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Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
January 2025
From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Abdominoplasty is a common aesthetic procedure, and ischemic complications are rare, particularly in nonsmokers. We present 2 cases of ischemic complications in nonsmoking patients treated with fremanezumab, a biologic medication for severe migraines. A 55-year-old woman underwent lipoabdominoplasty on December 18, 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors are commonly used for management of various autoimmune disorders but can rarely cause isolated cutaneous lupus. This report presents two cases of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE) in women aged 38 and 61 after adalimumab treatment for psoriasis highlighting the importance of recognizing these paradoxical reactions for timely management.
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January 2025
Department of Medicine.
Minimal change disease (MCD) accounts for 10 - 15% of idiopathic nephrotic syndromes in adults. Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is rarely ascribed as a cause of MCD and was previously associated with interferon-based therapy. MCD in treatment-naïve chronic HCV infection is extremely rare, with only 3 cases reported in the literature.
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March 2025
Emergency Radiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma by gas-forming organisms, with a risk of the gas extending into peri-nephric or para-renal spaces and in advanced cases, the involvement may be extensive and bilateral. It is a common complication in patients with long-term diabetes, primarily caused by Gram-negative organisms or, in some cases, anaerobes. The diagnosis of emphysematous pyelonephritis is made by clinical features and confirmed by computed tomography.
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December 2024
Gastroenterology II, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Rabat, MAR.
Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is an uncommon endoscopic finding characterized by a patchy or diffuse circumferential black pigmentation of the esophageal mucosa, corresponding to ischemic necrosis. It usually presents with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and is thought to be caused by a systemic low blood flow in patients with predisposing risk factors, like advanced age and cardiovascular comorbidities. After initial hemodynamic stabilization, diagnosis is established by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with careful biopsies and histological evaluation.
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