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Biomedicines
January 2025
Department of Pathology, Emergency City Hospital, 300254 Timisoara, Romania.
(1) Background: The modified Whipple procedure, or pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy, is a complex surgical intervention used to treat pancreatic head tumors. While preserving digestive function, it is associated with significant perioperative risks. This study explores the clinical, immunological, and microbiome-related factors influencing postoperative complications, focusing on the interplay between patient comorbidities, systemic inflammation, and gut dysbiosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Neurol Sci
January 2025
Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Inserm U974, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France. Electronic address:
Introduction: Certain types of muscular dystrophy (MD), notably facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), exhibit muscle fiber necrosis with regeneration and a nonspecific inflammatory process. Although rare, the coexistence of MDs and autoimmune myositis has been observed. We hypothesized that, in some circumstances, FSHD may predispose individuals to myositis through muscle damage-induced autoantigen overexpression, contributing to an autoimmune response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMult Scler
January 2025
Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center and University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Background: Paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) are a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) marker of compartmentalized intraparenchymal inflammation.
Objectives: The primary objective was to investigate clinical, demographic, and MRI factors that may be predictive of the future formation of PRL.
Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of longitudinal data.
J Clin Med
January 2025
Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases, Louis Pradel Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, European Reference Network (ERN)-LUNG, 28 Avenue Doyen Lepine, 69677 Lyon, France.
Antibodies against Ku have been described in patients with various connective tissue diseases. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical, functional, and imaging characteristics of interstitial lung disease in patients with anti-Ku antibodies. : This single-center, retrospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary referral institution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an X-linked genetic disorder characterized by distinctive features including microthrombocytopenia, eczema and recurrent infections. In the present study we report clinical, immunological and molecular spectrum of 41 WAS patients diagnosed over last five years.
Methods: Clinical and family history was collected from case records.
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