Candida tropicalis spondylitis in a non-tropical immunocompetent patient: a case report and review of the literature by Hong Yang, Xin Wang, Weijian Zhu, Bei Zhou

“…BackgroundTropical Candida spondylitis is an uncommon cause of lower back pain in patients, especially in non-tropical areas or in patients not at risk of immunocompromise.Case presentationA 65-year-old woman presented with a six-month history of poorly managed low back pain, now accompanied by numbness and pain in both lower extremities. …”
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Isolated Distal Fibular Stress Fracture after Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip by Tomofumi Nishino, Fumi Ochiai, Tomohiro Yoshizawa, Hajime Mishima, Masashi Yamazaki

“…We report a case of stress fracture in the isolated distal fibula that presented five months after total hip arthroplasty in a patient with developmental dysplasia of the hip. A 67-year-old woman diagnosed with coxarthrosis of the right hip joint, classified as Crowe’s group 3, underwent total hip arthroplasty with acetabular reconstruction using a bulk bone graft. …”
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Acute Liver Failure Caused by ‘Fat Burners’ and Dietary Supplements: A Case Report and Literature Review by Y Radha Krishna, V Mittal, P Grewal, MI Fiel, T Schiano

“…The present report describes a young healthy woman who presented with fulminant hepatic failure requiring emergent liver transplantation caused by a dietary supplement and fat burner containing usnic acid, green tea and guggul tree extracts. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Rare Familial Unbalanced Translocation of Chromosomes 7 and 12 by Berrin Tezcan, Foteini Emmanouella Bredaki

“…We report rare familial unbalanced translocation of chromosomes 7 and 12, which was diagnosed prenatally at 20+3 weeks of gestation. Woman’s partner had been tested in the past and was found to be a carrier of a balanced translocation; his karyotype showed a balanced reciprocal translocation of 46, XY, t(7;12)(q34;q24,32). …”
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Osteolysis of the Greater Trochanter Caused by a Foreign Body Granuloma Associated with the Ethibond® Suture after Total Hip Arthroplasty by Keiji Kamo, Hiroaki Kijima, Koichiro Okuyama, Nobutoshi Seki, Shin Yamada, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada

“…A 55-year-old Japanese woman with secondary osteoarthritis caused by acetabular dysplasia underwent left cementless THA with the direct lateral approach. …”
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Contrast-Induced Neurotoxicity following Cardiac Catheterization by Susan Law, Kessarin Panichpisal, Melaku Demede, Sabu John, Jonathan D. Marmur, Jaya Nath, Alison E. Baird

“…We report a case of probable contrast-induced neurotoxicity that followed a technically challenging cardiac catheterization in a 69-year-old woman. The procedure had involved the administration of a large cumulative dose of an iodinated, nonionic contrast medium into the innominate artery: twelve hours following the catheterization, the patient developed a seizure followed by a left hemiplegia, and an initial computed tomography (CT) scan showed sulcal effacement in the right cerebral hemisphere due to cerebral swelling. …”
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Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Arising in Struma Ovarii by Surapan Khunamornpong, Jongkolnee Settakorn, Kornkanok Sukpan, Prapaporn Suprasert, Sumalee Siriaunkgul

“…We report an extremely rare case of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma arising in struma ovarii. A 22-year-old woman presented with a 15 cm right ovarian mass. …”
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A Case of Colorectal Cancer during Pregnancy: A Brief Review of the Literature by Sepideh Khodaverdi, Ali Kord Valeshabad, Maryam Khodaverdi

“…The patient was a 37-year-old woman (gravid 4, para 2) referred with the complaints of vaginal discharge and suspicious rupture of membrane (ROM). …”
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Calcinosis Universalis of the Elbow: A Rare Case with Classical Presentation by Sebastian Philipp Boelch, Thomas Barthel, Sascha Goebel, Maximilian Rudert, Piet Plumhoff

“…The patient, a 24-year-old woman, suffered from a long history of JDM. On examination she presented with a fistula lateral to the olecranon and pain of the right elbow joint. …”
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Hemoadsorption in Multiorgan Failure Due to Viscerocutaneous Loxoscelism by Raúl Valenzuela Córdova, David Rivera Estrella, José F. Bernardo, Darío Jiménez, Celia Rodríguez Tudero, Raúl Elías, José C. De La Flor

