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J Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan.
Background: Gauzoma is a foreign body reactive granuloma which is an extremely rare complication of thoracic surgery. We describe a case of a Gauzoma in which the gauzes were removed by mini-thoracotomy as a less invasive procedure, discovered incidentally after 35 years of follow-up.
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old man was referred to our department for hyperhidrosis treatment, and imaging studies and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Gauzoma.
BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory multisystem disease characterised by non-necrotising granulomas that typically affect the lungs, lymph nodes, eyes, skin, liver, spleen, heart, bones and joints. Although rare, necrotising granulomas can also occur. In this report, we present a case of a healthy woman in her 60s who presented with a 1-year history of fatigue and generalised body aches.
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January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by (MTB). Tuberculous granuloma is the central and key pathological structure of tuberculosis and is characterized by tissue hypoxia and ineffective drug delivery. To address these issues, this study fabricated a composite nanoparticle loaded with catalase (CAT) and levofloxacin (LEV) (CAT@LEV-NPs) and then combined it with ultrasound (US) to investigate the bactericidal effect and underlying mechanisms using TB spheroids.
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January 2025
General Surgery, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Lisboa, Portugal.
We report a case of a woman in her late 40s with a history of breast implant surgery following breast cancer treatment. She presented with asymmetrical breast enlargement, palpable contralateral axillary lymph nodes and cutaneous nodules on both forearms. In addition, imaging evaluation revealed intracapsular implant rupture, ipsilateral internal mammary enlarged lymph nodes and multiple mediastinal lymphadenopathies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatr Rheumatol Online J
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Besevler, 06500, Turkey.
Background: Pediatric patients with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) are at an increased risk of arterial and venous thromboembolism (AVTE). Although the exact mechanisms underlying AVTE remain unclear, eosinophils play a pivotal role in AVTE.
Main Body: Current guidelines lack evidence-based recommendations, particularly concerning anticoagulant and antiplatelet treatments for this condition.
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