Incidental Discovery of Multiorgan Extramedullary Plasmacytomas in the Setting of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma and Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction by Joselle Cook, Steven Song, Anthony Ventimiglia, Carol Luhrs

“…This case highlights extramedullary plasmacytomas as an unusual presenting manifestation of multiple myeloma. …”
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Ocular Infection Preceding Major Epidural Abscess by Liam Dunbar, Ryan Johnstone

“…This case reviews the important clinical and radiological features of the presentation of a major epidural abscess and it also suggests a potentially unusual primary source. The clinician is reminded to always have a high index of suspicion regarding staphylococcal bacteremia and the potential for seeding to the epidural space.…”
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Pancreatic Hydatid Cyst Causing Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Bayan Alsaid, Maryam Alhimyar, Fadi Rayya

“…Primary pancreatic hydatid cyst is in unusual location and rarely causes acute pancreatitis. …”
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Intra-Articular Dislocation of the Patella by Gavin McHugh, Ed Ryan, May Cleary, Paddy Kenny, Shea O'Flanagan, Peter Keogh

“…We present an unusual case of a chronic, irreducible intra-articular dislocation of the patella in an elderly nursing home resident. …”
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Metal staples in the construction of the central building of the Belvoir fortress (Kokhav Ha Yarden, Israel) by Laurent D’Agostino

“…Beside the fact that this unusual process required an exceptionally high supply of metal for this specific work, the reasons for such an execution raise questions. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Metastases to the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis and Profundus from Urothelial Cell Carcinoma and Review of the Literature by Marco Guidi, Cesare Fusetti, Stefano Lucchina

“…The most common sites of bladder cancer metastases are lymph nodes, lung, liver, and bones. Muscle is an unusual site of metastases from a distant primary cancer, due to several protective factors. …”
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Clinical analysis and case series report on autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy presenting with autonomic dysfunction by Xiao Ke Wu, Guojie Zhai, Jin Ru Zhang, Hua Ping Du, Lan Hu, Shu Ye Yu, Hai Lun Hang, Sirui Han, Yanlin Zhang, Yuan Xu

“…Heart rate variability is related to disorders of consciousness. unusual sweating was associated to age, gender, cerebrospinal fluid protein content and convulsive seizures. …”
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment by Salvatore Lentini, Mario Barone, Filippo Benedetto, Francesco Spinelli

“…Diagnosis was done clinically and by computed tomography scan and showed an unusual finding: an air bubble trapped in the brachiocephalic venous trunk. …”
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Carcinosarcoma of the Gallbladder with Chondrosarcomatous Differentiation and Intracytoplasmic Eosinophilic Hyaline Globules (Thanatosomes): A Report of a Case and Review of the Li... by Jumana A. Alratroot, Amani A. Joudeh, Samir S. Amr

“…The tumor showed metastatic deposits to the omentum, the liver, and the peripancreatic lymph nodes. We report this unusual case and present a review of all cases of carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder with chondrosarcomatous differentiation.…”
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Some-where over the rainbow by Lucia Saks

“…Apartheid may well be considered as the last 10- geocentric colonial structure (unless, that is, one wishes to included Bosnia under this unpleasant rubric) to finally collapse.1 Further its collapse may be considered the end of a state apparatus formed as an institutionalization of logocentric thinking (something unusual for Derrida who very rarely talks in terms of practices). …”
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Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade by Kevin S. Tang, Emin Zargarian, Pranav M. Patel

“…In this report, we present a case of tamponade-like physiology resulting from a large mediastinal tumor. This is an unusual phenomenon that is rarely described in the literature, and its optimal management remains controversial. …”
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Delayed-Onset Seizure in a Mild Quetiapine Overdose: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Jason A. Chen, Katherine M. Unverferth, Erick H. Cheung

“…The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of quetiapine may explain this unusual phenomenon.…”
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Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension and Right-Sided Heart Failure at Presentation in Grave’s Disease by Swapnil Panjabrao Ganeshpure, Gaurang Nandkishor Vaidya, Vipul Gattani

“…The purpose of this case report is to highlight one of the unusual and underdiagnosed presentations of Grave’s disease.…”
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Central Retinal Vein Occlusion with Three-Retinal Quadrant Involvement: Another Focus on Optic Disc Head Vascular Anatomy Variations by Narges Hassanpoor, Vahid Abdolrahimi, Mohamad Reza Niyousha

“…Inferior temporal quadrant sparing in this patient is due to a specific retinal vascular anatomical variation. In conclusion, in unusual presentations of retinal vascular branch obstructions, considering retinal vascular anatomy variations would help us to explain the clinical presentation more precisely in some cases.…”
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Could Ossification of the Achilles Tendon Have a Hereditary Component? by Chawki Cortbaoui, Jihad Matta, Rayan Elkattah

“…Ossification of the Achilles tendon (OTA) is an unusual clinical condition. It is characterized by the presence of an ossified mass within the fibrocartilaginous substance of the Achilles tendon. …”
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Histoplasma Peritonitis: An Extremely Rare Complication of Peritoneal Dialysis by Asjad Sardar, Bijin Thajudeen, Pradeep V. Kadambi

“…Bacterial peritonitis is a common complication of peritoneal dialysis, but fungal peritonitis is unusual and is mostly due to Candida species. Peritonitis due to Histoplasma capsulatum is rare and we report one such case. …”
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IgA Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance and Complication of Streptococcus mitis Bacteremia by Jennifer Paterno, Alessandra Petrillo, David Samuel Dicapua Siegel, Chinwe Ogedegbe

“…This case presents a patient with bacteremia of an unusual organism with a history of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). …”
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Severe Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage due to Monkeypox Virus-Associated Proctocolitis by Sobaan Taj, Chris Austin, Azhar Hussain, Maryam Salma Babar, Harshavardhan Sanekommu, Steven Imburgio, Anmol Johal, Alejandro CruzPonce, Apurva Vedire, Edward Liu

“…So, patients should be educated about the possibility of unusual complications of monkeypox infection, i.e., bleeding in immunocompromised hosts.…”
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Creative psychologists: reflections on teaching and pedagogic practice inspired by an arts-based Away Day by Aspasia Paltoglou, Jeremy Hopper

“… In an unusual departmental Away Day, instead of delving into discussions about established disciplinary modes of teaching and research, colleagues from the Department of Psychology at MMU were invited to attend a very different type of event, and to engage with explorative activities more associated with the creative arts. …”
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Double M-plasty in Patients with Basosquamous Carcinoma. A Case Report by Carlos Manuel Collado Hernández, Francisco Matos Figueredo, Vivian Pérez Núñez

“…With the suspicion of a basal cell carcinoma, the sole technique of double m-plasty was used as treatment, which is unusual in this type of injury and in that location. …”
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