Effectiveness of moxibustion therapy in the treatment of urticaria: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：RATIONALE:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE)-related left-sided infectious endocarditis had never been reported before. In the last decade, daptomycin, a novel lipopeptide antibiotic, showed its excellent role in anti-Gram-positive bacteria, inc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu P,Zeng H,Zhou M,Ouyang J,Chen B,Zhang Q

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioblastomas are malignant brain tumors associated with high mortality and poor prognosis. Evidence from preclinical studies suggests that statins have an antitumor role, but their effects on the survival of patients with glioblastoma remain controversial. This meta-analysis attempts to assess the associati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xie Y,Lu Q,Lenahan C,Yang S,Zhou D,Qi X

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic implication of asphericity (ASP); spatial irregularity; of pretherapeutic F 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (F FDG) tumor uptake in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast. METHODS:One hundred thirty-one female IDC patients (mean age = 48.1...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jung JH,Son SH,Kim DH,Lee J,Jeong SY,Lee SW,Park HY,Lee J,Ahn BC

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known regarding differences between model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) and hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) in temporal bone computed tomography (CT). This study compared the ability to depict microstructures in temporal bone in quarter-detector CT (QDCT) between MBIR and HIR.Sixty-two temporal...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kurokawa R,Maeda E,Mori H,Amemiya S,Sato J,Ino K,Torigoe R,Abe O

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related hypophysitis is a type of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), which is characterized by plasma cells infiltration in the pituitary causing functional changes and (or) space-occupying effect in the pituitary. IgG4-related hypophysitis is sensitive to hormone therapy in most patient...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gu WJ,Zhang Q,Zhu J,Li J,Wei SH,Mu YM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine whether Mandarin-speaking late-talking (LT) toddlers have a higher incidence of behavioral problems than typical language developing (TLD) children in toddlerhood and at preschool age from a community sample in Taiwan.This prospective case-control study comprised 32 LT and 32 TLD toddlers. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu HH,Tsao FM,Tsai JD

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000444.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the risk factors for developing renal involvement and severe kidney disease in Chinese childhood Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) patients.This was a retrospective study of 2731 children with HSP diagnosed between 2012 and 2015. We analyzed their demographic data, clinical manifestations, and laboratory test...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang K,Sun X,Cao Y,Dai L,Sun F,Yu P,Dong L

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy remains over whether random cervical biopsies and endocervical curettage (ECC) should be used in women with positive screening but negative colposcopy. Our paper aims to determine the indications for random biopsies and ECC among these screened positive women.Three thousand two hundred thirteen women with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu SY,Zhang WH,Li SM,Li N,Huang MN,Pan QJ,Zhang X,Han Y,Zhao FH,Chen W,Qiao YL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are extensively involved in the process of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and take a crucial part in host immune regulation. We aimed to explore the potential correlation of cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with HCV susceptibility and response rate of interferon (IFN)-based antiviral therap...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jing JS,Wang ZQ,Jiang YK,Zhang XY,Jiang WM

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of high viscosity bone cement in the percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for treatment of single-level osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Eighty patients were enrolled in this study. All patients were received PVP, and they were divided into 2 groups according to the viscosi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li K,Feng H,Luo D,Zhang W,Yang K,Ji C,Liu J,Xu H

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted the present study to determine whether subclinical macrovascular atherosclerotic disease was present in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) without clinical history of cardiovascular disease. We also sought to establish whether demographic or clinical features of the disease may influence the develo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gonzalez-Juanatey C,Vazquez-Rodriguez TR,Miranda-Filloy JA,Dierssen T,Vaqueiro I,Blanco R,Martin J,Llorca J,Gonzalez-Gay MA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab plus preoperative chemotherapy as first-line treatment for liver-only metastatic colorectal cancer in Chinese patients compared with those of preoperative chemotherapy alone.Patients with histologically confirmed liver-only metastatic colorectal cancer ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu ZH,Peng JH,Wang FL,Yuan YF,Jiang W,Li YH,Wu XJ,Chen G,Ding PR,Li LR,Kong LH,Lin JZ,Zhang RX,Wan DS,Pan ZZ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate diagnosis efficacy of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) in Crohn's disease (CD). To find out the correlations between functional MRI parameters including K, Kep, Ve, Vp, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with a serologic biomarker...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu J,Zhang F,Luan Y,Cao P,Liu F,He W,Wang D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with atherosclerosis, but the relationship between SLE and peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) remains unclear. We sought to investigate this relationship by comparing cardiovascular complications in patients with and without SLE.Data on patients from 2000 to 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chuang YW,Yu MC,Lin CL,Yu TM,Shu KH,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of radionuclide in diagnosis of bone metastasis (BM) after breast cancer surgery (BCS). METHODS:The electronic databases (Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CBM, and CNKI) will be systematically and comprehensively searched until June 1...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lian QX,Zhao W,Li G,Jin LJ,Nie HJ

