A qualitative evaluation of an implementation study for cryptococcal antigen screening and treatment in Uganda.

abstract：RATIONALE:Sarcomatous or anaplastic carcinoma mural nodules presenting in ovarian mucinous cystic tumors are very rare. Here, we reported the ultrasonic and pathological features of 2 such cases. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 60-year-old woman presented with a complaint of lower abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed a ha...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Yuan Z,Sun K,Li P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the 1990s, changing trends have been documented in species distribution and susceptibility to bloodstream infections caused by Candida species in cancer patients. However, few data are available regarding the association between in vitro antifungal susceptibility and outcome of candidemia in this patient populat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Antoniadou A,Torres HA,Lewis RE,Thornby J,Bodey GP,Tarrand JP,Han XY,Rolston KV,Safdar A,Raad II,Kontoyiannis DP

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the tumor response and survival according to the KRAS oncogene status in locally advanced rectal cancer. One hundred patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (cT3-4N0-2M0) received preoperative radiation of 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions with 5-fluorouracil and total mesorectal excision. Tumor DNA from each ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee JW,Lee JH,Shim BY,Kim SH,Chung MJ,Kye BH,Kim HJ,Cho HM,Jang HS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective treatment of low back pain (LBP) originating in the lumbar and sacroiliac joints is difficult to achieve. The objective of the current study was to compare the clinical effectiveness of radiofrequency (RF) neurotomy versus conservative nonsurgical approaches for the management of chronic lumbar and...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen CH,Weng PW,Wu LC,Chiang YF,Chiang CJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cough is frequently self-limiting, but may persist longer in certain individuals. Most of previous studies on the epidemiology of chronic cough have only measured period prevalence, and thus have afforded limited information on the burden and natural course. We aimed to investigate the epidemiology of chronic cough by...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kang MG,Song WJ,Kim HJ,Won HK,Sohn KH,Kang SY,Jo EJ,Kim MH,Kim SH,Kim SH,Park HW,Chang YS,Lee BJ,Morice AH,Cho SH

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The ultrasound manifestations of granular cell tumor (GCT) is a consequence of the histopathological characteristic of the tumor and can be distinguished from breast cancer. PATIENT CONCERNS:A GCT is a rare, benign, hyperplasia-based lesion. Approximately 1% to 2% of GCTs are malignant. About 5% to15% of the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu H,Tao M,Ding H,Zhang P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intramuscular hemangioma (IMH) is a rare congenital soft tissue tumor. Here, we report a case of IMH patient who had undergone several surgeries and other treatments that were all ineffective before he visited us. CLINICAL FINDINGS:This IMH patient was a 16-yearold male who was born with a tumor of unknow...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu H,Chen Q,Yang H,Shen H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a common physical and psychological disease in dental department. Pain and mandibular limitation are the main reasons for patients to seek oral treatment. However, the presence of kinesiophobia, patients often catastrophize pain, so as to avoid mandibular movement, which ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Q,Zhang J,Ran W,Yu S,Jin Y

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (CBPFM) is a rare congenital malformation involving both the digestive and respiratory systems. To our best knowledge, most cases of CBPFM reported in the literature were in infancy or adulthood and CBPFM in infantile is even rarer with a high case-fatality ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ren H,Duan L,Zhao B,Wu X,Zhang H,Liu C

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A streptococcal (GAS) necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive soft tissue infection. Elderly and chronically ill individuals are at greatest risk, particularly when skin breakdown is present. Reports suggest that nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the risk of developing GAS necrotizing ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Aronoff DM,Bloch KC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing the effectiveness and safety of Chinese medicine for the mastitis in COVID-19 patients is the main purpose of this systematic review protocol. METHODS:The following electronic databases will be searched from inception to April 2020: MEDLINE, Ovid, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, the Allied and Compl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wen D,Shi Y,Zhang X,Lv G

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Semantic and verbal fluency tasks are widely used as a measure of frontal capacities. It has been well described in literature that patients affected by schizophrenic and bipolar disorders present a worse execution in these tasks. Some authors have also noted the importance of educational years. Our objective is to an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： García-Laredo E,Maestú F,Castellanos MÁ,Molina JD,Peréz-Moreno E

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to study the ability of the genotype to predict impairment and disability in hospitalized ischemic stroke (IS) patients after hospital discharge and 6 months after the onset of stroke symptoms.A total of 786 patients with a first IS were enrolled. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism was exam...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Liu S,Yue W,Shi Z,Guan Y,Li M,Ji Y,Li X

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000006889.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors：

