Changing Landscape of Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis and Implication on Public Health by John Allonce, Mohammed Ahsan, Angelina Browne, Rebecca Witherell, Mark Rasnake

“…The patient’s condition improved after 14 days of antibiotics and dexamethasone. These cases emphasize the shifting landscape of H. influenzae meningitis, primarily driven by NTHi, especially among the elderly. …”
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The Comparison of Clinical Epidemiology of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 during the Third and Fourth Waves of the Pandemic in Gorgan by Samira Eshghinia, Rahmat Allah Sharifi Far, Naghimeh Hajimoradloo, Ali Sinesepehr, Ahmad Sohrsbi, Mousa Imeri, Amir Reza Khodanazar Kalti, Erfan Rezaie Shirazi, Roghieh Golsha

“…The drugs administered most in these two waves were remdesivir, dexamethasone, and heparin, and the patients who received these drugs were compared in the third and fourth waves (P = 0.001). …”
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Cutaneous adverse drug reaction associated with topical use of benzyl benzoate in a dog by Fabiana Wurster Strey, Marinara Macelai Leite, Jéssica Vargas, Bruno Leite Anjos

“…Bathing with the BB-based scabicidal soap was discontinued and a new shampoo was introduced. Topical dexamethasone, neomycin sulfate, bacitracin zinc, griseofulvin, and benzocaine treatment was started. …”
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Fluorescent Nanoparticle Imaging Allows Noninvasive Evaluation of Immune Cell Modulation in Esophageal Dysplasia by Peiman Habibollahi, Todd Waldron, Pedram Heidari, Hoon Sung Cho, David Alcantara, Lee Josephson, Timothy C. Wang, Anil K. Rustgi, Umar Mahmood

“…In the L2Cre;p120ctn flox/flox mice, evaluation of the spleen reveals that nearly 80% of CD45 + leukocytes that phagocytized the nanoparticle were CD11b + Gr1 + MDSCs. After dexamethasone treatment, we observed concordant decreased fluorescent signal from esophageal lesions during fluorescent endoscopy and decreased CyAL5.5-fluorescent-positive immune cell infiltration in esophageal dysplastic lesions by fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis. …”
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Ilex paraguariensis extract as an alternative to pain medications by Nowacki Luciana C., Stechman-Neto José, Schiefer Elberth M., Santos Andressa F., Stinghen Andréa E. M., Sassaki Guilherme L., De Souza Lauro M., Cristoff Killian E., De Souza Wesley M.

“…Phase I and II of nociception were obtained for meloxicam, dexamethasone and aqueous Ilex paraguariensis extract. …”
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Late Onset Graft Plasmacytoma-Like PTLD Presenting as Acute Hyperglycemia in a Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipient by P. Ventura-Aguiar, M. T. Cibeira, A. Martinez, M. Cuatrecasas, M. Aymerich, J. Ferrer, J. Blade, F. Diekmann, M. J. Ricart

“…Despite treatment with bortezomib and dexamethasone, patient eventually died one month later. …”
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Sexual Well-Being in Adult Male Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Bogna Dudzińska, Jonas Leubner, Manfred Ventz, Marcus Quinkler

“…This group had significant higher percentage of patients on dexamethasone medication. GBB-24, HADS, and SF-36 showed impaired z-scores and no changes at follow-up. …”
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The Rapidly Evolving Treatment Landscape in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Current Status and Future Directions by Yuxin Liu, Clifton Mo, Monique Hartley-Brown, Shonali Midha, Adam S. Sperling, Giada Bianchi, Omar Nadeem, Betsy O’Donnell, Jacob Laubach, Paul G. Richardson

“…In patients with newly diagnosed MM (NDMM), the introduction of anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies daratumumab and isatuximab has significantly extended patient survival while maintaining a manageable toxicity profile and building upon the success of highly active triplet combinations incorporating immunomodulatory drugs, proteasome inhibitors and dexamethasone. Treatment strategies based on the assessment of minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity, a strong prognostic marker for durable responses, allow for improved decision making in MM management. …”
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Anti-GluK2 antibody-positive autoimmune encephalitis concurrent with multiple myeloma: a case report by Zhengping Cheng, Yang Song, Shuqi Zhao, Xiaowen Sui, Lili Xie, Hongling Zhao, Xin Pan, Li Cui, Xinran Huang, Shubei Ma

“…Following MM-specific therapy, including bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone, the patient's symptoms resolved, and her serum anti-GluK2 antibody titers decreased significantly. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of pain management after tonsillectomy by Katharina Geißler, Daniel Scham, Winfried Meißner, Peter Schlattmann, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius

