Publications by authors named "Emil Iliev"
A very rare case of etanercept-induced Wegener's granulomatosis in a patient with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis is reported. A thorough critical analysis on Wegener's granulomatosis pathogenetic mechanisms is done. The peculiarities of etanercept pharmacodynamic features are also presented together with some suggestions of possible induction pathways.
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- Rabies remains a significant public health issue, even with oral wildlife vaccination efforts in Europe, as evidenced by eight reported cases in Macedonia between 2011-2012.
- Genetic analysis of these isolates shows they belong to the Eastern European rabies group and share high nucleotide sequence identity in the nucleoprotein gene.
- The close genetic relationship among rabies isolates from Macedonia, Serbia, and Bulgaria indicates that wildlife plays a key role in the spread of the disease in this region.
Background: Autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) is often associated with alopecia areata (AA) in children and adolescents.
Methods: Forty-six children (23 girls and 23 boys), with a mean age of 9.9 +/- 3.