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Myocardial Echinococcosis: Rare Manifestation Of A Common Parasitic Disease In Northern Tanzania, Ahmed Jusabani, Clement F. Kalambo, Mubashir Jusabani, Salim Surani
Myocardial Echinococcosis: Rare Manifestation Of A Common Parasitic Disease In Northern Tanzania, Ahmed Jusabani, Clement F. Kalambo, Mubashir Jusabani, Salim Surani
Imaging & Diagnostic Radiology, East Africa
Hydatid (Echinococcal) disease often involves the liver and lungs but in sporadic cases, it can involve cardiac structures. A 24-year-old male was referred with symptoms of cough and shortness of breath and a provisional diagnosis of metastatic disease of unknown primary to the lung, which was based on a chest X-ray (CXR). Incidentally, on echocardiogram, he was found to have right ventricular (RV) and myocardial multiseptated cysts, which were compatible with cardiac echinococcosis, as the patient had multiple bilateral lung cysts as well. Imaging with ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scan, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has ameliorated the diagnosis of …
Spectrum Of Imaging Findings In Aidsrelated Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, Edward Nganga, Samuel Gitau
Spectrum Of Imaging Findings In Aidsrelated Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, Edward Nganga, Samuel Gitau
Imaging & Diagnostic Radiology, East Africa
Lymphoma in HIV-infected patients is AIDS defining. This is the second most common AIDS defining malignancy after Kaposi’s sarcoma. Development of lymphoma in HIV patients is related to immunosuppression and high viral load. Co-infection with other lymphotrophic viruses especially EBV is also strongly associated with development of lymphoma in HIV patients. Despite advances in HAART therapy, incidence of diffuse large B cell lymphoma in HIV-infected patients remains significantly higher than in the general population.
Early diagnosis is challenging due to presence of opportunistic infections and atypical presentation of the lymphoma in this subset of patients. Atypical imaging findings are not …
Urinary Bladder Metastasis From Breast Cancer: A Rare Cause Of Hematuria, Samuel Gitau, Allan Njau, Sitna Mwanzi
Urinary Bladder Metastasis From Breast Cancer: A Rare Cause Of Hematuria, Samuel Gitau, Allan Njau, Sitna Mwanzi
Imaging & Diagnostic Radiology, East Africa
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally as well as in Kenya. The most common sites of metastases reported include the bones, liver and lung. Metastasis to the urinary bladder is relatively uncommon with only a few case reports in literature. It can therefore be easily overlooked as a cause of hematuria in these patients. We describe a rare case of a patient with breast cancer who presented with urinary bladder metastasis as a late complication of her illness.