Cecocolic Intussusception in Adult Caused by Acute Appendicitis by Jeonghyun Kang, Kang Young Lee, Seung-Kook Sohn

“…Intussusception in adult is rare. The etiology is different from that of childhood. The most common cause of intussusception in adult is known as malignancy. …”
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Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) in the Setting of Trauma and Schizophrenia by Sikander Chohan, Ali Chohan, Muhamid Asif

“…Our case report illustrates the diagnostic journey of a young female with a history of schizophrenia and childhood trauma who had an initial misdiagnosis of epilepsy. The etiology of PNES is complex. Major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder are common comorbid conditions in these patients. …”
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Oromandibular Limb Hypogenesis Syndrome Type IIB: Case Report of Hypoglossia-Hypodactyly by Manasa Anand Meundi, Gopakumar R. Nair, Prathima Sreenivasan, A. C. Raj

“…Some type of intrauterine trauma is the most widely accepted etiology. The characteristic features of the syndrome are hypoglossia, limb anomalies of variable degree, and micrognathia of the mandible. …”
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Trigeminal Neuralgia with Persistent Trigeminal Artery Variant and Schwannomatosis of the Abducens and Lower Cranial Nerves: A Case Report by Seong Gwang Kim, Hye Jeong Choi, Kyung Gi Cho, Jung Youn Kim, Sang Heum Kim

“…We report the case of a 53-year-old female with trigeminal neuralgia associated with PTAV and schwannomatosis in the abducens and lower cranial nerves as dual etiologies for multiple cranial neuropathies.…”
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Pneumatosis Coli Formation via Counterperfusion Supersaturation in a Patient with Severe Diarrhea by Eric Vecchio, Sehrish Jamot, Jason Ferreira

“…We propose counterperfusion supersaturation as the etiology for this patient’s pneumatosis coli via disruption of homeostasis between nitrogen and hydrogen normally present in the bowel. …”
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Relationship between Prolactin, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiovascular Risk by Marclébio Dourado, Frederico Cavalcanti, Lucio Vilar, Amaury Cantilino

“…CKD has a high prevalence worldwide, mainly due to its main etiologies—diabetes and hypertension. It has high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with traditional risk factors such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and left ventricular hypertrophy being common. …”
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Approach to: the Patient with a Palpable Breast Mass by Rose Di Ioia

“…Although most palpable masses are benign in etiology, the possibility of malignancy exists and may be anxiety-inducing to patients. …”
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Cytokines and Other Mediators in Alopecia Areata by Stamatis Gregoriou, Dafni Papafragkaki, George Kontochristopoulos, Eustathios Rallis, Dimitrios Kalogeromitros, Dimitris Rigopoulos

“…Alopecia areata, a disease of the hair follicles with multifactorial etiology and a strong component of autoimmune origin, has been extensively studied as far as the role of several cytokines is concerned. …”
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Hybrid discrete-continuous model of invasive bladder cancer by Eugene Kashdan, Svetlana Bunimovich-Mendrazitsky

“…Bladder cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide.Epidemiological studies and experiments implicated chemicalpenetration into urothelium (epithelial tissue surrounding bladder) inthe etiology of bladder cancer.In this workwe model invasive bladder cancer. …”
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Contribution of Microglia-Mediated Neuroinflammation to Retinal Degenerative Diseases by Maria H. Madeira, Raquel Boia, Paulo F. Santos, António F. Ambrósio, Ana R. Santiago

“…A better understanding of the events elicited and mediated by retinal microglia will contribute to the clarification of disease etiology and might open new avenues for potential therapeutic interventions. …”
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Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis in a Child with Mondini Dysplasia by Eda Kepenekli-Kadayifci, Ayşe Karaaslan, Serkan Atıcı, Adem Binnetoğlu, Murat Sarı, Ahmet Soysal, Gülşen Altınkanat, Mustafa Bakır

“…During the evaluation to determine the etiology of the RBM, cystic malformation in the cochlea and vestibular dilatation consistent with Mondini dysplasia were detected via computerized tomography (CT) of the temporal bone.…”
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Erectile Dysfunction: Just a Difficulty of the Sex Organs? by Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez

“…The health personnel who care for these patients must be updated about their causes, current treatments, new approaches that deepen its etiology, evolution, implications and association with other diseases. …”
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No-Reflow Phenomenon and Endothelial Glycocalyx of Microcirculation by Alexander V. Maksimenko, Askar D. Turashev

“…The no-reflow phenomenon holds special place in the multifactorial etiology of the microcirculation disorders, offering a new challenge in treating the patients associated with ST-segment elevation on ECG at myocardial infarction. …”
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Marchiafava–Bignami Disease Associated with Spinal Involvement by Jhon Perea, María Belén Luis, Luciana Grimanesa Lázaro, Sergio Scollo, Agustina Tamargo, José Crespo, Maira Avalle, Horacio Solarz, Nora Fernández Liguori, Ricardo Alonso

“…Marchiafava–Bignami disease (MBD) is a rare disorder of unknown etiology, strongly associated with alcoholism and malnutrition. …”
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A Physician’s Nightmare: Fever of Unknown Origin by Sana Din, Farrukh Anwer, Mirza Beg

“…It has been linked to various etiologies, which makes it difficult to diagnose. We present the case of 18-month-old female with recurrent fever, splenomegaly, abdominal pain, and constipation. …”
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Suspected Brugada Phenocopy Secondary to Coronary Slow Flow by Alicia Shim, Rajeev Seecheran, Valmiki Seecheran, Sangeeta Persad, Shiva Sreenivasan, Ronald Henry, Naveen Anand Seecheran

“…The Brugada electrocardiographic pattern may manifest separately from the syndrome—this clinical scenario has been described as Brugada phenocopy (BrP). Many etiologies of BrP have been reported, but it has not yet been reported as a result of coronary slow flow (CSF) phenomenon. …”
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis in A Patient with Turner Syndrome by Piotr Milkiewicz, Jenny Heathcote

“…Chronic cholestasis of unknown etiology is a common clinical feature in patients with Turner syndrome who reach the fourth and fifth decades of life. …”
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A Case Report of Steroid-Resistant Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Managed with Intravenous Immunoglobulins by Christian Akem Dimala, Urvi Patel, Benjamin Lloyd, Anthony Donato, William B. Kimmel, Robert Hallowell, Caitlyn Moss

“…Following no improvement with antibiotics and negative complementary investigations for infectious, malignant, and autoimmune etiologies, COP was confirmed on lung biopsy. Due to continued clinical deterioration despite high-dose steroids and new severe steroid-induced hallucinations, the patient was placed on intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) and mycophenolate mofetil and made a satisfactory recovery. …”
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Excision of an Anovestibular Fistula with a Normal Anus Using a Biopsy Punch by Murat Sanal

“…Fistulas can occur as a result of a congenital malformation, but most often have an acquired etiology. Here, we report AVF with a normal anus in a newborn. …”
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Melanonychia by Julie Jefferson, Phoebe Rich

“…However, melanonychia most often occurs as a result of benign etiologies such as nail matrix melanocytic activation, nail matrix melanocytic hyperplasia, and nail invasion by melanin-producing pathogens. …”
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