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Ruptured Meckel’s diverticulum in a healthy young adult: a rare cause of acute abdomen and bowel perforation

Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, though it rarely presents with perforation in adulthood. Clinical presentation may often mimic more benign ...
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Use of intravenous immunoglobulin in combination with corticosteroids for immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) pneumonitis is a potentially life-threatening immune-related adverse event associated with ICI therapy across various malignancies. ICIs enhance antitumour immunity ...
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Dual renal pathologies in tuberous sclerosis complex: bilateral renal angiomyolipomas and concurrent left renal cell carcinoma

A female patient in the 70s presented with bilateral flank pain and haematuria. Evaluation confirmed tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) with cutaneous findings, a giant renal angiomyolipoma (AML) in the ...
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Acute neurological Behçet’s disease complicated by a syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone

We report a rare case of acute neurological Behçet’s disease (neuro-BD) diagnosed concurrently with systemic Behçet’s disease ...
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Pregnancy complicated by Takayasu arteritis and recurrent pregnancy loss

A young woman (G4P2L0A1) diagnosed with a case of Takayasu arteritis (Type IV) and a history of recurrent pregnancy loss presented at 7 weeks of gestation with chronic hypertension. She was on ...
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Pulmonary artery aneurysm as a rare manifestation of giant cell arteritis

A female patient in her 70s with a remote history of vocal cord paralysis was incidentally found to have a pulmonary artery aneurysm on a chest CT. Serial imaging performed over 3 years noted ...
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Unmasking hepatopulmonary syndrome: the 6-min walk test as a key to a missed diagnosis

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an under-recognised complication of chronic liver disease, affecting 10%–30% of patients with cirrhosis. It involves intrapulmonary vascular dilatations, arterial ...
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Endovascular treatment of intracranial arterial pseudoaneurysm from birth trauma

We present the youngest reported case of an intracranial arterial pseudoaneurysm in a newborn following a difficult delivery. The infant presented with multicompartment intracranial haemorrhage and ...
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Use of endotracheal epinephrine for refractory unanticipated post-intubation bronchospasm

Epinephrine is a commonly used agent for a variety of indications and clinical scenarios within the emergency department. It is commonly administered during cardiopulmonary arrest and serves as an ...
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Complex revision elbow arthroplasty for periprosthetic Holstein-Lewis fracture with delayed onset radial nerve entrapment after skydiving injury

Holstein-Lewis fractures are spiral fractures in the distal third of the humeral shaft, which carry increased risk of radial nerve palsy compared with other humeral shaft fractures; these fractures ...
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Perforated sigmoid diverticulitis presenting as Fournier’s gangrene

Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a fulminant necrotising fasciitis of the perineum and genital region. We report a rare case of FG secondary to retroperitoneal perforation of sigmoid diverticulitis in a ...
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Leukemoid reaction following ferric carboxymaltose infusion in an elderly patient

Leukemoid reaction, a non-malignant leucocytosis (total leucocyte count≥30 000–50 000 /mm³) is typically triggered by infection, malignancy or drug exposure. Its occurrence after intravenous iron ...