Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003086-197303000-00003 | DOI Listing |
In Vitro Model
June 2024
In Vitro Toxicology Group, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Sketty, Wales SA2 8PP UK.
Unlabelled: Owing to increased pressure from ethical groups and the public to avoid unnecessary animal testing, the need for new, responsive and biologically relevant in vitro models has surged. Models of the human alveolar epithelium are of particular interest since thorough investigations into air pollution and the effects of inhaled nanoparticles and e-cigarettes are needed. The lung is a crucial organ of interest due to potential exposures to endogenous material during occupational and ambient settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrop Doct
January 2025
Doctor, Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Saban Pediatric Medical Center, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
We report a case of the appearance of dark pigmented skin on the plantar surface of the foot and toes in a young child, likely caused by the beetle Few such documented cases occur in the literature and none reported from our region. Identifying the cause is important to avoid unnecessary investigations and treatment, and to provide reassurance to patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStroke
February 2025
Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (H.C., S.M., D.G.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore.
Background: Sex-specific differences in stroke risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcomes are well documented. However, little is known about real-world differences in transient ischemic attack (TIA) hospitalizations and outcomes between men and women.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of the 2016 to 2021 Nationwide Readmissions Database in the United States.
Front Immunol
January 2025
Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Panyu Central Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare, self-limiting condition typically characterized by fever and lymphadenopathy. The exact etiology remains unclear but is suspected to be associated with viral infections and autoimmune responses. This report presents the case of a 32-year-old Chinese male who was admitted with recurrent high fever, lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCureus
January 2025
Emergency Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, USA.
Anticholinergic toxicity typically presents with symptoms of cutaneous vasodilation, delirium, mydriasis, urinary retention, hyperthermia, anhidrosis, and tachycardia. This case report presents a 68-year-old female patient who exhibited some of these signs and symptoms after ingesting an unknown quantity of dicyclomine. However, she displayed one notable exception to the classic toxidrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!