Etiopathogenetic, diagnostic, and clinical problems seen in the adult patients with sepsis have been discussed. An emphasis is on the diagnostic problems in an early stage of infection as well as bacteriological findings. The authors stress that sepsis usually develops in patients with depressed immunological system.
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Calcif Tissue Int
January 2025
Fondazione FIRMO Onlus, Italian Foundation for the Research On Bone Diseases, Florence, Italy.
Gaucher disease is a rare lysosomal storage disorder characterized by the accumulation of glucocerebroside lipids within multiple organs due to a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme (acid β-glucosidase). It is an inherited autosomal recessive disease. The onset of symptoms can vary depending on disease type and severity, with milder forms presenting in adulthood.
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January 2025
Service of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Department of Surgery EOC Lugano Switzerland.
Purpose: Subchondral bone marrow lesions (BMLs) are present in a wide range of pathologies with different prognoses. Thus, a careful diagnosis is mandatory to address them with the proper treatment. The aim of this review was to examine BMLs aetiology and their relationship with biomechanical and biological factors, to identify BMLs and help clinicians to properly recognize and treat each of these common alterations.
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December 2024
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
October 2024
Sandro Pertini Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Rome, Italy.
Background: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a serious obstetric condition that can be life-threatening, with various risk factors contributing to its development. In particular, in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques may lead to an increased rate EP. Additionally, also endometriosis seems to be related to this particular obstetrical condition.
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November 2024
Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Background: Lithopaedion, or "stone baby," represents an exceptionally rare clinical phenomenon with fewer than 350 documented cases existing in the medical literature. This condition arises when an advanced extrauterine pregnancy ceases its developmental trajectory and undergoes a lithification process, potentially resulting in a calcified mass with fetal-like morphology. Typically, lithopaedions remain asymptomatic for decades, but may occasionally elicit acute symptoms necessitating medical intervention.
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