Publications by authors named "G H Korver"

There have been several articles and reports in recent months about comorbidities and risks that affect psoriasis patients in addition to their underlying disease. This piece reviews the current literature and begins to address what should be done with this new information by updating the clinician about what health screening tests, preventative exams, and referrals should be considered in this population.

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A 60-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with large, painful, indurated plaques on the right thigh, left abdomen, left chest, and right chest, which began without any preceding trauma on the right thigh 3 weeks prior to presentation in the ED. He was initially treated with cefazolin 1 g three times daily as home infusions. When the lesions continued to progress, he was admitted to the hospital and placed on amoxicillin/clavulanate and vancomycin.

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Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) is a chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of solid tumors. It has a considerably lower risk of cardiotoxicity than its parent compound, doxorubicin. PLD also has a different cutaneous side effect profile than doxorubicin, and its cutaneous toxicity can be dose limiting.

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ORG 31710 and ORG 33628 were used in studies aiming to control vaginal bleeding in combination with progestagen-only contraception in primates. Preclinical evidence in monkeys with ORG 31710 has shown that a monthly supplementary administration to a progestagen-only contraceptive improves cycle control, probably as a result of a local endometrial effect (i.e.

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In granules of hematopoetic cells, dipeptidyl peptidase I (DPPI) processes inactive proenzymes into active enzymes, e.g., lymphocyte progranzyme A.

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