Our review (Coen and Carpenter, 1993) describes how both the similarities and differences between flowers and shoots can be explained by the action of a set of genes modifying a common growth plan. This does not imply that flowers and shoots are directly derived from one another or that they serve the same function or that they express all of the same genes. We would also like to point out that...

A 41-year-old male with past medical history of hypertension presented to the emergency department after sustaining a right ankle injury while playing basketball. He reported landing on an inverted foot after attempting a ‘dunk’ shot during the game. He then noted exposure of bone at the lateral aspect of his ankle. He denied losing consciousness or sustaining any other injuries. He did admit t...

A 47-year-old man with HIV infection presented with progressive dyspnea and worsening productive cough for the past 3 weeks. He also reported increasingly purulent sputum production. The patient reported being adherent to his antiretroviral regimen, and he had an admission CD4+ cell count of 550/μL. He did not have any previous opportunistic infections, and he denied any drug or tobacco use, re...

To cite: Ferreira MB, Rocha SM, Maia JM, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-201200 DESCRIPTION A 77 -year-old man, with a history of arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia and obesity, presented to our emergency department with acute swelling of the tongue. He was being treated with an ACE inhibitor and a statin for the past few yea...

BACKGROUND Strongyloides stercoralis infection is endemic in subtropical and tropical regions but is reported rather sporadically in temperate countries. In the USA, the highest rates of infection are from the southeastern states, predominantly among immigrants. There is paucity of case reports on S. stercoralis infection among HIV-infected patients who were born and raised in the USA. CASE REP...

Since the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic, possibility of recurrence after recovery become debated issue. We report case an 84-years-old male patient who was admitted to our hospital for dyspnea and fever. Lab clinical workout showed that he had COVID-19. After full symptoms double negative nasopharyngeal swab severe acute respiratory syndrome-related 2 (S...

A 39-year-old man presented with painless scrotal swelling for 2 months. He denied any asbestos exposure but worked with wall and ceiling plaster. Physical exam revealed a large right scrotum which transilluminated. Scrotal ultrasonography revealed a large right hydrocele and a polypoidal mass along the anterior wall of the scrotum. Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen and computed tomogra...

A 58-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with complaints of severe neck pain. He admitted to drug use but denied using intravenous (IV) drugs. On exam, he had a fever of 100.7°F, positive Kernig's sign, and normal neurologic exam. The patient was suspected to have bacterial meningitis and was started on IV antibiotics. The next day the patient developed decreased hand gr...

In 1975 a study was initiated in Vancouver to determine the prevalence of yersinia-induced arthritis. British Columbia has a population of 21 million. About 1 million reside in Greater Vancouver, in which are located 10 rheumatologists who co-operated in the study. Sera from all patients whose acute or subacute arthritis was of unexplained origin were examined for agglutinins against the six mo...

Cutaneous metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is very rare. The author herein report two cases of RCC with cutaneous metastasis. Case 1: is a 75-year-old man with right lumbago. Imaging modalities including CT and MRI revealed a right renal tumor. Nephrectomy was performed. Pathological diagnosis of the renal tumor was RCC of clear cell type (Fuhrman's grade II). He denied follow-up. Nine ...