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Assessment of Hemophagocytic Lympho-Histiocytosis (HLH) in the Setting of Adult Acute Liver Failure. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Hemophagocytic lympho‐histiocytosis (HLH) is a life‐threatening disease, only occasionally presenting as acute liver failure (ALF) in adults. HLH is challenging to diagnose. We reviewed the ALF Study Group (ALFSG) registry for suspected HLH subjects, as well as 184 with other ALF etiologies for cases that might have been missed, assessing ...
Anouti A+5 more
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J S Pegum, Patricia Wallis
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi+5 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis [PDF]
The authors present a rare case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 31 year old female patient with vulvar, peri-anal and oral lesions, diabetes insipidus, pulmonary skin and bone infiltrations. Skin biopsy immunohistochemistry presented positive S100 protein and vimentine, but the diagnosis was done with the demonstration of Birbeck granules with ...
Chauffaille, Maria de Lourdes Lopes Ferrari UNIFESP+10 more
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X) [PDF]
Summary There has been a renewed interest in Langerhans cell histiocytosis in recent years due both to advances in basic research and to improvements in diagnostic and treatment approaches. In this article, we review the various aspects of the disease and the potential implications of these recent scientific researches for our ...
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What's New? Investigating the spectrum of (likely) pathogenic germline variants (LP/PVs) in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) genes in pediatric malignancies by unselected genotyping identified 44% (12/27) of clinically unsuspected cases. Burden testing demonstrated considerable associations between monoallelic LP/PVs in five HBOC genes and ...
Katharina Daugs+11 more
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Abstract This report describes a case of refractory ionised hypercalcaemia, of 12 months duration, in an 11‐year‐old, male, neutered beagle diagnosed with metastatic histiocytic sarcoma at postmortem examination. In this case, the parathyroid hormone levels were at the lower end of the reference interval, the parathyroid hormone‐related peptide was ...
Kerry E. Rolph+5 more
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Histiocytosis X: Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis
Histiocytosis X is a complex and poorly understood entity. Nevertheless, it would appear as if certain themes are found recurrently throughout the literature dealing with this disease and a review of them serves as a useful summary. 1. Problems with Nomenclature.
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Abstract An 8‐year‐old spayed female Spanish Mastiff dog presented with a five‐month history of polyuria, polydipsia, persistent isosthenuria to hyposthenuria, urinary incontinence, and bilateral otitis externa, progressing to acute vestibular dysfunction.
Kevin Gooch+6 more
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Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism is a metabolic disorder caused by an imbalance in calcium homeostasis and is typically associated with the feeding of a calcium‐deficient diet. Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism has been reported in domestic species, including cats and dogs, as well as captive carnivores and wildlife including lions ...
JL Austen+5 more
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