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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537001/first-case-of-envenomation-in-humans-caused-by-the-banded-cat-eyed-snake-leptodeira-annulata-linnaeus-1758-squamata-dipsadidae-in-brazil
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Larissa Ferreira-Cunha, Mariana Fiszer, Walter Periard Junior, Pedro Henrique Pinna
A 22-year-old female researcher was bitten by a Leptodeira annulata on the index finger of the left hand during a contention activity. After removing the snake, a little bleeding and redness was observed in the bite region, accompanied by fang marks. Thirty minutes later, edema had progressed to the dorsum of the hand. After four hours, edema persisted, but the bitten area was slightly whitened. Treatment consisted of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. The edema resolved completely and disappeared after 48 hours...
2024: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523822/infected-femoral-artery-pseudoaneurysm-ligation-and-revascularisation-a-case-report
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Mohammed Alsagheer Alhewy, Ehab Abd Elmoneim Ghazala, Hassan Gado, Wael Abdo Abdo Abd-Elgawad, Ahmed Atef Khamis
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Although ligating femoral pseudoaneurysm is a safe procedure, some cases require revascularization, and the appropriate treatment should be tailored to the patient. ABSTRACT: In this case report, we highlight the challenge in treating infected femoral artery pseudoaneurysm. The patient, a 37-year-old male intravenous drug abuser, presented to the emergency department with a 2-month history of a progressively growing lump over his right groin...
March 2024: Clinical Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38522941/synthesis-of-ottonia-anisum-extract-mediated-zno-nps-and-their-local-anesthetic-analgesic-and-hcl%C3%A2-induced-acute-lung-injury-activities
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Guiqin Fan, Jing Yu, Zhengzheng Tao, Xingjia Qian, Qinghong Qian, Jun Shu, Dongfang Shi, Luhong Shen, Bing Lu, Hong Lv
In this study, we outlined the green synthesis of Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using the plant-mediated method. Employing the nitrate derivative of Zinc and the extract from the native medicinal plant, Ottonia anisum, the nanoparticles were effectively produced. After obtaining a yellow-colored paste, it was meticulously dried, gathered, and set aside for subsequent examination. The UV-visible spectrometry analysis indicated an absorption peak at 320 nm, which is indicative of ZnO NPs. Characterization techniques, such as XRD and HR-TEM, confirmed the existence of agglomerated ZnO NPs with an average diameter of 40 nm...
March 25, 2024: Journal of Oleo Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38507938/atypical-teratoid-rhabdoid-tumor-of-the-central-nervous-system-clinicopathological-features-of-two-challenging-cases
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Sawsan Ismail, Lina Ghanem, Leen Ibrahim, Mohammed Abdulrahman, Zuheir Alshehabi, Rana Issa
INTRODUCTION: Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (AT/RT) is a rare aggressive neoplasm that mainly affects the pediatric population with a peak incidence in the first two years of life and a slight male predominance, whereas presentation of this neoplasm in older ages is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION: Herein, we present two cases of AT/RT. In the first case, a 9-year-old female presented with diplopia, dizziness, headache, and morning vomiting. CT Scan of the head demonstrated a heterogeneous mass in the left frontal-parietal region with vasogenic edema and midline deviation...
March 19, 2024: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38465355/cytomegalovirus-retinitis-associated-with-intravitreal-dexamethasone-implant-injection
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Marissa K Shoji, Jesse D Sengillo, Akaanksh Shetty, Joshua Uhr, Jayanth Sridhar
Purpose: To describe an immunocompetent patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis after dexamethasone implant injection and review previously documented cases. Methods: A review of case reports and literature was performed. Results: A 75-year-old man presented with acute decreased vision in the left eye. He had a vitrectomy and membrane peeling for an epiretinal membrane with recurrent cystoid macular edema and was receiving intravitreal dexamethasone implant injections at an outside hospital. The visual acuity in the left eye was hand motions, and an examination found patchy retinal whitening with hemorrhages...
2024: Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38465141/remitting-seronegative-symmetrical-synovitis-with-pitting-edema-in-an-adolescent
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Joana Baptista de Lima, Carla Zilhão, Sérgio Alves
Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) is a rare clinical entity characterized by symmetrical tenosynovitis of both hands and ankles with pitting edema, negative rheumatoid factor (RF), absence of radiographic erosions, and excellent response to low-dose steroids. It is classically associated with elderly patients but may occur in younger patients, with only one case reported in the pediatric age. We report a case of RS3PE diagnosed in a pediatric patient.
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38460252/prognostic-factors-of-tumefactive-demyelinating-lesions-and-differential-features-for-multiple-sclerosis-in-etiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Furkan Saridas, Gizem Mesut, Ceren Yayla Ceylan, Rifat Ozpar, Mine Ozsen, Emine Rabia Koc, Sahsine Tolunay, Bahattin Hakyemez, Omer Faruk Turan
BACKGROUND: Many different pathologies may underlie tumefactive demyelinating lesions. Identifying clinical and radiologic distinguishing features before pathologic examination is essential for diagnosis and treatment. In this study, we aimed to determine the clinical and radiologic features affecting the etiology and disease course of patients with tumefactive lesions (TDL). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included 35 clinicoradiologically or histologically diagnosed TDL patients in our center over 11 years...
