Clinical-Radiological Correlation of Retained Silicone Sponge Presenting as Orbital Inflammation by Tal J. Rubinstein, John Clemett, Charles D. Birnbach, Steven J. LauKaitis, Bryan S. Sires

“…A 32-year-old female who underwent scleral buckle removal presented 5 weeks postoperatively with a red, fluctuant subconjunctival mass. …”
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Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption in a Patient with Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Bibisha Baaniya, Sudha Agrawal

“…Here, we report a case of a 67-year-old male who developed haemorrhagic crusted lesions on pre-existing pemphigus lesions during his hospital stay and obtained almost 90% resolution of cutaneous lesions of Pemphigus vulgaris as well as Kaposi varicelliform eruption within 2 weeks of acyclovir treatment along with the continuation of systemic steroids. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Cardiac Diverticulum with Pericardial Effusion in the First Trimester of Pregnancy with Resolution after Early Pericardiocentesis by Raquel Garcia Rodriguez, Azahara Rodriguez Guedes, Raquel Garcia Delgado, Lourdes Roldan Gutierrez, Margarita Medina Castellano, Jose Angel Garcia Hernandez

“…We describe a case of cardiac diverticulum complicated with pericardial effusion during the first trimester of pregnancy and resolved by intrauterine pericardiocentesis at 17 weeks of pregnancy. We made a systematic review of the literature with the cases reported of cardiac diverticulum, management, and outcomes.…”
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Alternative to General Anesthesia for a Stat Cesarean Delivery in a Patient with a Large Arteriovenous Malformation Involving the Cervicomedullary Junction in Active Labor by Christiano dos Santos e Santos, David A. Joyner, Cristiane A. Tuma Santos, Bernadette E. Grayson, Arthur Calimaran, Douglas R. Bacon

“…A 20-year-old G1P0 patient at 38 weeks and 1 day of gestation was admitted for emergency cesarean delivery. …”
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Unusual Vasospastic Angina: A Documented Asymptomatic Spasm with Normal ECG—A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by Ghassan Nakad, Hamid Bayeh

“…He had undergone a cardiac catheterisation two weeks prior to his presentation for the same complaints. …”
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Masculinization on tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) by natural hormone steroid agent from bee resin through artificial diet by Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Harton Arfah

“…Treatment of bee resin dose is 0.6; 1.2; 1.8; 2.4; 3.0 feed ml/kg compared to Control (0 ml/kg diet) were given  during 28 days at larva age 7 day in aquarium, then transferred to the farm ground until age 12 weeks. Average of masculine phenotype percentage increased significantly (P…”
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Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsy Presenting with Hand Drop in a Young Child by Inês Sobreira, Cátia Sousa, Ana Raposo, M. Rita Soares, Ana Soudo, Ana Isabel Dias

“…We present the case study of a six-year-old male child who presented with left hand drop that he kept for over four weeks. Electrophysiological studies suggested HNPP and genetic studies confirmed it. …”
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Inguinal Hernia Containing Uterus, Fallopian Tube, and Ovary in a Premature Newborn by Kıvılcım Karadeniz Cerit, Rabia Ergelen, Emel Colak, Tolga E. Dagli

“…A female infant weighing 2,200 g was delivered at 34 weeks of gestation by vaginal delivery. She presented with an irreducible mass in the left inguinal region at 32 days of age. …”
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Infective Complications of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and Clinical Biomarkers: A Concise Review by Pinelopi Bosgana, Dimitrios Ampazis, Vasileios Vlachakos, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Fotios Sampsonas

“…Infective complications of EBUS-TBNA are underreported in the literature, but the constantly rising incidence of lung cancer is leading to an increasing number of EBUS-TBNA procedures and, therefore, to a significant number of infective complications, even 4 weeks following the procedure. In this review we attempt to summarize the risk factors related to these infective complications, along with useful biomarkers that can be used to identify patients that might develop infective complications, to facilitate the prediction or even prompt treatment of these.…”
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5-ASA Suppositories in Hemorrhoidal Disease by P Gionchetti, M Campieri, A Belluzzi, C Brignola, M Miglioli, L Barbara

