A Case of Repeat Kidney Transplant Intolerant to Multiple First-line Immunosuppressive Agents Mycophenolate Mofetil, Azathioprine, and Calcineurin Inhibitors by Puneet Arora, Rajan Duggal, Deepak Garg, Tarique Naseem

“…This patient developed chronic diarrhea due to mycophenolate mofetil, severe bone marrow suppression with azathioprine due to thiopurine methyltransferase enzyme deficiency, and developed thrombotic microangiopathy with tacrolimus, despite maintaining recommended therapeutic drug levels, leading to the withdrawal of all three drugs. …”
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Congenital Aplasia Cutis. A Series of Three Cases by Elsy Roxana Geroy Moya, María Elena Quiñones Hernández, Ángel Serafín Camacho Gómez

“…A bibliographic review was carried out regarding the presentation of three clinical cases, the first 2 with a congenital aplasia cutis without associated malformation and the third with a bone defect and other associated malformations. This series of cases is presented due to the rare and heterogeneous nature of this condition.…”
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A case report from non-endemic Australia on systemic melioidosis presenting with septic arthritis by Buddhika Dhananjalee Alahakoon, Monarita Handa, Shiromali Malalasekara

“…Clinical spectrum of melioidosis can vary from a simple skin infection and pneumonia to severe septicaemia with multiorgan failure. Bone involvement in melioidosis is generally low, and the major risk factor is the delay in diagnosing the primary site infection. …”
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Hemin Augments Growth and Hemoglobinization of Erythroid Precursors from Patients with Diamond-Blackfan Anemia by Eitan Fibach, Memet Aker

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Structure and Physiological Actions of Ghrelin by Christine Delporte

“…Ghrelin exerts wide physiological actions throughout the body, including growth hormone secretion, appetite and food intake, gastric secretion and gastrointestinal motility, glucose homeostasis, cardiovascular functions, anti-inflammatory functions, reproductive functions, and bone formation. This review focuses on presenting the current understanding of ghrelin and growth hormone secretagogue receptor biology, as well as the main physiological effects of ghrelin.…”
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A Case Report of Melanoma as Acute Mastoiditis in a 10-Month-Old Female Child by Konstantina Chrysouli, Michael Tsakanikos, Sofia Stamataki

“…Complete remission of bone metastatic lesion has been confirmed by follow-up; now, the child is 4 years old, alive, and without evidence of disease.…”
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Latarjet Procedure for the Treatment of Anterior Glenohumeral Instability in the Athlete – Key Considerations for Rehabilitation by Helen Bradley, Lucca Lacheta, Brandon T. Goldenberg, Samuel I. Rosenberg, Matthew T. Provencher, Peter J. Millett

“…The Latarjet procedure with transfer of the coracoid process and its attached conjoint tendon is a well-established surgical technique for the treatment of anterior glenohumeral instability in patients with anteroinferior bone loss and/or high risk for recurrence. Biomechanical and clinical studies have shown excellent results and high rates of return to sports. …”
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Rectal Carcinoma by Engin Kelkitli, Hilmi Atay, Levent Yıldız, Ahmet Bektaş, Mehmet Turgut

“…In MCL, extranodal involvement may be observed in the bone marrow, the spleen, the liver, and the gastrointestinal system (GIS). …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of a Congenital Postaxial Longitudinal Limb Defect: A Case Report by Joana Pauleta, Maria Antonieta Melo, Luís Mendes Graça

“…Although congenital longitudinal fibular deficiency is one of the most common long bone deficiencies, there are few published cases of its prenatal diagnosis. …”
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Metastatic Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinoma with Osteoblastic Activity: A Case Report of Esophageal and Colonic Primaries by Brett Matthew Lowenthal, Ahmed S. Shabaik, Mark A. Valasek

“…The findings indicate that metastases from various gastrointestinal primary adenocarcinomas can have prominent bone formation.…”
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Reviewing imaging discoveries in tuberculosis affecting extraspinal osteoarticular regions by Anuj Garg, Anil Kumar Singh, Rahul Sidheshwar Ranjan, Ashok Yadav, Ramesh Chandra Rajput, Shashikant Kumar

“…The introduction of advanced imaging techniques, with magnetic resonance imaging as the preferred method, has revolutionized the diagnosis of musculoskeletal TB. Early detection of bone and joint TB is vital for optimizing treatment outcomes and reducing the risk of complications, including deformities. …”
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Multiple Myeloma and Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Mandible Associated with Dental Implants by Luis Junquera, Lorena Gallego, Alejandro Pelaz

“…Otherwise, the use of endosseous implants in oral rehabilitation is a well-established procedure, with good long-term success although systemic factors may affect the bone healing around dental implants. We report the first case reported of MM adjacent to a mandibular dental implant in a patient who developed BRONJ in the same area after intravenous zoledronate treatment. …”
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Case Report: Accuracy analysis of a new scanning body for intraoral digital impressions in full-arch edentulous patients by Hongyang Ma, Jia Cao, Zhihui Tang, Yuwei Wu

“…Edentulous patients with six Straumann bone-level implants were selected. The scan data was compared to the standard model derived from traditional impressions to evaluate scanning accuracy. …”
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Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with the Initial Manifestation of Retinal Involvement by Wan-Ting Yeh, Jen-Tsun Lin*

“…Hence, the patient received six cycles of systemic chemotherapy along with intrathecal chemotherapy and refused either radiation therapy or bone marrow transplantation. The patient achieved complete remission with no recurrence for 3 years until the present.…”
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Bent Femoral Nail Removal Technique: An Illustrative Case Report by T Revanth, Giriraj Harshavardhan

“…Long bone fractures are more commonly treated by intramedullary nailing for their advantages, such as minimal soft tissue damage, reduced blood loss, and early mobilization. …”
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Urothelial Bladder Cancer with Cavitary Lung Metastases by Anil Kurian, Jason Lee, Abraham Born

“…The most common sites of distant metastases of TCC are the liver, lung, mediastinum and bone. Long-term survival of patients with metastatic bladder cancer is rare. …”
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Exercise and Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Neeraj Narula, Richard N Fedorak

“…Current research also recommends exercise to help counteract some IBD-specific complications by improving bone mineral density, immunological response, psychological health, weight loss and stress management ability. …”
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A partial differential equation model of metastasized prostatic cancer by Avner Friedman, Harsh Vardhan Jain

“…Here, we develop a partial differential equation model of the growth and response to treatment of prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone. Existence and uniqueness results are derived for the resulting free boundary problem. …”
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Blood Cancer and the Heart: Light Chain Cardiomyopathy in Refractory Multiple Myeloma by Abdulbaril Olagunju, Chandana Shekar, Michael Morris, Anantharam Kalya, Farouk Mookadam, Samuel Unzek

“…Her MM has been refractory to multiple chemotherapy regimens and two autologous bone marrow transplantation. Diagnostic evaluations including serum kappa and lambda chains, echocardiogram, pyrophosphate cardiac scan, and cardiac magnetic resonance were indicative of a progression to AL cardiomyopathy. …”
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Uptake of Non-Transferrin Iron by Erythroid Cells by Eugenia Prus, Eitan Fibach

“…Such a mechanism may account for ineffective erythropoiesis of developing precursors in the bone marrow and for the shortening of the lifespan of mature RBCs in the circulation.…”
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