Atypical conjunctival sporotrichosis secondary to Mooren’s ulcer: a case report by Qing Su, He Dong, Lin Cui, Lijun Zhang

“…Oral itraconazole, combined with subconjunctival and topical antifungal therapy, effectively treat severe Sporothrix conjunctivitis. …”
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Current Approach of Functioning Head and Neck Paragangliomas: Case Report of a Young Patient with Multiple Asynchronous Tumors by Alejandro Terrones-Lozano, Alan Hernández-Hernández, Edgar Nathal Vera, Gerardo Yoshiaki Guinto-Nishimura, Jorge Luis Balderrama-Bañares, Claudia Ramírez-Rentería, Judith de la Serna-Soto, Alfredo Adolfo Reza-Albarran, Lesly Portocarrero-Ortiz

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Predictors of radiological progression of rheumatoid arthritis while receiving conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs by O. B. Iaremenko, G. M. Mykytenko

“…The radiological progression of RA is observed in 63.8 % of patients with undergoing csDMARDs therapy. Only one in four patients achieves radiological remission. …”
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Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania. by Laura S Mkumba, Fortunata Nasuwa, Blandina T Mmbaga, Aisa M Shayo, Coleen K Cunningham, Karen E O'Donnell, Dorothy E Dow

“…Youth living with HIV (YLWH) face psychosocial challenges and HIV-related stigma, which impact adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study was designed to understand better the change in mental health symptoms and experiences with stigma among YLWH in Tanzania who completed the original pilot Sauti ya Vijana (SYV), a mental health and life skills group intervention. …”
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Effectiveness of pre-employment card policy on employment transition during covid-19: evidence from Indonesian dual labor market by Beni Teguh Gunawan, El Bram Apriyanto, Hennigusnia Hennigusnia, Ivan Lilin Suryono, Ardhian Kurniawati

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Hydroxychloroquine-induced Sweet’s Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review by Gustavo Almeida-Silva, Joana Antunes, Inês Tribolet de Abreu, Filipe Monteiro, Pedro Vasconcelos, Luís Soares-Almeida, Paulo Filipe

“…The condition usually responds rapidly to steroid therapy, but recurrences are common. This report presents an extremely rare case of hydroxychloroquine-induced Sweet’s syndrome, plus a review of the literature, which encompasses 3 previous cases of Sweet’s syndrome induced by hydroxychloroquine and 1 induced by chloroquine. …”
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Antidiabetic Rosiglitazone Reduces Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Level in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Guang Wang, Zhe Zhang, Jie Yu, Fuchun Zhang, Liyun He, Jinru Wei, Jieming Mao, Xian Wang

“…PPAR-γ agonist may have a beneficial effect on the vascular endothelium through its anti-inflammatory mechanism and may be useful as therapy in patients undergoing PCI.…”
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Microalbuminuria and sRAGE in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients Treated with Nifedipine/Telmisartan Combination Treatment: A Substudy of TALENT by Colomba Falcone, Maria Paola Buzzi, Sara Bozzini, Chiara Boiocchi, Angela D'Angelo, Sandra Schirinzi, Ciro Esposito, Massimo Torreggiani, Jasmine Choi, Michael Ochan Kilama, Giuseppe Mancia

“…Treatment with nifedipine-telmisartan significantly decreased mean systolic and diastolic ambulatory blood pressure and resulted in a significant increase in sRAGE plasma concentrations after 24 weeks of therapy. We concluded that in hypertensive patients with early-stage renal disease, sRAGE concentrations are not influenced by either microalbuminuria or GFR. …”
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Bronchoscopic lung lavage and exogenous surfactant successfully reverse respiratory failure after severe chlorine exposure: A pediatric case report by Paola Papoff, Benedetto D'Agostino, Roberto Cicchetti, Antonella Bitti, Valentina Pennetta, Elena Caresta

“…This case study illustrates the beneficial effects of target therapy with bronchoscopic lung lavage followed by exogenous surfactant in chlorine related ARDS to prevent more invasive and costly treatments.…”
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Statin Use and Mortality among Patients Hospitalized with Sepsis: A Retrospective Cohort Study within Southern California, 2008–2018 by Brannen Liang, Su-jau T. Yang, Kenneth K. Wei, Albert S. Yu, Brendan J. Kim, Michael K. Gould, John J. Sim

