Predictive accuracy of the pneumonia severity index vs CRB-65 for time to clinical stability: results from the Community-Acquired Pneumonia Organization (CAPO) International Cohort Study.

Background: The Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) and CRB-65 are scores used to predict mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). It is unknown how well either score predicts time to clinical stability in hospitalized patients with CAP. Thus, it is also not known which score predicts time to clinical stability better.

Elastofibroma dorsi: an unusual case of a subscapular nodular mass.

Elastofibroma dorsi is a benign, slow-growing soft tissue tumor. Poorly symptomatic, it raises an important differential diagnosis with benign and malignant tumors of the subscapular region, and with a differential diagnosis with shoulder pain and snapping scapula. It is seen in elderly women and occurs more frequently in the subscapular region, although it has been reported in several locations.