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Vitiligo and autoimmune thyroid disorders [PDF]

, 2017
Vitiligo represents the most common cause of acquired skin, hair and oral depigmentation, affecting 0.5-1% of the population worldwide. It is clinically characterized by the appearance of disfiguring circumscribed skin macules following melanocyte ...
Baldini, Enke, Carbotta, Giovanni, Catania, Antonio, D'Armiento, Eleonora, Odorisio, Teresa, Persechino, Severino, Pironi, Daniele, Rendina, Roberta, Sorrenti, Salvatore, Tartaglia, Francesco, Ulisse, Salvatore   +10 more
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A Comparative Study of Demographic and Clinical Criteria Between Male and Female Patients With Pemphigus Referred to a Referral Hospital in Iran

Dermatology Research and Practice
Conclusion: The study highlights significant gender differences in the presentation and severity of pemphigus, underscoring the importance of gender-specific approaches in the diagnosis and management of this condition.
Zeinab Aryanian, Kamran Balighi, Nafiseh Esmaeli, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, Nasim Mazloomi Tootoonchi, Zahra Razavi, Fereshteh Beigmohammadi, Umamah Gul, Azadeh Khayyat, Parvaneh Hatami   +9 more
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Cytokine and autoantibody clusters interaction in systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2017
Background Evidence supports the existence of different subphenotypes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the pivotal role of cytokines and autoantibodies, which interact in a highly complex network.
Yovana Pacheco, Julián Barahona-Correa, Diana M. Monsalve, Yeny Acosta-Ampudia, Manuel Rojas, Yhojan Rodríguez, Juliana Saavedra, Mónica Rodríguez-Jiménez, Rubén D. Mantilla, Carolina Ramírez-Santana, Nicolás Molano-González, Juan-Manuel Anaya   +11 more
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Parkinson's disease: autoimmunity and neuroinflammation [PDF]

, 2016
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. The resulting dopamine deficiency in the basal ganglia leads to a movement disorder that is characterized by classical parkinsonian ...
CINIGLIO APPIANI, MARIO, CONTE, MICHELA, DE VINCENTIIS, Marco, DE VIRGILIO, ARMANDO, FABBRINI, Giovanni, GALLO, Andrea, GRECO, Antonio, INGHILLERI, Maurizio, RIZZO, MARIA IDA, ROSATO, CHIARA   +9 more
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Early methylprednisolone pulses and prevention of long-term damage accrual in active systemic lupus erythematosus: a propensity score analysis of the Lupus–Cruces–Bordeaux cohort

RMD Open
Objective Methylprednisolone pulses (MP) help achieve prolonged remission in patients with moderate–severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but their potential effect in reducing damage accrual has not been addressed.
Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza, Estibaliz Lazaro, Diana Paredes-Ruiz, Beatriz Marín-García, Luis Dueña-Bartolomé, Kima López-Aldabe, Pablo Ortiz-de-Urbina   +6 more
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Autoimmune Bullous Disease Quality of Life (ABQoL) questionnaire: Validation of the translated Persian version in pemphigus vulgaris

International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2020
Background: Autoimmune bullous diseases are a group of rare, chronic, blistering diseases, with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) being the most common type in Iran.
Amir Teimourpour, PhD, Kowsar Hedayat, MD, Fereshteh Salarvand, MD, Narges Ghandi, MD, Maryam Ghiasi, MD, Hamidreza Mahmoudi, MD, Kamran Balighi, MD, Roja Toosi, MD, MPH, Farnam Mohebi, MD, MPH, Ali Nili, MD, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, MD, Dedee F. Murrell, MA, BMBCh, MD, FACD, Cheyda Chams-Davatchi, MD   +12 more
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Expression of thyroglobulin on follicular dendritic cells of thyroid mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma [PDF]

, 2009
Reportedly, thyroid mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is closely associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. However, it remains unknown which antigen is closely associated with thyroid MALT lymphoma.
Akagi, Tadaatsu, Kobayashi, Keita, Mannami, Tomohiko, Miyake, Takayoshi, Munemasa, Mitsuru, Sakugawa, Sumie Takase, Shinagawa, Katsuji, Tanimoto, Mitsune, Yoshino, Tadashi   +8 more
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
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Thrombocytosis in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia during treatment with all‐trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Thrombocytosis is an unusual side effect of all‐trans retinoic acid (ATRA) treatment that occurs in some patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
Maryam Habibi, Reza Manouchehri Ardekani, Hossein Motedayyen   +2 more
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Liver involvement in pediatric celiac disease [PDF]

, 2015
Celiac disease (CD) is an intestinal inflammatory disease that manifests in genetically susceptible individuals when exposed to dietary gluten. It is a common chronic disorder, with a prevalence of 1% in Europe and North America.
Anania, Caterina, Chiesa, Claudio, De Castro, Giovanna, De Luca, Ester, Pacifico, Lucia   +4 more
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