A Spontaneous Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection Associated with Cocaine Abuse: A Pathomechanistic Association by Rayan S. El-Zein, Jeffrey Sobecki, Roy Greenberg, Michael Keleher, Robert A. Palma

“…We present a case of cocaine-related SISMAD in a patient with abdominal pain. A 38-year-old African American male with hypertension and alcohol, cocaine, and tobacco abuse presented with abdominal pain and recent cocaine use. …”
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Adrenal Incidentalomas with Supraphysiologic Response to ACTH Stimulus: A Case Report by Marianna Antonopoulou, Asya Perelstein

“…We present the diagnostic approach of a patient with adrenal incidentalomas. A 72-year-old African American male had a CT scan of the abdomen showing right and left adrenal masses measuring and , respectively. …”
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Treatment of Digital Ischemia with Liposomal Bupivacaine by José Raul Soberón, Scott F. Duncan, W. Charles Sternbergh

“…Case Report. A 45-year-old African American female was admitted to the hospital with severe digital ischemic pain. …”
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A Case of Glycogenic Hepatopathy as a Complication of Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Samhitha Munugoti, Vamsee Reddy, Gaurav Patel, Maneesh Gaddam, Triveni Abburi

“…A 23-year-old African American male with a medical history significant for poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) presented with abdominal pain and vomiting. …”
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A Rare Complication of Hyperplastic Gastric Polyp by Suresh Kumar Nayudu, Masooma Niazi, Bhavna Balar, Kavitha Kumbum

“…We present a case of a 56-year-old African American woman who was admitted to our hospital with symptomatic anemia and sepsis. …”
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Perceptions of Physical Therapy and The Role of Physical Therapists  In Injury Prevention Among Professional Basketball Players: A Qualitative Study by Alison Marks, Carol A. Courtney, William E. Healey

“… # Study Design Qualitative, semi-structured interview # Methods Thirty-five professional basketball players (mean age 23.1 years ± 3.9; 42% female; 72% African American; 90% college graduates) from over 20 teams participated. …”
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Community Partners in Evaluation and Change by Jeffry Will, Tracy Milligan, Timothy Cheney

“… Over the past quarter-century, The Magnolia Project has served a section of “the Northwest Corridor” of Jacksonville, FL, providing reproductive and well-woman care and intensive case management to reduce infant mortality in the African American community. During this time, the primary focus for Magnolia has been to provide clinic-based well woman care, prenatal care, support groups and case management through a store-front site in the heart of the target area. …”
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Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit 1 Sequence Variation in Prostate Cancer by Takara A. Scott, Rebecca S. Arnold, John A. Petros

“…The high rate of COI mutations in African-Americans may account for some of the racial disparity observed in prostate cancer.…”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS): A Case Report and Review of Literature by Jordan Roussel, Sudha Pandit, Paul Jordan, Moheb Boktor, Kurt Knowles, Nester Dela Cruz, Hrishikesh Samant

“…Here we present a fascinating case of 32-year-old African-American man with advanced AIDS who presented with elevated transaminases. …”
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Caffeine Use: Association with Nicotine Use, Aggression, and Other Psychopathology in Psychiatric and Pediatric Outpatient Adolescents by Catherine A. Martin, Circe Cook, John H. Woodring, Gretchen Burkhardt, Greg Guenthner, Hatim A. Omar, Thomas H. Kelly

“…The study group consisted of 132 adolescents (average age 14.01 ± 2.06 years, 52% female, 19% African American, 5% other categories, 76% Caucasian). …”
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Ezetimibe: An Unusual Suspect in Angioedema by Tiffany Lu, Tarundeep Grewal

“…This is the second reported incidence of Ezetimibe-associated angioedema in literature. A 90-year-old African American female presented with angioedema of the face and oral mucosa with associated difficulty speaking developing hours after taking Ezetimibe 10 mg PO. …”
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A Case Report of Mania and Psychosis Five Months after Traumatic Brain Injury Successfully Treated Using Olanzapine by Giordano F. Cittolin-Santos, Jesse C. Fredeen, Robert O. Cotes

“…We describe the case of a 53-year-old African American male admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital with one month of behavioral changes including irritability, decreased need for sleep, hyperverbal speech, hypergraphia, and paranoia five months after TBI. …”
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Interstitial Mycosis Fungoides: An Unusual Mimic of Interstitial Granuloma Annulare Not to Miss by Neha Singh, Kiley K. Fagan, Douglas J. Grider

“…Reported is a case of a 62-year-old African American female who presented with an asymptomatic, progressive rash of the left underarm and abdomen with histologic features suggestive of granuloma annulare. …”
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Recurrent CSF Rhinorrhea Misdiagnosed as Chronic Allergic Rhinitis with Subsequent Development of Bacterial Meningitis by Michael T. Ulrich, Lawrence K. Loo, Michael B. Ing

“…Case Presentation. A 36-year-old African American female with significant medical history of obesity and hypertension presented to the emergency department with headache, altered level of consciousness, fever, and neck stiffness. …”
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Embolic Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Reshma M. Khan, Rajaie Namas, Sachin Parikh, Bernard Rubin

“…We present a case of a 21-year-old African-American female with no significant medical history, who presented to the emergency department with a one-week history of blurry and double vision. …”
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Pelvic Tuberculosis Diagnosed during Operative Laparoscopy for Suspected Ovarian Cancer by Daniel Martingano, Kayla Cagle-Colon, Jeanine Chiaffarano, Alan Marcus, Diana Contreras

“…A 67-year-old para 2 African-American woman presented with abdominal pain and shortness of breath. …”
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A Supernumerary Nipple-Like Clinical Presentation of Lymphangioma Circumscriptum by Dustin Taylor, Natalie Kash, Sirunya Silapunt

“…We report a case of lymphangioma circumscriptum on the left inframammary area of an African American female with an unusual supernumerary nipple-like clinical presentation. …”
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Raves, clubs and ecstasy: the impact of peer pressure by Baojun Song, Melissa Castillo-Garsow, Karen R. Ríos-Soto, Marcin Mejran, Leilani Henso, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

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Psychosocial Underpinnings of Pain and Sleep Disturbance in Safety-Net Primary Care Patients by Sarah Griffin, Joseph Tan, Paul B. Perrin, Allison B. Williams, Erin R. Smith, Bruce Rybarczyk

“…These findings illustrate the interplay of psychosocial factors with chronic pain and sleep disturbance in a sample of low-income, predominantly African-American patients seeking care at a safety-net primary care clinic. …”
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An Unusual Benign Cause of an Alarming Finding on Chest-X ray: A Case Report of Widened Mediastinum due to Rare Congenital Abnormality (Azygos Vein Continuation of Inferior Vena Ca... by Michael Hanna, Ghada Elshimy, Medhat Ismail, Mourad Ismail

“…We report a case of a 50-year-old African American female with postoperative shortness of breath; initial imaging studies revealed an acute widened mediastinum, but on further management with diuresis and follow-up imaging, she was diagnosed with azygous vein continuation of the Inferior vena cava (IVC). …”
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