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17996053 | The training in specific communication skills during medical school is based on the notion that independent of the physician's medical knowledge, the practice of communication skills will have a significant impact upon the character and quality of the consultation. The reason for consulting the doctor may be concerns a... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
18298853 | Oral lesions are well-documented clinical features in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) . The spectrum of these lesions described so far in the medical and dental literature is quite large and includes oral ulceration, labial, buccal and gingival swelling, buccal abscesses, mucosal inflammatory hyperplasia, mucosal ta... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
18718001 | A forty five year old lady presented with chronic dull aching pain with gradually increasing lump in the epigastric and pelvic region since 3 years. A well defined, firm mass of about 20 × 20 centimeters was palpable in epigastrium extending more on right hypochondrium, probably arising from left lobe of liver. A simil... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999996 |
18822182 | Diseases of the heart valves cut across all age groups, race and geographic locations to form a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. These deformities may be congenital or acquired, as a result of developmental, post-inflammatory and degenerative changes. In our country, owing to high prevalence of rheumatic h... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999995 |
19523243 | Malignant transformation of mature cystic teratoma (MCT) is a rare complication occurring in approximately 1–3% of patients who have mature cystic teratoma . Although any of the constituent tissues of a teratoma has the potential to undergo malignant transformation, squamous cell carcinoma is the most commonly associat... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
19918501 | Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is occasionally reported in patients with other autoimmune illnesses, most commonly systemic lupus erythematosis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and ulcerative colitis . There are at least 10 case reports of autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with hyperthyroidism , and 1 report of au... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999999 |
20454696 | Achromatopsia is a congenital autosomal recessive cone disorder with a prevalence of 1 in 30,000 individuals . The clinical features include low visual acuity, nystagmus, photophobia, severe color vision defects, and no recordable or only residual cone function on electroretinography (ERG) with normal rod functions. Fu... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
20602800 | Her initial set of cardiac enzymes, complete blood count (CBC), basic metabolic panel (BMP) and urine analysis were normal. She was admitted with diagnosis of unstable angina. Treatment with heparin, eptifibatide and nitroglycerine was begun. Her repeat EKG on 09/07/09 showed ST depressions in the inferior leads, repea... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
20704700 | Ticlopidine is a thienopyridine derivative with platelet inhibitor capability. It acts by inhibiting the platelet aggregation induced by adenosine diphosphate and by blocking the membrane receptors of fibrinogen. It is used to prevent thrombosis in patients with cerebrovascular or coronary artery disease. Two randomize... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
20860812 | She was comatose and had a fever (39.1°C). The Glasgow coma score (GCS) was 7: eye opening, verbal response and motor response were 1, 2 and 4, respectively. Meningismus was present. Her eyeballs deviated to the left; the pupils were equal and normally reactive to light. The deep tendon reflexes were normal, with no pa... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
21113305 | The surgical management of GORD sometimes fails,whether performed as an open procedure or laparoscopically, and may require a reoperation for optimal results . Amongst the various mechanisms of failure, migration of the stomach into potential spaces such as in paraoesophageal herniation is a serious and important compl... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
21734923 | Les tumeurs neuro-ectodermiques primitives appartiennent à la famille des tumeurs sarcomateuses d’Ewing qui dérivent toutes de la même cellule souches . Les cellules de la crête neurale sont soupconnées d’être à l’origine de ces tumeurs. Les sites de prédilections de ces sarcomes sont: la région paravertébrale, la paro... | Study | biomedical | fr | 0.999998 |
21849070 | Pancoast syndrome is most commonly associated with a primary lung carcinoma and rarely with metastatic malignancies and certain infections, including mucormycosis. It is characterized by Horner syndrome, shoulder pain radiating down the arm, compression of the brachial blood vessels, and, in long-standing cases, atroph... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
22242023 | Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains one of the main direct causes of maternal mortality in developed countries [ 1 – 4 ], largely due to pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) [ 5 – 7 ] which is responsible for around 20% of maternal deaths . Epidemiologic studies estimate the annual frequency of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) ... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
