Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis as a Stenosing Lesion in the Subglottis by Ivan Keogh, Rohana O’Connell, Sean Hynes, John Lang

“…Subglottic Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis (EAF) is an extremely rare disease of an elusive aetiology. It is chronically progressive benign condition that causes narrowing of the subglottic region leading to dysphonia and airway compromise. …”
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A Case of Primary Uterina Lymphoma Presenting with Bleeding, Pelvic Pain, and Dysmenorrhea by Lilian Yukari Miura, Miriam Anyury Daquin Maure, Monica Tessmann Zomer, Reitan Ribeiro, Teresa Cristina Santos Cavalcanti, William Kondo

“…Primary lymphoma on the female genital tract (PLFGT) is a rare disease, comprising 0.2 to 1.1% of all extranodal lymphomas in the female population. …”
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A Case of Congenital Syphilis Presenting with Unusual Skin Eruptions by Alexander K. C. Leung, Kin Fon Leong, Joseph M. Lam

“…Once believed to be a rare disease in developed countries, recent data suggest that there is a surge in incidence of congenital syphilis in many developed countries. …”
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Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma by Eric P. Arruda, Kevin M. Higgins

“…In this paper, we discuss the history, pathology, and epidemiology of this rare disease with a focus on the evidentiary basis of treatment protocols. …”
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Dexmedetomidine Use in the Setting of Cocaine-Induced Hypertensive Emergency and Aortic Dissection: A Novel Indication by Fahad Javed, Alexandre Miguel Benjo, Kiran Reddy, Muhammad Shoaib Akram, Shahzeb Afsar Khan, Manpreet Singh Sabharwal, Girish Nadkarni, Emad F. Aziz, Eyal Herzog

“…Aortic dissection is a potentially fatal but rare disease characterized by an aortic intimal tear with blood passing into the media creating a false lumen and with resultant high mortality depending on the location of dissection if not aggressively treated. …”
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THE ROLE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS by A. O. Rudnev, M. N. Maxim, V. B. Vizhgorodsky, A. V. Kiryushin, S. Yu. Kotans

“…Retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond’s disease) is a rare disease, it is characterized by the development of a nonspecific inflammatory process in the retroperitoneal tissue with the formation of a fibrous tissue that gradually leads to compression by a number of located structures. …”
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Focal Left Atrial Tachycardia in a Patient with Left Ventricular Noncompaction by Shailendra Singh, Gulam Parihar, Rohit Rao, Vishal Goyal

“…Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare disease caused by intrauterine failure of the myocardium to compact. …”
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Primary Pleomorphic Liposarcoma of Liver: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by P. R. Thippeswamy Naik, Prem Kumar, P. Vinod Kumar

“…Primary liver liposarcoma is a rare disease. The knowledge of the clinical course, management, and prognosis of primary liver liposarcoma are all limited because of its rarity. …”
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Simultaneous presentation of malignant acanthosis nigricans and palmar fasciitis with polyarthritis syndrome in a patient of ovarian neoplasm: A rare manifestation by Jayati Dave, Sunanda Mahajan, Ankita Maheshwari, Abhishek Gupta

“…Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome is a rare disease characterized by palmar fasciitis, symmetric synovitis of the hands, fibrosis, and flexion contractures. …”
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Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients by Alexis Ramón Pineda González, Grettel Águila Calero, Anaelys Acosta Hernández, Marilyn Ramírez Méndez

“…Cancer was considered a rare disease in children and adolescents; however, in recent years there has indicate that each year more than 160 thousand children are diagnosed. …”
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Spondylodiscitis Occurring after Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture: A Case Report by Mehmet Sabri Gürbüz, Mehmet Zafer Berkman

“…Spondylodiscitis is a rare disease which is generally seen after long-term epidural catheterization. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Jeanne Houtchens, Douglas Martin, James R. Klinger

“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease, which requires a high index of suspicion to diagnose when patients initially present. …”
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Stickler Syndrome Type 1 with Short Stature and Atypical Ocular Manifestations by Manisha Goyal, Seema Kapoor, Shiro Ikegawa, Gen Nishimura

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True deep femoral artery aneurysms: Case series and review of the literature by Hiroyoshi Komai, MD, PhD, Nobuko Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Prem C. Gupta, MBBS, MS, Palma M. Shaw, MD, FACS, RPVI

“…True deep femoral artery (DFA) aneurysm is a rare disease for which treatment strategies and surgical indications have not yet been precisely determined. …”
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Rare Case of Spinal Neurosarcoidosis with Concomitant Epidural Lipomatosis by Nesreen Jaafar, Maria Khoueiry, Samia J. Khoury, Achraf Makki

“…Spinal neurosarcoidosis is a rare disease that can manifest as myelopathy, radiculopathy, or cauda equine syndrome. …”
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Unique Findings and Novel Treatment Strategy of a Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm Associated with a Significant Pericardial Effusion by Osayi Lawani, Rick Ganim

“…As we are increasingly becoming a global community, strengthening data for seemingly rare disease processes such as this need to be addressed, particularly when they can progress to involve complications such as pericardial effusion caused by aneurysmal rupture or infection. …”
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A Case of Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Causing Mitral Valve Papillary Muscle Rupture by Tiffany Tamse, Avind Rampersad, Alejandro Jordan-Villegas, Jill Ireland

“…Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (IHES) is a rare disease that can be difficult to diagnose as the differential is broad. …”
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Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Facial Nerve Palsy and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Behiye Deniz Kosovali, Asiye Yavuz, Fatma Irem Yesiler, Mustafa Kemal Bayar

“…Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome (MRS) is a rare disease characterized by persistent or recurrent orofacial oedema, relapsing peripheral facial paralysis, and furrowed tongue. …”
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A riboflavin-responsive neuronopathy with unique characteristics: Brown-Vialetto- Van Laere syndrome by Soreya BELARBI, Samira Makri MOKRANE

“… Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome (BVVLS) is a rare disease characterized by progressive axonal neuropathy, optic atrophy, hearing loss, bulbar dysfunction, and respiratory failure associated with mutations in the SLC52A2 and SLC52A3 genes that code for the human riboflavin transporters RFVT2 and RFVT3, respectively. …”
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Functional dyspepsia and gastroparesis: are they distinct disorders, a spectrum of diseases or one disease? by Simon Keely, Nicholas J Talley, Michael Potter, Kerith Duncanson, Stella-Maris Egboh

“…FD is a common disorder of gut–brain interaction that negatively impacts quality of life, while GP is considered a rare disease exclusively defined by delayed gastric emptying and symptoms. …”
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