Publications by authors named "K Misso"

Article Synopsis
  • Cough is a significant and persistent symptom for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), leading to various negative impacts on their daily lives.
  • A systematic literature search included 61 studies, primarily focusing on IPF, which used different tools to assess cough severity and its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
  • The results showed a consistent correlation between cough severity measures and HRQoL, highlighting the burden of cough on daily activities, social interactions, and overall patient well-being, though economic impacts were not thoroughly studied.
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This review aimed to summarise the relative risk (RR) of the main symptoms of long COVID in people infected with SARS-CoV-2 compared to uninfected controls, as well as the difference in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after infection. MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, NLM-LitCovid, WHO-COVID-19, arXiv and Europe-PMC were searched up to 23rd March 2022. Studies reporting risk (four or more weeks after infection) of fatigue, shortness of breath, and cognitive dysfunction, as well as comparative HRQoL outcomes, were included.

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Introduction And Significance: Foreign body ingestion is a frequent and potentially life-threatening concern in children, with button batteries being the second most frequently ingested object trailing coins. The mechanical and chemical impact of foreign objects on delicate esophageal lumen poses a grave concern.

Case Presentation: Herein, we unveil a compelling case of a two-year-old girl who suffered from difficulty in swallowing, weight loss, and frequent chest infections.

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Background: There are close similarities between the life-cycles of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (E. granulosus s.l.

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Introduction: Porocarcinoma is a rare malignancy of dermal sweat glands commonly diagnosed in the seventh decade of life. It frequently evolves from a de novo benign poroma. These tumors present as a mass/nodule, ulcer, papule, or wart.

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