Kikuchi’s disease (Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease) is a rare, self-limiting condition characterized by necrotizing lymphadenitis, typically affecting young women, although it can also present in men. All basic investigations were initially inconclusive. On further workup, CT scan showe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1227
Multifocal tuberculosis (MTB) is defined as the involvement of two or more non-contiguous extrapulmonary sites, with or without associated pulmonary TB. It is a rare and severe form, accounting for only 10% of extrapulmonary TB cases. Multifocal TB can affect immunocompetent indi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1225
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare, immune-mediated systemic disorder with an estimated prevalence of 4.5 to 20 cases per million population. It is characterized by recurrent inflammation of cartilaginous and proteoglycan-rich tissues, particularly affecting the auricles, na...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1224
Diffuse infiltrative lung diseases (ILDs) are a heterogeneous group of pulmonary pathologies, primarily characterized by involvement of the pulmonary interstitium. Diffuse infiltrative lung disease can be caused by inflammatory, infectious, drug-induced, toxic, or neoplastic fact...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1222
Nneoma Hannah Akobundu, Uchechukwu Bethel Abioke, Kelechi Sandra Edozie, Chinyere Olivia Muorah, Chisom Yvonne Eze, Olutayo Nathanael Farinde, Adedapo Olosunde & Tobi David Farinde·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health·2025
Background: Hypertensive Encephalopathy (HTE) is a hypertensive emergency characterized by acute neurological dysfunction due to a sudden and severe elevation in blood pressure. It results from the failure of cerebral autoregulation, leading to cerebral edema, increased intracran...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1223
Paraneoplastic ocular disorders are rare conditions that may precede or accompany a cancer diagnosis. These disorders result from an autoimmune response that targets tumor-associated antigens aberrantly expressed in ocular tissues, affecting the retina, optic nerve, and vasculatu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1221
This case report presents a 68-year-old female with a complex medical history including metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary site, treated with excisional biopsy and definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT), and surgically treated stage 0 cervix cancer. The patient dis...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1220
Introduction: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease prevalent in Sri Lanka with significant hematological and biochemical presentations. Early diagnosis is hindered by the lack of confirmatory investigations, hence Full Blood Count (FBC), Renal Function Tests (RFT), and i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1219
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are the neoplasms that develop from the enterochromaffin cells and can involve different parts of the body. Esophageal NETs are rare with most of them presenting as neuroendocrine cancers (NEC) and are associated with poor prognosis. Here, we present...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1217
Solitary rectal ulcer is reported to be a rare disease among children therefore it is usually difficult to diagnose. Several studies have been done regarding clinical presentation and diagnosis of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS). Celiac disease has been rarely associated wi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrmh/2025/v8i1218
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