,Wu JQ,Han B,Wen Z,Chen PR,Sun XK,Guo XD,Zhao CM

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory cytokines play a vital role in the occurrence of osteoarticular injury and inflammation. Whether inflammation-associated factors interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are involved in the pathogenesis of keen articular cartilag...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang ZW,Chen L,Hao XR,Qu ZA,Huang SB,Ma XJ,Wang JC,Wang WM

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is a non-keratinizing carcinoma with rich lymphocytic infiltration, which primarily originates from the nasopharynx. Primary lung LELC is a type of lung cancer with a relatively low incidence. Herein, we report a rare case of lung LELC with expression of CD56. We also ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Yang L,Liang H,Liu L,Guo L,Ying JM,Shi SS,Hu XS

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic amyloidosis in which multiple systems can be involved has become a common clinical disease. When the liver is affected, symptoms such as abdominal distension, fatigue, edema, liver, and jaundice could appear. To date, hepatic amyloidosis combined with hepatic venular occlusive disease and Budd-Chiar...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Li TT,Wu YF,Liu FQ,He FL

更新日期：2019-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated neurofibromas that affect the gastrointestinal tract are rare and almost always manifest as neurofibromatosis type 1 or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b. In this paper, we present a case of a 24-year-old female with abdominal pain who discharged a neurofibroma in her stool without any blood on it. A colon...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Miao Y,Wang JJ,Chen ZM,Zhu JL,Wang MB,Cai SQ

更新日期：2018-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-ragiological syndrome presenting with neurological symptoms and characteristic radiologic findings. PRES occurs in the setting of various clinical conditions and requires prompt management of the causative factor for a full recovery. This is a case repor...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Papaconstantinou I,Mantzos DS,Pantiora E,Tasoulis MK,Vassilopoulou S,Mantzaris G

更新日期：2016-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic dissection (AD) is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate without immediate medical attention. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are critical in treating patients with AD. In the emergency department, patients with AD commonly present with classic symptoms of unanticipated sev...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Yin XB,Wang XK,Xu S,He CY

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Micronodular thymic tumors with lymphoid stroma include micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma (MNT) and micronodular thymic carcinoma with lymphoid hyperplasia (MNC), whose micromorphological features are lymphoid stromal hyperplasia and nodular arrangement of tumor epithelial cells. This type of tumor i...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang B,Li K,Song QK,Wang XH,Yang L,Zhang HL,Zhong DR

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the complex relationships between resting energy expenditure (REE), eating psychopathology, and Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal axis functioning in patients with eating disorders. METHODS:The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey, and it was planned by the Clinic for Eating Disorders of the ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Castellini G,Castellani W,Lelli L,Sauro CL,Dini C,Lazzeretti L,Bencini L,Mannucci E,Ricca V

更新日期：2014-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 67-year-old woman with L5-S1 ontogenetic spondylolisthesis treated with pedicle fixation associated with interbody arthrodesis performed with S1-L5 trans-sacral screwing according to the technique of Bartolozzi. The procedure was followed by a wide decompressive laminectomy. The patient had a...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Landi A,Marotta N,Mancarella C,Tarantino R,Delfini R

更新日期：2013-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In December 2019, the first patient with 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was reported in Wuhan, China, and the disease spread rapidly across the country and surrounding countries within 2 mo. As of February 29, 2020, a total of 91 confirmed cases had been reported in Gansu Province. This case report of th...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： He TP,Wang DL,Zhao J,Jiang XY,He J,Feng JK,Yuan Y

更新日期：2020-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implant vagus nerve stimulation is an adjunctive treatment for intractable epilepsy when patients are not suitable for resective surgery. AIM:To identify the safety and efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in children with intractable epilepsy and analyze the effects on different epilepsy syndromes. METHODS...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Fang T,Xie ZH,Liu TH,Deng J,Chen S,Chen F,Zheng LL

更新日期：2020-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of chronic pain after amputations is not an uncommon event. In some cases the most disabling problem is represented by the symptom called dynamic mechanical allodynia, characterized by the painful sensation evoked by gently stroking the skin. Despite the growing interest in understanding pain mechanism...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Buonocore M,Gagliano MC,Bonezzi C

