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Testimony of an Ethiopian girl sexually assaulted by her stepfather: a case report
BACKGROUND: The sensitiveness and stigma associated with sexual assault deter many victims from speaking about their experiences. This silence of …
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Chilaiditi syndrome – a rare case of pneumoperitoneum in the emergency department: a case report
BACKGROUND: Pneumoperitoneum poses an important diagnostic sign determining the urgency of management of patients in an emergency department. Chilaiditi sign …
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Semilobar holoprosencephaly with cebocephaly associated with maternal early onset preeclampsia: a case report
BACKGROUND: The term holoprosencephaly was proposed by DeMyer and Zeman. It is a developmental defect of the embryonic forebrain with …
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Moyamoya disease in a Moroccan baby: a case report
BACKGROUND: A stroke in a baby is uncommon, recent studies suggested that their incidence is rising. Moyamoya disease is one …
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Giant congenital melanocytic nevus in a Cameroonian child: a case report
BACKGROUND: Giant congenital melanocytic nevus is a very rare condition characterized by a large skin lesion and an increased risk …
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Sub-acute intestinal obstruction – a rare complication of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in an adult: a case report
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a major public health problem in most tropical countries. It occasionally presents with both typical and atypical …
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Rare tumor in unusual location – glomus tumor of the finger pulp (clinical and dermoscopic features): a case report
BACKGROUND: Glomus tumors are rare, benign, vascular neoplasms arising from the glomus body. Although they can develop in any part …
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Splenogonadal fusion - a rare cause of scrotal swelling: a case report
BACKGROUND: Splenogonadal fusion is a rare and benign condition. Diagnosis is challenging for clinicians. Despite its indolence, diagnosis is often …
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Deep neck infection and descending mediastinitis as lethal complications of dentoalveolar infection: two rare case reports
BACKGROUND: We report two cases of innocuous dentoalveolar infections which rapidly progressed to deep neck abscesses complicated by descending mediastinitis …
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Acute blindness as a presenting sign of childhood endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma in Cameroon: a case report
BACKGROUND: Endemic Burkitt's lymphoma is found predominantly in malaria holoendemic zones, typically in the tropical rain forest of Africa. It …
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Hydrochlorothiazide and risk of hearing disorder: a case series
BACKGROUND: Hydrochlorothiazide is not known to cause hearing disorder. The Eritrean Pharmacovigilance Centre, however, has received cases of hearing disorder, …
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Divergent dislocation of the carpometacarpal joints: a case report
BACKGROUND: Divergent carpometacarpal joint dislocations of the fingers are very rare. Due to severe swelling and overlapping of bones on …
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sudden cardiac arrest under spinal anesthesia in a mission hospital: a case report and review of the literature
The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this case report because of concerns about patient consent to publish. The content of this article …
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Treatment of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and ventriculitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: a case report
BACKGROUND: Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) infections are a recognized problem in healthcare, causing ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and ventriculitis. Such infections …
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A 37-year-old Nigerian woman with Apert syndrome – medical and psychosocial perspectives: a case report
BACKGROUND: Apert syndrome is a rare genetic disease that presents a diagnostic dilemma because of its similarity with other craniosynostosis …
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Occurrence of anembryonic pregnancy with use of levonorgestrel subdermal implant (JADELLE®): a case report
BACKGROUND: Progestin-only subdermal implants are one of the most effective contraceptive methods. Anembryonic pregnancy is not reported as a possible …
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Isolated splenic lymphangioma presenting as a huge mass causing anemia and abdominal distension in an adult patient: a case report
BACKGROUND: Lymphangiomas are uncommon benign lesions of lymphatic vessels very rarely affecting the spleen. Isolated involvement of the spleen in …
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An intramural uterine fibroid became submucosal in the puerperium – proposed probable mechanism: a case report
BACKGROUND: Vaginal prolapse of a large uterine fibroid is a rare phenomenon in a woman who delivered vaginally recently, given …
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Astroblastoma – a rare and challenging tumor: a case report and review of the literature
BACKGROUND: Astroblastoma is a controversial and an extremely rare central nervous system neoplasm. Although its histogenesis has been clarified recently, …
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When tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib can be discontinued in metastatic renal cell carcinoma to pancreas: a case report
BACKGROUND: Long-term survival with durable response remains possible in the area of targeted therapies. Discontinuation of sunitinib could improve quality …