Abdominopelvic Tuberculosis Secondary to a Nontuberculous Mycobacterium in an Immunocompetent Patient by Beng Kwang Ng, Kembang Aziah Yakob, Wendy Yin Ling Ng, Pei Shan Lim, Rahana Abd Rahman, Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim, Ani Amelia Zainuddin, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…Infection with nontuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) is even rarer especially in an immunocompetent patient. We report a case of NTM in abdominopelvic TB. …”
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MRI and the Critical Care Patient: Clinical, Operational, and Financial Challenges by Barbara McLean, Douglas Thompson

“…A patient’s condition can change rapidly, and interventions may require imaging. …”
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DNA Vaccination: Using the Patient's Immune System to Overcome Cancer by Georg Eschenburg, Alexander Stermann, Robert Preissner, Hellmuth-Alexander Meyer, Holger N. Lode

“…This requires the development of therapeutic strategies which are as effective as standard therapies but permit the patients a life without severe negative side effects. …”
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Femoral Neck Fracture in a Pediatric Patient with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Mark W. Schmitt, Maxwell J. Modrak, Soumar J. Bouza, Brian G. Smith, Murillo A. Adrados

“…Now, five months post left hip surgery, the patient is pain-free and walks without a limp. Conclusion. …”
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Lyme neuroborreliosis as initial expression of Lyme disease in an elderly patient by Emidio Mata, Bárbara Lage Garcia, André Pereira, Joana Rego, Flávia Santos, Carlos Fernandes, Jorge Cotter

“…After completing treatment, the patient made a full recovery. Conclusion: This case underscores the diagnostic complexity of LNB as an initial manifestation of LD, particularly in elderly patients. …”
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Recurrent Diplopia in a Pediatric Patient with Bickerstaff Brainstem Encephalitis by Scott A. McLeod, Wallace Wee, Francois D. Jacob, Isabelle Chapados, Francois V. Bolduc

“…Only a small number of cases of anti-GQ1b negative MFS have been documented in pediatric patients. This is the first case reporting a recurrence of ocular symptoms in an anti-GQ1b antibody negative patient with BBE. …”
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Recurrent Transient Ischemic Attacks in a Patient with POEMS Syndrome by A. Akyol, B. Nazliel, H. Z. Batur Caglayan, Y. Oner, G. Turkoz Sucak

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Sciatic Hernia Mimicking Perianal Abscess in a Cirrhotic Patient by Wellington Andraus, Luciana Bertocco de Paiva Haddad, Oscar Cavalcante Ferro, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Albuquerque

“…Abdominal hernias are very frequent in cirrhotic patients with ascites. The hernias usually present as umbilical, inguinal, incisional, or femoral. …”
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Recurring primary cutaneous mycoses in an immunocompetent patient: A rarity by Supriya Sandeepa, Sandhyarani M. Kanna, Bhargavi K. Nagabhushan, N. K Mukunda

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Cardiac Hemangioma of RVOT in a Patient with Atypical Chest Pain by Hossein Vakili, Isa Khaheshi, Mahnoosh Foroughi, Hamid Ghaderi, Shooka Esmaeeli, Mostafa Jafari

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Strongyloides Hyperinfection in a Renal Transplant Patient: Always Be on the Lookout by Murtaza Mazhar, Ijlal Akbar Ali, Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita

“…Strongyloides infection in renal transplant patient is very rare and often presents with hyperinfection, associated with high mortality rates. …”
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Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Occurring in an HIV-Positive Patient by Philippe Genet, Driss Chaoui, Virginie Masse, Ahmad Al Jijakli, Nina Arakelyan, Laurent Sutton

“…Cases of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) of T phenotype are sparse in the setting of HIV patients. We report herein a case of T-ALCL, with an advanced stage, pulmonary involvement, high HIV viral load, and low CD4 level. …”
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Multiple Acrometastases in a Patient with Renal Pelvic Urothelial Cancer by Ryoko Sawada, Yusuke Shinoda, Aya Niimi, Tohru Nakagawa, Masachika Ikegami, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Sakae Tanaka, Yukio Homma, Nobuhiko Haga

“…Although the mechanism of acrometastasis development is not completely understood, it is thought to be the result of a massive dissemination of cancer cells; thus the prognosis of patients with acrometastasis is relatively poor. Here, we report the case of renal pelvic cancer with multiple acrometastases in both the upper and lower extremities without axial bone metastasis in a 68-year-old man. …”
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Primary Terminal Haemochromatosis in a 50 Year-Old Patient by M. I. Gonik, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, E. V. Berezina, Sh. A. Ondos, Yu. V. Lerner, E. A. Kogan, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The patient's severity on admission was conditioned by marked hypotension. …”
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Blastocystis and Schistosomiasis Coinfection in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease by Colin R. Young, Fred E. Yeo

“…We present a case of a patient with CKD coinfected with Schistosoma mansoni and Blastocystis spp. …”
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Cotard Syndrome without Depressive Symptoms in a Schizophrenic Patient by Pedro Morgado, Ricardo Ribeiro, João J. Cerqueira

“…Although there are few descriptions of this syndrome in schizophrenia, patients usually present depressive mood and psychomotor retardation, features not seen in our patient. …”
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Post‐COVID Hypertension With Hyperreninemic Hyperaldosteronism in a Pediatric Patient by Vivian Shi, Teresa Trinka, Mohammed Faizan

“…ABSTRACT COVID‐19 infection may predispose patients to long‐term renovascular complications. Early recognition and management are crucial for optimal outcomes. …”
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Submassive Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Patient with Thrombocytopenia: Therapeutic Challenge by Ronni Andrea Muñoz Tovar, Luis Carlos Alvarez Perdomo, Sandra Milena Rojas Molina, Silvana Jimenez Salazar

“…We present the case of a patient with submassive pulmonary thromboembolism associated with severe thrombocytopenia with signs of right heart failure and a requirement for systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation, however with absolute contraindication for them. …”
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Recurrent Massive Hydrothorax in a Patient with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by K. S. Zemlyanukhina, I. N. Tikhonov, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, R. Т. Rzayev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Aim: to demonstrate the need for a detailed differential diagnosis and selection of therapy in a patient with decompensated liver cirrhosis of combined etiology (HCV infection and primary sclerosing cholangitis).   …”
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PUVA Induced Bullous Pemphigoid in a Patient with Mycosis Fungoides by Birgül Özkesici, Saliha Koç, Ayşe Akman-Karakaş, Ertan Yılmaz, İbrahim Cumhur Başsorgun, Soner Uzun

“…The disease primarily affects the elderly people and in most of the patients inducing factors cannot be identified. Herein, we report a case of BP that occurred in a patient who was receiving PUVA therapy for the treatment of mycosis fungoides. …”
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