Assessing the relationship between the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and necrotizing fasciitis caused by group A streptococcus.

abstract：:Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is an acute febrile illness that may be mistaken for an infectious pneumonia. Patients are often young and otherwise healthy. Clues to considering this disorder in a differential diagnosis include the acuity and severity of the clinical presentation and an initial chest X-...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pope-Harman AL,Davis WB,Allen ED,Christoforidis AJ,Allen JN

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxycodone, a semisynthetic thebaine derivative opioid, is widely used for the relief of moderate to severe pain. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and side effects of oxycodone and fentanyl in the management of postoperative pain by intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) in patient...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim NS,Lee JS,Park SY,Ryu A,Chun HR,Chung HS,Kang KS,Chung JH,Jung KT,Mun ST

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uterine fibroids represent the most common gynecological benign tumors in reproductive females. Acupuncture has been applied as a therapeutic modality in China to treat uterine fibroids. However, currently, few critical systematic reviews regarding the effect of acupuncture on uterine fibroids have been publ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu T,Yu J,Kuang W,Wang X,Ye J,Qiu X,Xi W,Zeng Y,Zou H,Liu Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of determining the level of care and specific postacute care facility for stroke patients has not been adequately studied. The objective of this study was to better understand the factors that influence postacute care decisions by surveying stroke discharge planners. Requests were sent to discharge planner...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Magdon-Ismail Z,Sicklick A,Hedeman R,Bettger JP,Stein J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Brain perfusion single photon computed tomography (SPECT) is a functional imaging modality and has been widely utilized in evaluation of various kinds of neurological disorders. Easy z-score imaging system (eZIS) is a computer-assisted statistical analysis, based on the comparison with age-classified ethyl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wei CY,Chen TY,Shih I,Chiu PY,Hung GU,Matsuda H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Auricular acupressure has been used for treating obesity, but inconsistent outcomes have been reported. Moreover, systematic reviews and meta-analyses have seldom addressed the effects of auricular acupressure and duration of treatment in overweight/obese individuals. This study reviewed research articles on...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang CF,Guo SE,Chou FH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various parameters related to growth and maturity have been shown to be risk factors for scoliosis curve progression. We previously identified correlations between curve progression and radiographic parameters in clinical practice, but there is a lack of research.The aim of this study was to investigate and identify t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Li G,Chen C,Li Y,Yang C,Li M,Xu W,Zhu X

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:JLC has been widely applied as a promising adjunctive drug for GC. However, the exact effects and safety of JLC have yet to be systematically investigated. We aimed to summarize the efficacy and safety of JLC for the treatment of advanced GC through the meta-analysis, in order to provide scientific reference...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Han B,Sun G,Zheng Z,Mu Y,Chi J

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitotane has been used for more than 5 decades as therapy for adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). However its mechanism of action and the extent of tumor response remain incompletely understood. To date no cases of rapid and complete remission of metastatic ACC with mitotane monotherapy has been reported. A 52-year-old Fr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： El Ghorayeb N,Rondeau G,Latour M,Cohade C,Olney H,Lacroix A,Perrotte P,Sabourin A,Mazzuco TL,Bourdeau I

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is increasingly reported to be associated with the prognosis of patients with cancers. And the prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) remains inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to obtain a more reliable ass...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yin X,Xiao Y,Li F,Qi S,Yin Z,Gao J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detailed characterizations of ocular biometrics and parameters of aqueous humor dynamics are lacking in primary angle closure suspect (PACS) patients. This study aims to characterize these parameters and compare them with age-matched healthy volunteers.Elderly healthy volunteers (60.6 ± 7.2 years of age, mean ± SD, n ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo L,Deng Y,Fang L,Liu C,Guo T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the role of circulating immune complexes (CIC) in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the relative frequency of CIC was determined in 60 patients with chronic hepatitis C alone, 19 patients co-infected with hepatitis B and C, 15 asymptomatic HCV carriers, and 54 healthy controls. Levels of CIC were de...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsai JF,Jeng JE,Chang WY,Ho MS,Lin ZY,Tsai JH

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pilot studies have reported that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) appear more likely to develop into neoplasia, especially lymphatic hyperplasia diseases. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of the concomitant onset of SLE and primary breast diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PB-DLBCL)...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shen F,Li G,Jiang H,Zhao S,Qi F

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare differences between lymphoma and inflammation as indicated by high diffuse uptake of F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow without increased F-FDG uptake in the lymph nodes and without enlarged peripheral lymph nodes.Eighteen lymphoma patients and 14 inf...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Rao L,Wang X,Zong Z,Chen Z,Shi X,Yi C,Zhang X,Yang Z

