Systematic review of educational interventions to improve the menstrual health of young adolescent girls by Frances Griffiths, Bronwyn Harris, Chinwe Onuegbu, Rebecca Lane Evans

“…A logic model was constructed to frame the effect of menstrual education interventions on menstrual health.Setting Papers reporting on interventions in high-income and low-income and middle-income countries were sought.Information sources Seven electronic databases were searched for English-language entries that were published between January 2014 and May 2020.Participants The interventions were aimed at younger adolescent girls aged 10–14 years old.Interventions The interventions were designed to improve the menstrual health of the recipients, by addressing one or more elements of menstrual knowledge, attitude or practices (KAP).Eligibility criteria Interventions that had not been evaluated were excluded.Primary and secondary outcomes The most common type of output was a difference in knowledge or skill score ascertained from a pre and post test. …”
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Endometrial polyps with bizarre stromal cells: a Benign or a low-grade lesion? by Musen Wang, Fei Gao, Hongkai Zhang, Wenxin Zheng

“…Case presentation We describe a rare instance of a rapid enlarging endometrial polyp characterized by atypical stromal cells in a 76-year-old postmenopausal woman, who presented with vaginal bleeding. …”
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The Impact of Child Dental Caries and the Associated Factors on Child and Family Quality of Life by Marziyeh Shokravi, Fatemeh Khani-Varzgan, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Leila Erfanparast, Behjat Shokrvash

“…Results: Out of 756 children under 7 years old, 51.5% boys, mean (M) standard deviation (SD) of age 5.76 (0.78). …”
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The First Autopsy Case of Fatal Acute Cardiac Failure after Administration of Carfilzomib in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Teruhito Takakuwa, Ippei Otomaru, Taku Araki, Akiko Miura, Yotaro Fujitani, Yasuhide Mochizuki, Yoshimi Miyagi, Hideto Senzaki, Ryosuke Yamamura

“…We report the first autopsy case of acute death from cardiac failure shortly after administration of carfilzomib. A 74-year-old female was diagnosed with IgA MM after a 2-year period of smoldering MM. …”
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Multiple Organ Failure Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Child with Down Syndrome: Is Trisomy 21 Associated with an Unfavourable Clinical Course? by Perla Idalia Vazquez-Hernández, Alan Cárdenas-Conejo, Manuel Alejandro Catalán-Ruiz, Karla Navar-Gallegos, Emilio Zenteno-Salazar, Jose Rafael-Parra-Bravo, Ranferi Aragon-Nogales, Maribel Ibarra-Sarlat, Juan Carlos Núñez-Enríquez

“…Our aim is to describe the unfavorable clinical course of a child with DS infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus. Case. Female, 2 years old, karyotype 47,XX,+21[30], previously diagnosed with a cyanotic congenital heart disease (tricuspid atresia and infundibular pulmonary stenosis, type Ib) who started with diarrhea, developed shortness of breath, and cyanosis and was admitted to the hospital presenting low-oxygen saturation (33%) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation support. …”
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Untreated Active Tuberculosis in Pregnancy with Intraocular Dissemination: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Shadi Rezai, Stephen LoBue, Daniel Adams, Yewande Oladipo, Ramses Posso, Tiffany Mapp, Crystal Santiago, Manisha Jain, William D. Marino, Cassandra E. Henderson

“…We present a case report of a 26-year-old multiparous woman, G4P3003, at 38-week gestation with a history of positive PPD who emigrated from Ghana 6 years ago. …”
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Dendrochronological studies in beech stands of the Skolivski Beskydy National Nature Park by Iryna M. Koval, Nadiya V. Maksymenko, Iryna M. Shpakivska

“…This is evidenced by tree-ring chronologies of early, late, and one-year-old wood, which did not show a significant decrease in the trend of the tree radial increment.…”
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Adding Water to the Mill: Olmesartan-Induced Collagenous Sprue—A Case Report and Brief Literature Review by Claudine Desruisseaux, Michaël Bensoussan, Etienne Désilets, Hanh-Khiem Tran, Robert Arcand, Germain Poirier, Andrew Wisniewski, Thibaut Manière

“…We report a unique case of olmesartan-induced collagenous sprue in a 79-year-old man that showed complete histological and clinical remission with the sole withdrawal of the incriminating drug. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of Acute Respiratory Infections in children under five in rural mysuru: insights from a cross-sectional study by Nayanabhai Shabad, Anchu R Nath, Manirsha P V

“…A sample of 400 children under five years old was selected using a convenience sampling method. …”
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Eales’ Disease in Inuit: A Short Report and Clinical Update by Forshaw TRJ, Moldow B

“…Thomas Richard Johansen Forshaw,1,2 Birgitte Moldow1,3 1Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Sygehus Sønderjylland, Sønderborg, Denmark; 3Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence: Thomas Richard Johansen Forshaw, Department of Ophthalmology, Sygehus Sønderjylland, Sydvang 1, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark, Tel +45 79975800, Email forshawthomas@yahoo.co.ukPurpose: We report a case of Eales disease in Inuit and reflect on advances in telemedicine and treatment of retinal disease since the first report of Eales’ disease in Greenlandic Inuit was published.Patients and Methods: A 41-year-old Inuit female complaining of blurred vision was referred to our eye department. …”
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46,XY Disorder of Sex Development Caused by 17α-Hydroxylase/17,20-Lyase Deficiency due to Homozygous Mutation of CYP17A1 Gene: Consequences of Late Diagnosis by Giampaolo Papi, Rosa Maria Paragliola, Paola Concolino, Carlo Di Donato, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Salvatore Maria Corsello

