Medicine
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Case Reports
Complete ureteral necrosis after injury sustained during lumbar disc surgery: A case report.
Reports pertaining to ureteral injury sustained during lumbar disc surgery are rare; most ureteral injuries in this setting involve laceration or transection. ⋯ Spiral bladder muscle flap with vascular pedicles may be used to repair extensive ureteric injury.
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Currently there is no effective treatment for vascular dementia (VaD). Pharmacological treatment often lead to severe complications and require drug dosage adjustment. This study investigated the effect of scalp electroacupuncture combined with Memantine in VaD. ⋯ In combined treatment, scalp electroacupuncture works in parallel with Memantine and significantly increase the therapeutic effect in VaD with no significant adverse events. Scalp electroacupuncture may have the potential to serve as an option or alternative treatment for VaD. Scalp electroacupuncture may alleviate VaD symptoms through its antioxidative mechanism.
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Case Reports
Human coronavirus OC43 infection associated pneumonia in a girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report.
Information regarding the clinical features and outcomes of pneumonia due to an infection with human coronavirus (HCoV)-OC43 in children with cancer is rare. This report presents the clinical features in terms of chest CT scan images which may be used to identify cases of HCoV-OC43 infection induced pneumonia in immunocompromised children. ⋯ This report highlights the importance of early identification of respiratory viruses, via the realization of their clinical characteristics, which helps reduce the duration of administration of antimicrobial agents in this setting.
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Case Reports
Exon 21 deletion in the OPHN1 gene in a family with syndromic X-linked intellectual disability: Case report.
The oligophrenin-1 (OPHN1) gene, localized on the X chromosome, is a Rho-GTPase activating protein that is related to syndromic X-linked intellectual disability (XLID). XLID, characterized by brain anomalies, namely cerebellar hypoplasia, specific facial features, and intellectual disability, is produced by different mutations in the OPHN1 gene. ⋯ Our findings emphasize the utility of the MLPA analysis to identify deletions in the OPHN1 gene responsible for syndromic XLID. Therefore, we suggest that MLPA analysis should be performed as an alternative diagnostic test for all patients with a mild intellectual disability associated or not with behavioral disturbances, facial dysmorphism, and brain anomalies.
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Pseudodiphallia, as a rare kind of diphallia, which is characterized by a small accessory penile-like tissue without a normal penile anatomy structure. Only a few cases have been reported. Here, we report a case of pseudodiphallia with phimosis and bilateral extrarenal pelvis. ⋯ Pseudodiphallia is a rare kind of diphallia, and this is the first report on pseudodiphallia with a bilateral extrarenal pelvis. CT urography can be used to assess the associated internal anomalies before surgery.