“…<i>Case Report</i>: We present the case of a 31-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital due to decreased urinary flow and jaundice 48 h after a spider bite. …”
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A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma by Yosuke Ono, Takao Hidaka, Kaori Fukuta, Keiko Kouchi, Kuniaki Yasoshima, Kiyoshi Takagawa, Takashi Arai

“…We report a case of erythrocytosis associated with a large uterine leiomyoma, in which specific immunostaining for erythropoietin was positive. A 55-year-old woman, gravida 0, para 0, was referred to our hospital for treatment for a large uterine myoma and erythrocytosis. …”
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Malignant Müllerian Mixed Tumor of the Uterine Cervix with a Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Component by Satoru Munakata, Emi Iwai, Tomohito Tanaka, Michihiko Nakamura, Takayoshi Kanda

“…We present a 43-year-old woman, para 2 gravida 2, who had MMMT with SCC and rhabdomyosarcoma components in the uterine cervix. …”
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Breast Cancer Presenting as Paraneoplastic Erythroderma: An Extremely Rare Case by Ioannis Protopsaltis, Aspasia Drossou, Ioannis Katsantonis, Nikolaos Roussos, Kassiani Manoludaki, Miltiadis Arvanitis, Athanasia Papazafiropoulou, Stavros Antonopoulos

“…Here, we describe a case of a 76-year-old woman who presented with a paraneoplastic manifestation of erythroderma due to breast cancer.…”
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Spontaneous Rupture of an Adrenal Artery in Pregnancy: A Case Report by D. Bolla, V. Schyrba, G. Drack, S. Dietler, R. Hornung

“…We present a case of a pregnant woman who needed to be operated on because of a rupture of the right adrenal artery associated with a fetal bradycardia. …”
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Simultaneous Left Ventricular and Deep Vein Thrombi Caused by Protein C Deficiency by Harufumi Maki, Motohiro Nishiyama, Motoaki Shirakawa

“…It remains controversial whether protein C deficiency causes arterial thrombosis. A 21-year-old woman was referred with a chief complaint of right leg pain and numbness. …”
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Asymptomatic Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia with Extensive HRCT Changes Preceding Sjogren’s Syndrome by Hazlyna Baharuddin, Mohammad Hanafiah, Syazatul Syakirin Sirol Aflah, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Shereen Suyin Ch’Ng

“…We report a 53-year-old woman with an incidental finding of an abnormal chest radiograph. …”
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Bilateral Jugular Vein and Sigmoid Sinus Thrombosis Related to an Inherited Coagulopathy: An Unusual Presentation by Özge Altıntaş, Azize Esra Gürsoy, Gözde Baran, Elnur Mehdi, Talip Asil

“…We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with a history of a first trimester spontaneous abortion. …”
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Unusual Case of Osseointegrated Dental Implant Migration into Maxillary Sinus Removed 12 Years after Insertion by Mauro Laureti, Nicola Ferrigno, Daniele Rosella, Piero Papi, Francesca Mencio, Francesca De Angelis, Giorgio Pompa, Stefano Di Carlo

“…The purpose of this study was to report a rare case of dental implant migration into maxillary sinus after 12 years of function. A 61-year-old woman came to our attention in June 2015 after being visited by an otolaryngologist and being diagnosed with sinusitis and presence of a foreign body into the right maxillary sinus. …”
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A Review of Kamail Ahmadi’s a House on Water: A Comprehensive Study on about Engagement Intimacy Contract (Sighe Mahramiat) and Temporary Marriage in Iran; with Emphasis on Methodo... by Saleheh KHodadadi, Mohsen Badreh, Roya Poortaghi

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Tumors Sharply Increased after Ceasing Pazopanib Therapy for a Patient with Advanced Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Experience of Tumor Flare by Terumi Tanigawa, Shintaro Morisaki, Hisanobu Fukuda, Shuichiro Yoshimura, Hisayoshi Nakajima, Kohei Kotera

“…We report an advanced uterine leiomyosarcoma case that suddenly worsened after cessation of pazopanib therapy. A 47-year-old woman had a primary uterine leiomyosarcoma tumor and multiple lung metastases, which progressed during her initial treatment. …”
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