Publications by authors named "Liawaty Ho"
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- Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune skin disorder mainly seen in older people, causing severe itching and tense blisters.
- A 75-year-old woman with breast cancer developed BP on her feet after starting pregabalin for pain relief.
- Her condition improved with a topical corticosteroid and stopping pregabalin, emphasizing the need to identify medication-induced skin conditions for effective treatment.
Due to the challenges associated with accurately identifying as the causative agent in urinary tract infections (UTIs), coupled with limited guidance on treatment protocols, reports of similar cases still need to be made publicly available because of their increasing emergence. In this article, we present the first documented case of a UTI caused by ornithinolytica in a patient with triple-negative breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This case report highlights as an uncommon yet significant pathogen, particularly in immunocompromised patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe primary objective of this study was to determine the objective response rate of bortezomib as a first-line therapy in patients advanced stage NSCLC. Advanced/metastatic NSCLC patients with measurable disease, adequate organ function, ECOG performance status of 0-2, and no prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease were eligible. Patients received intravenously bolus bortezomib 1.
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