Endodontic Management of Mandibular Second Molar Fused to a Supernumerary Tooth, Using Spiral Computed Tomography as a Diagnostic Aid: A Case Report by Kavitarani Rudagi, B. M. Rudagi, Sandeep Metgud, Rahul Wagle

“…The use of high-end diagnostic imaging modalities such as spiral computed tomography can help the clinician in making a confirmatory diagnosis and determining the treatment plan before undertaking the actual treatment. …”
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Extrapulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as myositis: A rare case by Niraj Bohania, Sumeet Singla, Jagriti Nahata, Pijush Kanti Nandi, Seema Daksh, S Anuradha

“…A FDG-PET scan was done which revealed that the muscles of upper and lower limbs showed diffuse, heterogenous areas of increased FDG avidity suggestive of myositis. Final diagnosis of extrapulmonary sarcoidosis (presenting as myositis along with CNS vasculitis and hypercalcemia) was made. …”
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Easily Missed: A Case Series of New Heart Failure in Young Adults by Eric J. Hall, Jonathan Menachem, Lynne Warner Stevenson, Jessica Huston

“…We present four cases of new diagnosis of HF (due to familial cardiomyopathy, tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, spontaneous coronary artery dissection, and peripartum cardiomyopathy) to highlight the range of etiologies and presentations requiring recognition in this patient population. …”
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Detecting Latent Topics and Trends in Global Publications on Brucellosis Disease Using Text Mining by Meisam Dastani, Jalal Mardaneh, Omid Pouresmaeil

“…According to results, eight main topics of “Prevention,” “Clinical symptoms,” “Diagnosis,” “Control,” “Treatment,” “Immunology,” “Structural Features,” and “Pathogenicity” have been identified for brucellosis publications. …”
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Fulminant Mucormycosis Involving Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Case Report by Komali Garlapati, Sunanda Chavva, Rahul Marshal Vaddeswarupu, Jyotsna Surampudi

“…Here we describe a case of mucormycosis of maxillary antrum extending to ethmoidal and frontal sinus and also causing necrosis of left maxilla in an uncontrolled diabetic individual to emphasize early diagnosis and treatment of this fatal fungal infection.…”
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Neurofibromatosis Type I and Stromal Tumor with a Multiple Digestive Localization by Amina Chaka, Farouk Ennaceur, Mohamed Amine Tormen, Ibtissem Korbi, Faouzi Noomen, Khadija Zouari

“…The incidence of gastroduodenal stromal tumor during Recklinghausen disease can reach 35% in autopsies and 5% in clinical cases. In our case, the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type I was made in a middle-aged women initially diagnosed with a pancreaticoduodenal tumor.…”
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Fecal Calprotectin Use in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Beyond: A Mini-Review by Bashaar Alibrahim, Mohammed I Aljasser, Baljinder Salh

“…Given the number of inflammatory disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract directly and indirectly, coupled with the considerable overlap with functional disorders, it is evident that more useful noninvasive diagnostic tests are required to aid with diagnosis. If these tests can also have some utility for individual patient follow-up in terms of disease activity and response to treatment, as well as providing forewarning of disease relapse, it would be extremely useful information for the clinician. …”
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Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to Coronary Spasm with Recurrent Ventricular Fibrillation by Vrijraj Sinhji Rathod, Tanmay Kanitkar, Grigoris Karamasis

“…This case report highlights how conventional imaging modalities may not always lead to a diagnosis.…”
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Extended-Interval Gentamicin Dosing for Pulmonic Tularemia by Tyson Dietrich, Katelynn Garcia, Joe Strain, John Ashurst

“…A clinician should have a heightened suspicion in endemic areas or when outbreaks appear. Diagnosis is achieved through serological testing or polymerase chain reaction assays. …”
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Primary Intraocular Lymphoma in a Patient with Bilateral Epstein-Barr Virus Panuveitis by Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini, Mojtaba Abrishami, Elham Barashki, Ghodsieh Zamani

