Vol. 13 No. S3 (2025): The 2024 Dr. Lance D. Dworkin Department of Medicine Research Symposium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46570/utjms-2025

Published: 2025-06-30

Dr. Lance D. Dworkin Department of Medicine Research Symposium

Causal Association between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: NHANES III Cross-Sectional Study

Bisher Sawaf, Yusuf Hallak, Nezam Altorok (Author)
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Gout vs Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Rida Naqvi, Nathaniel Gilbert, Aya Abugharbyeh (Author)
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IQGAP1 is a Specific Target of Haldol in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Mahmood Meqdad (Author)
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Ultrasound assessment of Internal Carotid Stenosis Pre- and Post-Endarterectomy of Contralateral Near-occluded Carotid

Yusuf Nawras, Vaishnavi Aradhyula, Lauren Workman, Fedor Lurie (Author)
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Submucosal Tunneling Endoscopic Resection for Submucosal Tumors of Less Than 35 mm in the Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Nooraldin Merza, Yusuf Nawras, Halah Alfatlawi, Eshak Bahbah, Alsadiq Al-Hillan, Omar Saab, Mahmoud Berengy, hasan al obaidi, Abdallah Kobeissy, Mona Hassan, Tarek Naguib, Laith Jamil (Author)
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Thromboangiitis Obliterans Presenting With Atypical Manifestation As Persistent Tenosynovitis Of The Wrist

Tiffany Yu, Michael Rice, Danyal Butt, Nathan Gilbert, Samantha Davis, Aya Abugharbyeh (Author)
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Evaluating Attitudes and Educational Gaps in Transgender Healthcare Among Healthcare Professionals at a University Medical Center

Elizabeth Schumacher, Sara Zandvakili, Mani Askari, Hoda Shabpiray, Lori DeShetler, Basil Akpunonu, Anand Mutgi (Author)
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Use of Avacopan as a Steroid-Sparing Medication in ANCA-associated Vasculitis Patients with Renal Impairment

Mitchell Salke, Tahrima Ferdous, Nezam Altorok (Author)
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Acute renal failure in a patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia: Case report and literature review.

Lena Bercz, Andrew Campbell (Author)
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A Rare Case of Classical Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Cavernous Sinus Syndrome

Yusuf Hallak, Nahush Bansal, Bisher Sawaf, Abdallatif Dawoud, Michael Besly, Mani Askari (Author)
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Pancreatic Cancer in Young Adults Aged 18-39: Insights from National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2016-2020

Maram Albandak, Bisher Sawaf, Yusuf Hallak, Nezam Altorok (Author)
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Achenbach Syndrome: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Omar Abdul-Aziz M.S., Nora Abdul-Aziz M.S., Elizabeth Schumacher MBA, Noor Abdulhameed B.S., Divya Vijendra, MD (Author)
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Assessing GLP-1 RAs in Diabetic Gastroparesis: A Literature Review

Jacob Itkin, Sudheer Dhoop, Thomas Sodeman (Author)
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Patterns of Analgesic Usage Among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: Insights from a National Inpatient Sample (2016-2020)

Maram Albandak, Bisher Sawaf, Yusuf Hallak, Nezam Altorok (Author)
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Occipital Strokes and Bilateral Oculomotor Palsy Due to Bilateral Giant Cell Arteritis

Mohammed Abu-Rumaileh, Nezam Altorok (Author)
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Acute Interstitial Nephritis Following Repeated Daptomycin Treatment for Recurrent Joint Infection: A Case of Delayed Identification of Infective Endocarditis

Brianna Bailey, Serena Maag, Mathieu Holt, Danyal Butt, Ayman Iqbal, Bibek Shrestha, Davontae Willis (Author)
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A complex case of the role of rhinosinusitis in pediatric stroke

taryn hibshman, David Garcia, Oscar Salichs, Nahush Bansal (Author)
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Septic Shock of Unknown Etiology

Serena Maag, Brianna Bailey, Mathieu Holt, Danyal Butt, Bibek Shrestha, Ayman Iqbal, Davontae Willis (Author)
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The Necrotic Mystery of Dapagliflozin

Rida Naqvi, Anu Garg, Kiya Safavi (Author)
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Identification of Novel Therapeutic Candidates for Primary Congenital Glaucoma Targeting CYP1B1 Mutations

Mario Markho, Hunter Eby, John Vergis, Jonathan Kopacz, Young Min Yu, Michael Hershey, Kayla Cartwright, Morgan Markho, Chase Arnold, Connor Knight, Robert McCullumsmith (Author)
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Identification of a Novel Signaling Platform as a Cisplatin Target in Kidney Injury

