A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Aortitis Associated with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Sylwia Sasinowska, Pamela Traisak, Michael McCormack, Hala Eid

“…A 68-year-old female with recent diagnosis of CMML presented to our office for evaluation of abnormal chest computed tomography (CT) that showed inflammation surrounding the entirety of thoracic and abdominal aorta, consistent with aortitis. …”
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Comparative study between the use of isosorbide dinitrate and captopril in hypertensive emergency treatment. by Brandy Viera Valdés

“…<strong>Method</strong>: a cuasi experimental study was designed with 60 patients with this diagnosis. The patients were divided into two groups. …”
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Diogenes Syndrome: Identification and Distinction from Hoarding Disorder by Carmel Proctor, Sakib Rahman

“…Furthermore, creating an agreed-upon constellation of symptoms representative of Diogenes is essential to creating a formal Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) entry, which would facilitate the much-needed development of assessment measures to enable accurate diagnosis and treatment.…”
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Saddle Pulmonary Embolism with Thrombus in Transit across a Patent Foramen Ovale by Fitzgerald Shepherd, Ashley White-Stern, Oloruntobi Rahaman, Damian Kurian, Karen Simon

“…Because this is a rare diagnosis, with insufficient data, there is no formally established treatment guideline. …”
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TLE1 Positive Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rana Naous

“…The tumor however was double positive for CD99 and TLE1 which made it difficult to discriminate it from the myxoid variant of SS based on histopathological examination and immunophenotype alone, and genetic analysis for SYT gene rearrangement was required to reach a definitive diagnosis. Although there have been previous case reports of CCSK with positive expression of CD99 and negative TLE1, to our knowledge, this is the first case of CCSK expressing both CD99 and TLE1.…”
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy: recent insights in brain related comorbidities by Cyrille Vaillend, Yoshitsugu Aoki, Eugenio Mercuri, Jos Hendriksen, Konstantina Tetorou, Aurelie Goyenvalle, Francesco Muntoni

“…Thus, improvement of their diagnosis and treatment is needed. Dystrophic mouse models exhibit similar phenotypes, where genetic therapies restoring brain dystrophins improve their behaviour. …”
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Tissue Specific Expression Levels of Apoptosis Involved Genes Have Correlations with Codon and Amino Acid Usage by Mohammadreza Hajjari, Iman Sadeghi, Abbas Salavaty, Habib Nasiri, Maryam Tahmasebi Birgani

“…The selection may play an important role in the differentiation of human tissues and can be considered for future studies in diagnosis of some diseases such as cancer.…”
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Burkitt lymphoma affecting the right heart. A case from practice by R.M. Vitovsky, V.P. Zakharova, O.А. Lozovyy, V.V. Isaenko, O.A. Pishchurin

“…Berkitt lymphoma as a primary malignant tumor of the heart occurs extremely rarely. By the time of the diagnosis, patients already have regional or distant metastases, which greatly worsens their clinical condition and the prognosis of surgical treatment. …”
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Management of Inflammatory Internal Root Resorption with Biodentine and Thermoplasticised Gutta-Percha by Girish Umashetty, Upendra Hoshing, Suvarna Patil, Nishant Ajgaonkar

“…Because it is asymptomatic, internal root resorption needs an early diagnosis in order to institute the endodontic treatment before the process compromises the remaining mineralized structures of the tooth. …”
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Successful Treatment of Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula with a Special Graft by Ömer Faruk Çiçek, Mustafa Cüneyt Çiçek, Ersin Kadiroğulları, Alper Uzun, Mahmut Ulaş

“…We report a case of a 70-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with an episode of melena and infection in the left inguinal region. Diagnosis of secondary aortoenteric fistula was made between the left limb of the aortobifemoral graft and the descending colon. …”
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Restorative Management and Treatment of Pseudo-Class III Malocclusion by Ali H. Alfaifi

“…We were able to provide an alternative to orthodontic treatment where esthetic and functional needs of the patient were met after careful diagnosis and proper management. This clinical approach will give chance to treat patients suffering from minor occlusal discrepancies that require restorative intervention without the need to go through orthodontic therapy.…”
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The Role of Intracellular Organisms in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Arthritis by Animesh Singh, Sarah Karrar

“…We discuss a range of possible mechanisms including molecular mimicry, persistent low grade infections, and abnormal host responses to common bacterial causes of reactive arthritis as well as discussing some of the clinical challenges that we face in making the diagnosis and in treatment of persistent symptoms.…”
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Nonfatal Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy as a Late Complication of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Juan D. Salcedo, Jordan S. Goldstein, Jose M. Quinonez, Maria Antonietta Mosetti

“…Hyperammonemic encephalopathy in the absence of known hepatic dysfunction presents a diagnostic dilemma. An early diagnosis and intervention are crucial to decrease morbidity and mortality.…”
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Voriconazole-induced periostitis in the hand by Gurbinder Singh, Daria Motamedi, Kevin Sweetwood

“…This case underscores the importance of leveraging a thorough understanding of imaging features, clinical manifestations, and laboratory data to aid in the diagnosis of voriconazole-induced periostitis.…”
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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Resistant Hypertension by Dimitrios Syrseloudis, Ioannis Andrikou, Eirini Andrikou, Kyriakos Dimitriadis, Christodoulos Stefanadis

“…ABPM constitutes a valuable tool in the diagnosis of RH. The identification of white coat RH and masked hypertension (which may fulfill or not the definition of RH) is of great importance in the clinical management of such patients. …”
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Prediction and Analysis of Polished Rod Dynamometer Card in Sucker Rod Pumping System with Wear by Dongyu Wang, Hongzhao Liu

“…The results showed that the increased clearance caused by wear will reduce the polished rod load on upstroke of the sucker rod pumping system, which could provide a theoretical basis for the next fault diagnosis.…”
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Assessment of Salivary Adipokines Resistin, Visfatin, and Ghrelin as Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Biomarkers by Mythily Srinivasan, Melinda L. Meadows, Lisa Maxwell

“…Pathologically, dysregulation of many biological pathways precedes hyperglycemia and the clinical diagnosis of T2DM. Changing trajectories along the process of T2DM development necessitates frequent measurement of biomarkers for early identification of at-risk individuals and successful prevention. …”
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Six-Digit CPK and Mildly Affected Renal Function in McArdle Disease by George Spyropoulos, Panagiotis Kratimenos, Andrew D. Mcinnes, Richard J. DeGroote, Ioannis Koutroulis

“…Genetic studies revealed the diagnosis of McArdle disease.…”
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Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and Tonsil Metastasis by Dario Marcotullio, Giannicola Iannella, Gian Franco Macri, Caterina Marinelli, Melissa Zelli, Giuseppe Magliulo

“…These features enabled us to make the diagnosis of renal clear cell carcinoma metastasis. …”
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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura after Mastectomy and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection by Wil L. Santivasi, Meghan M. Routt, Alicia M. Terando

“…Diagnostic Workup revealed no clear etiology for the thrombocytopenia; therefore, a presumptive diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura was made. …”
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