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February 2025
Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence RI.
Indian J Occup Environ Med
December 2024
Department of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, ICMR-Regional Occupational Health Centre (S), NIOH, ICMR Complex, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Background: Beedi rolling is a labor-intensive occupation that can cause a variety of health problems due to prolonged exposure to tobacco dust. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess morbidity, hematological profile, and DNA damage among beedi rollers in Karnataka.
Methods: A total of 153 participants, including 85 beedi and 65 non-beedi rollers, were enrolled in the study.
Spontaneous regression in breast cancer is rare but can dramatically improve patient prognosis. Although the underlying mechanism is unknown, it may be due to a biological response to external invasion. An 81-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with a 600x100mm large breast mass.
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January 2025
Department of Breast Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Ishinomaki Hospital, Ishinomaki, JPN.
We present a case of a 46-year-old woman with recurrent breast abscess resistant to conventional treatments. Initial diagnosis of mastitis led to antibiotic therapy; however, abscess formation recurred. Subsequent interventions, including incision, drainage, and various antibiotics, were insufficient because of recurrent infections.
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January 2025
Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is an extremely rare type of vasculitis characterized by inflammation within small blood vessels or tissues that may cause damage to the lungs, heart, kidneys, and other organs. Here, we present a rare case of EGPA with cardiac involvement that presented with acute heart failure.
Clinical Findings: A 44-year-old woman with a history of bronchial asthma and sinusitis presented with fever, shortness of breath, fatigue, unintentional weight loss, and polyarthritis.
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