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Turkiye Parazitol Derg
September 2025
Fırat University Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Aquaculture and Fish Diseases, Elazığ, Türkiye.
Objective: Hirudotherapy (HT), the therapeutic use of medicinal leeches, has been practised for centuries, and the interest in modern medicine has recently been renewed. This study evaluates the clinical outcomes of HT at Herba Medical Center in Azerbaijan between 2020 and 2024, focusing on its efficacy across 11 medical conditions.
Methods: A total of 181 patients were treated using disposable medicinal leeches () sourced from hygienic farms approved by Azerbaijan's Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
Medicine (Baltimore)
September 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China.
Rationale: Weaver syndrome is a rare congenital overgrowth disorder characterized by a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations that often overlap with other overgrowth syndromes. It is primarily caused by pathogenic variants in the Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) gene on chromosome 7q36.1.
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August 2025
Orthopaedics, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, IND.
Lipoma arborescens (LA) is an unusual and benign lesion found in joints, where one can see villous lipomatous synovial proliferation, with the knee joint being the commonest site. It typically presents with chronic joint swelling and pain. We report the case of a 32-year-old woman with a history of knee trauma three years ago, who presented with progressive pain and swelling in the left knee.
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September 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Medicine (Baltimore)
August 2025
Department of Breast Surgery, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China.
Rationale: Liposarcoma, the most common type of soft tissue sarcoma, typically occurs in the deep soft tissues of the limbs and retroperitoneum and is rarely found in the breast. The fifth edition of the World Health Organization classifies it into 5 distinct histological subtypes. Given the rarity of liposarcomas in breast tissue, there remain certain challenges in diagnosis and treatment planning.
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