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Acute Ethylene Glycol Poisoning Following Accidental Mineral Oil Ingestion With Severe Metabolic Acidosis, Acute Kidney Injury, Respiratory Failure, and Delayed Neurological Sequelae: A Case Report.

Am J Case RepNov 11, 2026

A 57-year-old man became dizzy, vomited, and developed altered consciousness progressing to coma after accidentally ingesting mineral oil containing ethylene glycol.

Clinical pearl

Coma with vomiting, high-anion-gap metabolic acidosis, and renal dysfunction should prompt consideration of toxic alcohol exposure, including when the reported ingestion is of a product such as mineral oil.

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Delayed pancytopenia following ingestion of wild mushrooms consistent with Hypholoma fasciculare: A case report.

A 57-year-old man presented with fever and generalized weakness about 10 days after eating self-collected wild mushrooms consistent with Hypholoma fasciculare. Testing showed delayed-onset pancytopenia.

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Intractable Nausea and Vomiting: A Key Feature of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.

A 22-year-old woman had five weeks of intractable nausea, vomiting, and hiccups. Delayed gastric emptying led to an initial diagnosis of gastroparesis, but symptoms persisted despite antiemetic and prokinetic therapy.

Am J Case RepNov 9, 2026Read case
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Heterotopic pregnancy at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital: a case report.

A 34-year-old woman presented after two months of amenorrhoea with acute abdominal pain and haemorrhagic shock. Bedside ultrasound showed a live 8-week intrauterine pregnancy as well as a left adnexal mass and pelvic…

J Med Case RepNov 4, 2026Read case
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Severe toxicity following supratherapeutic co‑ingestion of duloxetine and dexzopiclone in a young patient with major depressive disorder: a case report.

A 23-year-old woman with major depressive disorder, non-suicidal self-injury and generalized somatic pain had persistent suicidal ideation despite treatment.

J Med Case RepNov 6, 2026Read case
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Chronic Left Lower Quadrant Pain-A Case Report of Synchronous Bilateral Ovarian Torsion.

A 40-year-old woman presented with chronic left lower-quadrant pain and was found to have synchronous torsion of both ovaries.

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Case ReportOphthalmology

Klebsiella pneumoniae Endogenous Endophthalmitis in an Active Duty Service Member.

A healthy, immunocompetent 47-year-old active-duty man developed fever, chills, and fatigue, tested positive for COVID, and then experienced painful right-eye vision loss with a temporal field deficit.

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Case ReportGeneral Surgery

Severe acute gastric volvulus: A case report with perforation and extra-gastric ischemic findings.

A 36-year-old man presented with sudden abdominal distension and respiratory distress, with severe hemodynamic instability and an acute abdomen. Imaging showed intraperitoneal free air, leading to emergency laparotomy.

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi DergNov 1, 2026Read case
Case ReportGeneral Surgery

Emergency management of obturator hernıa in elderly patients: A case series and surgical strategy.

Three elderly, cachectic women presented with symptoms and signs of mechanical intestinal obstruction. CT imaging identified obturator hernias, and all underwent emergency surgery.

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi DergNov 1, 2026Read case
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