Successful treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis using tocilizumab combined with glucocorticoids: A case report.

Background: Tocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor that is commonly used to treat large vessel vasculitis and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-related small vessel vasculitis. However, tocilizumab in combination with glucocorticoids for successfully treating granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) has rarely been reported.

Case Summary: Here, we report a 40-year-old male patient who suffered GPA for 4 years.

Analysis of Basketball Technical Movements Based on Human-Computer Interaction with Deep Learning.

With the continuous development of computer technology, analysis techniques based on various types of sports data sets are also evolving. One typical representative is image-based motion recognition technology, which enables video action recognition with a certain degree of feasibility. In basketball technical action videos, technical action has obvious characteristics.

The Combined Effect of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Syndrome on Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Females in Eastern China.

The present study evaluated the potential combined effects of NAFLD and MetS on the development of osteoporosis. The relationship between NAFLD and MetS and osteoporosis was assessed in 938 postmenopausal female participants. Moderate and severe NAFLDs were combined as significant NAFLD (SNAFLD).

Prognostic value of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury.

Background: Inflammation plays an important role in the initiation and progression of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, evidence regarding the prognostic effect of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), a novel systemic inflammation marker, among patients with AKI is scarce. In this study, we investigated the value of the PLR in predicting the outcomes of critically ill patients with AKI.

Risk factors of neonatal tetanus in Wenzhou, China: a case-control study.

Introduction: Neonatal tetanus is a major cause of neonatal mortality in many developing countries and remains a major public health problem. This study aimed to determine risk factors associated with neonatal tetanus in Wenzhou, China.

Methodology: Medical records of neonatal tetanus cases from 17 hospitals over a 13-year period (2000-2012) were reviewed for potential risk factors.

Cardiovascular involvement in connective tissue disease: the role of interstitial lung disease.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess cardiovascular involvement in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD), and determine whether interstitial lung disease (ILD) in these patients is associated with elevated cardiovascular risk.

Methods: This study evaluated a retrospective cohort of 436 CTD patients admitted to a large teaching hospital in Zhejiang province, China, along with an additional 436 participants of an annual community health screening conducted in the physical examination center who served as age- and gender-matched controls. Demographic, clinical, serologic and imaging characteristics, as well as medications used by each participant were recorded.

[Effects of intervene on occupational health knowledge, attitude and practice of people with occupational disease risk in private enterprises].

Objective: To evaluate the effects of health promotion on occupational health based on the changes in knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) before and after intervention of people with occupational disease risk in private enterprises.

Methods: 202 people with occupational disease risk in private leather enterprises of Wenzhou were surveyed, who were rechecked with the same questionnaire after three months intervention.

Results: The knowledge, attitude and practice scores (9.