Predictive Role of IL-2R and IL-10 in the Anti-inflammatory Response and Antiplatelet Therapy of Kawasaki Disease: A Retrospective Study by Chun Zhang, Lun Chen, Sun Chen, Yan Bian, Jia Shen, Peng Zhang, JiaNi Song

“…These results suggested that children with KD who are ≥4 years old may benefit from IVIG but will not benefit from decreased platelet activation or suffer less cardiovascular complications. …”
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Bilateral Symptomatic Mucoid Degeneration of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament with Anterior Knee Pain but No Limited Knee Flexion by Koshiro Shimasaki, Tomokazu Yoshioka, Akihiro Kanamori, Masashi Yamazaki

“…We report a rare case of a patient diagnosed with bilateral mucoid degeneration of the ACL with AKP and no limited joint range of motion (ROM). A 59-year-old man with spontaneous right AKP was admitted to our hospital. …”
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Educational intervention on knowledge level about arterial hypertension in non-hypertensive adults by Dayme Rodríguez Fumero, Taimí Figueredo Pérez, Marisela García de la Torre, Dianelys Díaz Poma, Yaima Montalvo Hernández, Zenaida María Rivero Quesada

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the 50 - 59 year old group and the female sex predominated, 71.11% of the participants demonstrated inadequate knowledge about the definition of arterial hypertension, before the intervention 87.77% of the sample did not know the clinical manifestations, Regarding the level of knowledge about the complications of high blood pressure in 96.66 % of the sample it was inadequate and 72.2% also had inadequate knowledge about prevention measures. …”
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Angiographic and Clinical Impact of Novel Revascularization for Occluded Femoropopliteal Prosthetic Bypass Graft: A Combination of Surgical Thrombectomy and Drug-Coated Balloon Ang... by Tatsuro Takei, Takashi Kajiya, Keisuke Yamamoto, Junichiro Takaoka, Yoshihiko Atsuchi, Nobuhiko Atsuchi

“…Case Presentation. A 77-year-old man with a history of chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease presented to our clinic with rest pain on his left leg. …”
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Measurement and Numerical Simulation of Ground and Subgrade Vibrations of Beijing Urban Rail Line 13 by Futong Wang, Leilei Yan, Qi Jiang, Xiaxin Tao

“…The intensity attenuation relationship fitted in this paper provides a basis for designing new lines and renewing old lines and can be used as a reference for the development of vibration-reduction technology. …”
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Anomalous Origin of a Right Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery by Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, S. Tahira Shah Naqvi, Kinaan Farhan, Muhammad Yasin, Syed Bilal Rizvi

“…Most of the cases are asymptomatic; however, it can lead to serious complications such as heart failure, ischemia, and sudden death. A 57-year-old man presented to the cardiologist’s office with complaints of shortness of breath and fatigue. …”
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Concurrent Diagnosis of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Follicular Lymphoma: An Unreported Presentation by Amy G. Starr, Sushma R. Jonna, Joeffrey J. Chahine, Bhaskar V. Kallakury, Chaitra S. Ujjani

“…We report a case of a 73-year-old male who presented with dyspnea and right-sided lower extremity edema in the setting of leukocytosis. …”
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Breakage of a Third Generation Gamma Nail: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Takashi Iwakura, Takahiro Niikura, Sang Yang Lee, Yoshitada Sakai, Kotaro Nishida, Ryosuke Kuroda, Masahiro Kurosaka

“…We present the first reported case of breakage of a third generation Gamma nail that was not used to treat a pathological fracture. An 83-year-old woman with an unstable trochanteric fracture of the femur was treated using a third generation Gamma nail. …”
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Cystic Kidney Diseases in Sudanese Children: Pattern, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome by Maali Alwathig Alameen, Ebtihal Eltyeb, Rashid Ellidir

“…Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPCKD) and MCDK were present mainly in age groups <1 year old, compared to the cyst of the medulla related to age groups 5–9 and 10–14 years. …”
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Seminoma of Testis Masquerading as Orchitis in an Adult with Paraplegia: Proposed Measures to Avoid Delay in Diagnosing Testicular Tumours in Spinal Cord Injury Patients by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Paul Mansour, Bakul M. Soni