更新日期：2013-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid gland is an uncommon site for metastases from clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) and literature is scarce. Due to the variable and often long lag time before development of metastases in patients with CCRCC, thyroid nodules may be misdiagnosed initially as benign. This systematic review aims at ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Khaddour K,Marernych N,Ward WL,Liu J,Pappa T

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In previous studies, celiomesenteric trunk (CMT) was narrowly defined as a hepato-gastro-spleno-mesenteric (HGSM) trunk, but other possible types were ignored. With the widespread use of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography, it is easy to collect a large sampling of data on arterial anatomy o...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Tang W,Shi J,Kuang LQ,Tang SY,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Kaposi sarcoma (KS) has been more traditionally considered an AIDS-defining illness, it may also be seen in individuals on immunosuppresive therapy. We report a case of a patient who presented to the hospital in the setting of increasingly refractory ulcerative colitis. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Duh E,Fine S

更新日期：2017-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Quorum sensing (QS) is cell communication that is widely used by bacterial pathogens to coordinate the expression of several collective traits, including the production of multiple virulence factors, biofilm formation, and swarming motility once a population threshold is reached. Several lines of evidence indicate tha...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Castillo-Juárez I,Maeda T,Mandujano-Tinoco EA,Tomás M,Pérez-Eretza B,García-Contreras SJ,Wood TK,García-Contreras R

更新日期：2015-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is spreading throughout the world. Chest radiography and computed tomography play an important role in disease diagnosis, differential diagnosis, severity evaluation, prognosis prediction, therapeutic effects assessment and follow-up of patients with COVID-19. In this review, we sum...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Tang L,Wang Y,Zhang Y,Zhang XY,Zeng XC,Song B

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 15% of lung cancers, and it commonly expresses peptide and protein factors that are active as hormones. These secreting factors manifest as paraneoplastic disorders, such as ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS). The clinical features are abnorma...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Jin T,Wu F,Sun SY,Zheng FP,Zhou JQ,Zhu YP,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been advocated by digestive endoscopists because of its comparable therapeutic effect to surgery, reduced trauma, faster recovery, and fewer complications. However, ESD for lesions of the duodenum is more challenging than those occurring at other levels of the gastr...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Li XY,Ji KY,Qu YH,Zheng JJ,Guo YJ,Zhang CP,Zhang KP

更新日期：2020-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Warthin's tumor (WT) is composed of several cysts that are lined with tall, bilayered oncocytic columnar cells and lymphoid stroma. Within WT, the two components rarely transform into carcinoma or lymphoma, and when it does, carcinoma is the most common type. Approximately 28 cases of lymphoma with WT have b...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang CS,Chu X,Yang D,Ren L,Meng NL,Lv XX,Yun T,Cao YS

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rivaroxaban is a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant that does not require coagulation monitoring based on current recommendations. Our goal is to explore whether routine coagulation monitoring should not be required for all patients receiving oral rivaroxaban, what relationship between routine coagu...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wu HD,Cao HY,Song ZK,Yang S,Tang ML,Liu Y,Qin L

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old male who underwent a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device placement for ischemic cardiomyopathy presented with discolored urine and hemolysis 3 mo after the operation. His hemolysis was thought to be due to thrombosis within the pump. Imaging studies were not able to visualize a left ventricular t...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Unai S,Hirose H,Entwistle JW 3rd,Samuels LE

更新日期：2014-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant paraesophageal hiatal hernias (HH) are very infrequent, and their spectrum of clinical manifestations is large. Giant HH mainly occurs in elderly patients, and its relationship with anemia has been reported. For the surgical treatment of large HH, Nissen fundoplication is the most common antireflux pro...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Yasheng D,Wulamu W,Li YL,Tuhongjiang A,Abudureyimu K

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe clinical, diagnostic features and follow up of a patient with a vanishing brain lesion. A 14-year-old child admitted to the department of Neurology at September 2009 with a history of subacute onset of fever, anorexia, vomiting, blurring of vision and right hemiparesis since one month. Magnetic resonance i...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Hamed SA,Mekkawy MA,Abozaid H

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00