“…Case Description. A 40-year-old Chinese woman was referred to the Endocrine Unit for the work-up of a syndrome characterized by long-lasting and multidrug resistant high blood pressure, severe hypokalemia with metabolic alkalosis, and primary amenorrhea. …”
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A Case of Advanced Descending Colon Cancer in an Adult Patient with Intestinal Malrotation by Yoshifumi Nakayama, Masaki Akiyama, Yusuke Sawatsubashi, Noritaka Minagawa, Takayuki Torigoe, Keiji Hirata

“…This report presents an operative case of advanced descending colon cancer in an adult patient with intestinal malrotation. A 63-year-old Japanese male was suffering from left side abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and constipation. …”
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Homologous In-Radiolabeled Platelet Survival and Sequestration Exploration for Refractory Immunologic Thrombocytopenic purpura in Children: A Strategy to Avoid Unnecessary Splenect... by Julien Dubois PharmD, Florentin Kucharczak PhD, Léa De Neef PharmD, Virginie Kouyoumdjian PharmD, Gilles Palenzuela MD, Virginie Tunez MD, Denis Mariano-Goulart MD, PhD, Aurélie Bourdon MD, Tom Paunet MD

“…Exploring the site of platelet sequestration can help to better predict potential poor responders to splenectomy, but 111 In-radiolabeled platelet scintigraphy (IPS) can be difficult to perform in children with very few platelets. A 12-year-old boy suffering from refractory ITP was referred for evaluation of platelet survival and sequestration and consideration of splenectomy. …”
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Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycle Outcomes in Women Aged 40 Years and Over by Oya Aldemir, Runa Ozelci, Serdar Dilbaz, Berna Dilbaz, Emre Baser, Yaprak Ustun

“…Results: The clinical pregnancy rate was 18.6% in 40 years old women and it decreased to 4% in women aged ≥45 years. …”
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Successful Surgical Treatment of “Complex” Abdominal Echinococcosis by A. B. Goncharov, Yu. A. Stepanova, V. S. Shirokov, I. A. Turchenko, Yu. A. Kovalenko, D. V. Kalinin, B. N. Gurmikov, A. V. Zhao

“…Аim: to present the difficulties of surgical treatment of patients with multiple and combined echinococcal lesions. Key points. A 47-year-old patient who lived in Central Asia for up to 29 years of age was diagnosed with multiple echinococcosis of the abdominal cavity (CE1-2): II, Ivb, V, VI, VII segments of the liver, upper and lower poles of the spleen, lesser and greater omentum, small intestine, subphrenic space, area of the hepatoduodenal ligament, gastrocolic ligament. …”
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Severe Disfiguring Scalp and Facial Oedema due to Henoch–Schönlein Purpura in a Child by Visvalingam Arunath, Arjuna Salinda Athapathu, Thabitha Jebaseeli Hoole, Heshan Aruppala, Asanka Rathnasri, Randula Ranawaka, Sachith Mettananda

“…Here, we report a child with massive disfiguring scalp and facial oedema due to Henoch–Schönlein purpura. An eight-year-old boy presented with characteristic palpable purpuric rash and extensive disfiguring scalp and facial swelling for five days. …”
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Evaluation of osseointegration of dental implant with and without primary stability: An experimental study on sheep by Diyar M. Kheder, Ahmed A. Hayder

“…Methods: The experimental study includes four male sheep with a weighted mean of 50 kg and 2 to 4 years old. Forty implants placed, divided into two groups, 20 implants without primary stability as a study group and other 20 implants with primary stability. …”
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Metastatic Malignant Ectomesenchymoma Initially Presenting as a Pelvic Mass: Report of a Case and Review of Literature by A. Nael, P. Siaghani, W. W. Wu, K. Nael, Lisa Shane, S. G. Romansky

“…Approximately 64 cases have been reported in the literature and are believed to arise from pluripotent embryologic migratory neural crest cells. We report a 4-year-old boy who initially presented with a pelvic mass and inguinal lymphadenopathy at 6 months of age. …”
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A case of asymptomatic ST segment changes in cyclist with two myocardial bridges by Stefano Giraudi, Barbara Severgnini, Paolo Valli, Anna Teresa Pandiscia, Lucrezia Marchetti, Silvana Scarpini

“…A 65-year-old male regularly involved in competitive cycling came to our sports medicine laboratory for the annual mandatory pre-participation screening. …”
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Difficult case of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided choledochogastrostomy salvaged using a stiff guidewire by Takio Narikawa, Ken Kamata, Takamitsu Komaki, Mamoru Takenaka, Masatoshi Kudo

“…An 89-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a chief complaint of fever and hematuria. …”
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