Case Report: Acupuncture is an effective treatment for olfactory dysfunction in the post COVID-19 condition.

Olfactory dysfunction in the post COVID-19 condition reported worldwide are refractory for some patients. For this reason, appropriate treatment is desired. In this article, we describe two cases of olfactory dysfunction in the post COVID-19 condition that was improved by traditional acupuncture treatment.

[Diffuse descending necrotizing mediastinitis with cardiac tamponade;report of a case].

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis( DNM) is often a lethal condition resulting from odontogenic or cervical infection, with a previously reported mortality rate of 25 to 40%, which is known to accompany occasional pericardial effusion. Here, we report a case of diffuse DNM with cardiac tamponade.