9 articles in this issue
Surej Kumar L.K., Georgie P. Zachariah, Sumesh Chandran
Ultrasonography (USG) is a cost-effective and noninvasive imaging modality commonly employed for imaging the abdominal region and extremities. Currently, with the availability of higher frequency probes and higher resolution devices, USG imaging of the te... see more
Frank Sheng Fan, Chung-Fan Yang
A 66-year-old man with a previous history of advanced prostate cancer failing complete androgen blockade, docetaxel chemotherapy, denosumab, and abiraterone acetate as judged by persistent high serum levels of prostate specific antigen presented with exer... see more
Navarat Vatcharayothin, Pornthep Kasemsiri, Cattleya Thongrong, Chanticha Laohakittikul, Surapol Suetrong, Piti Ungarreevittaya, Nipon Chaisuriya
Rhinofacial entomophthoromycosis is an uncommon chronic fungal infection of the head and neck. The diagnosis is usually based on clinical manifestations; however, diagnosis of this infection based on early manifestations is difficult and occasionally rhin... see more
Lorenzo Perrone, Lorenzo Gervaso, Eugenia Bosco, Francesco Serra, Erica Quaquarini
We report the case of a 64-year-old man with a diagnosis of IgG lambda multiple myeloma (MM) symptomatic for bone lesions for which he received autologous stem cell transplant after induction treatment and high-dose melphalan, thalidomide and lenalidomide... see more
Eric Omar Then, Febin John, Carmine Catalano, Michell Lopez, Vinaya Gaduputi
Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is characterized by postprandial vomiting due to mechanical obstruction. Rarely it can occur due to ingestion of a foreign body. Most cases of foreign body ingestion are benign, with passage of the ingested object into the... see more
Suparpit von Bormann, Sirilak Suksompong, Benno von Bormann
Hypercalcemia may result in acute kidney injury (AKI) and arterial hypertension. Anemia as a consequence of this constellation is nowhere described. A female patient underwent total thyroidectomy in 2007, since then being under continuous daily medication... see more
Antonio Tamburello, Laura Castelnovo, Paola Faggioli, Daniela Bompane, Bruno Brando, Arianna Gatti, Lucia Roncoroni, Biancamaria Di Marco, Antonino Mazzone
Good’s syndrome (GS) or thymomaassociated immunodeficiency is a rare clinical entity that should be ruled out in patients with thymoma who develop severe, recurrent bacterial infections and opportunistic viral and fungal infections. There are no treatment... see more
Damir Vucinic, Dag Zahirovic, Dubravko Manestar, Ingrid Belac-Lovasic, Tamara Braut, Leo Kovac, Nives Jonjic, Gordana Zamolo
The aim of this report is to present a case of a patient with a recurrent nasal cavity amelanotic melanoma (AM), with emphasis on diagnosis and therapy options of this clinical entity. A 65-year-old female patient presented with pain in the right cheek re... see more
Prashanth Panta, Archana Andhavarapu, Sachin C. Sarode, Gargi Sarode, Shankargouda Patil
The spectacle of Koebner’s phenomenon (KP) is interesting in that trauma precipitates a subset of pathologically distinct conditions, indicating the subtle interplay between sensitization and dermato-mucosal integrity. KP is interesting because, if factor... see more