Abdominal pain caused by diabetic radiculopathy is uncommon, and abdominal hernia as a complication is rare. We report a case of abdominal wall herniation caused by diabetic truncal radiculopathy requiring surgical repair. Clinical and diagnostic features of this entity are reviewed.
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January 2025
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (J.B.H., J.D.B., A.C.D.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases are leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, driven in part by chronic inflammation. Emerging research suggests that the bone marrow microenvironment, or marrow niche, plays a critical role in both immune system regulation and disease progression. The bone marrow niche is essential for maintaining hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and orchestrating hematopoiesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Knowing the magnitude and preventable risk factors of diabetes has a significant contribution in targeted prevention intervention which ultimately ensures the existence of healthier and productive individuals in a country. Diabetes has untoward impact on health, social and economic consequences. Exploring preventable risk factors are extremely important because of their potential association and interaction with diabetes.
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January 2025
Department of Emergency, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Objectives: The pulse pressure (PP) is an important factor influencing the outcomes of diabetes. However, the relationship between the PP and prediabetes has been rarely studied and how this association might be impacted by hypertension is not clear.
Methods: In this study, we retrospectively included 184,252 adults from 32 regions in China, spanning from 2010 to 2016.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Purpose: To investigate the heritability of genetic influence on macular choroidal vascularity index (CVI).
Methods: Total choroidal area (TCA), luminal area (LA), and CVI was measured using horizontal scan of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography with enhanced depth imaging in the 373 healthy twin participants. Characteristics of the participants were investigated, including age, sex, axial length, hypertension, diabetes, drinking habits, and smoking status.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a morbid complication of Type 1 diabetes mellitus(T1DM), and its occurrence at diagnosis has rarely been studied in Ethiopia, despite the many cases seen in the pediatric population.
Objective: The aim of this study was to know the prevalence of DKA among patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus and identify avoidable risk factors.
Method: This institution-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from December 1, 2018 to December1, 2022.
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