Background Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is rare in ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV). Besides, complications of immunosuppressive (IS) therapy or other conditions that mimic CNS may occur some AAV patients. Objectives We aimed to assess the clinical, laboratory and imaging features our patients with than caused neurologic signs symptoms. Methods reviewed charts sign symptoms extracte...

Hemimasticatory spasm is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by unilateral, paroxysmal involuntary contraction of the masticatory muscles. It can be confused with other unilateral facial spasms. In this report, we present two patients with hemimasticatory spasm who were initially misdiagnosed with other disorders. The first patient was a 54-year-old man with a 9-year history of right facia...

This review illustrates a wide spectrum of gastric neoplasms with emphasis on imaging findings helpful in characterizing various gastric neoplasms. Both the malignant and benign neoplasms along with focal gastric masses mimicking tumour are illustrated. Moreover, imaging clues to reach an accurate diagnosis are emphasized.

© 2010 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0705 Journal Compilation © 2010 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Sir, Mucosal melanoma is an extremely rare malignancy that comprises less than 4% of all melanomas and accounts for less than 2% of all primary penile malignant lesions (1, 2). It is most frequently located on the glans (55%), followed by the prepuce (28%), penile shaft (9%) and ...

OBJECTIVE Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare member of vascular tumors of intermediate malignancy. Recently, presence of t(1;3) translocation and WWTR1/CAMTA1 gene fusion, which enhances CAMTA1 expression, are found to be specific to this tumor. We investigated the CAMTA1 immune expression profile of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and its potential mimickers using a commercially avail...

Blastomycosis is endemic in regions of North America that border the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River, as well as in the Mississippi River and Ohio River basins. Men are affected more often than women and children because men are more likely to participate in activities that put them at risk for exposure to Blastomyces dermatitidis. Human infection occurs when soil containing microfoci of...