Myosteatosis is the pathologic accumulation of lipid that can occur in conjunction with
atrophy and fibrosis following skeletal muscle injury. Little is known about the mechanisms by …

DISCUSSION: Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder that often results in fibrosis of
the skin and several internal organs including the lungs, heart, kidneys, and those …

DISCUSSION: Lyme disease is caused by an infection from the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi
transmitted by ticks, generally affecting the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and central …

DISCUSSION: IPSID should be considered in all patients from endemic regions after other
causes of infectious and non-infectious diarrhea and mesenteric lymphadenopathy are ruled …

DISCUSSION: Cryptosporidiosis causes a combination of malabsorption and secretory
diarrhea secondary to mucosal attachment, villus architecture distortion, epicellular invasion, …

DISCUSSION: The etiology and pathogenesis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis are not well
understood. There is evidence suggesting possible role of hypersensitivity reaction in …

DISCUSSION: Small bowel tumors are rare, accounting for only 3–6% of all GI tumors.
Small bowel melanomas can be primary or metastatic lesions. Clinical presentation of GI …

DISCUSSION: Although EGE is most common in children and has high proportion of coexisting
allergic conditions, EGE should be considered when there is a long history of abdominal …

The rotator cuff muscles generate torque forces to move the humerus while acting in concord
to produce balanced compressive forces to stabilize the glenohumeral joint. Thus, rotator …

… The authors would like to thank Carol Davis for technical assistance collecting force data;
Austin Qasawa, Eunice Lim, and Ragad Alsaeed for tissue preparation and collecting PCR …