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Differential Item Functioning on the Patient Health Questionnaire 8 by Disease Subtype, Language, Sex, and Age Among People With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient‐Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Somatic items used in depression assessments can potentially overlap with symptoms related to physical illness, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation.
Sophie Hu   +110 more
wiley   +1 more source

In Situ Transformation of Electrospun Nanofibers into Nanofiber-Reinforced Hydrogels

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2022
Nanofiber-reinforced hydrogels have recently gained attention in biomedical engineering. Such three-dimensional scaffolds show the mechanical strength and toughness of fibers while benefiting from the cooling and absorbing properties of hydrogels as well
Alma Martin   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marked Long‐Term Improvement in Lung Function in Melanoma Differentiation–Associated Protein 5 Antibody–Positive Dermatomyositis Patients: Experience of a Single‐Center Longitudinal Cohort in North America

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cutaneous leishmaniasis.

open access: yes, 2007
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in the tropics and neotropics. It is often referred to as a group of diseases because of the varied spectrum of clinical manifestations, which range from small cutaneous nodules to gross mucosal tissue destruction ...
Claude Pirmez   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of Implementing a Dashboard With or Without a Best Practice Alert on HLA‐B*58:01 Testing Rates Among Allopurinol Users at VA Medical Centers

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The American College of Rheumatology recommends HLA‐B*58:01 allele testing before the initiation of allopurinol, specifically among Asian and African American/Black patients, due to their increased risk for severe hypersensitivity reactions. However, testing rates remain low at many health care facilities.
Abimbola Fadairo‐Azinge   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bayesian geostatistical modeling of leishmaniasis incidence in Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries with an estimated 350 million people at risk and approximately 2 million cases annually. Brazil is one of the most severely affected countries.; We applied Bayesian geostatistical negative binomial models to ...
Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules (411801)   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Exosomes derived from mouse vibrissa dermal papilla cells promote hair follicle regeneration during wound healing by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

open access: yesJournal of Nanobiotechnology
Hair follicle (HF) regeneration during wound healing continues to present a significant clinical challenge. Dermal papilla cell-derived exosomes (DPC-Exos) hold immense potential for inducing HF neogenesis.
Yage Shang   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of localised cutaneous Leishmania tropica infection in Aleppo, Syria and drug sensitivity of clinical isolates [PDF]

open access: yes
Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica has been endemic in Aleppo, Syria for centuries. The first modem description of the disease was also done in Aleppo.
Abazid, Nizar
core   +1 more source

First-line ipilimumab plus nivolumab in advanced merkel cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of prospective trials and real-world validation cohort

open access: yesCancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
Background Advanced Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) has a high response rate to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). While early phase studies have demonstrated activity of dual ICB with anti-PD-1 plus anti-CTLA-4 agents in both the first- and second-line ...
Tanya Ramadoss   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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