Good’s syndrome with increasing γδ T-lymphocyte subpopulation: A case report [PDF]
Introduction. Good’s syndrome is a rare cause of adultonset immunodeficiency associated with thymoma. Good’s syndrome should be considered in patients older than 40 years with the history of frequent infections.
Tadić Dragana+3 more
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Follow-up investigations of tau protein and S-100B levels in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [PDF]
Background: S-100B and tau protein have a high differential diagnostic potential for the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). So far there has been only limited information available about the dynamics of these parameters in the cerebrospinal ...
Barbara Ciesielczyk+18 more
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Kidney failure as an unusual initial presentation of biclonal gammopathy (IgD multiple myeloma associated with light chain disease): A case report [PDF]
Introduction. Immunoglobulin D (IgD) myeloma is a rare disease, about 2% of all myelomas, even rarer when accompanied with another multiple myeloma in biclonal gammopathy.
Rabrenović Violeta+8 more
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Childbirth can trigger or exacerbate a variety of psychiatric disorders but the extant literature has focused primarily on mood disorders. Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) after childbirth can occur alone or in combination with other psychiatric ...
Verinder Sharma, Christina Sommerdyk
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Treatment dilemmas in a young man presenting with narcolepsy and psychotic symptoms. [PDF]
Psychotic features can be present in both narcolepsy and psychosis, which can result in challenges in diagnosis and management. The prevalence of both conditions is low and the reports in young people are scarce. Our report illustrates the relevance of a
Davies, S, Fernandez, V, Walters, N
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Large saphenous venous graft aneurysm mimicking atypical mediastinal mass [PDF]
Background. Saphenous venous graft (SVG) aneurysm is a very rare but potentially fatal complication of the coronary artery bypass surgery. Case report. We reported a case of 72-year-old man admitted to hospital because of atypical chest pain related to ...
Krotin Mirjana+5 more
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We describe a 40-year-old lady who presents with a painful white tongue on exposure to the cold. The differential diagnosis and investigations are outlined with a discussion about this unusual presentation of a common ...
Nawaz, Zainab+2 more
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Clinical and ultrasonographic features in anterior ischemic optic neuropathy [PDF]
Background/Aim. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) represent a segmental infarction of the optic nerve head which is supplied by the posterior ciliary arteries.
Jianu Dragos Cătălin+3 more
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Тhe value of transbronchial needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of stage I and II sarcoidosis [PDF]
Background/Aim. Sarcoidosis is a multisystem infmammatory disease of unknown etiology, with the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes the most commonly involved.
Tatomirović Željka+8 more
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Algorithm for diagnosis of primary vasculitides
Primary vasculitides are diseases with a wide variety of anatomical, clinical, radiological, and laboratory presentations. Primary vasculitides are difficult to diagnose because of the complexity of clinical presentation, which may lead to delayed ...
Alexandre Sacchetti Bezerra+3 more
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