Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient by Sana Khan, Muhammad Waqar Elahi, Waqas Ullah, Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah, Ejaz Ahmad, Mayar Al Mohajer, Aneela Majeed

“…He was treated with antifungal therapy. The purpose of this report is to highlight the unusual association of mucormycosis with pneumopericardium.…”
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Fulminant Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation as Initial Presentation of BRAF-Mutated Melanoma by Jeremy Chuang, An Uche, Rohan Gupta, Kim Margolin, Phyllis Kim

“…In this case report, we discuss a 33-year-old woman with BRAF V600E-mutated metastatic melanoma who presented in fulminant DIC with concurrent hemorrhagic and thrombotic manifestations and discuss the patient’s brief response to combination therapy. In our discussion, we highlight the current understanding of DIC and also identify opportunities for future research to elucidate the genetic aberrations in melanoma that may result in treatment resistance to combination therapy.…”
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Resistant Hypertension and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Sparring Partners by Costas Thomopoulos, Helena Michalopoulou, Alexandros Kasiakogias, Anna Kefala, Thomas Makris

“…Impaired sodium handling, sympathetic activation, accelerated arterial stiffening, and impaired cardiorenal hemodynamics contribute to drug-resistant hypertension development in obstructive sleep apnea. Effective CPAP therapy qualifies as an effective “add-on” to the underlying antihypertensive pharmacological therapy, and emerging evidence underlines the favorable effect of mineralocorticoid antagonists on both resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea treatment.…”
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Characteristics of Gastric Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma in Korea by Tae-Woo Kim, Joon Sung Kim

“…The treatment for gastric MALT lymphoma depends on the disease stage and include H. pylori eradication therapy, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. This manuscript summarizes the etiology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of gastric MALT lymphoma in Korea.…”
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Efficacy of Intravenous Tenecteplase Bridge Thrombectomy for Recurrent Ischemic Stroke Within 3 Months: A Case Report by Liu C, Liu J, Ren H, Xu Y, Liu W

“…This paper includes an 80-year-old male patient readmitted for recurrence of ischaemic stroke (IS) after 48 days, who received TNK IVT as a bridging therapy prior to thrombectomy, with favourable results at 8-week follow-up. …”
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Metastatic SQSTM1-NTRK1 fused non-small-cell lung cancer treated with larotrectinib and stereotactic radiosurgery resulting in durable complete response: a case report by Colton Betts, Ari Kassardjian, Arya Amini

“…Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies and causes the most cancer deaths in the United States. Targeted therapies have improved the survival of patients with advanced disease. …”
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Visual Impairment and Ataxia after Excision of Recurrent Cerebellar Space Occupation: A Case Report by Lixia JIN, Gang LIU, Junfa WU, Kewei YU, Xinwei TANG, Yi WU

“…After clear diagnosis and etiology analysis, comprehensive rehabilitation treatment was applied, including physical therapy, speech training, swallowing training, balance function training, etc. …”
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Clinical Effect of Photobiomodulation on Wound Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Does Skin Color Needs to Be Considered? by Thabo Dhlamini, Nicolette Nadene Houreld

“…DFUs impede patients’ quality of life and are known to be unresponsive to conventional therapy. Photobiomodulation (PBM) is a pain-free, noninvasive treatment method that has been shown to promote chronic wound healing and has been successfully used for the treatment of DFUs. …”
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The Mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill Elicits Medicinal Effects on Tumor, Infection, Allergy, and Inflammation through Its Modulation of Innate Immunity and Amelioration of Th1/Th2 I... by Geir Hetland, Egil Johnson, Torstein Lyberg, Gunnar Kvalheim

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Plasmapheresis for Pembrolizumab-Induced Hepatitis in a Patient with Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Prior Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Sanaa Al-Nattah, Kusum Lata Sharma, Matthew Caldis, Erin Spengler, William N. Rose

“…Checkpoint inhibitor therapy with monoclonal antibodies against programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) has been implemented in the treatment of numerous malignancies. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Alveolar Hemorrhage by Omar Tolaymat, Florentina Berianu

“…Lupus should be considered in those presenting with alveolar hemorrhage since delay in therapy may cause a rapid deterioration of the patient. …”
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Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis Treated with Recombinant Human Soluble Thrombomodulin Combined with Antithrombin III by Satoshi Nakayama, Naoya Murashima

“…In the future, in addition to conventional anticoagulation therapy using heparin or antivitamin K drugs, novel therapies targeting protein C activation using a recombinant form of soluble thrombomodulin may play an important role in the treatment of acute PVT.…”
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Professor Larysa Iukhymivna Cherikchi: a founder of physiotherapy in ophthalmology of Ukraine by N.F. Bobrova, T.M. Serebrina

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One‐pot synthesis chlorin e6 nano‐precipitation for colorectal cancer treatment Ce6 NPs for colorectal cancer treatment by Zhongxing Miao, Yujie Wang, Shengjie Li, Min Zhang, Meng Xu

“…Abstract The drug nanoparticles free of additional carriers hold great promise in drug delivery and are suitable for the therapy of cancers. Herein, we developed a one‐pot method to prepare chlorin e6 (Ce6) nano‐precipitations (Ce6 NPs) for effective photodynamic therapy of colorectal cancer. …”
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Cerebral hypoperfusion due to rapid blood pressure control in a patient with type B aortic dissection: A case report by Yikun Zhao, Heng Li, Yuanyuan Guo

“…Following thoracic endovascular aortic repair surgery and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the patient fully recovered 6 months later with no lingering sequelae. …”
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Recurrent Pleural Effusions Occurring in Association with Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis by Lauren Tada, Humayun Anjum, W. Kenneth Linville, Salim Surani

“…The optimal treatment for recurrent pleural effusions in amyloidosis has not been determined; however, our patient responded to therapy with Cyclophosphamide-Bortezomib- (Velcade-) Dexamethasone (CyBorD) and had no repeat hospitalizations or recurrence of pleural effusion at four-month follow-up after initiation of therapy.…”
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Research progress on early intervention of postoperative scar by SHEN Si, LI Zhouna, JIN Zhehu

“…This paper aims to overview the methods and mechanisms for early intervention of postoperative scars, including intraoperative tension reduction suture, reduction in postoperative pressure and injection therapy, laser, and topical medication, in order to provide valuable insights for related therapeutic approaches.…”
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Anterior Segment Findings in Vitamin A Deficiency: A Case Series by Pierangela Rubino, Paolo Mora, Nicola Ungaro, Stefano A. Gandolfi, Jelka G. Orsoni

“…The diagnostic workup, therapy, and prognosis are discussed.…”
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Adaptive Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Using Generative Artificial Intelligence by Youcef Derbal

“…The case explores the design of GPT-supported adaptive intermittent therapy for mPC. Testosterone and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) are assumed to be repeatedly monitored while treatment may involve a combination of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), androgen receptor-signalling inhibitors (ARSI), chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. …”
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Treatment of Decompensated Alcoholic Liver Disease by John Menachery, Ajay Duseja

“…Most studies have shown that nutritional therapy improves liver function and histology in patients with ALD. …”
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