Pharmacotherapy of Peptic Ulcer Disease by F Molina, MM Vohra, CN Williams

“…The etiology of peptic ulcer is multifactorial; except for omeprazole, all drugs used for the treatment of peptic ulcer result in healing with no statistical difference at four weeks. …”
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Kidney Stone Disease: An Update on Current Concepts by Tilahun Alelign, Beyene Petros

“…Therefore, this review has intended to provide a compiled up-to-date information on kidney stone etiology, pathogenesis, and prevention approaches.…”
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Characterizing Cerebral Imaging and Electroclinical Features of Five Pseudohypoparathyroidism Cases Presenting with Epileptic Seizures by Zijuan Qi, Zhensheng Li, Quwen Gao, Li Dong, Jian Lin, Kairun Peng, Wei Xiang, Bingmei Deng

“…To characterize the cerebral imaging and electroclinical features and investigate their etiological contributions to seizures in pseudoparathyroidism (PHP). …”
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Arterial Thrombosis in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Two-Case Reports and Review of the Literature by C. Konin, J. B. Anzouan-Kacou, A. Essam N'loo

“…Arterial thrombosis might occur in HIV infection. Several etiological factors could be involved in the pathogeny of these arterial thromboses.…”
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Incidental Unilateral Tubal Absence Detected During Caesarean Section: Report of a Case by Selçuk Erkılınç, Ali İrfan Güzel, Melike Doğanay, İrfan Özer, Coşkun Ümit

“… Unilateral tubal absence is a rare clinical condition with unknown etiology and probable causes are adnexal torsion, ischemia, birth defects and infection. …”
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A Century-Old Threat: Disseminated Tuberculosis in a Healthy Host – Case Report by Poongodi Santhana Kumarasamy, Bala Ponnuthurai, Stanley James Benjamin Swamidoss, Mohamed Arafath Mohamed

“…Histopathological and molecular methods confirmed the etiological agent – Mycobacterium tuberculosis. She was started on first-line antitubercular treatment and she had significant clinical recovery.…”
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Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old Man by Dhanjit Litt, Sumeet Gandhi, Sacha Bhinder, Maurice Blitz, Kieran McIntyre

“…The present article discusses the etiology, clinical and radiographic features of pulmonary sequestration as well as the management of this condition when it is discovered incidentally.…”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Pancreatitis Treatment. by Francisco García Valdés, Jorge Luis Ulloa Capestany, Reinaldo Jiménez Prendes, Rudis Miguel Monzón Rodríguez, Carlos Jaime Geroy Gómez

“…It is the acute inflammatory reaction of the pancreas, affecting a gland that was previously healthy and causes its self-digestion with variable complications of local and distal systems of organs. Its etiological agents, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and therapy are described. …”
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Association of Human Lymphocyte Antigens with Obstructive Airways Disease after Bone Marrow Transplantation by David Spaner, Jeffrey Lipton, Charles K Chan

“…BACKGROUND: Obstructive airways disease (OAD) is a known complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. The etiology of OAD is unknown but is probably multifactorial. …”
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Chromogenic bacterial staining of teeth: a scoping review by Mathangi Kumar, Medhini Madi, Ravindranath Vineetha, Divya Gopinath

“…Abstract Background The purpose of this scoping review is to understand the etiological, clinical characteristics and treatment of chromogenic staining of teeth and the various management strategies reported in literature. …”
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Comparison of Two New Mouse Models of Polygenic Type 2 Diabetes at the Jackson Laboratory, NONcNZO10Lt/J and TALLYHO/JngJ by Edward H. Leiter, Marjorie Strobel, Adam O'Neill, David Schultz, Andrew Schile, Peter C. Reifsnyder

