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Case ReportMedical GeneticsOpen access

Contrasting clinical trajectories in two ALS patients with rare FUS variants: implications for variant interpretation, penetrance, and trial readiness.

The report describes two patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) carrying rare FUS variants. Their clinical courses differed, despite the association of FUS-related ALS with relatively aggressive disease.

NeurogeneticsOct 8, 2026Read case
Case ReportOncology (Medical)

Histologically Confirmed Brain Metastasis Arising From Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: an Uncommon Entity and a Challenging Condition.

A 39-year-old patient with no significant medical history had a giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) in the left distal femur, treated with preoperative denosumab and resection with prosthetic reconstruction.

Am J Case RepOct 8, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurologyOpen access

Probable vestibular paroxysmia mimicking benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the superior semicircular canal in the presence of a neurovascular conflict: a case report and review of the literature.

A 52-year-old woman presented with positional vertigo and was initially diagnosed with right superior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

J Med Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportPediatrics

Recurrent Ovarian Torsion Despite Previous Oophoropexy in a 9-Year-Old Prepubertal Girl: A Pediatric Emergency Department Perspective.

A 9-year-old prepubertal girl with prior left ovarian torsion treated by laparoscopic detorsion and oophoropexy presented with severe intermittent left-sided abdominal pain and vomiting.

Am J Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportPsychiatryOpen access

Managing 7-Hydroxymitragynine Use Disorder with Buprenorphine-Naloxone.

A patient who had used kratom to stop illicit opioids developed tolerance and transitioned to 7-hydroxymitragynine, believing the plant-derived product was safe.

Hawaii J Health Soc WelfOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportAnesthesiologyOpen access

Effect of a Single Subanesthetic Dose of Esketamine on Gastrointestinal Recovery After Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Randomized, Outcome-Assessor-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction (POGD) and Postoperative gastrointestinal intolerance (POGI) remain a critical challenge in abdominal surgery, particularly for colorectal cancer patients undergoing…

Drug Des Devel TherOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportOncology (Medical)

Case report: successful use of repotrectinib in a ROS1 fusion-positive lung adenocarcinoma patient with severe renal insufficiency and prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment failure.

A 69-year-old woman with advanced lung adenocarcinoma harboring an SDC4–ROS1 fusion had bilateral pulmonary lesions, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, and pleural effusions.

Anticancer DrugsOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurologyOpen access

Parkinsonism with Reduced Striatal Uptake on DAT-SPECT in a Patient Harboring a Novel KCND3 Variant.

A Japanese patient with a novel KCND3 missense variant classified as a variant of uncertain significance had childhood-onset, slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia and asymmetric parkinsonism, a phenotype compatible with…

CerebellumOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportHematology

Successful treatment of hairy cell leukemia with TP53 abnormality using cladribine combined with low-dose rituximab: a case report and literature review.

An elderly man with classical hairy cell leukemia (HCL) had BRAF V600E positivity, a TP53 deletion detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization, and bone marrow fibrosis.

Anticancer DrugsOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportPulmonologyOpen access

Clinical features of cough syncope: a systematic review.

The article presents five cases of cough syncope and reviews published clinical characteristics, comprising 60 patients with a mean age of 56 ± 15 years; 91% were male.

Neurol SciOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurologyOpen access

Multiple Sclerosis During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Diagnostic and Multidisciplinary Challenges in Two Cases.

The report describes two pregnant women with progressive focal neurological symptoms and brain MRI abnormalities concerning for central nervous system demyelination.

Int Med Case Rep JOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportOtolaryngology (ENT)

Silent danger behind the forehead: Pott's puffy tumour presenting without systemic symptoms.

A man in his 50s developed progressive, painless forehead swelling despite multiple courses of antibiotics, without systemic symptoms.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportDermatology

A 45-Year-Old Woman With 30-Year History of a Nodule of the Earlobe Diagnosed as Lupus Vulgaris (Cutaneous Tuberculosis).

A 45-year-old woman had a painless, intermittently itchy lesion on her right earlobe for more than 30 years. It appeared as a red, thickened plaque with yellow papules and pustules.

Am J Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportHematology

In vitro correction of venom-induced coagulopathy in Daboia russelii envenomation demonstrated using tranexamic acid-modified rotational thromboelastometry.

A man in his late 40s presented soon after Russell’s viper envenomation with local signs and a prolonged modified Lee and White clotting time, despite normal prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin times.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportOncology (Medical)

Scleral perforation in a young adult with Burkitt lymphoma.

A man in his 20s with Burkitt lymphoma receiving chemotherapy was referred for lagophthalmos and left facial nerve palsy. Weeks later, he developed acute scleral perforation.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportGeneral Surgery

Meckel's diverticulum leading to axial torsion and volvulus of the small bowel.

A patient presented with small-bowel obstruction caused by a giant Meckel’s diverticulum measuring 22 cm × 11 cm × 9.8 cm. The diverticulum produced mass effect and was associated with axial torsion and volvulus of the…

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportEndocrinology

Emerging risks of health optimisation: refractory nausea associated with peptide injections reported to contain retatrutide.

A woman in her mid-20s presented with five days of persistent nausea, repeated vomiting, loose stools and markedly reduced oral intake.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportHematology

Fatal haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome following coronavirus disease 2019 infection.

A previously healthy woman in her early 30s developed rash, fever and arthralgia three weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection, followed by rapidly progressive multiorgan failure.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurology

Staged bilateral MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy in a patient with cerebral cavernous malformations.

A man in his late 60s with medication-refractory essential tremor was found on preoperative MRI to have cavernous malformations in the left caudate head and basal ganglia, with an associated developmental venous anomaly…

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportPediatrics

Facial nerve palsy and hypertension; unusual presentation of apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) syndrome in a paediatric patient.

A boy in early childhood presented after two days of right-sided facial palsy and was found to have severe hypertension with end-organ damage.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportOncology (Medical)

Atypical presentations of Lhermitte's sign after treatment for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Two patients with human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma developed Lhermitte’s sign after chemoradiotherapy.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportHematology

Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease in an HIV-positive child.

A preadolescent girl with HIV presented with fever and unilateral facial and neck swelling. Examination showed generalised lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, hypertension and haematuria, initially suggesting…

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportOphthalmology

Acute retinal necrosis refractory to treatment.

A woman in her 60s presented with hypertensive uveitis in the right eye, followed by vitritis and retinitis. An anterior chamber sample was positive for herpes simplex virus by PCR.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportOphthalmology

Time to improve laboratory protocols in microbial keratitis: broad-range Internal Transcribed Spacer sequencing in refractory culture-negative keratitis.

A woman in her 60s who wore soft contact lenses developed rapidly progressive microbial keratitis that did not respond to intensive empirical treatment.

BMJ Case RepOct 7, 2026Read case

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