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Assessment of Skin in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Using High‐Frequency Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography: A Comparative Study With Histology, Molecular, and Clinical Parameters

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ultrasound (US) has been proposed as a potential tool for assessing skin fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, a large‐scale comparison of US‐based assessment with histologic markers of skin fibrosis has not been reported. We evaluated US‐based skin assessments for their face validity (differentiation between involved SSc and healthy
Ruhani Desai, Filemon Tan, Minghua Wu, Jeffery L. Browning, Samuel Theodore, Meng Zhang, Brian Skaug, Harshdeep Singh Chawla, Manmohan Singh, Salavat Aglyamov, Kirill V. Larin, Maureen Mayes, Shervin Assassi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards TB elimination in Malawi: a 5-year analysis of key indicators for TB control using surveillance data. [PDF]

IJTLD Open
Twabi HH, Msosa TC, Mukoka M, Mwaluka I, Girma B, Sikwese T, Mpunga J, Mwenyenkulu T, Chimatiro D, Mbendera K, Simbeye J, Nliwasa M.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging for the Evaluation of the Sacroiliac Joint in Pediatric Patients

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Maturational signal in the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) of skeletally immature youth is often misinterpreted as inflammation. Diagnostic tools that improve specificity are greatly needed. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values from diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI), when used with standard imaging, may enhance diagnostic accuracy.
Michael L. Francavilla, Timothy G. Brandon, Dmitry Khrichenko, Rui Xiao, Nancy A. Chauvin, Asef Khwaja, Pamela F. Weiss   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing a Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABCs) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine veterans aged 65 to 89 with CLBP from three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Is the Optimal Community-Based Tuberculosis Screening Algorithm for People Who Inject Drugs in a High-Burden Setting? [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
D'Ottavi M, Thi Tran H, Nguyen H, Hai Vu V, Thanh Binh N, Quang Nguyen D, Bach Thi Nhu Q, Tuyet Thi Nham T, Thi Hai Khuat O, Stone J, Walker J, Sofonea MT, Blanc FX, Bonneton M, Laureillard D, Molès JP, Minh Khue P, Thi Duong H, Nagot N.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Colorful Enigma: A Case of Orange Palpebral Spots in a 63-Year-Old Woman. [PDF]

HCA Healthc J Med
Nwogu O, Kellawan K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Heterozygous CYP27A1 gene mutation presenting with Achilles tendon xanthoma: a case report. [PDF]

J Med Case Rep
Oyama Y, Okawa K, Miyagi T, Sakai T, Otagiri K, Kitabayashi H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Severe fetomaternal transfusion due to an unrecognized chorangioma in a dichorionic, diamniotic twin pregnancy. [PDF]

Arch Gynecol Obstet
Bubmann J, Dannecker C, Franitza M, Seefried M, Voisard P, Jeschke U, Wild CM, Garrido F, Schaller T, Eser B.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Barriers and facilitators of implementing public-private mix approaches for active tuberculosis case finding and health insurance access in at-risk populations in Ghana: a qualitative study. [PDF]

Front Health Serv
Hayibor KM, Kenu E, Bandoh DA, Owusu-Arthur B, Odikro MA, Mensah GI, Awalime D, Asante-Poku A, Ivanova O, Rachow A, Hanson-Nortey NN.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effort invested in vain: The impact of effort on the intensity of disappointment and regret. [PDF]

Dijk, W.W. van, Pligt, J. van der, Zeelenberg, M.   +2 more
core   +1 more source