Subspecies Endocarditis and Meningitis in a 62-Year-Old Horse Rider Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review.

The present article presents a case report and literature review concerning the subspecies (SEZ), a rare zoonotic pathogen in humans. The case involves a 62-year-old man with no prior heart disease, presenting with endocarditis, pneumonia, and meningitis following close contact with a horse. The patient underwent urgent aortic valve replacement due to severe valvular damage caused by the infection.

Aberrant origin of the occipital artery from the internal carotid artery: utility of the occipital tap maneuver.

We have described a case of a suspected transient ischemic attack with a double lumen potentially resembling a dissection of the internal carotid artery on Doppler ultrasound. The identification of an arterial branch from the internal carotid artery and flowing near it using magnetic resonance imaging suggested an aberrant origin of an ascending pharyngeal artery or occipital artery. Performance of the occipital tap maneuver in the occipital artery perfusion territory demonstrated a reflected flow in the double lumen, supporting the aberrant origin of the occipital artery from the internal carotid artery.

Use of real-time PCR to rule out Marek's disease in the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy.

This article reports nine cases of neurological disease in brown layer pullets that occured in various European countries between 2015 and 2018. In all cases, the onset of neurological clinical signs was at 4-8 weeks of age and they lasted up to 22 weeks of age. Enlargement of peripheral nerves was the main lesion observed in all cases.

Squaraines bearing halogenated moieties as anticancer photosensitizers: Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation.

We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of symmetrical indolenine-based squaraine dyes along with the evaluation of their singlet oxygen generation efficiency. The photodynamic activity of these new photosensitizers has been evaluated on a human tumor fibrosarcoma (HT-1080) cell line. The cytotoxicity increased over time and is induced by the photoactivation of bromo (Br-C4) and iodio (I-C4) long carbon chain squaraine dyes and the consequent increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production (p < 0.