Tuberculosis Presenting as Isolated Wrist Swelling: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Oshan Basnayake, Ahamed Nihaj, Ranji Pitagampalage, Harsha Mendis

“…Background. Tuberculosis is a common disease entity in South East Asian countries with a significant global burden. …”
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Myoepithelioma of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report with Review of the Literature and Classic Histopathology by Mark Weitzel, Jason E. Cohn, Harvey Spector

“…Myoepithelioma is a rare salivary gland neoplasm. They most commonly affect the major and minor salivary glands with the parotid gland being the most common, approximately 40%. …”
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A Case Series on Cardiac and Skeletal Involvement in Two Families with PRKAG2 Mutations by Anita Sri, Piers Daubeney, Sanjay Prasad, John Baksi, Maria Kinali, Inga Voges

“…In our report of adult and pediatric patients, early presentation in childhood with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and skeletal muscle involvement was common, demonstrating the challenges of the clinical management of PRKAG2 mutations.…”
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Anti-HPA-1b Mediated Posttransfusion Purpura: A Case Report by O. P. Arewa, S. Nahirniak, G. Clarke

“…Although there is evidence of a wide serological spectrum of culprit antibodies implicated, Anti-human-platelet-antigen- (HPA-) 1a is the most common antibody in cases reported. We report a case of posttransfusion purpura in an African American. …”
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Symptomatic Patent Foramen Ovale with Hemidiaphragm Paralysis by Hussain Ibrahim, Adnan Khan, Shawn P. Nishi, Ken Fujise, Syed Gilani

“…Chronic conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, and Asthma are being common etiologies. Less common etiologies include conditions such as valvular heart disease, pulmonary embolism, and right-to-left shunt (RLS) from patent foramen ovale (PFO). …”
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Myonecrosis in a Sickle Cell-Diseased Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ali Wasel Almomen, Yaser Mansour Tawfeeq, Ahmed Khalid Almuhaisin, Abdulraheem Ayman Altalib

“…Myonecrosis is a condition that results in muscle tissue necrosis, and it is rarely seen in sickle cell patients and often missed because more common manifestations of sickle cell can overlap like vaso-occlusive crises (VOC), which results in pain in the extremities or spine; also osteomyelitis is commonly seen in sickle cell patients. …”
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Exploring nutraceutical approaches linking metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment by Rebecca Sonnino, Gea Ciccarelli, Simona Moffa, Laura Soldovieri, Gianfranco Di Giuseppe, Michela Brunetti, Francesca Cinti, Eleonora Di Piazza, Antonio Gasbarrini, Enrico C. Nista, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Andrea Giaccari, Teresa Mezza

“…Summary: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are interconnected conditions sharing common pathological pathways, such as inflammation and oxidative stress, leading to the concept of “metabolic-cognitive syndrome.” …”
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Unusual Case of a Missing Vibrator Device in the Pelvis by Greg J. Marchand, Katelyn M. Sainz, Ali Azadi, Alexa King, Sienna Anderson, Stacy Ruther, Giovanna Brazil, Lisa Rials, Kelly Ware, Asya Osborn, Sophia Hopewell

“…Emergency room admissions and surgery secondary to the malfunctioning of devices intended for sexual stimulation are extremely common. Emergency room staff in the United States are commonly skilled in the detection and removal of some of these frequent occurrences. …”
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Complete Resection of a Massive Synovial Osteochondromatosis of the Hip Using an Anterior Approach: A Report of Two Cases by Masanao Kataoka, Koji Goto, Yutaka Kuroda, Toshiyuki Kawai, Ouki Murata, Masayuki Sugimoto, Shuichi Matsuda

“…Arthroscopic excision of synovial osteochondromatosis of the hip is commonly performed. However, when the lesion extends to the extra-articular space of the hip joint, excision using arthroscopy becomes difficult. …”
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A New Modified Hybrid Steepest-Descent by Using a Viscosity Approximation Method with a Weakly Contractive Mapping for a System of Equilibrium Problems and Fixed Point Problems wit... by Uamporn Witthayarat, Thanyarat Jitpeera, Poom Kumam

