Persistent Cryptococcal Brain Infection despite Prolonged Immunorecovery in an HIV-Positive Patient by Tom Wingfield, Jo Baxter, Amit Herwadkar, Daniel du Plessis, Tom J. Blanchard, F. Javier Vilar, Anoop Varma

“…Case Presentation. A 33-year-old Zimbabwean female presented with cryptococcal meningitis and newly diagnosed HIV with a CD4 count of 51 cells/μL (4%). …”
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The Effects of Ankle Joint Position on Deep Peroneal Nerve Latencies by Mohamed Hussein El-Gendy, Mahmoud Salah Abd El-Fattah, Mohamed Magdy El Meligie, Efrem Kentiba, Yasser Ramzy Lasheen

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 31 healthy adults (23.4±3.9 years old) underwent a deep peroneal nerve conduction study. …”
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Aortic intimal sarcoma with abdominal metastasis: case report and management approach by Gongji Yao, Gongji Yao, Jianwei Xu, Jianwei Xu

“…Abdominal metastasis of aortic sarcoma is rarely documented, and effective treatment regimens are lacking.Case presentationA 55-year-old female presented with recurrent abdominal pain and a history of hypertension and mesenteric thrombosis. …”
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Gaps in the Management of Hypertensive Patients in a Metropolitan Area of Havana by Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Alejandra Caridad Piña Alonso, Addys Díaz Piñera, René García Roche, Susana Balcindes Acosta

“…Out of the total of 18 year-old or older 4480 people, who were identified as hypertensive, a sample of 531 was selected by means of a two-stage cluster sampling, studying 521. …”
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Functional analysis of a novel homozygous missense IVD gene variant: a case report with dual genetic diagnoses by Yuying Zhu, Ke Wu, Hanying Wen

“…Herein, we are the first to report a 5-year-old boy with the blended phenotypes of infantile hypotonia, severe neurodevelopmental disorder, patent ductus arteriosus, cryptorchidism, obesity, distinctive facial features, and elevated isovaleryl carnitine.MethodsTrio-based whole-exome sequencing was performed on genomic DNA from peripheral blood samples from the boy and his parents. …”
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Multiorgan Failure and Refractory Lactic Acidosis due to Pasteurella multocida Septicemia in a Patient with No Animal Exposure by Damaris Pena, Yaneidy Santana, Jose Perez Lara, Efrain Gonzalez, Misbahuddin Khaja

“…Case Presentation. A 56-year-old male presented to our hospital with a 2-day history of fever, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. …”
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The effects of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine rehabilitation programs on post-acute ankle sprain: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. by Hang Gao, Xiao Chen, Jiayi Ren, Xinglai Zhang, Yuqian Hu, Zhao Ma, Yuanjia Gu, Jiming Tao, Weian Yuan

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This study is a single center, prospective, intervention randomized controlled trial with a control group. 174 patients of 18-35 years old with post-acute ankle sprain will be included. …”
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Successful Antiviral Treatment with Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Virus Infection during Peritransplant Period in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Giovanni Varotti, Ferdinando Dodi, Ernesto Paoletti, Andrea Bruno, Iris Fontana

“…Report of Case. Patient was a 44-year-old man suffering from chronic HCV hepatitis associated with end-stage kidney disease (ESRD), waitlisted for a second KTx as a sensitized patient (panel-reactive antibody peak 85%) in March 2019. …”
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Evaluation of Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Digestibility and Ileum Histomorphology of Broiler Chickens fed Two Forms of Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Proteases by RA Alhotan, HH Al-Baadani, EOS Hussein

“…A total of 1,536 male broilers (one day old) were used for the study. All broilers were divided into 96 floor pens with 16 chicks each. …”
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Evaluation of ior ® Leukocim efficacy on patients with Neutropenia. by Ana María Ramos Cedeño, Leslie Pérez Ruiz, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Tamara Guerra, Maritza Cabrera Zamora, Hailen Bobillo López

“…</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>To demonstrate the effectiveness of Leukocim an open, phase IV clinical trial was designed, 39 patients from Cienfuegos were evaluated with 73 neutropenic episodes in primary or secondary prophylaxis or treatment, the demographic parameters behaved with an age 49.86 year old average, the predominant sex was the feminine 64.38%, 73.97% belonged to the white race, when the effectiveness was analyzed we obtained that 46.5% received the treatment in an ambulatory way, whereas 52.1% was hospitalized; one patient abandoned before beginning the treatment, the 12,3% of patients abandoned the study, the dose number received in order to correction CAN was between 3 and 7, behaving with a stocking of 1.26 before receiving the treatment and of 5.82 after the same one receiving the next cycle chemo y/o radiotherapy in time demonstrating this way the effectiveness of the product.…”
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Dermatologic Adverse Events Following Afatinib in a Woman with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report by Tsaqilah L, Putri AD, Avriyanti E