“…Despite early goal-directed therapy, sepsis mortality remains high. Statins exhibit pleiotropic effects. …”
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A closer look: factors impacting HIV durable viral suppression among a cohort of clinic attendees in Trinidad & Tobago by Elena Cyrus, Deidre A. Okeke, Omari Lavia, Mary Jo Trepka, Allysha Maragh-Bass, Lunthita Duthely, Michael Sciauodone, Jeffrey Edwards

“…Regression analysis showed that women (OR = 1.43, 95% CI 0.99–2.07), individuals on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) (>5 years) (OR = 1.66, 95% CI 1.03–2.66), and those with extended clinic enrolment (>5 years) (OR = 1.82, 95% CI 1.08–3.06) had higher odds of achieving DVS. …”
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Health-related quality of life in a large cohort of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices A registry-based study. by Paolo Gatti, Carolin Nymark, Fredrik Gadler

“…<h4>Aim</h4>The association of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED), namely pacemaker (PM), implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy with (CRT-D) or without defibrillator (CRT-P) with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is lacking.…”
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A Histologically Complete Response to Immunotherapy Using Pembrolizumab in a Patient with Giant Cell Carcinoma of the Lung: An Additional Report and Literature Review by Tomoo Kakimoto, Mamoru Sasaki, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Arifumi Iwamaru, Kentaro Ogata, Ko Lee, Shingo Nakayama, Naoto Minematsu

“…The primary lung tumor continued to regress for an additional four months without any further therapy, resulting in a clinical stage of T1aN0M0. …”
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A case of subcutaneous metastatic malignant melanoma of the left medial ankle: a case report and review of literature by Lauren Workman, Lauren Fang, Martina Blazevic, Joanna Chen, Richard Simman

“…At 6 months following completion of therapy, metastases were identified in the lungs, vertebra, ribs, and liver. …”
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NTRK amplification occurs frequently in pan-TRK immunopositive dedifferentiated liposarcomas by Zoltán Lippai, Gergő Papp, Károly Szuhai, Johanna Sápi, Katalin Dezső, Zoltán Sápi

“…Our results underline the so far not revealed frequent occurrence of NTRK amplifications which might be important in the TRK inhibition therapy.…”
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Enhancement of chemotherapy using oncolytic virotherapy: Mathematical and optimal control analysis by Joseph Malinzi, Rachid Ouifki, Amina Eladdadi, Delfim F. M. Torres, K. A. Jane White

“…Numerical simulations show that a successful combinational therapy of the chemotherapeutic drugs and viruses depends mostly on the virus burst size, infection rate, and the amount of drugs supplied. …”
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Postoperative nursing management of a patient with perianal necrotizing fasciitis and multiple complications (1例肛周坏死性筋膜炎合并多种并发症患者的术后护理体会)... by XU Yunxia (许云霞), LI Yudong (李宇栋), PEI Xiaolu (裴晓璐), FAN Yanan (范亚楠), WANG Shuo (王烁)

“…The patient was received Traditional Chinese Medicine debridement, Chinese herbal medicine fumigation and washing, auricular point pressing therapy and comprehensive nursing interventions on gout-related symptoms, anaphylactoid purpura, pain, dietary, emotion and health education. …”
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Comparison of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in Patients with and Without COVID-19 Infection by Ehsan Namvar, Mehdi Moallem, Mehrdad Afarid, Alireza Bolkheir

“…Age, sex, presenting and final visual acuity, systemic diseases and risk factors for EE, anterior segment and fundus findings, hospitalization due to COVID-19, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, systemic steroid therapy, results of the sepsis workup, causative microorganism, types of treatment (pars plana vitrectomy vs. intravitreal or antifungal antibiotics), and follow-up period were recorded. …”
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Metal‐based nanomaterials and nanocomposites as promising frontier in cancer chemotherapy by Sunil Kumar, Monu Kumar Shukla, Abhishek Kumar Sharma, Gururaj K. Jayaprakash, Rajiv K. Tonk, Dinesh K. Chellappan, Sachin Kumar Singh, Kamal Dua, Faheem Ahmed, Sanjib Bhattacharyya, Deepak Kumar

“…Several of NMs can also be used for photothermal therapy to destroy cancer cells or enhance immune response to cancer by delivering immune‐stimulating molecules to immune cells or modulating the tumor microenvironment. …”
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Pengembangan media AQUACA pada materi siklus air untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kreatif ilmu pengetahuan alam di sekolah dasar by Diva Adriana Simatupang, Nirwana Anas

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