更新日期：2017-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor (ETT) is a very rare form of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) which arises from neoplastic proliferation of intermediate trophoblasts. Metastatic ETT of the lung is extremely rare in postmenopausal women. PATIENT CONCERNS:Here we describe a 50-year-old woman with a meta...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lei W,Zhang F,Zheng C,Zhao C,Tu S,Bao Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the rapid increase in the incidence of mental disorders and mental issues, psychiatry has become one of the fastest growing clinical medical disciplines. Development priorities and research foci in this field have evolved over different periods.All the articles in 10 psychiatric journals with the highest impact f...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu Y,Jin X,Xue Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative hypothermia in elderly patients is a well-known serious complication as it impairs wound healing, induces coagulopathy, increases the risk of blood loss, enhances oxygen consumption, and precipitates cardiac arrhythmias. We conducted this randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu H,Xu G,Ren C,Liu L,Wei L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a malignancy which very rarely occurs in maxillofacial location, and the course of the disease is not very characteristic.In this case report, we present a 58-year-old female patient with a painless tumor of the left angle of the mandible causing slight asymmetry of the face. She also reported ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lewandowski B,Brodowski R,Pakla P,Stopyra W,Gawron I

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to systematically review and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in differentiating malignant and benign gallbladder lesions. METHODS:We conducted a comprehensive search on PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library for all potential relevant artic...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng Y,Wang M,Ma B,Ma X

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) is a rare disorder characterized by the invasive proliferation of fibrous tissue within the mediastinum. FM frequently results in the compression of vital mediastinal structures and has been associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Its pathogenesis remains unknown. However, in ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Peikert T,Colby TV,Midthun DE,Pairolero PC,Edell ES,Schroeder DR,Specks U

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess prognostic factors for survival and describe Model for End-Stage liver disease (MELD) dynamics in human immunodeficiency virus+/hepatitis C virus+ (HIV+/HCV+) patients after an initial episode of hepatic decompensation.An HIV+/HCV+ cohort of patients experiencing an initial decompensation episode within the ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gelu-Simeon M,Bayan T,Ostos M,Boufassa F,Teicher E,Steyaert JM,Bertucci I,Anty R,Pageaux GP,Meyer L,Duclos-Vallée JC,ANRS HC EP 25 PRETHEVIC study group.

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of study is to determine whether chronic osteomyelitis (COM) is linked to an increased risk of head and neck cancer (HNC).We identify 17,033 patients with osteomyelitis and 68,125 subjects without osteomyelitis during 1996 to 2010 periods. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsai CT,Ho MW,Lin D,Chen HJ,Muo CH,Tseng CH,Su WC,Lin MC,Kao CH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ectopic liver tissue can develop at various sites near the liver. Ectopic hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) arising from ectopic liver tissue have a rare clinical incidence. A very rare case has been observed to have metastasis after operation. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report an extremely rare case with multiple m...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Wu X,Wen T,Li C,Peng W

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection with poor prognosis. The incidence of mucormycosis has been increasing, and it is a threat to immunocompromised hosts. We present a case of gastric mucormycosis complicated by a gastropleural fistula during immunosuppressive treatment for adult-onset Still...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Uchida T,Okamoto M,Fujikawa K,Yoshikawa D,Mizokami A,Mihara T,Kondo A,Ohba K,Kurohama K,Nakashima M,Sekine I,Nakamura S,Miyazaki Y,Kawakami A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is gradually regarded as an effective alternative to posterior open surgery. However, migrated herniations bring a great technical challenge even for experienced surgeons due to the absence of the appropriate approaching guideline. We aimed to describe a ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ying J,Huang K,Zhu M,Zhou B,Wang Y,Chen B,Teng H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004392.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors：

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Bronchial foreign body aspiration is a critical condition that jeopardizes the respiratory function of children. Prompt diagnosis and removal of the foreign body can reduce occurrence of foreign body complications and mortality. Aspiration of spherical plastic beads is rare, and the bead is difficult to retri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Zhang L,Li D,Li C,Wang Y,Gao M,Liang H,Meng F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia is common during and after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABGS) and has been shown to be associated with poor clinical outcomes. In this study, we hypothesized that a moderate perioperative mean blood glucose level of <150 mg/dL improves long-term survival in cardiac surgery patients. We conducte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mansur A,Popov AF,Hanna AA,Bergmann I,Brandes IF,Beissbarth T,Bauer M,Hinz J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2019 has become a global pandemic. It is not known whether the disease is associated with a higher risk of infection in pregnant women or whether intrauterine vertical transmission can occur. We report 2 cases of pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19. P...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng T,Guo J,He W,Wang H,Yu H,Ye H

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002223.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors：

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00