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ACR Open Rheumatol
January 2025
Madonna delle Grazie Hospital, Matera, Italy.
A 60-year-old man with a significant 20-year history of smoking, averaging approximately 20 cigarettes per day, presented with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension. Over the preceding three months, the patient reported recurrent episodes of acrocyanosis and erythema of the hands that were primarily induced by cold exposure. A capillaroscopy conducted in November 2024 revealed a "scleroderma-like pattern" that was characterized by enlarged capillaries, megacapillaries, and a capillary density of fewer than eight capillaries per millimeter.
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November 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, JPN.
Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) is a newly developed treatment. We report a successful case of NIR-PIT for post-irradiation locoregionally recurrent oropharyngeal cancer at the tongue base. A 60-year-old man following primary treatment for oropharyngeal cancer at the tongue base by endoscopy (rT1N0M0).
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December 2024
Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
We report the case of a 60-year-old man diagnosed with unilateral, solitary, extramedullary plasmacytoma located in the right lacrimal sac fossa, with no systemic involvement. This rare plasma cell dyscrasia is usually found in the respiratory tract. Clinical and radiological features of the mass and histopathological results are described.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Parenteral heparin is widely used as bridging therapy while optimising oral anticoagulation(OAC). Newer Direct-Acting OACs(DOACs) attain therapeutic effect very quickly. We report the use of dabigatran as bridging therapy during warfarin optimization for cardioembolic stroke in two patients who opted to receive warfarin for long-term anticoagulation for secondary stroke prevention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale: Paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome (PCS) is an adverse prognostic factor for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients. Retrospective studies have shown that the median survival of SCLC complicated with PCS was <7 months. No immunochemotherapy has been recorded in the treatment of SCLC with PCS.
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