Burkholderia cepacia Complex: Emerging Multihost Pathogens Equipped with a Wide Range of Virulence Factors and Determinants by Sílvia A. Sousa, Christian G. Ramos, Jorge H. Leitão

“…The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) comprises at least 17 closely-related species of the β-proteobacteria subdivision, widely distributed in natural and man-made inhabitats. Bcc bacteria are endowed with an extraordinary metabolic diversity and emerged in the 1980s as life-threatening and difficult-to-treat pathogens among patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. …”
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Severe Malaria in an Adult Patient from Low-Endemic Area in Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara by Maria Teressa, Asep Purnama, Joshua Henrina, Agustinus Wiraatmadja, Angela M. B. Boro, Candida I. L. Sam, Tersila A. D. Dedang, Alius Cahyadi

“…Negligent and late diagnosis of malaria leads to severe complications and a worse prognosis. …”
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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Setting of Inhaled Toxin Exposure and Chronic Substance Abuse by Meirui Li, Salem Alowami, Miranda Schell, Clive Davis, Asghar Naqvi

“…We report a case of secondary PAP in a 47-year-old man, whose risk factors include occupational exposure to inhaled toxins, especially aluminum dust, the use of anabolic steroids, and alcohol abuse, which in mice leads to alveolar macrophage dysfunction through a zinc-dependent mechanism that inhibits granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) receptor signalling. …”
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Acute Heart Failure as a First Manifestation of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: Highly Lethal If Not Diagnosed! by Maryam Heidarpour, Mohammad Mehdi Zare, Shiva Armani, Hedie Torkashvan, Sadegh Mazaheri-Tehrani, Davood Shafie

“…Case Presentation. Here, a 26-year-old man was hospitalized with vasopressor-resistant cardiogenic shock, which was finally attributed to an adrenal crisis. …”
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Facial Pain Associated with CPAP Use: Intra-Sinusal Third Molar by Maxime Mermod, Martin Broome, Remy Hoarau, Daniel Zweifel

“…Case Report. A 74-year-old man was referred with a history of pain in the left maxillary sinus related to the use of his CPAP interface, thereby prohibiting the use of the latter. …”
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Partial Ureteropelvic Junction Disruption after Blunt Trauma: Case Report by Jalal Eddine El Ammari, Youness Ahallal, Mohammed Jamal El Fassi, M. Hassan Farih

“…We present herein a 24-year-old man who was admitted to the Emergency Room with multiple organ injuries caused by a severe blunt trauma. …”
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Herpes zoster after left nephroureterectomy for renal carcinoma: a case report by Yuren Zhang, Jie Li, Qing Ni

“…Abstract Background Diabetes and malignant tumors often lead to abnormal immune function, increasing susceptibility to herpes zoster and severe post-herpetic neuralgia. …”
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« I am the Resurrection and the Life » : Sydney Carton, ou les modalités du retour d’une figure familière dans A Tale of Two Cities by Isabelle Hervouet-Farrar

“…Dickens’s preface to A Tale of Two Cities may lead his readers to consider the character of Richard Wardour (in Collins’s play The Frozen Deep) as the original model for Sydney Carton. …”
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Usages et limites de la violence de guerre à la haute époque hellénistique by Isabelle Pimouguet-Pédarros

“…The aim is therefore not only to consider the situations in which these acts occur, but also to highlight the vocabulary associated with them, likely to reflect the crossing of a moral boundary, or even an infringement of the rules governing man’s relationship with the divine. From this point of view, Polybios’ writings are particularly interesting in that they raise the question of a possible redefinition of the uses and limits of war violence in the Hellenistic period.…”
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Successfully treated osteomyelitis with 20 years of evolution, covering the whole humerus (case report) by Yavor Grigorov, Viktor Vasilev

“…Material and methods: One patient is presented, a 63-year-old man who underwent multiple operations for osteomyelitis of the humerus about 20 years ago. …”
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Deadly Aspiration Pneumonia Secondary to Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome by Rhea Akel, Iskandar Daou, Dany Jamal, Elham Hobeika, Rany Aoun, Georges Nawfal

“…High morbidity and mortality rates are linked to missed or late diagnosis that can lead to complications, such as gastric perforation and gastric hemorrhage. …”
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Reverse Fosbury Flop Tear of the Rotator Cuff by Jérôme Tirefort, Gregory Cunningham, Alexandre Lädermann

“…Case Presentation. A 62-year-old man developed a posttraumatic painful shoulder with active loss of range of motion. …”
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Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to Coronary Spasm with Recurrent Ventricular Fibrillation by Vrijraj Sinhji Rathod, Tanmay Kanitkar, Grigoris Karamasis

“…We present a case of ventricular fibrillation (VF) secondary to ischaemia induced by coronary artery spasm. An 82-year-old man initially presented with an out-of-hospital VF arrest. …”
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A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: evaluating the efficacy of isokinetic muscle strengthening training in improving knee osteoarthritis outcomes by Wanqin Guo, Jingyang Gao, Dawazhuoma, Xiuling Mi, Ciwang, Bianba

“…Data were processed and analyzed using ROB 2, RevMan 5.4, Stata17, and GRADEpro. The study protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42024607528). …”
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Effectiveness of acupuncture on glycolipid metabolism in patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuxin Sun, Yu Liu, Jian Xiong, Xiao Li, Ying Wei, Qianhua Zheng, Xiang Li, Wenchuan Qi, Fanrong Liang

“…Objective: Disorders of glycolipid metabolism are important pathogenic factors leading to coronary artery disease, and there is no safe and effective comprehensive treatment, while acupuncture has a certain efficacy in heart disease and disorders of glycolipid metabolism. …”
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US and CT of the Liver after Electric Shock by Amela Sofić, Nermina Bešlić, Alma Efendić, Aladin Čarovac, Jusuf Šabanović, Elma Jahić, Melika Bukvić, Fikreta Krakonja, Jana Kupusović

“…We present a case of an electrical injury to the liver, diagnosed by ultrasound and CT in a 39-year-old man who presented with skin burns on his right hand and right hemiabdomen. …”
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His-Bundle Pacing in a Patient with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation-Induced Left Bundle Branch Block by Jonathan Sen, Michael Mok, Mark Perrin

“…We present the case of a 76-year-old man with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis treated with TAVI. …”
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A Rare Occurrence of Primary Hepatic Leiomyosarcoma Associated with Epstein Barr Virus Infection in an AIDs Patient by Haritha Chelimilla, Kanthi Badipatla, Ariyo Ihimoyan, Masooma Niazi

“…We herein present a case report of a 54-year-old man diagnosed to have HIV/AIDS and EBV infection admitted to our hospital with complaints of intractable hiccups for more than a week. …”
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Characterization of Fly Ash Generated from Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa by Olushola S. Ayanda, Olalekan S. Fatoki, Folahan A. Adekola, Bhekumusa J. Ximba

“…The storage and disposal of coal fly ash can thus lead to the release of leached metals into soils, surface and ground waters, find way into the ecological systems and then cause harmful effect to man and its environments.…”
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Gout Initially Mimicking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Later Cervical Spine Involvement by Eduardo Araújo Santana Nunes, Adroaldo Guimarães Rosseti, Daniel Sá Ribeiro, Mittermayer Santiago

“…Gout is clinically characterized by episodes of monoarthritis, but if not treated properly, it can lead to a chronic polyarthritis, which may eventually mimic rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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