Gender Differences in Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study at a Tertiary Hospital by Hussein Alhawari, Zain Albdour, Sameeha Alshelleh, Joud Musleh, Tala Qouzah, Tala Qudisat, Diala Al‐Sukhon, Karam Albdour

“…Patients were eligible if they were >18 years old, diagnosed with hypertension, taking anti‐hypertensive medication for at least 6 months, and had no chronic kidney disease. …”
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A case report of successful treatment of advanced thymic squamous cell carcinoma with poor performance status using multimodal therapy by Xianhua Xu, Xiang Yan, Yang Qin, Dan Kou, Qi Huang, Qiongcheng Chen, Yejin Li

“…The patient, a 76-year-old male, presented with symptoms of fatigue, bloody sputum and dyspnea. …”
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Tuberculosis Mimicking-Musculoskeletal Tumor of The Hand: An Uncommon Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis by Andy Lesmana, Hapsari Retno Dewanti, Lenty BR Perangin Angin, Muhamad Irvan Muzakky, Stefi Geovani Valentin Hayon, Mentari Maratus Sholihah, Muhammad Ifham Hanif

“…Case Report: A 17-year-old male presented with a painful swollen part of the 3rd finger of the left hand. …”
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IgG4-Related Autoimmune Prostatitis: Is It an Unusual or Underdiagnosed Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease? by María T. Bourlon, Mónica Sánchez-Ávila, Fredy Chablé-Montero, Ricardo Arceo-Olaiz

“…Albeit some are relatively well known, others such as autoimmune prostatitis remain poorly described. We present a 61-year-old Latin-American male with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), normal prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, and prostate enlargement attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). …”
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Post-injury treatment with 7,8-dihydroxyflavone attenuates white matter pathology in aged mice following focal traumatic brain injury by Georgios Michalettos, Fredrik Clausen, Elham Rostami, Niklas Marklund

“…We used the controlled cortical impact (CCI) TBI model in 23-month-old male and female mice and analyzed the effect of post-injury treatment with 7,8 dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF), a brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-mimetic compound, on white matter pathology. …”
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A Case of Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia by Shigeki Taga, Junko Haraga, Mari Sawada, Aya Nagai, Dan Yamamoto, Ryoji Hayase

“…Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) rarely complicates with pregnancy. A 30-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 3, presenting with placentomegaly, was referred to our department at 18 weeks of gestation. …”
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Refractory human cytomegalovirus infection without evidence of genetic resistance in the UL-54 and UL-97 genes in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient: a case r... by Alejandra Pando-Caciano, Ketty Adid Escudero-Ramirez, Jackeline Carol Rodríguez-Torres, Holger Maita-Malpartida, Holger Maita-Malpartida

“…Here, we present a case of an 8 years-old patient diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. …”
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Stem Cell Transplantation for Ovarian Cancer Patient with Associated Myelodysplasia After Maintenance Therapy with Olaparib: A Case Report by Linn Z, Gu Z, Wang L, Cai S

“…In this report, we highlight the case of a 42-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with ovarian endometrioid carcinoma, FIGO Stage IIB. …”
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Case Report: The Versatile Art of Reconstruction: A Decade‐Long Journey With Recurrent Facial Basal Cell Carcinoma by T. H. Pathirana, V. Bandaranayake, A. P. Nellihela, S. Nikeshala, T. Saranga, A. Abegunasekara, S. Gunathilake, N. J. Asanthi

“…While most BCC is relatively indolent, aggressive subtypes, including infiltrative BCC, pose the treatment challenges of ensuring functional and aesthetic preservation with a high risk of recurrence. Case A 78‐year‐old female patient complained of recurrent left chin BCC of infiltrative subtype, which was first treated in 2013 by wide local excision and adjuvant radiotherapy. …”
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Post-operative Rehabilitation for Scapular Muscle Reattachment: A Case Report by Wendy Burke, W Ben Kibler, Tim L Uhl

“… # Case Description A 47-year-old female physical therapist experienced a traction injury to bilateral upper extremities during a medical procedure resulting in bilateral rhomboid, and bilateral lower trapezius muscles were detached from the medial scapular border. …”
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Resection of the Gastric Tube Reconstructed through the Retrosternal Route without Sternotomy by Masahiro Kimura, Yasuyuki Shibata, Kotaro Mizuno, Hironori Tanaka, Motoki Hato, Satoshi Taniwaki, Yoichiro Mori, Nobuo Ochi, Takaya Nagasaki, Shuhei Ueno, Yuki Eguchi

“…While such cancer in an early stage can be cured endoscopically, total gastric tube resection is indicated in advanced stages. A 68-year-old man underwent subtotal esophagectomy reconstructed with a gastric tube through the retrosternal route. …”
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Effects of Delayed Metamorphosis on Larval Survival, Metamorphosis, and Juvenile Performance of Four Closely Related Species of Tropical Sea Urchins (Genus Echinometra) by M. Aminur Rahman, Fatimah Md. Yusoff, A. Arshad, Tsuyoshi Uehara