22335966 | Cluster headache (CH) is defined as a paroxysmal, strictly unilateral and very severe headache . It is seen very rarely with a prevalence of less than 0.1% . Ptosis, miosis, lacrimation, conjunctival injection, rhinorrhea and nasal congestion are autonomic symptoms, which usually accompany retro-orbital pain. CH can be... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
22802895 | Glomus tumor (GT), also termed tumor of Popoff, or Barre-Masson syndrome, is an extremely rare benign lesion composed of rounded uniform cells often arranged in a brick-work-like manner. They are intimately associated with the vascular structures . At one time, this tumor was considered to derive from the neuromyoarter... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999998 |
22937298 | Calcium is not only an important component of bone, it also plays a key role in generating action potentials. As a result, hypocalcaemia increases excitability of nerve and muscle cells, leading to cramps and, in severe cases, tetany. Serum calcium levels are hormonally controlled, mainly by parathyroid hormone and vit... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
23243539 | Hemangiomas are benign vascular lesions that are most common in infancy and childhood. The tumor occurs frequently in head and neck. One third of these lesions will present at birth. Besides, 20% of hemangiomas are multiple. Hemangiomas of the tympanic membrane and/or external auditory canal are rare entities, with 16 ... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
23710383 | Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia (DIIHA) is a serious condition that can be a rare side effect of commonly used over-the-counter medications. The incidence of DIIHA is estimated to be 1 per million of the population. While no explicit data exist regarding the incidence of ibuprofen induced hemolysis, various case s... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
24711821 | Basal cell adenoma (BCA) is a benign salivary gland tumor that most frequently arises in the parotid gland and is characterized by the basaloid appearance of the tumor cells and the absence of the myxochondroid stromal component present in pleomorphic adenoma. BCA accounts for 1–3% of all salivary gland tumors and is i... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999995 |
24716095 | Deep venous thromboses (DVTs) and pulmonary embolisms (PEs), commonly described together as venous thromboembolisms (VTEs), are important complications in hospitalized patients. DVTs commonly occur in the deep veins of the lower leg or the proximal veins of the iliofemoral segment and rarely occur in the inferior vena ... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
24891960 | Vascular tumors in the oral region have been traditionally described as hamartomas or malformations rather than as true neoplasms. Stout stated that a vascular tumor, in contrast to a hamartoma, contained more endothelial cells than was necessary to line the lumina. Clinically, vascular lesions have a tumor-like appear... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
24895698 | In 2009, a new strain of swine-originated influenza A (H1N1) caused the first pandemic of the 21st century. 1 Clinical manifestations of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 infection ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death. Most patients with severe or fatal disease were reported to have underlying medical condition... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
24938492 | Whilst self-management support is widely advocated it is clear that existing strategies are of limited benefit because they fail to take account of everyday circumstances of patients and the range of work required to manage their health within the context of their daily lives . Self-management support is frequently dis... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
25161799 | Acute peritonitis may be classified as primary (spontaneous), where an infection has been raised de novo within the peritoneum, or secondary, where the inflammation involving the peritoneum is the result of an identifiable primary process. Secondary peritonitis is one of the most common indications for urgent abdominal... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999995 |
25386373 | Uterine leiomyosarcomas (LMSs) constitute 1% of all uterine malignancies and approximately 25% of uterine sarcomas, that are rare tumors that account for only 3% to 7% of all uterine cancers . They demonstrate an aggressive growth pattern with a high rate of recurrence with hematologic dissemination; the most common si... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
25431599 | Mastocytosis is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder characterized by dysregulation of various organs infiltrated with abnormal mast cells and by symptoms attributed to histamine release. According to the location of mast cell proliferation it is classified into cutaneous mastocytosis (CM), affecting solely the skin, a... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
25505998 | FGFR3 encodes a transmembrane tyrosine-protein kinase receptor that acts as cell-surface receptor for fibroblast growth factors. It has an essential role in the regulation of chondrocyte differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis and is required for the normal skeletal development . Activating FGFR3 mutations will e... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
