Emergence: (Un)Common Intervention

Genotype Distribution and Phylogenetic Analysis of Rotaviruses in Thailand and Emergence of Uncommon Genotypes

Rotavirus remains a major cause of diarrhea in infants and young children especially in developing countries. Monitoring changes in rotavirus strains is necessary to assess the potential effectiveness of vaccines in specific geographic locations. This project aimed at monitoring the epidemiological status of rotavirus among Thai children. A total of 73 positive fecal samples for rotavirus were ...

Uncommon Denominators

1974 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 13, No. 12, December 2007 “O will have greater skill for getting the breath of life to spring from bronze more fl uidly .... But as for you, Roman, remember to impose your power upon nations. Your art is to decree the rules of peace, to spare the vanquished and subdue the vainglorious,” advised Virgil in the Aeneid, placing himself in t...

Primary Tracheal Epithelioid Angiosarcoma - Uncommon Tumor at an Uncommon Site

We report a rare case of an elderly gentleman presenting with hemoptysis and stridor secondary to a primary tracheal EpithelioidAngiosarcoma (EAS). EAS continues to be a rare clinical entity with its occurrence in the trachea having been described only twice before to our knowledge. This case also demonstrates the importance of Immunochemistry in accurately making a diagnosis of EAS as the epit...

Palisaded encapsulated neuroma: an uncommon tumour at uncommon location

PEN also known as ‘solitary circumscribed neuroma’ is an uncommon, sporadic, cutaneous, benign, intraneural tumor, which usually presents as asymptomatic, solitary or multiple, firm, rubbery, skin-coloured or pink, papule or nodule, commonly localized on the face or close to a muco-cutaneous junction in middle aged adults with equal sex preponderance [1]. It was first described by Reed et al in...

Hypopituitarism and Ipilimumab, an Uncommon Disease, Uncommon Cause