Xerosis: from pathogenesis to solving practical problems by Irina E. Torshina

“…Xerosis is a widespread symptom of dermatoses of various etiologies and pathogenetic mechanisms, which is recorded in people of different ages with a wide range of frequency and severity. …”
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Neuro-ophthalmic complications following eighth cranial nerve microvascularx decompression by Stanley M. Saju, Patrick J. Hunt, Pamela Davila-Siliezar, Noor Laylani, Andrew G. Lee

“…Purpose: To discuss a novel diagnosis of post-surgical iatrogenic AICA vasospasm following eighth cranial nerve microvascular decompression as the most likely etiology for a lateral pontine infarct. Observations: A 49-year-old male presented with tinnitus, vertigo, binocular and monocular diplopia following left occipital decompressive craniectomy and microvascular decompression of cranial nerve VIII. …”
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Hormonal Treatment for Severe Hydronephrosis Caused by Bladder Endometriosis by Erkan Efe, Murat Bakacak, Salih Serin, Eyüp Kolus, Önder Ercan, Sefa Resim

“…In the case presented here, a patient presented to the emergency department with the complaint of side pain and was examined and diagnosed with severe hydronephrosis and bladder endometriosis was determined in the etiology. After the patient was pathologically diagnosed, Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System (LNG-IUS) was administered to the uterine cavity. …”
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Functional Abdominal Pain in Childhood: Background Studies and Recent Research Trends by Rona L Levy, Miranda AL van Tilburg

“…Topics covered from research published in the past five years include prevalence and cost, longitudinal follow-up, overlap with other disorders, etiology and mechanisms behind functional abdominal pain and treatment studies. …”
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Mal de Debarquement Syndrome: A Rare Entity—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Veronica Nwagwu, Rakesh Patel, Jerome Okudo

“…Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MDS) is a rare, understudied, underdiagnosed, and self-limiting condition. Etiology and incidence are unknown. It is characterized by abnormal sensation of motion/balance reported after travel by air, land, and sea; being reexposed to motion/activity relieves it. …”
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Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting as a Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Adult: Case Presentation and Literature Review by Kareem Genena, Mir Ali, Donald Christmas, Henry Siu

“…While acute coronary syndromes most commonly occur secondary to unstable atherosclerotic plaque, coronary aneurysms, also known as coronary artery ectasia (CAE), represent a less common etiology. Whereas coronary atherosclerosis accounts for about 50% of CAE, the remaining 50% are either congenital or secondary to a host of inflammatory and connective tissue disorders, with Kawasaki disease being a well-known association. …”
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Generalized tuberculosis with long-term course in the guise of liver cirrhosis by Z. A. Lemeshko, M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, N. P. Musina, M. S. Zharkova, Ye. V. Fominykh, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The 25 year-old patient, who was managed for 10 years for liver cirrhosis of nonspecified etiology, was investigated. The careful analysis of clinical presentation of disease, data of physical examination, results of radiological and other methods of diagnostics was carried out.Results. …”
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Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis: A Review of 3 Cases by Emilio Mevio, Michele Sbrocca, Mauro Mullace, Silvia Viglione, Niccolò Mevio

“…Multiple symmetrical lipomatosis, or Madelung's disease, is a rare disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by the presence of loose adipose tissue deposits localized in the cervical region and in the upper body. …”
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Extreme Rhabdomyolysis, Acute Renal Failure, and Protracted Ileus in a Case of Legionella Pneumonia by C. Laivier, M.-O. Bleuze, P. Hantson, J. Devos

“…No cause of mechanical obstruction was found at surgery and common etiologies of intestinal obstruction were excluded. …”
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Solitary Mastocytoma in Pediatrics. Case Report and Literature Review by Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Mery Rosa Betancourt Trujillo, Lino Arístides Sánchez Galván

