The occurrence of remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) after arthroplasty mimicking a periprosthetic joint infection: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: As the elderly population grows, the number of joint arthroplasty surgeries is also increasing. Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a postoperative complication that occurs in 1%-2% of the arthroplasties. Once it occurs, PJI is refractory to treatment.

Pharmacokinetics of ibrutinib in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia on hemodialysis.

Ibrutinib, an oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is a key drug for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). It is primarily metabolized by cytochrome P450 3A. However, there are no data on the pharmacokinetics of ibrutinib in patients with severe renal impairment or on hemodialysis (HD).

The impact of varicella vaccination on varicella-related hospitalization rates: global data review.

Objective: to describe the impact of varicella vaccination on varicella-related hospitalization rates in countries that implemented universal vaccination against the disease.

Data Source: we identified countries that implemented universal vaccination against varicella at the http://apps.who.

Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy: an unusual diagnosis for the general pediatrician.

Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy (AHEI) is a rare leukocytoclastic vasculitis, clinically characterized by the classical triad: palpable purpuric skin lesions, edema and fever, and is commonly misdiagnosed as Henoch-Schönlein purpura. In addition to its sudden onset, AHEI is also characterized by its self-limited course with complete and spontaneous recovery occurring between 1 and 3 weeks. Because of the scarcity of studies on therapy with corticosteroids, the conservative approach is usually recommended.

Dengue fever as a cause of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Dengue is endemic in more than 100 countries in Southeast Asia, the Americas, the western Pacific, Africa and the eastern Mediterranean regions. The virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Dengue disease is the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral disease in humans and is a global and national public health concern in several countries.

Otomastoiditis caused by : case report and literature review.

is an aerobic Gram-negative bacillus that, although rare in humans, most commonly infects immunocompromised and hospitalized patients. Among the 59 pediatric cases of infection reported in the literature, the most common diagnosis involves isolated bacteremia. These cases are related to sporadic or epidemic infections.

Cat-scratch disease presenting as multiple hepatic lesions: case report and literature review.

Although infectious diseases are the most prevalent cause of fevers of unknown origin (FUO), this diagnosis remains challenging in some pediatric patients. Imaging exams, such as computed tomography (CT) are frequently required during the diagnostic processes. The presence of multiple hypoattenuating scattered images throughout the liver associated with the history of cohabitation with cats should raise the suspicion of the diagnosis of cat-scratch disease (CSD), although the main etiologic agent of liver abscesses in childhood is S.

Simultaneous determination of homocysteine, methionine and cysteine in maternal plasma after delivery by HPLC-fluorescence detection with DBD-F as a label.

An HPLC-fluorescence (FL) method for determination of sulfur-containing amino acids such as homocysteine (Hcy), methionine (Met) and cysteine (Cys) in human plasma was developed. The sulfur-containing amino acids were labeled with 4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-7-fluoro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (DBD-F). Calibration curves in the range of 1-100 µm (Hcy and Met) and 5-500 µm (Cys) indicated good linearities (r ≥ 0.