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    Juniper Publishers-Open Access  Journal of       Head Neck & Spine Surgery Latex Allergy: Overview and Recommendations for the Perioperative Management of High-Risk Patients Authored by   Alex Vargas Abstract Latex allergy affects about 1% of the general population and is the second leading cause of perioperative anaphylaxis after muscle relaxants. Hypersensitivity reactions associated with latex range from localized to potentially fatal anaphylactic reactions. Since it has been shown that more frequent cause for development of these reactions is exposure to latex, several measures have been implemented to reduce the prevalence of latex allergy and thus potentially dangerous reactions associated, especially in the high-risk population as patients with congenital malformations of the central nervous system. Despite existing efforts, there is still a lot of misinformation on this issue. The objectives of this review are to report on this condition, inform about the m

  Juniper Publishers-Open Access  Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery Bilateral Accessory Breast: A Case Report from Nepal Authored by  Tuhin Shah Introduction Accessory or ectopic breast tissue is residual breast tissue that persists after normal embryonic mammary development. It can occur anywhere along the embryonic mammary streak, but is most commonly located in the axilla. Accessory breast tissue can consist of any component of the breast and may be functional or non-functional and its development is hormone dependent like normal breasts. Overall, the prevalence of accessory breast tissue in women ranges from 0.4% to 6%, and in men, from 1% to 3% [1]. Usually they are asymptomatic and do not need any intervention unless they start causing discomfort. Diagnosis of accessory breast tissue is important because they are subject to all diseases of the breast including carcinomas [2]. Here we report a case of asymptomatic accessory breast tissue in bilateral chest wall