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Cureus
December 2024
Research and Development, MediBrains Social Welfare Foundation, Mumbai, IND.
Background Vitamin B12 deficiency, or cobalamin deficiency, is common among populations with low consumption of animal-based products, mainly in India, due to religious and socioeconomic factors, which significantly increase the deficiency rate. The condition has been characterized by a wide range of clinical and hematological symptoms, mainly affecting the blood and nervous system. This study aims to assess the clinical and hematological characteristics of patients with vitamin B12 deficiency and assess the therapeutic response to supplementation with vitamin B12.
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December 2024
Pediatric, Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Khamis Mushait, SAU.
Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS) is a rare autosomal recessive condition that is defined by low platelet count and platelet dysfunction characterized by the absence or dysfunction of the complex on the platelet surface. It is characterized by large defective platelets and thrombocytopenia. BSS is usually presented early in life.
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January 2025
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory-Microbiology, Immunology, Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
An 8-y-old, spayed female Bernese Mountain Dog was presented to a referral center for evaluation of right thoracic limb lameness and previously suspected Evans syndrome that had been poorly responsive to immunosuppressive therapy. Based on review of examination findings and laboratory data, Evans syndrome was deemed unlikely and hemophagocytic histiocytic sarcoma (HHS) was strongly suspected. On blood smear evaluation, atypical, histiocytic cells were noted, some of which exhibited siderophagia.
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January 2025
Department of Parasitology-Mycology and Tropical Medicine, Université Des Sciences de La Santé de Libreville, BP 4009, Libreville, Gabon.
Background: The negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare service utilization has been reported in several countries. In Gabon, data on the preparedness for future pandemic are lacking. The aim of the present study was to assess the trends of hospital attendance, malaria and self-medication prevalences as well as ITN use before and during Covid-19 first epidemic waves in a paediatric wards of a sentinel site for malaria surveillance, in Libreville, Gabon.
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January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Semmelweis University, Üllői Street 78/a, 1082 Budapest, Hungary.
Background/objectives: Both hyperandrogenism (HA) and vitamin D deficiency (VDD) can separately lead to impaired vascular reactivity and ovulatory dysfunction in fertile females. The aim was to examine the early interactions of these states in a rat model of PCOS.
Methods: Four-week-old adolescent female rats were divided into four groups: vitamin D (VD)-supplemented ( = 12); VD-supplemented and testosterone-treated ( = 12); VDD- ( = 11) and VDD-and-testosterone-treated ( = 11).
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