Renal Sinus Lipomatosis in Transplanted Kidneys: An Unusual Clinical Case by Luca Apicella, Gianfranco Vallone, Sossio Vitale, Gianluca Garofalo, Luigi Russo, Riccardo Gallo, Stefano Federico, Massimo Sabbatini

“…The patient underwent a radiologic study because of an acute, asymptomatic renal impairment, that led to the diagnosis of a RSL of unusual dimensions, associated with a discrete hydronephrosis. …”
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Primary adenocarcinoma of duodenal bulb mimicking a pancreatic tumor: a case report by Eya Slama, S. Ben Hamida, S. Zaouga, H. Elloumi, I. Cheikh, A. G. Dahak, M. Missaoui, A. Chelibi, I. Ganzoui

“…An EGD showed a congested infiltrated area in the post-bulbar region, and Pathological exam confirmed the diagnosis of a primary adenocarcinoma of the duodenal bulb. …”
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Physical Therapists Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging in Clinical Practice: A Review of Case Reports by Robert Manske, Katherine Podoll, Alycia Markowski, Maureen Watkins, Lorna Hayward, Murray Maitland

“…The most common indication for USI was a differential diagnosis list that included serious pathologies. Case studies often had more than one indication. …”
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Fetal Midgut Volvulus with Meconium Peritonitis Detected on Prenatal Ultrasound by Emanuelle J. Best, Cecelia M. O’Brien, Wendy Carseldine, Aniruddh Deshpande, Rebecca Glover, Felicity Park

“…The case describes the complexity of diagnosis in the fetus, important considerations along with multidisciplinary team approach to management.…”
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Incontinentia Pigmenti Misdiagnosed as Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection by Fahimeh Abdollahimajd, Minoo Fallahi, Mohammad Kazemian, Yalda Nilipour, Mitra Radfar, Sedigheh Tahereh Tehranchi

“…The results of blood and CSF for HSV PCR were negative. Eventually the diagnosis for incontinentia pigmenti was made by consultation with a dermatologist, and skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.…”
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Neuroophthalmic Manifestations of Intracranial Tumours in Children by Megha Kotecha, Sarang Gotecha, Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia

“…Astrocytoma was the most frequent histopathological diagnosis followed by medulloblastoma. Conclusion. …”
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The healthcare burden of isolated aortic valve insufficiency by Ibrahim Sultan, Michael Ryan, Candace Gunnarsson, Natalie Heidrich, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula

“…We utilized Optum United Health Care Database for US patients who had an AI claim between 2017 and 2022, with 12 months of continuous enrollment (baseline period) prior to diagnosis. Exclusion criteria were AVR during the baseline period or a diagnosis of aortic stenosis. …”
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Seizures in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: The Relevance of Smoking to Stroke by Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Sandra Gofinet Pasoto, Simone Appenzeller

“…About 10.2% of PAPS patients had convulsions, predominantly after PAPS diagnosis, and seizures were associated to current smoking and stroke.…”
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Calciphylaxis: Successful Management of a Rare Complication of Chronic Kidney Disease in Two Patients by Ibtissam Fares, Tarik Bouattar, Hadja Moussokoro Kone, Hajar Benzouina, Meryem Benbella, Naima Ouzeddoun, Rabia Bayahia, Loubna Benamar

“…In both patients, the diagnosis was confirmed histologically. Our two observations highlight the difficulty of the diagnosis and the complexity of the therapeutic management that has been personalized according to patient characteristics and clinical evolution. …”
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease with Positive Autoimmune Indices: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by M. E. Evangelopoulos, G. Koutsis, E. Andreadou, C. Potagas, A. Dimirakopoulos, C. Sfagos

“…A thorough differential diagnosis is required to guide appropriate therapy.…”
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Predictive performance of emergency department-specific variables on COVID-19 pneumonia by Hann-Yee Tan, Mathew Yeo, Xin-Ying Tay, Michael Fung, Ranjeev Kumar, Say-Tat Ooi, Lina Amirah, Chalani Udhyami Ubeynarayana, Desmond Mao