“…The purpose of this paper is to consider a modified hybrid steepest-descent method by using a viscosity approximation method with a weakly contractive mapping for finding the common element of the set of a common fixed point for an infinite family of nonexpansive mappings and the set of solutions of a system of an equilibrium problem. …”
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Metastasis to Sartorius Muscle from a Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer by Ioannis Katafigiotis, Antonios Athanasiou, Panagiotis K. Levis, Evangelos Fragkiadis, Stavros Sfoungaristos, Achilles Ploumidis, Adamantios Michalinos, Christos Alamanis, Evangelos Felekouras, Constantinos A. Constantinides

“…Bladder cancer constitutes the ninth most common cancer worldwide and approximately only 30% of cases are muscle invasive at initial diagnosis. …”
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Sleep in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Gaps and Challenges by Rachel Jen, Yanru Li, Robert L. Owens, Atul Malhotra

“…It is increasingly appreciated that subjective and objective sleep disturbances are common in COPD, although strong epidemiological data are lacking. …”
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The results of alcoholic septal ablation in the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by B.M. Todurov, G.I. Kovtun, A.V. Khokhlov, O.V. Pantazi, A.O. Shpachuk, A.Yu. Melnik, A.O. Maksakov, A.S. Batsiun

“…Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy іs a relatively common condition and one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac death in young age. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Bacillus cereus by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Rachael Silverberg, Ploy Kurdmongkoltham, Bruna Bertoldi

“…Though B. cereus is commonly found in many types of fresh and processed foods, proper cooking, handling, and storage can minimize the risk of contamination. …”
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Microbial Dynamics in Endodontic Pathology—From Bacterial Infection to Therapeutic Interventions—A Narrative Review by Klara Wieczorkiewicz, Anna Jarząbek, Estera Bakinowska, Kajetan Kiełbowski, Andrzej Pawlik

“…Bacteria are the most common entities that induce an infection. This state is associated with significant pain and discomfort. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Bacillus cereus by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Rachael Silverberg, Ploy Kurdmongkoltham, Bruna Bertoldi

“…Though B. cereus is commonly found in many types of fresh and processed foods, proper cooking, handling, and storage can minimize the risk of contamination. …”
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Vaginal Angiomyofibroblastoma: A Case Report and Review of Diagnostic Imaging by Sarah Eckhardt, Renee Rolston, Suzanne Palmer, Begum Ozel

“…Angiomyofibroblastoma (AMFB) is a benign mesenchymal tumor most commonly found in the female genital tract of premenopausal women. …”
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Diagnostic Challenges of Pneumocystis Pneumonia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of a Young Patient with Ground Glass Opacities and Pulmonary Embolism on Chest CT by William Lim, Maham Suhail, Keith Diaz

“…This pandemic has given rise to a mindset where physicians tend to neglect other causes of pneumonia, especially if the patient presents with signs and symptoms commonly associated with COVID-19. Herein, we report a case of a young man presenting to the emergency department with common clinical, radiological, and laboratory features of COVID-19 pneumonia such as shortness of breath, hypoxia, pulmonary embolism, elevated D-dimer, and bilateral ground glass opacities on computed tomography of the chest but was later diagnosed with Pneumocystis pneumonia that was treated with appropriate antibiotics and corticosteroids. …”
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Uniaxial Compression Mechanical Analysis of Cylindrical Rock Specimens Based on Space Axisymmetric Problem by Jianguang Li, Yanchun Wang, Chuanqi Su

“…The common failure forms in the uniaxial compression test of standard cylindrical rock specimens are symmetric cone failure and splitting failure. …”
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Mucinous Colorectal Carcinoma in a 17-Year-Old Male: A Diagnosis with Low Clinical Index of Suspicion by James Joseph Yahaya, Edward Ketson Msokwa, Alex Mremi

“…Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is commonly found in adults. CRC in the pediatric population is extremely rare. …”
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