Mixed cryoglobulinemic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis due to monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: A case report.

Rationale: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) can be induced by autoimmune diseases, chronic infection, chronic hepatitis, and paraproteins (including cryoglobulinemia). In addition, the mixed cryoglobulinemic MPGN is reported to be highly correlated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

Patient Concerns: We reported a rare case of a 61-year-old woman without a history of viral hepatitis infection; she presented with bilateral leg edema and proteinuria.

Devastating renal outcome caused by skin infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A case report.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an emerging pathogen that infects the skin and soft tissue. However, there are few reports of renal complications from MRSA involving immunoglobulin (Ig)A-dominated rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (GN). Favorable renal outcomes from IgA GN are achieved by administering timely therapy.

Thyroid carcinoma with rhabdoid phenotype: Case report with review of the literature.

Objective: This paper aims to comprehensively document a rare case of thyroid carcinoma with rhabdoid phenotype and literature review of this disease.

Methods: A 59-year-old man presented with a rapidly enlarging, painful left lateral cervical mass. CT scan revealed a tumor over the left the thyroid gland with multiple left cervical lymphadenopathy over left level II-IV and level VI.

Ossification of newly generated cartilage from the perichondrium of auricular cartilage grafted in rabbit tympanic bullae.

Objective: This study was performed to evaluate the histologic changes in the regenerated cartilage in the previously established rabbit tympanic bullae obliteration model.

Design: Experimental study.

Setting: Tertiary otolaryngology care centre.