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Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 Gastric ulcer is a common gastrointestinal disease caused by excessive gastric acid secretion, which has been recognized as one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in the world.
Li-Qiu Zhang +5 more
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Secondary bacterial infections of buruli ulcer lesions before and after chemotherapy with streptomycin and rifampicin [PDF]
, 2013 Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is a chronic necrotizing skin disease. It usually starts with a subcutaneous nodule or plaque containing large clusters of extracellular acid-fast bacilli.
Kwabena Quenin-Fosu +48 more
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Mycobacterium ulcerans persistence at a village water source of Buruli ulcer patients [PDF]
, 2014 Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy.
Nadia Schürch (383786) +41 more
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Risky business: Preventing skin breakdown in children with spina bifida
Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2009 The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of skin issues in children with spina bifida. Included in the discussion below is a review of the etiology of pressure ulcers and the updated 2007 pressure ulcer definition and pressure ulcer staging ...
Elaine McGarr Ekmark
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Type 1 plasminogen deficiency (PLGD‐1) is an ultra‐rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by variants in the PLG gene and affects approximately 1.6 individuals per million. The condition is characterized by decreased plasminogen levels and impaired function, resulting in fibrin‐rich lesions on mucous membranes throughout the body.
Charles Nakar +7 more
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Histopathologic Features of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Because of the emergence of Buruli ulcer disease, the World Health Organization launched a Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative in 1998. This indolent skin infection is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans.
Jeannette Guarner +12 more
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Healing Time of Skin Ulcers in Homecare Residents in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy
Life, 2022 The growing phenomenon of skin ulcers represents an important health problem; therefore, we conducted a pilot study to evaluate the ulcer healing time among adult subjects followed by the Home Nursing Service of the AUSL-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Northern ...
Inga Iamandii +5 more
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Loss of proton‐sensing TDAG8 increases tumor progression in mouse models of colon cancer
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Loss of the pH‐sensing receptor TDAG8 accelerates colorectal cancer progression in mice. Animals lacking TDAG8 expression had increased tumor growth, DNA damage, and recruitment of tumor‐associated immune cells, including macrophages, neutrophils, and monocytes.
Ermanno Malagola +11 more
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Computer simulation of the skin reflectance spectra [PDF]
, 2003 The reflectance spectra of the human skin in visible and near-infrared (NIR) spectral region have been calculated using the Monte Carlo technique, and the specular and internal reflection on the medium surface is taken into account.
Meglinski, I. V., Matcher, S. J.
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Case Reports in Dermatology, 2014 A 77-year-old man with a history of surgical resection of malignant melanoma involving the fifth toe of his left foot 14 years ago presented at the Kariya Toyota General Hospital with a 3-month history of skin ulcer at the same site and red nodules on ...
Masaru Arima +6 more
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