We present a 17-year-old male patient with persistent community acquired pneumonia resistant to outpatient antibiotic therapy resulting in S.intermedius empyema.Diagnosis was confirmed and treated by video assisted thoracoscopic surgery pure energy jeans (VATS) with chest tube placement and TPA injection.An organism native to the human oral microbi
Abstract Background Lignin and lignans are both derived from the monolignol pathway.Despite the similarity of their building blocks, they fulfil different functions in planta.Lignin strengthens the tissues of the plant, while lignans are involved in plant defence and growth regulation.Their biosyntheses are tuned both spatially and temporally to fl
Abstract Background Hereditary angioedema (HAE) adversely affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL).HAE often compromises the HRQoL due to the impact on functional capacity caused by edema, pain, other symptoms, and psychosocial factors.Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) focus on HRQoL and are crucial tools for evaluating the burden of
Abstract Abdominal wall hematoma is a rare and life-threatening complication after carotid artery stenting (CAS), but it can occur when activated clotting time is prolonged.We report a right lateral abdominal wall hematoma caused by rupture of the superficial circumflex iliac artery after CAS in a 72-year-old man with severe stenosis of the origin