Publications by authors named "Kentaro Oshiro"

Conventional techniques for sharing paper documents in teleconferencing tend to introduce two inconsistencies: 1) media inconsistency: a paper document is converted into a digital image on the remote site; 2) space inconsistency: a workspace deliberately inverts the partner's handwriting to make a document easy to read. In this paper, we present a novel system that eliminates these inconsistencies. The media and space inconsistencies are resolved by reproducing a real paper document on a remote site and allowing a user to handover the paper document to a remote partner across a videoconferencing display.

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  • - Reports indicate that IgA nephropathy (IgAN), a kidney disease, can worsen or appear after starting TNF-α inhibitor (TNFi) therapy, particularly for Crohn's disease (CD), with unclear causes.
  • - Three patients developed kidney issues 2 to 6 years after beginning TNFi treatment, with biopsies confirming IgAN in two cases and IgAN with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis in one.
  • - All patients improved with additional corticosteroids and tonsillectomy while continuing TNFi therapy, highlighting a potential link between TNFi therapy for CD and increased risk of IgAN flare-ups.
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Rationale: There are many causes of hypercalcemia, with hyperparathyroidism and malignancy accounting for 90% of cases. Sarcoidosis and the intake of vitamin D supplements may also cause hypercalcemia, although the occurrence rate is low if only one is involved. We herein report a sarcoidosis patient who developed hypercalcemia after taking cholecalciferol (vitamin D supplement) for a year.

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Rituximab is an effective treatment for frequently relapsing/steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome, but there is concern about infections caused by humoral immunodeficiency. We herein report a case of prolonged (>7 weeks) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. A 24-year-old man with minimal change disease treated with rituximab developed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Perigraft seroma (PGS) is a relatively rare complication of aortoiliac reconstructive surgery. We, herein, describe a case of a large PGS that was managed by using a hybrid technique of relining the original graft with simultaneous open drainage. An 86-year-old man with a 17.

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