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Indian J Dermatol
October 2024
From the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
The non-treponemal tests like VDRL and RPR hold an important place in the diagnosis of syphilis. In many countries, these tests are used for screening, with positive results being subsequently confirmed by treponemal or specific tests like TPHA or FTA-ABS. Recent observations of low-titer VDRL or RPR positivity (<1:8) or negative results in patients with clinically active syphilis are becoming a cause for concern especially in the backdrop of a resurgence of the disease.
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December 2024
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and of Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Bean syndrome (BS) is a rare congenital angiomatosis affecting multiple organ systems. The exact etiology is still not well-known. About 200 cases with heterogeneous clinical presentations have been reported worldwide.
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November 2024
A.R.G. (Argentine Rendu Study Group), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal vascular dysplasia characterized by the presence of mucocutaneous telangiectasia and arteriovenous malformations in solid organs. The Curaçao criteria and/or detection of ALK1, ENG, and SMAD4 gene mutations are used for diagnosis. Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS) is diagnosed according to the number and localization of juvenile polyps, and family history of JPS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKawasaki disease (KD), an acute self-limited febrile illness that primarily affects children <5 years old, is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries, with the potential of leading to coronary artery dilation and coronary artery aneurysms in 25% of untreated patients. This update summarizes relevant clinical data published since the 2017 American Heart Association scientific statement on KD related to diagnosis, cardiac imaging in acute KD treatment, and long-term management. Criteria defining North American patients at high risk for developing coronary artery aneurysms who may benefit from more intensive initial treatment have been published.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) with coronary artery involvement require long-term cardiac care. Although respective evidence-based recommendations are missing, cardiac catheterization is still considered the gold standard for diagnosing detailed coronary pathology. Therefore, to better understand coronary artery pathology development, we conducted a survey to document and evaluate cardiac catheterization data in a European population.
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