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Complete resection of fungal brain abscess in a patient with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection using intraoperative MRI: A case report

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Background: Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (CAEBV) infection is a rare, life-threatening disease for which the only curative treatment is allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Takuma Kodama   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

“They Look At Us Like Parasites”: The Corporeal Stigmatization and Pathologization of Deportees in Tijuana, Mexico

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the embodied and institutional forms of marginalization experienced by Mexican deportees in Tijuana. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in clinics and social service organizations, it explores how deportees are corporeally stigmatized, denied legal recognition, and pathologized as addicts in need of coercive ...
Carlos Martinez
wiley   +1 more source

“We always heal like this”: Illness management and identity expression in Latin American migrants in Spain

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The following article seeks to explore and analyze the use of lay and traditional medicines among Latin migrants in Spain, and the way in which these forms of treatment are accompanied by identity discourses and collective representations.
Muriel Lamarque
wiley   +1 more source

“Buprenorphine doesn't hold me”: Neurochemical afterlives of state violence and the struggle for meaning in addiction treatment

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyzes two disparate experiences of buprenorphine, a medication for opioid addiction, in California. Within the context of the U.S. War on Drugs and after decades of criminalization, buprenorphine represents a shift toward outpatient medical treatment of opioid addiction, but it has been unequally distributed and experienced ...
Textor Lauren
wiley   +1 more source

Nocardia brain abscess [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010
Roca, Bernardino, Merino, Jesús
openaire   +2 more sources

Novel and emerging antimicrobial strategies in the management of oral infections

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Antibiotics marked a pivotal turning point in human civilization, enhancing social interactions and extending human life expectancy. In addition to their success in treating systemic infectious diseases, they have significantly improved periodontal treatment outcomes as an adjunct therapy.
Ozge Unlu, Nil Yakar, Alpdogan Kantarci
wiley   +1 more source

Representation, medical examination, and the effectiveness of underwriting: Evidence from a life and health insurance company

open access: yesRisk Management and Insurance Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines whether underwriting methods—representation, medical examination, extra premiums, and coverage—effectively mitigate adverse selection using data from an insurance company. Regarding representation, we focus on statements disclosing pre‐existing medical conditions.
Chia‐Ling Ho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toxoplasmosis Beyond Transplantation: Diagnostic and Prevention Challenges in a Patient Receiving Targeted Immunomodulators

open access: yesTransplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Toxoplasmosis has long been recognized as a serious complication in immunocompromised host, particularly those with advanced HIV/AIDS, hematopoietic stem‐cell transplantation (HSCT), solid‐organ transplant (SOT), and hematological malignancies. The rapid expansion of targeted immunomodulators, including chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell (CAR‐T)
Joy Mouanes‐Abelin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expressive aphasia caused by Streptococcus intermedius brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient

open access: yesInternational Medical Case Reports Journal, 2017
Misbahuddin Khaja,1 Darryl Adler,2 George Lominadze2 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Affiliated with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2Division of Critical Care Medicine, New York Presbyterian ...
Khaja M, Adler D, Lominadze G
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