25574174 | First described in Japan in 1972 , Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD), or histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis, is a relatively benign and self-limited disease that classically presents with lymphadenopathy and fever. Its aetiology is poorly understood, and it is sufficiently rare that, to our knowledge, its incidence rat... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999994 |
25667708 | Les gènes impliqués dans la mutation codent pour des sous unités des canaux ioniques responsables de l'activité électrique du cœur . Son incidence est estimée à 1/2000, selon certaines études . Il existe actuellement quatre phénotypes cliniques . Le diagnostic repose sur l’électrocardiogramme de surface qui montre un a... | Other | biomedical | fr | 0.999996 |
26435908 | It has been noted that a urinary diversion may sometimes be the cause of non-hepatic hyperammonemic encephalopathy . However, the frequency of this complication is not known and considered to be extremely rare. Some cases have been reported in patients who underwent a urinary diversion due to bladder or prostate cancer... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
26831562 | 17-b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3 (17b-HSD3) deficiency , also previously described as 17-ketosteroid reductase deficiency, is a rare autosomal recessive form of a 46,XY disorder of sex development (DSD) and is the most common testosterone biosynthesis defect ( 1 ). The 17b-HSD3 enzyme is found mainly in the tes... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
27239267 | Herein we report a case of a 35-year-old male from Nawalparasi, Nepal, who had undergone a craniotomy and evacuation of acute subdural hematoma following an automobile accident 2 months before admission to our institution. He presented with complaints of an abnormal gait, with a tendency to fall backwards and also with... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999997 |
27642398 | Le pneumothorax est un épanchement gazeux entre la plèvre viscérale et la plèvre pariétale. Le pneumothorax spontané est exceptionnellement bilatéral d'où la particularité de cette observation. Il s'agit d'un patient âgé de 47 ans, fumeur à 35 paquet/année, bronchitique chronique depuis 8 ans, admis aux urgences dans u... | Clinical case | clinical | fr | 0.999998 |
27909860 | Tibial hemimelia presents with a wide range of pathology, ranging from a hypoplastic tibia to complete absence of the tibia. The fibula is always present and may be normally formed or dysplastic and, in some cases, duplicate. The quadriceps muscle may be normally formed, distally deficient or absent, and the patella ma... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
28979645 | Between 2012 and 2014, 05 patients with unstable pelvic fractures; were treated by percutaneous sacroiliac fixation. This is 2 women and 3 men; the average age was 38 ± 10 years, all the patients were treated by percutaneous screwing. The initial radiological evaluation consisted of a radiograph of the pelvis and a CT ... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
29019568 | A 60 years old man previously submitted to gastric sleeve bariatric surgery was admitted to the neurosurgery department of our institution after acute trauma that resulted in fracture of the 7 th cervical vertebra and spinal cord injury with tetraparesia. The patient was operated with fixation of bone lesions but was f... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
29082049 | An enterolith is a mass found in the small or large intestine. False enteroliths are formed from indigestible substances trapped in the intestinal tract such as bezoars, gallstones, or foreign objects, whereas true enteroliths are formed from the precipitation of enteric contents . Formation of true enteroliths is gene... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
29185625 | In November 2015, a 5kg female infant (36-week preterm) was admitted to the hospital due to status epilepticus and fever. Diazepam, phenytoin and ceftriaxone were prescribed. Cerebrospinal fluid contained 7 leukocytes, 150 mg/dL proteins, 1 mg/dL glucose, and gram positive cocci were observed. Cranial tomography sugges... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
29225831 | Pacemaker lead perforation is a rare but serious and potentially life‐threatening complication of pacemaker implantation, ranging from 0.1% to 0.8% 1 . Lead perforations are recognized mostly during or shortly after implantation, subacute and late perforations are less frequent, and atrial lead is more concerned. We re... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999996 |
29409458 | Metastatic cancer in the thyroid is uncommon and accounts for about 1.4–3% of malignant solid tumours [ 1 – 6 ]. The most frequent primary cancers are renal cell (48.1%), colorectal (10.4%), lung (8.3%) and breast (7.8%) cancers, and soft tissue sarcoma (4.0%) . Large series reported also lymphoma as primary cancer or ... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
29416795 | A rare but well-recognized variant, gliosarcoma comprises approximately 2% of all cases of glioblastoma (GBM) and has a poorer prognosis . It is characterized by a biphasic appearance of mesenchymal or rhabdoid components on a background of the poorly differentiated astrocytic cells classically observed in GBM. Seconda... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
29445561 | On physical exam, he was found to have bilateral parotid and submandibular gland enlargement and right eye proptosis. The patient disclosed that his brother has retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to IgG4-RD. The initial abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a duodenal mass. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreat... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
