Spondylodiscitis associated with skin lesions caused by in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Mucormycosis is a serious and rare fungal disease caused by opportunistic fungi of the zygomycete class, order . The main clinical presentations are rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal, and disseminated infections. There are few reports in the literature of spondylodiscitis caused by mucormycosis.

Prognostic Role of PD-L1 Expression in Invasive Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) has been investigated in various types of cancer; however, the role of PD-L1 expression in breast cancer remains controversial. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association of PD-L1 expression with clinicopathological variables, overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS) in invasive breast cancer. A total of 965 articles were included from CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus databases.

Analysis of HLA-G protein expression in leprosy.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) in leprosy. Biopsy and serum samples were collected from 18 patients presenting with leprosy and from healthy controls. Samples were analyzed using immunohistochemistry and ELISA techniques.

Is the combination of fat grafts and platelet rich plasma effective in rats?

Purpose:: To investigate if the association of fat grafts and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) improves graft viability in female rats.

Methods:: This is an experimental, randomized and blinded study, which involved 47 rats. Fat was harvested from the inguinal region and grafted to the cranial region.