Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Paraneoplastic Cushing Syndrome by Aleksandra I. Pivovarova, Stephanie Patrick, Punuru J. Reddy

“…We report a case of a 74-year-old female presenting with chronic diarrhea, in whom diagnosis of sporadic MTC was delayed due to previous history of gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances. …”
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Extra-ocular sebaceous carcinoma - A rare case report by Manda Sindhura, Tummidi Santosh, Jarang Rajesh Kumar, Arundhathi Shankaralingappa, Naresh Kumar Pannerselvam, Pavithra Balakrishna

“…Sebaceous carcinomas are divided into those occurring in ocular (75%) and extra-ocular locations. A 45-year-old female patient presented with rapidly growing swelling over the upper back region. …”
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A narrative inquiry into the cultivation of EFL students’ critical thinking skills through multimodal texts by Nur Mafissamawati Sholikhah

“…This article provides a story of two female undergraduate students in learning speaking with multimodal texts to elevate their critical thinking skills. …”
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Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia: Diagnostic Sequence and Literature Review of an Orofacial Lesion by Mahima V. Guledgud, Karthikeya Patil, Degala Saikrishna, Abhishek Madhavan, Tejesh Yelamali

“…Here, we present a case of Masson’s tumor within the masseter muscle in a 40-year-old female with emphasis on the sequential investigative procedures performed to diagnose this entity.…”
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Lyme Carditis: An Interesting Trip to Third-Degree Heart Block and Back by Maxwell Eyram Afari, Fady Marmoush, Mobeen Ur Rehman, Umama Gorsi, Joseph F. Yammine

“…We present the case of a young female who presented with erythema migrans and was found to have first-degree heart block which progressed to complete heart block within hours. …”
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Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension and Right-Sided Heart Failure at Presentation in Grave’s Disease by Swapnil Panjabrao Ganeshpure, Gaurang Nandkishor Vaidya, Vipul Gattani

“…A young female presented with evidence of right-sided heart failure and was subsequently found to have significant pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). …”
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Combining Techniques to Treat Isolated Deep Recession-Type Defects: A Case Report with Long-Term Stability by João Carnio, Anna Tereza Carnio

“…Case Presentation. A 28-year-old female patient was referred in order to treat a single recession defect at #22. …”
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McConnell Sign in a Patient with Massive Acute Pulmonary Embolism by Qaiser Shafiq, Ragheb Assaly, Yousuf Kanjwal

“…A 48-year-old female was admitted after experiencing a brief syncopal episode. …”
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Intussusception in a Premature Neonate: A Rare Often Misdiagnosed Cause of Intestinal Obstruction by I. Loukas, N. Baltogiannis, C. Plataras, A.-V. Skiathitou, S. Siahanidou, G. Geroulanos

“…We present a rare cause of small intestine obstruction in a preterm female infant that can be easily misdiagnosed and confused preoperatively with other clinical entities particular for this period.…”
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Malignant Range Elevation of Serum Chromogranin A due to Inadvertent Use of Proton Pump Inhibitor in a Subject with Pancreatic Incidentaloma by Usman Hammawa Malabu, Rozemary Karamatic, Gillian Mahy, Kunwarjit Singh Sangla

“…We present a case of highly elevated tenfold rise of serum chromogranin A in a young, morbidly obese, hypertensive female being investigated for pancreatic mass, weight loss, and elevated ESR. …”
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Histoplasma Peritonitis: An Extremely Rare Complication of Peritoneal Dialysis by Asjad Sardar, Bijin Thajudeen, Pradeep V. Kadambi

“…Peritonitis due to Histoplasma capsulatum is rare and we report one such case. A 63-year-old female presented with progressively worsening abdominal pain, fever, and altered mental status. …”
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Pediatric Infectious Prepatellar Bursitis with Kingella kingae by Charles C. Pitts, Walter R. Smith, Michael J. Conklin

“…We present the first reported case of septic prepatellar bursitis with Kingella kingae in a 2-year-old female. Although it is a well-established cause of osteoarticular infections in the pediatric population, K. kingae has never been reported as the etiology for septic bursitis. …”
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Grass Carp, the White Amur: Ctenopharyngodon idella Cuvier and Valenciennes (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae: Squaliobarbinae) by Emma N.I. Weeks, Jeffrey E. Hill

“…In the warm waters of Florida, with abundant food, grass carp grow quickly at around 2 lbs/month or 0.91 kg/month and may achieve weights of 97 lbs (44 kg). Younger fish and female fish grow faster than older or male fish. Grass carp are the most effective biological control tool that has been identified for hydrilla. …”
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Facial and Periorbital Cellulitis due to Skin Peeling with Jet Stream by an Unauthorized Person by Asli Feride Kaptanoglu, Didem Mullaaziz, Kaya Suer

“…Here, we report a case of facial cellulitis after a “beauty parlor” session of skin cleaning with jet stream peeling device in 19-year old female patient for the first time. Complications due to improper and unauthorized use of jet stream peeling devices may also cause doubts about the safety and impair the reputation of the technology as well. …”
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Use of Platelet Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot. Case Report by Enrique Ramón Rodríguez Reyes, Alberto Sánchez Garrido, Elsy Labrada González

“…The case of a 60-year-old female patient with a medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed 15 years ago, who suffered a puncture wound in the region of the sole of the foot, is presented. …”
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Fantasised and fantastical Nordic imaginaries: Contextualising Nordic life vlogs by East Asian YouTube vloggers by Lee Jin, Abidin Crystal

“…By attending to the genre, content, and interactions between vloggers and viewers, we explore how female East Asian YouTube vloggers who have immigrated to Nordic countries construct fantasised and fantastical narratives around Nordic imaginaries. …”
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Syncope: An Atypical Presentation of Pulmonary Embolism Secondary to Occult Uterine Malignancy by Zulfiqar Qutrio Baloch, Muhammad Ayyaz, Muhammad Hussain, Shabber Agha Abbas, FNU Samreen

“…Here, we report a 74-year-old female who presented to the emergency department following an unexplained sudden loss of consciousness and eventually was found to have a massive saddle embolus caused by a uterine malignancy-induced VTE.…”
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Inadvertent Entrapment of a Central Venous Catheter by a Purse-String Suture during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Case Report by Abdorasoul Anvaripour, Forouzan Yazdanian, Mohammad-Zia Totonchi, Houshang Shahryari

“…A 65-year-old female patient with severe mitral valve stenosis plus coronary artery disease was scheduled for mitral valve replacement and 2-vessel coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries simultaneously. …”
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Uncommon Surgical Emergencies in the Adult Gynecologic Patient: Two Cases of Missed Diagnosis of Outflow Tract Obstruction from Congenital Uterine Anomalies by Bailey McGuinness, Natalia Llarena, Tommaso Falcone, Elliott G. Richards

“…Not limited to the “classic” presentation of an adolescent amenorrheic pain patient, such anomalies should be part of the differential diagnosis for adult female patients presenting with severe pelvic pain. …”
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Left-Sided Patent Ductus Arteriosus in a Right-Sided Aortic Arch by Ming-Yen Ng, Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan, Andrew Michael Crean, Qin Li, Djeven Parameshvara Deva

“…We present a 31-year-old female with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and right-sided aortic arch (RAA) with left-sided patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) originating from the left brachiocephalic artery. …”
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