Unusual Presentation of Hypothyroidism in a Pregnant Woman, Mimicking Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasm by Soheila Aminimoghaddam, Narmin Karisani, Maryam Mazloomi, Maryam Rahimi

“…Evaluation and correct diagnosis are important to prevent mismanagement.…”
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The Efficiency of Operating Microscope Compared with Unaided Visual Examination, Conventional and Digital Intraoral Radiography for Proximal Caries Detection by Ilkay Peker, Meryem Toraman Alkurt, Oya Bala, Bulent Altunkaynak

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The theses for PhD degree by article Editorial

“…Morozova – Differential diagnosis of fever in patients with diffuse liver diseases.…”
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Principles of effective out-patient diagnostics of diffuse liver diseases by Komova A. G., M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In the case of abnormal liver tests preliminary diagnosis was determined according to certain algorithm and these patients were recruited for further investigation and specifications of diagnosis in department of hepatology, University clinical hospital N 2, State educational government-financed institution of higher professional education «Sechenov First Moscow state medical university». …”
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Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Marfan Syndrome and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome by N. Inayet, J. O. Hayat, A. Kaul, M. Tome, A. Child, A. Poullis

“…None had a previous organic gastrointestinal diagnosis. The control group was matched for age and sex (18 males and 72 females, age range 18–45, mean 29 years). …”
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Classification and Statistical Trend Analysis in Detecting Glaucomatous Visual Field Progression by Cristiana Valente, Elisa D’Alessandro, Michele Iester

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Occupational adjustments and work ability of young adult cancer survivors: results from the AYA-Leipzig study by Hannah Brock, Katharina Schröter, Michael Friedrich, Annekathrin Sender, Diana Richter, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Kristina Geue, Katja Leuteritz

“…We analyzed predictors of use and benefit of occupational adjustments on average 4 years post-diagnosis using multivariate linear and logistic regression. …”
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Performance of HPV E4 and p16INK4a biomarkers in predicting regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2): protocol for a historical cohort study by David Jenkins, Mark H Stoler, Anne Hammer, Torben Steiniche, Lone Kjeld Petersen, Patti E Gravitt, Rikke Kamp Damgaard, Maurits NC de Koning, Wim GV Quint, John Doorbar, Johnny Kahlert

“…Introduction Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) represents a spectrum of lesions with variable progression and regression. Pathological diagnosis of CIN2 is subjective and poorly reproducible. …”
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Low apolipoprotein A1 and high apolipoprotein B levels indicate specific lipid changes in treatment naïve early psoriatic arthritis by Kurt de Vlam, Rik Lories, M Van Mechelen, Sofia Pazmino, P Verschueren, Barbara Neerinckx, Lies Storms, Alla Ishchenko

“…These findings highlight the potential of apolipoprotein measurements to serve as more accurate indicators of lipid disturbances in PsA than traditional serum lipids and as aid to diagnosis of patients presenting with early arthritis.…”
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The Diagnostic Value of Brush Cytology Alone and in Combination with Tumor Markers in Pancreaticobiliary Strictures by Ufuk Barış Kuzu, Bülent Ödemiş, Nesrin Turhan, Erkan Parlak, Selçuk Dişibeyaz, Nuretdin Suna, Erkin Öztaş, Muhammet Yener Akpınar, Adem Aksoy, Serkan Torun, Hakan Yıldız, Ertuğrul Kayaçetin

“…In the absence of a histological diagnosis, the final diagnosis was based on radiological studies or the results of a 12-month clinical follow up. …”
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Epidemiology of Lumbar Puncture and the Validity of Meningeal Signs in Predicting Meningitis in Children: A Cross-sectional Study by Mehjabin, Shiji Joseph, Arun Ravi, Kalyani Pillai

“…However, making a definitive diagnosis in the early stages can be challenging, as clinical symptoms are often non specific and may overlap with other conditions. …”
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miR-16-5p aggravates sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by inducing apoptosis by Han Li, Junyan Duan, Tongtong Zhang, Yingjie Fu, Yue Xu, Hongjun Miao, Xuhua Ge

