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Dry eye disease symptoms and associated risk factors in a Norwegian clinical cohort

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The relationship between dry eye disease (DED) symptoms and different demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors remains poorly understood. Norway's cold climate and dry indoor air may accelerate tear evaporation, contributing to a very high meibomian gland dysfunction prevalence, as found in multiple studies.
Mazyar Yazdani, Fredrik A. Fineide, Reza A. Badian, Ayyad Zartasht Khan, Helge Rootwelt, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Tor Paaske Utheim   +6 more
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Profiles of peripheral B cell subsets in a cohort of primary Sjögren's syndrome patients and their potential clinical significance

Journal of Dental Sciences
Background/purpose: Primary Sjögren's syndrome is a prototypical autoimmune disease, with B cell dysfunction as a dominant feature. Further insights into distribution of B cell subsets in primary Sjögren's syndrome are urgently required to identify the ...
Yixiao Xing, Boya Li, Pan Wei, Hong Hua
doaj   +1 more source

Association study of rs7192 polymorphism of HLA-DRA gene with male infertility occurrence in Isfahan province of Iran [PDF]

, 2018
Background and aims: One third of male factors related to infertilities are basically unknown and it has been predicted to be most of the unknown infertilities based on genetic abnormalities.
Akbari, Salehe., Javadirad, Seyed morteza., Motovali-Bashi, Majid.   +2 more
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Cutaneous Crystal‐Storing Histiocytosis With Marginal Zone Lymphoma. A Case Report With A Striking Clinical Presentation

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cutaneous crystal‐storing histiocytosis (CSH) is an extremely rare histopathologic finding of histiocytes accumulating crystals of immunoglobulin or paraproteins, often associated with lymphoplasmacytic malignancies. It commonly presents in a wide age range of both female and male adults with a history of a lymphoproliferative disorder ...
Ashton Arlen, Brad S. Graham, Gregory A. Hosler, Marsha C. Kinney   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Assessment: A Comparative Study of ChatGPT and Educator‐Generated Multiple‐Choice Questions in a Dental Exam

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To compare the item difficulty and discriminative index of multiple‐choice questions (MCQs) generated by ChatGPT with those created by dental educators, based on the performance of dental students in a real exam setting. Materials and Methods A total of 40 MCQs—20 generated by ChatGPT 4.0 and 20 by dental educators—were developed based on ...
Nezaket Ezgi Özer, Yusuf Balcı, Gaye Bölükbaşı, Betul İlhan, Pelin Güneri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parkinson's Disease and Salivary Issues: A Survey

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Salivary dysfunction, including xerostomia and drooling, is common in Parkinson's disease and further impairs oral health and quality of life, which are already compromised in this population. Their effective management demands deeper insight into the complexity of salivary dysfunction.
Beau D. M. van Dijk, Merel C. Verhoeff, Niels van der Aa, Frank Lobbezoo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orbital MALT Lymphoma: A Case Report [PDF]

, 2004
A case of orbital MALT (mucous associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma is reported for its rarity. It presented as a large tumor obscuring the whole eye with loss of vision, without any signs of dissemination and remained free of recurrence or metastasis 12
Chhablani Kumar, Dr. Jay, Kamath Jagannath, Dr. Sumana, Kamath Mulky, Dr. Manjunath, Pai Gopalakrishna, Dr. Shobha, Rau Rangan, Dr. Aarthi   +4 more
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The Development and Validation of the Partial Denture Experience Questionnaire (P‐DEQ): Reliability and Validity

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This paper describes the development and preliminary validation of the Partial Denture Experience Questionnaire (P‐DEQ), a new, condition‐specific instrument designed to measure the multifaceted impacts of living with removable dentures. Methods The P‐DEQ was developed using a multi‐phase, mixed‐methods design. Item generation was
Barry J. Gibson, Nicolas Martin, Bilal El‐Dhuwaib, Gerry McKenna, Sandra Clifford, Alastair Lomax, Sarah R. Baker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sjögren’s syndrome and hepatitis C virus infection presenting as hypokalemic quadriparesis: A case report

Journal of International Medical Research
Distal renal tubular acidosis can present with acute-onset quadriparesis caused by severe hypokalemia, and primary Sjögren’s syndrome is a significant potential cause of distal renal tubular acidosis in such patients.
Ashish Joshi, Ujjwol Prasad Risal, Navin Kumar Sah, Bhupendra Shah   +3 more
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Sjögren’s syndrome: history and challenges in diagnosis

Problemy Pielęgniarstwa
The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive review and analysis of current diagnostic methods for Sjögren’s syndrome and to highlight the historical progress in diagnosing dry eye syndrome.
Kinga Brzdęk, Szymon Wiśniewski, Olga Domańska, Wiktor Baran, Michał Brzdęk   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source