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A Refractory Leg Skin Ulcer Associated With Multiple Myeloma Successfully Treated With Plasma Exchange, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant plasma cell disorder that primarily presents with CRAB symptoms (calcium elevation, renal failure, anemia, and bone abnormalities). In rare cases, MM manifests with systemic complications like skin ulcers, which present management challenges. Here, we report a 78‐year‐old Japanese man with MM and refractory
Naoko Hattori, Yutaka Kuwatsuka, Tomoka Waseda, Daisuke Ehara, Koji Ando, Hiroyuki Murota   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

VenUS IV (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV) – compression hosiery compared with compression bandaging in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: a randomised controlled trial, mixed-treatment comparison and decision-analytic model

Health Technology Assessment, 2014
Background: Compression is an effective and recommended treatment for venous leg ulcers. Although the four-layer bandage (4LB) is regarded as the gold standard compression system, it is recognised that the amount of compression delivered might be ...
Rebecca L Ashby, Rhian Gabe, Shehzad Ali, Pedro Saramago, Ling-Hsiang Chuang, Una Adderley, J Martin Bland, Nicky A Cullum, Jo C Dumville, Cynthia P Iglesias, Arthur R Kang’ombe, Marta O Soares, Nikki C Stubbs, David J Torgerson   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

What promotes or prevents greater use of appropriate compression in people with venous leg ulcers? A qualitative interview study with nurses in the north of England using the Theoretical Domains Framework

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To investigate factors that promote and prevent the use of compression therapy in people with venous leg ulcers.Design Qualitative interview study with nurses using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).Setting Three National Health Service ...
Jane Griffiths, Jo C Dumville, Jacqueline F Lavallée, Nicky Cullum, Catherine Perry, Ross A Atkinson, Paul M Wilson, Julie Mullings   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical insights into the medicinal and food uses of Lamiaceae in the Mediterranean region: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres, Joan Vallès, Teresa Garnatje, Airy Gras   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Vascular Tumors, Vascular Malformations, Lymphatic Malformations, and Lymphangiomatosis 2022

The Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective was to prepare guidelines to perform the current optimum treatment by organizing effective and efficient treatments of hemangiomas and vascular malformations, confirming the safety, and systematizing treatment, employing evidence‐based medicine techniques and aimed at improvement of the outcomes.
Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Kosuke Ishikawa, Sadanori Akita, Katsuyoshi Koh, Satoru Sasaki, Masatoshi Jinnin, Hidefumi Mimura, Keigo Osuga, Michio Ozeki, Michiko Nagahama, Akihiro Fujino, Yoko Aoki, Akiko Asai, Noriko Aramaki‐Hattori, Ryohei Ishiura, Masanori Inoue, Yuki Iwashina, Takafumi Ohshiro, Keiko Ogawa, Mine Ozaki, Junko Ochi, Shiro Onozawa, Motoi Kato, Takahide Kaneko, Tamihiro Kawakami, Akira Kitagawa, Masakazu Kurita, Yoshihiro Kuwano, Taro Kono, Shien Seike, Shinsuke Takagi, Nobuyuki Takakura, Takao Tachibana, Shuichi Tanoue, Kumiko Chuman, Hiroki Nakaoka, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Fumio Nagai, Yasunari Niimi, Shunsuke Nosaka, Taiki Nozaki, Tadashi Nomura, Kazuki Hashimoto, Ayato Hayashi, Satoshi Hirakawa, Takeshi Hirabayashi, Taizo Furukawa, Hiroshi Furukawa, Yumiko Hori, Takanobu Maekawa, Kentaro Matsuoka, Hideki Mori, Eiichi Morii, Akira Morimoto, Yuta Moriwaki, Shunsuke Yuzuriha, Naoaki Rikihisa, Munezumi Fujita, Yasuyuki Yamahana, Kyoichi Deie, Asami Tozawa, Daisuke Hasegawa, Akira Higashiyama, Daisuke Maeda, Sachiko Asayama, Yuhki Arai, Yohei Iwata, Mayu Uka, Hidehito Usui, Mizuki Uchiyama, Saori Endo, Hideki Endo, Rintaro Ono, Naoya Oshima, Toshihiro Otsuka, Kuniaki Ohara, Shinji Kagami, Tomo Kakihara, Mototoshi Kato, Hiroki Kanamori, Masafumi Kamata, Ami Kawaguchi, Akiko Kishi, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Kiyokazu Kim, Tamotsu Kobayashi, Takeshi Saito, Yusuke Shikano, Shuichi Shimada, Keisuke Suzuki, Masataka Takahashi, Shohei Takami, Reiko Takeda, Aya Tanaka, Kaishu Tanaka, Satoru Tamura, Masashi Tamura, Kanako Danno, Kenji Tsuboi, Yuta Nakajima, Ryo Nakatani, Miho Noguchi, Akifumi Nozawa, Naoki Hashizume, Masashi Hayakawa, Daichi Hayashi, Takaya Fukumoto, Mamoru Honda, Norifumi Matsuda, Hayato Maruguchi, Naoki Murakami, Kiichiro Yaguchi, Shiho Yasue, Hiroki Yoshihara, Rika Yoshimatsu, Kiyohito Yamamoto, Shinji Wada   +116 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theorizing causality: A qualitative study of xylazine‐related wound diversity and perceived etiology among people who inject drugs

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Incidence and severity of opioid‐associated skin and soft‐tissue infections, often requiring intensive and costly medical care, have increased substantially since the emergence of xylazine in the US drug supply. Although progress has been made in clinical and harm reduction recommendations for treating xylazine‐related ...
Danielle German, Kelci Villarroel, Meredith Denney, Adrian Guta, Julie Evans, Jason Bienert, Alex Fidler, Kim Ashburn, Zach Kosinski, Becky L. Genberg   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circulating angiogenesis‐related biomarkers in sickle cell retinopathy and maculopathy

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary Sickle cell disease (SCD), encompassing genotypes such as HbSS and HbSC, leads to retinal complications such as sickle cell retinopathy (SCR) and maculopathy (SCM) through poorly understood mechanisms. This study explored associations of a panel of circulating angiogenesis‐related factors with SCR and SCM.
Rajani P. Brandsen, Ingeborg Klaassen, Renée de Caluwe, Erfan Nur, Bart J. Biemond, Roselie M. H. Diederen, Reinier O. Schlingemann   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Venous and arterial leg ulcers [PDF]

BMJ, 2006
Venous leg ulceration is due to sustained venous hypertension, which results from chronic venous insufficiency. In the normal venous system, pressure decreases with exercise as a result of the action of the calf muscle pump. When the muscles relax, the valves in the perforating veins connecting the superficial to the deep venous circulation prevent ...
Joseph E, Grey, Keith G, Harding, Stuart, Enoch   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Outpatient care for venous leg ulceration in Germany: A retrospective claims data analysis

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and objectives Outpatient care of venous leg ulcers (VLU) is a problem of high medical and health economic relevance. Treatment is often inconsistent and not guideline‐compliant. The project Ulcus Cruris Care investigated the VLU outpatient care situation in Germany.
Lisa Weller, Regina Poß‐Doering, Thomas Grobe, Thomas Fleischhauer, Gunter Laux, Jona Frasch, Attila Altiner, Kerstin Protz, Joachim Szecsenyi, Jonas D. Senft   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source