Clinical and Histopathological Findings in a Patient of Darier–White Disease with Acrokertasosis Verruciformis of Hopf by Vikash Paudel, Manish Bhakta Pradhan, Brijesh Shrestha, Sumit Paudel

“…Although there are no curative treatments for DD, topical corticosteroids and systemic retinoids may be used to control inflammation and hyperkeratosis. We are reporting a rare case with clinical and histological findings of DD with AKVH in a 17-year-old boy with keratotic papules, presented on the hands and feet, nose, and ears without mucosal involvement.…”
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Primary Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of Lung by Alejandro Guerrero, Michael Laflamme, S Nicholas Agoff, William M Williams, Riyad Karmy-Jones

“…The lesion was further notable because of the presence of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. The patient was treated with surgical resection. …”
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Pediatric optic neuritis: literature review by S. Bubnytė, J. Andrulionytė

“… Pediatric optic neuritis is an optic nerve inflammation occuring in 1 to 5 children out of 100,000 per year. …”
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The Impact of Sulforaphane on Sex-Specific Conditions and Hormone Balance: A Comprehensive Review by Jed W. Fahey, Mirran Raphaely

“…SF is the most potent naturally occurring inducer of the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway, which is most well-known for its upregulation of antioxidant and detoxification mechanisms and activation of pathways resulting in the inhibition of inflammation. Much of this regulation involves the various hormonal axes of the body. …”
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Advanced Endoscopic Imaging for Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease by Helmut Neumann, Klaus Mönkemüller, Claudia Günther, Raja Atreya, Michael Vieth, Markus F. Neurath

“…Thus it becomes obvious that there is a need for new and more advanced endoscopic imaging techniques for better characterization of mucosal inflammation and early neoplasia detection in IBD. This paper describes the concept of advanced endoscopic imaging for the diagnosis and characterization of Crohn's disease, including magnification endoscopy, chromoendoscopy, balloon-assisted enteroscopy, capsule endoscopy, confocal laser endomicroscopy, and endocytoscopy.…”
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The Toll of Vascular Insufficiency: Implications for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease by Jun Xu, Ulka Sachdev

“…While attenuation of TLR signaling has not been shown to be clinically useful in the treatment of infectious inflammation, it may show promise in the management of severe arterial insufficiency.…”
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Complement Diagnostics: Concepts, Indications, and Practical Guidelines by Bo Nilsson, Kristina Nilsson Ekdahl

“…Aberrations in the complement system have been shown to be direct or indirect pathophysiological mechanisms in a number of diseases and pathological conditions such as autoimmune disease, infections, cancer, allogeneic and xenogeneic transplantation, and inflammation. Complement analyses have been performed on these conditions in both prospective and retrospective studies and significant differences have been found between groups of patients, but in many diseases, it has not been possible to make predictions for individual patients because of the lack of sensitivity and specificity of many of the assays used. …”
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Dieta e inflamación crónica by Daniela Rivero-Mendoza, Wendy J. Dahl

“…This is the Spanish translation of FSHN20-43, Diet and Chronic Inflammation. Written by Daniela Rivero-Mendoza and Wendy Dahl, translated by Daniela Rivero-Mendoza, and published by the UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs405 …”
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Cellulitis Caused by Hirudo orientalis Bites That Lead to an Allergic reaction by Mohsen Najjari, Rahmat Solgi, Amir Tavakoli Kareshk

“…Her clinical signs were inflammation, swelling, pain, and redness in the back of her left hand. …”
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Coelomocytes: Biology and Possible Immune Functions in Invertebrates with Special Remarks on Nematodes by Qudsia Tahseen

“…They are involved in important immune functions, such as phagocytosis, encapsulation, graft rejection, and inflammation, as well as the synthesis and secretion of several humoral factors especially in annelids and echinoderms. …”
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Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Ficus tikoua Bureau by Liangliang Yao, Shengchao Zhao, Wei Liu, Guanzhen Wang, Chunpeng (Craig) Wan

“…Ficus tikoua Bureau (F. tikoua Bur.) is a perennial woody vine in the Moraceae family that has been used as a traditional folk medicine for centuries to treat many diseases such as chronic bronchitis, diarrhea, dysentery, rheumatism, and other inflammation-related diseases in certain parts of China, India, Vietnam, and Laos. …”
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Intestinal Epithelial Cells as a Source of Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines by Andrew W Stadnyk

“…In the past decade, the realization emerged that enterocytes secrete molecules (cytokines) that regulate inflammation. As the focus tightened on this new role as sentinel, so has the interest in enterocyte production of cytokines with chemoattractant properties for leukocytes – the chemokines. …”
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Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing by Evelyn Zacarias, Talita Alves, Claudilson Bastos, Paulo Athanazio, Sergio Arruda

“…A 22-year-old woman presented with an ulcer on her right earlobe 2 months ago, with inflammation and enlarged ipsilateral lymph nodes in her neck. …”
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The Role of Human Gut Microbe Ruminococcus gnavus in Inflammatory Diseases by Sasmitra Kandasamy, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kar Wai Hong, Kah-Ooi Chua, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Alvin Lai Oon Ng, Long Chiau Ming, Hui Xuan Lim, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan

“…R. gnavus contributes to inflammation by producing an inflammatory polysaccharide and degrading mucin. …”
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Airway Remodelling in Asthma and COPD: Findings, Similarities, and Differences Using Quantitative CT by Gaël Dournes, François Laurent

“…Airway remodelling is a well-established feature in asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), secondary to chronic airway inflammation. The structural changes found on pathological examination of remodelled airway wall have been shown to display similarities but also differences. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis and Splenic Vein Thrombosis due to Hypertriglyceridemia by Ercan Gündüz, Recep Dursun, Mustafa İçer, Yılmaz Zengin, Cahfer Güloğlu

“…Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a condition characterised by the activation of the normally inactive digestive enzymes due to an etiological factor and digestion of the pancreatic tissues, resulting in extensive inflammation and leading to local, regional, and systemic complications in the organism. …”
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Fournier's disease and anaerobic paraproctitis – different clinical forms of same pathological process? by M. A. Yegorkin

“…At FD and AP radical elimination of suppurative focus in optimal terms (3–6 days after disease onset), subsequent complex antibacterial and detoxication therapy result in regression of signs of inflammation and convalescence of the majority of patients.Conclusion. …”
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Oxidative Stress, Tumor Microenvironment, and Metabolic Reprogramming: A Diabolic Liaison by Tania Fiaschi, Paola Chiarugi

“…Oxidants influence the DNA mutational potential, intracellular signaling pathways controlling cell proliferation and survival and cell motility and invasiveness as well as control the reactivity of stromal components that is fundamental for cancer development and dissemination, inflammation, tissue repair, and de novo angiogenesis. …”
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Vitamin C use as a preventive measure against COVID-19 by Jhofre Vinicio Prado Quilambaqui, Daniela Monserrath López Hoyos, Heidy Aylin Banda Marcillo

“…The potential effect of vitamin C is the reduction of lung inflammation that could play a key role in lung injury caused by coronavirus infection.…”
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Conservatively Treated Incidental Aneurysm of the Distal Left Main Coronary Artery: Detection by Coronary Angiography and Noninvasive Followup Using Coronary Computed Tomography An... by Nina P. Hofmann, Hassan Abdel-Aty, Stefan Siebert, Hugo A. Katus, Grigorios Korosoglou

“…Herein, we report an unusual case of an incidental coronary aneurysm of the left main artery in a patient without specific clinical symptoms of myocardial ischemia or systemic inflammation and without angiographically significant CAD. …”
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