Purtscher-Like Retinopathy in a Patient with COVID-19 by Alexander R. Bottini, Sean Steinmetz, Kevin J. Blinder, Gaurav K. Shah

“…We suggest that as ophthalmologists care for increasing numbers of patients recuperating from COVID-19, they monitor for microangiopathic changes similar to those in our patient.…”
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Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in an Unlikely Patient by Waqas Jehangir, Tarek Aly, Kebir H. Bedran, Abdalla Yousif, Mark L. Niemiera

“…This diagnostic error is the healthcare professional’s tendency to rely on a previous diagnosis, and, in situations where a set of symptoms might mask a rare and deadly condition, this error can prove fatal for the patient. One such condition, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), is an uncommon and malefic presentation of coronary artery disease that can lead to myocardial infarction and sudden death. …”
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Intensive Care in a Patient with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis by J. Wallenborn, M. Fischer

“…Infliximab seems to be effective in the treatment of TEN, especially in cases of rapid progression. Moreover, patients with TEN are difficult to handle in intensive-medical care, whereby attention should especially be paid to sufficient pain therapy, and the positioning of the patient is a particular challenge.…”
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Nonalpine Thyroid Angiosarcoma in a Patient with Hashimoto Thyroiditis by Nadia Innaro, Elena Succurro, Giuseppe Tomaino, Franco Arturi

“…After 22 months from surgery, the patient is still alive without both local and systemic recurrence of the disease.…”
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Osteomyelitis of the Mandible after Dental Implants in an Immunocompetent Patient by Matthieu Balanger, Margaux Hinet, Christian Vacher, Norbert Bellaiche, Jean-Luc Charrier, Sarah Millot

“…Here, we report an unusual case of mandibular suppurative osteomyelitis caused by Streptococcus intermedius in a healthy and immunocompetent patient secondary to mandibular implants. We describe how surgery combined with systemic application of antibiotics allowed conservation of the dental implants in the mandibular bone, discuss the probable source of contamination, and present the follow-up of the osteomyelitis.…”
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Algorithm of management of patient with alcohol-induced liver disease by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova

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Interstitial Nephritis in a Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Payaswini Vasanth, Michelle Parmley, Jose Torrealba, Tamim Hamdi

“…Tubulointerstitial nephritis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease has been linked to the use of 5-ASA derivatives. …”
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A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes by Katlyn Sawyer, David Saxon, David Saxon, Richard Zane, Hemali Patel, Michael McDermott, Vatsala Singh, Helen M. Lawler

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Detection of Cancer Stem Cells from Patient Samples by Sofia Hakala, Anna Hämäläinen, Sanne Sandelin, Nikolaos Giannareas, Elisa Närvä

“…Spatial and single-cell methods for analyzing patient tumor tissues and noninvasive techniques such as liquid biopsy and in vivo imaging are discussed. …”
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Early Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Postsurgical Hypothyroidism by Archana Sinha, Sri Lakshmi Hyndavi Yeruva, Rajan Kumar, Bryan H. Curry

“…Her chest X-ray revealed cardiomegaly and subsequent echocardiogram showed a large pericardial effusion with echocardiographic evidence of cardiac tamponade. Clinically, patient did not have pulsus paradoxus or hypotension. …”
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Hypercalcemic Crisis in a Patient with Post-Surgical Hypoparathyroidism by Wannita Tingsarat, Chalermchai Lertanasit, Jaruwan Kongkit, Thiti Snabboon

“…This condition has been described in patients who have taken an excess dose of calcium with an alkali or with a volume-depletion status. …”
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Bringing Patient-Centered Care to the Fore in Diseases of the Pancreas by Sayali A. Pendharkar, Maxim S. Petrov

“…Diseases of the pancreas are often very challenging for both patients and doctors as well as pose a considerable burden on healthcare system. …”
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Autosplenectomy in a Patient with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) by Ethan Burns, Kartik Anand, Gonzalo Acosta, Malcolm Irani, Betty Chung, Abhishek Maiti, Ibrahim Ibrahim, Lawrence Rice

“…The patient presented with septicemia two years after starting eculizumab, and his peripheral blood smear showed extensive Howell–Jolly bodies, Pappenheimer bodies, acanthocytes, and target cells. …”
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The Conspiracy of Silence: Cancer Patient Right to Know the Truth by Víctor Manuel Medina Pérez, Patricia Gil Pérez, Ahyní Abeledo Alfonso

“…In this sense it is necessary for health professionals to respect the bio-ethic laws keeping a doctor-patient communication from empathy and understanding of patient’s individuals and their relatives.…”
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Primary Unit for Statistical Analysis in Morphometry: Patient or Cell? by Oleksiy Tsybrovskyy, Andrea Berghold

“…Moreover, the size of the error can be neither diminished nor controlled. Choosing patients as primary units assures accurate results and also has an advantage of gaining some additional information by calculating several distributional estimates in each patient. …”
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Complete AV Block in Vaccinated COVID-19 Patient by Kevin Lee, Osman Rahimi, Neelesh Gupta, Chowdhury Ahsan

“…Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was initially identified approximately in December 2019 at Wuhan, China, as patients presented with vague prodromal and respiratory symptoms. …”
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Patient-Specific Pluripotent Stem Cells in Neurological Diseases by Serpen Durnaoglu, Sermin Genc, Kursad Genc

“…The increasing availability of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from adult human somatic cells provides new prospects for cellreplacement strategies and disease-related basic research in a broad spectrum of human neurologic diseases. Patient-specific iPSC-based modeling of neurogenetic and neurodegenerative diseases is an emerging efficient tool for in vitro modeling to understand disease and to screen for genes and drugs that modify the disease process. …”
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Successful Conservative Treatment of an Elderly Patient with Corrosive Proctocolitis by Chalerm Eurboonyanun, Somchai Ruangwannasak, Kulyada Eurboonyanun, Anan Sripanuskul

“…Corrosive proctocolitis has occurred after accidental contamination of endoscopes in most patients. But accidental administration of corrosive agents for bowel cleansing can occur. …”
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Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Sudipta Mohakud, Arshdeep Singh, Suprava Naik, Nerbadyswari Deep

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Colocolic Intussusception in an Adult Patient Secondary to Caecal Adenocarcinoma by Hicham Elmajdoubi, Marouane Baiss, Mohamed El Absi, El Hassan El Faricha El Alami, Mohamed El Ouanani, El Mahjoub Echarrab, Mohamed El Amraoui, Abdelkader Errougani

“…We report the case of a 72-year-old patient admitted to the emergency room of Ibn Sina Rabat, Morocco, for intestinal occlusion. …”
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