“…We report a case of 31-year-old woman diagnosed with stage IV-NSCLC and treated with afatinib since nine months prior to consult who presented with acneiform rash on the face, trunk, both arms and legs; pruritic pustules and waxy scales on the scalp; xerosis and pruritus of the skin; paronychia on both toes; hair changes on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, and hypertrichosis of the face. …”
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High Grade Myofibroblastic Sarcoma of Paratesticular Soft Tissues by Ioannis Anastasiou, Panagiotis K. Levis, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Georgios Karaolanis, Viktoria-Varvara Palla, Evangelos Felekouras, Antonios Athanasiou, Marina Perdiki, Dionysios Mitropoulos, Constantinos A. Constantinides

“…We present a case report of a 86-year-old patient with a high grade paratesticular and scrotum sarcoma of soft tissues which was presented as a hard painful mass of the scrotum. …”
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Oral health status in Cienfuegos population by Emma Gil Ojeda, Beatriz García Alpízar, Yumaidy Colina Sánchez

“…</span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Results</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>: </strong>The percentage of this population between 5-18 years of age without malocclusions or gingival and periodontal affectation was 72,6% and 38,6% respectively; the percentage of children with DMF-index at the age of five was 1,96, while the 88,2% of 18 years-old surveyed people have all their teeth. The mean of lost teeth in the age groups 35-44 and 60-74 was 7,6 and 24,7 respectively. …”
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Behavior of liver cirrhosis at the "Arnaldo Milian Castro" Hospital from July 2007 to March 2009 by María Herminia Fajardo González, Merlyn Arce Nuñez, Yosvany Medina Garrido, Lisset Esteva Carral, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola

“…<strong><br />Results</strong>: Groups of people from 40-49 years old (32.5%), male sex (60.8%) and white skin (93.3%) were predominant. …”
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Paradoxical and Retrograde Air Embolism from Pressurized Peripheral Bolus by Joshua Santucci, Naresh Mullaguri, Anusha Battineni, Raviteja R. Guddeti, Christopher R. Newey

“…Case Presentation. A 32-year-old female was admitted to the medical intensive care unit from a long-term acute care facility with acute on chronic respiratory failure. …”
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MOG associated autoimmune encephalomyelitis with active disease dynamic in imaging examinations and minimal clinical manifestation by E. Tilindytė, I. Muliuolis, R. Samaitienė

“…This case report describes a 6-year-old patient with MOG spectrum multiphase disseminated encephalomyelitis. …”
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A Case of Aspiration Pneumonia Caused by Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks Associated with Delayed Identification of Iatrogenic Skull Base Injury during Endoscopic Sinus Surgery by Takashi Anzai, Akira Baba, Shin Ito, Yo Suzuki, Shori Tajima, Satoshi Hara, Yusuke Takata, Fumihiko Matsumoto, Katsuhisa Ikeda

“…Although meningitis is a well-known complication of CSF leaks, the case we present is a rare and cautionary case of CSF leakage associated with ESS leading to aspiration pneumonia. A 43-year-old man with CSF leaks after ESS was referred to our hospital. …”
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Principal approaches and achievements in studying race composition of wheat stem rust by A. S. Rsaliyev, Sh. S. Rsaliyev

“…It is stated that the use of the old standard differential set and an incomplete North American system of race nomenclature in experiments prevents measuring similarity between Kazakhstani races and the worldwide known races of the pathogen. …”
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Characterization of patients with chronic liver disease of alcoholic etiology by Doppler ultrasound. Cienfuegos, 2020 by Masleidy Valladares Valle, Lariagna Moya Cardoso, Dianarelys Villafuerte Delgado, Rubén Daniel Fernández Azpiri, Liam Lain Pérez Valladares, Claudia Vasallo López

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: male patients were more representative and the age group from 42 to 51 years old was more numerous. The liver and spleen were of normal size in most cases (44.5% and 58.4%, respectively). …”
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A rare case of extrapelvic endometriosis in the right sciatic notch by Gregory Liller, DO, Sahejmeet Guraya, MD, Nathan Katragadda, BA, Vijaya Kosaraju, MD, Richard Barger, MD, Peter Young, MD, Patrick Getty, MD, Navid Faraji, MD

“…Of the cases that were treated medically, there is a paucity of available follow-up imaging to characterize the natural history and treatment response of this entity.We present a case of extrapelvic endometriosis involving the right sciatic notch, in a 26 year old female who presented with cyclic hip pain and lumbosacral plexopathy. …”
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