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Multiple aneurysms due to intimomedial mucoid degeneration: a short presentation.
A 17 year-old female presented with abdominal pain, due to contained rupture of a left common iliac artery aneurysm. This was accompanied by abdominal aortic and superior mesenteric artery aneurysms. Despite emergency vascular surgery, the [...]
Adrenal-oncocytic tumor: an unsual cause of secondary hypertension in a young South African male.
Tumors with oncocytic features are characterized histologically by cells with eosinophilic granular cytoplasm and by the ultrastructural presence of numerous closely packed mitochondria. Adrenal oncocytic tumors are very rare. We describe the case of a [...]
Alveolar soft part sarcoma in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature
Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare tumour that mostly affects young female patients. Most published literature involves isolated cases or small case series. We report the case of a 23-year-old woman who presented with [...]
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Immune Reconstitution Syndrome
The prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection (NTM) in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to be less than 1%. NTM is often underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed as tuberculosis in patients who present with immune reconstitution syndrome (IRS) following [...]
Renal pathology in the HIV-positive child: from nephrosis to nephritis and everything in between
Renal involvement is a common manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality, even in the age of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). This review discusses the [...]
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Alveolar soft part sarcoma in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature
Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare tumour [...]
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Alveolar soft part sarcoma in pregnancy: A case report and review of the literature
Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare tumour that mostly affects young female patients. Most published literature involves isolated cases or small case series. We report the case of a 23-year-old woman who presented with [...]