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Tuberculosis Masquerading as Behcet's Disease-Pseudo Bechet's Syndrome: A Case-Based Review of Literature. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
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 ...
Rachel R, Polavarapu N, Mathew J, Prasad VP, Maturu VN.   +4 more
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum as the First Manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Gastrointest Med
Approximately 50% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit extraintestinal manifestations, among which skin and mucosal lesions are common. However, pyoderma gangrenosum occurs in only 1%‐2% of IBD patients. We report the case of a 23‐year‐old male patient who was admitted to the hospital with pyoderma gangrenosum that was unresponsive
Nguyen NH, Tran TT, Khuc TT, Lo YT, Doan HT, Nguyen HV, Nguyen LC.   +6 more
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Diagnostic Challenges in Visceral Leishmaniasis in a 17-Month-Old Female: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
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 ...
Sobeh AS, Soufan M, Sarakbi T, Jaddouh A, Alharroush F.   +4 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
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, Andrea Roccuzzo, Jean‐Claude Imber, Alexandra Stähli, Björn Klinge, Niklaus P. Lang   +5 more
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HLA-DRB1*15:01 Is Associated and Linked With Kawasaki Disease, With DRB1*14:01 Conferring Risk to Coronary Artery Lesions: Case-Control and Family-Based Studies. [PDF]

HLA
ABSTRACT Kawasaki disease (KD), also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is a leading cause of vasculitis in children aged < 5 years. The HLA complex has been investigated for its association with KD since 1978 without conclusive results due to limitations such as small sample sizes.
Chi H, Yang HW, Lee YJ, Chang L, Chen MR, Huang FY, Huang DT, Huang CY, Hu KC, Chiu NC.   +9 more
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Comparison of risk scores for predicting intravenous immunoglobulin resistance in Taiwanese patients with Kawasaki disease

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2021
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common type of acquired heart disease in children, and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy is the preferred treatment. Several risk scoring systems have been developed to predict IVIG resistance,
Chi-Nan Huang, Fen-Fen Wu, Ya-Mei Chang, Hsin-Chung Huang, Ming-Tai Lin, Jou-Kou Wang, Mei-Hwan Wu   +6 more
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A 14.5-Year-Old Boy with Coronary Obstruction after Kawasaki Disease: A Case Report

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2022
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a febrile vasculitis and is considered a leading cause of acquired coronary artery disease in children. A clinically critical complication is the coronary artery aneurysm, which may progress and lead to coronary stenosis or even
Mohammad Reza Sabri, Chehreh Mahdavi, Alireza Ahmadi, Mehdi Ghaderian, Bahar Dehghan   +4 more
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Diagnosis of incomplete Kawasaki disease [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2012
Several authors suggested that the clinical characteristics of incomplete presentation of Kawasaki disease are similar to those of complete presentation and that the 2 forms of presentation are not separate entities. Based on this suggestion, a diagnosis
Jeong Jin Yu
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Kawasaki Disease with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Infusion [PDF]

Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2014
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. We report a case of KD with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion.
Yu Hyeon Choi, Bong Jin Lee, June Dong Park, Seung Hyo Kim   +3 more
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Bacille Calmette-Guérin Site Reactivation of Kawasaki Disease in Infants under 3 Months of Age: Relation with Diagnosis and Prognosis

Children, 2022
Diagnosis of Kawasaki disease in infants under 3 months of age is challenging. This study aimed to confirm the diagnostic efficacy of BCGitis in patients with Kawasaki disease aged 3 months, n = 454).
Da Eun Roh, Jung Eun Kwon, Yeo Hyang Kim
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