Effectiveness of a 10-day melarsoprol schedule for the treatment of late-stage human African trypanosomiasis: confirmation from a multinational study (IMPAMEL II). [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Treatment of late-stage human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) with melarsoprol can be improved by shortening the regimen. A previous trial demonstrated the safety and efficacy of a 10-day treatment schedule.
Asumu, P+10 more
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Case Report: Nicolau syndrome due to etofenamate injection [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
Nicolau syndrome, also known as embolia cutis medicomentosa, is a rare complication characterized by tissue necrosis that occurs after injection of drugs.
Emin Ozlu+6 more
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Cetirizine-induced fixed drug eruption: a case report and review of literature
Cetirizine is a commonly used antihistamine in the management of itchy dermatoses, allergic reactions and cutaneous drug eruptions. However, it can rarely be the causative agent in cutaneous drug eruptions.
Sanjeewani Fonseka, Brabaharan Subhani
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Human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]
Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by tsetse flies.
Abel+143 more
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Vemurafenib and cutaneous adverse events - report of five cases [PDF]
Vemurafenib is a selective inhibitor of V600E-mutant BRAF protein used to treat metastatic and unresectable melanoma. Clinical trials have shown increased overall survival and progression-free survival in patients treated with Vemurafenib.
Giselle de Barros Silva+5 more
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A rare case of melanosis of the hard palate mucosa in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia [PDF]
Imatinib Mesylate, also known as Gleevec or ST1-571, is a tyrosine-kinase inhibitor used as the gold standard medication for the chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); Imatinib has indeed deeply revolutionized the CML therapy allowing most patients to have a ...
Bosco, Daniela+4 more
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Abstract The perceptions and representations of whiteness around motherhood, family, and black sexuality reproduce the logic of what Hortense Spillers calls “captive flesh”, controlling understandings about femininity, motherhood, and gender. This debate is guided by the politics of the racial neoliberal agenda that works to control the urban ...
Danielle Pereira de Araújo
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Drug eruption by antihistamine mistaken for chronic urticaria in a child [PDF]
Although rare, antihistamines can cause adverse effects, including drug-induced eruptions or anaphylaxis. A 4-year-old child visited the pediatric department of a hospital for skin eruptions after administration of antihistamines, (e.g., ucerax ...
Gun Moo Lee+5 more
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Naltrexone‐induced drug eruption [PDF]
AbstractTreatment of alcohol dependence with oral naltrexone may elicit an urticarial rash and angioedema. Acute spontaneous urticaria and an allergic reaction to an excipient represent important differential diagnoses.
Stefan Bleich+6 more
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The use of drug calendars for the diagnosis of cutaneous drug eruptions in the age of electronic medical records [PDF]
A morbilliform drug eruption is the most common condition leading to a dermatology consultation for a patient in the hospital. Timing is an important diagnostic tool since the onset of a skin rash usually takes place within days-to-weeks of the start of ...
Cohen, Philip R, Grossman, Marc E
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