Monocyte to High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio as a Predictor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Childhood Obesity.

Objective: Inflammation is involved in the development and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR) has emerged as a marker for various inflammation-related diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the MHR and NAFLD in a population with childhood obesity.

Skin and soft tissue infection caused by Cysteiniphilum litorale in an immunocompetent patient: A case report.

Cysteiniphilum litorale is a Gram-negative coccobacillus first isolated from the seawater of Wailingding Island near the estuary of Pearl River in southern China. This organism was previously not considered to cause disease in animals or humans. We report a case of a 19-year-old female patient infected with abscess caused by C.