29480839 | It has been widely accepted that percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD), the first-line treatment modality of pyogenic liver abscess, is characterized by minimal invasiveness, high success rates, and well-established safety. Severe complications associated with PCD are uncommon. Furthermore, hepatic rupture is an uncommo... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999997 |
29855598 | Elizabethkingia belonging to the family Flavobacteriaceae is a genus with 4 known species: E. meningoseptica, E. anophelis, E. miricola and E. endophytica . Since its discovery in 1959, E. meningoseptica 1 has been described to be involved in diverse human infections such as meningitis, keratitis and sepsis among immun... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
29984000 | Lacosamide (LCM) is a novel agent that has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for individuals aged 4 years and older for partial-onset seizures as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy. Intravenous (i.v.) LCM has safety and tolerability similar to that of oral LCM . Lacosamide has a novel dual mode of act... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
30050947 | To overcome these disadvantages, a large number of biomaterials have been used alone or in combination with autografts in augmentation procedures [ 8 – 19 ]. Among the osteoconductive materials, allografts (fresh-frozen bone, freeze-dried bone, demineralized freeze-dried bone), xenografts (of bovine, equine, or porcine... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
30241181 | In March 2016, this patient presented with symptoms of cough, weight loss, hyporexia, and dyspnea. Initial work-up demonstrated a 3.1 × 2.3–cm posterior left upper lobe mass, multiple bilateral lung micronodules, as well as several enlarged lymph nodes (ipsilateral hilum, bilateral upper paratracheal, and para-aortic s... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999996 |
30363240 | A 39-year-old machine operator presented with a 10-month history of pain, paresthesia and difficulty with dorsiflexion of the left foot. The pain initially commenced in his left hip, and then extended to the level of his left knee and calf after a further 2 and 5 months, respectively. Symptoms involved the plantar aspe... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999998 |
30443451 | A poorly feeding neonate presents the clinician with a diagnostic challenge. Frequently, feeding difficulties and irritability are attributed to sepsis, a common presentation in the immediate neonatal period that can present without other classic signs such as fever or temperature instability . However, the differentia... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999996 |
30584577 | Between July 2011 and September 2013, out of 23 finger replantation procedures, 13 patients with Tamai Zone I and Zone II distal amputations were not suitable for systemic heparinization due to history haemorrhoids or gastric ulcer disease ( Table 1 ). Inclusion criteria were as follows: any patient who had distal digi... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
30593191 | Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is part of a disease called IgG4-RD that often affects multiple organs including bile ducts, salivary glands, kidney and lymph nodes. IgG4-related sclerosing cholecystitis involves the gallbladder, and has been reported to present as either diffuse thickening of the gallbladder wall or a l... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999994 |
30671566 | Abdominal computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a heterogeneous right adnexal mass measuring 57 × 53 mm with fatty components and calcification , consistent with a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. Rupture of the teratoma was suspected because of a bulging fatty nodule on the anterior side of the lesion and ascites ... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999996 |
30941333 | Common variable immunodeficiency is a primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia as well as poor humoral response to antigens or vaccines ( 1 , 2 ). CVID is clinically and genetically heterogeneous, with onset of disease during childhood or adulthood. Patients typically present with a hist... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
31019334 | Tuberculosis continues to be a major global health problem. According to the World Health Organization, it is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide ( 1 ) . It is also a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children living in tuberculosis-endemic areas ( 2 , 3 ) . In 2016 alone, approximately 10.4 m... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
31032130 | Cryptococcus infection is an opportunistic infection that occurs primarily among people who are immunosuppressed. Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common presentation and causes significant morbidity and mortality , whereas infection of the lungs, skin, lymph nodes, and bones occur infrequently . There are two main ... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
31126033 | Probiotics, according to the revised definition of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO, are considered as non-pathogenic live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. Now probiotics are widely used in many countries in clinical p... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
