Eight patients with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor treated with rigid bronchoscopy by Byeong-Ho Jeong, Rong Lih Ho, Ho Yun Lee, Joungho Han, Hojoong Kim

“…Here, we report a case series of eight patients with endobronchial IMT underwent rigid bronchoscopy. …”
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Respiratory Involvement in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases: A Narrative Review by Athanasios Voulgaris, Maria Antoniadou, Michalis Agrafiotis, Paschalis Steiropoulos

“…This review discusses the respiratory impairment during sleep in patients with NMDs, the diagnostic tools available for early recognition of sleep-disordered breathing and the therapeutic options available for overall respiratory management of patients with NMDs.…”
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An Observational Study to Assess Smartphone Usage in Patients of Anxiety and Depression by Aditya Satish Nair, Ankit Halder, Roma Shahani, Nikhil Avula, Devavrat Harshe, Gurudas Harshe

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Gut microbial profiles of patients with optic neuritis or myasthenia gravis by Tao Wu, Hanqiu Jiang, Chen Lin, Jingting Peng, Xiuyun Kong, Jie Yu, Jiawei Wang, Shilei Cui

“…Methods Stool samples were collected from 45 patients with ON, 13 patients with MG, and 20 healthy controls. …”
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Cancer Patients in Iraq by Hisham S Ibrahim Al-shaikhli, Redhwan Al-Naggar, Mahmoud Alkhateeb

“… Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming more popular among cancer patients, but they may be reluctant to inform their medical team about it. …”
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Review on Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies by William A. Fabricius, Muthalagu Ramanathan

“…Allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HSCT) is typically the preferred curative therapy for adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia, but its use has been reduced as a consequence of limited donor availability in the form of either matched-related donors (MRD) or matched-unrelated donors (MUD). …”
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Alterations of the Gut Microbiome in Chinese Zhuang Ethnic Patients with Sepsis by Jieyang Yu, Hongping Li, Jingjie Zhao, Yanhua Huang, Chunlei Liu, Pengfei Yang, Dinggui Lu, Jian Song, Lingzhang Meng

“…This study was aimed at investigating the gut microbial profiles of Zhuang ethnic patients with sepsis. Method. Eleven Zhuang ethnic patients with sepsis and 20 healthy individuals (controls) were recruited at the Baise City People’s Hospital, China. …”
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Inflammatory-Related Clinical and Metabolic Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients by Maria Martinez-Urbistondo, Alberto Mora-Vargas, Esther Expósito-Palomo, Raquel Castejón, M. Jesús Citores, Silvia Rosado, Carmen de Mendoza, Isolina Baños, Ana Fernández-Cruz, Lidia Daimiel, Rodrigo San-Cristóbal, Juan Antonio Vargas, J. Alfredo Martinez

“…Patients and Methods. A total of 165 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia were examined for medical features and inflammatory markers such as blood IL-6, CRP, ferritin, LDH, neutrophil/lymphocyte index (NLI), D-Dimer, and Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW). …”
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F18-FLT PET/CT in Patients with Gastric Carcinoma by Bogdan Małkowski, Tomasz Staniuk, Ewa Śrutek, Tomasz Gorycki, Wojciech Zegarski, Michał Studniarek

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of 18F-FLT PET/CT in the detection and differentiation of gastric cancers (GC). 104 consecutive patients (57 cases of adenocarcinoma tubulare (G2 and G3), 17 cases of mucinous adenocarcinoma, 6 cases of undifferentiated carcinoma, 14 cases of adenocarcinoma partim mucocellulare, and 10 cases of end stage gastric cancer) with newly diagnosed advanced gastric cancer were examined with FLT PET/CT. …”
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Choroidal vascular parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Isabella Pellegrino, Mariagrazia Avella

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Malnutrition Is Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Wen Wei, Ruiyu Lin, Shihai Li, Zheyuan Chen, Qianqian Kang, Fenyan Lv, Wenying Zhong, Hangju Chen, Mei Tu

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between malnutrition and DR in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 612 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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Impact of Teledermatology on Skin Cancer Patients During COVID-19 by Yanara García Leyva, Kenia González González, Leyanis Elena de la Rosa Pérez, Dayana Céspedes García, Keimys Leyva Hernández

“…A teledermatology system was designed and implemented, through mobile telephony, for the study of patients with this pathology. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to evaluate the impact of the teledermatology system for the study of skin cancer in patients treated at the Guillermo Fernández Hernández-Baquero Dermatological Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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False Reports from Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia: Delusions or Confabulations? by Mario F. Mendez, Ivan Andrew Fras, Sarah A. Kremen, Po-Heng Tsai

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Detection of Antibody against Helicobacter pylori in the Saliva of Patients with Dyspepsia by Robert L Clancy, Allan W Cripps, Diana C Taylor, Lois A McShane, Victor J Webster

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Infusion of Autologous Retrodifferentiated Stem Cells into Patients with Beta-Thalassemia by Ilham Saleh Abuljadayel, Tasnim Ahsan, Huma Quereshi, Shakil Rizvi, Tamseela Ahmed, Sabiha Mirza Khan, Jawaid Akhtar, Ghazi Dhoot

“…Herein, the outcome of infusion of autologous retrodifferentiated stem cells (RSC) into 21 patients with beta-thalassemia is described. Over 6 months, Infusion of 3-h autologous RSC subjected to hematopoietic-conducive conditions into patients with beta-thalassemia reduced mean blood transfusion requirement, increased mean fetal hemoglobin synthesis, and significantly lowered mean serum ferritin. …”
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Thinking-language Disorders Types’ of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Patients by E.M. Smerchinskaya, I.A. Tregubenko, E.R. Isaeva

“…Schizophrenia patients&rsquo; oral and written speech consist of less words, descriptions of feelings and thoughts than healthy participants. …”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with coronary artery disease by smoking status by Olga V. Nakhratova, Daria P. Tsygankova, Joseph M. Tsenter, Evgeny D. Bazdyrev

“…RESULTS: More than half of patients with CAD had mild [34 (31.8%)] or moderate [33 (30.8%)] nicotine dependence, and a quarter of patients had high [25 (23.4%)] or very high [15 (14%)] dependence. …”
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Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Morbidly Obese Patients with Pulmonary Dysfunction by Yu-Feng Wei, Huey-Dong Wu

“…Treatment of morbidly obese patients using bariatric surgery has increased each year, especially after the introduction of video laparoscopic techniques. …”
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Craniocerebral trauma characterization in hospitalized patients. Cienfuegos, 2018-2020 by Aymée Marrero Gil, Ernesto López Cabrera

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize pediatric patients admitted for craniocerebral trauma.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in patients aged 0 to 17 years old, admitted for craniocerebral trauma from January 2018 to December 2020. …”
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Ketotifen Treatment of Active Colitis in Patients with 5-Aminosalicylate Intolerance by John K Marshall, E Jan Irvine

“…The authors' experience with ketotifen in three patients - one each with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and collagenous colitis - who had demonstrated allergy to, or intolerance of, 5-aminosalicylic acid is reported.…”
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