Bartonella species are bacterial pathogens responsible for Cat Scratch Disease (CSD) with various clinical manifestations, ranging from self-limiting febrile illnesses to severe systemic infections. Diagnosis is often...
As the global community continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,the World Health Organization has issued a warning of another viral infection,mpox(monkeypox),that can pose a significant threat to public health...
supported by the Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program (Grant No.2020YFS0120).
Dear Editor,Tuberculosis(TB)is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries,with a global burden of∼10.0 million cases in 2019.China accounts for 8.4%of TB cases globally,ranking third after...
supported by the National key research and development program(2021YFC2301800)。
Porta hepatis tuberculous lymphadenopathy(TL)is rare,and the clinical and imaging manifestations often mimic tumors.To offer a bet-ter understanding of porta hepatis TL and thus improve its diagnosis and treatment,her...
Objective:The purpose of this study is to identify existing literature on recurrent atypical mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis to augment our understanding of a unique patient who presented to our tertiary‐ca...
In this case, a young female presented with non-specific features such as fever, sore throat, headache and fatigue. She went on to develop epigastric pain, darkening of urine and jaundice, with no resolution of prior ...
Lymphadenopathy is defined as lymph nodes(LN)that are abnormal in size or consistency,usually with a diameter>1 cm.Common etiologies include malignancy,infection,autoimmune disorders,and medications.[1]Most patients o...
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease,a rare form of necrotizing lymphadenitis,is an uncommon,benign,self-limiting disorder of obscure etiology.It affects mostly young adults of both genders.Clinically,it presents with fever and l...
Supported by The Wu Jieping Medical Foundation Special Fund for Clinical Research,No.320.6750.2021-04-71;Open Research Fund of NHC Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Central Asia High Incidence Diseases,No.KF202101;Non-profit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,No.2020-PT330-003。
BACKGROUND Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration(EBUS-TBNA)for the diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar lymph is poorly studied in patients with extrathoracic malignancies.AIM To evaluate the ...
Supported by Innovative Project of Medical and Health Science,Zhejiang Province,No.2021RC002。
BACKGROUND Biliary adenofibromas(BAFs)are rare primary hepatic neoplasms,some of which can potentially undergo malignant transformation.Here,we describe a rare case of malignant transformation of BAF.CASE SUMMARY A 51...