“…Intraoperative medication with intravenous dexamethasone significantly reduced pain (mean difference [MD] -0.42; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.61- -0.24). …”
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Human Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of ARDS in Rat by Zurab Kakabadze, Nicholas Kipshidze, Teona Paresishvili, Nodar Kipshidze, Zurab Vadachkoria, David Chakhunashvili

“…The rats were randomly divided into five groups: I: LPS, II: LPS+dexamethasone, III: LPS+HPMSCs, IV: HPMSC, and V: saline. …”
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Monocytes Do Not Transdifferentiate into Proper Osteoblasts by Andreas Schmitt, Sabrina Ehnert, Lilianna Schyschka, Peter Buschner, Andreas Kühnl, Stefan Döbele, Sebastian Siebenlist, Martin Lucke, Ulrich Stöckle, Andreas K. Nussler

“…Subsequently, MOMPs and PCMOs were treated with osteogenic differentiation medium (including either vitamin D or dexamethasone) for 14 days. Regarding a variety of surface markers, no differences between MOMPs, PCMOs, and primary monocytes could be detected. …”
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Application of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle-Chitosan-Loaded BMP-2 in the Repair of Bone Defect in Chronic Osteomyelitis by Min Yi, Yu Nie, Chengyun Zhang, Bin Shen

“…As a result, the release efficiency of dexamethasone (Dex) and BMP-2 in the environment with pH 7.4 was less, while it increased significantly in pH 6, so as to reduce the BMP-2 and Dex loss during transportation in vivo. …”
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Suspected Pericardial Tuberculosis Revealed as an Amyloid Pericardial Mass by Sebastiano Cicco, Antonio G. Solimando, Patrizia Leone, Stefano Battaglia, Roberto Ria, Angelo Vacca, Vito Racanelli

“…The patient received bortezomib/dexamethasone treatment and achieved a good response.…”
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Prior Exposure to Immunosuppressors Sensitizes Retinal Microglia and Accelerates Optic Nerve Regeneration in Zebrafish by Ilse Bollaerts, Jessie Van houcke, An Beckers, Kim Lemmens, Sophie Vanhunsel, Lies De Groef, Lieve Moons

“…We first demonstrated that systemic immunosuppression with dexamethasone (dex) impedes regeneration after optic nerve injury. …”
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An Immunocompetent HIV-Negative Elderly Patient with Low-Grade Fever, Generalized Lymphadenopathy, Splenomegaly, and Acute Phase Response: Do Not Forget Castleman Disease by Kalliopi Azariadis, Maria Ioannou, Kalliopi Zachou, George N. Dalekos

“…The patient received 4 cycles of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and dexamethasone with regression of all symptoms. This case underlines that HHV8-associated MCD should be considered as a rare cause of generalized lymphadenopathy even in HIV-negative immunocompetent patients when other causes have been appropriately excluded because a timely diagnosis can be life-saving.…”
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Survey on Tunisian Dentists’ Anti-Inflammatory Drugs’ Prescription in Dental Practice by Line Berhouma, Amira Besbes, Abdellatif Chokri, Jamil Selmi

“…Ibuprofen was prescribed by 82% of the dentists. Next came dexamethasone acetate (68.2%). The most frequent indication was postoperative pain (65%). …”
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Resistant stomach ulcer at Cushing disease: clinical case by N. V. Novozhilov, Yu. O. Shulpekoa, S. V. Mironov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…During the further investigation: low-dose dexamethasone suppression test, magnetic-resonance tomography (MRI) and computer tomography (CT) of the brain and abdominal cavity data, favoring the Cushing disease (ACTH-producing pituitary adenoma), was obtained. …”
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Cerebellar re-irradiation after whole brain radiotherapy significant symptom relief with minimal toxicity in metastatic brain patients by Ory Haisraely, Marcia Jaffe, Yaacov Richard Lawerence, Alicia Talianksy, Alicia Taliansky

“…Symptom improvement occurred in 75% of patients, with relief rates of 84.6% for nausea, 80% for headache, and 58.3% for dizziness. Dexamethasone use decreased in 76.3% of cases. Median PFS was 39.2%, with a six-month overall survival of 50%. …”
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A Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as an Adrenal Incidentaloma in a Subject on Warfarin by Ishrat N. Khan, Mohamed A. Adlan, Michael J. Stechman, Lakdasa D. Premawardhana

“…Cortisol after 1 mg dexamethasone, urinary free cortisol and catecholamines, plasma aldosterone renin ratio, and 17-hydroxyprogesterone were within the reference range. …”
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