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Ear Nose Throat J
January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Al Mouwasat University Hospital, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Auricular mucormycosis is an exceptionally rare and aggressive fungal infection primarily affecting immunocompromised individuals, particularly those with poorly controlled diabetes. This report presents the case of a 54-year-old diabetic woman with isolated auricular mucormycosis and facial nerve palsy. The patient developed right auricular edema, necrosis, and severe pain, progressing over 10 days, with no history of trauma.
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December 2024
Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, IRQ.
Cough-induced rib fractures are rare conditions and are seldom reported in the medical literature. This case involves a 54-year-old postmenopausal woman who experienced a persistent dry cough lasting 16 days, which progressed to acute, localized chest pain in the right hemithorax. Symptoms started after an initial chest infection.
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November 2024
Department of Pathology, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
A 54-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of abnormal colonoscopic findings, including a submucosal protuberance at the appendiceal root. A biopsy showed no malignant findings. Computed tomography revealed a 20-mm cystic lesion with thick walls at the appendiceal root, suggestive of an appendiceal mucocele.
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January 2025
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine.
A 54-year-old woman underwent cord blood transplantation in second remission of acute myeloid leukemia. She tested positive for anti-toxoplasma IgG antibody before transplantation. After neutrophil engraftment, she complained of foggy vision, but brain MRI showed no abnormality.
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January 2025
Department of Pathology and Laboratories, University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, DC, Colombia.
Background: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is a rare subtype, constituting less than 3.5% of primary breast carcinomas. Despite being categorized as a type of triple-negative breast cancer, it generally has a favorable prognosis.
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