11 differential diagnosis of retinal hemorrhages in childhood

... resulting in systemic macrophage activation, which is implicated in the development of both diseases of HPS and ASD Subsequently, excessive production of proinflammatory cytokines and active infiltration ... µg of total RNA, 200 nmol/l of probe, and 800 nmol/l of primers were incubated in 25 µl at 50°C for 2min and 95°C for 10min, followed by 40 cycles of 95°C for 15s and 60°C for The amounts of ... dotted line indicates 500 ng/ml of ferritin, which was determined on the basis of revised Diagnostic Guidelines for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis [22,25], and the vertical dotted line indicates...

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... through the cleavage of the extracellular N-terminal segment PARs activation results in the triggering of an intracellular biochemical cascade leading to mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation ... they were found to cleave insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs), thus releasing, in this way, the mitogenic role of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) [3] Furthermore, KLKs are ... applied in order to investigate the KLK5 expression association with the histological features of breast cancer patients, aiming to examine its clinical value for the discrimination of the cancerous...

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... levels Conclusions The new guidelines will offer the option of omitting biopsies in selected cases with symptoms suggestive of CD without increasing the risk of misclassification Preconditions ... Towards a new definition of coeliac disease  Chronic  Multi-organ  Small intestinal inflammation  Transglutaminase-related ESPGHAN working group, 2011 Suggestion: New definition  an immune-mediated ... related prolamines  in genetically (mainly HLA) susceptible individuals  characterized by a combination of: • gluten dependent clinical manifestations • anti-tissue transglutaminase (TG2) antibodies...

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... 100% 0% > 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum of the 10 items of the DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the overall sample Cut-off point in the DN4 questionnaire ... 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum of the 10 items of the DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the sample after excluding patients with mixed pain Figure ... analysis of the properties of the questionnaire according to pain intensity revealed significantly lower sensitivity and specificity in patients with mild pain intensity The influence of pain intensity...

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... 100% 0% > 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum of the 10 items of the DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the overall sample Cut-off point in the DN4 questionnaire ... 10 Cutoff point A score > points in the sum of the 10 items of the DN4 questionnaire resulted in the best discriminant cut-off point for the sample after excluding patients with mixed pain Figure ... analysis of the properties of the questionnaire according to pain intensity revealed significantly lower sensitivity and specificity in patients with mild pain intensity The influence of pain intensity...

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... the degree of colonization by measuring daily the colonization index defined as the ratio of the number of distinct body sites colonized with Page of 10 genotypically identical strains of Candida ... caspofungin in high-risk ICU patients (MSG-04 Figure Concept of antifungal treatments in critically ill patients Page of 10 in mixed patients, INTENSE study in surgical patients, http://www.clinicaltrials.gov) ... for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections: a meta-analysis Clin Infect Dis 2011, 52:750-770 49 Khot PD, Fredricks DN: PCR-based diagnosis of human fungal infections Expert Rev Anti Infect...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 00:20

... level of staffing by graduate veterinarians, and the official policy is to promote in- service training However, few veterinarians have any specialist training in diagnostic pathology, making it ... nucleus of trainers to maintain training programmes within their regions, and ideally, receive further, more advanced training, or at least be capable of more efficient self-learning in the future ... animal diseases in Vietnam, and 2): to enhance the capacity of laboratory staff to continue training themselves and Provincial veterinarians by providing a resource of teaching material in electronic...

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... the course of RA In a longitudinal study of patients with early RA [6], DXR parameters identified an accentuated relative decrease of up to 14.3% in BMD during the first year of clinical RA manifestations ... regions of interest around the narrowest parts of the second, third and fourth metacarpals, and they then identify the outer and inner cortical edges of the cortical bone parts examined The mean of ... measurements of cortical BMD and of metacarpal index (MCI), based on estimates of cortical thickness using digitized radiographs The computer algorithms employed in the DXR technique automatically define...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:22

... occurrence of STIs was recorded during interview Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Knowledge of HIV/AIDS before HIV -diagnosis was assessed during the interview by the following: having ever heard of HIV/AIDS ... not-having-symptoms-yet as a barrier, (69%) had felt at risk, indicating that feeling healthy might prevent people from converting their perception of risk into the act of HIV-testing Persons living ... we tried to minimise these by proper training of interviewers and by ascertaining that the interviewees' answers referred to the appropriate time before or at diagnosis The use of a case-case...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... Agency of Henan Province government (05230303002) Author details Department of Internal Medicine, Henan Provincial Cancer Hospital, Henan Provincial Institute of Cancer, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, ... Province, China Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial Cancer Hospital, Henan Provincial Institute of Cancer, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China Department of Surgery, Henan Provincial Cancer ... defined above MSI was also examined in these patients High frequency of MSI was found in 32.89% (25/76) of the patients in this study The frequency of MSI was found to be significantly higher in...

