ABSTRACT
Human anisakiasis may occur after ingestion of raw marine fish infected with the nematode larvae of Anisakidae. Clinical symptoms such as cramping abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and epigastric fullness, usually develop within 12 hours after having eaten infected raw sea fish. Anisakiasis is most commonly found in the stomach, and is rarely identified in the small intestine, large intestine, and esophagus. We report two cases of of anisakiasis, one with concurrent invasion of the stomach and esophagus, and the other case with esophageal anisakiasis. Both were treated by endoscopic extraction of the larvae.
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Humans , Abdominal Pain , Anisakiasis , Anisakis , Diarrhea , Eating , Esophagus , Intestine, Large , Intestine, Small , Larva , Muscle Cramp , Nausea , Stomach , VomitingABSTRACT
Antiphospholipid syndrome has received considerable attention due to its association with a number of serious clinical disorders including arterial and venous throboembolism, acute ischemic encephalopathy, and recurrent pregnancy loss. Thrombotic episodes are well recognized complication of Crohn's disease. Hypercoagulable state of the disease may be responsible for such thrombotic events. The association of IBD and autoimmune condition is also well recognized, even poorly understood. There may be a possible association between antiphospholipid syndrome and hypercoagulable state in Crohn's disease. Few reports on Crohn's diseases associated with antiphospholipid syndrome were documented. We experienced a 31-year-old female patient who was admitted for cerebral infaction and diagnosed of antiphospholipid syndrome with Crohn's disease.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Antiphospholipid Syndrome , Brain Ischemia , Crohn DiseaseABSTRACT
Nodular fasciitis is rare and benign fibroblastic proliferative disease which tends to be confused microscopically with spindle cell sarcoma. It is a distinctive lesion and a very important one because of its ability to simulate a malignant process. Histopathologically, nodular fasciitis can be grouped into three subtypes based on their relation with the fascia: subcutaneous, fascial, intramuscular. We report a case of nodular fasciitis misdiagnosed as Baker's cyst in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.