Airway Compromise due to Retropharyngeal Emphysema–A Rare Complication of an Extravasated Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter by Ana Licina

“…A 48-year-old woman was scheduled for flexible bronchoscopy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and mediastinal washout. …”
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess. A Case Report by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Yordanka Yamilé Aleaga Hernández

“…A case of a 34-year-old woman of mixed race with history of gallstones (2011), extrahepatic obstructive jaundice caused by cholelithiasis (May 2012), cholangitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and cholecystectomy (August 2012) due to gallstones is presented. …”
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Delayed Hypersensitivity Reaction: An Increasingly Recognized Complication of Metal-on-Metal Total Disc Replacement by Mélodie-Anne Karnoub, Fahed Zairi, Rabih Aboukais, Richard Assaker

“…We report the case of a 32-year-old woman who presented with pain recurrence 20 months after she underwent a C5C6 metal-on-metal total replacement. …”
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A Case of Superficial Mycoses in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Li Z, Lu J, Yang Z

“…Zhen Li, Jiejie Lu, ZhiLi Yang Plastic and Cosmetic Center, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: ZhiLi Yang; Jiejie Lu, Email 316940160@qq.com; lujiejie677@163.comAbstract: Superficial mycoses are characterized by the infection of keratinized tissues such as the epidermis, hair, and nails. A 52-year-old woman from Hainan Province, China is reported in this study. …”
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Spontaneous Bladder Rupture in a Catatonic Schizophrenia Patient by Megumi Miyakoshi, Takayuki Arai, Shin Kurose, Masataka Kaji, Jun Nakane, Mitsumoto Onaya, Akihiro Koreki

“…Herein, we present the case of a woman in her 40s with schizophrenia treated for catatonia during a relapse. …”
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Spontaneous Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome in a Triplet Pregnancy by Nisha Rani Agrawal, Garima Gupta, Kusum Verma, Neeraj Varyani

“…We report a very rare case of spontaneous critical OHSS (according to classification of severity of OHSS as mentioned in Greentop guidelines no. 5, 2006) associated with triplet pregnancy in a 26-year-old woman suffering from severe abdominal pain, distension, and dyspnea. …”
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Freestanding Osteolipoma of the Left Upper Extremity: A Case Report by Manuel Rodriguez-Leiva, APRN-BC, Rajshri Shah, MD, Elizabeth Anne Ouellette, MD, MBA

“…A 65-year-old woman presented to clinic with a lump at the dorsal aspect of left distal forearm. …”
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Type A Aortic Dissection in a Previously Healthy Pregnant Patient: A Challenging Dilemma, Case Report, and Literature Review by Elham Bateni, Maryam Dehghan, Zeinab Ahmadikia

“…We describe an acute incidence of type A AoD in the second trimester of pregnancy. A multiparous woman with no previously known risk factor presented with nonspecific chest pain. …”
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A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham's Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper Extremity by Elke R. Ahlmann, Yanling Ma, Vonny Tunru-Dinh

“…An unusual case of polyostotic Gorham's disease affecting the scapula, humerus, radius, and ulna in a 39-year-old woman is described. The patient had extensive disease spreading across both the glenohumeral and humeroulnar joints. …”
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Parvovirus B19 in an Immunocompetent Adult Patient with Acute Liver Failure: An Underdiagnosed Cause of Acute Non-A-E Viral Hepatitis by J Kee Ho, Susan PL Tha, Robert Coupland, Bakul I Dalal, William R Bowie, Gayatri M Sreenivasan, Mel Krajden, Eric M Yoshida

“…A case of a 34-year-old immunocompetent woman who developed severe and prolonged but self-limited acute hepatitis and myelosuppression following acute parvovirus B19 infection is reported. …”
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Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Vulva: A Précis for Primary Care Providers by R. Elkattah, O. Sarkodie, H. Otteno, A. Fletcher

“…We describe a case report of vulvar AA in a 38-year-old woman who underwent complete surgical excision of the neoplasm with no evidence of recurrence on a 5-year followup. …”
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Ordinary AV Nodal Reentry Tachycardia-Unusual Ablation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Franz Haertel, P. Christian Schulze, Anett Große, Dirk Prochnau, Ralf Surber

“…A 72-year-old woman was referred to us with typical symptoms of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia for electrophysiological diagnostics and catheter ablation. …”
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Ayurvedic Approaches to Holistic Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) by Ashvini D. Pardhekar, Rohit Waskar, Abhilash Pardhekar, Mayuri Deshpande

“…Symptoms that may appear include Anartava (amenorrhea), Vandhyatwa, Pushpagni, and Abeeja Rutuchakra (an ovular hemorrhage). A 23-year-old woman presented at the outpatient department with complaints of irregular menstruation and rapid weight gain. …”
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Endoscopic Management of Obstruction due to an Acquired Bronchial Web by Kevin L Kovitz, Mahtab B Foroozesh, Jose M Goyos, Edmundo R Rubio

“…The case of a 71-year-old woman with an acquired bronchial web causing right main stem bronchus obstruction that went unrecognized for 47 years post-trauma is reported. …”
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Pregnancy and Delivery in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type): Review of the Literature by Indranil Dutta, Helen Wilson, Odiri Oteri

“…This paper discusses obstetric management of a woman with EDS hypermobility type. Cesarean section was deemed the most appropriate delivery method in this patient due to the possible complications including risk of joint dislocation and pain morbidity. …”
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Nonspecific Symptoms in a Rare Case of Urethral Adenocarcinoma in a 58-Year-Old Female by Line Winther Gustafson, Anne Gamst Christiansen, Huda Majeed, Peter Humaidan

“…We herein describe a 58-year-old woman referred to our unit due to pollakisuria and repeated lower urinary tract infections. …”
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The Histopathological Finding of the Surgically Extracted Atypical Dome-Shaped Choroidal Osteoma by Hirona Bessho, Hisanori Imai, Atsushi Azumi

“…Case Report. A 35-year-old woman presented with visual field abnormality in the left eye (OS). …”
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Wide Resection and Iliac Crest Arthrodesis for Multiply Recurrent Giant Cell Tumor of First Metatarsal by Andrew Golz, Michael Murphy, Lukas Nystrom, Adam Schiff

“…We describe a 22-year-old woman who underwent wide resection of multiply recurrent first metatarsal giant cell tumor and reconstruction with iliac crest arthrodesis. …”
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Dynamic Echocardiographic Imaging of a Valve-in-Valve Mitral Prosthesis by Bishoy Wassef, Mina Masry, Mounir Ghali, John N. Makaryus, Amgad N. Makaryus

“…We present the case of an 84-year-old woman where an open-heart valve-in-valve approach, implanting a mechanical valve in a failed bioprosthetic valve, produced a unique image on transthoracic echocardiography which needs to be recognized by imagers for appropriate patient diagnosis and management.…”
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A case of possible Kounis syndrome as a complication of scombroid syndrome by Stefano Rusconi, Antonio Villa

“…We present a case of a woman without previous history of cardiac diseases or cardiovascular risk factors, who presented to emergency department after the onset of flushing, asthenia, palpitations, burning sensation in the mouth having just eaten tuna. …”
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