Marked Rebound of Platelet Count in the Early Postpartum Period in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia by Yoshinori Hashimoto, Rina Hosoda, Hiromi Omura, Takayuki Tanaka

“…Essential thrombocythemia (ET) occurs predominantly in the elderly, but approximately 20% of patients are <40 years old. Unlike other myeloproliferative neoplasms, ET occurs more commonly in women. …”
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Fatal Hepatic Decompensation in a Patient with Hepatitis B Cirrhosis Following Famciclovir Withdrawal by Robert P Myers, Rabindra Chaudhary, Kevin Fonseca, Samuel S Lee

“…Famciclovir is a nucleoside analogue with potent antiviral activity that appears promising in the management of patients with HBV infection. No data exist regarding the safety of nucleoside analogue withdrawal in patients treated for HBV cirrhosis. …”
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Granuloma annulare following acetazolamide challenge/rechallenge in a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension by Samantha A. Mannala, MS, Lulu L.C.D. Bursztyn, MD

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Polyarticular Septic Arthritis Caused by Haemophilus Influenzae in an Asplenic Patient: A Case Report by Roberto Desarden, Roya Caloia

“…Antibiotics were started, and the patient was taken to the operating room for emergent joint lavage. …”
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Chitinase 3‐like 1 is neurotoxic in multiple sclerosis patient‐derived cortical neurons by Rucsanda Pinteac, Jordi Soriano, Clara Matute‐Blanch, José M Lizcano, Anna Duarri, Sunny Malhotra, Herena Eixarch, Gloria López Comellas, Xavier Montalban, Manuel Comabella

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Influence of Patient Gender on In‐Hospital Mortality: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study by Nahikari Vizuete‐Aldave, Maider Ugartemendia‐Yerobi, Beatriz Pereda‐Goikoetxea, Nagore Zinkunegi‐Zubizarreta, Josune Zubeldia‐Etxeberria, Udane Elordi‐Guenaga, Haritz Arrieta, Ainitze Labaka

“…ABSTRACT Aim To analyse the association between gender and in‐hospital mortality odds ratios among patients in the Basque Country. Design Cross‐sectional study. …”
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Segmental Spinal Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Situs Inversus Patient: A Case Report by Richa Chandra, Gaurav Misra, Navneeta Bisht, Gopal Dutta, Sumit Khandelwal

“…The patient was aware of his congenital condition and preferred awake anaesthesia. …”
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Fourteen-Year Patency of an Anterior Tibial Artery-Saphenous Vein Fistula in an Ambulatory Patient by Zerrin Pulathan, Gökalp Altun

“…Ankle arteriovenous fistulas are the rarest vascular access type among lower extremity fistulas for hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease. Here, we present a case of a tibial-saphenous fistula that remained open for a long time despite a recurrent anastomotic aneurysm. …”
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A Novel Cause of Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Long-Standing Crohn’s Disease by Satya V. Vedula, T. Paul Nickerson, Douglas J. Grider

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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Renal Transplant Patient Following Seasonal Influenza Vaccination by Imran Gani, George Hinnant, Rajan Kapoor, Natasha Savage

“…Vaccines aim to prevent disease occurrence, its severity, and resultant complications. Our patient, a 58-year-old male, received seasonal influenza vaccination as part of routine health maintenance. …”
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Discovering patient groups in sequential electronic healthcare data using unsupervised representation learning by Jingteng Li, Kimberley R. Zakka, John Booth, Louise Rigny, Samiran Ray, Mario Cortina-Borja, Payam Barnaghi, Neil Sebire

“…Design We applied document embedding algorithms to real-world paediatric intensive care (PICU) EHR data to extract patient-specific features from 1853 patients’ PICU journeys using 647 unique lab tests and medication events. …”
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Treatment Sequencing in a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patient with Central Nervous System Involvement by Filipa Mousinho, Tatiana Mendes, Paula Sousa e Santos, Maria João Acosta, José Pereira, Maria Arroz, Cândido Silva, Ana Paula Azevedo, Rita Oliveira, Martinha Chorão, Fernando Lima

“…This case describes the treatment of a patient with CLL and symptomatic compromise of the central nervous system. …”
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Painless Livedoid Vasculopathy in a Patient with G20210A Prothrombin Gene Mutation by Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Erwin Velasquez Kho, Alaa Ali

“…Heterozygous G20210A Prothrombin gene mutation was found, and the patient was started on anticoagulation. This case reports highlights a possibility of a painless livedoid vasculopathy presentation in a patient without significant past thrombotic events. …”
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Bortezomib, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide in a Patient with HIV-Negative Relapsed Plasmablastic Lymphoma by Mehmet Akce, Elaine Chang, Mohammad Haeri, Mike Perez, Christie J. Finch, Mark M. Udden, Martha P. Mims

“…Flow cytometry revealed a different population of lymphoma cells, this time positive for CD5, CD19, CD20, and CD22, with dim expression of CD45 and CD38. The patient died on the first day of ESHAP chemotherapy. …”
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Drug-Induced Liver Injury Associated with the Use of Everolimus in a Liver Transplant Patient by Serena Patel, Michel H. Mendler, Mark A. Valasek, Shirley M. Tsunoda

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Acute Liver Failure in a Pediatric Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot following Cardiac Catheterization by Irim Salik, Jasmeet Easwar, Michael Jacoby

“…Consent was obtained from the patient’s family to publish this case report.…”
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Ileocecal intussusception in a patient with ileal melanoma metastasis: clinical case and review of the literature by M. A. Danilov, A. O. Atroschenko, S. V. Pozdnyakov, G. G. Saakyan

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Transdermal Nitroglycerin as an Adjuvant to Patient-Controlled Morphine Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty by Sharon Orbach-Zinger, Artium Lenchinsky, Lesley Paul-Kesslin, Steven Velks, Moses Salai, Leonid A Eidelman

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Two Rare Diseases, One Patient: A Case Report of Mucormycosis and Granulomatous Polyangiitis by Syeda Aasia Batool, Usha Kumari, Salim Surani

“…The simultaneous occurrence of mucormycosis and GPA, two rare diseases, in the same patient is exceedingly rare. In this case study, we describe a 40-year-old woman who presented with manifestations of both GPA and mucormycosis. …”
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Spontaneous Subcapsular Renal Hematoma as Cause of Hypovolemic Shock in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient by Jorge Luis Bermudez-Gonzalez, Bethsabel Rodríguez-Encinas, Ángel Miguel Beverido-Florido, Jesús Alejandro Gabutti-Thomas

“…Subcapsular renal hematomas may appear spontaneously in patients in chronic hemodialysis, though other causes as neoplasms, vasculitis, and infections should be excluded. …”
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