hydatid cysts are known to occur in most organs especially in the endemic areas. however, its occurrence in uterus is extremely rare and it mostly occurs as a secondary involvement. herein we reported on a 25-year-old woman with primary involvement of the uterus and left fallopian tube. the patient presented with a colicky abdominal pattern and fever and was admitted to the emergency ward.

rabson-mendenhall syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by growth retardation, dysmorphisms, lack of subcutaneous fat, acanthosis nigricans, enlarged genitalia, hirsutism, dysplastic dentition, coarse facial features, paradoxical fasting hypoglycemia, postprandial hyperglycemia, extreme hyperinsulinemia and pineal hyperplasia. herein, we described a 10- year-old girl with physical f...

multiple esophageal diverticula is a rare entity that may be seen in the course of esophageal motor disorders. herein, i reported a 45 year-old man presented with intermittent chest pain and dysphagia since 20 years ago that exaggerated during the last six months. barium swallow and upper gi endoscopy revealed multiple diverticula along the esophagus and his esophageal manometry showed high amp...

The granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener’s granulomatosis, is a pauci-immune vasculitis involving small- and medium-sized blood vessels. Classically, the patients inflicted with this disease present with a triad of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of the respiratory tract, cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis, and glomerulonephritis (GN). The antinuclear (ANA) and...

herein, we present the case of a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who simultaneously developed probable invasive aspergillosis and was diagnosed with gi mucormycosis by histopathologic examination. the patient referred to the pediatric intensive ca re unit of ege university due to clinical deterioration and severe lower gastrointestinal system bleeding. main symptoms were abdominal dist...

post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder is a lymphocyte proliferating disease, usually of b cell origin, and rarely of t cell. involvement of liver itself in liver transplant recipients as the primary organ is not common. herein we report our experience in two patients who primarily presented in the allografted liver, both of whom were promptly diagnosed after liver biopsy and treated succ...

facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (fshd) is a common inherited muscular dystrophy presented clinically with slowly progressive weakness and wasting of facial and limb muscles and rare bulbar muscle involvement. we present herein a 70-year-old man who was a known case of fshd with complaint of 15-day history of progressive difficulty in chewing and dysarthria and was found to have myastheni...

donepezil, a member of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor family, is approved for management of cognitive impairments as well as behavioral complications in patients with neurodegenerative alzheimer's disease. generally, donepezil is regarded as a safe medication in patients with alzheimer's disease although there have been reports of several minor adverse events including gastrointestinal dist...

adrenal gland pseudocysts are not common conditions, and most of them are nonfunctional and asymptomatic. however, large pseudocysts may causes abdominal discomfort and have compressive effects on adjacent organs. they may rupture spontaneously or after trauma, and lead to retroperitoneal hemorrhage and surgical emergency. herein, we report a case of 21-year-old female who presented with acute ...

congenital cystic lesions of the pancreas are rare findings. furthermore, dermoid cyst of the pancreas is exceptionally uncommon. a review of the world literature showed that only 18 documented cases of dermoid cyst of the pancreas were reported so far. the pre-operative evaluation of this lesion is rather questionable, with definitive diagnosis taking place intra-operatively. herein, we presen...