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Cureus
December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima City Funairi Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, JPN.
Although human metapneumovirus(hMPV) infection can induce severe symptoms in older adults or immunocompromised patients, it usually causes mild symptoms in young immunocompetent adults. The prevalence of hMPV infectious disease is highest during the late winter and early summer. We report a hypoxemic case of hMPV infection in a young immunocompetent man that occurred in the first autumn after the reclassification of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Class 2 to Class 5.
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January 2025
Department of Gynecology, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effect of acupoint application on the prevention of postoperative sore throat (POST), cough, expectoration, hoarseness, and patient satisfaction after general anesthesia.
Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Methods: A randomized double-blind clinical trial was designed.
J Clin Med
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Cukurova University, 01250 Adana, Turkey.
: Throat packs are widely used during orofacial surgery to reduce the frequency of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). However, evidence supporting their use is mixed, with associated risks such as postoperative sore throat and the possibility of being forgotten in situ. : The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of throat packs in preventing PONV and postoperative sore throat during dental treatments under general anesthesia in children with special healthcare needs (SHCNs).
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February 2025
Cancer Institute of Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Objective: To investigate the feasibility and accuracy of esophageal sponge cytology in screening esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
Methods: From May 2021 to June 2022, an opportunistic screening was performed in people aged 40-75 from a high-risk region for ESCC. Using an esophageal cell collector that was independently developed in China for esophageal sponge cytology, a positive cytology was determined as detection of atypical squamous cells or more severe lesions.
Am J Med
January 2025
Division of Cardiology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; The Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background: Reports of nonrheumatic streptococcal pharyngitis associated myocarditis (SPAM) are rare, and its incidence, pathophysiology, and clinical features remain unclear. We evaluated the clinical course and outcome of patients diagnosed with nonrheumatic SPAM, with a particular focus on differentiating it from other etiologies of myocarditis.
Methods: Seventy-nine consecutive individuals (age 32±9 years, 71 men) with clinically diagnosed SPAM were evaluated.
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