“…The newly discovered results indicate that microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of S-AKI and can be used as markers for early diagnosis. …”
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Clinical anxiety among a sample of dental students in South Sinai by Christine Raouf George Mikhail, Mai Hamdy Ragab, Yousra Ahmed, Eman D. El Desouky, Fatma E. A. Hassanein, Mohamed Bekhit, Marwa Hassan Mostafa

“…Participants rated the clinical anxiety precipitating situations in a descending order as follows: extracting wrong tooth (39.5%), giving wrong treatment (37.6%), tearing of the cheek/lips due to catching on a dental burr (35.7%), fracturing a tooth (34.4%), wrong diagnosis (28.1%), inadvertently hurting the patient (22.1%), inability to meet requirements before exams (19.1%), dealing with a fainting patient during dental treatment (18.7%). …”
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Male Central Precocious Puberty: Serum Profile of Anti-Müllerian Hormone and Inhibin B before, during, and after Treatment with GnRH Analogue by Romina P. Grinspon, Luz Andreone, Patricia Bedecarrás, María Gabriela Ropelato, Rodolfo A. Rey, Stella M. Campo, Ignacio Bergadá

“…Six boys aged 0.8 to 5.5 yr were included. AMH was low at diagnosis in patients >1 yr but within the normal range in younger patients. …”
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Symptom patterns in patients newly sick listed for common mental disorders and associations with work-related and socioeconomic factors: a cross-sectional study in Swedish primary... by Cecilia Björkelund, Dominique Hange, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Irene Svenningsson, Nashmil Ariai, Lilian Wiegner

“…Only perception of own poor work ability showed association with having scores above cut-off level for all three of the assessment instruments of CMD (OR 9.45, 95% CI 2.41 to 37.04).Conclusion The diagnosis on the sick certificate is not always congruent with the dominating symptom score level. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children: The Current State of the Problem by G. V. Volynets, A. I. Khavkin, T. A. Skvortsova, V. V. Matkash

“…The presented review has summarized approaches to the diagnosis and selection of AIH therapy in children.…”
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Xpert Ultra stool testing to diagnose tuberculosis in children in Ethiopia and Indonesia: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis by Peter J Dodd, Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Rina Triasih, Debebe Shaweno, Jens Levy, Eveline Klinkenberg, Petra de Haas, Ineke Spruijt, Nastiti Kaswandani, Ahmed Bedru, Melaku Gebremichael, Edine W Tiemersma

“…Objectives The WHO currently recommends stool testing using GeneXpert MTB/Rif (Xpert) for the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis (TB). The simple one-step (SOS) stool method enables processing for Xpert testing at the primary healthcare (PHC) level. …”
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Diagnostic impact of DNA methylation classification in adult and pediatric CNS tumors by Laetitia Lebrun, Nathalie Gilis, Manon Dausort, Chloé Gillard, Stefan Rusu, Karim Slimani, Olivier De Witte, Fabienne Escande, Florence Lefranc, Nicky D’Haene, Claude Alain Maurage, Isabelle Salmon

“…Abstract Over the past decade, neuropathological diagnosis has undergone significant changes, integrating morphological features with molecular biomarkers. …”
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Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis and Early Skeletal Changes in Congenital Syphilis: Case Series and Review of Literature by Kruti N Shah, Shwetal Bhatt, Vaishali Chanpura

“…Long bone radiographs aid in the diagnosis of congenital syphilis in neonates of seronegative mothers. …”
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A child with Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis and celiac disease: accidental association or two different aspects of the same condition? by Grazia Bossi, Maria Sole Prevedoni Gorone, Luca Lungarotti, Francesco Pelillo, Amelia Mascolo, Matteo Naso, Daniele Veraldi, Francesca Olivero, Costanza Chirico, Maria Vittoria Marino, Cristina Dutto, Gian Luigi Marseglia

“…Due to the lack of specific laboratory markers, CNO diagnosis is a matter of exclusion from different conditions, first and foremost bacterial osteomyelitis and malignancies. …”
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