31284663 | Coccidiomycosis is a fungal infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides species endemic to Southwestern United States. Also known as Valley fever, it is caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii . These organisms survive well in areas of low rainfall, few winter freezes, and alkaline soil in Arizona, N... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
31316953 | Chylothorax is a rare accumulation of chylous lymphatic fluid in the thoracic cavity, which arises from a wide spectrum of causes and can be encountered in diverse clinical contexts ( 1 ). With an estimated prevalence of 1:15,000 deliveries and a postoperative risk of 0.2–2% in pediatric surgery, chylothorax poses an o... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
31341687 | Paraneoplastic syndromes are often a diagnostic challenge to doctors and may present as any of a wide variety of clinical syndromes resulting from the release of self-peptides or self-like peptides to the production of autoimmune antibodies. Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM), hypercalcemia caused by systemic se... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
31477144 | Currently, the bone graft materials commonly used in the surgical treatment of thoracic tuberculosis include autologous iliac crest, particulate bone graft, allogeneic bone graft, adjacent rib graft, and titanium mesh with bone powders, while transverse process bone grafts have rarely been reported. Traditional graftin... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
31565452 | Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a type of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) that results in an increased number of platelets in circulation. The current 2016 WHO classification for diagnosis of ET requires major criteria of a platelet count equal to or over 450 × 10 3 /L, demonstration of JAK2 , MPL , or CALR mutatio... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
31616610 | Whole pancreas transplantation has become an accepted form of treatment for type I diabetes mellitus. Based on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) data as of May 22, 2019, 8,789 pancreas and 23,959 simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplants have been performed since January 1988. In 2018, there have been... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999995 |
31637745 | Chimeric antigen receptor transduced T cell (CART) therapy has demonstrated clinical activity in multiple malignant tumors. 1 In 2017, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved CD19‐targeted CART cells (CARTs) as a salvage treatment for recurrent and/or refractory patients with B cell malignancies. 2 , 3 ... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
31752236 | Laparoscopic approaches in pediatric surgery have increased significantly , but some studies indicate that laparoscopic hernia repair is not superior to open surgery in terms of the severity of post-operative pain . As an example, if an adequate analgesic protocol was not applied, then the median face, legs, activity, ... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999999 |
31772799 | A spinal extradural arachnoid cyst (SEAC) is a relatively rare disease in which the arachnoid membrane prolapses through a dural defect and expands to form an extradural cyst that induces spinal cord symptoms . In the Nabors classification , spinal arachnoid cysts are classified into three types based on the location a... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
31804364 | Synovial osteochondromatosis (SOC) is a monoarticular, synovial, proliferative disorder. It is a rare entity which presents with multiple cartilaginous nodules in synovial joints, bursae or tendon sheaths. [ 1 – 3 ] SOC most commonly involves knee joint with a frequency of 50% to 65%. Other places that are involved fre... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
32059817 | The initial diagnostic hypothesis was subcutaneous mycosis and the patient was referred for complete lesion excision. The material was sent for histopathological analysis and granulomatous inflammatory process was observed with suppuration and sporangia grouped within the cytoplasm of the macrophages . The sporangia we... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
32154259 | There is an increasing trend for primary and revision arthroplasties in the United States (US) ( 1 ) and in Europe ( 2 , 3 ). The incidence of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) ranges from 0.5 to 2.0% ( 4 ). Twenty-five to thirty-eight percent of knee replacements are due to infections and have been associated with... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
32181085 | Cervical spine injuries in the paediatric age group are exceedingly rare. The reported incidence of 1.0-1.3% is far less than half of that of the adult population . However, the sequelae in children are more disastrous with reported mortality to be around 40-50% and 60% of those suffering from permanent neurological de... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999998 |
32383177 | Identification of clinical predictors of outcome in these patients likely involves analysis of many potential interacting factors including psychological and cognitive‐behavioural factors such as fear avoidance behaviour, negative outcome expectancy , pain catastrophizing , depression, anxiety and physical factors . Wh... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
