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Optimal Control for Tuberculosis with Exogenous Reinfection and Stigmatization [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 The effect of stigmatization is hindering the control of diseases. Especially in the case of exogenous reinfection, this effect can play a massive role. We develop in this paper, based on a tuberculosis model of Feng et.al. a model with exogenous reinfection and stigmatization.
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Chest x‐ray has low sensitivity to detect silicosis in artificial stone benchtop industry workers
Respirology, Volume 29, Issue 9, Page 785-794, September 2024.Abstract Background and Objective Chest x‐ray (CXR) remains a core component of health monitoring guidelines for workers at risk of exposure to crystalline silica. There has however been a lack of evidence regarding the sensitivity of CXR to detect silicosis in artificial stone benchtop industry workers.
Ryan F. Hoy +15 more
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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in tuberculosis
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2014 Renal involvement in tuberculosis occurs due to lympho-hematogenous dissemi-nation. However, glomerular involvement is an uncommon event. Crescentic nephritis compli-cating tuberculosis is a therapeutic dilemma and weighs the risk of worsening the ...
Rajesh Waikhom +3 more
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ACUTE SPLENIC MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS [PDF]
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1901 n ...
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Approaching a patient with poststernal pain after eating: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 8, August 2024.Key Clinical Message This article reports a case of mediastinal lymph node tuberculosis with no obvious symptoms and a concealed focus. This patient, a 33‐year‐old male, suffered from pain behind the sternum after eating. He underwent three gastroscopic examinations and two fine needle punctures guided by ultrasound gastroscopy but was not diagnosed ...
Yanjun Feng +4 more
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Clinical Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 8, August 2024.Key Clinical Message Prompt diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is crucial to prevent severe complications like cranial nerve involvement and irreversible visual impairment. Early suspicion and intervention are essential, especially in tuberculosis‐endemic regions.
Erika Lee‐Yu Lin +4 more
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Clinically unrecognized miliary tuberculosis: an autopsy study
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2016 BACKGROUND Miliary tuberculosis (TB) usually presents with atypical clinical manifestations; thus it is often recognized only at autopsy. OBJECTIVES Our objectives were to study the frequency of MT diagnosed at autopsy and determine clinical diagnoses ...
I. Savić +2 more
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Respirology Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 8, August 2024.This case illustrates a rare occurrence of worsening hypoxemia and rapid progression of sarcoidosis‐associated ILD during pregnancy. In conclusion, transbronchial cryobiopsy (TBLC) should be considered for evaluating ILD associated with sarcoidosis, as well as other parenchymal ILDs, due to its higher diagnostic yield compared to transbronchial lung ...
Atif Saleem Siddiqui
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Congenital miliary tuberculosis in an 18-day-old boy
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2016 Congenital tuberculosis (TB) is a rare disease that is associated with high mortality. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent, may be transmitted from the infected mother to the fetus by the transplacental route or by aspiration of infected ...
J. Lee +6 more
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Gastrointestinal amyloidosis in a 50‐year‐old patient with miliary tuberculosis: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2024.Key Clinical Message This case highlights the importance of considering tuberculosis as an underlying cause of gastrointestinal amyloidosis, even in patients previously treated for the infection. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for atypical presentations of amyloidosis, especially in individuals with chronic inflammation, enabling ...
Sameer Abdul Rauf +6 more
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