Real time micro-organisms PCR in 104 patients with polymorphic signs and symptoms that may be related to a tick bite.

Introduction: Ticks are frequently polyinfected and can thus transmit numerous microorganisms. A large number of bacteria, parasites and viruses are transmitted by tick bites and could cause different signs and symptoms in patients. The main goal of this study was to search for these numerous microorganisms in patients presenting with persistent polymorphic syndrome possibly due to a tick bite (SPPT).

: 43 Cases Diagnosed in France by Real-Time PCR in Patients With Persistent Polymorphic Signs and Symptoms.

species are divided into three groups depending on the induced disease and the tick vector. is a relapsing fever but can induce symptoms related to Lyme disease. Discovered in 1995, it is found in ticks around the world.

Myoma Hot Spot: Tumor-to-Tumor Metastasis of Thyroid Origin into Uterine Leiomyoma.

Introduction: Distant metastases of papillary thyroid cancers are rare. Most common metastatic sites include bone and lung, whereas metastases to brain, eye, breast, liver, kidney, muscle, and skin are infrequent and almost always appear in advanced-stage tumor disease. Metastases to ovary and/or uterus are even scarcer.

Practical contouring guidelines with an MR-based atlas of brainstem structures involved in radiation-induced nausea and vomiting.

Background And Purpose: The objective of this project was to define consensus guidelines for delineating brainstem substructures (dorsal vagal complex, including the area postrema) involved in radiation-induced nausea and vomiting (RINV). The three parts of the brainstem are rarely delineated, so this study was also an opportunity to find a consensus on this subject.

Materials And Methods: The dorsal vagal complex (DVC) was identified on autopsy sections and endoscopic descriptions.

Blood cell disruption to significantly improve the Borrelia PCR detection sensitivity in borreliosis in humans.

Lyme disease is the most frequently reported zoonotic tick-borne disease worldwide, and the number of infected humans is increasing. Lyme disease (or Lyme borreliosis) is an affection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, sensu lato. Lyme disease is also reported as a variety of misleading clinical symptomatologies.

Biofilms busters to improve the detection of Borrelia using PCR.

Lyme disease is an affection caused by a spirochete infection called Borrelia Burgdorferi which may harbor a varied and misleading clinical symptomatology. The serology tests commonly used for diagnosis show a wide sensitivity varying from 34% to 70,5%, leaving many infected patients with false negative tests. Alternative techniques such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) could be helpful but not conclusive enough.

Insight into Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Gross Pathological Specimen Shrinkage and Its Influence on TNM Staging.

Introduction: This study aimed at comparing thyroid cancer staging when taking into account the differences between the "T" assessment" using ultrasound (US) and histopathological measurements.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study included all consecutive differentiated follicular thyroid cancer (DTC) and medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) patients who underwent postoperative histopathological staging assessment at a single institution. Anaplastic thyroid carcinomas were excluded from the present study.

VEGF inhibition as possible therapy in spondyloarthritis patients: Targeting bone remodelling.

Spondyloarthritis refers to a group of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases that predominantly affects the axial skeleton, causing pain and stiffness. Human bone is highly dynamic organ that interacts with a wide array cells and tissues. Process of bone remodelling relies on a delicate balance between bone formation and bone resorption, orchestrated by osteoblasts and osteoclasts.