Verrucous Carcinoma of Buccal Mucosa in Female: A Rare Case Report of Traumatic Tooth Origin by V. Keerthi Narayan

“…Tobacco in both smoking and smokeless form, alcohol, and opportunist viral infections are the most associated etiologies in most of the reported literature cases. …”
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Basilar Predominant Emphysema: Thinking beyond Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency by Ho-Man Yeung, Lauren Gaffaney

“…Careful history taking is essential for any patients diagnosed with lower lobe emphysema to elucidate the underlying etiology. This case challenges the notion that basilar emphysema is sensitive or specific for AATD and emphasizes that this pattern of emphysema has a broad differential diagnosis and alternative etiologies should be considered. …”
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Cat Scratch Disease: The Story Continues by Mary Anne Opavsky

“…OBJECTIVE: To present a perspective on the current state of knowledge of cat scratch disease (CSD), including the evidence for Bartonella henselae as the etiological agent, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the disease, available diagnostic tests and current therapeutic options.…”
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Family case of cardiac achalasia by Yu. V. Yevsyutina, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Nowadays there are three main etiological hypotheses in cardiac achalasia development — genetic, infectious and autoimmune. …”
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Postoperative Acute Exacerbation of IPF after Lung Resection for Primary Lung Cancer by Atsushi Watanabe, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Tetsuya Higami

“…This systematic review shows that the outcome, however, is poor, with postoperative mortality ranging from 33.3% to 100%. In this paper, the etiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, therapy, prognosis, and predictors of postoperative AEIPF are described.…”
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Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy by Yu. B. Uspenskaya, A. A. Sheptulin

“…To present the modern concept of etiology and pathogenesis of the intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and the modern diagnostic and treatment approaches to gastroenterologists. …”
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Multiple Giant Liver Cysts in a Nepalese Lad by Ashish Lal Shrestha, Shova Banstola Paudel, Saurav Krishna Malla

“…Considering the endemicity, echinococcal etiology needs consideration. Surgical ablation is required for large cysts, and the mode of management is dictated by the size and location.…”
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Bowel diseases and constipation in practice of the obstetrician and gynecologist by I. V. Kuznetsova, Yu. B. Uspenskaya

“…To present up-to-date data on etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of constipation in women of various age groups and at combined gynecologic diseases.Summary. …”
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Successful Management of Pseudo-Ludwig Angina from Supratherapeutic Warfarin Use: A Case Report by Utku Ekin, Arham Hazari, Nizar Alyassin, Alan Alcantara, Moh’d Hazem Azzam, Mourad Ismail

“…However, other etiologies, such as angioedema and trauma, have been described. …”
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Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus Treated with High Dose Perampanel: Case Series and Review of the Literature by Christopher R. Newey, Naresh Mullaguri, Stephen Hantus, Vineet Punia, Pravin George

“…One patient had new onset refractory status epilepticus of unknown etiology. Three other patients had status epilepticus as a result of their cardiac arrest. …”
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Depression and Anxiety States of Patients Followed in Pituitary Polyclinic by Afruz Babayeva, Mehmet Muhittin Yalçın, Atakan Tüm, Aydın Tuncer Sel, Alev Eroğlu Altınova, Müjde Aktürk, Mehmet Ayhan Karakoç, İlhan Yetkin, Füsun Törüner

“…Conclusion: In our study, the presence of pituitary disease due to any etiology was associated with elevated levels of depression and anxiety. …”
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Co-Occurrence of Multiple Endocrine Abnormalities Induced by the DIHS/DRESS by Mingqun Deng, Han Wu, Miao Yu, Yi Tian, Yuxiu Li, Xinhua Xiao

“…Our results indicated that DIHS/DRESS is a potential etiological factor of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS), especially APS III. …”
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Genetic Analysis and Follow-Up of 25 Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus Patients in China by Bingyan Cao, Chunxiu Gong, Di Wu, Chaoxia Lu, Fang Liu, Xiaojing Liu, Yingxian Zhang, Yi Gu, Zhan Qi, Xiaoqiao Li, Min Liu, Wenjing Li, Chang Su, Xuejun Liang, Mei Feng

“…To study the clinical features, genetic etiology, and the correlation between phenotype and genotype of neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) in Chinese patients. …”
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FELINE BARTONELLOSIS  A MINI REVIEW by R. Pepovich, I. Tsachev, M. Baymakova, G. Stoimenov, G. Krumova-Valcheva, B. Chakarova, P. Genova-Kalou

“…Its seroprevalence, etiological characteristics, epidemiological features and clinical manifestations are outlined. …”

Potentials of antiviral therapy at patients with liver cirrhosis in an outcome of HCV-infection by E. N. Bessonova

“…To study efficacy and complications of antiviral therapy in patients with liver cirrhosis of HCV-etiology.Material and methods. Original study included 57 patients with liver cirrhosis of HCV-etiology of A and B classes by Child-Pugh, treated in Sverdlovsk regional center of hepatology, based on «Sverdlovsk regional hospital №1» (Yekaterinburg) in 2008 to 2010. …”
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Cryptogenic stroke in young patients and cannabis use: case presentation and literature review by A. Atkočiūnas, A. Jasionis, G. Lengvenis, R. Badaras, K. Ryliškienė

“…In this patient population, there is an especially high number of cryptogenic strokes, where etiology is not identified or several causes are identified, or their exact meaning is not entirely clear, e. g., patent foramen ovale. …”
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Rare cause of chronic cough in a young healthcare worker - A case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia! by Nandini Dikshit, Mansi Gupta, Neha Nigam, Alok Nath

“…It is vital to uphold a heightened clinical suspicion for non-infectious etiologies in non-resolving pneumonia and investigate the patient thoroughly before resorting to empirical treatments.…”
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Vasculitic Tibial Mononeuropathy Associated with Inherited Immune Dysregulation: A Review of Tibial Mononeuropathies with Electrodiagnostic Considerations by James Liu, Yue Ding, Sandra Camelo-Piragua, James Richardson

“…Therefore, it is critical to consider noncompressive etiologies when a tibial mononeuropathy is suspected. …”
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Adult Onset Still's Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever by Paul Persad, Rajendrakumar Patel, Niki Patel

“…Adult Onset Still's Disease (AOSD) is an inflammatory condition of unknown etiology characterized by an evanescent rash, quotidian fevers, and arthralgias. …”
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Rehabilitation Assessment and Treatment for Low Back Pain by YUE Shouwei

“…Low back pain (LBP) is a kind of clinical syndrome characterized by complex etiology, lifetime prevalence, the long course of disease and easy recurrence. …”
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