“…Orchitis is common in adult male spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and, therefore, both health professionals and SCI patients themselves tend to attribute testicular swelling to orchitis, with a consequent potential delay in the diagnosis of testicular tumours. A 37-year-old man with paraplegia developed swelling of the right testis. …”
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Changes in the Size of a Ruptured Pheochromocytoma after Transcatheter Arterial Embolization by Takahiro Ichikawa, Chikako Oyabu, Megumi Minamida, Yusuke Ichijo, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Mai Asano, Hiroya Iwase, Toru Tanaka, Michiaki Fukui

“…We report a case of a tumor size reduction of a ruptured pheochromocytoma after transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). A 60-year-old Japanese woman was referred to the emergency department of another hospital with a sudden onset of left lateral pain. …”
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Changes in Serum TSH and T4 Levels after Switching the Levothyroxine Administration Time from before Breakfast to before Dinner by S. Ala, O. Akha, Z. Kashi, A. Bahar, H. Askari Rad, N. Sasanpour, A. Shiva

“…Fifty patients between 18 and 75 years old with hypothyroidism were included in the study and were randomly divided into two groups. …”
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Temporal Validation of a Predictive Score for Death in Children with Visceral Leishmaniasis by Juliana Foinquinos, Maria do Carmo Duarte, Jose Natal Figueiroa, Jailson B. Correia, Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti

“…The validation cohort convenience sample was made of 156 patients less than 15 years old hospitalized between 2008 and 2018 with VL. …”
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Survival of Wild Strains of Lactobacilli During Kombucha Fermentation and Their Contribution to Functional Characteristics of Beverage by Dragoljub Cvetković, Aleksandra Ranitović, Dragiša Savić, Nataša Joković, Ana Vidaković, Lato Pezo, Siniša Markov

“…The highest lactic acid content during Kombucha fermentation was produced by the strain of Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from 40-day-old cream, while the strain of Lactobacillus hilgardii (from sour dough) showed the highest viability.…”
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Red blood cell distribution width to albumin ratio is associated with increased depression: the mediating role of atherogenic index of plasma by Tingting Shangguan, Jing Xu, Xiaochun Weng, Hao Lin

“…This study aims to explore the correlation between the red blood cell distribution width (RDW) to albumin ratio (RAR), a practical measure for assessing inflammation, and depression in the general population.MethodsIn this population-based cross-sectional study, data from 28932 adults aged≥18 years old in the NHANES during the period of 1999–2018 were analyzed. …”
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A Rare Case Presentation of Synovial Haemangioma of the Knee by Arun Karthik Ravichandran, Rajavel, Gowtham Senguttavan, Sharath Rajkumar, Saravanan Vasudevan

“…Here, the authors present a case of a 15-year-old male who had experienced swelling and pain in his left knee joint for the past 13 years without receiving any prior treatment. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Helminthic Intestinal Infection in Lurambi Subcounty, Kakamega, Kenya by Ruth W. Kiiti, Elizabeth N. Omukunda, Jackson C. Korir

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from Jan 2020 to Feb 2020 among 392 randomly selected primary school-going children aged 5 to 14 years old in six primary schools. Risk factors associated with STH infection were obtained using a structured questionnaire answered by the children’s caregivers. …”
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Mixed Cutaneous Infection Caused by Leishmania and Dermatophytes: A Rare Coincidence or Immunological Fact by Amresh Kumar Singh, Ankur Kumar, Jayesh Pandey, Vivek Gaur, Pratima Tripathi, Indra Prasad Adhikari

“…We present a rare case of a 52-year-old house wife with a history of recurrent itching, depigmentation of the skin of extremities, and loss of appetite for 2-3 months followed by progressive spread of such lesion all over the body in an apparently healthy female. …”
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Mullerian Adenosaroma of the Cervix with Sarcomatous Overgrowth and Heterologous Elements Presenting as a Recurrent Cervical Polyp by Slim Charfi, Rim Kallel, Hela Mnif, Sameh Ellouze, Mohamed Dhouib, Mohamed Guermazi, Abdelmajid Khabir, Tahya Sellami-Boudawara

“…We report the case of a 26-year-old woman admitted at the gynaecology department for a painless mass protruding from her vagina. …”
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Moderate Hypertriglyceridemia Causing Recurrent Pancreatitis: A Case Report and the Literature Review by Vijay Gayam, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Pavani Garlapati, Mazin Khalid, Arshpal Gill, Khalid Mowyad

“…HTG is the third most common cause of acute pancreatitis and has been established in the literature as a risk factor when levels are greater than 1000 mg/dL. A 43-year-old patient presented to the hospital with severe epigastric abdominal pain. …”
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