“…Despite the adverse effects of delaying metamorphosis on growth parameters, competent larvae of all four species were able to survive up to 5 months and after metamorphosis grew into 1-month-old juveniles in lab condition. Overall, delayed larvae of Em showed significantly higher larval survival, metamorphosis, and juvenile survival than Ea and Eo, while Ec showed the lowest values in these performances. …”
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Caroli Disease (Clinical Observation) by I. G. Nikitin, A. A. Karabinenko, A. E. Nikitin, E. I. Dedov, D. G. Zhukova, E. D. Presnova, S. A. Korvyakov, R. H. Azimov, E. V. Reznik

“…The aim of this observation is to describe one case of a rare congenital liver disease – Caroli disease – characterised by a segmented non-obstructive fibrocystic dilation of the intrahepatic bile ducts.Key findings. A 21-year-old woman was hospitalised with the signs of a systemic inflammatory reaction, hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, portal hypertension, hepatocellular insufficiency, as well as with the manifestations of cytolytic and cholestatic syndromes. …”
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Delayed Calcium Normalization after Successful Parathyroidectomy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Iván Emilio de la Cruz Rodríguez, Elsy Sarahí García Montesinos, María Fernanda Rodríguez-Delgado, Guadalupe Vargas Ortega, Lourdes Balcázar Hernández, Victoria Mendoza Zubieta, Victor Hernández Avendaño, Baldomero González Virla

“…We present a case report of delayed calcium normalization after successful parathyroidectomy in a 38-year-old patient with PHPT. Methods. Parathyroidectomy was performed, with evidence of a decrease in PTH levels of more than 50% in the first 24 hours postoperatively compared to presurgical PTH; however, despite curative parathyroidectomy, a delayed calcium normalization was evidenced, with hypercalcemia persistence up to 120 hours postoperatively. …”
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False Positive Radioiodinated Metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) Uptake in Undifferentiated Adrenal Malignant Tumor by Hee Soo Jung, Seok Jun Moon, Yun Mi Kim, Hye Rim Kang, Seok Mo Lee, Soo Jin Jung, Seok Jin Choi, Tae Kyoon Kim, Min Jeong Kwon, Jeong Hyun Park, Soon Hee Lee

“…However, rare cases of false positive reactions have been reported. A 67-year-old male patient was admitted with epigastric pain. …”
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An Atypical Presentation of Childhood Paraganglioma with Seizures: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Elizabeth Eberechi Oyenusi, Uzoamaka Felicia Nwigbo, Oluwadamilola Moromoke Oladipo, Blessing Ebele Kene-Udemezue, Kasarachi Pauline Akowundu, Khadijah Omobusola Oleolo-Ayodeji, Oluwaseun Adunni Afoke, Funmilayo Oluwatoyin Babatunde, Felix Makinde Alakaloko, Gabriel Kolawole Asiyanbi, Ezekiel Olayiwola Ogunleye, Abiola Olufunmilayo Oduwole, Foluso Ebun Afolabi Lesi

“…Case Description. A 14-year-old girl was referred to the paediatric neurology unit for recurrent headaches of one-year duration, vomiting of 2 months duration, and an episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizures, 2 weeks prior to presentation. …”
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A rare case of acute respiratory distress syndrome due to chlorine gas inhalation: Rapid progression with favorable ICU outcome by Dung Thai Pham, Bang Ngoc Dao, Dung Tien Nguyen, Ba Van Dang, Dung Tien Le, Hung Manh Do, Loc Tich Hoang, Minh Tuan Ngo, Duong Minh Vu

“…This case report presents a 43-year-old male who developed ARDS after accidental exposure to chlorine gas during pool maintenance. …”
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The Fibularis Quartus Muscle: A Cadaveric Case Report with Historical, Embryological, Molecular and Clinical Considerations by Dibakar Borthakur, Rajesh Kumar, Namaschivayam G R, Mohammed Ahmed Ansari, Seema Singh

“…Routine dissection was performed on a 71-year-old male donated cadaver in both the lower limbs. …”
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Burkitt’s Lymphoma Presented as Advanced Ovarian Cancer without Evidence of Lymphadenopathy: CT and MRI Findings by Lucia Manganaro, Silvia Bernardo, Maria Eleonora Sergi, Paolo Sollazzo, Valeria Vinci, Alessandra De Grazia, Anna Clerico, Maria Giovanna Mollace, Matteo Saldari

“…We present a case of a 23-year-old woman with sporadic Burkitt’s lymphoma presented as advanced ovarian cancer with bilateral ovarian masses, peritoneal carcinomatosis, ascites, and marked elevation of CA-125. …”
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A Rare Case of Colonic Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Mass by Haozhe Sun, Jasbir Makker, Harish Patel, Nikhitha Mantri, Ali N. Hussain, Naeem Abbas

“…We present a case of a 24-year-old African American man who was evaluated for persistent abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, and weight loss. …”
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