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Mycolactone Diffuses into the Peripheral Blood of Buruli Ulcer Patients - Implications for Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), is unique among human pathogens in its capacity to produce a polyketide-derived macrolide called mycolactone, making this molecule an attractive candidate target for diagnosis ...
Le Chevalier, Fabien   +53 more
core   +2 more sources

Catheter-directed foam sclerotherapy in chronic venous insufficiency patients with active ulcer single-center experience

open access: yesIndian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2021
Introduction: Varicose vein and chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is one of the most prevalent health problems in Europe and the United States; in some studies, it may reach 60% of population. Patients and Methods: This prospective study involving on 51
Mohammed Shahat
doaj   +1 more source

Thrombosis of a Long-Segment Aneurysm from the Iliac to Popliteal Artery Associated with Arteriovenous Malformation and Varicose Veins

open access: yesVascular Specialist International, 2019
A 58-year-old male patient with severe claudication due to thrombosis of the left ilio-femoro-popliteal artery aneurysm. He also had a venous stasis ulcer with a history of multiple embolotherapy of arteriovenous malformation.
Chris Tae Young Chung   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of Varicose Veins complicated with Chronic Venous Leg ulcer: A Comparative Study [PDF]

open access: yesAl-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2023
Background: Varicose veins are twisted, swollen veins that typically affect the blood vessels in the lower extremities. Obesity and prolonged standing are the main causes of varicose vein disease.
Ahmed Mohamed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pressure ulcer related pain in community populations: a prevalence survey. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers are costly to the healthcare provider and can have a major impact on patient's quality of life. One of the most distressing symptoms reported is pain.
McGinnis, Elizabeth   +33 more
core   +2 more sources

Laboratory Confirmation of Buruli Ulcer Disease in Togo, 2007-2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Since the early 1990s more than 1,800 patients with lesions suspicious for Buruli ulcer disease (BUD) have been reported from Togo. However, less than five percent of these were laboratory confirmed.
Fleischmann, Erna   +41 more
core   +2 more sources

Risk Factors and Clinical Severity in Chronic Venous Disease: A New Look

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
Genetic factors, such as gender and positive family history, were associated with the occurrence of mild‐stage disease (CEAP C1–3). Obesity, lack of exercise, and working more than 8 h in a sitting or standing position are strongly associated with severe venous disease (CEAP C4–6).
Éva Badak   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of Chronic Persisting Varicose Ulcer Through Modest Ayurvedic Intervention [PDF]

open access: yes
Varicose ulcer is one of the most common venous disorders which occur as a complication of varicose vein. Venous insufficiency, venous reflux and venous hypertension not only result in dilation and tortuosity of the veins but are also responsible for ...
Swadha Tiwari   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Determinant Factors of Self‐Care Deficit in People With Chronic Wounds: A Scoping Review

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To identify and synthesise the scientific evidence on determinants of self‐care deficits in people with chronic wounds. Design Scoping review based on the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines. Methods This scoping review was conducted by a review team responsible for study screening, data extraction and synthesis.
Janislei Soares Dantas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radical dystopia: The comic modernism of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty‐Four

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract The present essay turns the received view of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty‐Four on its head, arguing that Orwell's dystopian classic mobilizes the modernist techniques of T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land to lampoon the ideological fatalism of Eliot and other cultural conservatives.
Magnus Ullén
wiley   +1 more source

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