... (u) 16 NA 99 127 15 to 47 42 Proximal scleroderma N Y < 10 mo N Y mo NNN Sclerodactyly N Y < 10 mo N Y mo NNN Pitting scar NNNNNNN ILD NNNNN Y N Raynaud’s phenomenon N ? N Y mo ... that includes undiagnosed patients and patients with a wide variety of diagnosis, were characterized The relationships among detection of anti-RNAP III antibodies, onset of RP, and development of ... correlation between levels of anti-RNAP III and disease activity One study suggested a link between increasing levels of anti-RNAP III after the initial visit and increasing total skin score and onset...
... relief of mental symptoms Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patients for publication of those case reports and any accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available ... disorder as clinicalpresentation (major depression and panic disorder with agoraphobia), suggesting that a mental disorder can be not only a CNS-SS complication, but also an early manifestation of SS, ... burning sensation), mouth (dryness), and joints (pain and stiffness, mostly in the elbows and ankles) Laboratory findings revealed an erythrocyte sedimentation rate elevation (95 mm in the first...
... replacement therapy using idursulfase (Elaprase), a recombinant human 12S produced in the human cell line, has been recently approved in the United States and the European Union for the management of ... is a common finding and can lead to severe manifestation of neurological signs which were not present in our case Analysis of GAGs (heparan and dermatan sulphates) is a screening test for MPS ... spleen, umbilical as well as inguinal hernia, corneal clouding with poor vision and hearing loss caused by both connective and sensorineural deficits A communicating hydrocephalus is a common finding...
... to conception, design and drafting and revision process of this manuscript Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2008, ... discrepancy between patient appearance and the extent of injury and at the same time reflects the difficulty in decision making when algorithms and guidelines are challenged by an unusual clinicalpresentation ... shows how clinicalpresentation and extent of injury may not be clearly associated and how deceptive the situation may appear to the emergency physician The clinicalpresentation in this case...
... clinical presentations and outcomes ofpatients with active pulmonary tuberculosis Conclusion In emerging nations infections such as tuberculosis requiring intensive care are not uncommon Clinician ... common clinical symptom observed upon presentation to the hospital, and was seen in one-half (51%) ofpatients Fever was indicative of a high grade of infection that required immediate attention ... small number ofpatients The clinical diagnosis that was the primary contributing factor to mortality was community-acquired pneumonia, seen in 54% of cases This is a predominant condition in developing...
... drafting and reviewing of the manuscript AR participated in conception of the study, drafting and writing of the manuscript EK was involved in the conception of the study and drafting of the manuscript ... gender, CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/ ml, change in head position worsens headache, and neck stiffness as significant independent predictors of a diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis; and ... scanning Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of the International AIDS Society 2009, 12:21 for all the patients in the study Finally, viral meningitides and tuberculous meningitis...
... died, and in the remaining nine patients treatment was discontinued R196 after clinical cure Mean duration of treatment in these nine patients was 18 days (range 8–35 days) Clinical resolution of ... colonized or infected with fungi, and 720 were classified as noncolonized, uninfected patients Colonization with Candida spp was diagnosed in 880 (49.8%) patients, Candida spp infection in 105 ... the Caspofungin Salvage Aspergillosis Study Group: Efficacy and safety of caspofungin for treatment of invasive aspergillosis in patients refractory to or intolerant of conventional antifungal therapy...
... Disease and Cancer Patients 2.2 Role of B vitamins and enzymes B vitamins function as coenzymes in the synthesis of purines and thymidylate during normal DNA synthesis Diminished levels of these ... change DNA methylation and DNA synthesis in both animal and human studies B vitamines are very important in the transformation of homocysteine in methionine and are cofactors to three important enzymes ... in different age groups and demonstrated the important differences between VTE in adults and pediatric patients and called for evidencebased guidelines for management and prevention of VTE in...
... India 2008; 21 : 3-8 22 Swaminathan S, Narendran G, Venkatesan P, Iliayas S, Santhanakrishnan R, Menon PA, et al Efficacy of a vs month intermittent treatment regimen in HIV infected TB patients: ... cognizant of the need of routine identification of HIV positive persons among TB patients in areas with high prevalence of HIV and currently has a programme of effective co-ordination between RNTCP ... PMM Changing trend of HIV infection and tuberculosis in a Bombay area since 1988 Indian J Tuberc 1995; 42 : 117-20 Solomon S, Anuradha S, Rajasekaran S Trend of HIV infection in patients with...
