Evidence update on prevention of surgical site infection [PDF]
Purpose of review: surgical site infection (SSI) is a common health care associated infection and complicates up to 10-20% of operations with considerable health care resources.
Astagneau +42 more
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Management of Patients with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Acute Coronary Syndrome: a Case Report [PDF]
Background: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a hereditary collagen vascular disorder characterized by joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility, and tissue fragility.
Ilenia Di Liberto +2 more
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Galectin-3. One molecule for an alphabet of diseases, from A to Z [PDF]
Galectin-3 (Gal-3) regulates basic cellular functions such as cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions, growth, proliferation, differentiation, and inflammation.
Bellotti, Carlo +8 more
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Polymer- and Hybrid-Based Biomaterials for Interstitial, Connective, Vascular, Nerve, Visceral and Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering [PDF]
In this review, materials based on polymers and hybrids possessing both organic and inorganic contents for repairing or facilitating cell growth in tissue engineering are discussed.
Abalymov, Anatolii +2 more
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Angiogenic and angiostatic factors in renal scleroderma-associated vasculopathy [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The angiogenesis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is impaired. An imbalance of pro-angiogenic factors and angiogenesis inhibitors has been implicated in the progression of peripheral microvascular damage, defective vascular repair and fibrosis ...
Afeltra, Antonella M. Vittoria +7 more
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A acroangiodermatite ou pseudossarcoma de Kaposi é entidade angioproliferativa incomum relacionada a insuficiência venosa crônica, fístulas arteriovenosas, membros paralisados, cotos de amputação, síndromes vasculares e condições trombóticas.
Maria Inês Fernandes Pimentel +5 more
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A case of Scalp Rosacea treated with low dose doxycycline and probiotic therapy and literature review on therapeutic options [PDF]
Rosacea is a common chronic inflammatory disorder showing a wide range of clinical features such as telangiectasia, erythema, papules, and pustules primarily involving the central part of face (forehead, cheeks and nose) although extra facial ...
Cardone, Michele +6 more
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Introduction Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease causing non-scarring hair loss, with both genetic and environmental factors implicated. Recent research highlights a possible role for scalp microbiota in influencing both local and systemic ...
Pedro J. Gómez-Arias +12 more
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Persistent release of IL-1s from skin is associated with systemic cardio-vascular disease, emaciation and systemic amyloidosis: the potential of anti-IL-1 therapy for systemic inflammatory diseases. [PDF]
The skin is an immune organ that contains innate and acquired immune systems and thus is able to respond to exogenous stimuli producing large amount of proinflammatory cytokines including IL-1 and IL-1 family members.
Keiichi Yamanaka +18 more
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Experiences With Surgical Treatment of Chronic Lower Limb Ulcers at a Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Prospective Review of 300 Cases. [PDF]
Chronic lower limb ulcers constitute a major public health problem of great important all over the world and contribute significantly to high morbidity and long-term disabilities. There is paucity of information regarding chronic lower limb ulcers in our
Chalya, Phillipo L +6 more
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