The difficulty in the treatment of patients undergoing Warfarin therapy for mitral stenosis, is underlined and cases treated with Danazol in sideropenic anaemia caused by menometrorrhagia are reported.
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Cureus
November 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) Medical College and Hospital, Aurangabad, IND.
Background Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disorder in India, and while prevalence data is limited, it is believed that a significant number of individuals may be affected. Due to restricted access to first-line treatments, older therapies like danazol are commonly used despite associated risks in resource-constrained settings. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of danazol as an affordable long-term prophylaxis (LTP) for HAE in a three-generation family.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMed J Malaysia
November 2024
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, Haematology Unit, Sabah, Ministry of Health, Malaysia.
Introduction: Aplastic anaemia (AA) is a rare disorder of bone marrow failure, characterized by bone marrow hypocellularity with pancytopenia. The annual incidence rates of AA in Asia are observed to be two to three times higher than Europe and North America. Since the introduction of immunosuppressive therapy (IST) and of allogenic stem cell transplant (SCT), the outcome of severe AA has significantly improved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Integr Neurosci
November 2024
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 201102 Shanghai, China.
Background: The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system plays a vital role in regulating gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), whether the IGF2 can act on the GnRH neurons during the pubertal period is unclear.
Methods: Central precocious puberty (CPP) rats were induced by danazol, and when the rats met the first diestrus, they were euthanized and tissues were collected. GT1-7 cells were cultured and treated with 0, 1, 10 ng/mL IGF2 for 4 hours and the changes in GnRH were measured.
J Clin Med
November 2024
Centre for Translational Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary.
: Endometriosis is a chronic condition that affects 6-10% of women of reproductive age, with pain and infertility being its primary symptoms. The most common aspects of pain are overall pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia. Our aim was to compare the available medical treatments for endometriosis-related pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAllergol Select
November 2024
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm.
Background And Objectives: Patients with rare diseases like hereditary angioedema (HAE) are usually referred to an angioedema center to ensure guideline-compliant and experience-based therapy. Even though there are established guidelines and several approved therapeutics, there are still open questions and situations in the daily care of HAE patients, where an exchange between centers is needed.
Materials And Methods: A survey was conducted among physicians from German angioedema centers regarding challenges and issues in everyday HAE treatment.
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