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Purpose: Orbital/periorbital tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon manifestation of extrapulmonary TB, presenting diagnostic challenges due to its varied clinical features that can mimic other diseases. This report aims to present a rare case of periorbital TB in a young man. Methods: Case report. Results: A 36-year-old man presented with painless left periorbital swelling and discharge following facial trauma. Despite initial treatment with antibiotics elsewhere, symptoms persisted. Imaging revealed a periorbital abscess with adjacent bone involvement. Microbiologic studies demonstrated Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex growth, confirming TB. There was no evidence of systemic TB. The patient received anti-tuberculosis therapy. At the 8-month follow-up, he remained symptom-free. Conclusion: Orbital/periorbital TB, although rare, should be taken into consideration in regions with high TB prevalence when dealing with chronic, non-resolving periorbital lesions. Advanced imaging and molecular diagnostics play crucial roles in confirming the diagnosis, especially given the low sensitivity of traditional culture methods for extrapulmonary TB. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Transient perivascular inflammation of the carotid artery (TIPIC) is a rare vascular disease characterized by inflammation of the carotid artery, leading to thickening of the carotid wall and unilateral carotidynia. This case report presents a 48-year-old woman who was diagnosed with TIPIC syndrome in a rheumatology outpatient clinic. The patient experienced right neck pain and numbness in the right hand, accompanied by local tenderness and increased arterial pulse. Laboratory tests showed no abnormalities, and imaging studies revealed inflammatory processes in the carotid artery. TIPIC syndrome is a self-limiting condition with a good prognosis and can be treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. It is important for healthcare providers to be aware of this syndrome to prevent unnecessary treatment and to differentiate it from systemic vasculitis. [Extracted from the article]

Cardiac masses are rare entities that can be challenging in clinical diagnosis and management. Cardiac masses can be detected incidentally in patients with an asymptomatic course or may cause systemic inflammation findings due to inflammatory cytokine release or symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain, syncope, sudden cardiac death, and mortality due to the location of the mass. Cardiac masses associated with systemic inflammatory disorders are uncommon in this disease group. This case report will present a case with an asymptomatic IgG4‐related left atrial mass detected in routine echocardiographic control imaging due to rheumatic valve disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chondroblastoma is a rare cartilaginous benign bone tumor. Chondroblastoma in the temporal bone is also quite rare. Total excision is the main treatment. Data regarding tumor response to radiation therapy (RT) is insufficient. We describe a case of chondroblastoma that was treated with RT following subtotal tumor resection. In this case, the patient was a 14-year-old male who presented with a three-month history of ear fullness and hearing loss in his right ear. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass partly filling the right external auditory canal and the inferior part of the middle ear. Histopathological findings indicated chondroblastoma. Subtotal tumor resection was performed due to risk of complications. RT was planned upon the growth of the tumor during follow-up. Treatment with subtotal resection and postoperative RT has been successful and the patient had no recurrence in the course of the 12-year follow-up. In chondroblastoma, complete surgical resection is still the gold standard. But the success of subtotal resection followed by adjuvant RT should also be kept in mind for cases where the total excision would pose high morbidity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that A 57-year-old male was admitted with exertional dyspnea. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a large sinus venosus-type atrial septal defect (ASD). During right heart catheterization, we encountered difficulty when we directed the catheter into the superior vena cava (SVC).

Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is most commonly performed for the evaluation of the coronary arteries; however, non-coronary cardiac pathologies are frequently detected on these scans. In cases where magnetic resonance imaging cannot be used, cardiac CT can serve as the first-line imaging modality to evaluate many non-coronary cardiac pathologies. In this article, we discuss congenital non-coronary abnormalities of the left heart and their cardiac CT imaging features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]