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View article: Remitting Seronegative Symmetrical Synovitis with Pitting Edema (RS3PE) in the Setting of Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Native American/American Indian Patient
Remitting Seronegative Symmetrical Synovitis with Pitting Edema (RS3PE) in the Setting of Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Native American/American Indian Patient Open
Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) is a rare inflammatory arthritis characterized by pitting edema and symmetric synovitis of hands and feet. The condition is typically treated by steroids, with an exce…
View article: Heart On Fire: An Incidentally Found Case of Native Valve Infective Endocarditis Due to Escherichia coli
Heart On Fire: An Incidentally Found Case of Native Valve Infective Endocarditis Due to Escherichia coli Open
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common bacterium in the intestinal flora. It can cause severe extraintestinal infections, including infective endocarditis (IE), a bacterial infection of the heart's endocardium and valves. Historically asso…
View article: An Unusual Case of Triple Synchronous Malignancies in a Middle-Aged Male Smoker: A Case Report and a Brief Literature Review.
An Unusual Case of Triple Synchronous Malignancies in a Middle-Aged Male Smoker: A Case Report and a Brief Literature Review. Open
The presence of multiple primary malignant tumors (MPMTs) in a single individual is unusual. Depending on when the tumors are diagnosed, they can be classified as synchronous or metachronous. In the literature, metachronous tumors are more…
View article: Bullous Pemphigoid in a Native American/ American Indian Patient
Bullous Pemphigoid in a Native American/ American Indian Patient Open
Globally, bullous pemphigoid affects less than fifteen people per million per year worldwide. This autoimmune disease occurs most frequently amongst those of northern European ancestry and, most predominantly, in the elderly over sixty-fiv…
View article: A Fatal Case of Thyroid Storm Precipitated by Methamphetamine Use
A Fatal Case of Thyroid Storm Precipitated by Methamphetamine Use Open
A thyroid storm is an acute, life-threatening complication in patients with inadequately controlled hyperthyroidism. Fortunately, this condition is rare and occurs mainly in patients with poorly controlled hyperthyroidism with additional r…
View article: Severe hyponatremia due to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced SIADH
Severe hyponatremia due to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced SIADH Open
Hyponatremia, a serum sodium level of <135 mEq/L, is the most common electrolyte abnormality occurring in 5%–35% of hospitalized patients. It is a predictor of increased morbidity and mortality. Diuretics, psychotropic, and antiepileptic d…
View article: A Subcutaneous Abscess Caused by Candida Krusei Infection: A rare Manifestation
A Subcutaneous Abscess Caused by Candida Krusei Infection: A rare Manifestation Open
Candida is considered a normal microbiota of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems with a tendency for an invasive disease if the predisposing conditions exist. Mucocutaneous manifestations of Candida infection include the commonl…
View article: Unusual presentation of a small cell lung cancer with bilateral breast metastases: Case report and a brief review of the literature
Unusual presentation of a small cell lung cancer with bilateral breast metastases: Case report and a brief review of the literature Open
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a smoker's disease and occurs almost exclusively in smokers. SCLC is a high-grade neuroendocrine tumor and commonly presents as a central tumor with bulky mediastinal adenopathy. It is notorious for causing…