32775093 | A 63-year-old gentleman with a past medical history of HIV, diabetes mellitus, and intravenous drug use presented to the hospital for epigastric abdominal pain and unintentional weight loss of roughly six kilograms over the previous six months. He also reported a loss of appetite, generalized weakness, and fatigue. On ... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
32872674 | Congenital defects are structural or functional abnormalities that result from errors arising during embryonic development and are present at birth . While reliable data on the incidence of congenital anomalies in domestic animals are not available, a frequency of about 3–4% is estimated in cattle . Such anomalies can ... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
32973665 | Neurological manifestations have been described in one third of patients with COVID-19. Some of these neurological symptoms have proved to be quite specific, e.g., loss of smell or taste, but other ones are non-specific, e.g., headache, dizziness, or reduced level of consciousness ( 1 ). However, whether the neurologic... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
32973878 | Alström syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive multi-organ disorder caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous predominantly truncating variations in the ALMS1 gene, with a prevalence of <1 case per 1,000,000 individuals . The clinical presentation, largely overlapping with ciliopathies, is associated with retinal d... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
33005545 | Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is effective in the treatment of morbid obesity and its associated metabolic derangements . However, complications such as small bowel obstruction can rarely occur and may be observed in approximately 5% of cases . Obstruction via hiatal herniation of the gastric pouch and alimentary lim... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999997 |
33047078 | This retrospective analysis was an institutional based, observational study at MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) in Houston, Texas. Cases from January 2000 to April 2018 were retrieved from in the pathology database at MDACC; the diagnosis of DFSP from any site of the body was searched. A total of 458 patient medical r... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
33133827 | As of July 23, 2020, the novel causative virus - the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) - has affected 14,971,036 people and caused 618,017 deaths, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 4.12 globally . Recent studies have shown that mortality in the Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) variant of myocardial ... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
33264305 | To date, data on killer whale health and disease are from captive animals [ 5 – 7 ] or case reports from free-ranging individuals or mass-stranded animals . An overview identified 15 infectious agents in killer whales and an additional 28 pathogens from sympatric cetacean species with a potential to affect killer whale... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
33397351 | Bonnevialle conducted a prospective cohort study, 126 cases of patients with distal tibia and fibula fractures were treated by fixing tibia with external fixator, intramedullary nail or plates, while fibula is not fixed, or fixed with intramedullary nail or plates. The results showed that fibula fixation was helpful to... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
33466220 | Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP), also known as an atypical bacterium, is 1 of the most frequent pathogens involved in the etiology of lower respiratory tract infections. Up to 40% of community-acquired pneumonia cases in children are due to this pathogen, being more prevalent in school-age children. Moreover, it seems that ... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
33498766 | Capillaria aerophila (syn. Eucoleus aerophilus ) and Capillaria boehmi (syn. Eucoleus boehmi ) are capillarid nematodes affecting wild and domestic carnivores. While C. aerophila may parasitize different animal species (e.g. dogs, foxes, cats, mustelids) and occasionally humans, C. boehmi has a narrow host range and in... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999999 |
33579269 | One possible way to effectively share genetic information related to their own health with the general public, is to have local health care providers (LHPs) provide the information to them . Using direct contact with local people through a health care program, LHPs can play a vital role in addressing gaps in the public... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
33651234 | Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an alternative therapy for aGVHD with a well-established clinical efficacy and safety profile . ECP involves collection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by apheresis, exposure to 8-methoxypsoralen, and ultraviolet A radiation, followed by re-infusion of photoactivated c... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999995 |
33777437 | Patients with GLA usually present with dyspnoea, dysphasia and thromboembolic events. The current patient complained of dyspnoea on minimal exertion, but there was no dysphagia. Although the risk of thromboembolism increases with LA dimensions and is independent of anticoagulants’ administration, the published evidence... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
