12 articles in this issue
Paola Faggioli, Antonio Tamburello, Lucia Roncoroni, Antonino Mazzone
The Schnitzler syndrome (SCS) is a rare, late-onset acquired autoinflammatory syndrome often underdiagnosed. The diagnosis is based on the Lipsker and recently on validated Strasbourg diagnostic criteria (chronic urticarial rash, monoclonal gammopathy, in... see more
Jiqing Qiu, Yu Cui, Bin Qi, Lichao Sun, Zhanpeng Zhu
Hemispherectomy is an established neurosurgical procedure for unilateral refractory epilepsy . Even though the surgical approach has evolved greatly, prevention of catastrophic intraoperative bleeding is a challenge. It is important that surgeons know the... see more
Kevin Zarrabi, Terence Choy, Keith Sweeney, Ved Desai, Roger Keresztes
Dermatomyositis with subcutaneous edema is a rare process with few reported cases. We report a 63-year-old with lung cancer who presented with an erythematous skin rash and was found to have biopsyproven dermatomyositis. Her course was complicated by gene... see more
Abhilash Koratala, Muhannad Leghrouz, Volodymyr Chornyy
Bacterial endocarditis is an infection of the endothelial surface of the heart, including heart valves and is potentially life threatening. Antibiotic prophylaxis is indicated prior to invasive procedures in patients with certain high-risk cardiac conditi... see more
Shankargouda Patil, Roopa S. Rao, A. Thirumal Raj, Pavithra Venkataswamy, Vanishree Haragannavar, Shwetha Nambiar, Dominic Augustine, Sowmya Samudrala Venkatesiah, Sachin Sarode, Gargi Sarode
Oral vegetable granuloma represents an inflammatory lesion of foreign body origin resulting from the implantation of vegetable matter. Controversy regarding its pathogenesis is reflected by the various terminologies used to describe the lesion. Its divers... see more
Takeshi Kusunoki, Hirotomo Homma, Yoshinobu Kidokoro, Aya Yanai, Satoshi Hara, Yuko Kobayashi, Miri To, Ryo Wada, Katsuhisa Ikeda
In oto-rhino-laryngology, cases of submandibuillar sialolithiasis are common. Submandibular sialoadentis with sialolith may cause severe complications such as deep neck abscess and sepsis. We introduce a rare case of a cervical fistula with abscess caused... see more
Anuna Laila Mathew, Bijou Baby Joseph, Deepa Muraleedharan Sarojini, Preeja Premkumar, Sunil Sukumaran Nair
Mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MEC) of minor salivary gland origin are rare in children and adolescents. A 17-year young male, reported with a painless swelling in the left posterior area of the hard palate since 6 months. Several clinical, radiographic, and ... see more
Ashwin Malhotra, Qin Rao, Sean Kelly, Danielle Schwartz, Robert Chow
Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is a leading of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals worldwide. However, there are few documented cases in immunocompetent patients. We present a rare case of disseminated Cryptococcus with progression ... see more
José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy
Manual lymph drainage has become the mainstay in the treatment of lymphedema for decades now. Five evolving variants have been described by Godoy & Godoy over the years: i) manual lymph drainage using rollers; ii) self-applied manual lymph drainage using ... see more
Vivek Velayudhan Nair, Sunila Thomas, Jincy Thomas, Cucoo Mariam Mathew
Osteoporosis characterized by low bone mass/osteopenia can be identified using radiomorphometric indices in routine panoramic radiographs. This study estimates the prevalence of osteopenia in 50-80 years age group, using panoramic mandibular index (PMI), ... see more
Megan Clapp, Nadia Aurora, Lindsey Herrera, Manisha Bhatia, Emily Wilen, Sarah Wakefield
The bidirectional communication between the central nervous system and gut microbiota, referred to as the gut-brain-axis, has been of significant interest in recent years. Increasing evidence has associated gut microbiota to both gastrointestinal and extr... see more
Awad-Elkareem Abass, Imad R. Musa, Duria A. Rayis, Ishag Adam, Gasim I. Gasim
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is affected by the red blood cell (RBC) lifespan. The association of HbA1c with RBC indices in pregnant women is not widely investigated. In this study, we investigated the association between HbA1c and Hb/RBCs count and RBCs indice... see more