Publications by authors named "Virginie Mistretta"
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- The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), common worldwide, often causes infectious mononucleosis, which can be asymptomatic or present with fever, throat inflammation, and swollen lymph nodes.
- A rare complication of this infection is acute acalculous cholecystitis, a serious inflammation of the gallbladder that can occur due to insufficient blood supply and bile flow.
- A case study of a 21-year-old woman with this condition underscores the need for careful evaluation of liver tests and white blood cell counts alongside imaging to improve diagnosis and treatment of EBV-related complications.
The placement of a hip prosthesis is one of the most common orthopedic surgical procedures. Some implants contain metal and are therefore capable of releasing metal particles like cobalt in patients who wear metal prostheses. Cobalt can be responsible of local toxicity (including metallosis, hypersensitivity reaction, and benign tumor) or systemic toxicity (including cardiomyopathy, polycythemia, hypothyroidism, and neurological disorders).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Biomonitoring of exposure to chemical products in environmental and workplace toxicology].
Ann Biol Clin (Paris)
February 2014
Biological monitoring, also called biomonitoring, is a process to prevent and assess health risk for individuals exposed to chemical products present in environment or through workplace exposure. Biomonitoring is most often a monitoring of exposure or of effect. The exposure monitoring is currently the most widespread in toxicology.
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