Molecular evidence of parvovirus B19 in the cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa tissue from a patient with parvovirus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome: Case report.

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and/or chronic liver disease (CLD) on the incidence and prognosis of dementia during a 10-year period in Korea using a nationwide population-based dataset from the Korea National Health Insurance Service.To assess the impact of T2D a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim HM,Lee YH,Han K,Lee BW,Kang ES,Kim J,Cha BS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the radiation dose and image quality of retrospective electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated cardiac computed tomography (CT) between a 100-kVp protocol, hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR), and display preset optimization and the 120-kVp protocol.We prospectively enrolled 100 patients with tachycardia or atrial f...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Iyama Y,Nakaura T,Yokoyama K,Kidoh M,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary sequestration (PS) presenting with elevated serum tumor markers is rare, and it might be misdiagnosed as malignancy. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 26-year-old asymptomatic male patient was admitted because the x-ray showed an intrathoracic lesion. Meanwhile, the serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE) was elevate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kong FW,Wang WM,Gong L,Wu W,Zhang M

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Liquid biopsy of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and sequencing of cell-free DNA has rarely been used to identify epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, which can guide the design of precise, personalized treatment for patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma. PATIENT CONCERNS:A...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma C,Liu M,Mu N,Li J,Li L,Jiang R

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the utility of blood pressure variability (BPV) calculated using previously published and newly introduced indices using the variables falls and age as comparators.While postural hypotension has long been considered a risk factor for falls, there is currently no documented evidence on the relationship betw...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Goh CH,Ng SC,Kamaruzzaman SB,Chin AV,Poi PJH,Chee KH,Imran ZA,Tan MP

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The critically ill and surgical patients are at significant risk of delirium, which is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. The association between statin use and the incidence of delirium is still controversial. In this article, we will perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of published s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zeng H,Li Z,He G,Han Y,Fu W,Wen J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases and an increasingly public-health challenge worldwide. Previous meta-analyses evaluated the effects of azilsartan medoxomil compared to placebo or other antihypertensive drugs in patients with hypertension. However, it is still unclear which dose of azi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Yu H,Shao K,Luo X,Wang J,Chen G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies about serum IgG4 for the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) have been reported. However, these studies had relatively small sample sizes and the diagnostic accuracy values varied much between them.The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum IgG4 ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hao M,Liu M,Fan G,Yang X,Li J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extra-cardiac abdominal complications are common in left-side infective endocarditis (LS-IE). The aim of this work was to study whether patients with LS-IE presenting splenic, renal, or liver (SRL) involvement seen in abdominal computed tomography (CT) had different clinical features, therapeutic plans, and outcome th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Parra JA,Hernández L,Muñoz P,Blanco G,Rodríguez-Álvarez R,Vilar DR,de Alarcón A,Goenaga MA,Moreno M,Fariñas MC,Spanish Collaboration on Endocarditis-Grupo de Apoyo al Manejo de la Endocarditis Infecciosa en España (GAMES).

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic alcohol consumption may lead to progressive cardiac dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) on assessing left ventricular (LV) function in chronic alcoholics.We classified 92 male alcoholics into mild, moderate, and severe group...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Y,Shan G,Shen J,Zhou Q,Tan B,Liu Y,Luo R,Zhao S,Bi W,Yao F,Li G

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 121 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), of whom 119 were complement typed. Both black and white patients with SLE were more likely than racially matched controls to have a C4A null allotype. Patients with homozygous C4A deficiency had less proteinuria than other patients (p = 0.02) and both ho...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Petri M,Watson R,Winkelstein JA,McLean RH

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susac syndrome is an occlusive arteriolar disease that provokes infarcts in the cochlea, retina, and brain of young subjects, mostly women. Its cause is unknown. Some infarcts may be asymptomatic and only revealed by ancillary investigation: 1) audiogram that shows bilateral sensorineural hearing loss predominating on...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Papo T,Biousse V,Lehoang P,Fardeau C,N'Guyen N,Huong DL,Aumaitre O,Bousser MG,Godeau P,Piette JC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a medical condition that affects the quality of life by causing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in 40% to 70% of men aged ≥60 years. Medication treatment is primarily recommended for patients with BPH if their symptom score based on the International Prostate Symptom...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim HB,Kim YI,Jeon JH,Kim E,Kim JY,Kwon O,Choi YE,Yang C,Han CH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum hyaluronic acid (HA) is a well-established marker of fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). However, the relationship between serum HA level and protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in patients with CLD is an unknown. We aimed to examine the relationship between serum HA level and PEM in patients wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Nishikawa H,Enomoto H,Yoh K,Iwata Y,Hasegawa K,Nakano C,Takata R,Kishino K,Shimono Y,Sakai Y,Nishimura T,Aizawa N,Ikeda N,Takashima T,Ishii A,Iijima H,Nishiguchi S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tooth extraction is a common dental surgical procedure. There is a possibility that various complications often occur during third molar tooth extractions. PATIENT CONCERNS:The authors report herein 2 cases of migration of a high-speed dental hand-piece bur during mandibular third molar extraction-one case w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Matsuda S,Yoshimura H,Yoshida H,Sano K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:X-linked dominant hypophosphatemia rickets (XLH, OMIM 307800) is the most common hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets and characterized by growth retardation, skeletal malformations, dental dysplasia, spontaneous fractures and osteomalacia. PHEX gene was identified for XLH and novel mutations were consistent w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Wang ZM,Li XL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to report the outcomes of patients with symptomatic locally advanced/recurrent gastric cancer treated with radiotherapy (RT) using modern 3-dimensional conformal techniques.We retrospectively reviewed patients who had palliative RT for index symptoms of gastric bleeding, pain, and obstruc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tey J,Choo BA,Leong CN,Loy EY,Wong LC,Lim K,Lu JJ,Koh WY

