Virtual consulting in the times of COVID-19 by Latika Gupta, Supriya Sharma, Rajat Kharbanda, Shelley Aggarwal, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal

“…Results: In our experience spanning 5 weeks, among 508 rheumatology patients who sought teleconsultations, rheumatoid arthritis was the most common diagnosis (35.2'), and 43' were asked to continue the same treatment over tele consults, whereas investigations were awaited for another 16'. …”
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Comprehensive case report and literature review on perioperative management of multiple pheochromocytoma in a pediatric patient by Shenghua Yu, Tianxiao Zou, Sisi Wei, Yani Yu, Guili Ding

“…Abdominal CT imaging revealed bilateral adrenal masses measuring 40 mm on the left and 12 mm on the right. The diagnosis of pheochromocytoma was confirmed by elevated blood catecholamine metabolites. …”
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Cicatricial Organizing Pneumonia with Dendriform Pulmonary Ossification: An Unusual Cause for a Recurrent Pneumothorax by Mnahi Bin Saeedan, Carol Farver, Atul C. Mehta, Ruchi Yadav

“…The case highlights that dendriform pulmonary ossification arising from cicatricial organizing pneumonia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of recurrent pneumonias among patients with lower lobe sub-pleural reticular opacities. …”
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System Dynamics Modeling Can be Leveraged to Predict Critical Care Pathways and Costs for End Stage Renal Disease: US Population to 2020 by Luca Fernandez, Christopher Koliba, Asim Zia, Katharine Cheung, Richard Solomon, Christopher Jones

“…Incidence, transplant and mortality rates were modeled for 35 age and primary diagnosis subgroups coursing through different ESRD critical care pathways. …”
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Concomitant Nephrotic Syndrome and Cryoglobulinemia in a Case of Malignant Mesothelioma by Kei Nagai, Hiroaki Tachi, Kohei Inoue, Atsushi Ueda

“…The patient died a little over three years after the pathological diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma. Our case had three key features nephrotic syndrome was possibly associated with malignant mesothelioma; cryoglobulinemia occurred in malignant mesothelioma; and concomitant nephrotic syndrome and cryoglobulinemia occurred after chemotherapy. …”
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Diagnostic and Treatment-Related Challenges in Sinonasal Teratocarcinosarcoma: A Report of Three Cases by W. F. Julius Scheurleer, Weibel W. Braunius, Bernard M. Tijink, Luuk M. Janssen, Frank A. Pameijer, Gerben E. Breimer, Ernst J. Smid, Remco de Bree, Lot A. Devriese, Johannes A. Rijken

“…Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy located almost exclusively in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, or anterior skull base. Histopathological diagnosis can be challenging due to the heterogeneous composition. …”
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Novel heterozygous ASH1L nonsense variant involved in mild intellectual disability by Baoqiong Liao, Baoqiong Liao, Wuming Xie, Shuwen He

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Cavitating Mesenteric Lymph Node Syndrome in Association with Coeliac Disease and Enteropathy Associated T-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Olivia M. B. McBride, Richard J. E. Skipworth, Derek Leitch, Satheesh Yalamarthi

“…This paper highlights the varied presentation of CD. In this case, the diagnosis of CD was made retrospectively after the complications were dealt with. …”
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Human Herpesvirus 6 is Associated with Status Epilepticus and Hyponatremia after Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation by Fernanda Leite de Souza Franceschi, Jaime Green, Zuzan Cayci, Evan Mariash, Mustapha Ezzeddine, Veronika Bachanova, Celalettin Ustun

“…HHV6 should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nonconvulsive status epilepticus after alloHCT, especially in patients with hyponatremia. …”
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Pantoea agglomerans Infections in Children: Report of Two Cases by Shraddha Siwakoti, Rinku Sah, Rupa Singh Rajbhandari, Basudha Khanal

