Journal of Medical Case Reports

• Post-COVID-19 Polyneuropathy With Response to Immunoglobulin This case suggests that immunoglobulin therapy may be an effective treatment approach to some COVID-19 sequelae.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 11, 2022
• Unmasking and Lessons Learned From a COVID-19 Reinfection This case study of a college student with COVID-19 provides insights into a person's attitudes and experience upon initial infection and reinfection. What can it teach us for public health messaging?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 04, 2022
• Guillain-barre Syndrome Secondary to SARS-CoV2 Infection This case of a SARS-CoV2 patient with bilateral facial palsy underscores the need to be aware of any neurological manifestation generated by COVID-19, regardless of severity.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 28, 2021
• SARS-CoV2 in a Lupus Patient Treated With Hydroxychloroquine Was this COVID-19 patient's decreased immune response a result of his being treated with hydroxychloroquine for lupus?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 21, 2021
• Fatal Large-vessel Cerebrovascular Infarct With Severe COVID-19 This case of a 39-year-old COVID-19 patient who suffered a fatal stroke suggests a link between established vascular risk factors and cerebrovascular complications of COVID-19, even in young patients.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 07, 2021
• Acute Pancreatitis in a COVID-19 Patient in Brazil Was this patient's acute pancreatitis secondary to COVID-19 infection? This case suggests the possibility of pancreatic injury in patients with COVID-19.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 30, 2021
• VAD in Term Pregnancy After Cervical Spine Manipulation Review the presentation, differential diagnosis, and pathogenesis of this uncommon but potentially serious vascular event in pregnancy. Was recent cervical spine manipulation the cause?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 23, 2021
• Diffuse Prothrombotic Syndrome After ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine This case describes the complex management of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia in a 73-year-old after receiving the ChAdOx1 CoV-19 (AstraZeneca) vaccine.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 16, 2021
• Late Reinfection With a Different SARS-C0V-2 Clade This case of reinfection with a different SARS-CoV-2 clade occurring 8 months after the primary infection raises concerns on the duration of protective immunity.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 08, 2021
• Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Elderly Female Trauma Patients This paper highlights three cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy observed in elderly women admitted to a major trauma center following falls. How was a diagnosis of ACS excluded?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 01, 2021
• COVID-19 Outcomes in Heart Transplant Recipients This case series details the range of symptoms, clinical severity, and disease course in 13 immunosuppressed heart transplant recipients with COVID-19.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 25, 2021
• CytoSorb Therapy to Treat Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients This report suggests that CytoSorb, an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber that reduces inflammatory mediators in the blood, holds promise in treating severely ill patients with COVID-19.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 18, 2021
• I.V. Tocilizumab in Pregnancy for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia While the IL-6 inhibitor tocilizumab is usually contraindicated in pregnant patients, this report suggests it can be safely used in managing COVID-19-related cytokine storm during pregnancy.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 06, 2021
• Refractory Catatonia in Old Age: A Case Report This case of an elderly catatonic patient who was refractory to benzodiazepines and ECT highlights important implications for the management of catatonia in old age.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 29, 2021
• Challenges of Dengue and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Coinfection Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of dengue and COVID-19 coinfection in areas with overlapping outbreaks, as the two may share symptoms, but require unique management.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 22, 2021
• DDI Between a SSRI and a Triptan Leading to Serotonin Toxicity This case illustrates a potential case of serotonin toxicity as a result of drug interaction between a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and a triptan.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 15, 2021
• Erectile Dysfunction in a Young Man After OTC Omeprazole Was the PPI omeprazole the cause of this young man's sudden erectile dysfunction?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 08, 2021
• SARS-CoV2 Reinfection in a COVID-19 Recovered Young Adult This patient was confirmed to have recovered from COVID-19, but failed to generate sufficient COVID-19 immunoglobulin response postinfection, and was subsequently reinfected 2 months later.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 01, 2021
• Cavitary Lung Disease as a Long-term Complication of COVID-19 This young, healthy adult developed cavitary lung disease 6 months after mild COVID-19 illness, highlighting the possibility of cavitation as a long term complication of SARS-CoV2 infection.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 25, 2021
• Myocarditis Induced By Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Nivolumab This case illustrates myocarditis as a severe and potentially fatal cardiovascular complication of therapy with an immune checkpoint inhibitor.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 18, 2021
• Sjogren's Syndrome With Nervous System Injury and Cryptococcosis This case details a rare form of neural involvement in Sjogren's syndrome, combined with pulmonary and osseous cryptococcosis due to long-term use of high-dose corticosteroids and immunosuppressants.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 12, 2021
• Behcet's Syndrome Presenting With Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis This case demonstrates how early detection of vascular involvement can have a major impact on the prognosis of patients with Behcet's syndrome.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, August 05, 2021
• Management of a Spontaneous Supra-aortic Arterial Dissection This case demonstrates the feasibility of initial medical management of uncomplicated, spontaneous supra-aortic dissection, allowing time to plan for a surgical approach if it becomes necessary.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 29, 2021
• Vitamin-C Induced Hyperglycemia in a Dialysis Patient High-dose vitamin C is increasingly used for sepsis and recently for treating COVID-19, but the adverse effects of this treatment in vulnerable patients may be underreported, as seen in this case.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 22, 2021
• Anaphylaxis Caused by Artisanal Honey in a Child This case of anaphylaxis in a 5-year-old boy highlights the potentially serious consequences of honey allergy, especially in patients sensitized to weed pollens.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 15, 2021