Published in Urology case reports
Pelvic lymphoceles are complications that can arise postoperatively following pelvic surgeries and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND). Lymphoceles can be clinically symptomatic or remain asymptomatic and spontaneously regress. We report a case of a 55-year-old patient who presented with an infected lymphocele 8 months post robot-assisted radical p...
Published in Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc
Published in Journal of neurology
Several viruses have the capacity to cause serious infections of the nervous system in patients who are immunosuppressed. Individuals may be immunosuppressed because of primary inherited immunodeficiency, secondary immunodeficiency due to particular diseases such as malignancy, administration of immunosuppressant drugs or organ or bone marrow trans...
Published in Italian Journal of Pediatrics
BackgroundPanton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is one of the major virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) that might be associated with invasive life-threating infections. A prompt diagnosis and adequate treatment are essential in achieving the best outcome and avoiding serious sequelae. We describe a case of severe invasive PVL-SA infection i...
Published in Current Rheumatology Reports
Purpose of ReviewWe reviewed the current data on infections associated with rituximab use published over the last 5 years.Recent FindingsNew literature was available on rates of serious infections, Hepatitis B reactivation and screening, and infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.SummaryRates of infection varied by study and...
Este estudo investigou a comunidade de parasitos metazoários em Pimelodus ornatus do Rio Amazonas, no estado do Amapá (Brazil). De 71 peixes examinados, 70,4% estavam parasitados e um total de 147 parasitos foram coletados, entre Demidospermus sp. (Monogenea), Cucullanus pinnai (Nematoda), Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus e Contracaecum s...
Published in Nature
The body’s immune response to viruses has long been thought to spark autoimmune disease. A virus affecting millions of people could help researchers to finally know for sure.
Published in BMC Genomics
BackgroundStreptococcus intermedius, a member of the S. anginosus group, is a commensal bacterium present in the normal microbiota of human mucosal surfaces of the oral, gastrointestinal, and urogenital tracts. However, it has been associated with various infections such as liver and brain abscesses, bacteremia, osteo-articular infections, and endo...
Published in Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
BackgroundSeveral modifications to the original Grammont reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) design have been proposed to prevent distinctive issues, such as both glenoid and humeral lateralization. The aim of this systematic review was to determine rates of problems, complications, reoperations, and revisions after onlay lateralized humeral stem R...
Published in Insights into Imaging
Tumors of the genital system are common and imaging is of crucial importance for their detection and diagnosis. Several non-neoplastic diseases may mimic these tumors and differential diagnosis may be difficult in certain cases. Misdiagnosing non-neoplastic diseases as tumor may prompt unnecessary medical treatment or surgical interventions. In thi...
