Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, Volume 8, Issue , January-December 2020. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is an uncommon yet serious condition. While CVT has many known precipitants and etiologies, hyperthyroidism as a precipitant of CVT is not well understood. This study reported a case of a 41-year-old male with a 4-year history of hyperthyroidism presented with seizure. Consequently, a diagnosis of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis was confirmed by computed tomography...
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, Volume 8, Issue , January-December 2020. Hemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis (HLH) is a hyperinflammatory syndrome characterized by fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia. It may be associated with genetic mutations or viral/bacterial infections, most commonly Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus. As for the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019),...
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, Volume 8, Issue , January-December 2020. A 42-year-old woman with juvenile idiopathic arthritis was treated with anakinra, corticosteroids, and hydroxychloroquine when she developed chronic hypoxic respiratory myopathy. She was admitted to the intensive care unit for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure and required prolonged intubation, subsequent tracheostomy, and long-term ventilatory support due to multiple failed spontaneous breathing...
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, Volume 8, Issue , January-December 2020. Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer associated with asbestos exposure with median survival time of 8 to 14 months following diagnosis. Given that mesothelial cells also line the peritoneum and pericardium, malignant mesothelioma can present in unusual sites and in patients with nonrespiratory complaints. A 73-year-old male presented to the emergency department for worsening intermittent...
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, Volume 8, Issue , January-December 2020. Tick-borne illness has been increasingly on the rise, since the first human case was reported in the late 1980s. Ehrlichia chaffeensis is one of the most common reported causes of tick-borne illness, particularly in the southern states of the United States. The clinical picture presents as a paradigm to the clinician, often missing the diagnosis without an appropriate history being taken and sometimes...
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