A case report of septic shock caused by opportunistic infections associated with anti-interferon-γ autoantibody positivity: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges by Jinlian Shao, Xiao Xu, Xunjie Xie, Yiqi Fan, Dacheng Zhang, Waijiao Tang

“…After admission, the pathogens were confirmed through chest CT, blood culture, blood metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) mNGS, and cell immune function screening and anti-gamma interferon antibody testing were completed. …”
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Intravitreal Corticosteroids in the Management of Refractory Macular Edema in Birdshot Chorioretinopathy by Alves Ambrósio J, Pestana Aguiar C, Teixeira PC, Miranda V, Chibante Pedro J, Ruão M

“…This case report describes the clinical course of BCR and highlights the role of intravitreal corticosteroids in managing inflammation and CME.Case Report: A 54-year-old previously healthy male diagnosed with BCR based on clinical findings and a positive HLA-A29 test presented with refractory CME. …”
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Lupus nephritis association with idiopathic CD4 + T lymphocytopenia: a case report of a young man with recalcitrant warts by Tingting Wang, Shaojun Liu, Xiaowan Liang, Jun Xue, Li You, Xiaoye Zhu

“…Laboratory examinations demonstrated CD4⁺ T lymphocytopenia, low levels of C3 complement, and positive antinuclear antibodies. Renal function tests indicated nephrotic syndrome. Renal biopsy findings were consistent with Class V lupus nephritis (LN). …”
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Real world evidence of dupilumab effectiveness in a Colombian cohort of patients diagnosed with severe asthma by Abraham Alí-Munive, Josefina Zakzuk, Josefina Zakzuk, Nelson J. Alvis-Zakzuk, Nelson J. Alvis-Zakzuk, Elizabeth García, Elizabeth García, Claudia Diaz Bossa, Diana Jimena Cano Rosales, Diana Jimena Cano Rosales, Fabio Bolívar, Alejandro Carreño, Paula Rodríguez-Ordoñez, Natalia Gómez-Ardila, Gabriel Patiño, Sergio Londoño, Carlos A. Torres-Duque

“…Main outcomes were annual rates of asthma exacerbations (emergency visits or hospitalizations due to asthma), lung function measured through FEV1 and percent predicted FEV1 (FEV1pp), and Asthma Control Test (ACT) scores. …”
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Sleep Quality Among Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study at SRM Medical College and Research Centre by Prasath Thirumalai Raju, Kanimozhi Sadasivam, Sreekumar Ragupathy, K. N. R Aanantha, Kalyanipraba Premsundar, Yuvasri Srinivasan, Saravanan Ayyavoo, Panneerselvam Periasamy

“…Background: Sleep quality is crucial for medical students’ academic performance, cognitive function, and mental health. Poor sleep quality is prevalent among medical students, negatively impacting their well-being and future professional competence. …”
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Dysphagia Secondary to Esophageal Compression in a Patient with Decompensated Heart Failure by Jintae Park, Sora Baek, Gowun Kim, Seung-Joo Nam, Byung-Ryul Cho

“…We hereby report the case of a 74-year-old woman with valvular heart disease, suspected of having oropharyngeal dysphagia following a recent intracerebral hemorrhage, who performed a swallowing function test. …”
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Rehabilitation of an Upper Extremity Weight-Bearing Athlete with an Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury: A Case Report by Annemieke D. Corbitt, William D. Bandy

“…The subject demonstrated 105% limb symmetry index with the return to sport (RTS) UE functional testing of one-armed seated shot-put throw (SSPT) and achieved normative values with the closed kinetic chain upper extremity stability test (CKCUEST)…”
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A cross-sectional survey on the effects of ambient temperature and humidity on health outcomes in individuals with chronic respiratory disease by Samantha Mekhuri, Shirley Quach, Caroline Barakat, Winnie Sun, Mika L Nonoyama

“…Participants were ≥ 40 years old with COPD or related chronic respiratory diseases (e.g., asthma, sleep apnea, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer) and residing in Canada for ≥ 1 year. …”
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Optimal Design Method of Integrated Energy Systems Considering Staged Planning and Equipment Replacement by Lei ZOU, Yiming TANG, Zhuping LIU, Zhengyong WU, Chao FANG, Chaoqun WANG, Fushuan WEN

