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Acute non-rheumatic myocarditis following group G streptococcal pharyngitis: a rare mimic of acute myocardial ischemia in a young adult

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Background: Acute myocarditis is a rare but serious inflammatory condition of the myocardium, often triggered by infections or rheumatic heart disease. While group A Streptococcus is commonly associated with bacterial myocarditis, group G Streptococcus ...
Elizabeth R. Rimsky, Kaiyu Jia, Aysan Sattarzadeh, Jeffrey Loeffler, Yisroel Grabie, Jonathan Spagnola   +5 more
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Culture Positive Brucella Endocarditis in a Case of Baloon Mitral Valvotomy [PDF]

, 2011
Brucella endocarditis is a rare condition which occurs as a focal complication in chronic brucellosis cases. We report a rare brucella endocarditis case in a RVHD patient. A 26 years old male was admitted with fever on off for almost one year.
Aundhkar, S, Ghorpade, MV, Pawar, SK
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Frontiers in the Management of Orthopaedic Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Journal of Orthopaedic Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of total joint arthroplasty (TJA), one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide. Management of acute PJI commonly involves debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR), though failure rates remain high due to antibiotic‐tolerant biofilms. Chronic
Michael F. Shannon, Victoria R. Wong, Samuelson E. Osifo, Timothy Edwards, Himanshu Rao, Jewelia Rempuszewski, Andrew J. Frear, Shaan Sadhwani, Neel B. Shah, Kenneth L. Urish   +9 more
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Rheumatic heart disease screening: Current concepts and challenges

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2017
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a disease of poverty, is almost entirely preventable, and is the most common cardiovascular disease worldwide in those under 25 years.
Scott Dougherty, Maziar Khorsandi, Philip Herbst   +2 more
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Understanding the Twentieth Century Decline in Chronic Conditions Among Older Men [PDF]

I use a sample of Union Army veterans to trace the impact of a high infant mortality rate in area of enlistment, such infectious disease as acute respiratory infections, measles, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, diarrhea, and malaria while ...
Dora L. Costa
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Effect of post‐harvest ultrasound treatment on phytochemical enhancement in Gynura procumbens leaves and their protection against oxidative stress‐induced muscle atrophy

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Gynura procumbens is a medicinal plant widely recognized for its antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory properties. Despite its traditional use in Southeast Asia, its potential role in promoting muscle health has not been thoroughly investigated.
Taemin Jeong, Seonghwa Hong, Jeehye Sung, Heon‐Sang Jeong, Hana Lee, Junsoo Lee   +5 more
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Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever

Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2013
A 10-year-old boy presented to his pediatrician with acute fever, rash, and polyarthritis. Laboratory studies revealed elevated inflammatory markers and positive throat culture.
Thomas Weiler, Anjali Chelliah, Linda Bradley-Tiernan, E. Anne Greene   +3 more
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Acute rheumatic fever with three major criteria: polyarthritis, carditis and chorea. A case report

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1998
An eight-year-old girl is presented with three major criteria of acute rheumatic fever: polyarthritis, carditis and chorea. The diagnosis was confirmed with a history of pharyngitis 15 days prior to admission and with the findings of positive ...
N Günal, C Atakan, G Köse, B Atasay
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A case of submitral left ventricular aneurysm (SMA), presenting with acute rheumatic fever with HIV infection

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014
Submitral aneurysm (SMA) is a rare congenital out-pouching of left ventricular wall, invariably occurring adjacent to the posterior leaflet of mitral valve.
Rajeshwari S Vohra, Deelip B Kadam, Narendra C Kale   +2 more
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Human Cyclophilins—An Emerging Class of Drug Targets

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cyclophilins are a family of enzymes with peptidyl‐prolyl isomerase activity found in all cells of all organisms. To date, 17 cyclophilin isoforms have been identified in the human body, participating in diverse biological processes. Consequently, cyclophilins have emerged as promising targets for drug development to address a wide array of ...
Katarina Jurkova, Hana Navratilova, Kamil Musilek, Ondrej Benek   +3 more
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