Lyme neuroborreliosis as initial expression of Lyme disease in an elderly patient by Emidio Mata, Bárbara Lage Garcia, André Pereira, Joana Rego, Flávia Santos, Carlos Fernandes, Jorge Cotter

“…Conclusion: This case underscores the diagnostic complexity of LNB as an initial manifestation of LD, particularly in elderly patients. …”
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Analysis of prenatal diagnosis and pregnancy outcomes for rare autosomal trisomies detected by non-invasive prenatal testing in 33,079 cases by Xu Yan, Kai Ding, Xin Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Haiying Peng, Ying Zhang

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the prenatal diagnostic results and pregnancy outcomes of cases identified as high-risk for rare autosomal trisomies through non-invasive prenatal testing at the reproductive medicine center, Renmin hospital, Hubei university of medicine, from 2015 to 2023. …”
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Paediatric nephroblastoma at a South African tertiary hospital: A 21-year retrospective analysis by E Brits, E Gerber, I Iroka, L Mgidlana, J Willoughby, S Dhlamini, P Nxumalo, S Sefadi, A Mthembu, J B Sempa

“…This study highlights the need for collaboration between SA and Lesotho healthcare providers to improve outcomes by addressing diagnostic delays, treatment defaults and response variations in resource-limited settings through community health education, improving access to primary care, offering care-provider training, improving diagnostic resources and addressing socioeconomic barriers. …”
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The Burden of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring Barriers to Elimination and Prevention by Daniel Asmelash, Wubetu Agegnehu, Wondaya Fenta, Yemane Asmelash, Shibihon Debebe, Abyot Asres

“…Subgroup analysis showed significant regional and diagnostic tool differences in asymptomatic Plasmodium infection. …”
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Treatment of a medial plica in the knee among German knee surgeons – The Plica Survey by Svea Faber, Philipp W. Winkler, Ralf Henkelmann, Theresa Diermeier, Wolf Petersen, Maurice Balke, Sebastian Metzlaff, Sebastian Colcuc, Gerald Zimmermann, Philip P. Roessler, Thomas R. Niethammer

“…The survey was comprised 15 questions regarding diagnostic and treatment approaches. Data were collected anonymously and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics Version 26.0. …”
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Fibrous Dysplasia of the Ethmoid Bone Diagnosed in a 10-Year-Old Patient by Zofia Resler, Monika Morawska-Kochman, Katarzyna Resler, Tomasz Zatoński

“…However, diagnostic errors often occur in imaging studies, leading to confusion. …”
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Influence of Genetics, Immunity and the Microbiome on the Prognosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD Prognosis Study): the protocol for a Copenhagen IBD Inception Cohort Study by Johan Burisch, Lene Terslev, Mikkel Østergaard, Annette Bøjer Jensen, Frank Krieger Jensen, Flemming Bendtsen, Charlotte Wiell, Mohamed Attauabi, Klaus Theede, Viktoria Fana, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Henrik S Thomsen, Jakob M Møller, Simon Francis Thomsen, Gorm Roager Madsen, Anne Vibeke Wewer, Rune Wilkens, Johan Ilvemark, Nora Vladimirova, Sanja Bay Hansen, Yousef Jesper Wirenfeldt Nielsen, Helene Andrea Sinclair Ingels, Trine Boysen, Jacob T Bjerrum, Christian Jakobsen, Maria Dorn-Rasmussen, Sabine Jansson, Yiqiu Yao, Ewa Anna Burian, Frederik Trier Møller, Kristina Bertl, Andreas Stavropoulos, Jakob B Seidelin

“…The diagnosis of IBD will be according to the Porto diagnostic criteria in paediatric and adolescent patients or the Copenhagen diagnostic criteria in adult patients. …”
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CURRENT STRATEGIES IN DIAGNOSIS OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME IN CHILDREN WITH OBESITY by Mihaela Roxana Popescu, Roxana Șerban, Otilia Novac, Liliana Barbacariu, Luiza-Simona Pohaci-Antonesei, Elena Rodica Popescu, Letiția Doina Duceac, Oana-Raluca Temneanu

