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Am J Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
BACKGROUND Acalculous cholecystitis is a rare form of gallbladder inflammation that occurs without the presence of gallstones. It primarily affects critically ill patients and warrants prompt treatment given its association with high mortality. Pericarditis, an inflammation of the pericardium, typically arises from viral infections but can also be secondary to rheumatological, malignant, or bacterial causes.
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December 2024
Department of Pathology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, USA.
Blastomycosis is a rare fungal infection endemic to North America and parts of Africa. It can be challenging to diagnose until it reaches a critical stage. We present a blastomycosis case in Alabama, emphasizing the importance of early recognition and management.
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January 2025
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South 1, West 17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan.
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with BRAF V600E mutations is responsive to targeted therapies, such as dabrafenib and trametinib. However, these treatments can lead to serious adverse events, including cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Herein, we report the case of a 75-year-old man with stage IVB NSCLC and a BRAF V600E mutation who developed severe CRS, manifesting hepatic and renal dysfunction, following treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib.
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January 2025
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Background: The 2022 mpox outbreak in the United States disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Uptake of mpox testing may be related to symptomology, sociodemographic characteristics, and behavioral characteristics.
Objective: This study aimed to describe suspected mpox symptoms and testing uptake among a sample of GBMSM recruited via the internet in the United States in August 2022.
Eur J Intern Med
January 2025
Dermatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz MB, Lisboa, Portugal; Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Dermatology University Clinic, Portugal.
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