33992104 | Bone defects in the extremities caused by severe trauma, infection and tumor resection are common in clinical practice. Bone defects greater than two cm cannot heal spontaneously, and reconstruction surgery is necessary . The induced membrane technique (IMT) is a recently developed effective strategy to repair bone def... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
34082747 | Antipsychotic augmentation is not a rare strategy in the pharmacological treatment of depression in older adults. Τhe prevalence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms in seniors is higher than 15%, while the prevalence of major depression exceeds 5% . Antipsychotics augment antidepressants in 12–32% of older adult... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
34104500 | Upon presentation, the patient reported three weeks of diffuse muscle aches with stiffness in his lower extremities. His medical history was also notable for depression with psychotic features, treated with risperidone as well as cocaine use, and HIV/AIDS (prior CD4 nadir was 419 cells/mm 3 ), diagnosed 20 years ago. H... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999998 |
34328493 | Although distinct conditions, TSC and ADPKD association is described and known as a contiguous gene syndrome involving deletion of all or part of the TSC2 and PKD1 genes. ADPKD is genetically heterogeneous, with two major genes, PKD1 (Chr. 16.p13.3; approximately 78% families) and PKD2 (4p21; approximately 15%), and a ... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
34511923 | The total global volume of surgical operations performed in 2012 was estimated at almost 313 million procedures, 1 and the rate is undoubtedly increasing as the burden of disease requiring interventional surgery increases. 2 In the same year, the International Surgical Outcomes Study Group estimated an in-hospital surg... | Study | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
34589502 | Laterality defects (LDs) are a group of developmental diseases that affect internal organ positioning in the body. In general, human LDs can be divided into three categories: (1) situs solitus (SS) with normally expected organ arrangement; (2) situs inversus (SI) characterised by complete mirror image of organs; and (3... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
34764395 | Superior plating of midshaft clavicle fractures is a procedure that has been performed frequently in the past with good functional results and low non-union rates 2 , 3 , 16 . Compared to anteroinferior plating, superior plating has been described as the easier technique resulting in shorter operation times 8 , 17 . Bi... | Other | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
34881252 | Sudden visual loss is an ophthalmologic emergency. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), one of the common etiological factors, can lead to sudden visual loss ( 1 , 2 ). Systemic conditions play an important role in the development of CRAO ( 3 ). Bee sting may lead to local and systemic reactions due to sensitizatio... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
35001200 | The novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread rapidly around the world and has caused many deaths . Although efforts to recognize and manage COVID-19 have been focused on elucidating the respiratory complicat... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999995 |
35038044 | Breast cancer remains the most lethal malignancy in women worldwide . Mortality from breast cancer is associated with metastatic spread. The sites of metastasis vary, and the most common sites are lymph nodes, bone, lung, brain, and liver . However, the number of breast cancer survivors increases with advances in diagn... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999999 |
35199642 | Galvanic current applied using a percutaneous needle is an emerging and minimally invasive technique that seeks to regenerate damaged tissues . The needle used to apply galvanic current is guided, using ultrasound equipment, into affected soft tissues by direct visualization and therefore is able to stimulate locally t... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
35462147 | Evaluation of anatomical variations around the pancreas is important in pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) because an arterial anomaly is a risk factor for morbidity . Previous studies have reported celiac axis stenosis on angiography in 12.5–49% of cases , . It is usually asymptomatic because of collateral circulation such as... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
35505624 | An 81‐year‐old woman, affected by Horton disease and with previous history of rheumatic fever, was hospitalized for acute chest pain. Physical examination and EKG were not significant. Chest X‐ray showed a diffuse hypodense lobulated area in the left ventricle . The echocardiogram revealed diffuse aortic and mitral cal... | Clinical case | biomedical | en | 0.999996 |
35586679 | An 87-year-old woman had presented with nausea and emesis, followed by retrosternal chest pain of 1 day duration. Her medical history was significant for coronary artery disease, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and grade IIIb follicular lymphoma. She had been previously treated with rituxim... | Clinical case | clinical | en | 0.999996 |
35842891 | Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) describes a group of autosomal recessive disorders of cortisol biosynthesis with varying levels of severity . Indeed, the clinical phenotype is typically classified as a classic form (the most severe one), and non-classic that is mild or late onset. Disorders of sex development (DSD... | Review | biomedical | en | 0.999997 |
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