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Varicella zoster vasculopathy presenting as bilateral subdural haematoma in an infant: case report of a rare case and literature review.

Childs Nerv SystOct 24, 2026Open access

A 6-month-old boy developed chickenpox with fever, irritability, and a vesicular rash. Although the rash and fever resolved, he had persistent irritability, poor feeding, intermittent vomiting, developmental regression…

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Persistent neurological symptoms after infant VZV infection warrant investigation for intracranial complications, including subdural collections that may resemble non-accidental injury.

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Case ReportPediatrics

Persistent Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria asiatica Infection in 2-Year-Old Child, Sri Lanka, 2024.

A 2-year-old child in Sri Lanka was found to have a patent infection with Dirofilaria asiatica, a canine filarioid implicated in zoonotic human infection.

Emerg Infect DisOct 24, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Dirofilaria asiatica Infection and Asymptomatic Microfilaremia, Sri Lanka, 2025.

During night blood surveillance for lymphatic filariasis in Sri Lanka in 2025, two people were found to have asymptomatic Dirofilaria microfilaremia.

Emerg Infect DisOct 24, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurologyOpen access

Cerebrospinal fluid positive for SARS-CoV-2 associated with neurological manifestations and proteome alterations in a multiple myeloma patient.

A 67-year-old woman with multiple myeloma and recent exposure to a person with COVID-19 developed rapidly progressive dysarthria, dysphagia, and hypoesthesia without respiratory symptoms.

Neurol SciOct 19, 2026Read case
Case ReportRheumatology

SARS-CoV2-induced Schnitzler syndrome, inflammatory flare and successful treatment by anakinra during pregnancy: a case report.

A pregnant woman in her early 40s with established Schnitzler syndrome developed urticaria, musculoskeletal symptoms and elevated inflammatory markers during SARS-CoV-2 infection, consistent with an inflammatory flare.

Swiss Med WklyOct 19, 2026Read case
Case ReportNephrology

From inference to proof: nanopore sequencing confirms zoonotic Neisseria Zoodegmatis peritonitis after cat bite-related contamination in a patient on automated peritoneal dialysis.

A 90-year-old patient receiving automated peritoneal dialysis developed peritonitis after a cat bite damaged the transfer set. Empirical therapy produced only a partial response, followed by relapse.

J NephrolOct 22, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurology

Tuberculosis-Associated Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis.

A 51-year-old man with a year of chronic non-productive cough and about 20 days of fever and headache presented with encephalopathy but no focal neurological deficits.

Am J Case RepOct 22, 2026Read case
Case ReportDermatologyOpen access

Blood, ink, and flies: A case report on the house fly (Musca domestica) feeding on active tattooing wounds.

During a tattoo session, a healthy 32-year-old man in Germany experienced repeated landing and feeding attempts by house flies on freshly wounded skin of his right lower leg.

Parasitol ResOct 21, 2026Read case
Case ReportPulmonology

Influenza A (H1N1) virus infection complicated by checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis: A case report.

After neoadjuvant immunotherapy, a patient developed respiratory dysfunction and progressive pulmonary lesions. Imaging and positive influenza A (H1N1) testing, interpreted alongside the immunotherapy history and…

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026Read case
Case ReportNephrology

Complete remission of minimal change disease after antiviral monotherapy in a patient with immune-active chronic hepatitis B: A case report.

A 42-year-old woman presented with generalized edema, weight gain, hypoalbuminemia, and nephrotic-range proteinuria, with a urine protein-to-creatinine ratio of 4.3 and preserved renal function.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026Read case
Case ReportGastroenterology

Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Recurrence and De Novo Hepatitis A Acquired at Time of Liver Transplantation: Comparison of Graft HAV Infection and Viral Kinetics.

Two liver transplant recipients developed hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection of the graft in different settings. A recipient transplanted for HAV-related acute liver failure had a rapid fall in serum HAV RNA after…

J Viral HepatOct 18, 2026Read case
Case ReportPulmonology

Mixed Pneumonia with Pulmonary Embolism and Multiple Pathogens Detected in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid: A Case Report.

A 72-year-old man presented with fever, nonproductive cough, vomiting, hypoxemia, elevated inflammatory markers, and an elevated D-dimer.

J Vis ExpOct 16, 2026Read case

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