Critical Care Explorations, 2021 BACKGROUND:. We report a case of a young woman with adult-onset Still’s disease presenting as macrophage-activation syndrome complicated by shock and respiratory failure during the third trimester of pregnancy. CASE SUMMARY:. A previously healthy 26-year-
Andrew T. Peters, MD +1 more
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Oral Etoposide for Dengue Induced Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Presented as Acute Liver Failure [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Dengue fever is not an uncommon arboviral infection in lieu of tropical geography. The gravity of the disease ranges from an Outpatient Department (OPD) visits for febrile illness to haemorrhagic complications like shock. Hereby, authors report a case of
Bharat Patodiya +4 more
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Androgens and Hypertension in Men and Women: a Unifying View. [PDF]
, 2017 This review was designed to revaluate the androgen role on the mechanisms of hypertension and cardiovascular risks in both men and women. Sex steroids are involved in the regulation of blood pressure, but pathophysiological mechanism is not well ...
Carmina, E. 4. +4 more
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The role of platelet microvesicles in intercellular communication. [PDF]
, 2016 In recent years, there has been exponential growth in the interest in microvesicles, which is reflected by the number of publications. Initially referred to as platelet dust by Peter Wolf in 1967, platelet microvesicles (PMV) are now recognized as ...
Edelstein, Leonard C.
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Macrophage Activation Syndrome secondary to Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Case Report
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021 Macrophage activation syndrome is a rare but a life threatening condition commonly associated with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Its clinical presentation includes fever, hepatosplenomegaly, hypertriglyceridemia, hypofibrinogenemia ...
Rishikesh Kafle +6 more
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The spleen: a hub connecting nervous and immune systems in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases [PDF]
, 2017 Metabolic disorders have been identified as major health problems affecting a large portion of the world population. In addition, obesity and insulin resistance are principal risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases.
Carnevale, Daniela +3 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate microglial and macrophage activation in 17 patients who died in the context of a COVID-19 infection in 2020 and 2021.MethodsThrough immunohistochemical analysis, the lysosomal marker CD68 was used to detect ...
Julian A. Stein +4 more
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High fat diet attenuates the anticontractile activity of aortic PVAT via a mechanism involving AMPK and reduced adiponectin secretion [PDF]
, 2018 Background and aim: Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) positively regulates vascular function through production of factors such as adiponectin but this effect is attenuated in obesity.
Alganga, Husam +9 more
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Macrophage activation syndrome triggered by coeliac disease: a unique case report [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Macrophage activation syndrome is described as a “clinical syndrome of hyperinflammation resulting in an uncontrolled and ineffective immune response” in the context of an autoinflammatory or rheumatic disease.
May, J, Palman, J, Pilkington, C
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Perivascular adipose tissue as a relevant fat depot for cardiovascular risk in obesity [PDF]
, 2018 Obesity is associated with increased risk of premature death, morbidity, and mortality from several cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), myocardial infarction, and congestive heart failure.
Costa, Rafael M. +3 more
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