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Background: Malaria is the disease caused by intracellular parasites known as species and is mainly transmitted by blood sucking female mosquitoes. During pregnancy, malaria results in severe complications to the mother, the fetus and the newborn. Symptoms of malaria, such as fever, malaise, headache, nausea and vomiting, in pregnant women can be mistakenly attributed solely to pregnancy.
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January 2025
Anesthesiology, Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires, ARG.
The differentiation between benign and malignant brain lesions remains a fundamental challenge in modern neuroimaging. This case highlights a rare presentation of ectatic Virchow-Robin spaces (VRS), which mimicked tumefactive brain lesions and required a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation to exclude neoplastic, infectious, and inflammatory processes. A 37-year-old female presented with progressive headache, cognitive impairment, and facial pain.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, IND.
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to the global healthcare system. Among the various complications, mucormycosis, a fungal infection caused by the Mucorales order, has emerged as a significant threat, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients treated at a tertiary care hospital in Central India.
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March 2025
Department of Psychiatry, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra 442001, India.
Tic douloureux, also known as trigeminal neuralgia, is distinguished by recurrent episodes of severe, lancinating pain that affects one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve, representing a prevalent pain syndrome. This condition has an annual incidence rate of 27 per 100,000 individuals. Nevertheless, direct compression caused by vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) represents a considerably less frequent etiology of trigeminal neuralgia, with an estimated overall incidence of about 1%.
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June 2024
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Osteoma is a rare benign tumor primarily affecting the craniofacial skeleton. Coronary osteomas in the coronoid process are uncommon and asymptomatic until they affect mandibular function. This report presents a case of coronoid osteoma with its diagnosis, treatment and surgical approach.
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