Splenic hydatid disease in pregnancy
Hydatid disease in the South African setting remains an important differential diagnosis in many appropriate clinical presentations, such as splenomegaly. Splenic hydatid disease in pregnancy is a rare and complex disease to manage.In this case report we describe a case of isolated splenic hydatid disease in an HIV-positive woman presenting in her ...
Thomson, Kirstie F. +2 more
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Splenic Infarction and Infectious Diseases in Korea [PDF]
Abstract BackgroundThe spleen contains immune cells and exhibits a pattern of infarction different from other organs; as such, splenic infarction (SI) may provide important clues to infection. However, the nature of the relationship between SI and infectious disease(s) is not well understood.
Jae Hyoung Im +6 more
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MIF-mediated hemodilution promotes pathogenic anemia in experimental African trypanosomosis [PDF]
Animal African trypanosomosis is a major threat to the economic development and human health in sub-Saharan Africa. Trypanosoma congolense infections represent the major constraint in livestock production, with anemia as the major pathogenic lethal ...
Beschin, Alain +17 more
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The spleen: a hub connecting nervous and immune systems in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases [PDF]
Metabolic disorders have been identified as major health problems affecting a large portion of the world population. In addition, obesity and insulin resistance are principal risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases.
Carnevale, Daniela +3 more
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A Lucky Mistake: The Splenic Glands of Marcello Malpighi [PDF]
PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: More than 50% of all gynaecological cancers can be classified as rare tumours (defined as an annual incidence of
Chaviano, Felicia +3 more
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Targeting the Spleen as an Alternative Site for Hematopoiesis [PDF]
Bone marrow is the main site for hematopoiesis in adults. It acts as a niche for hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and contains non-hematopoietic cells that contribute to stem cell dormancy, quiescence, self-renewal and differentiation.
Lim, Hong +3 more
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Is porto sinusoidal vascular disease to be actively searched in patients with portal vein thrombosis? [PDF]
Porto sinusoidal vascular liver disease (PSVD) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) are distinct vascular liver diseases characterized, respectively, by an intrahepatic and a prehepatic obstacle to the flow in the liver portal system. PVT may also occur as a
D'Amati, G. +4 more
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Prophylactic inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase delays onset of nephritis and ameliorates kidney damage in NZB/W F1 mice [PDF]
Epoxy-fatty-acids (EpFAs), cytochrome P450 dependent arachidonic acid derivatives, have been suggested to have anti-inflammatory properties, though their effects on autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have yet to be investigated ...
Dragun, Duska +9 more
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Dolphin Morbillivirus Associated with a Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales, Italy [PDF]
In September 2014, 7 sperm whales stranded along the Adriatic Italian coastlines. Postmortem investigations on 3 dead females dead and in 1 fetus harbored by the largest one revealed molecular and immunoistochemical evidences of dolphin morbillivirus ...
Cardeti, Giusy +11 more
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Splenic lipids in Gaucher's disease
Column chromatography (on cellulose, silicic acid, and Florisil) and thin-layer chromatography were employed for the separation and purification of lipid fractions from normal and Gaucher spleens. A new hydrolysis procedure, followed by paper chromatography, was used for identification of sugar moieties. A nonhydrolytic combined colorimetric procedure,
N.G. Kennaway, L.I. Woolf
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