Persistent Postoperative Hiccups by Emily Bryer, Jeffrey Bryer

“…There is a paucity of data regarding the precise etiology and optimal treatment for persistent hiccups. …”
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Hyperferritinemia in the Chinese and Asian Community: A Retrospective Review of the University of British Columbia Experience by Paul R Yenson, Eric M Yoshida, Charles H Li, Henry V Chung, Peter WK Tsang

“…BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Elevated serum ferritin is a common clinical finding. The etiology of hyperferritinemia in the Asia-Pacific population is less clear due to a low prevalence of known HFE mutations such as C282Y and H63D, as well as an increased prevalence of viral hepatitis and hereditary anemia. …”
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Two Cases of Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome in Syrian Children by Ibrahim Alali, Reem Saad, Younes Kabalan

“…It can be diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, showing an ectopic or absent posterior pituitary, an absent or interrupted pituitary stalk, or small anterior pituitary, in combination with growth hormone or other pituitary hormone deficiencies. The exact etiology of PSIS is unknown. In this article, we describe two cases of PSIS in Syria which are, as far as we know, the first published cases.…”
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Is Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum Incidental in This Verrucous Carcinoma? by Tyler Long, Brian Bonomo, Sydney Shearer, William Welton, Ralph Massullo, George Gibbons

“…The association of these entities and the unreported location of the lesion may provide some further insight as to the etiology of VC.…”
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Isolation of Klebsiella Pneumoniae from an Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumour by Dickran K Malatjalian, John Morris, Audley Bodurtha

“…lnflammatory pseudotumours of the liver are rare, solid mass lesions (often mistaken for malignancy) and although inflammatory in nature, are obscure in etiology and pathogenesis. An hepatic inflammatory pseudotumour is presented in which cultures obtained from the lesion intraoperatively grew Klebsiella pneumoniae. …”
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Urinoma: A Rare Complication of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery by Koon-Sung Cheng, Hashim Hashim, Janice Tsui, Caroline Osborne, Nickolas Law

“…We report a case of symptomatic urinoma after infra-renal AAA repair and discuss the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of this unusual condition.…”
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Anaphylactoid Reaction from IV Contrast Dye Causing Ischemic Colitis with Portal Venous Gas by Adeleke Adesina, Adam Colombo, Rebecca Jeanmonod

“…Portal venous gas is a radiographic finding with numerous causes. The most common etiologies include bowel ischemia or other intra-abdominal catastrophes. …”
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Microbiota Associated with Infections of the Jaws by Elerson Gaetti-Jardim, Luis Fernando Landucci, Kathlenn Liezbeth de Oliveira, Iracy Costa, Robson Varlei Ranieri, Ana Cláudia Okamoto, Christiane Marie Schweitzer

“…This paper discuss the possibility of spread of these infections and their clinical implications for dentistry, as well as their etiology and aspects related to microbial virulence and pathogenesis.…”
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An Uncommon Side Effect of Bupropion: A Case of Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis by Hasan Tak, Cengiz Koçak, Gülben Sarıcı, Nazlı Dizen Namdar, Mehtap Kıdır

“…Despite its similarity to pustular psoriasis and association with fever and leukocytosis, AGEP typically heals quickly. Etiologically, drugs and viruses have been suspected in most cases. …”
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Congenital Gastric Outlet Obstruction and Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis: A Prenatal Sonographic Diagnosis of a Case with Hydrothorax and Ascites by A. Yisau Abdulkadir, O. A. M. Adesiyun, A. Adisa Fawole, A. Peter Aboyeji

“…Mother's clinical history and laboratory workup excluded immune hydrops. The etiological dilemma and fetal outcome are discussed. …”
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Comparative evaluation of multimarker algorithms for early-stage HCC detection in multicenter prospective studies by Jinlin Hou, Thomas Berg, Arndt Vogel, Teerha Piratvisuth, Jörg Trojan, Enrico N. De Toni, Masatoshi Kudo, Katarina Malinowsky, Peter Findeisen, Johannes Kolja Hegel, Wenzel Schöning, Kairat Madin, Konstantin Kroeniger, Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, Ashish Sharma

