A Novel Mycobacterium cosmeticum-Like Bacterium Isolated from the Ear Swab of a Patient with Otitis Externa by Jeanette W. P. Teo, Janet W. S. Cheng, Roland Jureen, Raymond T. P. Lin

“…Here, we highlight for the first time an unusual NTM that is a probable cause of ear infection.…”
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Formation of Condyle-Like Structure after Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis: Literature Review and Long-Term Follow-Up of Two Patients by Orhan Güven

“…The purpose of the presented paper is to reveal the existence of an inherent capability of the mandible, rapid bone growth of the ramus mandible, and reformation of a previously nonexisting condyle after resection of the ramus in patients with TMJ ankylosis. In this paper, two unusual cases of unexpected condyle-like structure formation after treatment of ankylosis were presented.…”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Mesenchymal Hamartoma of Liver: A Case Report by Sreelakshmi Kodandapani, Muralidhar V. Pai, Vijay Kumar, Kanthilatha V. Pai

“…Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma is a rare benign tumor. We present an unusual case of a fetal abdominal cyst, later diagnosed histopathologically to be mesenchymal hamartoma of liver. …”
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Retained Urethral Catheter Secondary to Placement in Proximal Ureter by Thomas B. McGregor, Rajan Sharda

“…We present an unusual complication secondary to indwelling urethral catheter placement. …”
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Co-existing ulcerative colitis and takayasu arteritis: A case-based review by Karan Rajgopal Kalani, Anuj Achyut Ban, Sumeet Singla

“…Their occurrence in the same patient is highly unusual and interesting. We describe the case of a 32-year-old female with UC who developed TAK, 4 years after the initial diagnosis. …”
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Extensive Bilateral Extraluminal Perivascular Pulmonary Haemorrhage Associated with Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection by Angeline Reid, Peter Stride, Jonathan Hunter, Katerina Liew, T. Wood, Mostafa Seleem

“…We present the case of an 80-year old man with a Stanford Type A dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm plus the unusual CT finding of extramural haemorrhage along the pulmonary vessels. …”
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Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible by Feriyl Bhaijee, Diana Bell

“…It is rarely found in lesions of the head and neck. We present an unusual case of E. gingivalis in acute osteomyelitis of the mandible, following bisphosphonate therapy for multiple myeloma. …”
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Granulomatous Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease in Infancy by Adetayo Adeleye, Margaret M Kelly, Nicola AM Wright, Weiming Yu, Mark A Anselmo

“…Low serum immunoglobin levels and pathological findings on lung biopsy revealed an unusual diagnosis for his age group. A specific treatment led to clinical improvement.…”
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A new species of Otacilia Thorell, 1897 (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) from Tongboshan National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China by Zimin Jiang, Changyong Lin, Zhongjing Wang, Yanbin Yao, Keke Liu

“…However, there are still many unknown phrurolithid species from this Province with unusual morphological characteristics.A new species, Otacilia tongboshan Liu, sp. nov. is described from Tongboshan National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China. …”
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Hepatic Actinomycosis with Infiltration of the Diaphragm and Right Lung: A Case Report by Tasbirul Islam, Muhammad Nauman Athar, Muhammad Kamran Athar, Mohammed Haris Umer Usman, Baqir Misbah

“…Reported here is the unusual occurrence of actinomycosis of the liver involving the diaphragm and right lung. …”
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A case of ischemic stroke in the basal ganglia presenting with fecal and urinary incontinence as initial clinical manifestations by Houde Li, Jiaxin Dai

“…We also review the relevant literature to explore the potential causes behind this unusual presentation.…”
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Granulosis Rubra Nasi Response to Topical Tacrolimus by Farhana Tahseen Taj, Divya Vupperla, Prarthana B. Desai

“…Here we report a case of GRN in an adult patient with very unusual histopathological presentation.…”
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Prostate Cancer Presenting with Parietal Bone Metastasis by Brahima Kirakoya, Abdoul Karim Pare, Babagana Mustapha Abubakar, Moussa Kabore

“…We should consider prostate cancer in any man above 60 years presenting unusual bone lesions.…”
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A novel case of left atrial and right lung mass turned out to be unconventional metastasis of uterine leiomyosarcoma with a review of literature by Tarang Patel, Priyanka Aswal, Ashish Jakhetiya, Virendrakumar Meena, Arun Pandey

“…Metastasis to the heart is a very unusual finding, and atrial metastasis is even rarer. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Metastasis to Vastus Lateralis from a Urothelial Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of Its Diagnosis and Management by A. M. Mainwaring, H. Wells, T. Banks, T. Ellul, P. Bose

“…Skeletal metastases are very rare and are usually present in patients with advanced metastatic disease. We present an unusual case of a 71-year-old male with a urothelial carcinoma metastasis to the vastus lateralis muscle 3 months following a cystoprostatectomy for muscle invasive bladder cancer.…”
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Rare presentation of urachal remnant with suprapubic sinus: A case report by Sarah Cairo, Gabriella Grisotti, Hanmin Lee

“…High index of suspicion is required to diagnoses more unusual presentations. This is a report on a case of urachal remnant presenting as a suprapubic sinus in a pediatric patient.…”
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Enterobiasis in Ectopic Locations Mimicking Tumor-Like Lesions by Silvio Pampiglione, Francesco Rivasi

“…Both the clinical and the histopathological diagnostic difficulties of oxyuriasis in unusual sites and their importance from a clinical point of view are pointed out. …”
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Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young Man by Mohammed H AlShati, Ramesh Kumar, Shreeram Kannan

“…The authors report a case of multiple myeloma with unusual features presenting at a relatively young age with massive spontaneous hemothorax and multiple thoracic masses completely obscuring rib shadow on plain chest imaging. …”
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Megaformalism of living. Genealogy and prerogatives of a potential morpho-technotype by Oscar Eugenio Bellini, Marianna Arcieri

“…The contribution traces the genealogy and prerogatives of this unusual morphotype, not attributable to any conventional typological classification, assuming its rediscovery and re-proposition also in an empirical key, starting from the indispensable rethinking of the principles of our living with others, in the belief that to survive in the cities that we have irreversibly transformed, we must learn to think in a new way.…”
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Preaxial Polydactyly in an Elderly Woman by Barkha Chhabra, Richy Charls, John J. Faillace

“…Preaxial polydactyly repair is unusual in patients older than 25 years. Though the duplication is considered lucky in South Asia, indications for this case were arthritic pain, cosmesis, and function. …”
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