“…Also, we report a case of a 3-year-old male child referred to our center with a provisional diagnosis of UTI with chickenpox for further evaluation. …”
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Wegener Granulomatosis Revealed by Pleural Effusion by Anne-Claire Toffart, François Arbib, Sylvie Lantuejoul, Jean-François Roux, Vincent Bland, Gilbert Ferretti, Samia Diab

“…Serologies were positive for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and antiproteinase 3 antibodies. A diagnosis of WG was conducted and the patient was started on cyclophosphamide and methylprednisolone as an initial treatment, with a favorable evolution. …”
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Graves’ Thyrotoxicosis Leading to Adrenal Decompensation and Hyperandrogenemia in a Pediatric Patient with Salt-Wasting Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Meghan E. Fredette, Lisa Swartz Topor

“…Thyrotoxicosis must be included in the differential diagnosis of individuals with SW-CAH who present with episodes concerning for adrenal crises, escalating hydrocortisone requirements, and/or inadequate suppression of adrenal hormones.…”
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Delayed Chylothorax during Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma with a Malignant Pleural Effusion by Chigozirim N. Ekeke, Ernest G. Chan, James D. Luketich, Rajeev Dhupar

“…Chemotherapy, fluid management, and nutritional support allowed this to resolve over the course of ninety days from diagnosis. We describe the patient’s clinical course and highlight nonoperative management of delayed chylothorax in the setting of follicular lymphoma treatment.…”
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Intraocular Silicone Oil Masquerading as Terson Syndrome by Navid Elmi Sadr, Bijan Samavat, Payam Mehrian, Alireza Hedayatfar

“…Terson syndrome was the initial diagnosis but ophthalmoscopic examination and brain MRI showed that the left eye had silicone oil tamponade. …”
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A Case of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia after Treatment with Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab Chemotherapy, with Aut... by Ing S. Tiong, Michael B. Y. Lau, Seventeen Toumoua, Shingirai Chiruka

“…Twenty-four days after the last chemotherapy, he presented with febrile neutropaenia and was diagnosed with HLH. The diagnosis was based upon persistent fever, pancytopenia, hyperferritinemia, splenomegaly, and hemophagocytosis on bone marrow aspirate. …”
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Comparison of Axillary and Tympanic Temperature Measurements in Children Diagnosed with Acute Otitis Media by Hatice Hilal Doğan, Rabia Gönül Sezer, Tarık Kırkgöz, Abdulkadir Bozaykut

“…We suggest that the higher tympanic temperatures, approximately 0.5°C in our study, in infected ears may aid in diagnosis of patients with fever without a source in pediatric clinics.…”
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Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma in an Adolescent with Sickle Cell Anaemia by H. R. Ahmad, J. A. Faruk, M. A. Bugaje, A. Solomon, M. O. A. Samaila, R. M. Akuse

“…We report an adolescent girl with sickle cell anaemia (HBSS) who presented with left renal tumour, histology of which confirmed a diagnosis of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (sRCC). …”
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Tuberculous Empyema Necessitatis in a 40-Year-Old Immunocompetent Male by Farhang Babamahmoodi, Lotfollah Davoodi, Roya Sheikholeslami, Fatemeh Ahangarkani

“…Because of long duration and ambiguous symptoms of the disease, diagnosis can be hard. The disease can be treated both medically and surgically. …”
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To Compare Serum Procalcitonin And CRP As Markers Of Neonatal Sepsis by Rafiq Ahmad, Israr Liaquat, Nadia Mumtaz, Sughra Zulfiqar, Sidra tul Muntaha, Nazia Rafique

“…The study included neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Holy Family Hospital with a diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. Parents are permitted via written informed consent. …”
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An elderly patient with low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma with early postoperative recurrences and metastases: a case report by Amr Mansour, Assil Mahamid, Eyal Behrbalk

“…First described by Evans in 1987, recurrence and metastasis can occur decades after the initial diagnosis, complicating long-term management. Case presentation We report the case of an 83-year-old Jewish female patient diagnosed with low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma in her right shoulder. …”
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