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COVID-19 , Kidney Transplantation , Antibodies , Humans , Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects , SARS-CoV-2 , Transplant RecipientsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has been understood as a monophasic, often post-infectious illness that predominantly affects the pediatric population. Though that describes the majority of cases, exceptions do exist. In this case report, we present an adult case of recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis (DEM) and review the available literature on this clinical entity. METHODS: PubMed search performed using the terms "MDEM" and "Recurrent ADEM" in April 2018. A total of 23 items resulted for the first search and another 142 for the second. We selected articles that described cases of recurrent ADEM with a preference for those publications describing adult cases and those written in English language. CONCLUSION: Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis is a distinct clinical entity that has features which overlap with multiple sclerosis, making it imperative to distinguish the two. Our case presentation and accompanying literature review highlights the limited scope of data available on recurrent DEM and the need for further study.
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Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated , Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated/cerebrospinal fluid , Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated/diagnostic imaging , Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated/pathology , Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated/physiopathology , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , RecurrenceABSTRACT
Although pregnancy in a rudimentary uterine horn is rare, the correct diagnosis of this condition on routine sonographic examination is critical, because its natural history usually involves the rupture of the pregnant horn during the second or third trimester, resulting in life-threatening bleeding. We report a case in which the diagnosis of right unicornuate uterus with a left noncommunicating rudimentary horn was made in the first trimester on routine sonographic examination.
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Pregnancy Complications/diagnostic imaging , Pregnancy Trimester, First , Urogenital Abnormalities/diagnostic imaging , Uterus/abnormalities , Adult , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Prognosis , Ultrasonography, Prenatal/standards , Urogenital Abnormalities/pathologyABSTRACT
A variety of foreign bodies have been described in the urinary bladder. These bodies are usually found in patients who have a psychiatric disorder with a sexual perversion or inquisitiveness (as in children) as the underlying cause. We report a case of Indian grass inserted into the urinary bladder by an adult male that was detected on sonography and subsequently removed successfully via surgery.