Unusual syphilis manifestation: From breast implant rupture to systemic erythroderma by Vivien Moris, Eliott Laine, Sahal Khan, Leslie Ann See

“…This case highlights the importance of considering infectious etiologies, such as syphilis, even in patients with atypical clinical presentations, including those involving breast implants and skin conditions. …”
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A Rare Case of Malignant Tumor of the Larynx with Good Prognosis: Laryngeal Chondrosarcoma by Abderrahim Elktaibi, Issam Rharrassi, Nabil Hammoune, Youssef Darouassi, Mohammed Amine Hanine, Haddou Ammar

“…Laryngeal chondrosarcomas remain a rare disease of unknown etiology, with slow and insidious symptoms. The treatment is surgical, given the importance of preserving the larynx to patients’ quality of life. …”
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Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma: A Case with Unique and Impressive Computed Tomography Findings by Jaspreet S Kambo, Bonnie Richardson, Diana N Ionescu, Tracy Tucker, Greg Kraushaar

“…Primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma (PPSS) is a rare malignancy. Its etiology, imaging features and optimal treatment are not well understood. …”
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An Uncommon Case of Plasma Cell Mucositis of the Tongue in a Young Man by Alessandro Antonelli, Fiorella Averta, Federica Diodati, Danila Muraca, Ylenia Brancaccio, Chiara Mignogna, Amerigo Giudice

“…It is a rare disease, and its etiology is not yet known with variable clinical features. …”
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A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Aortitis Associated with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Sylwia Sasinowska, Pamela Traisak, Michael McCormack, Hala Eid

“…The most common causes of aortitis are the large-vessel vasculitides giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis. Other etiologies include aortitis associated with other autoimmune disorders, infectious causes, and paraneoplastic and idiopathic cases. …”
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Prevalence and Possible Role of Candida Species in Patients with Psoriasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Aldona Pietrzak, Ewelina Grywalska, Mateusz Socha, Jacek Roliński, Kinga Franciszkiewicz-Pietrzak, Lidia Rudnicka, Marcin Rudzki, Dorota Krasowska

“…We searched databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and http://clinicaltrials.gov) to identify studies involving subjects of any age with an established diagnosis of psoriasis and healthy controls, who were tested for carriage of Candida spp. on the skin or mucosal membranes (or saliva and stool), or presented with clinical candidiasis with microbiologically confirmed etiology. We identified nine cross-sectional studies including a total of 1038 subjects with psoriasis (psoriatics) and 669 controls. …”
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Mass deaths of saiga antelopes by A. V. Mischenko, V. A. Mischenko, A. K. Karaulov, A. V. Potekhin, A. P. Mezhnev

“…It was demonstrated that the data on saiga antelope disease etiology are contradictory: pasteurellosis (bovine haemorrhagic septicemia), anaerobic enterotoxemia, ruminai tympany, tryptophan-induced bovine atypical interstitial pneumonia and unknown virus. …”
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Facial Swelling as a Primary Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma by Anju E. Thomas, Seema Kurup, Renju Jose, Cristalle Soman

“…Facial swellings are commonly encountered in the dental office, the cause of which could range from a congenital etiology to an acquired one or it may even be a manifestation of an underlying systemic disease. …”
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CD154: An Immunoinflammatory Mediator in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis by Nada Alaaeddine, Ghada S. Hassan, Daniel Yacoub, Walid Mourad

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis are two major chronic inflammatory autoimmune diseases with significant prevalence rates among the population. Although the etiology of these diseases remains unresolved, several evidences support the key role of CD154/CD40 interactions in initiating and/or propagating these diseases. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Dental Practice by Anuraj Singh Kochhar, Ritasha Bhasin, Gulsheen Kaur Kochhar, Himanshu Dadlani

“…This paper strives to provide a brief overview of the etiology, incubation, symptoms, and transmission paradigms of this novel infection and how to minimize the spread in a dental healthcare setting. …”
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Just a SNP away: The future of in vivo massively parallel reporter assay by Katherine N. Degner, Jessica L. Bell, Sean D. Jones, Hyejung Won