Alice Lu, Shay Soutari, Mahasin A. Osman (Author)
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Hyponatremia in Parkinson’s Disease: The Impact of Carbidopa-Levodopa Therapy

Elizabeth Schumacher, Nora Abdul-Aziz, Mani Askari, Amin Sanei Moghaddam, Hoda Shabpiray (Author)
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UNMASKING GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS: A DIAGNOSTIC ODYSSEY IN A PATIENT INITIALLY DIAGNOSED WITH GIANT CELL ARTERITIS

Yusuf Nawras, Aya Dakroub, Halah Alfatlawi, Dylan Vonderhuevel, Abdulmajeed Alharbi, Rawish Fatima (Author)
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Non-Germinal Center Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Liver in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report

Zohaib Ahmed, Connor Campbell, Emma Bolyard, Kiya Shazadeh Safavi, Manthanbhai Patel, Abdallah Kobeissy (Author)
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Impact of HIV infection on outcomes in patients admitted with complete heart block: A Nationwide study

Nahush Bansal, Eun Seo Kwak, Feehan Sultan (Author)
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Impact of Clostridium Difficile Infection on Inpatient Outcomes of Acute Pancreatitis: A Nationwide study

Eun Seo Kwak, Nahush Bansal, Keith Burns, Nooraldin Merza, Sahithi Chinnam, Tony Dong, Emily Moore, Yaseen Alastal (Author)
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The Efficacy and Safety of Red Light Therapy

Andrew Fickert, Sahil Kapur, Mario Markho, Mark Houdi (Author)
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Activation of podocyte-specific MC5R signaling by melanocortin therapy protects against THSD7A-associated membranous nephropathy

Jing Liu, Yan Ge, Lance Dworkin, Rujun Gong (Author)
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Exploring the Relationship between Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Health: An American NHANES Analysis

qutaiba qafisheh, Bisher sawaf, Roaa Aljunaidi , Nezam Altorok (Author)
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Investigating the common genes involved in development of Sjogren's syndrome and Cardiomyopathy

Anwer Aldhaheri, Nezam Altoroi, Sadik Khuder, PhD (Author)
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Effective Management of Refractory Restless Leg Syndrome in an Anemic Elderly Patient Using Intravenous Iron Therapy: A Case Report

Mani Khorsand Askari, ayda fathollah pour, Hoda Shabpiray, michael Besly, Nora Abdul-Aziz, ELizabeth Schumacher (Author)
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Case Report: Palliative Care for Metastatic triple negative Breast Cancer with Cutaneous Involvement

Kaylee Scarnati, Katherine Esser, Katie Beier, Thanuja Neerukonda (Author)
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Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3beta hyperactivity impairs glomerular podocyte insulin signaling via IRS1 modulation in diabetic kidney disease

Mengxuan Chen, Yan Ge, Lance Dworkin, Rujun Gong (Author)
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Trends in Stroke Prevalence among the USA population: American Analysis Report Stroke Prevalence among the USA population

Mohamad Alsakka, Bisher Sawaf, Yusuf Hallak, Nezam Altorok (Author)
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Capecitabine, Tucatinib, and Trastuzumab Chemotherapy-associated Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Case Report

Wei-Shin Lu, Vaishnavi Aradhyula, Logan Shirk, Cheyenne Santos, Reilly Miles, Omar Horani, Hani Saad, Sarmed Mansur (Author)
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Identification of Potential Therapeutic Perturbagens for CNS-Metastatic Retinoblastoma Using In Silico Analysis of RB1 Gene Signatures

Mario Markho, Hunter Eby, John Vergis, Jonathan Kopacz, Young Min Yu, Michael Hershey, Kayla Cartwright, Morgan Markho, Chase Arnold, Connor Knight, Robert McCullumsmith (Author)
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The Critical Role of Accurate ICD-10 Coding in Hospital Discharge Diagnoses and Impact on Healthcare Management

Mani Khorsand Askari, vaish Aradhyula, Anand Mutgi, sadik Khuder, basil Akpunonu, hoda shabpiray, douglas federman, Lisa Heyman (Author)
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Effect of Pemafibrate, a Selective Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor ? Modulator (SPPARM?), on the Lipid Profile, Liver Function, and Liver Fibrosis among Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mona Hassan, Nooraldin Merza, Yusuf Nawras, Halah Alfatlawi, hasan al obaidi, Omar Saab, Khalid Al Zubaidi, Daniah Al-sabbagh, Sarmed mansur, Marwah Algodi, Omer Al Najafi, Rand Matbachi, Tamarah Al Hamdany, Zainab Noori, Abdallah Kobeissy (Author)
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Wegener's Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with Gynecological Manifestation

