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A man in his 60s undergoing liver transplant assessment was referred to the respiratory team after a thoracic CT scan revealed diffuse tree-in-bud changes. He had a history of infertility, chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension. Broncho-alveolar lavage was positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Genetic screening found two cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator variants: Phe508del and Arg117His-7T. The patient was referred to the regional cystic fibrosis (CF) centre for follow-up but died from hepatobiliary complications. The atypical presentation with relatively late onset of pulmonary disease and hepatobiliary disease predominance created a diagnostic challenge. This case is a reminder that while CF is a monogenic disorder, its manifestation, natural history and extent can be highly variable. Taking a thorough medical history of any chronic illness is essential, and patients with the appropriate clinical presentation, regardless of age, should be investigated for CF.
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Fibrosis Quística , Infertilidad , Trasplante de Hígado , Humanos , Masculino , Fibrosis Quística/complicaciones , Fibrosis Quística/genética , Fibrosis Quística/diagnóstico , Regulador de Conductancia de Transmembrana de Fibrosis Quística/genética , Pruebas Genéticas , Infertilidad/complicaciones , Cirrosis Hepática/complicaciones , Mutación , AncianoRESUMEN
Although sarcoidosis is an established cause of multiorgan dysfunction, acute presentation with thrombotic microangiopathy resulting in severe renal and hematological sequelae has not been reported. We describe the case of a patient presenting with hypercalcemia, pancreatitis, and acute renal failure, followed by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Although there were no significant respiratory symptoms, thoracic radiology and mediastinal lymph node biopsy results were in keeping with sarcoidosis as the underlying cause of this multisystem presentation. Corticosteroids were commenced with clinical and biochemical improvement. This novel case highlights the need to consider sarcoidosis as part of the differential diagnosis for unusual multiorgan presentations and for early multidisciplinary involvement in such cases to permit optimal treatment.
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Lesión Renal Aguda , Sarcoidosis , Microangiopatías Trombóticas , Humanos , Microangiopatías Trombóticas/diagnóstico , Microangiopatías Trombóticas/etiología , Riñón , Lesión Renal Aguda/terapia , Biopsia/efectos adversos , Sarcoidosis/complicaciones , Sarcoidosis/diagnóstico , Sarcoidosis/patologíaRESUMEN
Tuberculosis remains a major global health issue affecting all countries and age groups. Radiology plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). This review aims to improve understanding and diagnostic value of imaging in PTB. We present the old, well-established findings ranging from primary TB to the common appearances of post-primary TB, including dissemination with tree-in-bud nodularity, haematogenous dissemination with miliary nodules and lymphatic dissemination. We discuss new concepts in active PTB with special focus on imaging findings in immunocompromised individuals. We illustrate PTB appearances borrowed from other diseases in which the signs were initially described: the reversed halo sign, the galaxy sign and the cluster sign. There are several radiological signs that have been shown to correlate with positive or negative sputum smears, and radiologists should be aware of these signs as they play an important role in guiding the need for isolation and empirical anti-tuberculous therapy.
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Familial spontaneous pneumothorax (FSP) accounts for 10% of primary spontaneous pneumothoraces. Appropriate investigation of FSP enables early diagnosis of serious monogenic diseases and the practice of precision medicine. Here, we show that a pneumothorax genetics multidisciplinary team (MDT) can efficiently diagnose a range of syndromic causes of FSP. A sizeable group (73.6%) of clinically unclassifiable FSPs remains. Using whole genome sequencing we demonstrate that most of these cases are not known monogenic disorders. Therefore, clinico-radiological assessment by an MDT has high sensitivity for currently known clinically important monogenic causes of FSP, which has relevance for the design of efficient pneumothorax services.
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Neumotórax , Humanos , Neumotórax/diagnóstico por imagen , Neumotórax/genética , Neumotórax/terapia , Medicina de PrecisiónAsunto(s)
Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico por imagen , Hígado Graso/diagnóstico por imagen , Hemangioma/diagnóstico por imagen , Hallazgos Incidentales , Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Pulmón/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias Primarias Múltiples/diagnóstico por imagen , Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico por imagen , COVID-19 , Prueba de COVID-19 , Técnicas de Laboratorio Clínico , Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico , Imagen de Difusión por Resonancia Magnética , Hígado Graso/complicaciones , Femenino , Hemangioma/complicaciones , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/complicaciones , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neoplasias Primarias Múltiples/complicaciones , Pandemias , Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos XAsunto(s)
Encefalopatías/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Sarcoidosis/diagnóstico por imagen , Corticoesteroides/uso terapéutico , Encefalopatías/tratamiento farmacológico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Sarcoidosis/tratamiento farmacológicoAsunto(s)
Aneurisma Intracraneal/diagnóstico por imagen , Hemorragia Retiniana/diagnóstico por imagen , Hemorragia Subaracnoidea/diagnóstico por imagen , Angiografía Cerebral , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Escala de Coma de Glasgow , Humanos , Hipertensión Intracraneal/diagnóstico , Persona de Mediana Edad , Síndrome , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos XRESUMEN
Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic neurological infection caused by the ingestion of larvae from the adult tapeworm Taenia solium. We describe a man who presented with generalised tonic-clonic seizures. He had been previously diagnosed with epilepsy in Malawi, where he had emigrated from 2 years before this episode. An MRI was performed to further investigate the cause of his seizures, as no previous imaging had been performed. His initial MRI showed multiple characteristic cystic lesions in keeping with neurocysticercosis.
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Encéfalo/patología , Neurocisticercosis/diagnóstico , Neuroimagen/métodos , Animales , Humanos , Masculino , Taenia/patogenicidad , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Three patients (2 women) 36, 45, and 49 years of age underwent cardiac transplantation for what was diagnosed clinically as nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. Examination of the transthoracic echocardiogram and explanted heart in each disclosed marked hypertrabeculation involving the free wall of the very dilated left ventricle, a finding consistent with what has been termed "isolated ventricular noncompaction" (IVNC). Although these 3 cases anatomically fulfilled the echocardiographic definition of IVNC, review of previous publications containing gross photographs of the heart suggests that IVNC is overdiagnosed at least morphologically.