Journal of Medical Case Reports

• 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
• Cardiac Manifestations 6 Months After Resolution of COVID-19 This case of a patient with exertional dyspnea and ventricular tachycardia months after COVID-19 recovery suggests possible long-term cardiac involvement after resolution of even a mild case of COVID.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 08, 2021
• Durvalumab-induced Myocarditis, Myositis, and Myasthenia Gravis This case reviews the diagnostic workup and management of a patient with severe immune-related adverse effects due to the immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, July 01, 2021
• Cervical Spine Injury After Virtual Reality Gaming This unusual case presents a patient who fractured a cervical vertebra while playing a virtual reality game, highlighting the potential for injury caused by rapid movements during VR gaming.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 24, 2021
• Esophageal Cancer Responsive to Immune Cell Therapy + Nivolumab This report suggests that a combination of adoptive immune cell therapy and an immune checkpoint inhibitor might be a possible treatment strategy for advanced esophageal cancer.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 17, 2021
• Sleep Apnea After COVID-19: Possible Cause for Chronic Fatigue? Might sleep apnea account for the chronic fatigue that affects some patients after COVID-19 infection?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 10, 2021
• AIDP or Guillain-barre Syndrome Associated With COVID-19 Was this patient's Guillain-Barre Syndrome a sequela of COVID-19? This case highlights the need for physicians to be aware of this possible complication when evaluating COVID-19 patients.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 03, 2021
• COVID-19 Presenting With Bizarre Behavior and Encephalopathy This case of a patient who presented with bizarre behavior and found to have COVID-19 calls attention to encephalopathy and encephalitis as a potential presentation of COVID-19 disease.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 27, 2021
• Pembrolizumab-induced Myasthenia Gravis-like Disorder This case suggests that concomitant use of low-dose steroids and pembrolizumab might prevent neurocomplications of checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 20, 2021
• Spontaneous Resolution of Atopic Dermatitis With Benralizumab This patient experienced spontaneous resolution of atopic dermatitis while participating in a trial of benralizumab for severe asthma, highlighting the potential shared mechanisms of these conditions.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 13, 2021