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Pharmaceuticals (Basel)
January 2025
Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Canakinumab, a humanized anti-IL-1β monoclonal antibody, is known for its ability to suppress IL-1β-mediated inflammation. However, continuous monitoring of its safety remains essential. Thus, we comprehensively evaluated the safety signals of canakinumab by data mining from FAERS.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, Tower Health Medical Group, Reading, USA.
Objective: The recent development of xylazine adulteration of the illicit opiate supply has been associated with necrotic extremity wounds of unclear pathogenesis. This study sought to understand the prevalence and characteristics of delusional infestation (DI) among patients with opiate use disorders who also carried a diagnosis of cellulitis.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in one health system to identify patients with opiate use disorder and cellulitis over the past three years who also described symptoms of DI.
Crohns Colitis 360
January 2025
The Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Background: Intravenous (IV) steroids are commonly used to treat acute flares of Crohn's disease (CD). However, it is unclear if they are beneficial in the setting of uncomplicated small bowel obstruction (SBO). We sought to examine if IV steroid administration improved short-term outcomes in patients with CD hospitalized for acute, uncomplicated SBO across three New York City hospital systems.
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January 2025
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Türkiye.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics of male patients.
Methods: Retrospective data were collected from the files of 52 male patients with lymphedema. Duration, diagnostic category, localization and stage of lymphedema, and complaints were analyzed and reported.
Ophthalmic Epidemiol
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Purpose: To determine the incidence rates, risk factors, and economic burden of orbital and preseptal cellulitis in the United States (US).
Methods: This retrospective longitudinal study was completed using data from the US Nationwide Emergency Department Sample dataset. An estimated 732,105 emergency department (ED) visits with a primary or secondary diagnosis of orbital and preseptal cellulitis from 2006 to 2018 were included.
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