The primary splenic lymphoma is extremely uncommon, can present with grave complications like hypersplenismand splenic rupture. In view of vague clinical presentation, it is difficult to arrive at the diagnosis. In su...
Supported by Grants to R.Sessa from Center for Social Disease Research,"Sapienza"University,Rome
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, chronic inflam-matory diseases of multifactorial etiology, are the lead-ing cause of death worldwide. In the last decade, more infectious agents, labeled as "infectious burden"...
BACKGROUND Sternal tumors are difficult to diagnose, and usually need to be differentiated from other diseases such as tuberculosis, osteosarcoma, intrathoracic thyroid and thymoma. The sternum is a rare site of Hodg...
BACKGROUND Solitary bone plasmacytoma(SBP)of the upper cervical spine is a rare diagnosis.The exact role of surgery for SBP remains unclear.CASE SUMMARY We present the first case of SBP of the C2.A 69-year-old Chinese...
BACKGROUND In critical care medicine,mesenteric ischemia(MI)is a life-threatening disease that can be present in both critically ill patients and those undergoing major surgery.For the first time,we report a case of c...
BACKGROUND Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis(HLH)is a rare and life-threatening disease caused by inherited pathogenic mutations and acquired dysregulations of the immune system.Composite lymphoma is defined as two o...
BACKGROUND Dry eye syndrome(DES)is a common disease with various clinical manifestations.DES had a significant association with diabetes.Blink reflex(BR)is also known as trigeminal nerve facial reflex.The stimulation ...
Moderately severe and severe acute pancreatitis is characterized by local and systemic complications.Systemic complications predominate the early phase of acute pancreatitis while local complications are important in ...
BACKGROUND Acute methanol poisoning(AMP)is a systemic disease that mainly affects the central nervous system and is characterized by ocular damage and metabolic acidosis.If appropriate treatments are inadequate or del...
BACKGROUND Effusive-constrictive pericarditis(ECP)is an uncommon pericardial syndrome.Careful echocardiographic examination may provide helpful information not only for diagnosing but also for managing ECP.ECP has var...