8 articles in this issue
Attilio Cavezzi, Emidio Troiani, Salvatore Corrao
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has been regarded as an infective-inflammatory disease, which affects mainly lungs. More recently, a multi-organ involvement has been highlighted, with different pathways of injury. A hemoglobinopathy, hypoxia and cell ir... see more
Adam Khorasanchi, Roger Keresztes
Nivolumab-induced immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare process with few reported cases. We present a 67-year-old man with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who was hospitalized with severe thrombocytopenia. Physical exam was notable for petechiae acr... see more
Sachin C. Sarode, Gargi S. Sarode, Praveen Birur, Yaser A. Alhazmi, Shankargouda Patil
Ameloblastoma is the only odontogenic tumor that displays diversified histomorphological features with subtypes like follicular, plexiform, acanthomatous, granular cell, clear cell, desmoplastic etc. In this paper we presented an extremely unusual present... see more
Øyvind Bruserud, Øystein Wendelbo, Nils Vetti, Frederik Kragerud Goplen, Silje Johansen, Håkon Reikvam
Acute upper airway obstruction can be fatal. Early recognition of airway distress followed by diagnostic laryngoscopy and prompt intervention to secure airway control is crucial. We here present a 62-year old male patient who presented with cough and incr... see more
Norman Firth, Abdulhameed Alsarraf, Nathan Vujcich, Omar Kujan
Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) and ameloblastomas are distinct histopathologically diagnosed odontogenic lesions of the oral cavity. Both are primarily located in the posterior regions of the mandible, however, they can involve the maxilla as well. The occu... see more
Lubna Kamani, Ravi Raj, Rabia Ali, Faisal Siddiqi
Brunner’s gland hyperplasia (BGH) is an unusual entity that presents with large duodenal polyp or mass and rarely causes gastrointestinal bleeding. It is usually asymptomatic and often an incidental finding during the esophagoduodenoscopy (EGD). However, ... see more
Dustin J. Uhlenhopp, Gregory Pagnotta, Tagore Sunkara
Acute esophageal necrosis, also known as black esophagus or acute necrotizing esophagitis is a rare condition with roughly 154 cases reported in the literature. This condition is classically diagnosed on its endoscopic findings of a circumferentially blac... see more
Shady Piedra Abusharar, Prashanth Moku, Sharon Banks, Fahad M. Khalid, Charles S. Specht, Hyma V. Polimera
Immune mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is part of the inflammatory myopathies group of diseases and presents with muscle weakness, myalgias and elevated serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK). Statin-induced IMNM is a rare complication. We present a pati... see more