Scientific Articles
May 13, 2018
Background:
This case describes an unusual presentation of an intracranial hemorrhage first thought to be metastatic disease on computed tomography and magnetic…
May 07, 2018
Background:
Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people who inject drugs (PWID). International data indicate…
May 06, 2018
Amyloidosis is a poorly understood condition that can wreak havoc on numerous systems within the human body. In addition, this disease can present in multiple forms…
Apr 24, 2018
Objective:
Amyloidomas are tumor-like deposits of amyloid. Amyloidoma of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first…
Apr 16, 2018
Purpose:
To measure left ventricular (LV) myocardial strain with cine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and a deformable registration algorithm (DRA) and to assess…
Mar 25, 2018
Purpose of Review:
The goal of this paper is to review the literature on small bowel amyloidosis. Our review focuses on the underlying etiology, histopathology,…
Mar 14, 2018
Amyloidosis is a disorder characterized by the deposition of insoluble abnormal proteins in the extracellular space. It may occur as a localized lesion or as a…
Mar 06, 2018
Bortezomib began to be used in the treatment of light chain (AL) amyloidosis in recent years. We performed the first meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials and…
Feb 22, 2018
Patient concerns:
A 50-year-old woman presented with progressive abnormal liver enzyme levels and was referred to our department.
Diagnoses:
Due to the patient's…
Feb 13, 2018
Localised nasopharyngeal amyloidosis is rare. Findings on physical examination and invasive pattern on CT scan can be misleading as it can resemble nasopharyngeal…