“…Although the T2D pathophysiology in both TALLYHO/JngJ and NONcNZO10/LtJ is remarkably similar, their genetic etiologies are clearly different, underscoring the genetic heterogeneity underlying T2D in humans.…”
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Genome-wide meta-analysis of five Asian cohorts identifies PDGFRA as a susceptibility locus for corneal astigmatism. by Qiao Fan, Xin Zhou, Chiea-Chuen Khor, Ching-Yu Cheng, Liang-Kee Goh, Xueling Sim, Wan-Ting Tay, Yi-Ju Li, Rick Twee-Hee Ong, Chen Suo, Belinda Cornes, Mohammad Kamran Ikram, Kee-Seng Chia, Mark Seielstad, Jianjun Liu, Eranga Vithana, Terri L Young, E-Shyong Tai, Tien-Yin Wong, Tin Aung, Yik-Ying Teo, Seang-Mei Saw

“…This highlights the potential role of variants in PDGFRA in the genetic etiology of corneal astigmatism across diverse Asian populations.…”
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A 23-Year-Old Female with a Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of the Pituitary Infundibulum: The Challenge of Differentiating Neoplasm from Lymphocytic Infundibuloneurohypophysitis—A Case Repo... by Sann Yu Mon, Hussain Mahmud, Munira Abbasi, Geoff Murdoch, Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, Paul A. Gardner, Sue M. Challinor

“…Differentiating LINH from other causes of infundibular disease can be difficult because the various etiologies often have similar clinical presentations and radiologic imaging characteristics. …”
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End Stage Renal Disease: Seroprevalence of Hepatitises B and C along with Associated Aetiology and Risk Factors in Children by Syed Raza Shah, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Muhammad Tanveer Alam, Adnan Salim, Mehwish Hussain, Areeba Altaf

“…The data was collected using a predesigned pro forma to note the etiology, gender, age, and HBsAg and anti-HCV test result of each patient. …”
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Strongyloides stercoralis combined with concurrent multiple pathogens infections in an immunosuppressed patient: a case report by Jingchun Fang, Jingchun Fang, Huimin Fang, Huimin Fang, Penghao Guo, Yaqin Peng, Peisong Chen

“…It is conducive to clarifying the etiological diagnosis of patients and thereby facilitating the timely initiation of corresponding treatments.…”
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Myocardial Bridging, Unusual Cause of Myocardial Infarction; Case Report and Review of Literature by Merga Daba, Dawit Bineyam, Ibraist Yohannes, Beniam Yohannes, Rabirra Waktola, Eshetu Bedada

“…Clinicians should be suspicious of myocardial bridging as an etiology of myocardial infarction when other more common etiologies have been excluded. …”
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Intra- and Interlaboratory Reproducibility of an ELISA Serological Test for Lyme Disease by Martin C Tammemagi, John W Frank, Michael LeBlanc, Harvey Artsob

“…The clinical diagnosis and epidemiological monitoring of Lyme disease are aided by serological testing for the etiological agent, Borrelia burgdorferi. Numerous authorities have questioned the reproducibility of these serological tests. …”
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A Rare Case of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Middle-Aged Female by Lamprini Kosma, Lubna Khaldi, Panagiota Galani, Dimitrios Mytas, Sofia Lafoyianni

“…They are regarded as “intermediate malignancy” tumors of unknown etiology. We report a case of a 64-years-old woman with a fever and abdominal discomfort for 3 months; a computer tomography was performed indicating gastrointestinal stromal tumor. …”
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Impact of cardiac magnetic resonance on the diagnosis and management of patients with cardiomyopathies by Popa Oana-Andreea, Onciul Sebastian, Badea Thedor, Marian Denisa, Rac-Albu Bogdan, Amzulescu Mihaela, Bugeac Claudia, Chiriac Oana, Tomescu Luminița, Gheorghita Valeriu, Roșu Andrei

“…In addition, its tissue characterization capabilities, including T1, T2 and T2* mapping and gadolinium enhancement images, allow differentiation between ischemic, inflammatory and infiltrative etiologies of heart disease.…”
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Lymphoadenopathies caused by Bartonella henselae by V.S. Zhukovskiy, O.V. Prokopiv, I.R. Trutyak, M.V. Pankiv

“…Bartonella henselae infection should be considered in all cases of lymphadenitis of unknown etiology, accompanied by high temperature, intoxication syndrome and a long course. …”
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