Diffuse Gonococcal Infection (DGI) in a Patient with Treatment-Refractory Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody-Positive (AChR+) Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) Treated with Eculizum... by Nakul Katyal, Latika Nirola, Naureen Narula, Raghav Govindarajan

“…Here, we describe a case of DGI in a 32-year-old African American female patient with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive (AChR+) generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), receiving eculizumab.…”
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A Spontaneous Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection Associated with Cocaine Abuse: A Pathomechanistic Association by Rayan S. El-Zein, Jeffrey Sobecki, Roy Greenberg, Michael Keleher, Robert A. Palma

“…We present a case of cocaine-related SISMAD in a patient with abdominal pain. A 38-year-old African American male with hypertension and alcohol, cocaine, and tobacco abuse presented with abdominal pain and recent cocaine use. …”
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CRYβB2 alters cell adhesion to promote invasion in a triple-negative breast cancer cell line by Amr A. Waly, London Harper, Jodie M. Fleming, Lindsey M. Costantini

“…Abstract Objective African American women with breast cancer experience disproportionately poor survival outcomes, primarily due to the high prevalence of the deadliest subtype; triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). …”
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A Case of Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with Autoimmune Hepatitis by Hamoon Eshraghi, Aria Mahtabfar, Mohammad H. Dastjerdi

“…Case Report. A 48-year-old African American female with autoimmune hepatitis with possible overlap syndrome with primary sclerosing cholangitis presented with tearing, irritation, and injection of the left eye that was determined to be peripheral ulcerative keratitis. …”
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Sarcoidosis Presenting as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Bilal Haider Lashari, Ahmad Raza, Vincent Chan, William Ward

“…We present the case of a 41-year-old African American female, who presented with ARDS. An extensive workup into the cause of her illness remained negative, and she subsequently succumbed to her illness. …”
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A Rare Case of Pure Primary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Gallbladder by Rodney E. Shackelford, Ekin Ozluk, Jehan Abdulsattar, Terry C. Lairmore, Quyen Chu, Eric X. Wei

“…To our knowledge, we present the 16th case of a histologically pure LCNEC in a 62-year-old African American male who was successfully treated surgically. …”
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Concomitant Use of Topiramate Inducing Neutropenia in a Schizophrenic Male Stabilized on Clozapine by Pravesh Sharma, Jeffrey Davis, Vivekananda Rachamallu, Manish Aligeti

“…This is a case of a 23-year-old African American male with a history of paranoid schizophrenia that developed neutropenia on a clozapine-topiramate therapy. …”
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Anti-HPA-1b Mediated Posttransfusion Purpura: A Case Report by O. P. Arewa, S. Nahirniak, G. Clarke

“…We report a case of posttransfusion purpura in an African American. The patient was negative for HPA-1a antibodies, but anti-HPA-1b was identified with a platelet phenotype of HPA-1a/HPA-1a. …”
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An Unusual Benign Cause of an Alarming Finding on Chest-X ray: A Case Report of Widened Mediastinum due to Rare Congenital Abnormality (Azygos Vein Continuation of Inferior Vena Ca... by Michael Hanna, Ghada Elshimy, Medhat Ismail, Mourad Ismail

“…We report a case of a 50-year-old African American female with postoperative shortness of breath; initial imaging studies revealed an acute widened mediastinum, but on further management with diuresis and follow-up imaging, she was diagnosed with azygous vein continuation of the Inferior vena cava (IVC). …”
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Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient by Sana Khan, Muhammad Waqar Elahi, Waqas Ullah, Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah, Ejaz Ahmad, Mayar Al Mohajer, Aneela Majeed

“…We present a case of a 64-year-old African American posttransplant patient who presented with a productive cough and weight loss. …”
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Nord et Sud dans la construction de l’identité noire américaine : réflexions sur le Mouvement pour les Droits Civiques by Anne Stefani

“…The present article examines the role played by the southern Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s in the construction of a national African American identity. Through the example of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, it analyzes the Freedom Movement from a North/South perspective, showing that the Movement allowed the convergence and interaction of two specific black identities which had developed in the North and in the South in the wake of the Great Migration. …”
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“Mes dernières volontés”: Testaments to the Life of Marie Couvent, a Former Slave in New Orleans by Elizabeth C. Neidenbach

“…In her last will and testament recorded on November 12, 1832, Marie Justine Cirnaire, Veuve Couvent claimed a lasting legacy as a patron of African American education in New Orleans when she declared that a school be established on her property. …”
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HbSC Disease and Spontaneous Epidural Hematoma with Kernohan’s Notch Phenomena by Meera Yogarajah, Chidozie Charles Agu, Bhradeev Sivasambu, Mark A. Mittler

“…Spontaneous (nontraumatic) acute epidural hematoma is a rare and poorly understood complication of sickle cell disease. A 19-year-old African American male with hemoglobin SC disease (HbSC) presented with generalized body aches and was managed for acute painful crisis. …”
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On Archival Research: Recovering and Rewriting History. The Case of Sarah Parker Remond by Sirpa Salenius

“…Sharing stories recovered from various archives, such as that of the African American abolitionist, women’s rights advocate, and doctor Sarah Remond, generates awareness of the ways in which experiences and the contribution of the marginalized, many of them women, may remain overshadowed by mainstream narratives. …”
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Sankofa (Haile Gerima, 1993) : la mémoire de l’esclavage dans la conscience diasporique by Delphine Letort

“…Gerima pays little attention to historical details as he retraces the time journey of a young African-American woman, Mona, into the past of slavery during a visit of Cape Coast Castle. …”
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Bullous Lupus: An Atypical Case of Refractory Disease in a Patient with Sulfa Allergy by Maria Salgado Guerrero, Oscar Mena Miranda, Ana B. Arevalo, Nevena Barjaktarovic, Barbara Mendez

“…In this case report, we present a case of a 22-year-old African American woman with BSLE and impaired renal function with subsequent nephrotic range proteinuria concerning for lupus nephritis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, refractory to systemic corticosteroids, immunoglobulin, and mycophenolate mofetil, requiring dapsone after careful desensitization due to prior history of angioedema with sulfa drugs. …”
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First Reported Case of Proliferative Retinopathy in Hemoglobin SE Disease by Paul Baciu, Christopher Yang, Aldo Fantin, Deborah Darnley-Fisch, Uday Desai

“…Only a few dozen cases of Hb SE disease have been reported previously, and none had evidence of proliferative retinopathy. A 56-year-old African American man presented to our clinic for routine examination and was found to have sea-fan peripheral neovascularization bilaterally without maculopathy. …”
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Leptomeningeal Enhancement due to Neurosarcoidosis Mimicking Malignancy by Sahara N. Saltijeral, Horiana B. Grosu, Henriette De La Garza, Barbara O’Brien, Gloria Iliescu

“…The present report describes the case of a 56-year-old African American man experiencing progressive disequilibrium, lower extremity weakness, difficulty walking, and hearing loss. …”
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Remote Stab Wound Resulting in AV Fistula and High-Output Heart Failure by Jennifer A. Rymer, Lindsay L. Anderson, J. Trevor Posenau, W. Schuyler Jones

“…A 54-year-old African American male with no medical history presented to an urgent care clinic with signs and symptoms of new-onset congestive heart failure. …”
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypokalemia in Pregnancy-Related Hospitalizations: A Nationwide Population Study by Chien-Wen Yang, Si Li, Yishan Dong

“…Notably, those who had hypokalemia were younger, of African American race, and of a low-income level. Congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, Cushing’s syndrome, GH, and hyperemesis gravidarum were found to be associated with hypokalemia during pregnancy.…”
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