Clinical presentations, metabolic abnormalities and end-organ complications in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy.

Objective: Familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by partial lack of subcutaneous fat.

Methods: This multicenter prospective observational study included data from 56 subjects with FPLD (18 independent Turkish families). Thirty healthy controls were enrolled for comparison.

A novel factor for primary arteriovenous fistula failure: hyperinsulinism.

Introduction: Dysfunction of vascular access is an important reason of morbidity for dialysis patients and it is a major factor affecting the economical burden of hemodialysis. The preferred type of vascular access is creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). However, the problem of fistula maturation rate is still a challenge.

An unusual case of cavernous hemangioma of the rib in a young man with lung tuberculosis: a brief review and case report.

Hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that usually involve the liver, skin, eyes and central nervous system. Hemangioma of the bone is unusual and is generally observed in the vertebrae or skull while hemangioma of the costae is extremely rare. Hemangioma of the rib and chest wall tuberculosis may be misdiagnosed as chest wall tumors.