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A rare cause of dysphagia: A case report on gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in childhood

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Dysphagia is a common symptom in pediatric patients with a broad differential diagnosis, while gastroesophageal (GE) malignancies represent an exceptionally rare cause. We report a previously healthy 9‐year‐old female patient who presented with 1 month of progressive dysphagia, intractable vomiting, and weight loss.
Leo Fawaz, Mohammad El‐Baba, Renee Dass   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome) as a differential diagnosis of hypereosinophilic syndromes

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a rare systemic disease situated between primary small vessel vasculitides associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) and ...
Yuri Albuquerque Pessoa Santos, Bruno Rangel Antunes Silva, Pollyanna Natividade Zanconato Barros Assis Lira, Luiz Carlos Aguiar Vaz, Thiago Thomaz Mafort, Leonardo Palermo Bruno, Agnaldo José Lopes   +6 more
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Differential Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Lung Diseases

Eosinophilic lung diseases encompass a heterogeneous spectrum of disorders characterized by the accumulation of eosinophils within the lung parenchyma. Etiologies range from primary eosinophilic syndromes to secondary causes such as parasitic and fungal ...
Baratella, Elisa, Akuthota, Praveen, Bass, Jessica, Emmi, Giacomo, Loscocco, Giuseppe G.   +4 more
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Oxidative modification of albumin in the parenchymal lung tissue of current smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

, 2010
Background: there is accumulating evidence that oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Treasure, Tom, Hackett Tillie L, Warner Jane A, Wan Tan, Tan Wan, Lu Zheng, Tom Treasure, Hackett, Tillie-Louise, Scarci Marco, Treasure Tom, Zheng Lu, Marco Scarci, Jane A Warner, Warner, Jane A., Tillie L Hackett, Scarci, Marco, Zheng, Lu, Tan, Wan   +17 more
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A Case of Systemic Amyloidosis Diagnosed After Excision of a Cutaneous Tumour of the Buttocks

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 72‐year‐old Japanese man was referred to our hospital with two tumours on the buttocks. Two solitary, 2.5 × 1.5 cm‐sized, dark brown, well‐demarcated elevated plaques were observed, one on each side of the gluteal cleft, and dermoscopic examination showed comedo‐like openings, multiple milia‐like cysts, and a cerebriform pattern with ...
Tomomichi Shimizu, Hinako Chiba, Shinpei Hamasaki, Sho Arai, Tomomi Inomata, Ayako Hirota, Akio Kondo, Fumikazu Yamazaki, Yohei Masugi, Tomotaka Mabuchi   +9 more
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Laryngeal Cryotherapy for Neurogenic Cough: Safety, Feasibility, and Prospective Outcomes

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
A prospective clinical trial investigated the safety and clinical outcomes of office‐based selective laryngeal cryotherapy for patients with refractory chronic cough. Patient were followed for 6 months posttreatment and had durable improvement in cough severity index and urge‐to‐cough scores and no serious long term adverse effects.
Shumon I. Dhar, Eric Allen, Yun‐Lun Liu, Alexandra D. D'Oto, Rishi Suresh, Adrianna Shembel, Ted Mau   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aspergillus-Related Lung Disease [PDF]

, 2005
Aspergillus is a ubiquitous dimorphic fungus that causes a variety of human diseases ranging in severity from trivial to life-threatening, depending on the host response.
Alia Al-Alawi, Julia D Flint, C Frank Ryan, Nestor L Müller   +3 more
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Toxoplasma gondii Infection After Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review

Organ Medicine, EarlyView.
Toxoplasma gondii infection after kidney transplantation is rare and presents with nonspecific clinical manifestations; however, the associated mortality rate is high. We discuss the relevant literature, clinical manifestations, therapeutic regimens, and prognoses of post‐transplantation toxoplasmosis.
Peng Zhang, Xingqiang Lai, Rongxin Chen, Li Li, Jiali Fang, Guanghui Li, Junjie Ma, Luhao Liu, Zheng Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impaired macrophage phagocytosis in non-eosinophilic asthma

, 2013
Background Many patients with non-eosinophilic asthma have increased numbers of neutrophils in the airways. The explanation for this chronic inflammation remains unclear, but may result from an impaired ability of alveolar macrophages to phagocytose ...
Yang, I., James, A., Reynolds, P. N., Simpson, J. L., AMAZES Study Research Group, Yang, I. A., Upham, J., Simpson, J., Gibson, P. G., Reynolds, P., Gibson, P., AMAZES Study Research Group,, Hodge, S.   +12 more
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Spatial transcriptomics reveals club cell features and strong CLDN18 expression along the mucinous pathway to invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma

The Journal of Pathology, EarlyView.
Abstract Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) of the lung is a distinct subtype of lung adenocarcinoma with unique clinicopathologic features; however, its histogenesis remains incompletely understood. Although mucinous metaplasia has been suspected as a precursor lesion, direct molecular evidence supporting this progression is limited. In this study,
Joon Young Park, Do Yeon Kim, Hyun Jung Lee, Jung Hee Lee, Hae Ryoun Park, Dong Hoon Shin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source