Faraz Zia, Jessica Sedlak, Yusuf Mohammad, Mohammad Zuhaib Khan, Isaac Arefi, Chmsalddin Alkhas, Azka Arshad, Divya Vijendra (Author)
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Trauma-Induced Pituitary Macroadenoma Presenting as Hypothyroidism and Adrenal Insufficiency Post-MVA: A Case Report

Dena Hasan, Chelsie Baylor, Mani Askari, Brady Williams (Author)
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A Case of Drug-Induced Liver Injury Secondary to Ceftriaxone

Rupesh Ramtel (Author)
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A Case of Skin Necrosis During Severe Sepsis Complicated by Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Katarina Tomac, Andrew Campbell , Mani Askari (Author)
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A Mystery Case of Incidental Transaminitis in the Setting of Rheumatologic Disease

Saira Khan, Lauren Rager, Zachary Schreckenberger, Mani Askari (Author)
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Ulcerative Colitis: Therapy or Disease Association with Cancer Development

Cassidy Eby, Hunter Eby, Mani Askari (Author)
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Unmasking Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Non-Cirrhotic Liver: A Case Report of an Advanced Tumor in the Absence of Traditional Risk Factors

Nora Abdul-Aziz, Omar Abdul-Aziz, Elizabeth Schumacher, Noor Abdulhameed, Divya Vijendra, Ellen Hagopian (Author)
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Gardnerella vaginalis Urinary Tract Infection in Male Patient with Renal Allograft Transplant

Wei-Shin, Michael, Vaishnavi Aradhyula, Dinkar Kaw, Caleb (Author)
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A Subtle case of Myxedema coma or decompensated hypothyroidism

Tahrima Ferdous, Tahrima Ferdous, Halah Alfatlawi (Author)
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MTERF2, RPS6KA5, and SYNE2 define the link between systemic lupus erythematosus and breast cancer

Nashon A. Puente, Mahasin A. Osman, Sadik Khuder, PhD (Author)
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Rare Case of Metronidazole-Induced Encephalopathy in a Multiple Transplant Recipient: Clinical and Radiological Insights

Bisher Sawaf, Mohamad Alsakka, Yusuf Hallak, Shahem Abbarh, Yaseen Alastal (Author)
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Diagnosis and management of retroperitoneal leiomyoma: a case report

Yoon-Jung Chang, Juliana Simon, Divya Vijendra, Ellen Hagopian (Author)
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Pulmonary Infection with Irpex Laceratus in Asthmatic Using Steroid Inhaler

Mathieu Holt, Brianna Bailey, Serena Maag, Danyal Butt, Ayman Iqbal, Bibek Shrestha, Davontae Willis (Author)
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Recurrent COVID-19 induced Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Mohammed Abu-Rumaileh, Momin Shah, Tahrima Ferdous, Clare Miller, Rashmi Goyal, Nezam Altorok (Author)
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Gender-Based Differences in Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes and Hospital Mortality Rates: A Ten-Year Review Using the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database

Yusuf Nawras, Nooraldin Merza, Halah Alfatlawi, Jerome Hosny, Tony Varughese, Mona Hassan, Abdallah Kobeissy (Author)
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A Delayed Presentation of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Colitis

Alicia Nahhas, Lauren Peltier, Sami Ghazaleh, MD, Benjamin Hart, MD (Author)
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Management of Kyrle’s Disease in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease

Shivani Ambardekar, Nancy Parquet (Author)
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Loss of IQGAP1 Lends Advantage to Female Mice Against Predisposition to Type 2 Diabetes

ashaq hussain, Rawan Moussa, Mahasin Osman (Author)
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Straight to the Dome - Cefepime Induced Neurotoxicity

Hannah Starbuck, Aditya Acharya, Zachary Holtzapple, Muhammad Usman Ali (Author)
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The Hidden Burden: How Malnutrition Worsens Outcomes in Pulmonary Hypertension Patients

Nahush Bansal, Manthanbhai Patel (Author)
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Radiological diagnosis of SAPHO syndrome- A case report

Rupesh Ramtel, Bashar Kahaleh (Author)
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Are You Waiting For Me To Explode?!” A Case of an Unresolving, Deadly Headache

