ICD Pocket-Site Infection Secondary to Gonococcal Bacteremia: The First Reported Case by Sardar Hassan Ijaz, Ali Haider Jafry, Areeba Shahnawaz, Mark Allee

“…We report the first case of a CIED pocket-site infection secondary to Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae). Case. A 56-year-old male with a history of congestive heart failure status postimplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) insertion presented with a pocket-site swelling initially concerning for a hematoma which began to exhibit erythema and tenderness. …”
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Negative Influence of a Long-Term High-Fat Diet on Murine Bone Architecture by Hinrich Fehrendt, Thomas Linn, Sonja Hartmann, Gabor Szalay, Christian Heiss, Reinhard Schnettler, Katrin Susanne Lips

“…Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of diet-induced mild obesity (11% increased body weight compared to control) on bone microstructure in mice. Four-week-old male C57BL/6J mice received a high-fat diet (HFD, 60% kcal from fat) and were analyzed by means of dual X-ray absorptiometry, histological methods, real-time RT-PCR, and transmission electron microscopy in comparison to control animals (10% kcal from fat). …”
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The effect of water consumption on the aqueous layer of the tear film by Urvashni Nirghin, Sikelela E. Dlamini, Nontobeko Mkhize, Tabitha Munsami, Nosipho Nzama, Renaishia Pillay

“…Methods: A quantitative experimental design was implemented on 85 healthy participants of both genders aged between 18 and 34 years old. Pre-screening procedures, followed by baseline Schirmer 1 readings were obtained on all participants. …”
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Transtibial Pullout Repair of Lateral Meniscus Posterior Root Tear with Tissue Loss: A Case with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Medial Meniscus Tear by Masanori Tamura, Takayuki Furumatsu, Takaaki Hiranaka, Keisuke Kintaka, Naohiro Higashihara, Yusuke Kamatsuki, Eiji Nakata, Toshifumi Ozaki

“…Thus, the purpose of this report was to describe a clinical, radiographic, and arthroscopic outcome after pullout repair for a case of LMPRT with a large defect with a chronic ACL tear and complex medial meniscus (MM) tears. A 31-year-old man complained of knee pain and restricted range of motion after twisting his knee when he stepped on an iron pipe. …”
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Multisite Infection with Mycobacterium abscessus after Replacement of Breast Implants and Gluteal Lipofilling by Eva Rüegg, Alexandre Cheretakis, Ali Modarressi, Stephan Harbarth, Brigitte Pittet-Cuénod

“…Case Report. A 39-year-old healthy female was referred for acute infection of the right gluteal area. …”
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The Efficacy of Mizoribine (Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor) for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis with Hepatitis B Virus Carrier by Jun Muratsu, Atsuyuki Morishima, Masayoshi Kukida, Anzu Tanaka, Shigeki Fujita, Katsuhiko Sakaguchi

“…A 42-year-old female who was an asymptomatic carrier of hepatitis B virus (HBV) was diagnosed with antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody- (ANCA-) associated vasculitis and was induced to remission with 30 mg/day prednisolone nine years ago. …”
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Differences in hair cortisol to cortisone ratio between depressed and non-depressed adolescent women by Yasmine Zerroug, Marie-France Marin, Elyse Porter-Vignola, Patricia Garel, Catherine M. Herba

“…Hair samples of three centimeters for 74 adolescent women (41 in the depression group and 33 in the comparison group), aged between 12 and 19 years old, were analyzed. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were measured using the Beck Youth Inventory II and clinical correlates of depression were measured using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire–Short Form and the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children. …”
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PCR-based detection of Botryosphaeria canker pathogens in fig trees by Mahdiyeh Ghaedi, Zeinab Bolboli, Hamed Negahban, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa

“…Applying the species-specific primer pair RPB-Nd2 in direct PCR led to the detection of N. dimidiatum in 25.5% of symptomatic woody samples and 13% of asymptomatic one-year-old branch samples of fig trees. This represents a significant improvement compared to the mere 6.67% detected using traditional culturing methods on PDA. …”
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Macular Changes in a Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I Patient with Earlier Systemic Therapies by Augusto Magalhães, Ana Maria Cunha, Rodrigo Vilares-Morgado, Elisa Leão-Teles, Esmeralda Rodrigues, Manuel Falcão, Ângela Carneiro, Jorge Breda, Fernando Falcão-Reis

“…We describe a case of a 12-year-old female with a biochemical and genetic diagnosis of MPS I. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Older Primary Care Patients and Their Family Members by Tara Seibert, Matthew W. Schroeder, Anthony J. Perkins, Seho Park, Eleanor Batista-Malat, Katharine J. Head, Tamilyn Bakas, Malaz Boustani, Nicole R. Fowler

