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http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202112-2666IM | DOI Listing |
Am J Case Rep
August 2025
Department of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI, USA.
BACKGROUND Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Blastomyces spp., a dimorphic fungus hyperendemic in Wisconsin, USA. CASE REPORT A 54-year-old previously healthy man presented with right foot and thigh pain, erythema, and a non-healing purulent ulcer on the right buttock.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorld J Clin Cases
May 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand.
Background: Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a rare, chronic inflammatory lung disease marked by chronic cough, breathlessness, and preceding sinusitis. Symptoms often persist for years and can be misdiagnosed as asthma, particularly in children. This report describes a DPB case resolved with long-term azithromycin therapy, emphasizing the need for a timely and accurate diagnosis.
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April 2025
Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Purpose: Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a fatal complication of gastric cancer (GC). This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics, outcomes, and immunohistochemical profiles of patients with GC-induced PTTM.
Materials And Methods: From 2011 to 2023, 8 patients were clinically diagnosed with PTTM associated with GC antemortem.
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
March 2025
Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Objectives: To analyze the clinical characteristics of diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) in children and to enhance the clinical diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 6 children diagnosed with DPB who were hospitalized at The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from January 2011 to December 2019.
Results: Among the 6 patients, there were 2 males and 4 females; the age at diagnosis ranged from 7 to 12 years.
Cureus
February 2025
Pediatrics, Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera, USA.
Anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease is an extremely rare small vessel vasculitis, which typically presents as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with or without pulmonary hemorrhage. Atypical anti-GBM disease varies in its clinical and laboratory presentation with insidious onset of symptoms. We present the case of a 16-year-old male child who presented with a two-week history of fever, weight loss, cough, hemoptysis, shortness of breath, and a five-year history of intermittent emesis.
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