10 articles in this issue
Dimitrios Andreadis, Ioanna Lazaridi, Eleftherios Anagnostou, Athanasios Poulopoulos, Prashanth Panta, Shankargouda Patil
exuberant, reactive lesion seen in response to local irritation or trauma caused by dental calculus, bacterial plaque, caries and restorations, with a strong predilection for the gingiva. It is among the frequently encountered oral lesions, occurring at a... see more
Ritesh Neupane, Munish Sharma, Divakar Sharma, Rajeev Thachil, Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Gerald Lowman
Primary pulmonary histoplasmosis is found worldwide, and is particularly endemic in some areas of the North America, usually those surrounding the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. It is not common in the East Coast of the United States, and is in fact,... see more
Shafee Salloum, Ajay Goenka, Elizabeth Ey
Acute transverse myelitis is a rare spinal cord inflammatory disorder that manifests as sudden onset of motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunctions. Here, we report a case of acute transverse myelitis in a 13-year-old boy secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae... see more
Raymond Challita, Said Halabi
Proliferating trichilemmal tumors are rare tumors that originate from adnexal structures – specifically from the outer root sheaths of hair follicles. These tumors can be benign or malignant. We report a rare case of a giant aggressive forehead trichilemm... see more
Sarah Dénes, Benoît Daron, Marie Behaeghe, Marie-Christine Seghaye
Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas (CPFE) are exceptional primary benign cardiac tumours affecting the heart valves. We report here the case of a 15-year-old boy in whom echocardiography performed for non-specific chest pain during follow-up for bicuspid ao... see more
Maria Aggelidou, Katerina Kambouri, Maria Kouroupi, Dimitrios Cassimos, Soultana Foutzitzi, Savas Deftereos
Acute eosinophilic appendicitis (AEA) is a rare variant of appendix inflammation possibly linked to allergy. Histopathological evidence of eosinophilic infiltration of the muscularis propria and edema separating the muscle fibers is the gold standard for ... see more
Girish Gulab Meshram, Neeraj Kaur, Kanwaljeet Singh Hura
Ewing’s sarcoma is an aggressive fatal malignancy of bones and soft-tissue. It predominantly affects the young population, with a worldwide incidence of three cases per million. The pelvis, extremities, and ribs are the most common sites. We present a cas... see more
Rahul K. Nath, Divya Goel, Chandra Somasundaram
Untreated adult obstetric brachial plexus injury (OBPI) patients, in general, use compensatory strategies to achieve their lost upper extremity functions; they cause some adverse effects. Our present study is a case series of 3 female adult OBPI patients,... see more
Alberto Leguina-Ruzzi, Kishan Rajnikant Raichura, Sarah Karis Tonks, Semira Kwabi, Claudia Leitner
Non-atopic dermatitis is a common inflammatory condition, which is potentially debilitating and can compromise life quality. Polarized ultraviolet-free polychromatic light is used as therapeutic option for the treatment of wound healing and dermatological... see more
Chadi Hajar, Ibrahim R. Hajjali, Laura Oscar, Daniel C. Mayes
Median raphe cyst is an uncommon developmental anomaly that can develop anywhere along the midline of the external genitals. Only a few hundred cases have been published in the English literature and the lack of awareness of this entity can lead to confus... see more