Nonspecific Symptoms in a Rare Case of Urethral Adenocarcinoma in a 58-Year-Old Female by Line Winther Gustafson, Anne Gamst Christiansen, Huda Majeed, Peter Humaidan

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Tracheal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Presented with Chronic Asthma Diagnosed by Bronchial Washing Cytology by Maryam Mohammadnia, Massood Hosseinzadeh, Perikala Vijayananda Kumar, Sahand Mohammadzadeh

“…Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a tumor that mainly arises from salivary glands and is present rarely in airways with nonspecific symptoms. Diagnosis based on bronchial washing cytology is rarely reported because this tumor is usually lined by normal mucosa. …”
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Delays in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis due to Benign Presentation by Swati Pandey, Shishir Ojha

“…The diagnosis of lymphangitic carcinomatosis is challenging due to the manifestation of nonspecific symptoms and radiographic abnormalities that bear similarity to those of interstitial lung disease. …”
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Conservative Treatment of an Unusual Presentation of Iliopsoas Phlegmon Related to Infected Intrauterine Contraceptive Device by Giuleta Jamsari, Joseph Do Woong Choi, Benedict Kakala, Hillary Hu, Gideon Sandler

“…Iliopsoas phlegmon/abscess is uncommon, and individuals often present with nonspecific symptoms. Diagnosis is often delayed and almost always requires advanced imaging techniques such as computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Disseminated Tuberculosis Mimicking as Crohn’s Disease in a Paediatric Patient by Elizabeth Feenstra, Yentl Driesen, Nicolette Moes, Nathalie Jouret, Koen Vanden Driessche

“…The clinical presentation of tuberculosis in children is diverse and, depending on the affected organs, it is often accompanied with nonspecific symptoms that can mimic other diseases. In this report, we present a case of disseminated tuberculosis in an 11-year-old boy with intestinal followed by pulmonary involvement. …”
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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Malignancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Constantine N. Logothetis, Charles Pizanis

“…Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare condition that can be difficult to diagnose due to its vague and nonspecific symptoms. It is even more unusual to identify CVT in association with malignancy. …”
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Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis in a Healthy Non-Smoker: A Rare Diagnosis by Ryan R Kroll, Diane A Flood, John Srigley

“…This article reports a rare condition first described in 1965 and is most commonly associated with smoking and certain occupations. Onset of nonspecific symptoms is typically insidious and, while bloodwork and imaging may be valuable, tissue sampling is required for diagnosis. …”
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An Incidental Finding of Whipple’s Disease Masquerading as Nonspecific, Long-Standing Symptoms by Thomas Tuggle, Alison I. Orvin, Christian Caveness, Christopher Ingram

“…This case describes a man with a history of long-standing, nonspecific symptoms who only began to show significant improvement after an incidental finding of Whipple’s disease. …”
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Obstructive Jaundice due to Pancreatic Involvement as an Initial Presentation of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Oreoluwa Oladiran, Ifeanyi Nwosu

“…It commonly presents with nonspecific symptoms such as lethargy, easy bruising, and weight loss. …”
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Mixed Acinar-Endocrine Carcinoma (MAEC) Arising in Duodenal Pancreatic Heterotopia by Phoenix D. Bell, Tom C. DeRoche, Aaron R. Huber

“…Patients are often middle-aged and present with nonspecific symptoms. Imaging typically reveals a solid lesion in the pancreatic head. …”
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Torsion of Testis in an Infant with Unilateral UDT by Mohammad Kazem Moslemi, Mehdi Abedinzadeh, Shabir Al-Mousawi

“…We emphasize the need of a complete physical examination of the child who goes to the emergency room with nonspecific symptoms of abdominal pain and ipsilateral empty hemiscrotum to rule out torsion of a cryptorchid testicle. …”
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Isolated Cysticercosis of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle: Role of Ultrasonography by Subash Thapa, Norman Lamichhane, Santosh Joshi

“…Isolated skeletal muscle involvement is rare and presents with nonspecific symptoms resulting in a diagnostic dilemma for the treating physician. …”
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Recurrent Syncope, a Clue in Amyloid Cardiomyopathy by Julian A. Marin-Acevedo, Catalina Sanchez-Alvarez, Ali A. Alsaad, Ricardo J. Pagán

“…The disease usually presents with subtle, nonspecific symptoms. Herein, we illustrate a case of recurrent syncope as the initial presenting symptom for systemic amyloid with polyneuropathy and cardiomyopathy as a cause of syncope. …”
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Current Concepts of Fracture-Related Infection by Si-ying He, Bin Yu, Nan Jiang

“…Diagnosis of FRI is sometimes difficult owing to the nonspecific symptoms, and treatment is usually tricky, with a high risk of infection recurrence. …”
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Biomarkers: A Definite Plus in Pneumonia by Hanssa Summah, Jie-Ming Qu

“…Ongoing research is being done in this field so as to put an array of biomarkers at the disposal of doctors to improve the diagnosis of pneumonia when patients present to them with cough or nonspecific symptoms which could easily be misinterpreted as symptoms of other conditions. …”
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Unusual Presentation of Gastric Perforation by Foreign Body: A Case Report by V. S. R. Rao, R. Sarkar, Richard Turner, K. R. Wedgwood

“…A high index of suspicion is indicated especially when dealing with atypical presentation and nonspecific symptoms as highlighted in this case.…”
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Cardiac Metastasis in a Patient with Head and Neck Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Joseph K. Kim, Kunal Sindhu, Richard L. Bakst

“…Most patients with cardiac metastases have nonspecific symptoms that may vary depending on the severity and location of the lesion. …”
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Following Immune Checkpoint Therapy (ICT) by Saivaroon Gajagowni, Emily Wang, Jianbo Wang, Matthew T. Campbell, Bilal A. Siddiqui

“…The diagnosis of HLH is a challenge due to nonspecific symptoms and overlap with other systemic conditions, which can lead to delays in receiving appropriate treatment and potentially poor patient outcomes. …”
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Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Secondary to Oral Contraceptive Use by Heather Stewart, Michael T. Flannery, Deborah A. Humphrey

“…Despite its severe consequences, SMVT often presents with nonspecific symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. …”
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Acute Heart Failure as a First Manifestation of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: Highly Lethal If Not Diagnosed! by Maryam Heidarpour, Mohammad Mehdi Zare, Shiva Armani, Hedie Torkashvan, Sadegh Mazaheri-Tehrani, Davood Shafie

“…Primary adrenal insufficiency is an uncommon condition that manifests as nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, weight loss, salt craving, and hyperpigmentation. …”
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