First time identification of Pandoraea sputorum from a patient with cystic fibrosis in Argentina: a case report

BMC Pulm Med. 2017; 17: 33. Published online 2017 Feb 7. doi: 10.1186/s12890-017-0373-y PMCID: PMC5297019 PMID: 28173787 Pablo F. Martina,1,5,6 Mónica Martínez,2 Guillermo Frada,2 Florencia Alvarez,3 Lorena Leguizamón,2 Claudia Prieto,5 Carolina Barrias,2 Marisa Bettiol,4 Antonio Lagares,3 Alejandra Bosch,5 Julián Ferreras,1,6 and Martha Von Specht2,6 Pablo F. Martina 1Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS), CONICET-UNaM, Misiones, Argentina 5Centro […]

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Successful outcome following pneumonectomy in a teenage boy with cystic fibrosis: a case report

BMC Pulm Med. 2017; 17: 17. Published online 2017 Jan 13. doi: 10.1186/s12890-016-0350-x PMCID: PMC5237202 PMID: 28086849 Zheyi Liew,1 Santosh Mallikarjuna,1 Asif Hasan,2 F. Kate Gould,3 Su Bunn,4 Matthew F. Thomas,1 Jim L. Lordan,3 Christopher O’Brien,1 and Malcolm Brodlie5 Zheyi Liew 1Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Find articles […]

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High incidence and early onset of nivolumab-induced pneumonitis: four case reports and literature review

BMC Pulm Med. 2018; 18: 23. Published online 2018 Jan 30. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0592-x PMCID: PMC5789617 PMID: 29378571 N. Koyama,1 O. Iwase,2 E. Nakashima,3 K. Kishida,4 T. Kondo,5 Y. Watanabe,1 H. Takahashi,3 Y. Umebayashi,4 Y. Ogawa,5 and H. Miura3 N. Koyama 1Department of Clinical Oncology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, 193-0998 Japan Find articles by […]

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Long-term progression-free survival in an advanced lung adenocarcinoma patient harboring EZR-ROS1 rearrangement: a case report

BMC Pulm Med. 2018; 18: 13. Published online 2018 Jan 23. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0585-9 PMCID: PMC5781300 PMID: 29361925 Liang Dong,# Jingwen Xia,# Jing Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Ning Zhu, Peng Zhang, Youzhi Zhang, Xiujuan Zhang, and Shengqing Li Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, […]

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A severe case of Streptococcal pyogenes empyema following influenza A infection

BMC Pulm Med. 2019; 19: 25. Published online 2019 Jan 28. doi: 10.1186/s12890-019-0787-9 PMCID: PMC6350381 PMID: 30691434 Nobuhiro Asai,1,2 Hiroyuki Suematsu,2 Daisuke Sakanashi,2 Hideo Kato,1,2 Mao Hagihara,1,2 Hiroki Watanabe,1,2 Arufumi Shiota,2 Yusuke Koizumi,1,2 Yuka Yamagishi,1,2 and Hiroshige Mikamo1,2 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer 1Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University Hospital, […]

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Airway smooth muscle as an underutilised biomarker: a case report

BMC Pulm Med. 2019; 19: 24. Published online 2019 Jan 28. doi: 10.1186/s12890-019-0789-7 PMCID: PMC6348684 PMID: 30691439 Joy Sha,1 Steuart Rorke,1,2 and David Langton1,3 Joy Sha 1Department of Thoracic Medicine, Frankston Hospital, 2 Hastings Road, Frankston, Victoria Australia Find articles by Joy Sha Steuart Rorke 1Department of Thoracic Medicine, Frankston Hospital, 2 Hastings Road, Frankston, Victoria […]

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Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis induced by pertussis: the first case report

BMC Pulm Med. 2019; 19: 15. Published online 2019 Jan 14. doi: 10.1186/s12890-019-0779-9 PMCID: PMC6332631 PMID: 30642317 Kuniaki Hirai, Tetsuya Homma, Fumihiro Yamaguchi, Munehiro Yamaguchi, Shintaro Suzuki, Akihiko Tanaka, Tsukasa Ohnishi, and Hironori Sagara Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergology and Respiratory Medicine, Showa University School […]

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Safe and effective use of nivolumab for treating lung adenocarcinoma associated with sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a rare case report

BMC Pulm Med. 2019; 19: 12. Published online 2019 Jan 11. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0775-5 PMCID: PMC6329093 PMID: 30634951 Johan Pluvy,1,2 Solenn Brosseau,1,2 Sandrine Stelianides,3 Claire Danel,4 Marina Nguenang,1,2 Antoine Khalil,5 Bruno Crestani,6 Gérard Zalcman,1,2 and Valérie Gounant1,2 Johan Pluvy 1Service d’Oncologie Thoracique, Hôpital Bichat, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France 2CIC INSERM 1425-CLIP2 Paris-Nord, Hôpital Bichat-Claude […]

