Immune endotypes in tuberculosis: Keys to decoding disease complexity
Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, with multi‐drug antibiotic regimens as the current standard of care. While effective at killing Mycobacterium tuberculosis, these treatments do not resolve persistent inflammation, prevent lung damage, or reverse immune dysregulation that contribute to poor outcomes and disease ...
Shamila D. Alipoor +4 more
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Circulating prothymosin alpha and immunoglobulin G3 in acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A case-control study. [PDF]
Afshan G +16 more
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ABSTRACT RASopathies are clinically overlapping neurodevelopmental syndromes resulting from germline mutations in genes involved in the rat sarcoma/mitogen‐activated protein kinases (RAS/MAPK) pathway. Historically, RASopathies have been described by clinical phenotypes, such as Noonan syndrome and Neurofibromatosis type I.
Anastasia‐Vasiliki Madenidou +6 more
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Systemic Soluble and Cellular Immune Response in Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Systematic Review of Human Studies. [PDF]
Resende ALDS +3 more
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ABSTRACT Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare heme biosynthesis disorder in which the accumulation of neurotoxic porphyrin precursors precipitates neurovisceral attacks. Intercurrent infections, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), may trigger or exacerbate AIP and complicate diagnosis, as clinical manifestations can resemble those of
Payman Sadeghi +5 more
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Global Longitudinal Strain and Biomarker Dynamics in Children With Acute Rheumatic Fever and Mitral Regurgitation: A 12-Month Prospective Study. [PDF]
Çelik SF, Karagoz U.
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Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole‐Induced Systemic Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndrome: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole can induce life‐threatening toxic epidermal necrolysis. Early recognition, immediate drug cessation, and multidisciplinary supportive care are critical. Even with aggressive therapy, mortality remains high, and SCORTEN score aids in prognostication.
Qing Wang, Litong Chen, Wen Ye
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"It Can Hurt Your Heart": A Co-Designed Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring Pacific People's Understanding of Rheumatic Fever in Auckland, New Zealand. [PDF]
Tu'akoi S +8 more
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Graphical abstract illustrating the phenotype‐guided therapeutic approach in severe adult HLH/MAS with SPTCL‐like panniculitis, demonstrating clinical and biochemical response following sequential treatment with therapeutic plasma exchange, intravenous immunoglobulin, and cyclosporine.
Hatem Mousa Taha +2 more
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No compelling evidence that vaccination with streptococcus pyogenes group A carbohydrate elicits cross-reactive rheumatic fever autoantibodies. [PDF]
Parks T, Cunningham MW, Saul A.
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