Pityriasis rosea: a distinct entity or viral exanthem? by Natalia Dąbrowska, Piotr Węgrzyn, Konstancja Węgrzyn, Gustaw Laskowski, Anna Salińska, Marcin Wasilewski, Julia Skwara, Agnieszka Góra, Maciej Nowicki, Dawid Barański

“…Usually, it occurs in children and young adults and presents a typical course with numerous scaly plaques on the trunk and extremities preceded by the onset of a herald patch. The diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms, however in some of the cases, dermatoscopy, histopathology or other examinations may be helpful to establish the correct diagnosis. …”
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The Discrepancy of ANA and Compartment Bead Patterns Suggestive of a Neuropsychiatry Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (NPSLE) by Munawaroh Fitriah, Lita Diah Rahmawati, Indah Adhita Wulanda, Hani Susianti, Betty Agustina Tambunan

“…ANA profile showed positive antinucleosome, antihistone, and AMA-M2, and also increased anticardiolipin antibody that supports the diagnosis of NPSLE. The difference in the pattern of ANA IF with confirmation beads suggests the presence of other autoantibodies in NPSLE.…”
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Placental Insertion into the Cervix with Cervical Shortening as a Clinical Sign to Suspect Cervico-Isthmic Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Chisa Ito, Hirotada Suzuki, Yusuke Amano, Shigeyoshi Kijima, Akihide Ohkuchi, Hironori Takahashi, Hiroyuki Fujiwara

“…We herein report a case of cervico-isthmic pregnancy showing placental insertion into the cervix with cervical shortening, with a final diagnosis of placenta increta at the uterine body and cervix. …”
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The Educational Failure of Pupils and Students as a Social Phenomenon: A Research Methodology by G. E. Zborovsky, P. A. Ambarova

“…The article sets and characterizes the social diagnosis of a significant part of pupils and students, which is defined by the authors as educational failure. …”
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First Branchial Cleft Malformation with Duplication of External Auditory Canal by Pradipta Kumar Parida, Arun Alexander, Kalairasi Raja, Gopalakrishnan Surianarayanan, Sivaraman Ganeshan

“…We confirmed the correct diagnosis by history and computerized tomography fistulogram. …”
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Primary Carcinoma in Squamous Cells of the Gallbladder by Javier Martínez Navarro, Virgen Yazmín Martínez Navarro, Lisanka Fumero Roldán

“…Clinical necropsy confirmed a diagnosis of primary gallbladder squamous cell carcinoma. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis: An Unusual Side Effect of Adalimumab in Crohn’s Disease Patient by Walid El Ouardi, Mustapha Benazzouz

“…This diagnosis was confirmed after the elimination of other possible etiologies, and notably by the recurrence of pancreatitis after Adalimumab rechallenge. …”
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Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) in Malaysia and Pakistan, Pathophysiology of CKD-Associated Pruritus and Other CKD-Associated Dermatological Disorders by Inayat Ur Rehman, Tahir Mehmood Khan

“…With that this article presents vital comprehensive review which includes epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in Malaysia and Pakistan, CKD-associated pruritus and other dermatological disorders associated with chronic kidney diseases, pathophysiology of CKD-associated pruritus, clinical features of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus, diagnosis of CKD-associated uremic pruritus, differential diagnosis of CKD-associated uremic pruritus, assessment and quantification of pruritus severity. …”
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Cardiac Dysrhythmias and Neurological Dysregulation: Manifestations of Profound Hypomagnesemia by Sagger Mawri, Edward Gildeh, Namita Joseph, Bobak Rabbani, Bryan Zweig

“…The patient promptly responded to magnesium replacement once the diagnosis was established. We herein discuss the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of severe hypomagnesemia and emphasize the implications of magnesium deficiency in the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. …”
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Bilateral Diabetic Knee Neuroarthropathy in a Forty-Year-Old Patient by Patrick Goetti, Nicolas Gallusser, Olivier Borens

“…Diabetic osteoarthropathy is a rare cause of neuropathic joint disease of the knee; bilateral involvement is even more exceptional. Diagnosis is often made late due to its unspecific symptoms and appropriate surgical management still needs to be defined, due to lack of evidence because of the disease’s low incidence. …”
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a 15 Years Old Adolescent: Case Report and Literature Review by Blanca Cristina Estrella López, Roberto Javier Aguilar Berrezueta, Silvio Amable Machuca Vivar

“…The case of a 15-year-old female patient who attended health services with a previous diagnosis of prediabetes and overweight is presented. …”
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Primary Umbilical Endometriosis: Unusual and Rare Clinical Presentation by Fuminori Taniguchi, Eriko Hirakawa, Yukihiro Azuma, Chihiro Uejima, Keigo Ashida, Tasuku Harada

“…In this case, urachal cancer, urachal remnant, umbilical endometriosis, and its malignant transformation were among the diseases considered in the differential diagnosis. Complete excision and histology are necessary to obtain a definitive diagnosis and optimal treatment for umbilical subcutaneous endometriosis.…”
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Ectopic Pancreas in Duodenal Wall Putatively Causal for Gastrointestinal Bleeding by O. V. Khlynova, L. G. Girfanova, A. A. Cheremin

“…Capacity of MRI in EP diagnosis has been demonstrated.…”
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Assessing Deep Learning Techniques for the Recognition of Tropical Disease in Images from Parasitological Exams by Ammar Akram Abdulrazzaq, Asaad T. Al-Douri, Abdulsattar Abdullah Hamad, Mustafa Musa Jaber, Zelalem Meraf

“…One of the WHO guidelines is the prior and efficient diagnosis for mapping foci and applying the appropriate treatment of infected people. …”
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease by J. Vegytė, R. Podėnė, E. Dlugauskas, A. Vaitkevičius

“…Neuropsychiatric symptoms worsen everyday activities, quality of life, and ability to socialise of people with Alzheimer's disease, making the diagnosis and treatment of these symptoms increasingly important. …”
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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck by Vivek V. Gurudutt, Eric M. Genden

“…Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is an epidemic that reaches all parts of the world. Making the diagnosis relies on the acumen of the clinician and pathologist. …”
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EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Pneumonia by Álvaro Taus, Flavio Zuccarino, Carlos Trampal, Edurne Arriola

“…PET-CT scan has demonstrated to be very effective in lung cancer diagnosis and staging, but lung cancer has multiple ways of presentation, which can lead to an error in diagnosis imaging and a delay on the beginning of specific treatment. …”
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Hamman syndrome. A case report by Osvaldo Barrios Viera, Marleny González Machín

“…This case is presented with the aim of exposing the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome.…”
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Short-Sampled Blind Source Separation of Rotating Machinery Signals Based on Spectrum Correction by Xiangdong Huang, Xukang Jin, Haipeng Fu

“…Nowadays, the existing blind source separation (BSS) algorithms in rotating machinery fault diagnosis can hardly meet the demand of fast response, high stability, and low complexity simultaneously. …”
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Perspectives in HPV Secondary Screening and Personalized Therapy Basing on Our Understanding of HPV-Related Carcinogenesis Pathways by Aleksander Celewicz, Marta Celewicz, Michał Michalczyk, Rafał Rzepka

“…A shift has been observed in the age of diagnosis in favour of younger women, and treatment of already developed cervical cancer is a challenge for surgeons. …”
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