“…The mastocytoma is a genodermatosis of unknown etiology, so it is included in the group of rare or uncommon diseases; it usually appears in childhood or at birth. …”
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Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated with Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Abuse in a Young Bodybuilder: A Case Report by Aline Hardt, Dirk Stippel, Margarete Odenthal, Arnulf H. Hölscher, Hans-Peter Dienes, Uta Drebber

“…Introduction. Many different etiological factors are involved in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Case report: Persistent syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis after traumatic brain injury: spontaneous resolution and impact on RAAS and bone metabolism over five years by Yaoxia Liu, Jiao Tang, Jiao Tang, Jiao Tang, Mingwei Zhou, Haotian Huang, Tao Wang, Tao Wang, Min Zhang

“…The syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis (SIAD) is a well-known cause of hyponatremia and can be associated with various etiologies, including traumatic brain injury (TBI). …”
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Safety of brigatinib following alectinib-induced-pneumonitis: Case report by Blerina Resuli, Heidi Galarza, Laura Elsner, Diego Kauffmann-Guerrero, Jürgen Behr, Amanda Tufman

“…With no alternative etiology of pneumonitis identified, the patient was treated with corticosteroids and discontinuation of alectinib. …”
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Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Presenting as a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule on a Lung Cancer Screening CT by Hassan Baig, Sushilkumar Sonavane, Ian Makey, Jorge Mallea, Andras Khoor

“…Furthermore, it helps demonstrate how rare etiologies (like PLCH) may be more frequently encountered and should be considered in the differential diagnosis for solitary lung nodules, especially in the era of lung cancer screening.…”
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A rare case of May-Thurner syndrome due to external compression of the right and left common iliac veins by Logan Schwarzman, MD, Jack Aguilar, MD, Nichelle Megowan, MD

“…Here we describe a case of May-Thurner syndrome owing to external compression of the right and left common iliac veins presenting as chronic worsening asymmetric right greater than left lower extremity edema. Initial etiology workup was unremarkable, and further diagnostics revealed compression of the right common iliac vein at the bifurcation of the right common iliac artery between the right external and internal iliac arteries with concomitant compression of the left common iliac vein. …”
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Review of NVP and HG and Early Pharmacotherapeutic Intervention by Shannon M. Clark, Maged M. Costantine, Gary D. V. Hankins

“…It is appropriate to take the pregnancy-related versus nonpregnancy-related approach when determining the cause of nausea and vomiting but other causes should be considered. The most common etiologies for NVP include the hormonal changes associated with pregnancy, the physiologic changes in the gastrointestinal tract, and a genetic predisposition. …”
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Congenital Hemifacial Hyperplasia: Clinical Presentation and Literature Review by Karpagavalli Shanmugasundaram, V. K. Vaishnavi Vedam, Sivadas Ganapathy, Sivan Sathish, Parvathi Satti

“…Multiple tissue involvement has resulted due to etiological heterogeneity like heredity, chromosomal abnormalities, altered intrauterine environment, and endocrine dysfunctions. …”
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Recurrent Thrombotic Vasculopathy in a Former Cocaine User by Preeti Jadhav, Hassan Tariq, Masooma Niazi, Giovanni Franchin

“…Further workup did not reveal any other, autoimmune or infectious, etiology of this clinical presentation. The patient underwent biopsy of the skin lesion that was consistent with thrombotic vasculopathy likely secondary to levamisole.…”
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Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma by Eric P. Arruda, Kevin M. Higgins

“…It most commonly affects the elderly and has a predilection for the sun-exposed skin of the head and neck region. Other etiological factors include immune suppression, organ transplantation, and polyoma virus infection. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of a Posterior Mediastinal Schwannoma Associated with Traumatic Hemothorax by Ruchi Amin, Brett H. Waibel

“…An operative exploration was pursued due to persistent hemothorax with hemodynamic instability despite resuscitation and adequate thoracostomy tube placement. The intraoperative etiology of bleeding was discovered to be traumatic fracture of a large hypervascular posterior mediastinal schwannoma. …”
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