... IGF-independent inhibition of angiogenesis[18] and both IGF-dependent and -independent induction of apoptosis [29-31] Thus, it appears that IGFBP-3 plays different roles among different cancers ... that induces apoptosis in an IGF-independent manner [19] Furthermore, recent data indicate IGFBP-3 may represent a potential node of cross-talk between DNA-damage and TGF-B1-dependent signaling ... binding protein-3 in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer Lung Cancer 2006, 54(2):227-34 Collett-Solberg PF, Cohen P: The role of the insulin-like growth factor binding proteins and...
... vaccinations In P2, a significant increase of the frequency of induction of IFN-g-producing cells was observed during the Table The results of immunological monitoring Patients Times of vaccination ... Journal of Translational Medicine 2010, 8:84 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/84 Author details Department of Surgery and Bioengineering, Advanced Clinical Research Center, Institute ... to melanoma antigens: from self-tolerance to immunotherapy Adv Immunol 2006, 90:243-295 42 van der Bruggen P, Van den Eynde BJ: Processing and presentationof tumor antigens and vaccination strategies...
... extensive knowledge of English, and the second a neuropsychologist with expertise in the scale contents A back translation was deemed an adequate representation of the original English version ... observations in schizophrenia [9] prompted the National Institutes of Health initiative for Measurement and Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia [10], and a parallel initiative ... by a neuropsychologist with extensive experience in cognitive assessment and four years' experience with the SCIP The baseline (V1) NPS examination consisted of the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory...
... interpretation of data and we thank Thea Berends, Agaat van Dijk, Ines Folgering, Annemarie Gerrits, Sanny Uitentuis and Hein Voskamp for their contribution to the selection of CFS patients and ... correlations Probably more benefits can be gained with a daily registration by the patient of physical activity Another option could be to include the opinion of a direct partner of the patients in the ... lying down, going out infrequently and not practicing a job anymore In most patients it takes about ten minutes to administer the API The therapists were instructed to fill in this form during...
... mean values of MAX and MIN were considered For ankle joint, in addition to ROM on sagittal plane, peak of plantarflexion, peak of dorsiflexion in swing phase and foot progression Table 2: Clinical ... comprised in the clinical assessment that all the ambulant patients have during the hospitalization The Lab was Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ... structure and can cause the collapse of the longitudinal arc and a decrease in foot functionality Except for hip joint, motion of the knee and ankle joints are significantly different in PWS subjects...
... suppression in patients on ART We found no significant difference in CD4 lymphocyte count gain between those with and without viral failure, and CD4 cell count gain from baseline was not associated ... failure and better allocate viral load testing in RLS Increased sensitivity of monitoring algorithms may reduce the number ofpatients continued on failing ART regimens and limit the development of ... sensitivity of 67% and specificity of 82%, and identified 22% ofpatients for viral load testing Thirty-three percent ofpatients with viral failure would continue first-line ART Sensitivity of...
... earlier and more extensively than those in Kenya and Tanzania, and by 2009, included nearly 8% of regimens, which contained tenofovir The reasons for these differences, including the differences in ... conception and design of the study, acquisition of data, interpretation of data, drafting the manuscript, and critical revisions of the manuscript JNM contributed to conception and design of ... http://www.jiasociety.org/content/14/1/46 Page of 10 Figure Composition of non-lamivudine component of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor in the initial...
... 120-728) pg/ml in patients who died (p = 0.71) Cepkova et al Annals of Intensive Care 2011, 1:18 http://www.annalsofintensivecare.com/content/1/1/18 Increased levels of plasma BNP in patients with ... Page of BNP levels and right ventricular dilatation Right ventricular (RV) volume and systolic function was normal in 31 patients (72%), and right ventricular dilatation was present in 11 patients ... for BNP measurements was collected at the time of enrollment in tubes containing potassium EDTA and was measured by clinical laboratory personnel blinded to the clinical status of the patients...
... Disease and Cancer Patients 2.2 Role of B vitamins and enzymes B vitamins function as coenzymes in the synthesis of purines and thymidylate during normal DNA synthesis Diminished levels of these ... change DNA methylation and DNA synthesis in both animal and human studies B vitamines are very important in the transformation of homocysteine in methionine and are cofactors to three important enzymes ... in different age groups and demonstrated the important differences between VTE in adults and pediatric patients and called for evidencebased guidelines for management and prevention of VTE in...
... from one or more NSAIDs Asthma/sinusitis/polyposis Chronic urticaria None None None Asthma/rhinitis/polyposis or none Yes Yes No Yes No Yes or No NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug present ... Asero, Clinical Management of Adult Patients with NSAID-Induced Urticaria/Angioedema offending drugs exert an inhibitory effect on the COX-1 enzyme Unlike immunoglobulin (Ig)E-mediated hypersensitivity, ... than patients with a history of single intolerance to NSAIDs other than aspirin.45 Patients already presenting with a history of multipleNSAID intolerance, with or without underlying chronic...