J Clin Rheumatol
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Published: March 2020
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RHU.0000000000000820 | DOI Listing |
Two-thirds of patients with Fabry disease suffer debilitating pain attacks triggered by exercise, fever, and exposure to environmental heat. These patients face endure even greater risk of heat-related episodic pain in the face of global climate change. Almost nothing is known about the biological mechanisms underlying heat-induced pain crises in Fabry disease, and there is no preclinical model available for to study Fabry crises.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Case Rep
February 2025
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome epitomizes an acute, exceptionally rare, and capricious immunological phenomenon marked by potentially life-threatening skin reactions, involvement of mucous membranes, and concomitant systemic manifestations. Most cases of Stevens-Johnson syndrome have been attributed to being triggered by drugs, while a minority have implicated infectious agents such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Coxsackie virus A6 as their cause. We present a case report on the rare occurrence of Mycoplasma-pneumoniae-induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in a 25-year-old Sri Lankan male adult.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrop Med Int Health
February 2025
Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Medical School, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.
Introduction: Chikungunya fever is a debilitating arthritic disease that can lead to atypical severe complications and sometimes be fatal. The risk factors for fatal outcomes of chikungunya fever have not been thoroughly studied. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify mortality risk factors in patients with chikungunya.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLancet Respir Med
January 2025
Surgical Oncology Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Background: Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a rare debilitating condition caused by chronic infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) type 6 or 11. Papillomas develop in the aerodigestive tract, leading to significant voice disturbance and airway obstruction. No systemic treatment currently exists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Paediatr
January 2025
Department of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Aim: Sydenham chorea (SC) is a globally significant, post-streptococcal, childhood neuropsychiatric condition that is rare in western Europe. This retrospective single-centre study focused on children with neuropsychiatric features of SC.
Methods: Participants were recruited from neuropsychiatry referrals to a regional paediatric neurology department in Glasgow, Scotland, from 2009 to 2012.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!
© LitMetric 2025. All rights reserved.