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... localization of the NPM protein [2], however, the overall impact of the presence of both amino acid changes that were detected in our study, remains undefined FLT3 gene mutations were identified in 12% of ... motif inserted at the C-terminus and are thought to play a significant role in the abnormal cytoplasmic localization of the NPM protein The other mutation obtained in the present study, involved individual ... School of the University of Athens in Greece Cytogenetic analysis Cytogenetic investigations were performed by karyotyping G-banding analysis in all patients Additionally, interphase fluorescence in...

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... activation and increases IBb levels in vitro in intestinal epithelial cell lines [36] In gain of function mutations in the Nod2 gene, there is an induction of TH1 and IL-17 secreting T helper ... for the GM-CSF promoter in alveolar macrophages from smokers [46] Also another interesting study investigating the effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines in intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) ... factors in the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease (CD) Activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-B), which is involved in pro-inflammatory cytokine gene transcription, is increased in the intestinal...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20

... activation and increases IBb levels in vitro in intestinal epithelial cell lines [36] In gain of function mutations in the Nod2 gene, there is an induction of TH1 and IL-17 secreting T helper ... for the GM-CSF promoter in alveolar macrophages from smokers [46] Also another interesting study investigating the effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines in intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) ... factors in the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease (CD) Activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-B), which is involved in pro-inflammatory cytokine gene transcription, is increased in the intestinal...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 06:22

... apex of the bladder It contained calcified material and fat The anterior midline position of the bladder mass in this patient was suggestive of a dermoid cyst Histology confirmed skin, skin adnexial ... histopathological findings, which posed a diagnostic dilemma, were consistent with those of a dermoid cyst This finding is important in that it enters the differential diagnosis of bladder mass, ... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007, 1:32 Figure ing from1the anterior wall of the bladder Intra operative photograph showing the "bladder mass" arisIntra operative photograph showing the "bladder...

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... responsiveness P-box sdOCT MYB binding site involved in drought-inducibility MYB binding site involved in flavonoid biosynthetic genes regulation MYB binding site involved in flavonoid biosynthetic ... responsiveness x binding site of AT-rich DNA binding protein (ATBP-1) AT1-motif x part of a light responsive module part of a conserved DNA module involved in light responsiveness part of a conserved ... genes encode for an aminotransferase class-V motif and alignment analysis showed the location of a cysteine in the active site and a histidine and alanine in the cofactor binding site (Additional...

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... seen in both fundi of the younger sibling Extensive perivascular "bone spicule" pigmentation seen in both fundi of the younger sibling Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of ... sibling He complained of reduced taste and described a ring scotoma in his mid peripheral vision Visual acuities were 6/6 in both eyes and perimetry revealed constricted visual fields Examination ... and very long chain fatty acids being within normal limits, thus confirming the diagnosis of Refsum disease (RD) The younger brother, aged 38, had also been diagnosed with RP in South Africa at...

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... differences in CT values suggesting less virus and lower sensitivity, and no differences in the timing of the collections or in the age or weight of the children In any case, the detection rates of the ... families J Clin Microbiol 2008, 46:1337-1342 Uyeki T: Influenza diagnosis and treatment in children: a review of studies on clinically useful tests and antiviral treatment for influenza Pediatr Infect ... regardless of the patients' age Our findings demonstrate that mid-turbinate nasal flocked swabs specifically designed for infants and children can be used by parents without reducing influenza...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:20

... h of culture (not shown) Effects of IL-1β on neurotrophin mRNA and protein expression We next investigated the ability of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β to induce neurotrophin expression in ... involvement of COX in the induction of BDNF but not of NGF To test this, we evaluated the effects of the COXinhibitors indomethacin and NS-398 (both 10 µM) on the secretion of these two neurotrophins ... mediators in BDNF induction Our finding that secretion of BDNF, but not NGF, was inhibited by the unselective COX inhibitor indomethacin and the COX-2 inhibitor NS-398 imply the prostaglandins as...

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