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Round up the Usual Suspects

  Case Report Volume 3, Issue 9 (September Issue)  Round up the Usual Suspects Duncan B Johnstone 1* , Erum Malik 2  and Jared Hassler 3 1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Renal-Electrolyte Section, Pittsburgh, USA 2 Stanford University, Critical Care Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA 3 Temple University Health System, Department of Pathology, Pittsburgh, USA * Corresponding author:  Duncan B Johnstone, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Renal-Electrolyte Section, Pittsburgh, USA. E-mail:  Johnstonedb@upmc.edu Received:  October 28, 2021;  Accepted:  November 05, 2021;  Published:  November 14, 2021 Citation:  Johnstone DB, Malik E, Hassler J, et al. Round up the Usual Suspects. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2021; 3(9): 191. https://www.literaturepublishers.org Abstract Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can cause kidney disease via diverse mechanisms including collapsing glomerulosclerosis, immune-complex glomerulonephritis, a micro...

A Case of Persistent Hypokalaemia Leading to a Diagnosis of Carcinoid Lung Cancer with Positive Markers for Both Cushings and Carcinoid Syndrome

  Case Report Volume 3, Issue 9 (September Issue)  A Case of Persistent Hypokalaemia Leading to a Diagnosis of Carcinoid Lung Cancer with Positive Markers for Both Cushings and Carcinoid Syndrome Benjamin Woolner 1*  and Ali Naqvi 2 1 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom 2 Isle of Wight NHS Trust, United Kingdom * Corresponding author:  Benjamin Woolner, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom. E-mail:  benjamin.woolner1@nhs.net Received:  October 28, 2021;  Accepted:  November 04, 2021;  Published:  November 15, 2021 Citation:  Woolner B, Naqvi A, et al. A Case of Persistent Hypokalaemia Leading to a Diagnosis of Carcinoid Lung Cancer with Positive Markers for Both Cushing’s and Carcinoid Syndrome. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2021; 3(9): 190. https://www.literaturepublishers.org Abstract An 81-years-old gentleman presented with a 2-week history of reduced appetite, lethargy and 2-...

Treatment of Secondary Immune Thrombocytopenia with Tacrolimus

  Case Series Volume 3, Issue 9 (September Issue)  Treatment of Secondary Immune Thrombocytopenia with Tacrolimus Jun Takeoka 1 , Tomomi Oka 2 , Kyoka Fujita 1 , Satoshi Kurahashi 1 , Naohiro Toda 1,4 , Toshiyuki Komiya 1,4  and Masaaki Fujita 3,5* 1 Division of Nephrology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan 2 Division of Hematology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan 3 Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan 4 Division of Renal Disease and Blood Purification, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan  5 Department of Infectious Diseases, The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan * Corresponding author:  Masaaki Fujita, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan, 2-1-7 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, 553-0003 Japan. E-mail:  fujita.masaaki@e3.kepco.co.jp Received:  Oc...

Acute Hemoglobin Decline with Signs of Hemolysis in Chronically Transfused Beta-thalassemia Patient Post Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 BNT162b2 Vaccine: A Case Report

  Case Report Volume 3, Issue 9 (September Issue)  Acute Hemoglobin Decline with Signs of Hemolysis in Chronically Transfused Beta-thalassemia Patient Post Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 BNT162b2 Vaccine: A Case Report Thind BS 1*  and Lal A 2 1 Department of Anesthesiology, UCSF, USA 2 Division of Pediatric Hematology, UCSF School of Medicine, USA * Corresponding author:  Thind BS, Department of Anesthesiology, UCSF, USA, E-mail:  balkarn.thind@ucsf.edu Received:  October 19, 2021;  Accepted:  October 26, 2021;  Published:  November 08, 2021 Citation:  Thind BS, Lal A, et al. Acute Hemoglobin Decline with Signs of Hemolysis in Chronically Transfused Beta-thalassemia Patient Post Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (BNT162b2) Vaccine: A Case Report. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2021; 3(9): 188. Abstract Thalassemia is an inherited hemoglobinopathy requiring lifelong blood transfusions and iron chelation. Chronic transfusions can lead to alloimmunization a...

A Case-Matched Study Comparing Surgery to No Surgery in Patients with Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression

  Research Article Volume 3, Issue 9 (September Issue)  A Case-Matched Study Comparing Surgery to No Surgery in Patients with Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression Sheweidin Aziz * , Omar A. Gabbar and Grahame J.S. Taylor Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, UK * Corresponding author:  Sheweidin Aziz, Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, UK. E-mail:  sheweidin@gmail.com Received:  October 15, 2021;  Accepted:  October 24, 2021;  Published:  November 08, 2021 Citation:  Sheweidin Aziz, Gabbar OA, Grahame J.S. Taylor, et al. A Case-Matched Study Comparing Surgery to No Surgery in Patients with Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2021; 3(9): 187. Abstract Background:  Patients with MSCC present with pain and/or neurological loss. NICE guidance recommends surger...

A Case of a 68 Year Old Male with Bilateral Giant Bullous Emphysema: A Case Report

  Case Report Volume 3, Issue 9 (September Issue)  A Case of a 68 Year Old Male with Bilateral Giant Bullous Emphysema: A Case Report Ben Victor Ubalde 1*  and Rizalyn Pinera 2 1 Internal Medicine Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, World Citi Medical Center, Philippines 2 Consultant Pulmonologist, Department of Internal Medicine, World Citi Medical Center, Philippines * Corresponding author:  Ben Victor Ubalde, Internal Medicine Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, World Citi Medical Center, Philippines. E-mail:  benvictoru@gmail.com Received:  October 15, 2021;  Accepted:  October 23, 2021; Published:  November 06, 2021 Citation:  Ubalde BV, Pinera R, et al. A Case of a 68 Year Old Male with Bilateral Giant Bullous Emphysema: A Case Report. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2021; 3(9): 186. https://www.literaturepublishers.org Abstract Background:  Bullous disorder of the lung is primarily a medical problem. According to Siddiqu...

Rinophyma in ASMD Niemann-Pick Disease Type B

  Rinophyma in ASMD Niemann-Pick Disease Type B C. Dionisi-Vici 1 , Federica Deodato 1 , Elena Verecchia 2 , Ludovico Luca Sicignano 2 , Laura Gerardino 2  and R. Manna 2* 1 Division of Metabolic Diseases, Bambino Gesu Childrens Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy 2 Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS, Periodic Fevers and Rare Diseases Research Center, Catholic University, Rome, Italy * Corresponding author:  Raffaele Manna, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS, Periodic Fevers and Rare Diseases Research Center, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. E-mail:  raffaele.manna@unicatt.it Received:  October 05, 2021;  Accepted:  October 12, 2021;  Published:  November 03, 2021 Citation:  C. Dionisi-Vici, Deodato F, R. Manna, et al. Rinophyma in ASMD (Niemann-Pick Disease Type B). Clin Image Case Rep J. 2021; 3(8): 185.