Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency: Diagnosis, Management, and New Therapies by Sasigarn A. Bowden, Rohan Henry

“…Timely diagnosis and clinical management of adrenal insufficiency are critical to prevent morbidity and mortality. This review summarizes the etiologies, presentation, and diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency utilizing different dynamic hormone testing and describes current treatment recommendations and new therapies.…”
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Pathogenicity, Host Responses and Implications for Management of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection by Nathan K Ho, Aleah C Henry, Kathene Johnson-Henry, Philip M Sherman

“…Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 is a food- and waterborne pathogen that causes significant morbidity and mortality in both developing and industrialized nations. …”
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Case Report of a Fatal Antifreeze Ingestion with a Record High Level and Impressive Renal Crystal Deposition by Heidi L. Erickson

“…While these alcohols are relatively nontoxic themselves, their acidic metabolites are toxic and can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Herein we report a lethal case of massive ethylene glycol ingestion in a suicide with a record high level (1254 mg/dL) and images of the histologic examination of the kidneys revealing impressive calcium oxalate crystal deposition. …”
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Mycosis Fungoides Involving the Dorsal Tongue by Ashley E. Brown, Lindsey Schmidtberger, Kathleeen Kroger, Richard R. Jahan-Tigh, Sarah S. Pinney

“…Mycosis fungoides (MF) is a rare cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) which can cause significant morbidity. ​During​ ​the​ ​disease course, ​​ ​it​ ​classically​​ ​will​ ​progress​ ​through​ ​three​ ​clinical​ ​stages​ ​in​ ​the​ ​skin​: ​ ​patch-,​ ​plaque-,​ ​and tumor-stage.​ …”
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Nonodontogenic Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Sialadenitis by Alper Yenigun, Bayram Veyseller, Omer Vural, Orhan Ozturan

“…Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive infectious disease of the soft tissue with high mortality and morbidity rates. Necrotizing fasciitis is occasionally located in the head and neck region and develops after odontogenic infections. …”
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Detection of Cervical Uterine Cancer: cytology after 25 years old? by Eneida Bravo Polanco, Narciso Águila Rodríguez

“…In Cuba, as in other western countries, Cervical Uterine Cancer is in the second place of oncological morbidity in women from 20 to 30 years old. There also studies which show deficient information about adolescents regarding sexually transmitted diseases and their consequences, among them developing cancer. …”
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Highlights for the Management of a Child with Hypertension by Mouin G. Seikaly

“…Despite its significance as a cause for morbidity, childhood hypertension is underdiagnosed and less studied with many basic issues remaining contentious.…”
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US and CT of the Liver after Electric Shock by Amela Sofić, Nermina Bešlić, Alma Efendić, Aladin Čarovac, Jusuf Šabanović, Elma Jahić, Melika Bukvić, Fikreta Krakonja, Jana Kupusović

“…Liver injuries caused by high voltage electricity are rare and result in high mortality and morbidity. They are produced by the resistance to the passage of electrical current through the tissue, which creates heat that leads to coagulation necrosis and rupture of the cell membrane. …”
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Multidimensional Sternal Fixation to Overcome a “Floating” Sternum by William Rothstein, Tyler Spata, Bryan Whitson, Ahmet Kilic

“…Sternal dehiscence is a rare but significant cause of morbidity for patients undergoing median sternotomy. …”
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Candida glabrata Pneumonia in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Onur Yazici, Mustafa Cortuk, Hasan Casim, Erdogan Cetinkaya, Ali Mert, Ali Ramazan Benli

“…Pneumonia remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality among infectious diseases. …”
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Central Nervous System Tuberculosis: An Imaging-Focused Review of a Reemerging Disease by Morteza Sanei Taheri, Mohammad Ali Karimi, Hamidreza Haghighatkhah, Ramin Pourghorban, Mohammad Samadian, Hosein Delavar Kasmaei

“…Hence, familiarity with the imaging presentations of various forms of CNS tuberculosis is essential in timely diagnosis, and thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality of this disease. In this review, we describe the imaging characteristics of the different forms of CNS tuberculosis, including meningitis, tuberculoma, miliary tuberculosis, abscess, cerebritis, and encephalopathy.…”
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Novel Technique for Management of Axillary Hidradenitis Suppurativa Using Setons by Sepehr Seyed Lajevardi, Jayantha Abeysinghe

“…Most surgical treatment options are associated with significant morbidities and prolonged hospital stay. We present a technique of management of HS using setons which is simple and allows the ongoing treatment to be done on an outpatient basis. …”
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Statins for Renal Patients: A Fiddler on the Roof? by Anabela Malho Guedes, Pedro Leão Neves

“…Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney disease patients. …”
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Endoscopic Management of Gastric Variceal Bleeding with Cyanoacrylate Glue Injection: Safety and Efficacy in a Canadian Population by Jaber Al-Ali, Monika Pawlowska, Alan Coss, Sigrid Svarta, Michael Byrne, Robert Enns

“…BACKGROUND: Gastric variceal bleeding (GVB) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with portal hypertension. …”
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A note on the use of optimal control on a discrete time model of influenza dynamics by Paula A. González-Parra, Sunmi Lee, Leticia Velázquez, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…A discrete time Susceptible - Asymptomatic - Infectious - Treated - Recovered (SAITR) model is introduced in the context of influenza transmission.We evaluate the potential effect of control measures such as social distancing and antiviral treatment on the dynamics of a single outbreak.Optimal control theory is applied to identify the best way of reducing morbidity and mortality at a minimal cost. The problem is solved by using a discrete version of Pontryagin's maximum principle. …”
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A Rare Case of Placental Abruption Along With Couvelaire Uterus And Uterine Scar Rupture: A Case Report by Wania Shahid, Amna Khalid, Shama Chaudhry

“…This report aims to help reduce morbidity and mortality in such cases, emphasising timely recognition, intervention and swift treatment to achieve favourable outcomes. …”
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Policy for Prevention of a Retained Sponge after Vaginal Delivery by David J. Garry, Sandra Asanjarani, Donna M. Geiss

“…Ignored or hidden retained vaginal foreign bodies has potentially significant health care morbidity. Case. This was a case of a retained vaginal sponge following an uncomplicated spontaneous vaginal delivery. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Pathogenesis in Transplantation by Jane E Grundy

“…Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the immunocompromised; however, even within this group of patients, infection with CMV is not synonymous with disease. …”
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Assessing the value of deep neural networks for postoperative complication prediction in pancreaticoduodenectomy patients. by Mikkel Bonde, Alexander Bonde, Haytham Kaafarani, Andreas Millarch, Martin Sillesen

“…The transfer learning model outperformed the ACS-SRC regarding mortality and all the models outperformed the ACS-SRC regarding the morbidity prediction with the general model achieving the highest Receiver Operator Area Under the Curve (ROC-AUC) of 0.668 compared to the 0.524 of the ACS SRC.…”
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Through-tunnel reconstruction with Ligament Augmentation and Reconstruction System (LARS) for managing post-arthroplasty patellofemoral instability by Jung-Hsiu Chang, Chih-Hui Chen, Yi-An Li

“…It offers a less invasive alternative to autograft harvesting, reducing donor site morbidity while providing effective stabilization of the extensor mechanism. …”
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