“…Primary outcome was diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia. Secondary outcomes were ICU admission and/or death. …”
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Current Practice and Emerging Molecular Imaging Technologies in Oral Cancer Screening by Arianna Strome BS, Susanne Kossatz PhD, Daniella Karassawa Zanoni MD, Milind Rajadhyaksha PhD, Snehal Patel MD, Thomas Reiner PhD

“…Survival rates for patients are directly correlated with stage of diagnosis; despite this knowledge, 60% of individuals are presenting with late-stage disease. …”
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Why Asplenic Patients Should Not Take Care of the Neighbour’s Dog? A Fatal Course of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Patrick Langguth, Lothar Leissner, Günther Zick, Arno Fischer, Christiane Stuhlmann-Laiesz, Mona Salehi Ravesh, Friederike Austein, Olav Jansen, Marcus Both

“…After the patient had died despite forced treatment in the intermediate care unit, the differential diagnosis of CC was confirmed by culture of blood smears. …”
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A Patient with 38 Years of Smoking History and Severe Shortness of Breath by E. R. Buklis, N. I. Kokina, E. L. Bueverova, M. V. Feldsherov, V. S. Komarova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The key to successful diagnosis of bronchiolitis is a thorough differential analysis of the totality of anamnestic and clinical laboratory data, as well as a characteristic CT pattern.…”
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Does Thrombocyte Size Give Us an Idea about Thrombocytosis Etiology? by Selami Kocak Toprak, Betul Erismis, Sema Karakus, Nazmiye Kursun, Aysegul Haberal, Mustafa Gurhan Ulusoy

“…In the presence of a pathogenetic mutation in JAK2 or MPL, a differential diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia (ET) from reactive causes is relatively simple. …”
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Temporal trends of the incidence rate of syphilis during pregnancy and congenital syphilis in São Paulo, Brazil, 2011-2023 by Beatriz Poddis Busquim e Silva, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos, Rafaela Siqueira Costa Schreck, Fernanda Marçal Ferreira, Camilla Pontes Bezerra, Bárbara Tideman Sartório Camargo, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva

“…Conclusion Incidence rates of syphilis during pregnancy and congenital syphilis showed significant increasing trends, which may be related to the increase in the former during the diagnosis period (1st trimester), demonstrating increased testing among pregnant women, clinical classification at the time of diagnosis (latent syphilis), as well as inefficiency of adequate treatment when diagnosis is late.…”
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Prognostic impact of presenting symptoms of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma by Samuel Jun Ming Lim, Ying Hao, George Boon Bee Goh, Jason Pik Eu Chang, Chee Kiat Tan

“…Introduction: It is not known if the nature, number and duration of presenting symptoms at diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma impact on overall survival. …”
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Unveiling promising sepsis biomarkers: a clinical perspective by Hong Zhang, Junpeng Zhao, Zhiping Wang, Mengxiang Huang, Zhonghua Tan, Feng Jiang, Yuhong Zhou, Linhua Wang, Mingbing Xiao

“…Numerous biomarkers have been studied for their potential value in the diagnosis of sepsis, and more than 250 different biomarkers have been proposed. …”
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Gastric MALT Lymphoma with Giant Ulcer from Untreated H. pylori: Role of Endoscopic Biopsy – A Case Report. by Hysni Dede, Rovena Roshi, Gentiana Cekodhima, Manjola Tahiraj, Augusto Orlandi

“…This case underscores the potential for a wrong diagnosis (undiagnosed MALT-Lymphoma) if biopsy samples are not comprehensive. …”
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Vertigo as the First Sign of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review by Rubén Martín-Hernández, Diego Hernando Macías-Rodríguez, Víctor Martín-Sánchez, Cristina Cordero-Civantos, Santiago Santa Cruz-Ruiz, Ángel Batuecas-Caletrio

“…A peripheral blood cytogenetic analysis is performed due to a high suspicion of leukemia, and the results show BCR/ABL fusion gene with a cut point in the M-BCR region, which confirms the diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia. In this case we detail the importance of taking hematological disorders into consideration in the differential diagnosis of patients with otoneurological symptoms, and we also review the etiopathogenic mechanisms, symptoms, diagnosis, and therapeutic options for chronic myeloid leukemia with sudden hearing loss and vertigo.…”
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