Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone for a Patient of POEMS Syndrome Presenting with Massive Ascites by Shuji Ueda, Sayoko Yonemoto, Kazumasa Oka, Naohiko Fujii, Keiichi Nakata, Hitomi Matsunaga, Seiko Kataoka, Yuki Iwama, Hiroyuki Narahara, Yuichi Yasunaga, Yoshiaki Inui, Sumio Kawata

“…We report the case of a patient with POEMS syndrome presenting with massive ascites who was treated with very-low-dose lenalidomide and dexamethasone. …”
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A Patient with 38 Years of Smoking History and Severe Shortness of Breath by E. R. Buklis, N. I. Kokina, E. L. Bueverova, M. V. Feldsherov, V. S. Komarova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A 54-year-old female patient with a long history of smoking was hospitalized in the pulmonology department of the Clinic with a leading complaint of progressive shortness of breath after a COVID-19 infection. …”
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Gemella Species Bacteremia and Stroke in an Elderly Patient with Respiratory Tract Infection by Sriraksha Jayananda, Narasimha Swamy Gollol-Raju, Nada Fadul

“…We present an unusual case of an elderly patient, with no predisposing risk factors, who presented with respiratory tract infection and Gemella species bacteremia and suffered a stroke in the absence of features of endocarditis.…”
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Immediate Response to Chemotherapy in an Adult Neuroblastoma Patient Presenting with Cord Compression by Nedal Bukhari, Bachar Harfouch, Majid Shallal Alotaibi, Hulayel Al-Harbi, Omar Chamdine

“…We report a case of a 31-year-old female patient with high-risk neuroblastoma (NBL) who presented with a history of static back pain and bilateral lower limb weakness for almost a month. …”
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Use of Hospital Patient and Family Advisory Councils: A Scoping Study by Barbara Lewis MBA, Chris Cochran PhD, Erika Marquez PhD, MPH, Neeraj Bhandari PhD, Jennifer Pharr PhD, Soumya Upadhyay PhD, Stowe Shoemaker PhD

“…Journal of Patient Experience…”
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Aspergillus Thyroiditis: A Complication of Respiratory Tract Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient by Madiha M. Alvi, David S. Meyer, Nicholas J. Hardin, James G. deKay, Annis M. Marney, Matthew P. Gilbert

“…Physical findings included a temperature of 38.4°C, hypertension, and tachycardia. Patient was found to have anterior neck tenderness. …”
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Pityriasis Versicolor Resistant to Antifungal Drugs in a Patient in Lomé (Togo) by Julienne Teclessou, Koussake Kombate, Bayaki Saka, Séfako Abla Akakpo, Palokinam Pitche

“…The clinical diagnosis of PV was retained. The patient was treated by fluconazole 300 mg/week before being lost to follow-up. …”
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Prediction of individual patient outcomes to psychotherapy vs medication for major depression by Devon LoParo, Boadie W. Dunlop, Charles B. Nemeroff, Helen S. Mayberg, W. Edward Craighead

“…Further, we used these variables to simulate treatment recommendation and found that patients who received their recommended treatment had significantly improved depression severity and remission likelihood. …”
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Endoscopic Appearance of Oropharyngeal and Upper GI Kaposi’s Sarcoma in an Immunocompromised Patient by Umar Darr, Anas Renno, Zubair Khan, Turki Alkully, Maitham A. Moslim, Sehrish Kamal, Ali Nawras

“…It is associated with human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) and seen in immunocompromised patients. In the USA, use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has drastically reduced incidence of KS in HIV patients. …”
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A Case of Giant Cowper’s Gland Syringocele in an Adult Male Patient by Santosh Surana, Mohamed Elshazly, Adel Allam, Sateesh Jayappa, Deena AlRefai

“…Herein we report a rare case of giant Cowper’s gland syringocele in an adult male patient, with description of MRI findings and management outcome.…”
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A Case of Phlegmonous Gastritis in a Patient with Psoriatic Arthritis on Infliximab by Laurence De Davide, Annie Beaudoin

“…The patient had a favourable outcome with a conservative treatment consisting of a 14-day course of broad antibiotherapy.…”
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Focal Left Atrial Tachycardia in a Patient with Left Ventricular Noncompaction by Shailendra Singh, Gulam Parihar, Rohit Rao, Vishal Goyal

“…We report a rare case of focal left atrial tachycardia in an 18-year-old patient who presented for evaluation of persistent tachycardia. …”
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Multiple Thromboses in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus after Splenectomy by Deng-Ho Yang

“…After emergency plasma exchange followed by glucocorticoid pulse therapy, the patient recovered.…”
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Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland in a Teenaged Patient by Ozgun Melike Gedar Totuk, Mustafa Kemal Demir, Ozlem Yapicier, Mert Mestanoglu

“…Mucoepidermoid carcinoma that originated from the lacrimal gland is exceedingly rare in teenage patients, with only a few cases reported. Herein, we report clinical and radiological findings of a mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from the lacrimal gland in a 15-year-old boy. …”
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P-ANCA Systemic Vasculitis Induced by Brucellosis in an Elderly Male Patient by Mohammed Cheikh, Abdulrahman Kabli, Esraa Sendi, Hani Almoallim

“…The decision was made to treat the patient as a case of brucellosis-induced P-ANCA vasculitis. …”
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Measuring the patient safety climate in community pharmacies: an updated national survey by Christina Ljungberg Persson, Annika Nordén Hägg, Björn Södergård

“…Background The patient safety climate in community pharmacies was measured nationally in Sweden in 2008. …”
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E. coli Meningitis Presenting in a Patient with Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis by Juliana B. Gomez, Yvan Maque, Manuel A. Moquillaza, William E. Anicama

“…Three days later the patient died in the intensive care unit due to septic shock. …”
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Advancements in Nanorobots: Innovating Bladder Cancer Treatments, Diagnosis and Patient Outcomes by Zehra Hussain, Alyssa Di Fonzo, Hermela Merhawi, Mary Gallant, Robert Girlan, Muhammad Hasibul Hasan

“…The use of nanorobots could lead to better patient outcomes by providing targeted treatment and reducing side effects. …”
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A Case of Superficial Mycoses in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Li Z, Lu J, Yang Z

“…The fungal infection was further aggravated by the patient’s 10-year history of SLE and long-term immunosuppressive drug therapy. …”
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Brodie’s Abscess in a Patient Presenting with Sickle Cell Vasoocclusive Crisis by Onyekachi Henry Ogbonna, Yonette Paul, Hasan Nabhani, Adriana Medina

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