Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410407
Gastric Schwannoma, Rare Presentation of a Gastric Mass, with an Excellent Outcome
Fadwa Oudad, Samira Benayad, Zineb Bouchbika, Nadia Benchakroun, Nezha Tawfiq, Hassan Jouhadi, Souha Sahraoui and Abdellatif Benider
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 30, 2022
Schwannoma is a benign tumor, that mainly occurs in the nerve endings of the head and neck, and more rarely in the gastrointestinal tract. In the latter case, it appears as a submucosal tumor (SMT), which elective site is the stomach. Gastric schwannoma (GS) accounts for 0.2% of all gastric tumors and is mostly benign slow-growing, and very often asymptomatic. Its diagnosis can only be confirmed by a histopathological examination, which allows the distinction between a GS and other SMTs, particu...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410406
Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa for Esophageal Dilatation: A Case Report
Ersin Kandemir, Begüm Gökdemir, Deniz Kaya, Figen Leblebici and Nedim Çekmen
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 30, 2022
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a mucocutaneous disorder characterized by fragility of skin and mucosal membranes to the mechanical stress resulting formation of blisters, erosions and scarring. Their vulnerability needs certain attention and anesthetic management plan to perform anesthesia requiring procedures and surgeries without complications. In our case, a patient with EB had undergone an esophageal dilatation procedure....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410405
Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculous Meningitis in a Pregnant Woman
Batuhan Erdir, Burcu Ileri Fikri, Irem Ezgi Demirhisar and Guldem Turan
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 30, 2022
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most fatal form of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Its diagnosis remains difficult due to poor suspicion of the disease especially in the case of pregnancy. We bring to your attention a 27-year-old pregnant woman who came to the emergency department with headache and nausea. With high clinical suspicion and early treatment with Meropenem 3x2 gram, Levofloxacin 2 x 500 mg, Amoxicillin Clavulanate 3 x 1 gram, Ethambutol 1 x 25 mg/kg body weight, Pyrazi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410404
Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Eyelid: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
K Coulibaly, S Anajar, E Othman, Amal Hajjij and F Slimani
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 30, 2022
Merkel cell carcinoma of the upper eyelid is a rare and aggressive tumor. It develops from Merkel cells present in areas with glabrous skin. It touches females more than males. A 42 years old female patient presented with a nodular painless and purplish lesion of the left upper eyelid. The diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma was made on histopathological examination and immunohistochemical analysis....
