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J Korean Med Sci
September 2023
Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children's Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) exposure in congregate settings related to neonates is a serious medical and social issue. TB exposure happens during the neonatal period, but contact investigations for exposed infants are usually conducted after the neonatal period. Generally, recommendations for screening and managing close contact are different for neonates and children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Med
January 2023
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Purpose: This study aimed to summarize and analyze the clinical data of intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) in order to provide guidance for accurate diagnosis and treatment of ITB.
Methods: This study consecutively included patients with ITB who were admitted to our hospital from 2008 to 2021 and retrospectively analyzed their clinical features.
Results: Forty-six patients were included.
Int J Mycobacteriol
March 2019
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt.
Background: The activation of the cell-mediated immune responses by Mycobacterium tuberculosis can promote atherogenesis.
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among patients with coronary artery stenosis (CAS) and to explore the association between LTBI and development of CAS. We conducted a case-control study which included 183 patients' who underwent percutaneous coronary angiography (121 patients with CAS and 62 patients without as a control group).
Front Med
June 2018
Department of Geriatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China.
We observed a rare case of invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) with a lepidic-predominant pattern accompanied by pulmonary tuberculosis. An 85-year-old man with repeated cough and sputum was admitted to Xinhua Hospital. T-SPOT test result was 212 pg/ml (reference value of negative is < 14 pg/ml), Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture was positive, and tuberculin skin test (PPD) was negative (skin induration < 5 mm).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Bras Reumatol Engl Ed
October 2018
Sector of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address:
Objective: To describe the clinical and angiographic characteristics of Takayasu's arteritis in Brazilian children and adolescents.
Methods: A retrospective data collection was performed in 71 children and adolescents followed in 10 Brazilian reference centers in Pediatric Rheumatology. The evaluation was carried out in three different time points: from onset of symptoms to diagnosis, from the 6th to 12th month of diagnosis, and in the last visit.
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