“…The current study represents a review of the specialized literature from the last 10 years, focusing on the diagnostic methods that can facilitate surgical and non-surgical treatment. …”
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Persistent Increase in Serum Alkaline Phosphatase in a Patient with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undefined Significance by I. Ramasamy

“…The identification of macro-ALP is important to rule out pathological causes of increased ALP activity and to avoid unnecessary diagnostic investigation. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency, gallstone pancreatitis, and monoclonal gammopathy of undefined significance (MGUS). …”
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Idiopathic Lymphocele: A Possible Diagnosis for Infraclavicular Masses by Adenauer Marinho de Oliveira Góes Junior, Salim Abdon Haber Jeha

“…The authors also provide a brief review of the most important thing diagnostic features and treatment options for this condition. …”
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External pressure headache. Literature review by R. Timofejavaitė, K. Ryliškienė

“…The article provides a review of the classification of external pressure headaches, diagnostic criteria, headache characteristics, pathogenesis mechanisms, and headaches caused by personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Paediatric extra-axial myxopapillary ependymoma: what to expect? Case report and literature review by Roberto Lo Piccolo, Roberto Lo Piccolo, Maria Chiara Cianci, Iacopo Sardi, Marco Di Nicola, Anna M. Buccoliero, Chiara Caporalini, Antonino Morabito, Antonino Morabito

“…The aim was to highlight the importance of diagnostic suspicion in differential diagnosis of sacral soft-tissue masses…”
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Disseminated Tuberculosis Mimicking as Crohn’s Disease in a Paediatric Patient by Elizabeth Feenstra, Yentl Driesen, Nicolette Moes, Nathalie Jouret, Koen Vanden Driessche

“…The diagnosis was delayed for several weeks due to the clinical picture which was mimicking Crohn’s disease, the known difficulties in diagnostic tests and the improvement on meropenem. This case demonstrates the importance of a detailed microscopic examination of gastrointestinal biopsies and the tuberculostatic effect of meropenem which physicians should be aware of.…”
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Upper Gastrointestinal Manifestation of Bezoars and the Etiological Factors: A Literature Review by Samiullah Khan, Kui Jiang, Lan-ping Zhu, Iftikhar-ahmad Khan, Kifayat Ullah, Saima Khan, Xin Chen, Bang-mao Wang

“…Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the standard diagnostic and therapeutic method for gastric bezoars. …”
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Bone Marrow Burkitt Lymphoma in a Child by Matija Knežić, Irena Seili Bekafigo, Jelena Roganović, Ita Hadžisejdić, Nives Jonjić

“…BL cases with isolated bone marrow involvement are challenging in regard to a prompt diagnostic process. We report a case of a sporadic extranodal subtype of isolated bone marrow BL in an 11-year-old boy. …”
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Pancreatopleural fistula: A rare cause of recurrent pleural effusion by Zehra Dhanani, Stephen Dachert

“…We present the case of an elderly male with recurrent pleural effusion and a history of chronic pancreatitis. Diagnostic challenges arose, with the initial misdiagnosis as pneumonia. …”
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Laparoscopic Salpingectomy for Isolated Fallopian Tube Torsion in the Third Trimester by R. P. Duncan, M. M. Shah

“…We discuss some of the diagnostic difficulties faced and approached to surgery as well as a brief review of the literature. …”
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The case of the unusual progression of the left atrial malignant tumor by R.M. Vitovsky, V.V. Isaenko, O.A. Pishchurin, V.F. Onishchenko, O.Z. Paratsiy, I.G. Yakovenko, D.N. Dyadyun, T.I. Dedkova

“…Laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods were used, including transthoracic and transesophageal B-mode color Doppler echocardiography, which made possible to detect the tumor. …”
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Optic neuritis by J. Katelytė, R. Liutkevičienė

“…In this article, we discuss about typical “idiopathic” demyelinating optic neuropathy (IDON), its symptoms, diagnostic approaches, and diseases which can mimic IDON, including neuromyelitis optica, sarcoidosis, chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, neuroretinitis, Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, and some “ocular” mimics. …”
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A Rare Metastasis of Prostate Cancer by İlkin Hamid-Zada, Bekir Demirtaş, Özgür Kazan, Özgür Efiloğlu, Asıf Yıldırım

“…For rare renal metastases, biopsy of the mass should be considered for diagnostic purposes.…”
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