“…This study compared the rates of depression and anxiety in a sample of older primary care patients (aged ≥65 years old) and their family members recruited for a clinical trial before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Graves’ Disease Causing Pancytopenia and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia at Different Time Intervals: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by Peyman Naji, Geetika Kumar, Shabana Dewani, William A. Diedrich, Ankur Gupta

“…The patient was a 70-year-old man who, during a hospitalization, was also noted to have pancytopenia and elevated thyroid hormone levels. …”
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Anatomical alterations: biparietal thinning in antiquity. Review of published cases and a new case by Nicol Rossetti, Roberta Fusco, Arianna Vanni, Francesca Garanzini, Alessandra Mazzucchi, Marta Licata

“…Our analysis of the skeletal remains of an old adult female individual revealed clear indicators of biparietal thinning. …”
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Aggressive Disease Course of Multiple Myeloma with Concomitant ALK-Negative Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report with an Unusual Presentation by Michela Staderini, Lara Mannelli, Elisabetta Antonioli, Benedetta Puccini, Valentina Berti, Francesco Mungai, Federica Vergoni, Valentina Carrai, Luigi Rigacci, Alberto Bosi

“…We present the case of a 65-year-old man, simultaneously diagnosed with ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma with extranodal localization in the gastrocnemius muscle (stage 1AE) and IgG lambda multiple myeloma (ISS 2, Durie-Salmon stage 3A). …”
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Incidence and Predictors of Antiretroviral Treatment Modification in HIV-Infected Adults: A Brazilian Historical Cohort from 2001 to 2010 by Letícia Penna Braga, Cássia Cristina Pinto Mendicino, Edna Afonso Reis, Ricardo Andrade Carmo, Cristiane Menezes de Pádua

“…Inclusion criteria were as follows: having been treatment-naive patient ≥18 years old who initiated ART between 2001 and 2005 in these three referral centers. …”
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Carrion in Bomas: Multiple Observations of Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Scavenging Events and Potential Causes in Managed Populations by Elizabeth Kennedy Overton, Robert S. Davis, Franck Prugnolle, Virginie Rougeron, Terry‐Lee Honiball, Olivia Sievert, Jan A. Venter

“…The observed scavenging events could also have been influenced by the easy access to food in a situation where food acquisition was potentially difficult (i.e. old age, loss of hunting partner, mother with cubs). …”
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Psycho-social factors associated with type two diabetes remission through lifestyle intervention: A scoping review. by Kathy J Hart, Andrew Kubilius, Martin Clark

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Five databases (EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL ultimate, PsychINFO and PsycArticles) were searched to identify studies from 2009 onwards that reported remission outcomes from lifestyle interventions in participants ≥ 18years old, with a clinical diagnosis of T2D. Studies included were of an interventional or observational design and restricted to English language. …”
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Adult classic Bartter syndrome: a case report with 5-year follow-up and literature review by Le Jiang, Dongmei Li, Qiansha Guo, Yunfeng Li, Lei Zan, Rihan Ao

“…This case report describes the findings in a 20-year-old man who was admitted with hypokalemic paralysis, with clinical manifestations were similar to those of Gitelman syndrome (GS); however, the patient was later diagnosed to have BS Type 3 through genetic testing (NM_000085.4 (CLCNKB): c.1052G&gt;T). …”
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Infantile Extracranial Rhabdoid Tumor of the Scalp by Sura Al Rawabdeh, Deifallah Alsharari, Hayat Khasawneh, Ola M. Al Waqfi, Qamar Yaser Malabeh, Hiathem Abu Alhaija, Raed Mohammad Aljubour, Hamzeh M. Alkhawaldeh

“…We report to the best of our knowledge the first case of infantile scalp extracranial rhabdoid tumor in a 6-month-old male baby who presented with a right parietal scalp mass since the age of 1 month. …”
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Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Kidney Autotransplantation: A Case Report by S. N. Hakkesteegt, C. A. J. Oudmaijer, L. J. Jeletich, J. Sprakel, H. J. A. N. Kimenai, D. J. Grünhagen

“…This case report presents a 61‐year‐old female with a large RPS encasing her only functioning kidney. …”
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Improvement of surgical treatment of an acute biliary pancreatitis at elderly and senile patients by V. I. Midlenko, A. L. Charyshkin, O. V. Midlenko, I. I. Midlenko, V. Yu. Shchegolev

“…To estimate various variants of surgical treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis at patients of over 60 years old, to develop a method of cholecystectomy at the large Hartmann pouch adherent to biliary tracts, to decrease such complications, as bleeding, bile leakage, damage (intersection) of common bile or common hepatic duct.Material and methods. …”
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