A cross sectional study assessing steatotic liver disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases are prone to steatotic liver disease (SLD), which has been observed in patients with psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa. We aimed to assess whether systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was associated with SLD and to define factors associated with SLD in SLE. This was a cross-sectional study, we included 106 consecutive patients with SLE who were seen in the rheumatology clinic between June 2021 and March 2022 and we chose two sex-paired controls for each SLE.

Endoscopic stent placement after spontaneous esophageal perforation associated with chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer.

A 38-year-old male with established diagnosis of stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus treated with chemoradiotherapy (25 sessions of 50 Gy), presented with acute aphagia, thoracic pain, productive cough, and mild hemoptysis. Upon physical examination the right hemithorax presented with crepitations. An initial CT scan showed an esophageal perforation.

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Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: a diagnostic challenge of vascular tumors.

Epitheloid hemangioendothelioma is a very rare tumor, with a variable presentation and unpredictable clinical behavior. The etiology and the triggering risk factors have not been specified. Unlike other primary liver tumors, it does not arise in the background of chronic liver disease.