Pandemic of the century: COVID-19 in inflammatory rheumatic diseases of a national cohort with 3,532 patients.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the clinical outcomes and risk factors for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) of a national cohort.

Patients And Methods: The multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out between July 15, 2020, and February 28, 2021. Data collection was provided from a national network database system, and 3,532 IRD patients (2,359 males, 1,173 females; mean age: 48.

Obturator bypass in the treatment of prosthetic graft infection: Classic but still effective.

Aortic graft infection is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. In this article we report a 60-year-old man who developed bilateral groin wound infection and progressively worsening lower extremity ischemia one year after he underwent aortobifemoral bypass. The infected graft was resected and bilateral obturator bypass was performed.

[Effects of human amniotic fluid on posterolateral spinal fusion: an experimental preliminary study].

Objectives: In this study, the effects of human amniotic fluid on posterolateral spinal fusion were investigated in a rat model.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight 20-week-old male Sprague Dawley rats were included in the study. The subjects were divided into two main groups as the control group and the amniotic fluid group.

Two cases with unusual mycetoma localizations in upper respiratory system.

Fungus balls or mycetomas are extramucosal and noninvasive accumulations of degenerating fungal hyphae. In head and neck they may localized most frequently in the paranasal sinuses, especially in the maxillary sinus. These indolent infections are mostly caused by Aspergillus spp.

[The effect of tibiofemoral angle changes on the results of dome osteotomy].

Objectives: We investigated the effect of tibiofemoral angle changes on the results of dome osteotomy in patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee.

Methods: The study included 23 knees of 22 patients (15 women, 7 men; mean age 60 years; range 37 to 73 years) who underwent high tibial dome osteotomy for medial compartment osteoarthritis. A simple modified Charnley external fixator was used for stabilization of the osteotomy.

[Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with the peroneus longus tendon].

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a peroneus longus tendon (PLT) autograft.

Methods: The study included 29 patients (27 males, 2 females; mean age 30 years; range 21 to 39 years) who underwent ACL reconstruction using a PLT autograft and interference nail fixation. Fourteen patients (48.

[Tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting as a thyroid tumor].

Primary tumors of the trachea are rare. Adenoid cystic carcinoma is the second most common tracheal malignancy and its symptoms are nonspecific. A 66-year-old woman presented with complaints of progressive dyspnea and cough of a two-week duration.

A case of juvenile hyaline fibromatosis.

Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis (JHF) is a rare, autosomally-recessive disease characterized by papulonodular skin lesions, soft tissue masses, joint contractures, gingival hypertrophy and osteolytic bone lesions. Its onset is in infancy or early childhood. The most commonly affected sites are the nose, chin, ears, scalp, back and knees.

Bilateral hypoglossal schwannoma: a radiologic diagnosis.

A 53-year-old woman presented with a complaint of a sore throat. Examination showed a left-sided atrophy of the tongue. Upon protrusion, the tongue deviated to the left, suggestive of a unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy.

[Problems pertaining to the long head of the biceps brachii in subacromial impingement syndrome].

In this paper, we presented the pathological changes occurring in the long head of the biceps muscle in subacromial impingement syndrome, and evaluated treatment approaches in the light of the relevant data.