Gallstone ileus refers to mechanical small bowel obstruction secondary to luminal occlusion by a gallstone, most frequently in the distal ileum or ileocecal junction. The gallstone enters the enteral lumen through a cholecystoenteric fistula and should be large enough to be impac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1216
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are immune complex-mediated hypersensitivity reactions and have been associated with numerous adverse drug side effects. TEN and SJS are important adverse drug reaction in dermatology and medicine department. For...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1215
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive (FOP) is a rare variety of myositis ossificans characterized by congenital malformations of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification that can induce a disabling second skeleton. We report a case of a 37-year-old female patient...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1214
Alveolar hemorrhage is an uncommon complication of systemic lupus erythematosus, rarely being the initial symptom. This condition is a medical emergency, as it can quickly progress to life-threatening respiratory failure. The characteristic symptoms include coughing up blood, ane...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1213
Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF), also known as Ormond's disease, is a rare and progressive condition characterized by the formation of abnormal fibroinflammatory tissue in the retroperitoneum. It can be idiopathic or secondary to infiltrative, infectious, or malignant diseases. Re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1212
Jacobsen syndrome (JS), also known as 11q deletion disorder, is a rare chromosomal condition characterized by a wide range of congenital anomalies, developmental delays, and hematological abnormalities. This report presents the case of a 9-month-old female child with trigonocepha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1211
Lyme disease, a tick-borne spirochetal infection, often begins with a characteristic skin lesion, erythema chronicum migrans, which may be followed by neurologic, cardiac, ocular or joint abnormalities, ocular manifestations remain rare in Lyme disease. We report an original case...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1210
Lambert Ahuka Longombe, Aristide Marius SOUSSOU LONKENG, Arthur Cyril ARROYE BETOU, Pape Abdou Diop, Marcel Dengo, Jean Paul Bambale Limengo & Albert Yemba Baruani Ahuka·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health·2024
Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare condition usually occurring in the postpartum period. Its incidence outside the postpartum period is not known. We reported a case of a 23-year-old patient at Amath DANSOKHO National Hospital Center in Kédougou, Senegal, she had no particul...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2024/v7i1209
The term urinary tract infection encompasses a variety of clinical entities, including asymptomatic bacteriuria, cystitis, prostatitis, and pyelonephritis. Burkholderia cepacia is an emerging bacterium causing nosocomial infections. It is associated with a wide variety of infecti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2024/v7i1208
Background: IgA vasculitis, formerly known as Henoch – Schoenlein Purpura (HSP), is vasculitis of small vessels, which is a rare and life threatening condition in adults. It is a type 3 hypersensitivity reaction which can affect kidney, joints, skin and intestine. It is a rare pr...