“…Polymerase chain reaction-based analysis of the vitreous sample was positive for EBV, and cytological evaluation was compatible with the diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma. A significant improvement was observed following serial intravitreal rituximab and methotrexate injections. …”
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Kommerell’s Diverticulum: An Unusual Cause of Chronic Cough by Rahul Magazine, Charudutt Sambhaji, Ranjan Shetty, Umesh Goneppanavar

“…Vascular anomalies such as Kommerell’s diverticulum, though uncommon, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic cough particularly when other common causes have been ruled out.…”
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Supernumerary Teeth in Primary Dentition and Early Intervention: A Series of Case Reports by Rakesh N. Bahadure, Nilima Thosar, Eesha S. Jain, Vidhi Kharabe, Rahul Gaikwad

“…Early recognition and diagnosis of supernumerary teeth is important to prevent further complications in permanent dentition. …”
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Wegener's Granulomatosis: A Rare Cause of Hydronephrosis by Julien Lillaz, Stéphane Bernardini, Marie-Paule Algros, Hugues Bittard, François Kleinclauss

“…After surgical excision of the ureteral lesion, the Wegener's granulomatosis diagnosis was established. This report is the clinical description of a case of “atypical” Wegener's granulomatosis revealed by the onset of a ureteral disease mimicking a neoplastic process.…”
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Acute Eosinophilic Ascites in a Middle-Aged Man by Fadi Bleibel, Keith Fragoza, Garrey T. Faller

“…Upper endoscopy and extensive testing for malignancy and parasitic infections failed to establish a diagnosis. Ascitic fluid analysis showed significant eosinophilia. …”
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Successful Endoscopic Management of Fish Bone Embedded into the Bladder Wall by Koichi Kodama, Mitsuo Ofude, Isamu Motoi, Yoshinobu Hinoue, Katsuhiko Saito

“…A high index of suspicion should be maintained for the correct diagnosis to be made.…”
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Filariasis of Stensen’s Duct: An Index Case by Eishaan K. Bhargava, Nikhil Arora, Varun Rai, Ravi Meher, Prerna Arora, Ruchika Juneja

“…We report a never before reported case of filariasis of the main parotid duct in a 25-year-old male that resolved on medical management, exemplifying the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion and careful examination of cytological smears in endemic countries, allowing for an early diagnosis and treatment, decreasing the morbidity of this debilitating disease.…”
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Structural Damage Identification Method Based on Parametric Boundary Condition Optimization by Wei Guo, Wei Jiang

“…During the use of civil engineering structures, the working environment is constantly changing; combined with the current damage identification and detection methods, the structure health monitoring system is established, and it is of great significance to promote the practical development of structural damage identification methods to accurately monitor the structure state in real time and to make a rapid and accurate diagnosis when the structure damage occurs.…”
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Overloads and interferences as risk factors in periodontal disease. by Esther María Castillo Betancourt, Marta M. Bosch Pons, Bienvenido Mesa Reinaldo, Maricela Seijo Machado, Zahily Espino Otero

“…<strong>Method:</strong> Descriptive, retrospective analytical study of 100 patients who attended to the Periodontal Consultation in Cienfuegos Dental Clinic between January, 2002 and January, 2007, with diagnosis of periodontitis and occlusal overload and interferences. …”
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Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Multifocal Synchronous Transformation to Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma by Mark Benedict, Jose Costa

“…In contrast, anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is the most aggressive thyroid malignancy with a mortality rate of nearly 90% and survival typically of only six months after the diagnosis is made. The transformation of papillary thyroid carcinoma to anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is well documented in the literature but is uncommon and in most instances is reported as a case report or small series only. …”
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Otitis Media Supuratif Kronis Tipe Kolesteatom dengan Komplikasi Sekuele Stroke Akibat Meningoensefalitis by Debby Apri Grecwin, Yan Edward

“…Dilaporkan seorang pasien anak laki-laki usia 13 tahun dengan diagnosis otitis media supuratif kronis auris dekstra tipe kolesteatom dengan komplikasi sekuele stroke akibat meningoensefalitis yang ditatalaksana dengan terapi medikamentosa dan timpanomastoidektomi dinding runtuh. …”
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