Navigating a stealthy invader: Insights from two different Streptococcus intermedius cases by Erica Casey Anders, Stanley Miller

“…In the second case, an 84-year-old woman was found to have S. intermedius bacteremia with concurrent culture-positive liver abscesses. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Sorrow in Shakespeare’s Juliet and Homer’s Andromache by Sanjukta Chakraborty, Varun Gulati, Deepali Sharma

“…However, both these characters’ reactions toward their sorrows are what set them apart from one another; while one woman is idolized as the quintessential pinnacle of womanhood for all generations, the other is immortalized as the rebellious protagonist of a Shakespearean Romantic tragedy. …”
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A Case of Delayed Diagnosis of Bilateral Ureteral and Bladder Injury after Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: An Unusual Complication by Maximilien C. Goris-Gbenou, Nicolas Arfi, Abdel Mitach, Sheer Rashed, Jean-Gabriel Lopez

“…We report the unusual case of 42-year-old woman who had a delayed diagnosis of bilateral ureteral injury associated with bladder lesion and loose of vaginal suture after undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy for uterine adenomyosis.…”
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Pica for Uncooked Basmati Rice in Two Women with Iron Deficiency and a Review of Ryzophagia by James C. Barton, J. Clayborn Barton, Luigi F. Bertoli

“…Both women reported fatigue, abdominal discomfort after consuming large quantities of uncooked basmati rice, and hair loss. One woman was from India and the other was from Pakistan. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Punctate Inner Choroidopathy by Blake M. Hampton, Christopher M. Aderman, Harry W. Flynn, Jayanth Sridhar

“…Results. A 29-year-old woman presented with new visual symptoms in both eyes. …”
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Catamenial Hemoptysis and Pneumothoraces in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis by Chris M Parker, Robert Nolan, M Diane Lougheed

“…TES is a rare disorder, with relatively few cases reported in the literature. A 32-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis, who over a period of several months had experienced recurrent catamenial hemoptysis and pneumothoraces, including an episode of life-threatening hemoptysis that coincided with menstruation, is presented. …”
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Intravesical Migration of Missed Intrauterine Device Associated with Stone Formation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mücahit Kart, Turgay Gülecen, Murat Üstüner, Seyfettin Çiftçi, Ufuk Yavuz, Cüneyd Özkürkçügil

“…In this case, 44-year-old woman was presented with lower urinary tract symptoms after six years of insertion. …”
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Diagnosing and Treating Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Bladder by Ridwan Alam, Michael H. Johnson, Trevor Caldwell, Christian P. Pavlovich, Trinity J. Bivalacqua, Jeffrey J. Tosoian

“…In this report, we present a case of IMT of the bladder in a woman with multiple previous pelvic surgeries. We further review the relevant literature to highlight this rare but important clinical presentation.…”
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Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy due to Idiopathic Chylous Ascites by Claudia Epelde, Fátima Saravia, Mónica Aguinaga, Ane Toledo, Arantza Lekuona, Mikel Gorostidi

“…While there are numerous documented instances of this pathology manifesting with hypogastric or diffuse abdominal pain, our report highlights a unique presentation involving a 35-week pregnant woman experiencing severe epigastric pain unrelated to pregnancy-induced hypertension or other gastrointestinal disorders. …”
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De Novo Subgaleal Abscess by JP Schaefer, LJ Clein, JM Conly

“…The authors report a case of spontaneous subgaleal abscess formation in a 62-year-old woman without antecedent trauma or injury. She presented with occipital scalp pain and swelling which rapidly became generalized two days following recovery from an upper respiratory infection. …”
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Extensive Longitudinal Transverse Myelitis after Influenza A Virus Infection in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Suheiry Márquez, Luis M. Vilá

“…We report a 30-year-old woman with SLE who had influenza A and a few days later developed urinary retention, bilateral lower extremity paralysis, upper extremity weakness, and optic nerve and macular edema. …”
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Manifests with Acute Severe Hypernatremia during Hospitalization by Kullaya Takkavatakarn, Hansamon Poparn, Pisut Katavetin

“…We report a 57-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital due to cholangitis. …”
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Fahr's Syndrome With Hypoparathyroidism in a Patient With Schizophrenia and Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Case Report by Ali Haider, Ali Danish, Allahdad Khan, Atta Ur Rehman, Muhammad Haris Latif, Salman Abdul Basit, Aseel Kamal, Obaid Imtiyazul Haque

“…In this case report, a 45‐year‐old woman with schizophrenia was diagnosed with Fahr's syndrome, which can be challenging to diagnose due to coexisting neurological comorbidity.…”
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Optic Disc Pit with Sectorial Retinitis Pigmentosa by Melike Balikoglu-Yilmaz, Muhittin Taskapili, Tolga Yilmaz, Mehmet Yasin Teke

“…We present a 40-year-old woman with a history of mild night blindness and decreased vision in the right eye for about 5 years. …”
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Pneumomediastinum and Bilateral Pneumothoraces Causing Respiratory Failure after Thyroid Surgery by Michael Koeppen, Benjamin Scott, Joseph Morabito, Matthew Fiegel, Tobias Eckle

“…The patient was a 41-year-old woman with metastatic thyroid cancer. She underwent thyroidectomy, including left lateral and bilateral central neck dissection. …”
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Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicum by Daniela Jaqueline Rivadeneira, Hesheng Luo

“…Here, we report a case of jejunal ulcer caused by the infection of Schistosoma japonicum. A 63-year-old woman from Wuhan, China, was admitted with left quadrant abdominal pain and weight loss for more than 6 months. …”
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A Case of Ameloblastic Fibroodontoma Extending Maxillary Sinus with Erupted Tooth: Is Transcanine Approach with Alveolectomy Feasible? by Mustafa Aslıer, Mustafa Cenk Ecevit, Sülen Sarıoğlu, Semih Sütay

“…Herein, a 35-year-old woman with a noncontributory medical history who presented with a progressive left maxillary toothache, left maxillary first molar tooth mobility, and swelling in the left maxillary molar area for the last 2 months was reported. …”
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Ovarian Fibroma with Substantial Calcification: An Uncommon Case Presentation by Chendong He, Wei Yang

“…We report a 25-year-old young woman who accidentally discovered a large calcified mass on the right side of the pelvic cavity during a computed tomography examination of the lumbar spine. …”
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Current Applications of Bacteriocin by Abebe Worku Negash, Berhanu Andualem Tsehai

“…The use of bacteriocins has been reported for the following: food preservation, diverse therapeutic purposes such as treatment of peptic ulcer, spermicidal agent, and woman care, anticancerous agent, veterinary use, skincare, and oral care, and also for plant growth promotion in agriculture among others.…”
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Daratumumab, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone (DRD), an Active Regimen in the Treatment of Immunosuppression-Associated Plasmablastic Lymphoma (PBL) in the Setting of Gorham’s Lymph... by Matthew Lee, Beth A. Martin, Haifaa Abdulhaq

“…We present a 23-year-old HIV-negative woman with GSD, managed medically with octreotide and sirolimus, who developed PBL. …”
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