Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) by Yuexun Tian, Cynthia Lord, Phillip E. Kaufman

“… The brown dog tick is unusual among ticks in that it can complete its entire life cycle indoors as well as outdoors. …”
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Complicated with Intramural Descending Aorta Hematoma Followed by Aortic Wall Rupture by Mihai-Lucian Ciobica, Alexandru-Sebastian Botezatu, Zoltan Galajda, Mara Carsote, Claudiu Nistor, Bianca-Andreea Sandulescu

“…Such cases add to the limited data we have so far with respect to unusual outcomes in long-standing GPAs.…”
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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Invasion through Ear Cartilage by Julie Boisen, C. Helen Malone, Brent Kelly, Richard F. Wagner

“…Cartilage invasion is facilitated by matrix metalloproteases, specifically collagenase 3. We present the unusual case of a 76-year-old man with an auricular squamous cell carcinoma that exhibited full-thickness perforation of the scapha cartilage. …”
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Relapsing Polychondritis Following Alopecia Areata by John C. Starr, Nidhika Taneja, George W. Brasher

“…Thus, relapsing polychondritis might be an unusual systemic manifestation of alopecia areata.…”
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Maxillary Osteomyelitis: A Rare Entity by Ayaaz Habib, Nagaraj Sivaji, Tauseef Ashraf

“…It is important to recognize this early as it is a difficult entity to treat with potentially serious consequences. We report an unusual case of right sided maxillary osteomyelitis in a lady with poorly controlled diabetes in rural Lincolnshire. …”
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Analyse préliminaire et discussion sur la nature d’un dépôt dentaire très particulier by Yves Gleize, Dominique Castex, Rémy Chapoulie, Henri Duday

“…An unusual dental deposit characterizes a skeleton from the excavation of the medieval graveyard at Clarensac (Gard, France). …”
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A Unique Case of Relapsed B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma as an Isolated Omental Mass by Kanchan Kantekure, Furha Cossor, Kenneth B. Miller, Monika E. Pilichowska

“…Extramedullary involvement is frequent, with particular predilection for the central nervous system, lymph nodes, spleen, liver, and testis. We report an unusual case of B-ALL relapsing as an isolated omental mass along with bone marrow involvement.…”
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Unilateral Lymphangiomatous Polyp of the Palatine Tonsil in a Very Young Child: A Clinicopathologic Case Report by Edward Park, Seth M. Pransky, Denise M. Malicki, Paul Hong

“…Childhood lymphangiomatous polyp of the palatine tonsil is a very unusual lesion found in the head and neck. Tonsillectomy has been reported to be the curative procedure of choice for this lesion. …”
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Microinvasive lobular carcinoma arising in a benign phyllodes tumour – a short report and brief review of the literature by Thomas Butters, Lynsey Williams, Charanjit Kaur, Zoltan Szollosi

“…The lesion was graded as U3 and M3 on ultrasonography and mammography respectively, and on core needle biopsy was described as a fibroepithelial lesion with ‘unusual features’. Microscopic examination revealed a fibroepithelial lesion focally colonised by florid E-cadherin negative LCIS with multiple foci of microinvasive classical lobular carcinoma, which lacked a myoepithelial layer on CK5 and S100 staining.…”
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Vespiform Thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis Crawford (Insecta:Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) by Runqian Mao, Yingfang Xiao, Steven P. Arthurs

“…In addition to being easily mistaken for an ant, this beneficial thrips is unusual in that it constructs a silken cocoon within which it pupates. …”
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Umori preriformistici in un umanista meridionale: Antonio Galateo by Domenico Defilippis

“…Its thought constitutes an unusual testimony of that modern devotio, that would also have received not little succession in the.…”
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A Recurrent Episode of Dermatomyositis Associated with Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Vijay Gopal Eranki

“…It is uncommon for dermatomyositis to be associated with papillary thyroid cancer. We report an unusual case of papillary thyroid cancer presenting with dermatomyositis. …”
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Primary Intraparenchymal Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney: A Rare and Unique Entity by Prithwijit Ghosh, Kaushik Saha

“…Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the renal parenchyma is a very unusual entity which needs to be differentiated from primary SCC of renal pelvis, SCC from another primary site, and urothelial carcinoma with extensive squamous differentiation. …”
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Nummular retinal pigment epithelium loss in bilateral diffuse uveal melanocytic proliferation by Neha Goel

“…This was interspersed with zones of preserved RPE which were most prominent on near-infrared reflectance imaging. Recognition of this unusual variant is important to establish an early diagnosis.…”
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Multiple Urethral Stones Causing Penile Gangrene by Michael J. Ramdass, Vijay Naraynsingh

“…This paper summarises the topic and discusses the pathophysiology of this unusual condition.…”
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Vespiform Thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis Crawford (Insecta:Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) by Runqian Mao, Yingfang Xiao, Steven P. Arthurs

“…In addition to being easily mistaken for an ant, this beneficial thrips is unusual in that it constructs a silken cocoon within which it pupates. …”
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Aggressive Systemic Mastocytosis in Association with Pure Red Cell Aplasia by Dhauna Karam, Sean Swiatkowski, Mamata Ravipati, Bharat Agrawal

“…The myeloid and megakaryocytic cell lines usually remain normal. Here, we report an unusual case of ASM, presenting in association with PRCA and the management challenges.…”
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Giant Cell Tumor of Hoffa’s Fat Pad: A Case Report by Rupesh Kumar Vaidya, Prabal Pradhan, Karishma Malla Vaidya

“…Localized form is extremely rare in knee joint. We present an unusual case of localized form of GCT in Hoffa’s fat pad in a young female, treated with arthroscopic resection and monitored for over a year with no recurrence. …”
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“Shoot Against the Waves”: Securitization and Militarization of Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Help in Latin America by Alejandro Frenkel

“…The attention placed on natural disaster has obtained an unusual relevance in the security agenda of Latin America. …”
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Plasmablastic transformation of a double hit follicular lymphoma: An emerging entity by Shanaz Khodaiji, Vidisha Mahajan, Krishna Sawaimoon Satyakam, Pratibha Sudhan Kadam Amare

“…We report a case of simultaneous identification of extranodal, soft tissue plasmablastic lymphoma in the ankle and bone marrow involvement by follicular lymphoma. This unusual case presentation is a challenge for the treating physician with the patient becoming resistant to chemotherapy and succumbing to the disease within a few months of diagnosis. …”
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