Raja Amri, Mohamed Othmen Chouchène, Romdhane Denguezli, Manel Loukil, Khaled Bouzaidi & Mohamed Ali Sbai·Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research·2020
The location of the hydatid cyst in the soft tissues is exceptional. The localization in the leg produces a swamped painful leg which poses a diagnostic problem, particularly with thrombophlebitis of the lower limb. Ultrasound and Doppler Ultrasound allow the differential diagnos...
Hepatic involvement during sarcoidosis is common but rarely symptomatic. Budd-Chiari syndrome is an exceptional but potentially serious complication. A case of 38-year-old woman was diagnosed with a Budd-Chiari syndrome complicating multisystemic sarcoidosis has been reported in...
The neuropsychiatric manifestations of lupus are very heterogeneous and are a source of significant morbidity and mortality. Transverse myelitis is a rare but serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus, classically described as an acute attack with a poor functional pro...
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly called Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a condition characterized by asthma, high levels of eosinophils and vasculitis. It is characterized during its prodromal phase by an asthma of increasing severity. Vasculitis affects...
Congenital agenesia of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is an extremely rare morphological anomaly in the general population; found in approximately 0.0005% to 1% [1]. It is a rare cause of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and could be responsible for less than 5% of thromboses without a c...
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder with articular and extraarticular manifestations. Rheumatoid Vasculitis (RV), an extraarticular systemic manifestation of RA, is the most serious and unusual complication of long-standing RA, associated with a poor pro...
Arteriopathies due to drug-administration have been described. However, the data is insufficient. Ergotism is caused by ergotamine derivatives intake. It can lead to arterial spasms, causing limb claudication and even distal necrosis in some cases. We report a 42-year-old female...
Hyperhidrosis is defined as an excessive sweating beyond what would be expected for thermoregulation. This condition can be categorized as idiopathic or secondary to a related disease. Facial hyperhidrosis, usually idiopathic, is rare affecting up to 10% of patients with focal hy...
Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which abnormal proteins, known as amyloid fibrils, build up in tissue. Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis is a form limited to the skin without involving any other localization. An amorphous material composed of amyloid is produced and d...
Purpose: To assess the epidemiological, clinical morbidity, therapeutic modalities, and preventing these serious injuries. Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 138 patients seen and treated at the trauma department of Nabeul hospital, collected for a period of 5 years...
Carbon Monoxide poisoning remains the leading cause of toxic morbidity and mortality in the world. It remains a public health problem. The occurrence of compartment syndrome and rhabdomyolysis is an exceptional complication but can worsen the prognosis of this intoxication. Compa...
Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in developing countries. Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis and represents a real diagnostic challenge because of its pauci-bacillary nature. Erythema nodosum is an exceptional skin manifestation of...
Chondromyxoid fibroma is a rare benign bone tumor whose usual location is the metaphysis of the long bones of the lower limbs, affects young adults, the location in the hand is exceptional. It is a tumor which poses a problem of differential diagnosis with chondroma and chondrosa...
Marjolin's ulcer is a situation describing the malignant transformation of chronic unstable scars, especially in chronic burn scars. From all burn scar malignancies, carcinomas are the most common reported cases with an invasive majority of squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). As surg...
Aims: Chondrosarcomas constitute a rarity in the upper limbs, and their occurrence in the distal radius is even rarer. Early diagnosis through incisional biopsy is essential. Surgical resection with margin control and fibular grafting can be effective. Presentation of Case: We re...
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Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common auto-immune inflammatory disease. Atypical extra-articular manifestations may obscure the diagnosis when they present as the initial symptoms. Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male patient, with dyslipidemia and coronary...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2025/v8i2339