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January 2025
Pediatric Surgery, Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Riffa, BHR.
We report the case of a four-month-old male infant diagnosed incidentally with bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Our patient was found to have chest asymmetry during an unrelated hospital visit and bilateral diaphragmatic defects were confirmed on cross-sectional imaging. Surgical repair of a right-sided Bochdalek hernia and a left-sided Morgagni hernia was performed with excellent outcomes.
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January 2025
Internal Medicine, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, PRT.
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Despite primarily affecting the lung, sarcoidosis can affect any organ, resulting in various clinical manifestations. We present a case of a 56-year-old man who developed thoracic pain over several months along with skin lesions.
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December 2024
Pediatric Surgery, Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Lymphatic malformation is a rare vascular anomaly caused by abnormal lymphatic system development during embryogenesis. Intra-abdominal lymphatic malformations are uncommon in children, and surgical excision is considered the gold standard for treatment. However, few reports of minimally invasive laparoscopic approaches have been documented.
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December 2024
Dermatology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Leprosy is an uncommon chronic mycobacterial infection in the United States caused by . There are two major forms of the infection, lepromatous leprosy and tuberculoid leprosy, with borderline forms of each. Leprosy is even more uncommon in the Northeastern United States and can present with various symptoms and skin findings, including erythematous or hypopigmented patches or plaques with accompanying hypoesthesia or anesthesia, anhidrosis, or alopecia.
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December 2024
Medical Research, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala, GTM.
Scapular fractures are rare, typically resulting from high-energy trauma. These injuries frequently present alongside other thoracic or shoulder injuries. Patients often exhibit posterior shoulder pain, swelling, and limited range of motion, which can suggest a variety of shoulder pathologies.
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