Castleman’s disease associated with mixed connective tissue disorder and cerebral ischaemia and vasculitis: A rare case and a diagnostic challenge for an infectologist [PDF]
Introduction. Castleman's disease (CD) or angiofolicullar lymph node hyperplasia is a rare pathologic process characterized by non-neoplastic reactive proliferation of lymphoid tissue.
Popović-Dragonjić Lidija +6 more
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Burkitt lymphoma as a cause of intussusceptions: The significance of positron emission tomography scan in the follow-up [PDF]
Introduction. Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a high-grade, highrisk type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by a very rapid cell progression. Although BL is a rare cause of intussusceptions, it must arouse suspicion if the intussusception occurs outside ...
Radovanović Zoran +4 more
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Ankylosing Spondylitis: A summary and review [PDF]
A review of the etiology, clinical, radiological and laboratory presentation, differential diagnosis and management.
Walker, B.F.
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Differentiation of ruminant transmissible spongiform encephalopathy isolate types, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy and CH1641 scrapie [PDF]
With increased awareness of the diversity of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) strains in the ruminant population, comes an appreciation of the need for improved methods of differential diagnosis. Exposure to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (
Bossers, A. +5 more
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How rare is isolated rheumatic tricuspid valve disease? [PDF]
The incidence of rheumatic fever (RF) has markedly decreased in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century due to improved living conditions, early antibiotic therapy in streptococcal pharyngitis, and changes in serotypes of circulating streptococci.
Florescu, Cristina +4 more
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Eccrine porocarcinoma of the head: An important differential diagnosis in the elderly patient [PDF]
Background: Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant tumor of the sweat gland, characterized by a broad spectrum of clinicopathologic presentations. Surprisingly, unlike its benign counterpart eccrine poroma, eccrine porocarcinoma is seldom found in ...
Akiyoshi E +25 more
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Extra medullar Granulocytic sarcoma: a case report of an exceptional localization [PDF]
Granulocytic sarcoma is a rare type of tumor composed of extramedullary immature cells. The breast location is very rare; it accounts for less than 8% of cases.
Khaled, Rahal +5 more
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Association of different electrocardiographic patterns with shock index, right ventricle systolic pressure and diameter, and embolic burden score in pulmonary embolism [PDF]
Background/Aim. Some electrocardiographic (ECG) patterns are characteristic for pulmonary embolism but exact meaning of the different ECG signs are not well known.
Krća Bojana +7 more
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Osteoblastoma of the femur in a patient with recurrent paronychia : case report [PDF]
Background: Osteoblastoma is a rare primary benign bone tumor that has varied radiologic presentation depending on the affected site. In selected cases, differential diagnosis with subacute osteomyelitis is necessary. Case Report: The authors present the
Babiak, Ireneusz +4 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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