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BACKGROUND
The crowned dens syndrome, related to microcrystalline deposition in the peri-odontoid articular and abarticular structures, is mainly responsible for acute or chronic cervical pain.
METHODS
We report eight cases of crowned dens syndrome with atypical presentations mimicking giant cell
BACKGROUND
A 73-year-old, previously well woman was admitted to an emergency department because of a 3-month history of severe proximal girdle pain and stiffness with loss of appetite and weight. She was referred to a rheumatologist 10 days after her initial presentation. Within 4 weeks she
BACKGROUND
Meningococcal disease usually presents as meningitis and/or septicaemia, but can also present as pneumonia or arthritis. Since 2000, a worldwide increase in meningococcal disease is reported which is caused by a new virulent clone of serogroup W (MenW:cc11). This subtype is more likely to
BACKGROUND
Elsberg syndrome (ES) is a rarely recognized cause of cauda equina syndrome and lower thoracic myelitis, mainly linked to reactivation, or occasionally primary, infection with herpes simplex virus type 2. West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease is rarely considered in the differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in patients older than 50 years, and it is occasionally a cause of ischemic stroke. GCA as a paraneoplastic manifestation has been rarely described. We describe a 77-year-old man with a sudden onset of dizziness, vomiting, and gait