Danyal Butt (Author)
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THSD7A-associated membranous nephropathy involves both complement-mediated and autonomous podocyte injury

Jing Liu, Deepak Malhotra, Yan Ge, William Gunning, Lance Dworkin, Rujun Gong (Author)
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Case Report: a unique course of severe Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-MRSA) Cavitary Pneumonia with skipped phenomenon

Roaa Aljuneidi, qutaiba qafisheh, Bisher Sawaf, Muath Baniowda, Nezam Altorok (Author)
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Cardiovascular diseases among patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Anwer Aldhaheri, Nezam Altorok, Sadik Khuder, PhD (Author)
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Rare Complication of Infective Endocarditis: A Case of Septic Embolus Causing Diplopia

Brianna Bailey, Serena Maag, Mathieu Holt, Danyal Butt, Ayman Iqbal, Bibek Shrestha, Davontae Willis (Author)
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Delayed Bile Leak in The Setting of Grade V Blunt Liver Trauma

Tony Dong, Emily Moore, EunSeo Kwak, Keith Burns , Nooraldin Merza, Yaseen Alastal (Author)
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Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Postoperative Patient: Diagnostic Challenges and Therapeutic Strategies

Ayda Fathollah Pour, Alborz Sherafati, Mani Askari, Hoda Shabpiray, Sherwin Foster, Shaun Joshi (Author)
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Trends in Mortality Rates due to Complications of Medical and Surgical Care in the United States (1999-2020)

Mona Khalafi, Taryn Hibshman, Oscar Salichs, Sishir Doddi, Mani Khorsand Askari (Author)
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Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Presenting as Elevated Inflammatory Markers

Julianna Sim, Samantha Davis, Nathaniel Gilbert, Aya Abugharbyeh (Author)
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Impact of Smoking and Nicotine Exposure on Vitamin D Status: Associations with Age, Body Weight, and Supplementation in a U.S. Population

Mani Khorsand Askari, vasih aradhyula, hoda shabpiray, anand Mutgi, sadik Khuder, basil akpunonu, douglas federman (Author)
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Temporal Trends in Racial and Gender Disparities of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer in the United States: An Analysis of the CDC WONDER Database

Yusuf Nawras, Nooraldin Merza, Halah Alfatlawi, Katie Beier, Aya Dakroub, hasan al obaidi, Ahmed Al-Obaidi, Hajera Amatul-Raheem, Eshak Bahbah, Tony Varughese, Jerome Hosny, Mona Hassan, Abdallah Kobeissy (Author)
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Medical Management of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Right Ankle and Foot

Brianna Bailey, Divya Vijendra (Author)
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Efficacy of Colchicine in Improving Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Nahush Bansal, Eun Seo Kwak, Yusuf Hallak (Author)
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A Case of Hepatic Portal Venous Gas associated with Ischemia related Large Necrotic Gastric Ulcer

Eun Seo Kwak, Zohaib Ahmed, Nahush Bansal, Tony Dong, Emily Moore, Yaseen Alastal, Kurt Bernsdorff (Author)
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Effective Management of Carfilzomib-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Multiple Myeloma Using Eculizumab

Jennifer Kim, Umeer Ashraf (Author)
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Vinyl carbamate activates the alternative complement pathway in glomerular endothelial cells and induces membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Athena Gong, Deepak Malhotra, william Gunning, Lance Dworkin, Mengxuan Chen (Author)
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Dermatological Management of Wrestling Team with Cutaneous MRSA Infection: A Case Series

Kolby Quillin, Craig Burkhart (Author)
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RNA-seq data analysis uncovers a link between systemic lupus erythematosus and glioblastoma

Nahshon A. Puente, Mahasin Osman, Sadik Khuder, PhD (Author)
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Coronary Involvement in MoyaMoya Disease

Kevin Wunderly, Shuhao Qiu (Author)
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Recurrent Solitary Fibrous Tumor with Severe Hypoglycemia: A Case of Tumor-Induced Metabolic Disturbances

Noor Abdulhameed, Elizabeth Schumacher, Omar Abdul-Aziz, Nora Abdul-Aziz, Divya Vijendra, Ellen Hagopian (Author)
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis Secondary to Epstein–Barr Virus presenting as Rhabdomyolysis

Zachary Holtzapple, Stephen Prevoznik, Joshua-Paolo Calibag Reyes, Mohanad Qwaider, Hoda Shabpiray, Mani Askari (Author)
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