TRANSCATHETER EMBOLIZATION OF A RESIDUAL CONGENITAL CORONARY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA WITH A DETACHABLE BALLOON; SUPERIORITY OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY?

Transcatheter embolization of a residual congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula with a detachable balloon; superiority of interventional cardiology?

A ten-year-old girl who presented with a continuous murmur was diagnosed with a right coronary to right ventricular fistula with colored Doppler echocardiography and selective arteriography.She underwent traditional treatment-ligation of the fistula by Sling Swivel sternotomy.Afterwards, the systolic component of the murmur persisted and repeat art

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Cryptococcosis mimicking cutaneous cellulitis in a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

Abstract Background Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast and the most frequent cryptococcal species found in humans.Cryptococcosis is considered an opportunistic infection as it affects mainly immunosuppressed individuals.In humans, C.neoformans causes three types of infections: pulmonary cryptococcosis, cryptococcal meningitis and woun

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