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BMC Ophthalmol
January 2025
Vitreoretinal Surgery Department, Hugo Chavez Hospital, Turmus Ayya, State of Palestine.
Background: This case report describes a rare case of Coats disease in adult female patient with preserved vision after intravitreal Aflibercept injection and laser photocoagulation.
Case Presentation: A female patient of Asian Palestinian descent, aged 20, exhibited a progressive and painless deterioration in the vision of her left eye over a period of two weeks. She exhibited no additional ocular symptoms.
J Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Park, Hong Kong.
This is a novel case of idiopathic chylopericardium and chylothorax in a young male who had no significant medical history. He first presented with dyspnea due to idiopathic chylopericardium, which was refractory to medical and surgical treatments, including a medium-chain triglyceride diet, octreotide, and video-assisted pericardial window. The chylopericardium persisted and progressed to concomitant left-sided chylothorax.
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December 2024
Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, 121552, Academician Chazov str., 15a, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Aim: to assess the relation of focal and diffuse left ventricular (LV) fibrosis to left bundle branch block (LBBB).
Materials And Methods: 60 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and LBBB (DCM-LBBB), 50 DCM-nonLBBB patients, 15 patients with LBBB and structurally normal heart (idiopathic LBBB) and 10 healthy volunteers (HV) underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). LGE LV images were post-proceed for core scar (CS) and gray zone (GZ) calculation.
Cureus
December 2024
Internal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Aveiro, Aveiro, PRT.
Schwannomas (SCs) are benign tumors composed of neoplastic Schwann cells and are relatively uncommon intracranially. Although these tumors are frequently associated with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), they may also arise idiopathically, and their pathogenesis remains poorly understood. A 70-year-old Caucasian man presented with a two-month history of vertigo, gait imbalance, and decreased visual acuity in the left eye accompanied by photophobia, nausea, vomiting, and occasional headaches.
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December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JPN.
Localized lipoatrophy is a rare condition characterized by the localized loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue. It may occur idiopathically without specific triggers. The pathogenesis of idiopathic localized lipoatrophy remains largely unknown.
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