Full-house pattern on immunofluorescence (IF) on kidney biopsy in a patient without systemic lupus erythematosus is termed as nonlupus full-house nephropathy (FHN). In this study, we retrospectively compiled patients with nonlupus FHN and compared them with lupus FHN for clinicopathological presentation. We included patients with full-house IF patterns in renal biopsies collected from March 2007 to August 2018, clinical and histopathological data at the time of presentation were studied retrospectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a highly prevalent endocrine disorder among females of fertile age. It has been speculated to be associated with low-grade chronic inflammation like other inflammatory response-driven multifactorial illnesses such as diabetes mellitus (DM) and cancer. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) are biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecapitulating inherent heterogeneity and complex microarchitectures within confined print volumes for developing implantable constructs that could maintain their structure has remained challenging. Here, we present a combinational multimaterial and embedded bioprinting approach to fabricate complex tissue constructs that can be implanted postprinting and retain their three-dimensional (3D) shape . The microfluidics-based single nozzle printhead with computer-controlled pneumatic pressure valves enables laminar flow-based voxelation of up to seven individual bioinks with rapid switching between various bioinks that can solve alignment issues generated during switching multiple nozzles.
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July 2022
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome encompasses a spectrum of disorders with a constellation of clinical symptoms and neuroradiological features. It is commonly encountered in organ transplant where it poses a challenge in the diagnosis and treatment in the absence of strong evidence. The underlying pathophysiology of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is the loss of cerebral autoregulation following elevated blood pressure and/or endothelial dysfunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBleeding tendency increases with concomitant use of ibrutinib and anticoagulants. Our patient presented with shortness of breath and was found to have a nonmalignant hemorrhagic pericardial effusion. Ibrutinib was resumed, and percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion was performed as a substitute for the chemical anticoagulation to decrease the drug-drug interaction.
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