A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

Drawing from epidemiological evidence indicating that the majority of individuals with latent TB infection do not progress to active TB but remain at risk, our discussion framework centers on the host ...

Granuloma annulare is an uncommon skin condition of unknown etiology. The lesions are erythematous with an elevated boarder. The lesions are not scaly. The boarder is raised and very small in ...

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening bacterial infection causing necrosis of the fascia, underlying skin, and vasculature. NF spreads rapidly, making immediate diagnosis important for ...

Many endovascular devices contain plastic and are coated with a hydrophilic polymer which has been rarely described to embolize, resulting in distal granulomatous inflammatory lesions within the ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of subcarinal lymph node showed non-caseating granulomas. Initial serum ACE level was elevated but with normal calcium. Despite the suspicion of ...

They work through the list to rule in and rule out which diagnosis is the best fit. This process is called "differential diagnosis." They may order additional tests or imaging to pinpoint the best ...

The term dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders that are characterized by ventricular dilation and depressed myocardial performance in the absence of ...

suggesting differential gene regulation in context of different inflammatory milieus [reviewed in (33)]. In summary, five sequential and complex inflammatory process to malarial infection contribute ...

A unified framework for privacy-preserving data analysis and machine learning ...