Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced-Stevens Johnson Syndrome: Rare Occurrence in an Adult Patient by Samad Rasul, Faria Farhat, Yared Endailalu, Fatima Tabassum Khan, Vishal Poddar

“…We present a case of SJS in a 32-year-old male induced by M. pneumoniae infection. This patient presented with fever, cough, and massive occupation of mucus membranes with swelling, erythema, and necrosis accompanied by a generalized cutaneous rash. …”
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Dosing of Ertapenem in an Extreme Obesity: A Case Report of 250 kg Patient by Jana Lass, Kadri Tamme, Karin Kipper, Joel Starkopf

“…The case illustrates the difficulties in dosing medicines to morbidly overweight patients. The number of such patients is increasing but data on adequate doses of medicines are scarce. …”
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Conservative Management of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Patient by Logan D. Glosser, Brandon S. Zakeri, Conner V. Lombardi, Obi O. Ekwenna

“…Although a common tumor, urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the bladder in patients with kidney-pancreas transplants is scarcely reported. …”
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Pulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with the tennis racket sign. A case report by Irene Estefania Delgado Pérez, Marileydis Almaguel García, José Sánchez Prieto

“…Confirmation of the diagnosis is essential, especially in those patients with risk factors. Chest X-ray and smear microscopy guarantee follow-up. …”
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Acanthosis Nigricans: A Rare Presentation in a Patient with Hypothyroidism and Metabolic Syndrome by Rucha Sawant, Pranav Chaudhari, Sourya Acharya, Roma Chavhan

“…Upon general examination, his Body Mass Index (BMI) was 33.2 kg/m2, and his waist circumference was 142 cm. The patient was diffusely hyperpigmented; upon examining his neck region, a dark, velvety hyperkeratotic plaque suggested Acanthosis Nigricans (AN) [Table/Fig-1].…”
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Multiple Bone Metastases as the First Manifestation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patient with Noncirrhotic Liver by Soo Ya Bae, Hyun Jung Kim, Hyun Ho Oh, Min Kwan Kwon, Jong Ho Lee, Moon Park, Byeong Seok Sohn

“…Extrahepatic metastasis seldom occurs in patients with early stage intrahepatic HCC and isolated bone metastases as a first documented extrahepatic metastasis is unusual presentation. …”
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Post-colectomy enteritis—a rare complication in a patient with ulcerative colitis by Julia Wanzl, Sandra Nagl, Alanna Ebigbo, Lena Anthuber, Florian Sommer, Michael Hoffmann, David Rafael Marques Pinto, Dmytro Vlasenko, Irene Kleinlein, Elisabeth Schnoy

“…Colectomy is the surgical treatment of choice in patients with severe or complicated ulcerative colitis. …”
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Canadian Home Total Parenteral Nutrition Registry: Preliminary Data on the Patient Population by Maitreyi Raman, Leah Gramlich, Scott Whittaker, Johane P Allard

“…BACKGROUND: Long-term administration of home total parenteral nutrition (HTPN) has permitted patients with chronic intestinal failure to survive for prolonged periods of time. …”
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Course of Encephalopathy in a Cirrhotic Dialysis Patient Treated Sequentially with Peritoneal and Hemodialysis by Suleyman Koz, Idris Sahin, Zafer Terzi, Sema Tulay Koz

“…There is no consensus on dialysis modality in terms of determining the optimal way of treating these patients. It has been suggested that peritoneal dialysis is a better choice for these patients, but efficacy of hemodialysis in stable cirrhotic patients has not been evaluated sufficiently. …”
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Paravertebral Block Combined with Sedation for a Myasthenic Patient Undergoing Breast Augmentation by Betul Kozanhan, Betul Basaran, Leyla Kutlucan, Sadık Ozmen

“…In this case we present combination of bilateral thoracic paravertebral block under ultrasound guidance with sedation which provides complete anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in a myasthenic patient undergoing cosmetic breast surgery. In myasthenic patients paravertebral blocks may be a better option for breast surgery with avoiding the need for muscle relaxants and opioids and risk of respiratory failure in postoperative period.…”
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Preoperative vs Postoperative Patient Outcome and Recovery Expectations of Total Joint Arthroplasty by Siddhartha Dandamudi, BBA, Kyleen Jan, MD, Madelyn Malvitz, BS, Anne DeBenedetti, MSc, Omar Behery, MD, MPH, Brett R. Levine, MD, MS

“…Background: Patient satisfaction with total joint arthroplasty (TJA) remains a challenge, with up to 20% of patients expressing dissatisfaction despite good clinical outcomes. …”
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Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient by Sana Khan, Muhammad Waqar Elahi, Waqas Ullah, Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah, Ejaz Ahmad, Mayar Al Mohajer, Aneela Majeed

“…We present a case of a 64-year-old African American posttransplant patient who presented with a productive cough and weight loss. …”
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Atezolizumab-Induced Sarcoidosis-Like Reaction in a Patient with Metastatic Breast Cancer by Akira Tsunoda, Toshiro Mizuno, Shohei Iida, Katsunori Uchida, Masako Yamashita, Koshi Sukeno, Hiroki Oka, Yasutaka Tono, Mikiya Ishihara, Kanako Saito, Satoshi Tamaru, Keiichi Yamanaka, Isao Tawara

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Awake fiberoptic intubation in a pediatric patient with Tessier’s cleft: Navigating the challenges by Jyoti Sharma, Ruhi Sharma, Mohd A. Mir, Anju Grewal

“…We report a case of an 11-year-old patient with Tessier cleft type 4,6 posted for orbital reconstruction and discuss the management with awake fibreoptic intubation.…”
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Intensive Outpatient Treatment of Depression in a Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1 Patient by Eric Black

“…Literature has established that depressive symptoms can be exhibited with spinocerebellar ataxia patients regardless of type (T. Schmitz-Hübsch, 2011). …”
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Understanding the Changes to the Patient’s Bill of Rights as a Result of the Affordable Care Act by Deanna Andrews, Martie Gillen

“…It offers consumers new protections and benefits by creating a more defined Patient’s Bill of Rights. This 2-page fact sheet was written by Deanna Andrews and Martie Gillen, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, May 2014. …”
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Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Challenging Diagnosis in a Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis by Colin Casault, Juan G. Posadas-Calleja

“…Finally, it provides a detailed description of the natural history of a single patient with secondary HLH due to autoimmune hepatitis.…”
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Relapsing Polychondritis and Artiritis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report by Dilara Turan Gökçe, Buket Karsavuranoğlu, Bahar Özdemir, Meral Akdoğan Kayhan, Yasemin Özderin Özin

“…This case underscores the importance of considering RPC in patients with inflammatory bowel disease presenting with unexplained inflammatory symptoms involving cartilaginous structures.…”
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Traumatic Cervical Spondyloptosis in a Neurologically Stable Patient: A Therapeutic Challenge by Sunil Munakomi, Binod Bhattarai, Iype Cherian

“…This is a case report of a neurologically intact patient following posttraumatic cervical spondyloptosis. …”
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Rare mosaic variant of GJA1 in a patient with a neurodevelopmental disorder by Rina Shimomura, Tomoe Yanagishita, Kumiko Ishiguro, Minobu Shichiji, Takatoshi Sato, Keiko Shimojima Yamamoto, Miho Nagata, Yasuki Ishihara, Yohei Miyashita, Keiko Ishigaki, Satoru Nagata, Yoshihiro Asano, Toshiyuki Yamamoto

“…Although the patient exhibited severe neurodevelopmental delay, other clinical features of ODDD, including limb anomalies, were mild. …”
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