Spontaneous Bilateral Broad Ligament Rupture Associated with a Connective Tissue Disorder

Bilateral Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Misdiagnosed as a Connective Tissue Disorder.

Spontaneous aortic rupture early postpartum without trauma or connective tissue disorder.

Rupture of the thoracic aorta is a rare but recognized complication following pregnancy. The common causes of thoracic aortic rupture in the peripartum period are trauma, dissecting aneurysms and saccular aneurysms secondary to systemic connective tissue disease. We report a case of non-traumatic spontaneous aortic rupture in a patient without trauma or systemic connective tissue disease 1 day ...

Spontaneous biceps tendon rupture in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease.

Tendon rupture is a rare complication that occurs in patients receiving corticosteroid therapy. We report a case of a middle-aged man with mixed connective tissue disease who presented with spontaneous biceps tendon rupture 5 weeks after initiation of high-dose corticosteroid therapy. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography was performed at the clinic and helped to confirm the diagnosis. It is a new im...

Methyldopa-induced connective tissue disorder.

Several drugs are known to cause a lupus-type syndrome.1 Methyldopa causes positive anti-nuclear antibody reactions, but only two previously reported cases of a methyldopa-induced lupus-type syndrome have been described.23 We report a case of this syndrome which failed to resolve fully on withdrawal of the drug, and which has features of a mixed connective tissue disorder (MCTD). CASE HISTORY A...

Bilateral Spontaneous Hemothorax with PNET: a case report and review

Background: Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNET) are malignant small cells neoplasm mainly occurring in children but can occur at any age. Extensive bleeding into the pleural cavity is rare In Children. Hemothorax would be compatible with a variety of congenital anomalies including sequestration, patent ductus artreiosus, and pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. Case report: A 2.5-years old girl who ...