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Ear Nose Throat J
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a tumor involving blood vessels and lymphatic tissue. It is caused by human herpes virus-8, typically in HIV infection in individuals with AIDS. There are 4 major types of KS including classic, endemic, immunosuppression, and AIDS-related.
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December 2024
Commanding Officer, 180 Military Hospital, C/o 99 APO, India.
Background: The treatment of vitiligo is difficult and usually requires prolonged therapy. All exogenous glucocorticoid therapies can lead to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) suppression. Steroid therapy in the form of an intermittent pulse therapy is a much safer option than daily administration.
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December 2024
Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
A 3-year-old boy presented with an unusual combination of indurated skin, sclerotic plaques with lichenification, and yellowish papules. Histopathology revealed diffuse dermal mucin deposits, and laboratory tests showed a positive throat culture for Group A streptococcus and elevated serum anti-streptolysin titers. An 10-day course of oral amoxicillin was associated with near-complete resolution of all dermatological findings within 4 months.
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December 2024
Medicine for Older People, University Hospital Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
The incidence of melanoma is increasing globally. The estimated worldwide incidence is projected to increase from 324,635 cases in 2020 to 510,000 in 2040. In the UK, melanoma accounts for 4% of all new cases of cancer.
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November 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn, USA.
Bladder cancer is one of the main causes of urogenital cancer (30-35% of the total urological cancers). Although metastases from urologic tumors are rare, it is associated with a high mortality rate. The location and pattern of metastasis are random and unpredictable.
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