Lifetime progression of IgA nephropathy: a retrospective cohort study with extended long-term follow-up by Mariell Rivedal, Ole Petter Nordbø, Yngvar Lunde Haaskjold, Rune Bjørneklett, Thomas Knoop, Øystein Eikrem

“…This study provides a comprehensive depiction of the progression of kidney function throughout the disease course, from diagnosis to a span of 36 years post-diagnosis. Methods We utilized a cohort of 400 Norwegian IgAN patients, from diagnosis to the occurrence of death, initiation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT), or the latest follow-up. …”
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Clonazepam as Agonist Substitution Treatment for Benzodiazepine Dependence: A Case Report by Angelo Giovanni Icro Maremmani, Luca Rovai, Fabio Rugani, Silvia Bacciardi, Matteo Pacini, Liliana Dell'Osso, Icro Maremmani

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Hepatitis C pada Anak by Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Yorva Sayoeti, Adria Russelly

“…Curative policy is specific to HCV antiviral therapy such as interferon and ribavirin are given when the diagnosis of HCV has been established<br />Keywords:Hepatitis C, diagnosis and management problem, children</p>…”
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Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Women with Diabetes in Pregnancy Treated before and after the Introduction of a Standardized Multidisciplinary Management Protocol by Maddalena Morlando, Fabiana Savoia, Anna Conte, Antonio Schiattarella, Marco La Verde, Michela Petrizzo, Mauro Carpentieri, Carlo Capristo, Katherine Esposito, Nicola Colacurci

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On Using a Mobile Application to Support Teledermatology: A Case Study in an Underprivileged Area in Colombia by Juan Pablo Sáenz, Mónica Paola Novoa, Darío Correal, Bell Raj Eapen

“…Moreover, ontologies—sets of concepts that represent knowledge in a given domain—are increasingly being used to support medical diagnosis. A specific case is ONTODerm: an ontology to aid dermatological diagnosis. …”
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Diagnostic Value of CD25, CD69, and CD134 on Tuberculosis-Specific Antigen-Stimulated CD4+ T Cells for Tuberculous Pleurisy by Hanlu Shi, Liping Yang, Fujie Zhang, Yu Zhou, Yonglie Zhou

“…Rapid and accurate methods for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy (TP) are urgently needed. …”
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Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Temporal Arteritis by Ifeyinwa Emmanuela Obiorah, Metin Ozdemirli

“…An initial diagnosis of temporal arteritis was made and the patient received corticosteroids. …”
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Disseminated Tuberculosis Presenting as Chronic Orchiepididymitis in a Military Trainee: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Michael U. Williams, Ashley Burris, Amy Zingalis, David A. Lindholm, Brian K. White

“…Orchiepididymitis is a clinical diagnosis. The acute form secondary to sexually transmitted or enteric pathogens is well known to primary care providers. …”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems by Salwa O. Mekki, Amal A. Hassan, Afnan Falemban, Nashwa Alkotani, Salem M. Alsharif, Ahmed Haron, Basim Felemban, Mohammad S. Iqbal, Aisha Tabassum

“…Here, we present a case of a 52-year-old male who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a past history of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. Clinical diagnosis is difficult in pulmonary mucormycosis, and early diagnosis is needed for this life-threatening infection. …”
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Evaluation of Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of Children with Common Variable Immunodeficiency by Gülsüm Alkan, Sevgi Keles, İsmail Reisli

“…The median disease onset age was 7.2±4.1 years, and the mean diagnosis age was 11.6±3.7 years. The diagnosis delay was 4.3±2.6 years, and the parental consanguinity rate was 75%. …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF ASF SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES by D. V. Sharypova, O. V. Kapustina, I. Yu. Zhukov, N. N. Vlasova, A. S. Igolkin

“…However, contemporary diagnosis is a complex component of any effective surveillance system. …”
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Unicentric Castleman's Disease of Paraspinal Origin Requiring Differentiation From Schwannoma: Case Report by Hazuki Fujimoto, Kayoko Okamura, Shunsuke Tauchi, Rei Tsukamoto, Nanami Kida, Miho Ikeda, Yukihisa Hatakeyama, Hisashi Ohnishi

“…Thoracoscopic tumour resection was performed for definitive diagnosis and treatment and postoperative diagnosis was hyaline‐vascular‐type UCD. …”
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Inhibition of glutathione peroxidase 4 suppresses gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis via regulation of RCC2 homeostasis by Can Hu, Jingli Xu, Yanqiang Zhang, Ruolan Zhang, Siwei Pan, Jiahui Chen, Yan Wang, Qianyu Zhao, Yuqi Wang, Weiwei Zhu, Mengxuan Cao, Shengjie Zhang, Dan Zu, Zhiyuan Xu, Ji Jing, Xiangdong Cheng

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Primary leiomyosarcoma of the scalp: a case report and review of the literature by Shuo Gao, Pule Liu, Jixing Liu, Wenzhen Yang, Shude Yang

“…Initially, the diagnosis was missed, leading to a delay in surgical intervention. …”
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Farber Disease Mimicking Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: The First Reported Case in Qatar and Review of the Literature by Amal Al-Naimi, Haneen Toma, Sara G. Hamad, Tawfeg Ben Omran

“…However, the associated hoarseness of voice, subcutaneous nodules, and poor response to treatment all have questioned the diagnosis of JIA and prompted the suspicion of Farber disease as an alternative diagnosis. …”
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Challenges Associated with Negative Pressure Pulmonary Oedema: A Case Report and Review by Wing Hoh Loo, Kay Mint Goh

“…Despite the complexity of diagnosis, the pathophysiology and management of NPPO have been extensively studied. …”
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A Retrospective Study on Pathologic Features and Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer by Steven A. Bigler, Charles R. Pound, Xinchun Zhou

“…African Americans also had larger prostates, greater volume of tumor, and more positive margins. The diagnosis of HGPIN or ASAP in prostate biopsies and African American race conferred an increased risk of diagnosis of prostate cancer. …”
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Longitudinal Course of Illness in Congenitally Deaf Patient with Auditory Verbal Hallucination by Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Nobutaka Ayani, Yurinosuke Kitabayashi, Jin Narumoto

“…His psychotic symptoms decreased when his primary medication was changed from an antidepressant to antipsychotic drugs, based on the change of diagnosis. In the treatment of congenitally deaf patients with auditory verbal hallucinations, the inability to communicate through spoken language may interfere with proper diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Analysis of Misdiagnosis of 4 Cases of Tuberculosis of Thyroid and Literature Review by De-Tao Yin, Wenxun Wu, Shengli Cao, Hongqiang Li

“…To investigate the cause of misdiagnosis and the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis of thyroid. …”
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Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhagic Catastrophe due to Large Subserous Myomatous Capsular Venous Rupture by Tamilselvi Sethupathy, Madhankumar Madathupalayam, Krithika Arun Prasad

“…Hence, for any patient with a prior diagnosis of myoma with hemodynamic instability, the rarer diagnosis of leiomyomatous capsular venous erosion should be a differential diagnosis to aid in the appropriate management of the women. …”
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