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pegaspargase has been used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with promising results. However, it has also been associated with several potentially serious complications, including thrombosis. Pegaspargase-induced cerebral venous thrombosis and bone marrow necrosis are very rare. PATIENT CONCER...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sui J,Zhang Y,Yang L,Wang H,Xu J,Wei R,Hao Y,Wang X,Peng J,Ma J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meta-analyses have found conflicting results with respect to the use of progesterone or progesterone plus estrogen as luteal phase support for in vitro fertilization (IVF) protocols involving gonadotropins and/or gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs. The aim of the present study was to perform an updated meta-analys...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang XM,Lv F,Wang P,Huang XM,Liu KF,Pan Y,Dong NJ,Ji YR,She H,Hu R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although external cephalic version (ECV) can be effective for correcting the fetus in a cephalic presentation, it may be painful for the mother. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of remifentanil for pain relief during ECV in China. METHODS:In all, 152 Chinese parturients with singleton br...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu X,Xue A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While salmonellosis is often considered to affect primarily the gastrointestinal tract, infection at other sites may occur, producing characteristic clinical syndromes. We reviewed cases from our institutions and the literature on focal manifestations of salmonella infections. In the past, most extra-intestinal salmon...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cohen JI,Bartlett JA,Corey GR

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 2 rare cases of patients with uncontrolled hemorrhagic shock induced by traumatic ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm rupture into the esophagus. Two men were presented to the hospital after traffic accidents. Their chest radiograph showed no obvious signs of aortic damage or aortic pseudoaneurysms but only a s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He S,Chen X,Zhou X,Hu Q,Ananda S,Zhu S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The capsular warning syndrome (CWS) is a rare and special type of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) syndrome. The pathophysiology of CWS is very complicate, and intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is rare cause. Moreover, the effective and standard therapy has not yet been established. PATIENT CONCE...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu J,Zhuang M,Bao G,Zhai Y,Yang GY,Xue G,Li Q

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether migraine influences the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) in Taiwan.We retrieved the data analyzed in this study from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. We included 17,606 newly diagnosed migraine patients withou...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen HY,Lin CL,Kao CH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD) are the 2 main types of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Several studies have been conducted to investigate the association of Glutathione S-Transferase M1 (GSTM1) null genotype with UC and CD, but the results are inconsistent. Here, we performed a meta-analy...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou YJ,Zhao BL,Qian Z,Xu Y,Ding YQ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous literature on epidural pneumatosis (pneumorrhachis, or air in epidural cavity) associated with forceful vomiting in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has consisted of individual case reports without comprehensive syndrome characterization due to syndromic rarity, with the largest previous l...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gill I,Edhi AI,Cappell MS

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Short Synacthen test (SST) involves measuring the baseline, 30-, and 60-minute serum cortisol levels, after injecting 250 μg of synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone or Synacthen (ACTH). This study aimed to review the current clinical practice of performing SST to establish a standardized test protocol and to addition...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Butt MI,Alzuhayri N,Amer L,Riazuddin M,Aljamei H,Khan MS,Abufarhaneh M,Alrajhi E,Alnassar A,Alahmed R,Aljayar DMA,Abothenain FF,De Vol E

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of the cystotome-assisted prechop phacoemulsification surgery (CAPPS) and conventional phacoemulsification surgery (CPS) in patients with IV degree nucleus cataract. METHODS:The prospective, randomized, consecutive, comparative cohort study consecutive...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,He Y,Su T,Tian Y,Wang Y,Xia X,Song W

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hyponatremia occurs frequently in the hospital setting and may be attributable to a host of etiologies. Drugs are frequently implicated. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) represents a well-recognized pharmacologic precipitant of drug-induced hyponatremia, with several reports extant in the retrievable l...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ghali MGZ,Kim MJ

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bee venom acupuncture has been used in treating patients with shoulder adhesive capsulitis, yet the effectiveness and safety remains unclear. Therefore, this systematic review will aim to assess the effectiveness and safety of bee venom acupuncture for shoulder adhesive capsulitis. METHODS:Electronic databa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen X,Fan H,Chen J,Fan H,Wu P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00