Atypical Presentation of Lemierre’s Syndrome Causing Septic Shock and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Divyesh Reddy Nemakayala, Manoj P Rai, Shilpa Kavuturu, Supratik Rayamajhi

“…Lemierre’s disease is a rare but life-threatening condition characterized by an oropharyngeal infection complicating with thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and disseminated abscesses. …”
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Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis Presenting as Malnutrition and Distal Colonic Bowel Obstruction by Raja Chandra Chakinala, Zahava C. Farkas, Benjamin Barbash, Khwaja F. Haq, Shantanu Solanki, Muhammad Ali Khan, Edward Esses, Taliya Farooq, Brad Dworkin

“…Gastrointestinal (GI) tuberculosis (TB) is rare and can occur in the context of active pulmonary disease or as a primary infection with no pulmonary symptoms. It typically presents with vague abdominal symptoms, making it difficult to discern from alternative disease processes. …”
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A Case of TAFRO Syndrome Developed after COVID-19 Vaccination by Hitomi Hirose, Hitoshi Suzuki, Yukako Umezawa, Masako Iwasaki, Hiromitsu Fukuda, Hisatsugu Takahara, Shigeki Tomita, Yusuke Suzuki

“…COVID-19 vaccination is important to reduce the number of COVID-19-infected populations and lower the risk of becoming severe. …”
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Uncertainty quantification in modeling HIV viral mechanics by H. T. Banks, Robert Baraldi, Karissa Cross, Kevin Flores, Christina McChesney, Laura Poag, Emma Thorpe

“…We consider an in-host model for HIV-1 infection dynamics developed and validated with patient data in earlier work [7]. …”
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Spontaneously Regressing Neonatal Oral Aphthous Ulceration of the Palate by Sandara Wayangi Madurapperuma, Andra Hennadige Heshan Malinga Jayaweera, Ruwan Duminda Jayasinghe

“…Haematologic investigations disclosed features of ongoing infection. Nasogastric feeding was commenced to avoid any irritation of the ulcer, and glycerine was applied on the ulcer. …”
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Clinicoradiological Correlation of Macropsia due to Acute Stroke: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mayra Johana Montalvo, Muhib Alam Khan

“…Dysmetropsia (macropsia, micropsia, teleopsia, or pelopsia) most commonly results from retinal pathologies, epileptic seizure, neoplastic lesions, viral infection, or psychoactive drugs. Vascular lesions are an uncommon cause of dysmetropsia. …”
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Kirschner Wire Breakage during Removal Requiring Retrieval by Kai Yuen Wong, Rosalind Mole, Patrick Gillespie

“…On the other hand, pin site infections are much more common with reported rates of up to 7% in the hand or wrist. …”
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Rare Case of Large Bowel Injury due to Direct Blunt Trauma to a Preexisting Femoral Hernia by C. Tinner, M. Odermatt, P. Villiger

“…The postoperative course was complicated by delayed oral feeding, a local infection, and a partial left testicle necrosis that led to secondary resection. …”
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Peritonitis due to Moraxella Osloensis: An Emerging Pathogen by Sreedhar Adapa, Purva Gumaste, Venu Madhav Konala, Nikhil Agrawal, Amarinder Singh Garcha, Hemant Dhingra

“…M. osloensis rarely causes infection in humans and responds well to treatment, as reported in literature.…”
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Molecular Basis for Mucolytic Therapy by Bonnie Dasgupta, Malcolm King

“…Airway obstruction in cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is accompanied by the accumulation of thick and viscous secretions resulting from chronic infection and inflammation, promoting recurrent exacerbations. …”
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Bacterial cytolysin during meningitis disrupts the regulation of glutamate in the brain, leading to synaptic damage. by Carolin Wippel, Jana Maurer, Christina Förtsch, Sabrina Hupp, Alexandra Bohl, Jiangtao Ma, Timothy J Mitchell, Stephanie Bunkowski, Wolfgang Brück, Roland Nau, Asparouh I Iliev

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) meningitis is a common bacterial infection of the brain. The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin represents a key factor, determining the neuropathogenic potential of the pneumococci. …”
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A Case of Recurrent Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Female by Negin Niknam, Negar Niknam, Kola Dushaj, Erfidia Restrepo

“…Duration and regimen of antifungal treatment vary depending on the nature of the host and extent of disease and CNS shunts are placed in persistently elevated intracranial pressures. Recurrence of infection after initial treatment is not uncommon in HIV positive patients, Kaya et al. (2012) and Illnait-zaragozí et al. (2010). …”
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Results of Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty by Mohamed H. Hosny, Ayah Marrie, M. Karim Sidky, Sherif GamalEldin, Mohsen Salem

“…One patient had a double AC, one patient had an air interface entrapment “Double Bubble,” one patient had a fungal infection and was treated by a therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty, and one patient had a CMO. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WHEAT Lr22b, Lr34, AND Lr37 GENES FOR ADULT PLANT RESISTANCE TO LEAF RUST IN WEST SIBERIA AND THE CYTOPHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF THEIR ACTION by L. Ya. Plotnikova, T. Yu. Shtubey

“…Cytological examination has revealed partial suppression of the formation of Puccinia triticina infection signs (appressoria and haustorium) without hypersensitive reaction (HR). …”
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Agonistic anti-NKG2D antibody structure reveals unique stoichiometry and epitope compared to natural ligands by Daniel Fallon, Ching-Shin Huang, Jingya Ma, Christopher Morgan, Zhaohui Sunny Zhou

“…NKG2D, a homodimeric activating receptor expressed on NK cells, recognizes a diverse class of stress ligands expressed by cells experiencing infection, malignant transformation, chronic inflammation, and other cellular stresses. …”
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Mast Cell Activation Syndrome in COVID-19 and Female Reproductive Function: Theoretical Background vs. Accumulating Clinical Evidence by Dariusz Szukiewicz, Piotr Wojdasiewicz, Mateusz Watroba, Grzegorz Szewczyk

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a pandemic disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, can affect almost all systems and organs of the human body, including those responsible for reproductive function in women. …”
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Advancing immunosuppression in liver transplantation: the role of regulatory T cells in immune modulation and graft tolerance by Ji Won Han, Su-Hyung Park

“…Prolonged immunosuppressive therapy in liver transplantation (LT) is associated with significant adverse effects, such as nephrotoxicity, metabolic complications, and heightened risk of infection or malignancy. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) represent a promising target for inducing immune tolerance in LT, with the potential to reduce or eliminate the need for life-long immunosuppression. …”
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Hypertensive Crisis in Pregnancy with COVID19: Confirmed with rt-PCR for Nasopharyngeal Swab by Sajith Bandara, Anura Ruwanpathirana, Dhammika Nagodawithana, Samantha Alwis

“…However, the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant mothers is still poorly understood and sparsely documented. …”
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Simple, Safe, and Cost-Effective Technique for Resected Stomach Extraction in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy by Serhan Derici, Koray Atila, Seymen Bora, Serkan Yener

“…We noticed one superficial incisional surgical site infection and treated this patient with oral antibiotics. …”
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Regulatory Role of CD4+ T Cells in Myocarditis by Daria Vdovenko, Urs Eriksson

“…Autoreactive, most often, infection-triggered CD4+ T cells were confirmed to be critical for myocarditis induction. …”
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