“…The GAAD and GALAD algorithms demonstrated similar good performance regardless of disease etiology, presence of cirrhosis, geographical region, and within pan-tumor specificity panels (p <0.001). …”
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A Pooling Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Susceptibility Loci and Signaling Pathways of Immune Thrombocytopenia in Chinese Han Population by Yanmei Xu, Jing Li, Wentao Yang, Xiaoli Tang, Bo Huang, Jing Liu, Jin Lin, Jing Zhang, Weiming Yang, Shuqi Li, Fan Sun, Libin Deng, Xiaozhong Wang

“…Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired bleeding disease due to immune-mediated destruction of antilogous platelets and ineffective thrombopoiesis. Although the etiology of ITP remains unknown, genetic variants are thought to predispose individuals to the disease. …”
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Navigating the neurovascular maze of trigeminal neuralgia by Devyansh Nimodia, MBBS, Pratapsingh Hanuman Parihar, MD, Sakshi Dudhe, MBBS, Ravishankar Patil, MD, Paritosh N. Bhangale, MBBS, Rishitha Kotla, MBBS

“…Nevertheless, direct compression caused by vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) represents a considerably less frequent etiology of trigeminal neuralgia, with an estimated overall incidence of about 1%. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Microarray Method in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, and Multiple Congenital Anomalies and Some Candidate Genes for Autism: Experience of Two... by Akif AYAZ, Alper GEZDIRICI, Elif YILMAZ GULEC, Özge OZALP, Abdullah Huseyin KOSEOGLU, Zeynep DOGRU, Sinem YALCINTEPE

“…Objective: This study aimed to demonstrate the diagnostic value of microarray testing in autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and multiple congenital anomalies of unknown etiology, as well as to report some potential candidate genes for autism. …”
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Clinical and Renal Biopsy Findings Predicting Outcome in Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Large Cohort Study from a Single Institute in China by Xiao-Juan YU, Feng YU, Di Song, Su-Xia Wang, Yan Song, Gang Liu, Ming-Hui Zhao

“…The current study aimed to investigate the spectrum of etiologies and associated disorders of renal biopsy-proven thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) patients. …”
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Selected Biomarkers Correlate with the Origin and Severity of Sepsis by Michal Holub, Olga Džupová, Michaela Růžková, Alžběta Stráníková, Eva Bartáková, Jan Máca, Jiří Beneš, Heiko Herwald, Ondřej Beran

“…The microbial etiology and source of sepsis influence the inflammatory response. …”
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A Rare Case of Colonic Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Mass by Haozhe Sun, Jasbir Makker, Harish Patel, Nikhitha Mantri, Ali N. Hussain, Naeem Abbas

“…Sarcoidosis is a common multisystem chronic inflammatory disease of an unidentified inciting etiology. The most common initial manifestations of this disease involve the pulmonary system, and involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. …”
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Clinical Microbiological Aspects of Epileptic Seizures in the Tropical Countries with Specific Focus on Nigeria by Ijeoma Kanu, Ebere C. Anyanwu, Nkechi C. Nwachukwu, John E. Ehiri, Joav Merrick

“…Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder; however, in Nigeria and other tropical regions, the causes of epileptic seizures differ greatly in etiology. This paper is an attempt to highlight some possible microbiological aspects of epileptic seizures. …”
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Cytokines and Chemokines as Biomarkers of Community-Acquired Bacterial Infection by Michal Holub, David A. Lawrence, Nancy Andersen, Alžběta Davidová, Ondřej Beran, Vilma Marešová, Pavel Chalupa

“…Routinely used biomarkers of bacterial etiology of infection, such as C-reactive protein and procalcitonin, have limited usefulness for evaluation of infections since their expression is enhanced by a number of different conditions. …”
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Baicalin: a potential therapeutic agent for acute kidney injury and renal fibrosis by Xiaoming Li, Xiaoming Li, Rui Xu, Rui Xu, Dan Zhang, Ji Cai, Ji Cai, He Zhou, He Zhou, Tao Song, Tao Song, Xianyao Wang, Xianyao Wang, Qinghong Kong, Liujin Li, Zhaohui Liu, Zhixu He, Zhengzhen Tang, Jun Tan, Jidong Zhang, Jidong Zhang, Jidong Zhang

“…Until now, while continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) has been utilized in the management of severe AKI, there remains a dearth of effective targeted therapies for AKI stemming from diverse etiologies. Similarly, the identification of specific biomarkers and pharmacological targets for the treatment of renal fibrosis remains a challenge. …”
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