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Phase I/II study of verteporfin photodynamic therapy in locally advanced pancreatic cancer [PDF]
Background:Patients with pancreatic cancer have a poor prognosis apart from the few suitable for surgery. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) produces localised tissue necrosis but previous studies using the photosensitiser meso-tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin (mTHPC ...
A Gillams +47 more
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This case report highlights a rare instance of pulmonary infection caused by Tropheryma whipplei, presenting with distinctive imaging features on chest CT: multiple round or oval thick‐walled consolidations with small central cavities (approximately 1 mm in diameter) and subpleural distribution.
Yang Liu, Handan Fu
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Severe Hypothermia in a Patient withCerebral Relapse of Whipple's Disease [PDF]
. : The diagnosis of cerebral relapse of Whipple's disease in a 67-year-old patient was made after he presented with somnolence and severe hypothermia 4 months after discontinuing treatment with cotrimoxazole.
Brandner, S. +5 more
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The quality of demographic data on older Africans [PDF]
BACKGROUND Developing appropriate and equitable policies for older people in Africa requires accurate and reliable data. It is unclear whether existing data can accurately assess older African population structures, let alone provide the detailed ...
Coast, Ernestina, Randall, Sara
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Systemic and local decorin levels mirror the clinical course of pancreatic cancer
Abstract Despite significant progress in oncology research, pancreatic cancer remains inherently difficult to treat, and the mechanisms underlying therapeutic resistance remain unresolved. Decorin (DCN), a member of the family of small leucine‐rich proteoglycans, has emerged as a versatile actor in various malignant diseases.
Maja Svensson +6 more
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Oligoarthritis durch Tropheryma whipplei: "Of bugs and joints" [PDF]
Zusammenfassung: Der Morbus Whipple ist eine seltene, ohne antibiotische Therapie schwer verlaufende, chronische Infektionserkrankung durch Tropheryma whipplei, ein ubiquitär vorkommendes, grampositives Bakterium.
Battegay, M. +8 more
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Ataxias esporádicas de início no adulto: um desafio diagnóstico [PDF]
Patients with adult onset non-familial progressive ataxia are classified in sporadic ataxia group. There are several disease categories that may manifest with sporadic ataxia: toxic causes, immune-mediated ataxias, vitamin deficiency, infectious diseases,
Albuquerque, Marcus Vinicius Cristino De +3 more
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Ecologies of Risk: Malaria and Settler Landscape Transformation in 19th‐Century Ontario
ABSTRACT Objectives This study examines how settler‐driven environmental change shaped malaria transmission and mortality in 19th‐century southern Ontario. It aimed to understand the biosocial and ecological conditions that sustained endemic malaria in a temperate, colonial context.
Amanda Cooke, Megan B. Brickley
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Background Whipple’s disease is a chronic multisystemic infectious disease that rarely presents as culture-negative endocarditis. Most patients reported with Tropheryma whipplei endocarditis involve a native valve and few describe prosthetic valve ...
Mauricio J. Kahn +2 more
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Deadly Carousel or Difficult Interpretation of New Diagnostic Tools for Whipple's Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
: Whipple's disease is a rare systemic disorder classically presenting with weight loss, arthralgias, and diarrhea, which was first described in 1907. The causative bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, is a fastidious organism not growing on conventional media.
Altwegg, M. +3 more
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