An enigma of eosinophilic esophagitis [PDF]
Introduction. Eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic immunogenic-antigen mediated disease of the esophagus, characterized by symptoms related to esophagus dysfunction, histologically defined by over 15 eosinophil counts seen in high-power microscopic ...
Vračarić Vladimir+5 more
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Malignancy within a tail gut cyst:a case of retrorectal carcinoid tumour [PDF]
Purpose. Tailgut cysts with malignant transformation are rare entities. We discuss the diagnostic strategy and treatment of a malignancy within a tailgut cyst. Methods.
Abukar, A. A.+7 more
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Diagnosis and diagnostic tests for fibromyalgia (syndrome)
Objectives: To present diagnostic criteria for the clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and to offer a scheme for diagnostic work-up in clinical practice.
F. Wolfe, W. Häuser
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Congenital cholesteatoma of mastoid origin: A multicenter case series [PDF]
Background/Aim. The mastoid is the rarest site for the onset of congenital cholesteatoma (CC). The symptoms are atypical and minimal. The aim of this multicenter retrospective descriptive study was to define this extremely rare condition and its
Čvorović Ljiljana+5 more
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Validity of cytology in the diagnosis of small cell lung carcinoma [PDF]
Background/Aim. Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is the most aggressive form of lung cancer. Patients with SCLC generally appear in a locally advanced or disseminated stage, when small biopsies and/or cytological materials are the only possibility for ...
Krivokuća Živko+5 more
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Total and phosphorylated tau proteins: Evaluation as core biomarker candidates in frontotemporal dementia [PDF]
An ever increasing number of patients with neurodegenerative disorders calls for the evaluation of potential diagnostic markers that allow an early diagnosis and an early initiation of specific therapy. Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the
Hampel, H., Teipel, S. J.
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Clinical and ultrasonographic features in anterior ischemic optic neuropathy [PDF]
Background/Aim. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) represent a segmental infarction of the optic nerve head which is supplied by the posterior ciliary arteries.
Jianu Dragos Cătălin+3 more
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Henoch-Schönlein purpura associated with Strongyloides stercoralis infection [PDF]
Introduction. Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a small blood vessel vasculitis, which usually manifests during childhood. The exact cause of the disease is unknown. Case report. We reported a 14-year-old girl who had been admitted to our clinic
Janković Sveta+3 more
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Follow-up investigations of tau protein and S-100B levels in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [PDF]
Background: S-100B and tau protein have a high differential diagnostic potential for the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). So far there has been only limited information available about the dynamics of these parameters in the cerebrospinal ...
Barbara Ciesielczyk+18 more
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POLYMYOSITIS/DERMATOMIOSITIS: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
The lecture considers the problem of rare systemic connective tissue diseases, such as idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). It underlines the clinical and immunological heterogeneity of their subtypes, which defines therapeutic tactics and ...
O. A. Antelava
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