A Patient Presenting with Cardiac Tamponade and the Challenges of Finding Its Cause: A Cardiac Angiosarcoma by Roshanak Habibi, Negar Faramarzi, Alvaro J. Altamirano, Shahriar Dadkhah

“…Here, we presented a rare case of pericardial angiosarcoma which presented to us with tamponade. The patient eventually was diagnosed through pericardiectomy. …”
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Decompressive Hemicraniectomy and Favorable Outcome in a Pediatric Patient with Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction by Ricardo Barrientos, Carlos Sisniega, Samanta Catueno, Robin Hougen, Ashley Hanna, Utpal Bhalala

“…This rare presentation highlights the importance of monitoring the neurological status of a patient with an MCA infarct for progression to a life-threatening malignant MCA infarct. …”
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Identification of Novel Mutations in Spatacsin and Apolipoprotein B Genes in a Patient with Spastic Paraplegia and Hypobetalipoproteinemia by Leema Reddy Peddareddygari, Raji P. Grewal

“…However, the paternal lipid profile was similar to that of the patient suggesting autosomal dominant transmission of this trait. …”
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Acquired Dyslexia in Three Writing Systems: Study of a Portuguese-Japanese Bilingual Aphasic Patient by Mirna Lie Hosogi Senaha, Maria Alice de Mattos Pimenta Parente

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A Case Report of Purtscher-Like Retinopathy Secondary to Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Patient by Alastair David Bezzina, Isaac Bertuello

“…Unfortunately, the patient did not respond to a trial of corticosteroid treatment and subsequently became severely visually impaired. …”
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Intertoe Squamous Cell Carcinoma Developed in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis under Etanercept Therapy by Efstathios Rallis, Vasiliki-Kalliopi Bournia, Constantinos Verros, Alexios Iliopoulos

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LESIONS OF THE HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM IN A PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT WITH MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL by I.A. Mormol, O.A. Borzykh, N.D. Gerasymenko, C. Esanu, L.P. Ozarchuk

“…The article presents a clinical case of the use of mycophenolate mofetil in a patient with high activity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and suppression of hematopoietic systems. …”
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The Bee Sting That Was Not: An Unusual Case of Hymenoptera Anaphylaxis Averted in a Patient Treated with Omalizumab for Asthma by Evelyn M. Slaughter, Nathan Boyer, Steven Bennett

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Oral Tuberculosis: A Rare Manifestation of Disseminated Disease in a Patient with Dermatomyositis on Chronic Corticosteroids by Dina Khateeb, Mohleen Kang, Eugenio Capitle, Mirela Feurdean

“…We present a case of a patient with dermatomyositis on chronic steroid therapy, who presented with tuberculosis involving the tongue as the only clinical manifestation of disseminated disease. …”
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Cardiac Metastasis in a Patient with Head and Neck Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Joseph K. Kim, Kunal Sindhu, Richard L. Bakst

“…Cardiac metastasis from a primary head and neck cancer is a rare finding. Most patients with cardiac metastases have nonspecific symptoms that may vary depending on the severity and location of the lesion. …”
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Septic Shock Induced by Bacterial Prostatitis with Morganella morganii subsp. morganii in a Posttransplantation Patient by Xiaofan Li, Jianhui Chen

“…Taken together, Morganella morganii should be considered a possible pathogen when immunocompromised patients develop prostatitis. Also, prostatic massage could be a possible trigger of septic shock induced by Morganella morganii subsp. morganii in a posttransplantation patient.…”
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Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in a Patient with Pigment Dispersion Syndrome: A Possible Correlation by Dimitrios Kourkoutas, George Tsakonas, Aristotelis Karamaounas, Nikolaos Karamaounas

“…We report a case of CSCR in a 38-year-old patient with Pigment Dispersion Syndrome (PDS). In the presented case of CSCR, the chronic course of the disease may in part be associated with an underlying generalized degenerative dysfunction of the pigmented cells of the eye on grounds of PDS. …”
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Accidental Intravenous Administration of Simethicone in a 4-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report by Agnė Lozovskytė, Gabija Laubner Sakalauskienė, Robertas Badaras

“…The patient’s condition improved rapidly with appropriate interventions, leading to discharge in a fully recovered state. …”
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The Challenges of Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Summary of a Summit on Patient and Healthcare Provider Perspectives by Judith Bray, Aida Fernandes, Geoffrey C. Nguyen, Anthony R. Otley, Joan Heatherington, Jennifer Stretton, Natasha Bollegala, Eric I. Benchimol

“…On April 30, 2015, Crohn’s and Colitis Canada hosted the “Patient and Healthcare Professional Summit on the Burden of Disease in IBD” to obtain a deeper understanding of the unmet needs of IBD patients and their caregivers. …”
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Pyelolithotomy in a Patient with Complete Coraliform Calcification Induced by a Double-J Ureteral Stent by Miguel Bonfitto, Analaura de Oliveira Cury, Victoria Caroline Pagelkopf, Vinicius Ramos Bezerra de Morais, Carlos Abib Cury

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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance with Progression to Multiple Myeloma in a Patient with ASIA-MO Syndrome by David Alejandro Vargas Gutiérrez, Karina Ivonne Arias Callejas, Edwin Pavel Palacios Ruiz, Priscila Joseline Pérez Vinueza, Juan Diego Muñoz Vega, Ana Karen G. Mejía Geraldo, Ingrid Salinas Zaldívar

“…Paraffin fixation prevented subsequent immunofluorescence analysis for better follow-up of the patient. Conclusion. The presence of positive immunofixation kappa chains explained the sudden deterioration of renal function with monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance which concluded in an association between diseases, such as multiple light chain myeloma, as a final diagnosis.…”
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The Impact of Metastatic Bone Cancers on Serum Calcium Levels: A Focused Analysis of Patient Outcomes by Muhammad Khizar Memon, Syed Uzair Mahmood, Sidra Memon, Azhar Rashid, Muhammad Ali Memon, Shahzad Ali Jiskani

“…The corrected calcium level of the patients with breast cancer was statistically lower compared with the prostate cancer patients - 8.3 ± 0.5 mg/dl (p = 0.01) compared with 9.0 ± 0.6 mg/dl. …”
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Surgical Orthodontic Treatment of a Patient Affected by Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy (Steinert Syndrome) by Laura Cacucci, Beatrice Ricci, Maria Moretti, Giulio Gasparini, Sandro Pelo, Cristina Grippaudo

“…Although therapy caused an improvement in patient’s quality of life, the clinical management of the case was hard. …”
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We Say “Reunite with Your Pure Heart” to our Patient who Will Undergo Kidney Transplantation by Shafa Shahbazova, Rashad Shahvaladov

“…Permanent hemodialysis catheters are reguarly used in stage V chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemadialysis, but their long stay in the body can result in infection, sepsis and thrombus formation in the right atrium. …”
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Incisional Site Metastasis in a Patient with Cervical Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by C. Iavazzo, K. Madhuri, A. Tailor, S. Butler-Manuel

“…Abdominal wall metastasis either incisional, drain, or port is rather rare in patients treated for cervical carcinoma. We present a case of a patient who underwent an abdominal radical hysterectomy for a moderately differentiated cervical adenocarcinoma stage Ib1 and presented an incisional site metastasis 36 months after her operation. …”
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