March 5, 2024: Multiple Sclerosis and related Disorders
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38454590/dolutegravir-induced-hand-foot-skin-reaction-in-a-seropositive-male-a-rare-presentation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tirthankar Gayen, Subhasmita Baisya, Devansi Sarawgi, Sumit Sen
Hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR) is a specific but uncommon cutaneous side effect mainly following chemotherapeutic drugs such as multitargeted kinase inhibitors. HFSR is reversible and non-life-threatening. HFSR, also known as palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia, presents with various degrees of erythema, edema, hyperkeratosis, blister, and sometimes with a fine white scale. Dolutegravir, a first next-generation integrase inhibitor, is used with other antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat mainly HIV infections. HFSR is diagnosed depending on the suggestive association of drug intake and characteristic palmoplantar eruption...
January 1, 2024: Indian Journal of Pharmacology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38439725/neutrophilic-dermatosis-of-the-hands-a-case-report
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Reza Yaghoobi, Nooshin Bagherani, Bruce R Smoller, Nader Pazyar
Neutrophilic dermatosis of the hands (NDDH) is a localized variant of Sweet's syndrome which has been recently introduced. Strutton et al.in 1996 and then in Galaria et al. in 2000 reported cases with violaceous papulonodules on the dorsal surfaces of the hands with histopathological findings of a neutrophilic dermatosis in association with leukocytoclasia, but clinically and histologically without true vasculitis findings. Eventually, they proposed the term NDDH for these lesions (1,2). A 46-year-old man was referred to our outpatient dermatology clinic with a painful ulcerative lesion on the dorsal side of the left hand that had been present for one year...
December 2023: Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica: ADC
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38439631/acquired-aquagenic-syringeal-keratoderma-following-covid-19-infection
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bryce W Polascik, Samantha P Karklins, Matthew C Johnson, Warren C Hammert, Amy J McMichael
Aquagenic syringeal keratoderma (ASK), rare in males, is characterized by the rapid onset of edematous palmar wrinkling with small white papules after brief contact with water or sweat. A 24-year-old atopic male presented with a 2-week subacute history of bilateral palmar edema with whitish-colored papules after exposure to water, 3 months after having had COVID-19 infection treated with a full course of ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir (PAXLOVIDTM ). He had received 3 COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer, New York, NY) about 12 months prior...
March 4, 2024: Hand: Official Journal of the American Association for Hand Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38432715/predictive-validity-of-the-academy-of-nutrition-and-dietetics-american-society-for-parenteral-and-enteral-nutrition-indicators-to-diagnose-malnutrition-tool-in-hospitalized-adults-a-cohort-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Erin Lamers-Johnson, Julie M Long, George McCabe, Xingya Ma, Lindsay Woodcock, Courtney Bliss, Jenica K Abram, Alison L Steiber
BACKGROUND: The lack of a widely accepted, broadly validated tool for diagnosing malnutrition in hospitalized patients limits the ability to assess the integral role of nutrition as an input and outcome of health, disease, and treatment. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the predictive validity of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) indicators to diagnose malnutrition (AAIM) tool and determine if it can be simplified...
March 2024: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38430627/-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-and-eye-disease-review-of-the-literature
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REVIEW
P Bastelica, G Florentin, C Baudouin, A Labbé
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy consists of breathing 100% oxygen continuously or intermittently in a chamber at a pressure equal to or greater than 1.4 absolute atmospheres. Indicated for the emergency treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning and other medical-surgical pathologies such as gas embolism or necrotizing soft-tissue infections, various studies have shown a beneficial effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in certain ocular pathologies, notably of microcirculatory origin, such as central retinal artery occlusion or macular edema linked to retinal vein occlusions...
March 1, 2024: Journal Français D'ophtalmologie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38420076/comparing-complications-and-patient-satisfaction-following-injectable-collagenase-versus-limited-fasciectomy-for-dupuytren-s-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Zainah A Alhebshi, Aya O Bamuqabel, Zainab Alqurain, Dana Dahlan, Hanan I Wasaya, Ziyad S Al Saedi, Gutaybah S Alqarni, Danah Alqarni, Bayan Ghalimah
Dupuytren's disease (DD) is a fibroproliferative disorder that manifests as an abnormal growth of myofibroblasts, causing nodule formation and contractures and affecting digit function. If left untreated, these contractures can lead to a loss of mobility and potentially impact hand function. This systematic review critically compares and evaluates the existing literature on the complications and patient satisfaction following injectable collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) versus limited fasciectomy (LF) for DD...
January 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38377431/strategies-and-application-of-compression-sutures-with-a-modified-technique-for-rapid-resolution-of-large-grade-iii-hydrops-a-prospective-interventional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jessica Daza, Muralidhar Ramappa, Somasheila Murthy, Sunita Chaurasia
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to describe the strategies and outcomes, with a modified technique, of compression sutures in large acute hydrops. METHODS: This was a prospective interventional study in 29 eyes of 28 patients who underwent compression sutures using a modified technique. The degree of resolution after surgical intervention was quantified by 3 masked observers, using the slit-lamp photographic documentation and optical coherence tomography. The degree of resolution, best-corrected visual acuity, and complications were analyzed...
