Buruli ulcer: An epidemiological update from Japan
Abstract Japan is one of the rare non‐tropical countries with documented cases of Buruli ulcer (BU). Mycobacterium ulcerans subsp. shinshuense has been identified as the causative agent. The first report of BU in Japan dates back to 1982, with sporadic reports thereafter.
Ryo Fukaura +10 more
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Indications for performing flexible bronchoscopy: Trends over 34 years at a tertiary care hospital
Background and Aim: Due to its easy maneuverability, patient comfort and documented safety as an outpatient procedure, flexible bronchoscopy (FB) has replaced rigid bronchoscopy for routine diagnostic use.
Ankit Amar Gupta +7 more
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Background To evaluate the role of PET/CT on bronchogenic carcinoma staging as well as treatment response evaluation on follow-up compared to CT study alone.
Ahmed M. Osman, Hazem I. Korashi
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Pulmonary tuberculosis and some underlying conditions in Golestan Province of Iran, during 2001-2005 [PDF]
Context: Pulmonary tuberculosis has been a major health problem in Golestan province of Iran. Aims: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate the frequency of coexisting medical conditions and their effects on some epidemiologic ...
Dashti, M. +5 more
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CEA, CYFRA 21-1, NSE, and ProGRP in the diagnosis of lung cancer: a multivariate approach [PDF]
We retrospectively studied the single and combined diagnostic value of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cytokeratin fragment 19 (CYFRA 21-1), neuron specific enolase (NSE) and pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP), which were routinely analysed in ...
Barak +21 more
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Abstrak. Deteksi dini karsinoma bronkogenik dilakukan apabila didapatkan kecurigaan dan gejala. Hal yang meningkatkan risiko seseorang menderita karsinoma bronkogenik : usia lebih dari 40 tahun, riwayat terpapar bahan karsinogenik ...
Mulyadi Mulyadi
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Melanoma metastatic to a ruptured silicone breast implant capsule
Metastasis to the breast is rare and most commonly represents spread from a contra-lateral primary mammary carcinoma. Metastasis of solid non-mammary carcinoma is very rare and melanoma and neuro-endocrine bronchogenic carcinoma are the more common ...
Mark J Wilsher, Nicholas J Moncrieff
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A rare cause of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries-case report of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction caused by a mediastinal mass [PDF]
© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org ...
Anwar, Majid +2 more
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Fungal colonization in patients with chronic respiratory diseases from Himalayan region of India
Background We screened patients with chronic respiratory diseases for microbiological and serological evidences of fungal colonisation; in order to determine its prevalence in this group of patients, examine potential clinical and radiological predictors
Biswas Debasis +3 more
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Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]
This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad +63 more
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