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Endocr Connect
January 2025
Y Liu, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hangzhou Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310008, China.
Background: The aim is to develop age-specific anti-Müllerian hormone screening criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome to facilitate the early detection and diagnosis of the condition, and to subsequently evaluate the screening criteria.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on patient data from Hangzhou Women's Hospital between July 2021 and August 2024. The use of restricted cubic spline analysis helped identify age-related inflection points, which were crucial for segmenting the patient population.
Am J Emerg Med
January 2025
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Emergency Medicine, 1250 East Marshall St., P.O. Box 980401, Richmond, VA 23298-0401, USA. Electronic address:
Diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis is typically aided through CSF analysis obtained via lumbar puncture (LP), revealing elevated WBCs, increased protein, decreased glucose, and increased opening pressure. While CSF culture confirms the diagnosis, it takes days, prompting reliance on these adjuncts. AIDS from Human Immunodeficiency Virus is less commonly diagnosed in the emergency setting due to advances in testing and treatment.
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January 2025
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
We describe a 30-year-old Caribbean-Black woman with a clinical presentation suggestive of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) with no conventional cerebrovascular risk factors, albeit with a newly diagnosed quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) with moderate aortic regurgitation (AR). Although QAV is a recognized congenital cardiac defect, its association with TIA remains elusive. This case highlights the importance of considering potential atypical etiologies, such as QAV, in the evaluation and management of young patients presenting with cerebrovascular events.
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January 2025
Department of Biochemistry, Samyak Diagnostic Pvt Ltd, Yala Sadak, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Testicular leiomyoma is an exceptionally rare finding in patients with androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS). Here, we present a report of a 30-year-old individual diagnosed with complete AIS who presented with an inguinal mass subsequently identified as a right sided testicular leiomyoma. While leiomyoma are generally considered benign, controversies persist regarding the potential for malignancy in inguinal masses among AIS patients.
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January 2025
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran - Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by and . Meanwhile, leprosy reactions are immunologically mediated episodes of acute or subacute inflammation that occur during the chronic course of the disease. Leprosy and leprosy reaction have a wide range of clinical manifestations, including those resembling psoriatic arthritis.
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