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Identification of Biallelic dystrophin gene variants during maternal carrier testing for Becker muscular dystrophy and review of the DMD exon 49–51 deletion phenotype

Molecular Genetics &Genomic Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
This manuscript summarizes a case of biallelic dystrophin (DMD) variants in a mildly affected female patient and additionally highlights the phenotypic spectrum of one of the patient's two DMD variants, a deletion of exons 49–51. This deletion previously had few reports in the published literature, despite its frequency within our institution's ...
Elizabeth A. Ulm, Chinmayee B. Nagaraj, Cuixia Tian, Teresa A. Smolarek   +3 more
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Neurological manifestations of scrub typhus: A case series from Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern East Rajasthan

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2020
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile infectious illness caused by rickettsia species Orientia tsutsugamushi. In recent years, scrub typhus has reemerged as a life-threatening disease in India Scrub typhus has diverse clinical manifestations ranging from a ...
Vijay Sardana, Prashant Shringi
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Acute Febrile Respiratory Illness in the ICU [PDF]

Chest, 2008
Acute febrile respiratory illness (FRI) leading to respiratory failure is a common reason for admission to the ICU. Viral pneumonia constitutes a portion of these cases, and often the viral etiology goes undiagnosed. Emerging viral infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and avian influenza present with acute FRIs progressing to ...
Nicholas S. Stollenwerk, Christian Sandrock   +1 more
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Scrub typhus in a febrile patient and challenges faced in a diagnosis-constrained health centre: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
Scrub typhus is an acute febrile bacterial illness and has a high mortality if left untreated. It is caused by bacterium called Orientia tsutsugamushi which is transmitted to humans as zoonosis by bite of chigger mites that are infected by the bacterium.
Tej Nath Nepal, Sonam Drukpa
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Use of Scatterplot Patterns Derived from Automated Haematological Analysers in the Diagnosis of Acute Febrile Illnesses [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: Acute Febrile Illness (AFI) is common in the tropics and caused by diverse pathogens. Dengue, malaria, enteric fever and scrub typhus are few common causes of AFI in India.
Ronit Juthani, Debdatta Basu
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A novel nairovirus associated with acute febrile illness in Hokkaido, Japan [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2021
AbstractThe increasing burden of tick-borne orthonairovirus infections, such as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, is becoming a global concern for public health. In the present study, we identify a novel orthonairovirus, designated Yezo virus (YEZV), from two patients showing acute febrile illness with thrombocytopenia and leukopenia after tick bite in ...
Mariko Ishizuka, Asako Shigeno, Yurino Terauchi, Fumihiro Kodama, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Masayuki Saijo, Katsuro Hagiwara, Masahiro Miyoshi, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Chiaki Funaki, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Yukari Itakura, Kango Tatemoto, Kimiaki Yamano, Atsushi Nagasaka, Katsunori Okazaki, Hiroaki Kariwa, Shunji Edagawa, Rika Komagome, Keita Matsuno, Keita Matsuno, Kentaro Yoshii, Takuya Ito, Mariko Sashika, Keita Mizuma, Yasuko Orba, Eun-Sil Park, Hirofumi Sawa, Akiko Goto, Ryo Nakao, Ken Maeda   +30 more
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New geographical records for tick‐borne pathogens in ticks collected from cattle in Benin and Togo

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 345-352, January 2023., 2023
A total of 396 ticks were collected from cattle between 2019 and 2020, and divided in pools (two to six ticks per pool) for molecular screening. The present study highlights the presence of zoonotic agents in ticks collected from cattle in Benin and Togo.
Roland Eric Yessinou, Cristina Daniela Cazan, Luciana Cătălina Panait, Eyabana Mollong, Abel S. Biguezoton, Sarah Irène Bonnet, Souaïbou Farougou, Martin H. Groschup, Andrei Daniel Mihalca   +8 more
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Can MASCC and CISNE scores predict delays of lung cancer chemotherapy after febrile neutropenia?

Thoracic Cancer, Volume 13, Issue 24, Page 3504-3509, December 2022., 2022
Forty‐nine patients developed febrile neutropenia (FN) during 813 courses of lung cancer chemotherapy; 12 patients were unable or declined to resume chemotherapy even after recovery of infection and nine of them died within 90 days. The MASCC and CISNE scores, widely used to predict the risk of severe medical complications during FN, were also useful ...
Yoshitaka Ono, Naoki Hayama, Shigeaki Hattori, Yoko Ito, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Fumio Sakamaki, Koichiro Asano   +6 more
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Fatal acute undifferentiated febrile illness among clinically suspected leptospirosis cases in Colombia, 2016-2019.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundAcute undifferentiated febrile illness is a common challenge for clinicians, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. Incorrect or delayed diagnosis of febrile patients may result in medical complications or preventable deaths.
Eliana L Parra Barrera, Jhonatan Reales-González, Daniela Salas, Elizabeth Reyes Santamaría, Solmara Bello, Angélica Rico, Lissethe Pardo, Edgar Parra, Karina Rodriguez, Zonía Alarcon, Angela Patricia Guerra Vega, Mayra A Porras, Sergio Yebrail Gomez-Rangel, Carolina Duarte, Jaime Moreno   +14 more
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Scrub typhus presenting as an acute abdomen

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2014
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, which presents as an acute febrile illness with headache, myalgia, breathlessness, and an eschar, a pathognomonic sign, in a varying proportion of patients.
PP Abhilash Kundavaram, Sohini Das, M Varghese George   +2 more
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