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The receptor for advanced glycosylation end products (RAGE) has been widely linked to diabetic atherosclerosis, but its effects on coronary artery disease (CAD) and ischemic stroke (IS) remain controversial. The Gly82Ser polymorphism is located in the ligand-binding V domain of RAGE, suggesting a possible in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma WQ,Qu QR,Zhao Y,Liu NF

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Dieulafoy disease is characterized by the presence of dilated, tortuous arteries that project into the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract and less frequently the bronchus. PATIENT CONCERNS:Dieulafoy disease of the trachea has not been previously described. A 60-year-old woman with recurrent episodes of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang D,Rong C,Gu J,Xu L,Zhang J,Zhang G,Shen C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acquired vertical diplopia is commonly observed in trochlear nerve palsy, often resulting from blunt head trauma or vascular problems. It is rarely caused by tumorous conditions or space occupying lesion. We report the first case of Onodi cell mucocele causing isolated trochlear nerve palsy. PATIENT CONCERNS...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kwon KW,Oh JS,Kim JW,Yoo RE,Kang JG

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important to estimate motor recovery in the early phase after stroke. Many studies have demonstrated that both diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) and motor-evoked potentials (MEP) are valuable predictors of motor recovery, but these modalities do not directly reflect the status of the injured gray matter. We re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim DH,Kyeong S,Cho Y,Jung TM,Ahn SJ,Park YG

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Kawasaki disease is a necrotizing vasculitis featuring fever, erythema, conjunctivitis, and lymphadenopathy. Ocular manifestations in Kawasaki disease are commonly limited to anterior segment, posterior segment lesions are rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a unique case of ocular manifestations...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Zhang Y,Lu F,Wang X,Zhang M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report a case of paraproteinemic keratopathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, treated with keratoprosthesis as a primary penetrating procedure. Histopathological findings and a world literature review are presented. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 74 year old female recently diagnose...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiang HH,Wieland RS,Rogers TS,Gibson PC,Atweh G,McCormick G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term results of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation (PRT) for glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN).A retrospective review of medical records for patients with GPN who were treated with CT-guided PRT between 2003 and 2014 was perfor...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Tang Y,Zeng Y,Ni J

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2476601 of the protein tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene has been presented to implicate in the pathogenesis of alopecia areata (AA) in a few association investigations with limited sample size and inconsistent conclusions. METHODS:The aim of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lei ZX,Chen WJ,Liang JQ,Wang YJ,Jin L,Xu C,Kang XJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety between once daily (OD) and twice daily (BD) regime dosing of mesalazine for mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS:PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane library, and Web of Science from 1990 to November 2018 were investigated. We sea...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng X,Zhang Z,Wang B,Li J,Qiu C,Zhang Q,Wang X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the most common malignancy in China and has a low survival rate amongst Han Chinese. The high mortality is largely attributed to late-stage diagnosis, when treatment is largely ineffective. Identification of genetic variants could potentially assist with earlier diagnosis and thus more effective treatme...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu W,Chien SY,Ying P,Liu PI,Su CM,Tang CH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted the current study to search for subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without clinically evident atherosclerosis or its complications who had been treated for a long duration, and to assess whether demographic or clinical factors affect the development of atherosclerotic d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gonzalez-Juanatey C,Llorca J,Testa A,Revuelta J,Garcia-Porrua C,Gonzalez-Gay MA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotracheal tube (ETT) positioning using the cuff ballottement test, which confirms that the inflated cuff is positioned at the suprasternal notch with squeezing or inflating a pilot balloon, has been reported to be a simple and reliable method of preventing endobronchial intubation. However, in patients with a short...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim H,Chang JE,Ryu JH,Jung H,Min SW,Lee JM,Hwang JY

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The small intestine has been considered inaccessible for a long term. The development of single-balloon endoscopy has greatly improved the diagnosis and treatment possibilities for small intestinal diseases.In this study, we aimed to explore the demographic characteristics and small intestinal diseases of patients who...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tao Z,Liu GX,Cai L,Yu H,Min XJ,Gan HT,Yang K,Sq L,Yan J,Chen L,Tan QH,Wu JC,Huang XL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare workers (HCWs) were at the frontline during the battle against coronavirus. Understanding and managing their fears and anxieties may hold lessons for handling future outbreaks. However, the experiences and perceptions risk of HCWs from coronavirus still remains to be controversial. Thus, the objec...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen P,Lei J,Chen F,Zhou B

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00