“…The human genome is largely noncoding, yet the field is still grasping to understand how noncoding variants impact transcription and contribute to disease etiology. The massively parallel reporter assay (MPRA) has been employed to characterize the function of noncoding variants at unprecedented scales, but its application has been largely limited by the in vitro context. …”
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Acute Ascending Thrombosis of Abdominal and Suprarenal Aorta by Alessandro Robaldo, Stefano Pagliari, Patrizio Colotto

“…Although the mechanism of the thrombosis has not been delineated, the proposed etiologies include propagation of thrombus from distal artery occlusion, cardiac thromboembolism, dislodgment of a mural thrombus, or coagulation disorders. …”
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Accuracy of Pelvic Ultrasound in Diagnosing Adnexal Torsion by Labib Ghulmiyyah, Anwar Nassar, Dib Sassine, Sally Khoury, Joseph Nassif, Hadi Ramadan, Elie Najem, Ghina Berjawi

“…Ovarian/adnexal torsion is a rather frequent occurrence in women of reproductive age group worldwide. Etiologies are quite diverse with ovarian lesions and corpus luteal cysts being the most two common. …”
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Linking Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Disease by Géraldine Gelders, Veerle Baekelandt, Anke Van der Perren

“…Whether these inflammatory processes are directly involved in the etiology of PD or represent secondary consequences of nigrostriatal pathway injury is the subject of intensive research. …”
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Immature Oocytes in “Apparent Empty Follicle Syndrome”: A Case Report by Teraporn Vutyavanich, Waraporn Piromlertamorn, Jason Ellis

“…Our findings suggest that delayed maturation of oocyte cumulus complexes in response to HCG might be an etiologic mechanism in some cases of GEFS. This creates a situation similar to the aspiration of immature follicles, where germinal vesicle-stage oocytes with dense scanty cumulus cells are often difficult to identify under a dissecting microscope.…”
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HIV-associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome: A Review of Clinical Aspects by Jean-Guy Baril, Patrice Junod, Roger LeBlanc, Harold Dion, Rachel Therrien, François Laplante, Julian Falutz, Pierre Côté, Marie-Nicole Hébert, Richard Lalonde, Normand Lapointe, Dominic Lévesque, Lyse Pinault, Danielle Rouleau, Cécile Tremblay, Benoît Trottier, Sylvie Trottier, Chris Tsoukas, Karl Weiss

“…Currently, there is no clear definition of lipodystrophy, which explains the difficulty in determining its prevalence and etiology. There are no current guidelines for the treatment of fat distribution abnormalities that occur in the absence of other metabolic complications. …”
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Genomic exploration of pediatric neurological disorders: a case series by Naresh Tayade, Gautham Manoj, Akshay Kewat, Anjali Krishna A, Rajiv Devulapalli, Somesh Kumar, Sunil Kumar Polipalli, Bipin G. Nair, Obul Reddy Bandapalli, Prashanth Suravajhala

“…They are one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in children with diverse etiologies. Diagnosis is difficult despite genetic work, and a final diagnosis can be achieved in only 60% of cases. …”
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Characterization and Detection Strategy Exploration in Cryptogenic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights From a Super‐Aged Region in Japan by Takaaki Sugihara, Takakazu Nagahara, Takuya Kihara, Suguru Ikeda, Yoshiki Hoshino, Yukako Matsuki, Takuki Sakaguchi, Hiroki Kurumi, Takumi Onoyama, Tomoaki Takata, Tomomitsu Matono, Hajime Isomoto

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aim In recent years, there has been a rise in cryptogenic hepatocellular carcinoma (c‐HCC) cases in Japan, posing a detection challenge due to an unknown etiology. This study aims to enhance diagnostic strategies for c‐HCC by analyzing its characteristics and exploring current opportunities for detection. …”
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The role of the Hygiene Department of Stephen Bathory University in the development and promotion of Public Health in Vilnius in the years 1922–1939 by Aistis Žalnora

“…For ideological reasons the disease etiology in the Soviet bloc could not be associated with social factors. …”
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A Rare Case of Acute Renal Failure Secondary to Rhabdomyolysis Probably Induced by Donepezil by Osman Zikrullah Sahin, Teslime Ayaz, Suleyman Yuce, Fatih Sumer, Serap Baydur Sahin

“…Acute renal failure (ARF) develops in 33% of the patients with rhabdomyolysis. The main etiologic factors are alcoholism, trauma, exercise overexertion, and drugs. …”
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