Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features is a concept to identify patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia and features suggestive of a connective tissue disease. There is no specific treatment which consists mainly of corticosteroids and immunossupressive agents. Rituximab is an effective rescue therapy for refractory interstitial lung disease.

A 56-year-old woman was found to have retroperitoneal hemorrhage secondary to isolated posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (PIPDA) dissection. She had chronic abdominal pain and celiac artery stenosis, suggesting that PIPDA dissection was associated with celiac artery compression syndrome (CACS). Clinicians may consider CACS as the cause of visceral dissection.

Myositis ossificans (MO) is a rare disease in which ossification develops in the muscle or soft tissue. MO traumatica is recognized by ossification of the soft tissues after acute or repetitive trauma, burns, or surgical procedures. In the head and neck region, masseter is most commonly involved muscle.

COVID-19 cases are increasing worldwide. With such emerging disease the medical community should be aware of atypical clinical presentations in order to help with correct diagnosis, and to take the proper measures to isolate and treat patients to avoid healthcare professionals being infected and to limit its spread (SARS-CoV-2).

Indwelling arterial catheters are used routinely for continuous haemodynamic monitoring during major surgery and in critically ill patients. Major complications are rare. We describe two cases of patients in which arterial catheterisation was associated with acute radial arterial thrombosis and radial ischaemic neuropathy. Timely recognition was paramount to successful management.

Paraganglioma is a very rare extraadrenal nonepithelial tumor. The number of cases of laparoscopic surgery in Paraganglioma is small and controversial. This study encountered a case of successful transperitoneal laparoscopic surgery for a 56mm paraganglioma . Moreover, previous reports on laparoscopic surgery for paraganglioma are reviewed .

MF is a low-grade lymphoma, but on reaching the tumor stage, it can cause cardiac tamponade owing to epicardial infiltration. Myocardial infiltration, even in the absence of abnormal imaging findings, requires attention because it can lead to arrhythmia and cardiac arrest.

In this paper we describe an additional newborn patient with craniofacial dysmorphisms, congenital heart disease, hypotonia and a 2q13 deletion of 1.7 Mb, whose clinical and genomic findings are consistent with the diagnosis of 2q13 microdeletion syndrome.

Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdomen with no definite consensus for the best management. We report a young male who was successfully managed using a conservative approach. Conservative management should be the first line of management. Laparoscopic resection is indicated after failure of conservative management.

Opportunistic infections are common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Co-infections with Cryptococcus neoformans together with Mycobacterium and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) are rare, and typically occur in immunocompromised individuals, particularly AIDS patients.

Friedreich ataxia is the most common inherited ataxia in the world, but yet to be reported in black African. We report the first genetically confirmed case in a West African family. Studying genetic diseases in populations with diverse backgrounds may give new insights into their pathophysiology for future therapeutic targets.

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a serious drug reaction. Its proper cure would be challenging during COVID-19 outbreak because of a dilemma regarding selecting the immunosuppressive drug. In this case presentation, we report a case of TEN who treat successfully with cyclosporine during COVID-19 outbreak in a referral COVID-19 hospital.

Type 1 reaction in pure neuritic leprosy usually occurs in the form of neuritis. Development of new skin lesion during reactional state is rare. The clinicians should be aware about occurrence of Type 1 reaction in pure neuritic leprosy and start timely treatment to prevent further disabilities.

Hemicrania continua (HC)-tic syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the overlap of HC and trigeminal neuralgia (TN) or TN-like paroxysms. We describe a case of secondary HC-tic syndrome related to fungal sphenoiditis. Less common causes including sphenoiditis should be considered when headache presents with a refractory and complicated form.

Appendiceal cancers may be difficult to diagnose even after comprehensive investigation. This report of locally advanced perforated appendiceal adenocarcinoma attached to the terminal ileum, cecum, and rectosigmoid illustrates the management challenges that require comprehensive knowledge of pathologic variations and range from simple appendectomy to cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.

Fetal hematometrocolpos is a rare finding with an incidence of 1 in 16,000 female births. Timely diagnosis enables clinicians to formulate an appropriate management plan for the newborn. We present a case of fetal hematometrocolpos managed exclusively by prenatal and postnatal ultrasound scans allowing for effective immediate postnatal surgical treatment.

Acute decompensation in patient with COVID19 is usually a consequence of worsening ARDS , however acute pulmonary embolism and acute pneumothorax are frequently recognized causes of acute decompensation , the later causes are treatable and having high index of suspicion is very important in order not to miss them.

Primary squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) of the stomach is a rare type of gastric malignancies. Diagnosis crireria are well defined but diagnosis is generally late made at an advanced stage with metastases explaining it’s poor diagnosis. We report a case of gastric PSCC with a bilio-gastric fistula and Krukenberg sydrome.