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Intrapulmonary metastasis from primary pulmonary meningioma presenting as multiple cystic lesions: a case report

BMC Pulm Med. 2019; 19: 8. Published online 2019 Jan 8. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0773-7 PMCID: PMC6325864 PMID: 30621651 Intrapulmonary metastasis from primary pulmonary meningioma presenting as multiple cystic lesions: a case report Xin Wang,#1 Pengfei Li,#1 Ping Zhou,2 Yiyun Fu,2 Yutian Lai,1 and Guowei Che1 Xin Wang 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, […]

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Progressive plasterer’s pneumoconiosis complicated by fibrotic interstitial pneumonia: a case report

BMC Pulm Med. 2019; 19: 6. Published online 2019 Jan 7. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0776-4 PMCID: PMC6323823 PMID: 30616611 Progressive plasterer’s pneumoconiosis complicated by fibrotic interstitial pneumonia: a case report Fumio Kurosaki,1,2 Tamiko Takemura,3 Masashi Bando,1 Tomonori Kuroki,1,2 Toshio Numao,2 Hiroshi Moriyama,4 and Koichi Hagiwara1 Fumio Kurosaki 1Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 […]

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Is Lipoprotein (a) a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Ectasia?

Is Lipoprotein (a) a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Ectasia? Abstract Background The pathophysiology of coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is under investigated and not well understood. Atherosclerosis is considered as the main etiologic factor for CAE in adults where more than 50% of CAE patients have atherosclerosis. Recently, lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) has emerged as a […]

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A Rare Syndrome of Five Finger Hands and Polydactyly of the Feet: A Case Report

Ahmadreza Afshar Case report A 22-year old man was referred from the Welfare Organization for evaluation of his hands and feet abnormalities. The family history was negative for any congenital abnormalities. The parents were non-consanguineous. It seemed that the hands and feet deformities were symmetric. The right and the left thumbs were absent (Figs. 1 […]

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Gross Hydrocephalus

Case Report A 9-month-old second born child by normal delivery and cried immediately after birth with no perinatal complications presented with history of increasing size of head sine 4 months. On examination vitals were stable and drowsy with no cry Sun setting sign present, occipitofrontal circumference 65 cm, and (normal 32–35 cm conclusion hydrocephalus), weight 10 […]

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Kerion and tinea capitis

Hidenori Nakagawa,a,⁎ Masato Nishihara,a and Takashi Nakamurab A 9-year-old boy (Patient 1) with no past medical history presented to the pediatric emergency department with a 1-month history of tender erythematous lesions on his scalp. The lesions had gradually enlarged despite the use of topical antibacterials and corticosteroids. His temperature upon presentation was 38.0℃, and physical examination showed multiple […]

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Heart failure after myocardial infarction in the era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention: Mechanisms, incidence and identification of patients at risk

Thomas J Cahill and Rajesh K KharbandaWorld J Cardiol. 2017 May 26; 9(5): 407–415. Published online 2017 May 26. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v9.i5.407 PMCID: PMC5442408PMID: 28603587Received 2016 Oct 30; Revised 2017 Jan 20; Accepted 2017 Mar 12.Original source Abstract Myocardial infarction (MI) remains the most common cause of heart failure (HF) worldwide. For almost 50 years HF has been recognised as a determinant […]

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Intraocular eyelashes and iris cyst in anterior chamber following penetrating eye injury: a case report

Sabin Sahu,1 Lila Raj Puri,1 and Sanjay Kumar Singh2 Case report A 24-year-old Nepalese male presented with decreased vision in the left eye noticed for last 2 weeks. His visual acuity was 6/6 in the right eye and 6/18 in the left eye, improving to 6/9 with −2.5 DC × 140° correction. The intraocular pressure was 12 mmHg […]

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Surgical Excision of Madelung Disease Using Bilateral Cervical Lymphnode Dissection Technique—Its Effect and the Influence of Previous Injection Lipolysis

Erika Andou, MD,* Masakazu Komoto, MD,* Toshio Hasegawa, MD,† Hiroshi Mizuno, MD,* and Ayato Hayashi, MD CASE REPORT A 51-year-old man was presented to our facility with large subcutaneous tumors affecting the entire neck. Eight years earlier, he was diagnosed with Madelung disease based on the characteristic presentation of symmetrical subcutaneous tender masses throughout the […]

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Forequarter Replantation

An 18-year-old man presented with a workplace-related injury, wherein his left shirt sleeve was caught in a cloth rolling machine and consequently his left upper limb was avulsed and amputated at his shoulder. He presented to our center 3 hours after the incident, with the amputated part brought without cooling. Initial examination showed pallor but […]

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