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Cutaneous Miliary Tuberculosis in a Chronic Kidney Disease Patient
A 79-year-old Thai woman with advanced renal failure, dyslipidemia and anemia of chronic disease was admitted to hospital with prolonged fever, productive cough and multiple discrete small pustules on her face, trunk and extremities.
Pudit Suraprasit +2 more
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What's new? Following the Chernobyl disaster, workers were recruited from formerly Soviet‐occupied areas, including Lithuania, to participate in clean‐up efforts. Radiation exposure incurred by workers during these efforts offers a unique opportunity for the study of long‐term health effects.
Rita Steponaviciene +3 more
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ABSTRACT Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of acquiring serious infections. We present a case of a 48‐year‐old male with a history of renal transplantation in 2012, chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 4, hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, and prior tuberculous pleural effusion.
Sakib Abrar +3 more
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Caplan Syndrome: A Case Report
Swelling of metacarpophalangeal joints, proximal interphalangeal joints with spindle‐shaped aspects at proximal interphalangeal joints. ABSTRACT Caplan syndrome, known as rheumatoid pneumoconiosis, is a combination of silicosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Ali Moussa Mahaman Laouali +12 more
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We report a case of recurrent oral/scrotal ulcers with systemic symptoms in a 33‐year‐old man masked pulmonary tuberculosis: imaging showed cavitary consolidations with effusion, and thoracoscopic pleural biopsy demonstrated acid‐fast bacilli. Anti‐tubercular therapy led to complete resolution, underscoring TB as a key Behçet's mimic to exclude before ...
Rinoosha Rachel +4 more
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ABSTRACT Liposomal amphotericin B (L‐AmB), as a modified formulation of traditional amphotericin B, have better targeting and lower toxicity. However, clinicians have limited experience with the use of L‐AmB for the treatment of Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus) at present.
Xianqiu Chen +7 more
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Integrative analysis of LC‐PTB patients pinpoints six biomarkers (ANK2, EPB42, CA1, HBB, HBD, MYL4) that reshape the immune microenvironment, offering new targets for diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer complicated by tuberculosis. ABSTRACT Coexisting lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis (LC‐PTB) is clinically challenging in diagnosis and ...
Ling Yang +10 more
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Unbiased microRNA–Disease Association Prediction Using ICD‐11 Codes and Negative Sampling
ABSTRACT We developed a computational model, called “Unbiased microRNA–disease association predictor (UBMDA),” to predict microRNA–disease associations. UBMDA has two major differences from those reported previously. First, we did not apply a similarity‐based feature extraction method, which is the main basis of previous studies.
Munyoung Chang +6 more
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Diagnostic Challenges in Visceral Leishmaniasis in a 17‐Month‐Old Female: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Visceral leishmaniasis is an uncommon infectious disease. In this report, we present a case of VL in a 17‐month‐old child who presented with a fever and splenomegaly. After the patient failed to respond to several courses of antibiotics, a bone marrow aspirate confirmed the definitive diagnosis of VL, which was successfully treated with ...
Ahmed Sheikh Sobeh +4 more
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We present a patient with massive ascites with elevated serum cancer antigens 125 (CA125) and carbohydrate antigen 19‐9 (CA19‐9) levels who was diagnosed with peritoneal tuberculosis by laparoscopic findings and peritoneal biopsy, and was successfully treated with anti‐tuberculous agents with a decrease of serum CA125 and CA19‐9.
Toshiki Morimoto +10 more
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