Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disease caused by α-galactosidase A deficiency, leading to intralysosomal build-up of glycosphingolipids. In this case report, a 35-year-old male presented with thousands of angiokeratomas, primarily concentrated in the "bathing-trunk" area. Despite numerous visits to doctors in different specialities FD was not suspected.
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Jaw and maxillofacial bone lesions encompass a wide variety of both neoplastic and non-neoplastic pathologies. These lesions can arise from various tissues, including bone, cartilage, and soft tissue, each presenting distinct challenges in diagnosis and treatment. While some pathologies exhibit characteristic imaging features that aid in diagnosis, many others are nonspecific.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Ambulance requests by general practitioners for primary care patients (GP-requested) are often omitted in studies on increased demand within emergency care but may comprise a substantial patient group. We aimed to assess acute severity, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and diagnostic pattern, including comorbidity, and mortality among GP-requested ambulance patients, compared to emergency call ambulance patients. Our hypothesis was that emergency call patients had more severe health issues than GP-requested ambulance patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInterferon-beta has been suggested as a trigger of psoriasis, yet a systematic investigation is lacking. This study aimed to assess the risk of developing psoriasis following interferon-beta treatment, utilizing a pharmaco-epidemiological approach to investigate the role of interferon-beta in psoriasis pathogenesis. We included all treatment-naïve patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Denmark who initiated interferon-beta treatment for MS from January 1996 to June 2023.
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