The American journal of case reports
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Female, 51 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Symptoms: - ⋯ Every major operation, including liver transplantation, is associated with emotional stress for the patient. Therefore, it is necessary to consider Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the differential diagnosis of heart failure developing early after LT, and clinicians should subsequently use adequate diagnostic and therapeutic measures.
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Pyomyositis is a rare condition in immune competent patients and is usually seen in tropical countries. Pyomyositis of obturator muscles in particular is an extremely rare condition, which causes hip pain and mimics septic arthritis. ⋯ A greater awareness of this emergency condition is necessary to prevent misdiagnosis, unnecessary surgical intervention, and to avoid the devastating possible complications of delayed diagnosis.
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Female, 65 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Ruptured abdominal aorta aneursym Symptoms: - ⋯ Emergency physicians should keep in mind that AAA and its rupture can present with a wide range of symptoms that appear to be simple.
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Female, 59 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis Symptoms: Seizure • memory changes • decreased concentration ⋯ A very high index of suspicion should thus be present when patients present with paraneoplastic abnormalities. It must be emphasized that limbic encephalitis (LE) occurs at an early stage of the disease development and therefore the detection of paraneoplastic LE can lead to a quicker identification of the underlying malignancy and a better outcome.
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Female, 47 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Traumatic bilateral abducens • unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy ⋯ This case highlights the occurrence and management of posttraumatic bilateral sixth nerve palsy.