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Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome in children: What to keep an eye on

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the disease course in patients with tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome, focusing on long‐term outcome and the incidence of complications such as chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Jytte Hendrikse, Anne Sina Paula Simon, Viera Kalinina Ayuso, Joke Helena de Boer, Gerrit van den Berg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in two tertiary centres in the Western Cape, South Africa [PDF]

, 2012
The original publication is available at http://www.ped-rheum.com/content/10/1/35BibliographyBACKGROUND: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a disease that shows wide variations between differing populations.
Kate Weakley, Monika Esser, Christiaan Scott   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Novel approaches for drug development against chronic primary pain: A systematic review

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Chronic primary pain (CPP) persisting for more than 3 months, associated with significant emotional distress without any known underlying cause, is an unmet medical need. Traditional or adjuvant analgesics do not provide satisfactory pain relief for a great proportion of these patients.
Valéria Tékus, Éva Borbély, Andreas Goebel, Ralf Baron, Zsófia Hajna, Zsuzsanna Helyes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Do Dental Professionals and Students Assess Orthodontic Case Complexity?

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accurately diagnosing and assessing orthodontic case complexity is essential for treatment planning, estimating therapy duration, and determining required expertise. Various indices, such as the American Board of Orthodontics Discrepancy Index (ABO DI), provide objective evaluations.
Giulia Semerari, Antonino Peluso, Anthony Carlino, Francesco Moscagiuri, Michele D'Attilio   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The presence of high mobility group box-1 and soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: The involvement of high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) in various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases has been documented but clinical trials on the contribution of this pro-inflammatory alarmin in children with juvenile idiopathic ...
Bobek, Dubravka, Grčević, Danka, Jelušić, Marija, Kovačić, Nataša, Lukić, Ivan Krešimir   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Bronchiolitis obliterans. [PDF]

, 1989
Bronchiolitis obliterans in the adult patient is a relatively uncommon and vexing clinical entity. This confusion results because this pathologic finding occurs in a variety of diverse clinical settings.
King, TE
core  

A Retrospective Study of Adult and Pediatric D‐Dimer Tests to Identify Opportunities for Improved Utilization

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction D‐dimers are produced by lysis of cross‐linked fibrin. In children, D‐dimer testing is used to evaluate disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and some inflammatory states, but its use is not validated for screening or ruling out suspected venous thromboembolic events (VTE).
Rabab Al Dawood, Hassan Abu Sabah, Natalie Mathews, James Douketis, Catherine Hayward   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of interleukin-17 in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Zdorovʹe Rebenka
Joint diseases is a pressing problem of pediatrics. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a common chronic systemic inflammatory disease of the joints in children; its etiological factors remain completely unknown.
I.A. Karimdzhanov, M.Sh. Madaminova
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of a class 2 skeletal malocclusion with degenerative arthritis of the condyles using custom-made temporomandibular joint replacements and genioplasty [PDF]

, 2017
This case report presents the use of custom-made temporomandibular joint prostheses in the treatment of a class 2 malocclusion secondary to juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The patient had degeneration of the mandibular condyles with associated arthropathy
Laverick, Sean, McIntyre, Grant, McLoughlin, Philip, Tothill, Catherine, Webster, Kersten   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Epidemiology and Genetics of Rheumatic Diseases Suggest a Constant Rate of DNA Damage as Underlying Cause

Immunology, EarlyView.
A constant rate of DNA damage that is not perfectly repaired will cause a constant rate of DNA mutations. The chance of mutation will increase if DNA is prone to damage, such as occurs in somatic hypermutation (SHM) hotspots and GC‐rich DNA. Thus, if one mutation‐prone DNA site drives disease, the age of onset of disease and degree of penetrance should
Piet C. de Groen
wiley   +1 more source