A Case of Subacute Thyroiditis following COVID-19 Infection by Sameh Samir Elawady, Diwakar Phuyal, Rakesh Kumar Shah, Lubna Mirza

“…She then required oral prednisone 40 mg per day and ibuprofen 800 mg once daily for another several weeks that eventually resulted in improvement of her symptoms. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Tripterygium Wilfordii Glycoside Tablets Combined with Acitretin Capsules in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis: A Randomized Controlled Tr... by Qinghui Fu, Yunjie Zhu, Yiqi Fang, Changbo Dai

“…In addition, a comparison was made before treatment, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after treatment in terms of the clinical efficacy, liver function indicators (alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), and creatinine), psoriasis area, and severity index (PASI) scores. …”
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Splenic Abscess in an Adolescent due to Salmonella enterica Conservatively Treated with Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration by Anne Sofie Steinbring Jørgensen, Ivan Arsic, Niels Pedersen, Lena Hagelskjær Kristensen, Michael F. Nielsen, Thomas Balslev

“…The patient was successfully treated with two percutaneous fine-needle punctures and adequate antibiotics for six weeks. Salmonella enterica serotype Poona was grown from the aspirate. …”
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Management of Cervical Fibroid during the Reproductive Period by Remon Keriakos, Mark Maher

“…An emergency caesarean section was performed at 37 weeks when she attended in labour before the date of her elective caesarean section. …”
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A Case of Thanatophoric Dysplasia Type I with Fetal Hydrops in the First Trimester by Giannina Calongos, Masateru Hori, Mai Ogino, Hideaki Sawai

“…During a routine prenatal exam, a 36-year-old female in her third pregnancy was diagnosed with fetal hydrops at 11 weeks of gestation. The pregnancy was monitored with periodic ultrasounds; however, spontaneous resolution was not observed. …”
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Irreducible Dislocation of the Great Toe Interphalangeal Joint Secondary to an Incarcerated Sesamoid by Hamid Rahmatullah Bin Abd Razak, Zi-Yang Chia, Hwee-Chye Andrew Tan

“…We report a case of a 29-year-old gentleman who presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Specialist Outpatient Clinic with an irreducible IP joint of the great toe that had been untreated for 4 weeks. The mechanism of injury is believed to be a combination of axial loading with a hyperdorsiflexion force when the patient fell foot first into a drain. …”
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Sex-specific discrimination of familiar and unfamiliar mates in the Tokay gecko by Marie-Ornélia Verger, Maëlle Devillebichot, Eva Ringler, Birgit Szabo

“…The lizards maintained their discriminatory abilities for two to three weeks but not up to six weeks after separation. This research highlights the efficacy of using odours as social stimuli for investigating social cognition in lizards, a promising avenue to better understand social cognition in these animals.…”
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Conservative Nonsurgical Approach for Management of a Case of Type II Dens in Dente by Navin S. Agarwal, Shishir Singh, Padmini Chandrasekhar, Gaurav Kulkarni, Rajesh Podar

“…The dressing was replaced every two weeks, and radiographs were taken, which revealed the resorption of extruded calcium hydroxide and reduction in the osseous defect. …”
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The Effectiveness of Medical Podcasts in Raising Women’s Health Awareness by P. Khairat

“…A second posttest was sent out 2 weeks after the first to assess knowledge retention. …”
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Gratitude (shukr) group intervention for promoting college students’ well-being: A quasi-experimental study by Melati Sumari, Dini Farhana Baharudin, Amira Najiha Yahya, Yusni Mohamad Yusop

“…A convenience sample of 95 s-year college students consented to participate—the intervention, conducted over four weeks between November and December 2023, involved weekly gratitude group sessions. …”
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A mathematical model for the study of latent tuberculosis under 3HP and 1HP regimens by Erick M. D. Moya, Diego Samuel Rodrigues

“…The aim is to compare the impact on tuberculosis, whether we keep the therapies that are applied to latent tuberculosis, use of once-weekly isoniazid-rifapentine for 12 weeks (3HP), or use of isoniazid and rifapentine once a day for 28 days (1HP). …”
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Metabolomic analysis of murine tissues infected with Brucella melitensis. by Bárbara Ponzilacqua-Silva, Alexis S Dadelahi, Charles R Moley, Mostafa F N Abushahba, Jerod A Skyberg

