Male genital lichen sclerosus is driven by chronic, occluded exposure of susceptible genital epithelium to urine, rather than infection or autoimmunity. This review synthesizes clinical, anatomical and molecular evidence showing how microincontinence and occlusion initiate inflammation, fibrosis and carcinogenesis, and explains the curative effect of ...
Georgios Kravvas +3 more
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Extracellular Traps at the Crossroads of Immune Evasion and Antimicrobial Resistance: The Case of <i>Escherichia coli</i> in the Reproductive Tract. [PDF]
Bertolotto G +4 more
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Differing Clinical Presentations of <i>Fusobacterium necrophorum</i> Bacteremia in Female vs Male Individuals: A Case Series. [PDF]
Ratcliffe J +5 more
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Long‐Term Care of OLP Patients: A Retrospective Study From a Single Hospital Outpatient Clinic
ABSTRACT Background Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic immune‐mediated disorder with malignant potential. However, its real‐world clinical course remains incompletely characterized. This study aimed to describe the natural clinical–histopathological trajectory of OLP in a single tertiary centre and to identify factors associated with dysplasia and ...
F. Scilla +8 more
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Diagnostic Complexities in Congenital Tuberculosis: Insights From Preterm Twins Conceived via In Vitro Fertilization and a Literature Review. [PDF]
Zhou MJ, Yu J, Huang FX, Wang N, Wang Q.
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Risk of urinary tract infection with SGLT2 inhibitor initiation in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and type 2 diabetes: A target trial emulation using a Japanese hospital-based claims database. [PDF]
Tsushima H +6 more
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CHARGE Syndrome: A Narrative Review and Update on Diagnosis, Assessment and Management
ABSTRACT Background CHARGE syndrome (CS) is a rare multisystemic genetic condition caused by a pathogenic variant in the DNA‐binding protein‐7 CHD7 gene. The condition affects the development of neural crest cells, which give rise to craniofacial structures, cranial nerves, ears, eyes and the heart, resulting in diverse and complex clinical features ...
Eleni M. van Gelder +7 more
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Etiological profile of male urethritis and genital ulcer disease and antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Southeastern Brazil. [PDF]
Barufaldi F +7 more
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Extracting vitalities: Cuts in Indigenous women's bodies‐territories (Brazil)
Abstract In this article, I explore the connections between the medicalization of childbirth and environmental devastation through Guarani‐Mbyá understandings of life and the living. I argue that the cuts made to Guarani‐Mbyá women's vaginas (episiotomies) in Brazilian hospitals are experienced and situated on the same cosmopolitical level as the cuts ...
Maria Paula Prates
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Multifocal mucocutaneous herpes simplex virus type 1 infection temporally associated with seasonal influenza vaccination in a young adult without a known immunocompromising condition: A case report. [PDF]
Liu YH, Hung PL.
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