Dermatological insight as the key to diagnosing intestinal Behçet’s disease misdiagnosed as Crohn’s: a case report by Caterina Mariarosaria Giorgio, Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi, Gaetano Licata, Carmine Fiorentino, Giuseppe Argenziano, Luca Damiani

“…Despite overlapping clinical and histological features between Crohn’s disease and intestinal Behçet’s disease, a dermatological consultation raised suspicion for Behçet’s, leading to a revised diagnosis. This case highlights the helpful role of dermatologists in avoiding misdiagnosis and ensuring appropriate treatments for complex inflammatory conditions. …”
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Pulmonary Hydatidosis in Children. A Case Presentation by Gladys Esther Escalante, Ivonne Espinosa Gómez, Yaquelin González Ricardo

“…We report a case of infection in an 8 year old girl admitted with the initial diagnosis of severe neumopathy and treated with various antimicrobial regimens without the expected success. …”
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Nanotechnology-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Affinity Biosensors for In Vitro Diagnostics by Riccarda Antiochia, Paolo Bollella, Gabriele Favero, Franco Mazzei

“…In the last decades, in vitro diagnostic devices (IVDDs) became a very important tool in medicine for an early and correct diagnosis, a proper screening of targeted population, and also assessing the efficiency of a specific therapy. …”
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Multiple Oral Leiomyomas in an Infant: A Rare Case by Efraín Alvarez, María P. Laberry, Carlos M. Ardila

“…A rare case of multiple leiomyomas localized on the tongue, cheek, and floor of the mouth of an 8-month-old baby is reported. The diagnosis of leiomyoma in the oral cavity is mainly determined by histological studies; however, immunohistochemical tests are recommended in order to differentiate from other tumors. …”
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Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome (CHAOS): No Intervention, No Survival—A Case Report and Literature Review by Ammar Ashraf, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelrahman, Ahmed Senna, Fatimah Alsaad

“…Antenatal sonographic imaging has typical findings that can help in an early diagnosis, which is important in deciding elective termination of the pregnancy or successful planning of appropriate perinatal management.…”
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Peripheral Ameloblastoma of Upper Gingiva in a Patient with Port-Wine Stain by Natheer H. Al-Rawi, Sahar Othman, Ab Rani Samsudin

“…This case illustrates the importance of including peripheral ameloblastoma in the differential diagnosis of painless exophytic gingival swelling.…”
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A Rare and Potentially Catastrophic Infection: Primary Intestinal Aspergillosis—Case Report in an HIV Patient by Cátia Dias, Filipa Duarte-Ribeiro, Sara Pipa, Margarida Mota

“…We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with a history of human immunodeficiency virus infection who presented with fever, weight loss, and diarrhea, posteriorly diagnosed with intestinal aspergillosis after examination of a segmental enterectomy piece. The diagnosis was made postmortem once the patient died after fast and progressive deterioration in the postoperative period.…”
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Biomarkers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Tara Behne, M. Sitki Copur

“…They are currently being aggressively evaluated to establish their value in early diagnosis, optimization of therapy, reducing the emergence of new tumors, and preventing the recurrence after surgical resection or liver transplantation. …”
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Foreign Body Aspiration of a Dental Bridge in the Left Main Stem Bronchus by Monay Mahmoud, Syed Imam, Hetalben Patel, Matthew King

“…Decreased levels of consciousness, sedation, and neuromuscular diseases are major risk factors for foreign body aspiration in adults. Prompt diagnosis and intervention through foreign body retrieval are critical to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Necrotizing ANCA-Positive Glomerulonephritis Secondary to Culture-Negative Endocarditis by Sophie Van Haare Heijmeijer, Dunja Wilmes, Selda Aydin, Caroline Clerckx, Laura Labriola

“…Furthermore the association between IE and ANCA positivity is well documented, making differential diagnosis between IE- and ANCA-associated vasculitis particularly difficult, especially in case of culture-negative IE. …”
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An Unexpected Presentation of Haemoperitoneum in a Pregnant Woman by Kaushalya Arulpragasam, Andrea Atkinson, Mathias Epee-Bekima

“…This case highlights that although the decision and initial management may be apparent, often the diagnosis can be unexpected and that the diagnostic challenge is often outside the scope of a brief Emergency Room assessment. …”
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Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual Case by Ravi Sauhta, Dheeraj Makkar

“…Because the risk of malignancy grows with age, we underline that osteochondroma should be considered a differential diagnosis in both unusual locations and age groups. …”
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Open Questions in the Management of Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma by Marguerite Tyran, Laurence Gonzague, Reda Bouabdallah, Michel Resbeut

“…Due to it’s rarity there is no standard therapeutic approach and pathological diagnosis may be hard. In this paper we discuss the technical aspects of the radiation therapy and histological issues. …”
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Infected Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck by Parkash Mandhan, Zaid Raouf, Khalid Bhatti

“…Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in a female child presenting with an inguinal swelling should be considered in differential diagnosis.…”
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The Perfect Way to Predict the Severity of Acute Pancreatitis: The Search Continues by Daniel C Sadowski

“…Of those 73, 11 (15%) went on to have a clinical course consistent with a diagnosis of severe pancreatitis. For the purposes of the study, severe pancreatitis was defined by the occurrence of death, intensive care unit admission, surgical intervention or significant symptomatic local complications (necrosis, abscess or pseudocyst). …”
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Tribute to Roger Guillemin, a pioneer in neuroendocrinology (1924–2024), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by Mougin, Christiane, Rossier, Jean, Bloch, Bertrand

“…These seminal works paved the way to major applications in many fields of physiology and medicine for diagnosis, pharmacology and therapy, far beyond the initial discovery and properties of these molecules, including in cancerology, immunology, inflammation, drug addiction and behavior.…”
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Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome and Cerebellar Herniation with Successful Reversal Using Mannitol by Anna Curtis, Christian Lamb, Hussain Rao, Andrew Williams, Amit Patel

“…Feared sequalae of this diagnosis are brain herniation and death. This report presents a patient who was diagnosed with DDS with subsequent tonsillar herniation shown on imaging with complete resolution of clinical signs and symptoms, as well as imaging findings of herniation after prompt initiation of intravenous mannitol. …”
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Oral Tuberculosis: A Rare Manifestation of Disseminated Disease in a Patient with Dermatomyositis on Chronic Corticosteroids by Dina Khateeb, Mohleen Kang, Eugenio Capitle, Mirela Feurdean

“…Physicians must be aware of extra pulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis in patients at risk, in order to avoid delays in diagnosis and treatment and to prevent further contagion.…”
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A Wandering Abdominal Mass in a Neonate: An Enteric Duplication Cyst Mimicking an Ovarian Cyst by Shigeo Iijima

“…Serial US and MRI examinations performed after birth showed a single cyst that wandered from side to side in the abdomen; the initial diagnosis was thought to be an ovarian cyst. During laparotomy, however, it was found to be an enteric duplication cyst with volvulus. …”
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Von Recklinghausen disease with recurrent hip dislocation and Osteonecrosis. Case presentation by Rolando Dornes Ramon, Yordany Vázquez Mora, Aimé Alberna Cardoso

“…The different modalities of imaging studies play an important role in the diagnosis and monitoring of this nosological entity. …”
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