Extramedullary Paravertebral Mass: An Unusual Presentation of Hairy Cell Leukaemia.

Background: Hairy cell leukaemia (HCL) is an uncommon, indolent, B-cell, lymphoproliferative disorder typically involving peripheral blood, spleen and bone marrow. It is commonly presenting with pancytopenia, monocytopenia and massive splenomegaly, while accounting for 2% of lymphoid leukaemias. Cases of extranodal lesions caused by HCL are rare, although these have been reported.

Inflammation and Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19.

Background: A link between inflammation and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 disease has been suggested pathophysiologically and clinically. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between inflammation and disease outcomes in adult hospitalized COVID-19 patients with VTE.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study, including quantitative and qualitative data collected from COVID-19 patients hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Unit (IDU) of the University Hospital of Ioannina, from 1 March 2020 to 31 May 2022.

Interior design in cancer care: simple structural solutions in storey houses improve patients' quality of life, mood and performance.

Storey duplex houses are today one of the fastest growing housing market. The key of success is that this kind of house architecture presents esthetic and practical advantages in the average family daily life, but its narrow indoor staircase connecting the ground floor (floor of family activities) to the "bedroom floor" may constitute a potential detriment for the care and quality of life of patients with advanced cancer. Due to cancer cachexia, cancer pain and asthenia, the patients' incapacity to use narrow stairs will become soon an impassable barrier.