Publications by authors named "T Matthias"

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  • Fat embolism syndrome is a rare condition primarily diagnosed based on clinical signs and supporting imaging studies.
  • A case is presented of a 19-year-old male who, after a tibial fracture, experienced sudden shortness of breath and other severe symptoms like fever and rapid heartbeat the next day.
  • The diagnosis of fat embolism was confirmed after noting the presence of fat globules, despite confusion due to an S1Q3T3 pattern on his ECG that suggested a possible pulmonary embolism.
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Vaccines targeting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been pivotal in curtailing the spread of infection. Health care workers, as frontline responders, were among the first to receive vaccination to mitigate coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) transmission. This study aimed to assess the humoral response elicited by mRNA vaccines, specifically measuring antibodies against the spike S1 protein, a marker of immune response.

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Background: Adverse reactions to foodstuffs (ARFS), specifically food allergy (FA) and food intolerance (FI), are increasing worldwide and represent a major public health concern. Thus, ARFS management, its identification, evaluation, and intervention, must provide a comprehensive solution.

Objectives: (a) To develop a multifactorial strategy for ARFS management in adults with FA and/or FI; (b) to describe the multiple influential variables in ARFS within the realm of ARFS management; and (c) to design a personalized food allergen-specific substitutive diet (FASSD), as a 6-month dietary treatment option for adults with ARFS and as a component of ARFS management.

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Signs and symptoms attributed to adverse reactions to foodstuffs (ARFS) need tools for research and evaluation in clinical practice. The objectives of this study were (a) to evaluate the most frequent self-reported signs and symptoms attributed to ARFS in Spanish adults, (b) to determine the prevalence of food-specific IgG antibody reactions (AbRs), and (c) to investigate the association between self-reported ARFS symptomatology and food-specific IgG AbRs. Food-specific IgG AbRs against 57 common food and beverages (AESKUCARE-T2FA in vitro point-of-care test kit, Aesku.

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