February 20, 2024: Cornea
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38376812/n-acetyl-cysteine-augments-adipose-tissue-derived-stem-cell-efficacy-on-inflammatory-markers-and-regulatory-t-cell-system-balance-in-an-allergic-asthma-model
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Maryam Radan, Farhad Abol Nejadian, Vahid Bayati, Ali Asghar Hemmati, Khojasteh Hoseinynejad, Seyyed Ali Mard
Background Allergic asthma is a destructive inflammatory process in the respiratory system. The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) have been reported in patients with obstructive pulmonary disease. On the other hand, several studies have shown the modulatory effects of mesenchymal stem cells on the immune system and inflammatory responses. Accordingly, the purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of administration of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) plus NAC on regulatory T cell system balance in an allergic asthma model...
February 20, 2024: Journal of Asthma
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38374856/concurrent-palmar-lunate-dislocation-and-posterior-elbow-dislocation-with-a-distal-radius-fracture-a-rare-case-report
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Ousama Jelti, Abdelilah Barzouq, Oussama El Alaoui, Najib Abdeljaouad, Hicham Yacoubi
We present an unusual case involving the simultaneous dislocation of the trans-scapho-retro-lunate in the right wrist and a posterolateral dislocation in the right elbow joint with a distal radius fracture in a 23-year-old male with no notable medical history. These injuries occurred when he fell from a height of around 12 meters onto his outstretched right hand. The patient presented to the hospital in a normal upper limb trauma position with no discomfort to critical functions. Predominant symptoms at the emergency department were discomfort in the right wrist, hand, and ipsilateral elbow, as well as the entire upper limb functional impairment...
January 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38370260/the-effect-of-annona-muricata-graviola-on-the-prevention-of-brain-damage-due-to-ionizing-radiation-in-rats
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ozlem Elmas, Emrah Keskin, Havva Hande Keser Sahin, Berrak Guven, Ghada Almisned, Hesham M H Zakaly, H O Tekin, Antoaneta Ene
In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effect of ethanol extract of Annona Muricata (AM) leaves in the prevention of brain damage caused by ionizing radiation (IR). This study was conducted in the Experimental Animal Research Unit of a university with 28 adults female Wistar Albino rats. The experimental groups were as follows: Control group (n = 8), AM group (n = 6), IR group (n = 8), AM + IR group (n = 6). In the IR group, astrocyte hypertrophy, microglial reaction and inflammatory reaction levels were significantly higher than the control and AM groups ( P  < 0...
February 29, 2024: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38363464/development-of-a-conceptual-model-for-the-patient-experience-of-immunoglobulin%C3%A2-a-nephropathy-igan-a-qualitative-literature-review
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REVIEW
Natalie V J Aldhouse, Helen Kitchen, Tamara Al-Zubeidi, Madeleine Thursfield, Randall Winnette, Sandi See Tai, Linda Zhu, Cecilia Freitas, Nicolas Garnier, Christine L Baker
INTRODUCTION: Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is a kidney disorder that can lead to progressive kidney disease. Currently, there lacks a comprehensive overview of the symptoms and impacts experienced by those living with IgAN that would help inform the selection or development of fit-for-purpose clinical outcome assessments (COA) to be used in clinical trials. The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual model of the adult and pediatric patient experience of IgAN, including disease signs and symptoms, treatment side effects, and impact on functioning and well-being...
February 16, 2024: Advances in Therapy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38363356/outcomes-of-pars-plana-vitrectomy-in-the-management-and-diagnosis-of-patients-with-infectious-non-infectious-and-unidentified-uveitis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hande Celiker, Furkan Çam, Berru Yargı Özkoçak
PURPOSE: To present the outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in patients with infectious, non-infectious, and unidentified uveitis, focusing on visual and clinical outcomes, diagnostic yield, and surgery-related complications. METHODS: This retrospective, single-center study included patients who underwent 23-gauge PPV for the management of uveitis and had at least 6 months of follow-up. Patients were divided into infectious, non-infectious, and unidentified uveitis groups based on definitive diagnosis after surgery...
February 16, 2024: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38360482/management-of-stable-proximal-interphalangeal-joint-volar-plate-injuries-with-figure-of-8-orthoses-a-parallel-group-randomized-controlled-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Matthew Grange, Kylie Carra, Stephen Barrett, Carol McKinstry
BACKGROUND: Volar plate injuries of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) finger joint are common. Conservative treatment involves orthoses to limit hyperextension at the PIP joint yet allow movement of the joints to prevent joint stiffness and deformity. Custom-made dorsal blocking orthoses are recommended treatments. Previous research also supports the use of a figure-of-8 orthosis, although the comparative effectiveness of these orthoses is not currently known. PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the figure-of-8 orthosis and dorsal blocking orthosis for changes in the range of movement, pain, and function following stable volar plate PIP joint injuries and to compare the number of hand therapy appointments required...
February 14, 2024: Journal of Hand Therapy: Official Journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
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