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December 2024
Dermatology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
Leprosy is an uncommon chronic mycobacterial infection in the United States caused by . There are two major forms of the infection, lepromatous leprosy and tuberculoid leprosy, with borderline forms of each. Leprosy is even more uncommon in the Northeastern United States and can present with various symptoms and skin findings, including erythematous or hypopigmented patches or plaques with accompanying hypoesthesia or anesthesia, anhidrosis, or alopecia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArch Sex Behav
January 2025
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 316 Physics Rd., East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
The visibility and number of people identifying as asexual-those with little to no sexual attraction-have been increasing in recent years. In the current study, we examined variation in experiential and developmental milestones and psychosocial functioning in 1,726 individuals on the asexual spectrum (61.2% women, 15.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCase Rep Endocrinol
January 2025
Unidad Académica de Endocrinología y Metabolismo, Hospital de Clínicas "Dr. Manuel Quíntela", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Prolactinomas are the most prevalent subtype of pituitary adenomas and represent one of the leading etiological factors responsible for amenorrhea and infertility in women. The primary therapeutic approach entails the use of dopamine agonists, which effectively restore fertility. In cases of microprolactinomas, the likelihood of experiencing a symptomatic enlargement of the tumor during pregnancy is exceptionally low, estimated at a mere 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Orthop Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics, Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Introduction: A form of tenosynovial giant cell tumors (GCTs) that diffusely affects the soft tissue lining of joints and tendons is called pigmented villonodular synovitis or PVNS. About equal percentages of men and women are often affected, and it typically affects young individuals. The most typical sites of PVNS are the knee and ankle, making PVNS of the wrist a rare presentation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
January 2025
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, PR China. Electronic address:
Objective: To report a rare 17q12 microduplication family.
Case Report: A 29-year-old woman (gravida 1, para 0) underwent amniocentesis at 21 weeks' gestation because of double bubble sign and polyhydramnios of the fetus on prenatal ultrasound. Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) from this family revealed a 1.
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