“…Clinical and sigmoidoscopic assessment was carried out before the start of the trial and after two weeks of treatment. At the end of the study, 5-ASA suppositories showed results superior to those of placebo for all parameters evaluated (P<0.01). …”
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Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary by Monika Madaan, Manju Puri, Ritu Sharma, Harvinder Kaur, Shubha Sagar Trivedi

“…The levels returned to normal 12 weeks after cystectomy was performed. Conclusion. …”
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Double Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation of the Finger in Adolescent Athletes: A Review of Two Cases and the Relevant Literature by Angelo V. Vasiliadis, Alexandros Maris, Maria Tsatlidou, Edward D. R. Bray, Dimitrios Metaxiotis

“…A simple immobilization of the injured finger was applied by buddy taping for two weeks. Early mobilization as tolerated was recommended, and they have made a full return to their previous status of activities within 5 months. …”
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A Unique Case of Lemierre Syndrome Associated with Thrombophilia in an Adult and the Role of Anticoagulation by Pradeep H. Lakshminarayana, Matthew E. Woodske

“…Treatment involves prompt use of intravenous antibiotics over a prolonged period of time, typically 6–8 weeks. The use of anticoagulation is controversial, but indicated for some. …”
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Intrathecal Trastuzumab Treatment of the Neoplastic Meningitis due to Breast Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Cristina Dumitrescu, Dominique Lossignol

“…After five doses of IT trastuzumab, at escalading doses, once weekly, the patient's neurological status stabilised, and that result was maintained for two months. …”
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An Unusual Case: Pruritic Vulvar Syringoma by Mehmet Dolanbay, Mehmet Serdar Kütük, Semih Uludağ, Mahmut Tuncay Özgün, Ayça Nazlı BULUT, Turhan Ökten

“…Pruritus was improved within two weeks but cutaneous papules were not. Though very rare, vulvar syringoma should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of persistent and severe vulvar pruritus. …”
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A Case Study in Process Improvement to Minimize Delays from Obtaining Blood for Red Cell Exchange for a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Multiple Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies by Damodaran Narayanan, Noreen B. Hogan, Karen A. Schaser, Patricia Ruegsegger, William Nicholas Rose

“…We report a case study of process improvement whereby the apheresis nurse sends an e-mail to the blood bank when the nurse makes the patient’s next red cell exchange appointment as the signal to order blood about 6–8 weeks before the exchange.…”
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Cephalexin Induced Cholestatic Jaundice by Abhinav Agrawal, Mana Rao, Sarfaraz Jasdanwala, Ajay Mathur, Margaret Eng

“…Complete resolution of LFTs was seen in four weeks. Cephalexin induced cholestasis is rare and hence requires a high degree of clinical suspicion for prompt diagnosis and treatment.…”
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Arcobacter Butzleri in an AIDS Patient by Trevor Hwee Yong Tan, Sai Meng Tham, Paul Anatharajah Tambyah

“…A 38-year-old AIDS patient presented with diarrhoea of 2 weeks’ duration. Stool cultures yielded A. butzleri. …”
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Academic Calendar for Academic Year (AY) 2022/2023 by Kabale University

“…There are three groups: Postgraduate Students (both Fresh and continuing), Undergraduate Continuing Students and Undergraduate Freshers A full AY 2022-2023 for Second-year Continuing Students is taken care of, and it stretches over thirty-four (34) weeks, running from 20th August 2022 to 27th May 2023. …”
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Effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) extract on lipid profile, glucose levels and its safety in adults: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. by Dimuthu Muthukuda, Chamini Kanatiwela de Silva, Saumiyah Ajanthan, Namal Wijesinghe, Anuradha Dahanayaka, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran

“…Reduction in LDL-C at 12 weeks (from the baseline value) was compared between the two groups using ANCOVA. …”
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