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Hypercalcemia in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 1990
Tuberculosis can affect calcium metabolism, mainly through an enhanced production of active vitamin D. The incidence of hypercalcemia among unselected patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis was investigated, retrospectively, during a ten-year period.
L, Lind, S, Ljunghall
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Radical Listening as a Governance Innovation: Integrating Planetary Health and Community‐Led Forest Conservation in Indonesia

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While REDD+ prioritizes carbon sequestration, its narrow focus often overlooks forest‐health linkages critical to community well‐being. This paper examines the holistic model of Health in Harmony (HIH) and Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI), which integrates forest conservation with healthcare through radical listening—a decolonial community engagement
Angie Hsu, Nur Febriani, Luce Alvafritz, Firdani Asri   +3 more
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Delay in Tuberculosis Case-Finding and Treatment in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2000
Health facilities in Mwanza region, Tanzania. To determine factors responsible for delay from onset of symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis to initiation of treatment.
Wandwalo, E R, Mørkve, O
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Association Between Smoking and Tuberculosis Infection: A Population Survey in a High Tuberculosis Incidence Area [PDF]

, 2005
Associations between smoking and tuberculosis disease including death from tuberculosis have been reported, but there are few reports on the influence of smoking on the risk of developing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The aim of this study was to
Beyers, N., van Lill, S.W.P., Enarson, D.A., Borgdorff, M. W., Verver, S, Lombard, C.J, den Boon, S., Lombard, C. J., Beyers, N, Verver, S., Boon den, S, van Lill, S. W. P., Enarson, D. A., Bateman, E. D., Enarson, D.A, Bateman, E.D, Borgdorff, M.W., Borgdorff, M.W, Lombard, C.J., LIll van, P, Bateman, E.D.   +20 more
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Nanopore-targeted sequencing: A new and effective technique for the diagnosis of non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease

International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) has become a significant public health issue threatening human health in recent years. Traditional mycobacterial culture is complex, time-consuming, and unable to identify NTM at the species level ...
Li-ping Cheng, Li Wang, Yun-fei Wang, Jin-hui Yang, Jie Cao, Xiao-na Shen, Zhi-bin Liu, Wei Wei, Wei Sha, Qin Sun   +9 more
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A case report: Diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis

Ibrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 112-116, Spring 2025.
We reported a case of idiopathic hypertrophic dura meningitis diagnosed in our hospital. The patient repeatedly suffered from headaches, followed by blurred vision in the right eye. During this period, multiple sclerosis was considered for diagnosis, and it improved after hormone treatment.
Zhong Luo, Piao Cao, Jing‐Qing Xu, Rong Yan, Jian Wang, Tao Liang, Ya Chen, Zu‐Cai Xu   +7 more
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Evaluation of a standardized treatment regimen of anti-tuberculosis drugs for patients with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (STREAM) : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background In contrast to drug-sensitive tuberculosis, the guidelines for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have a very poor evidence base; current recommendations, based on expert opinion, are that patients should be treated ...
Squire, Stephen Bertel, Squire, S Bertel, Patrick PJ Phillips, Madan, Jason, Rusen, I. D., Chiang, Chen-Yuan, Armand Van Deun, Chiang, Chen Yuan, Gabriela Torrea, Phillips, P. (Patrick), Van Deun, Armand, Rusen, ID, Meredith, Sarah K, Jason Madan, Meredith, Sarah K., Nunn, Andrew J, ID Rusen, Nunn, Andrew J., Squire, Bertie, Torrea, Gabriela, Chen-Yuan Chiang, Sarah K Meredith, Phillips, Patrick PJ, Andrew J Nunn, Phillips, Patrick P.J., S Bertel Squire   +25 more
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Diagnostic performance of adenosine deaminase activity in pleural fluid in tuberculous pleural effusion and relevant factors: a single-center experience with 1,491 consecutive patients

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Objective Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is a widely-used diagnostic test for tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), but its accuracy, optimal diagnostic threshold and relevant factors are controversial or unclear. We aimed to reassess these diagnostic variables
Chi Yang, Xiang Shi, Shaojun Zhang, Mengting Xiong, Haili Hu, Xiaohui Hao, Wei Sha   +6 more
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Polymorphism in the EREG gene confers susceptibility to tuberculosis

BMC Medical Genetics, 2019
Background Host genetic factors affect the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection as well as the progression of the disease. Epiregulin (EREG) belongs to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family, which binds to the epidermal growth
Wen Cao, Liu-lin Luo, Wei-wei Chen, Li Liang, Ran-ran Zhang, Yan-lin Zhao, Jin Chen, Jun Yue   +7 more
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A New Diagnostic Approach Using the NLR/LMR Ratio in the Differential Diagnosis of Neck Masses: Hematologic Evaluation of Patients With Cervical Lymphadenopathy

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
This study evaluates complete blood count–derived inflammatory ratios for differentiating lymphoma from benign cervical lymphadenopathies. The novel NLR/LMR ratio demonstrated superior diagnostic performance (AUC = 0.71, OR = 4.6) compared with conventional indices.
Servet Erdemes, Gizem Ay Haldız, Müslüm Ayral, Ali Çetin   +3 more
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