Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy in the Morbidly Obese Patient by Jennifer Yates, Ravi Munver, Ihor Sawczuk

“…Results. A total of 15 patients were included, with a mean BMI of 43 kg/m2. …”
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A Simple Bone Cyst in Cervical Vertebrae of an Adolescent Patient by Adriana Bruges Boude, Lina González Vásquez, Fernando Alvarado-Gomez, María Constanza Bedoya, Andrés Rodríguez-Múnera, Luis Carlos Morales-Saenz

“…Patient underwent cervical curettage followed by tumor excision. …”
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Adalimumab-induced optic neuropathy in a patient with Behçet’s syndrome by Sofia Miranda, Daniel Calado, Joana Rua, Fernando Salvador

“…A cycle of high dose systemic corticosteroids was required but the patient presented with a new flare during dose tapering. …”
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An Adult Patient with Ocular Myasthenia and Unusually Long Spontaneous Remission by Jasem Al-Hashel, Hanaa M. Rashad, Rossen T. Rousseff

“…A male patient developed ocular myasthenia gravis (MG) at the age of 33. …”
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Comment on “DKA-Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Patient with Known HOCM” by John E. Madias

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Promoting Patient and Caregiver Engagement in Self-Management of Chronic Illness by Annette DeVito Dabbs, Mi-Kyung Song, Sabina De Geest, Patricia M. Davidson

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Patient and public involvement and engagement to improve impact on antimicrobial resistance by Emily Scott-Dearing, Vanessa Carter, Michael Corley, Philip Mathew, Ara Darzi

“…But we must move beyond awareness-raising to action, directly engaging and involving patients and public in scoping, testing and scaling solutions to ensure their adoption and impact.…”
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The case of 54-year-old patient with pruritus and hemorrhagic rash by A. F. Sheptulina, T. P. Nekrasova, V. T. Ivashkin

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Atypical Presentation of Disseminated Zoster in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Nirav Patel, Davinder Singh, Krunal Patel, Shadab Ahmed, Prachi Anand

“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have 2-fold increased risk of herpes zoster. …”
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Retained multiple contact lenses in a vulnerable dementia patient by Rohit SHARMA, Zuhair SHARIF

“…This is the first such case to the best of our knowledge of retained contact lenses in a dementia patient. Patients with dementia should be advised against contact lens wear. …”
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Sacroiliitis and Polyarteritis Nodosa in a Patient with Familial Mediterranean Fever by Yunus Ugan, Atalay Doğru, Hüseyin Şencan, Mehmet Şahin, Şevket Ercan Tunç

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Pregabalin for Opioid-Refractory Pain in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Konstantinos A. Kontoangelos, Anastasios V. Kouzoupis, Panagiotis P. Ferentinos, Ioannis D. Xynos, Nikolaos V. Sipsas, George N. Papadimitriou

“…We present a case of a male patient with AS reporting symptoms of severe low back pain, buttock pain, and limited spinal mobility. …”
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Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in a Patient with Acute Malaria by Najamus Sehar, Emad Gobran, Suzanne Elsayegh

“…He had history of recent travel to Ghana. Patient looked in acute distress and was shivering. …”
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Cutaneous Mucormycosis Co-infection in a Patient with COVID-19 by Raham Rahgoshai, Peter Goldberg, Rayhaneh Rahgoshai, Shadi Zain

“… Mucormycosis is a life-threatening fungal infection usually seen in patients who are immunocompromised; however, to date, it has been rarely described in patients with COVID-19, although more recently, reports from India have described an increased incidence of these infections. …”
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Infection-Induced Elevated Plasma Perampanel in a Patient with Hemimegalencephaly by Yuya Kinoshita, Hiroe Ueno, Hirofumi Kurata, Chizuru Ikeda, Erika Hori, Takumi Okada, Tomoyuki Shimazu, Isao Fujii, Makoto Matsukura, Hoseki Imamura

“…Herein, we report a case of increased perampanel plasma concentration and impaired consciousness triggered by an infection. The patient had refractory epilepsy associated with hemimegalencephaly. …”
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Acute Q Fever in an Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis Patient Treated with Etanercept by A. Guiga, D. Khalifa, W. Ben Yahia, N. El Amri, A. Atig, N. Ghannouchi

“…However, TNF-α blockers increase the risk of infectious diseases. We present herein a patient who developed acute Q fever under anti-TNF-α who had a good evolution after anti-TNF stoppage and treatment with doxycycline.…”
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Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patient with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Ikhwan Rinaldi, Abdul Muthalib, Januar Widodo Sutandar, Hendro Adi Kuncoro, Bambang Irawan Harsono, Nelly Susanto, Tjondro Setiawan, Kevin Winston, Idham Rafly Dewantara, Ihya Fakhrurizal Amin, Yuli Maulidiya Shufiyani

“…However, in immunocompromised individuals, such as post-transplant patients or those with cancer, severe infections can occur. …”
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The impacts of medication shortages on patient outcomes: A scoping review. by Jonathan Minh Phuong, Jonathan Penm, Betty Chaar, Lachlan Daniel Oldfield, Rebekah Moles

“…This scoping review aimed to systematically synthesise the literature to report on the economic, clinical, and humanistic impacts of medication shortages on patient outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>Medline, Embase, Global Health, PsycINFO and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts were searched using the two key concepts of medicine shortage and patient outcomes. …”
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A 19-year-old Patient with Recurrent Pruritus and Jaundice by K. S. Nezhdanov, E. N. Shirokova, Yu. O. Shulpekova, A. S. Ostrovskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A 19-year-old female patient was admitted to the Clinic with skin pruritus, jaundice, dark urine, clay-colored stool, and general fatigue. …”
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Tumor Reduction with Pazopanib in a Patient with Recurrent Lumbar Chordoma by Maurício Fernando Silva Almeida Ribeiro, Micelange Carvalho de Sousa, Samir Abdallah Hanna, Marcos Vinicius Calfat Maldaun, Ceci Obara Kurimori, Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia Aureliano de Lima, Romulo Loss Mattedi, Rodrigo Ramella Munhoz

“…Conclusion. For this patient with a multiple recurrent chordoma and limited treatment options, pazopanib resulted in sustained clinical benefit following initial tumor reduction.…”
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