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Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Bangladesh: A review

open access: yesIndian Heart Journal, 2016
Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are the most-common cardiovascular disease in young people aged
A.K.M. Monwarul Islam, A.A.S. Majumder
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent Rheumatic Fever

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Rheumatology, 2019
Rheumatic fever (RF) may often be encountered in developing country including in Indonesia. RF is autoimmune disease resulted from Group-A Streptococcus upper respiratory tract infection.
Patriotika Ismail   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rheumatic heart disease in Tennessee: An overlooked diagnosis

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2014
Rheumatic heart disease, already a major burden in low- and middle-income countries, is becoming an emerging problem in high-income countries. Although acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease have almost been eradicated in areas with ...
Shahana A Choudhury, Vernat Exil
doaj   +1 more source

Cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19 patients, a new scenario for an old concern. The fragile balance between infections and autoimmunity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
On 7 January 2020, researchers isolated and sequenced in China from patients with severe pneumonitis a novel coronavirus, then called SARS-CoV-2, which rapidly spread worldwide, becoming a global health emergency.
Diamanti, A. P.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluating efficiency and equity of prevention and control strategies for rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in India: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2023
Summary: Background: There is a dearth of evidence on the cost-effectiveness of a combination of population-based primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and control strategies for rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
Jyoti Dixit, PhD   +6 more
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy Based on a Two‐Center Chinese Cohort Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP‐A) is a recently defined nosological form belonging to the class of autoimmune inflammatory disorders affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we report the clinical and MRI characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of a GFAP‐A cohort from two centers in China.
Ti Wu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The differential diagnosis of chorea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Chorea is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterised by excessive spontaneous movements that are irregularly timed, randomly distributed and abrupt. In this article, the authors discuss the causes of chorea, particularly Huntington's disease and the ...
Tabrizi, SJ, Wild, EJ
core   +1 more source

Advanced Nanoparticle Therapeutics for Targeting Neutrophils in Inflammatory Diseases

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in nanoparticle‐based strategies to modulate neutrophil activity in inflammatory diseases. By targeting inflammatory neutrophils, NET formation, and neutrophil apoptosis or recruitment, these approaches aim to improve therapeutic precision.
Min Ji Byun   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ressurgimento da febre reumática. Novas causas ou velhas atitudes?

open access: yesActa Médica Portuguesa, 1996
Bearing in mind that in the last years there has been an increase in rheumatic fever episodes, the authors evaluate the cases recently observed in the department.
M J Brito   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post‐Translational Modified Neoantigens in Autoimmune Diseases: Challenges of Immune Tolerance

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Autoimmune diseases have a high incidence and disability rate. The pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases involves the interaction among genetic factors, environmental factors, and immune disorders. The post‐translational modified neoantigens are the key nodal of these three factors. And these post‐translational modified neoantigens, after being presented
Yue Zhai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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