General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Feb 2014
Case ReportsKikuchi-Fujimoto disease masquerading as tuberculosis.
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a benign, self-limiting subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis with unknown aetiology that has a predilection for young Far East Asian women. It presents with fever, fatigue and lymphadenomegaly and is often misdiagnosed. We report an unusual presentation in a South Asian woman with isolated mediastinal lymphadenopathy masquerading as tuberculosis. There is only one other reported case in the literature presenting with isolated mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Feb 2014
What are the qualifications and selection criteria for women to be appointed to society journal editorial boards?
Japan ranks extremely low in global ranking of gender equality. It is not easy for female doctors to acquire leadership positions in member societies of the Japanese Association of Medical Science (JAMS). ⋯ The qualifications and criteria for selecting editorial board members of medical journals should be clarified. Medical journals in Japan would gain diversity by including women on editorial boards in the same proportion as women membership in the corresponding medical societies.