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Acute Jaundice in a Six-year-old: An Unusual Presentation of Atypical Kawasaki Disease [PDF]

, 2020
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a rare vasculitis of childhood that is critical to recognize and treat due to associated morbidity and mortality. A six-year-old male presented to our emergency department (ED) afebrile but with reported recent fevers.
Bylund, LCDR William, Morrison Ponce, LCDR Daphne, Zarow, Gregory J.   +2 more
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Imported diseases in travellers presenting to the emergency department after a stay in a malaria-endemic country: a retrospective observational study

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2023
Background We aimed to investigate the aetiology and outcomes of illnesses in patients presenting to an emergency department after travelling to a malaria-endemic country, in order to raise awareness of both tropical and cosmopolitan diseases.
Sofie Desmet, Liesbet Henckaerts, Sien Ombelet, Benjamin Damanet, Peter Vanbrabant   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of influenza-induced fever on human bioimpedance values [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a widely used technique to assess body composition and nutritional status. While bioelectrical values are affected by diverse variables, there has been little research on validation of BIA ...
Blaser MJ, BUFFA, ROBERTO, CABRAS, STEFANO, Contreras M, Dominguez Bello MG, Hidalgo G, Magris M, MARINI, ELISABETTA, Ortiz V, Sanchez W, Urbaez M   +10 more
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Etiologies of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness in Bangkok, Thailand [PDF]

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019
Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) has been a diagnostic dilemma in the tropics. Without accurate point-of-care tests, information on local pathogens and clinical parameters is essential for presumptive diagnosis. A prospective hospital-based study was conducted at the Bangkok Hospital for Tropical Diseases from 2013 to 2015 to determine ...
Viravarn, Luvira, Udomsak, Silachamroon, Watcharapong, Piyaphanee, Saranath, Lawpoolsri, Wirongrong, Chierakul, Pornsawan, Leaungwutiwong, Charin, Thawornkuno, Yupaporn, Wattanagoon   +7 more
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Borrelia crocidurae Infection in Acutely Febrile Patients, Senegal

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
As malaria cases in Africa decline, other causes of acute febrile illness are being explored. To determine incidence of Borrelia crocidurae infection during June 2010–October 2011, we collected 1,566 blood specimens from febrile patients in Senegal ...
Oleg Mediannikov, Cristina Socolovschi, Hubert Bassene, Georges Diatta, Pavel Ratmanov, Florence Fenollar, Cheikh Sokhna, Didier Raoult   +7 more
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Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood as a complication of dengue infection: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2023
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is a clinico-radiological diagnosis characterized by acute onset, and progressive febrile encephalopathy preceded by viral-associated febrile illness and carries a very poor prognosis.
Mohammad Irfan Dar, Vidushi Bhat, Surbhi Bhardwaj   +2 more
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Viruses associated with pneumonia in adults. [PDF]

, 2012
Viral pneumonia, which is typically associated with disease in childhood, is increasingly recognized as causing problems in adults. Certain viruses, such as influenza virus, can attack fully immunocompetent adults, but many viruses take advantage of more-
Cesario, Thomas C
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The Case of a 28‐Year‐Old Woman With Medically Refractory Focal Epilepsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present the case of a 28‐year‐old right‐handed woman with medically refractory focal epilepsy. Her seizure semiology and electroencephalography (EEG) indicated a seizure onset zone in the right central‐parietal area. However, both MRI and PET scans were unremarkable, showing no focal lesions or areas of altered metabolism.
Rishi Sharma, Ilo Leppik, Thomas Henry, Thaddeus Walczak, Sima Patel, Robert McGovern   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Europe's contribution to the evaluation of the use of systemic antimicrobials in the treatment of periodontitis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This narrative review celebrates Europe's contribution to the current knowledge on systemically administered antimicrobials in periodontal treatment. Periodontitis is the most frequent chronic noncommunicable human disease. It is caused by dysbiotic bacterial biofilms and is commonly treated with subgingival instrumentation.
David Herrera, Arie Jan van Winkelhoff, Paula Matesanz, Katalina Lauwens, Wim Teughels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case series of scrub meningoencephalitis from a tertiary care center in North India

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2023
Scrub typhus infection is reemerging leading cause of acute febrile illnesses in post-rainy or monsoon season in Southeast Asia. It is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and spread by the bite of chiggers, larval forms of trombiculid mites.
Vikas Suri, Harpreet Singh, Kunwer A Ary, Manisha Biswal, Chirag K Ahuja, Parampreet Kharbanda, Navneet Sharma   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source