castleman disease (cd) is a rare, lymphoproliferative disorder of uncertain etiology. we are reporting on two cases of castleman disease. both patients were female. this disease can be found wherever lymph nodes are present. we have reported two unusual cases of castleman disease. a 29- year old woman was referred for evaluation because of a cervical lymph node, weight loss and night sweats. th...

Tuberculosis remains a worldwide public health concern. Atypical extrapulmonary presentations may delay its diagnosis and treatment. The present study illustrates the importance of ruling out extrapulmonary tuberculosis in patients presenting with nonspecific symptoms of abdominal diseases. Furthermore, we discuss the variety of clinical presentations, diagnostic challenges, current therapeutic...

Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is a common pathology in the adult population but remains very rare neoplasia childhood with delayed diagnosis and advanced stage grim prognosis that can be fatal, research regarding pediatric adenocarcinoma remain rare. IT represents approximately 1% of neoplasms. It usually associated predisposing genetic factors; this closely linked inheritance familial syndromes. ...

Background Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening emergency and any delay in diagnosis and/or treatment is associated with high mortality. It is rarely observed in adult patients. HLH has multifaceted clinical presentations with often non-specific signs and symptoms that are often found in other clinical conditions. Classical manifestations suggestive of HLH include feve...

BACKGROUND Amebic liver abscess is a tropical disease with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. Given the often nonspecific nature of the complaints related to amebic abscess, a retrospective review of patients with confirmed disease to recognize the most common patterns of presentation is useful. Here, we study the clinical presentations of 62 Thai patients with amebic liver abscess. We ...

Pediatric stroke is relatively rare but may lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Along with the advance of brain imaging technology and clinical awareness, diagnosis of pediatric stroke is increasing wordwide. Pediatric stroke differs from adults in variable risk factor/etiologies, diverse and nonspecific clinical presentation depending on ages. This review will be discussed pediatric s...

Background Diabetic neuropathy is one of the chronic complications of hyperglycemia, which characterizes Diabetes Mellitus. As a result of an indolent course, the absence of signs and symptoms and nonspecific manifestations, it can remain undiagnosed for a long time. One of the clinical presentations is the presence of neuropathic symptoms, such as pain, cramps or paresthesia, which can comprom...

Pyogenic spondylodiscitis can have nonspecific clinical and imaging presentations. In this report, we describe a case of pyogenic spondylodisicits of cervical spine mimicking teardrop fracture on radiography. Subsequent CT-guided biopsy helped identify the correct diagnosis and the responsible pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus.

background: mesocolic hernias are extremely rare. their exact incidence is still unknown. the clinical features are nonspecific and range from bilious vomiting and chronic abdominal pain exacerbated by meals, to asymptomatic presentations incidentally discovered during surgery. preoperative diagnosis still is difficult in spite of imaging techniques currently available. case report: in this stu...