“…Here, mice were infected with B. melitensis and murine spleens, livers, and female reproductive tracts were analyzed by GC-MS to determine tissue-specific metabolic changes at one-, two- and four- weeks post infection. The most remarkable changes were observed at two-weeks post-infection when relative to uninfected tissues, 42 of 329 detected metabolites in reproductive tracts were significantly altered by Brucella infection, while in spleens and livers, 68/205 and 139/330 metabolites were significantly changed, respectively. …”
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A Rare Case of Meconium Periorchitis Diagnosed in Utero by Daigo Ochiai, Sayu Omori, Toshiyuki Ikeda, Kazumi Yakubo, Tatsuro Fukuiya

“…The pregnancy was uneventful until delivery and the infant was delivered at 37 weeks’ gestation. No abdominal distension was observed at birth, and radiography did not reveal any abdominal calcification except for scrotal calcification. …”
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Safety and Efficiency of Biomimetic Nanohydroxyapatite/Polyamide 66 Composite in Rabbits and Primary Use in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion by Hui Xu, Yan Wang, Xiaojing Su, Xuelian Zhang, Xuesong Zhang

“…This study was conducted to validate the safety and efficiency of biomimetic nanohydroxyapatite/polyamide 66 (n-HA/PA66) composite in animal model (rabbit) and report its application in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for 4, 12, and 24 weeks. N-HA/PA66 composite was implanted into one-side hind femur defects and the control defects were kept empty as blank controls. …”
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Pembrolizumab- induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a patient with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A case report and literature review by Beata Mayer, Pavel Babál, Lucia Krivošíková

“…The patient was treated with oral prednisone 40 mg daily and topical corticosteroids. In 2 weeks, her rash had cleared up significantly and her pruritus had disappeared. …”
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Delayed Postoperative Epidural Hematoma Presenting Only with Vesicorectal Disturbance by Hiroto Kamoda, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Masayuki Miyagi, Yawara Eguchi, Sumihisa Orita, Miyako Suzuki, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Gen Inoue, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori

“…But it can happen even two weeks after spinal surgery with no pain. Surgeons thus may need to follow up patients for at least a few weeks because some complications, such as epidural hematomas, could take that long to manifest themselves.…”
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In Vivo Assessment of Osseous Wound Healing Using a Novel Bone Putty Containing Lidocaine in the Surgical Management of Tooth Extractions by Akshay Kumarswamy, Antonio Moretti, David Paquette, Ricardo Padilla, Eric Everett, Salvador Nares

“…No significant differences in blood chemistries were noted at 6 weeks postgrafting compared to baseline. Sockets grafted with either bone putty formulation demonstrated comparable radiographic and histologic evidence of bone healing compared to control sockets. …”
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Obstetric Considerations in a Rare Cardiovascular Catastrophe Needing Multidisciplinary Care by Neeta Singh, Debjyoti Karmakar, V. Devagorou, Rajnish Tiwari, Sunesh Kumar

“…We report a case of Stanford Type A aortic dissection at 33 weeks of pregnancy presenting in shock. Rapid multidisciplinary approach and special obstetric considerations led to a successful outcome in this case.…”
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Integrating Sports Massage into Pre-training Routines Can Enhance Athletic Preparedness and Performance Capacity in Kabaddi Players by Muhammad Isnandar, Farid M. Alhumary, Krzykarist Krzykarist, Restin Zega, Reymond Benedith Hutajulu, Rachel Junika Abelia Putri, Martin Hofmeister

“…Data were collected at baseline, after 4 weeks, and following 8 weeks of intervention, encompassing measurements of muscle temperature, range of motion, reaction time, performance indicators, and perceived readiness, utilizing standardized assessment instruments. …”
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Probiotic Therapy as an Adjuvant in the Treatment of Periodontal Disease: An Innovative Approach by Liliana Sachelarie, Ioana Scrobota, Ioana Romanul, Raluca Iurcov, Georgiana Ioana Potra Cicalau, Liana Todor

“…Clinical parameters, including the gingival index (GI), bleeding index (BI), and periodontal pocket depth (PPD), were measured at baseline (T0), 4 weeks (T1), and 8 weeks (T2) using standardized methods. …”
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