Successful Renal Transplantation between Identical Twins with Very Brief Immunosuppression by Idris Yakubu, Abdolreza Haririan, Stephen Bartlett, Tracy Sparkes

“…Despite monozygosity, there is a possibility of discordant protein presentation in identical twins that could trigger alloimmune response and lead to graft injury. Therefore, the optimal immunosuppression regimen in this patient population is unknown, and the safety of immunosuppression withdrawal remains controversial. …”
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Clinical Features, Management, and Outcomes of Chest Trauma at a Tertiary-Care Centre in India: A Retrospective Observational Study by Bhupinder Singh Walia, Pankaj Dugg, Sanjeev Sharma

“…Chest is one of the main sites of injuries in trauma being a part of the torso. Many important organs lie in rib cage. …”
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Yellow Nail Syndrome with Bilateral Pleural Plaques and Diffuse Pleural Thickening: A Mimic of Asbestos Related Disease by Adam Dallmann, Richard L. Attanoos

“…The presence of such biomarkers may assist an asbestos personal injury evaluation. A postmortem examination performed on a 72-year-old man with known long-standing yellow nail syndrome identified pleural plaques and diffuse pleural thickening. …”
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Posttraumatic Atlantoaxial Rotatory Dislocation in a Healthy Adult Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Giuseppe Maida, Eleonora Marcati, Silvio Sarubbo

“…Atlantoaxial rotatory dislocation (AARD) is a rare complication in adults usually leading to pain, spinal cord injury, or death. Clinical and radiological diagnosis is difficult and often delayed. …”
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Antiapoptotic Molecule Survivin in Transplantation: Helpful or Harmful? by Sara Assadiasl, Mohammad Javad Mousavi, Aliakbar Amirzargar

“…Since protecting the allograft from ischemia reperfusion injury and inflammation-induced damage is a considerable objective in transplantation, it is reasonable to take advantage from antiapoptotic agents like survivin in order to achieve this goal. …”
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Mechanical Harvesting and Tree Health by Richard S. Buker, James P. Syvertsen, Jacqueline K. Burns, Fritz M. Roka, William M. Miller, Masoud Salyani, Galen K. Brown

“…This publication was designed to inform decision makers on the impacts of tree injury on the health and longevity of citrus trees. …”
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Nicolau Syndrome due to Penicillin Injection: A Report of 3 Cases without Long-Term Complication by Sara Memarian, Behdad Gharib, Mohammd Gharagozlou, Hosein Alimadadi, Zahra Ahmadinejad, Vahid Ziaee

“…The pathophysiology of this events is not clear, but some hypotheses are suggested, such as sympathetic nerve stimulation, embolic occlusion, inflammation, or mechanical injury. In this paper we report 3 cases of NS following benzathine penicillin. …”
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Characteristics, pathogenic and therapeutic role of gut microbiota in immunoglobulin A nephropathy by Kaijin Yao, Lingqian Zheng, Wenmin Chen, Yina Xie, Chunling Liao, Tianbiao Zhou

“…It is now believed that the pathogenesis of IgAN is the mesangial deposition of immune complex containing galactose-deficient IgA1, resulting in glomerular injury. Current treatments for IgAN include supportive care and immunosuppressive therapy. …”
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Myxoid Liposarcoma of the Greater Omentum. Case Report and Literature Review by Alexander Marchena Rodríguez, Flavia Linares Tovar, Jorge Carlos González Fariñas

“…Due tothe infrequency of this type of injury, it was decided to present the caseof this patient.…”
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Unusual Presentation of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis by BC Pineau, LP Pattee, S McGuire, A Sekar, LJ Scully

“…Disordered immune regulation as a major factor in the mechanism of injury in PSC is supported by its increased association with other immunologically mediated disorders, most notably ulcerative colitis. …”
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Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia Diaphysis by Ganesh Singh Dharmshaktu, Ajay Kamat, Ishwar Singh Dharmshaktu

“…Obliteration of the medullary cavity, in the absence of associated features of common causes such as infection, neoplasm, or injury should arise suspicion of this rare differential diagnosis. …”
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Tumor Cells and Tumor-Associated Macrophages: Secreted Proteins as Potential Targets for Therapy by Marc Baay, Anja Brouwer, Patrick Pauwels, Marc Peeters, Filip Lardon

“…Inflammatory pathways, meant to defend the organism against infection and injury, as a byproduct, can promote an environment which favors tumor growth and metastasis. …”
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Mechanical Harvesting and Tree Health by Richard S. Buker, James P. Syvertsen, Jacqueline K. Burns, Fritz M. Roka, William M. Miller, Masoud Salyani, Galen K. Brown

“…This publication was designed to inform decision makers on the impacts of tree injury on the health and longevity of citrus trees. …”
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Where does the truth lie? Petty violence in the light of court records in Poland in the first half of the 18th century by Bożena Popiołek

“…Petty violence is understood as all forms of unacceptable assaults – verbal and physical aggression – that does not cause serious injury, but because of its burdensomeness and frequency was treated as inadmissible and the people experiencing it sued perpetrators in local courts. …”
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The Youth Throwers Ten Exercise Program: A variation of an exercise series for enhanced dynamic shoulder control in the youth overhead throwing athlete by Kevin E Wilk, Lewis G Lupowitz, Christopher A Arrigo

“…The high velocity and repetitive nature of this activity places immense pressure on the entire body, which can frequently result in injury to the throwing arm. Extensive literature exists with regards to the management of these injuries in the collegiate and professional level athlete; and it is well understood that a multiphasic approach is required to return an individual to prior level of play. …”
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Hemophilia A Complicated by Ulcerative Colitis by Maxim Olivier, Mario Madruga, S. J. Carlan, Li Ge

“…Depending on the level of FVIII activity, patients may present with easy bruising, inadequate clotting of traumatic or mild injury, or in severe hemophilia, spontaneous hemorrhage. …”
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Management of Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation following Lumbar Puncture in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Kenneth R. Hoffman, Sean W. Chan, Andrew R. Hughes, Stephen J. Halcrow

“…We hypothesize that the changes in brain compliance that are thought to occur in the setting of idiopathic intracranial hypertension are protective against further neuronal injury due to axonal stretch following decompressive craniectomy.…”
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Osteomyelitis Due to Multiple Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria: The First Case Report of a GES-13-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate in Canada by Shadi Sepehri, Guillaume Poliquin, Nora Alfattoh, David Boyd, Michael Mulvey, Andrew Denisuik, Sergio Fanella, James Karlowsky, Andrew Walkty

“…A case of osteomyelitis in an infant following a burn injury sustained in Pakistan caused by a GES-13-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa (the first reported in Canada) and an OXA-48 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae is described. …”
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The Cardiorenal Syndrome: Making the Connection by Gautham Viswanathan, Scott Gilbert

“…This review will primarily focus on CRS type 1 where acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) results in activation of hemodynamic and neurohormonal factors leading to an acute drop in the glomerular filtration rate and the development of acute kidney injury. We will examine the scope and impact of this problem, the pathophysiology associated with this relationship, including underperfuson and venous congestion, diagnostic tools for earlier detection, and therapeutic interventions to prevent and treat this complication.…”
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Diabetic Myonecrosis: Uncommon Complications in Common Diseases by Sisira Sran, Manpreet Sran, Nicole Ferguson, Prachi Anand

“…Proposed mechanisms involve atherosclerotic microvascular occlusion, ischemia-reperfusion related injury, vasculitis with microthrombi formation, and an acquired antiphospholipid syndrome. …”
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