A Novel Method for Retention of an Orbital Prosthesis in a Case with Continuous Maxillary and Orbital Defect

Gunjan Pruthi,1Veena Jain,2 and Swati Sikka3 Case Report A 55-year-old male patient had reported to the Department of Prosthodontics, AIIMS, with a chief complaint of missing right eye since 3 months and regurgitation of food from the defect site. Patient gave the history of diabetes and histopathological diagnosis revealed Rhinocerebral mucormycosis. Surgical exenteration of the right eye and […]

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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Rare Manifestation of Alport Syndrome

Amornpol Anuwatworn, * Prince Sethi, Kelly Steffen, Orvar Jonsson, and Marian Petrasko Abstract Alport syndrome (AS) is a genetic disorder due to inheritance of genetic mutations which lead to production of abnormal type IV collagen. AS has been associated with renal, auditory, and ocular diseases due to the presence of abnormal alpha chains of type IV collagen in the glomerulus, cochlea, […]

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Subacute Right Ventricular Perforation by Pacemaker Lead Causing Left-Sided Hemothorax and Epicardial Hematoma

Abdelrahman Ahmed, 1 Mohamed Shokr, 2 and Randy Lieberman 2 Abstract We report a case of right ventricular wall perforation by a pacemaker lead in a 78-year-old female 18 days after a permanent pacemaker insertion. This injury necessitated explant of the perforating lead and implantation of a new one with surgical backup. We review the literature and discuss the possible risk […]

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Lower Lip and Chin Reconstruction with Functional Myocutaneous Gracilis Flap

Case Report: A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a wide lower lip injury caused by a human bite that occurred 2 hours earlier, with avulsion of approximately 80% of the lip and 30% of the chin ( Fig. 1 ). The patient carried the avulsed tissue in an ice bag. Neither history of smoking nor […]

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Giant recurrent lipoma of trunk weighing eight kilograms

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Novel Product for the Management of Coronary Ruptures Happening during Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

Case Rep Cardiol. 2021; 2021: 6688338. Published online 2021 Feb 11. doi: 10.1155/2021/6688338 PMCID: PMC7892221 PMID: 33628517 Abstract Coronary artery perforation during percutaneous coronary interventions is a rare but dreaded complication. One of the treatment methods for this complication is the injection of an obliterating material into the ruptured vessel. We will introduce a novel material […]

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Ventricular Fibrillation following Varicella Zoster Myocarditis

Adam Ioannou, 1 Irene Tsappa, 2 Sofia Metaxa, 3 and Constantinos G. Missouris 2 , 3 Abstract Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection can rarely lead to serious cardiac complications and life-threatening arrhythmias. We present a case of a 46-year-old male patient who developed VZV myocarditis and presented with recurrent syncopal episodes followed by a cardiac arrest. He had a further collapse eight years later, and […]

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Cutaneous Manifestations of Lightning Injury: A Case Report

M. E. Asuquo, MBBS, FWACS, FICS, I. A. Ikpeme, MBBS, FWACS, FICS, and I. Abang, MBBCH CASE REPORT A 22-year-old woman with a history of inability to use both upper limbs since 2 months presented in the accident and emergency unit. This followed a lightning strike in a village while she was asleep in the […]

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Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis with Multiple Organ Failure

Case Rep Dermatol. 2021 Jan-Apr; 13(1): 47–53. Published online 2021 Jan 28. doi: 10.1159/000511369 PMCID: PMC7923718 PMID: 33708082 Tausif Syed,a Abdullah Sayied Abdullah,a Mahmood Mubasher,a Zohaib Yousaf,b,* Mouhand F.H. Mohamed,b and Richard Alweisa Tausif Syed aInternal Medicine Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, New York, USA Find articles by Tausif Syed Abdullah Sayied Abdullah aInternal Medicine Rochester Regional […]

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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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