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World J Gastrointest Endosc
January 2025
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Lukang Christian Hospital, Changhua 505002, Taiwan.
Background: Gastric bezoars are indigestible masses that can lead to gastrointestinal obstruction and ulceration. Standard treatments include endoscopic mechanical lithotripsy with a polypectomy snare and Coca-Cola dissolution therapy or a combination of both approaches. However, giant bezoars frequently require multiple treatment sessions and extended hospital stays.
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December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
Older patients represent a unique and vulnerable subgroup, requiring careful consideration when determining treatment options. Treatment-related leukoencephalopathy is commonly observed in older patients months to years after receiving radiotherapy and/or methotrexate for primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). Tirabrutinib is an orally available, highly selective, and potent second-generation Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) approved for treating recurrent/refractory PCNSL in Japan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian Dermatol Online J
November 2024
Department of Dermatology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau is a rare form of pustular psoriasis affecting the acral fingers and toes, characterized by recurrent eruptions of sterile pustules that lead to significant pain and potentially irreversible destruction of the nail apparatus. Symptoms are often refractory to topical and systemic therapies for psoriasis. This case report presents a healthy 23-year-old female with severe acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau, destructing all 10 fingernails.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEar Nose Throat J
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Cutaneous involvement of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is rare but has been previously documented to involve the head and neck region. Generally, involvement to the ears is limited to the ear lobule; however, this study presents a unique case of recurrent CLL with cutaneous involvement overlying the auricular ear. The presentation was initially concerning for possible perichondritis but remained unresponsive to antibiotics and steroids.
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