European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine

The European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine is an official Journal of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM), representing 37 national societies from 35 European countries.
The Journal’s mission is to promote the best medical practice and innovation in the field of acute and general medicine. It also provides a forum for internal medicine doctors where they can share new approaches with the aim of improving diagnostic and clinical skills in this field. View full aims and scopes.
EJCRIM welcomes high-quality case reports describing unusual or complex cases that an internist may encounter in everyday practice. The cases should either demonstrate the appropriateness of a diagnostic/therapeutic approach, describe a new procedure or maneuver, or show unusual manifestations of a disease or unexpected reactions. The Journal only accepts and publishes those case reports whose learning points provide new insight and/or contribute to advancing medical knowledge both in terms of diagnostics and therapeutic approaches. Case reports of medical errors, therefore, are also welcome as long as they provide innovative measures on how to prevent them in the current practice (Instructive Errors).
The Journal may also consider brief and reasoned reports on issues relevant to the practice of Internal Medicine, as well as Abstracts submitted to the scientific meetings of acknowledged medical societies.

EJCRIM utilizes the CNR-SOLAR system to permanently archive the Journal for purposes of preservation of research and it is also indexed on PubMed Central, Google Scholar, DOAJ and COPE. We encourage the use of Kudos to maximize the article's visibility.

EJCRIM is a peer-reviewed publication. Access to published content is free.

Please note that starting from 1st March 2020 the publication fee will be 230 € (plus VAT 22%). Please contact the editorial office in case of doubts.

Starting from Mon, 17 August 2020 the Journal is going to slow down a little. Please bear with us while we recharge our batteries.

LATEST ARTICLE

Cutaneous Angiosarcoma in an Unusual Location and Without Predisposing Factors

Ana Oliveira Monteiro, Inês Branco Ferreira, Artur César, Alberto Mota, Jorge Pinheiro, José Manuel Lopes, M Teresa Cardoso

Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare, highly malignant tumour of vascular endothelial origin. It usually arises in the skin and superficial soft tissue, mostly on the head and neck. It presents as a variety of lesions, and so is considered a great mimicker, leading to a delay in diagnosis and evidencing the importance of biopsy with immunohistochemistry confirmation. There are few reports of extremity involvement in patients with pre-existing chronic lymphoedema, or exposure to radiation therapy. We report the case of an 82-year-old woman with lower limb extensive cutaneous involvement, distant metastatic disease, and poor therapy response. Its rare location without predisposing factors highlights the need to raise awareness about this disease.

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