Towards Comprehensive Women's Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: Addressing Intersections Between HIV, Reproductive and Maternal Health [PDF]
, 2015 : This themed supplement to JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes focuses on the critical intersections between HIV, reproductive, and maternal health services in the health systems of sub-Saharan Africa.
Bärnighausen, Till +3 more
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Nonclassic lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia masquerading as familial glucocorticoid deficiency [PDF]
, 2009 Context: Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from resistance to the action of ACTH on the adrenal cortex.
Racine, M +35 more
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Myelodysplastic syndromes: Aspects of current medical care and economic considerations in Germany [PDF]
, 2008 Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous group of diseases mainly affecting older people. The use of an increasing number of therapeutic options depends on a systematic risk stratification of the patients.
Gattermann, Norbert +19 more
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Coordinated Response to Imported Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Infection, Barcelona, Spain, 2019–2020
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 In 2019, the Public Health Agency of Barcelona, Spain, was notified of a vaccine-derived poliovirus infection. The patient had an underlying common variable immunodeficiency and no signs of acute flaccid paralysis.
Dolores Álamo-Junquera +15 more
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Clinical Features and Management of Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia: A Narrative Review
Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2015 Context: Cartilage-hair hypoplasia is a rare hereditary cause of short stature. The aim of this study was to familiarize physicians with this rare but important disease.
Kobra Shiasi Arani
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DiGeorge Syndrome: a not so rare disease
Clinics, 2010 INTRODUCTION: The DiGeorge Syndrome was first described in 1968 as a primary immunodeficiency resulting from the abnormal development of the third and fourth pharyngeal pouches during embryonic life.
Angela BF Fomin +5 more
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Genetic-molecular characterization in the diagnosis of primary immunodeficiencies
Jornal de Pediatria, 2021 Objectives: To rescue medical genetics concepts that are necessary to understand the advances in the genetic-molecular characterization of primary immunodeficiencies, to help in the understanding and adequate interpretation of their results.
Gesmar Rodrigues Silva Segundo
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Characteristics of Good's Syndrome in China: A Systematic Review
Chinese Medical Journal, 2017 Background: Good's syndrome (GS) is a rare disease characterized by thymoma, hypogammaglobulinemia, low or absent B-cells, decreased T-cells, an inverted CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio and reduced T-cell mitogen proliferative responses.
Jin-Pei Dong +4 more
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NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR IN A CHILD WITH COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY
Revista Paulista de PediatriaObjective: To report a case of a child with primary immunodeficiency who at eight years developed digestive symptoms, culminating with the diagnosis of a neuroendocrine tumor at ten years of age.
Pedro de Souza Lucarelli Antunes +5 more
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140 Reversing the Epidemic of HIV-1C in Southern Africa with Treatment as Prevention [PDF]
, 2014 The epidemic of HIV-1C in southern Africa is characterized by a sustained prevalence that is substantially higher than for other epidemics of HIV/AIDS. Perhaps the best correlate of transmission is high viral load (HVL), which we target to prevent spread
Essex, M.
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