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An Up-to-date Approach to a Patient with a Suspected Autoinflammatory Disease
Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2017 Autoinflammatory diseases (AID) are characterized by seemingly unprovoked self-limited attacks of fever and systemic inflammation potentially leading to amyloidosis. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common AID and therefore the most studied.
Merav Lidar, Eitan Giat
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye +33 more
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The challenge of periodic fevers in children [PDF]
Paediatrics & Child Health, 2012 A five-year-old boy is seen in your office having experienced four days of high fever. What makes him different from the other children with fevers in your waiting room is that this is his sixth such episode in as many months, each occurring with a similar predictable pattern. His parents can recognize when his fever is about to start because he begins
Paul, Dancey +6 more
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Molecular characterization of covRS mutations in M1UK Streptococcus pyogenes
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Group A Streptococcus (GAS) acquires covRS mutations driving a hypervirulent bacterial state, frequently associated with invasive disease‐like necrotizing fasciitis. We demonstrate that the newly emerged M1UK GAS lineage can also acquire these mutations.
Jarrad Pritchard +12 more
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A large pericardial effusion and bilateral pleural effusions as the initial manifestations of Familial Mediterranean Fever [PDF]
, 2015 Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a condition characterized by recurrent febrile poly-serositis. Typical presentations of the disease include episodes of fever, abdominal pain and joint pains. Chest pain is a less common presentation.
Mallia, Carmel +4 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi +2 more
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What Is PFAPA and Why Does it Matter?
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2014 PFAPA, the syndrome of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical lymphadentitis, is an uncommon disease of episodic immune dysregulation that usually begins in early childhood.
Dennis J. Baumgardner
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Hereditary periodic fever syndromes
, 2010 The hereditary periodic fever syndromes are autoinflammatory diseases that mostly present in childhood and are characterized by recurrent, self-limiting, seemingly unprovoked episodes of fever and systemic inflammation that occur in the absence of ...
Helen J. Lachmann, Philip N. Hawkins
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains conflicting, limited by small sample sizes. Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane controlled register of trials (CENTRAL) were searched on ...
Ahmad A. Toubasi, Thuraya N. Al‐Sayegh
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