Internal medicine
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Review Case Reports
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung Presenting Unilateral Thoracic Hyperhidrosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
Unilateral hyperhidrosis is an uncommon manifestation, and the majority of cases have been attributed to neurological diseases. There are few cases of unilateral hyperhidrosis associated with thoracic malignant tumors. We herein report a 74-year-old Japanese man with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung who presented with unilateral hyperhidrosis in the right thoracic area as one of the first clinical manifestations. We should consider the possibility of pleural diseases, including metastatic lung cancer, when encountering patients presenting with unilateral thoracic hyperhidrosis.
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Case Reports
Rapid Progression of Autoimmune Gastritis after Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy: A Case Report.
We herein report a case of autoimmune gastritis (AIG) with rapid progression after Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. The patient's previous gastritis had followed the course of type B gastritis before eradication therapy for many years. ⋯ All of these clinical findings showed significant atrophic progression in the corporal area for approximately three years. We concluded that H. pylori eradication therapy exacerbated AIG in this case.
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Case Reports
A Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation Case Potentially Triggered by the Onset of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma.
An 81-year-old man underwent rituximab-containing chemotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Thirteen years after his last chemotherapy, he was diagnosed with hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation. He was then treated with entecavir, and improvement was seen in his liver injury. ⋯ Despite chemotherapy, he contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and died of COVID-19. We suspect that HBV reactivation was triggered by DLBCL. When HBV reactivation occurs a long time after chemotherapy has concluded, the onset of DLBCL should be considered.