“…Then, with the whole project cycle as the optimization time scale, the relationship between the equipment installation year and the current remaining life is modeled by introducing the equipment selection and operation decision variables. …”
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Splenic Infarction in Acute Cytomegalovirus and Human Parvovirus Concomitant Infection by Tomoya Harada, Yuriko Sueda, Kensaku Okada, Tsuyoshi Kitaura, Kosuke Yamaguchi, Haruhiko Makino, Masaki Nakamoto, Hiroki Chikumi, Akira Yamasaki

“…We present a case report of a 35-year-old woman who had splenic infarction. She had persistent high fever, systemic joint pain, and abnormal liver function. …”
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Hearing loss in newborn infants with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy: protocol for a case–control study by Narendra Aladangady, Sujith Pereira, Milton D'costa

“…Systemic circulation may be affected due to poor myocardial function. The cochlear hair cells are vulnerable to changes in microcirculation, which may occur in HIE predisposing to hearing loss. …”
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Acute thrombocytopenia and fibrinogen reduction occurring after nintedanib treatment for immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonia: a case report by Jian Zheng, Nan Zhou, Dexiang Pang

“…Based on the patient’s medical history, laboratory test results, and examination results, the diagnosis was made that it was nintedanib-induced reduction in platelet and fibrinogen levels. …”
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Exploring National Trends in Bladder-Related Urological Procedures: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study by Hyosang Kwon, Wonjong Yang, Sangyong Park, Heesub Lee, Jong Keun Kim, Jun Hyun Han

“…The 72-hour voiding function test, which started in 2017, also demonstrated a positive trend in frequency. …”
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy as the Initial Manifestation of Undiagnosed Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report by Pedro Pallangyo MD, MPH, Zabella Mkojera MPH, Loveness Mfanga MPH, Makrina Komba BSc, Peter R. Kisenge MD

“…We report the case of a 39-year-old African primigravida at 36 weeks of gestation who presented with a 1-week history of heart failure symptoms. …”
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Neural network for prediction solar radiation in Relizane region (Algeria) - Analysis study by Dahmani Abdennasser, Yamina Ammi, Salah Hanini

“…The best results were obtained with the structure 10-25-1 (10 inputs, 25 hidden, and 1 output neurons) presented an excellent agreement between the calculated and the experimental data during the test stage with a correlation coefficient of R = 0.9879, root means squared error of RMSE = 47.7192 (Wh/m2), mean absolute error MAE = 27.7397 (Wh/m2), and mean squared error MSE = 2.2771e+03(Wh/m2), considering a three-layer Feedforward neural network with Regularization Bayesienne (trainbr)  training algorithm, a hyperbolic tangent sigmoid and linear transfer function at the hidden and the output layer, respectively. …”
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Somatostatinoma Presented as Double-Duct Sign by Ali Zakaria, Nour Hammad, Cynthia Vakhariya, Michael Raphael

“…Herein, we present a 43-year old male patient who was referred by his primary care physician to our gastroenterology clinic due to elevated liver function test and double-duct sign on CT scan. …”
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Delivery of Euthyroid Baby following Hyperthyroidism in Twin Gestation with Coexisting Complete Hydatidiform Mole by Rishi Raj, Edilfavia Mae Uy, Matthew Hager, Kamyar Asadipooya

“…Twin pregnancy with gestational trophoblastic disease and coexisting normal fetus is associated with high risk of hyperthyroidism, and careful monitoring of the thyroid function test along with dose titration of thionamides is of utmost importance throughout the gestation. …”
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Survey the effect of religious beliefs in stress reduction in students of Langroud Faculty of Medical Sciences by Parand Pourghane, Ebrahim Sharif azar, Fatemeh Zaer sabet, Mitra Khorsandi

“…Samples included first year students residing in dormitories and all second term students in nursing, laboratory and radiology technicians (60 students). …”
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Laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer associated with Leriche syndrome: a case report by Ryo Nakanishi, Atsuko Tsutsui, Hiroto Tanaka, Kohei Mishima, Chie Hagiwara, Takahiro Ozaki, Kazuharu Igarashi, Satoru Ishii, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kenji Omura, Go Wakabayashi

“…Abstract A 78-year-old male presented with a positive fecal occult blood test. …”
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99m Tc-MIBI Whole Body Scan: A Potentially Useful Technique for Evaluating Metabolic Bone Disease by A M Al-Shammari, A H Elgazzar, Rasha A Ashkanani

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