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Multiple pulmonary leiomyomatous hamartoma (MPLH) is an extremely rare benign disease that mostly occurs in women of reproductive age. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 32-year-old female patient recently diagnosed with multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules. She has the symptoms of dry cough, chest tightness, dyspnea on exe...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng D,Zhang F,Hu K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation plays a significant role in many diseases. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss for people aged 50 years and above, but the etiology and pathogenesis are largely unknown. This study aimed to identify the aberrantly methylated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu Z,Ruan Z,Huang X,Liu Q,Li Z,Zhou X,Zhang X,Shang L

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive transformation of the germinal centers (PTGC) is a benign reaction pattern in lymph nodes. An association with Hodgkin disease (HD) has been reported and PTGC may precede, coexist, or present after the diagnosis of HD. This case report describes a patient who presented with unprovoked pulmonary embolism an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang CA,Kumar B,Nandurkar D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although abdominal pain is a common adverse event related to endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), it can be sometimes underestimated by endoscopists. There are some endoscopic interventions available for the prevention of post-ESD pain, but their efficacy has not been established. We investigated ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jung JH,Jang HJ,Bang CS,Baik GH,Park SW

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two clinical models have been described to predict the probability of pulmonary embolism: the Canadian (or Wells) model, and the Geneva model. A third model has been developed recently at our institution (the Pisa model). We compared the performance of the 3 models in 215 consecutive patients with suspected pulmonary ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Miniati M,Bottai M,Monti S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enchondroma, reportedly the most common primary tumor of the long bones of the hand, usually develops during the first till fourth decades of life. However, there has no consensus been reached regarding the surgical intervention timing for these patients. We aim to evaluate the optimal surgical intervention timing for...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou X,Zhao B,Keshav P,Chen X,Gao W,Yan H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few decades ago, antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with acute variceal bleeding was reported beneficial. However, endoscopic and systemic therapy for variceal bleeding has dramatically improved since then, so the necessity of prophylactic antibiotics can be questioned. In this study, we reevaluated the efficacy of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ueno M,Kayahara T,Sunami T,Takayama H,Takabatake H,Morimoto Y,Yamamoto H,Mizuno M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) and lacunar infarcts are common manifestations of cerebral small vessel disease. However, the association between the location of CMBs and lacunar infarcts is unclear. Our study aimed to clarify the relationship between the location of CMBs and lacunar infarcts.This study retrospectively an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Z,Zhai Y,Zhao X,Wang W,Wu W,Wang Z,Liu R,Wang X

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is characterized by an abnormal dilatation of the coronary arteries. CAE is often associated with the presence of slow coronary flow and may lead to acute myocardial infarction (AMI), even without total occlusion. PATIENT CONCERNS AND DIAGNOSIS:We report a case of a 24-year-old ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Y,Wu C,Liu W

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is an extremely rare manifestation of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. There were few cases about PHL in recent years, while cases using positron emission tomography (PET) modalities for both diagnosis and follow-up were even rare. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 29-year-old man complaining...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Dong P,Hu W,Tian B

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is the main cause of perioperative death, and liver cirrhosis is one of the most important risk factors for PHLF. Spleen stiffness (SS) is a novel ultrasonic indicator for liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension, however, it is not clear that whether it has a significant influence ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Peng W,Zhang XY,Li C,Wen TF,Yan LN,Yang JY

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Tonnis radiographic classification of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) has been widely used. The International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI) classification, a new classification system recently developed by the IHDI, is beginning to be applied to evaluate DDH with the absence of an ossification center. Th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Miao M,Cai H,Hu L,Wang Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the contribution of handgrip strength in predicting the functional outcome after hip fracture in women.We prospectively investigated white women (N = 193 of 207) who were consecutively admitted to a rehabilitation hospital after a hip fracture. We measured handgrip streng...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Di Monaco M,Castiglioni C,De Toma E,Gardin L,Giordano S,Tappero R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial pericarditis is a rapidly progressive and highly fatal infection, and is often diagnosed postmortem in half of the cases. Even with drainage and antibiotics, the mortality rate is high. Gram-positive cocci, specifically Streptococcus penumoniae, have been the most common cause of bacterial pericarditis with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Patel H,Patel C,Soni M,Patel A,Banda V

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The activation of the Notch signaling pathway has been shown to play an important role in diabetic nephropathy (DN) development. Besides, Notch-1 is a target gene in miR-34a. However, the regulation of the podocyte lesions involved in DN by miR-34a has not been identified. METHODS:This study utilized miR-34...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang X,Song S,Luo H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nafamostat mesilate (NM), a synthetic serine protease inhibitor, has been used increasingly as an anticoagulant during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). However, there, are limited data from randomized studies on NM use in patients with a bleeding tendency. This prospective study evaluated the efficacy and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi JY,Kang YJ,Jang HM,Jung HY,Cho JH,Park SH,Kim YL,Kim CD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00