Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: A rare manifestation of expanded dengue syndrome by Jaspreet Kaur, Jasmine Singh, Yuvraj Singh Cheema

“…Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a very unusual and rarely reported cause. The etiology of the acute abdomen along with nonresolving fever in dengue infection should be carefully diagnosed and managed accordingly. …”
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Surgical Management of Penoscrotal Filariasis by Reconstructive Penoscrotoplasty: An Experience from a Tertiary Healthcare Centre by Aditya Sharma, Ritika Khanna, Shashi Prakash Mishra, Ram Niwas Meena, Seema Khanna, Rahul Khanna

“…Chronic lymphedema has a number of etiological causes that affect the lymphatic drainage system. …”
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Pycnodysostosis with Special Emphasis on Dentofacial Characteristics by Aisha Khoja, Mubassar Fida, Attiya Shaikh

“…The aim of this case report is to give an insight into the etiology, pathogenesis, and differential diagnosis of this disorder and to prepare the dentists and maxillofacial surgeons to overcome the challenges in treating these patients.…”
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Adult Onset Still’s Disease: A Case Report with a Rare Clinical Manifestation and Pathophysiological Correlations by Katerina M. Antoniou, George A. Margaritopoulos, Ioannis Giannarakis, Christianna Choulaki, Nikos Fountoulakis, Nikos M. Siafakas, Prodromos Sidiropoulos

“…Adult-onset Still’s disease is an inflammatory multisystemic disease of unknown etiology. Pleuritis is the most common pulmonary manifestation and pleural effusions are usually exudates with a predominance of neutrophils. …”
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Identification of Levothyroxine Antichagasic Activity through Computer-Aided Drug Repurposing by Carolina L. Bellera, Darío E. Balcazar, Lucas Alberca, Carlos A. Labriola, Alan Talevi, Carolina Carrillo

“…Cruzipain (Cz) is the major cysteine protease of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, etiological agent of Chagas disease. A conformation-independent classifier capable of identifying Cz inhibitors was derived from a 163-compound dataset and later applied in a virtual screening campaign on the DrugBank database, which compiles FDA-approved and investigational drugs. 54 approved drugs were selected as candidates, 3 of which were acquired and tested on Cz and T. cruzi epimastigotes proliferation. …”
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Onychomycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an Immunocompetent Male from Central India by Karuna Tadepalli, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Dinesh P. Asati, Debasis Biswas

“…We report a case of onychomycosis in a young immunocompetent male who presented onycholysis of a solitary nail without inflammation. The etiological agent was diagnosed to be Cunninghamella bertholletiae, a fungus pertaining to the order Mucorales (subdivision Mucoromycotina) and known for some of the invasive lesions among immunocompromised patients. …”
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A Case of Metastatic CNS Melanoma of Unknown Primary Presenting with Seizures by Viva Nguyen, Samar Aboulenain, Shawn Mohammed, Sahyli Perez Parra

“…The goal of evaluating a seizure is to identify the etiology and to determine the likelihood of recurrence as well as guide management. …”
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Melphalan Culprit or Confounder in Acute Encephalopathy during Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation? by Diógenes Alayón-Laguer, Melissa Alsina, Jose L. Ochoa-Bayona, Ernesto Ayala

“…We report a case of a female patient with Durie-Salmon stage 3A/ISS stage I IgG kappa multiple myeloma (MM) who developed encephalopathy after high-dose melphalan and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). The most common etiologies for encephalopathy such as infection, narcotic medications, metabolic-electrolyte disturbance, stroke, and central nervous system (CNS) hemorrhages were ruled out. …”
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Delineating Novel Signature Patterns of Altered Gene Expression in Schizophrenia Using Gene Microarrays by Karoly Mirnics, Frank A. Middleton, David A. Lewis, Pat Levitt

“…This disorder typically has its clinical onset in late adolescence or early adulthood, presenting as a constellation of delusions and hallucinations (positive symptoms); decreased motivation, emotional expression, and social interactions (negative symptoms); and impaired learning and memory (cognitive symptoms). The etiology of schizophrenia is unknown, but appears to be multifaceted, with genetic and epigenetic developmental factors all implicated. …”
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Popliteal artery aneurysm is a cause that should not be forgotten in acute limb ischemia by Deniz Sarp Beyazpinar, Mehmet Emir Erol

“…While PAA is considered one of the rare causes of ALI, it should be kept in mind as one of the etiological factors in patients presenting with ALI. …”
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Factors associated with early-onset androgenetic alopecia: A scoping review. by Li-Ping Liu, Mary Adumo Wariboko, Xiao Hu, Zi-Han Wang, Qian Wu, Yu-Mei Li

“…This scoping review aims to explore the risk factors and etiology, associated conditions, and adverse effects on wellbeing in early-onset AGA.…”
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Relationship of smokeless tobacco uses in the perspective of oral cancer: A global burden by Ashek Elahi Noor, Boyapati Ramanarayana

“…Despite the mounting evidence implicating smokeless tobacco in oral cancer etiology, challenges persist in implementing effective preventive measures and promoting tobacco cessation, particularly in regions where SLT use is deeply ingrained in cultural traditions. …”
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Tooth wear and tertiary crowding: a 13-year cohort study in Amazon Indigenous populations by Renata Travassos da Rosa Moreira Bastos, Eduardo Oliveira da Costa, David Normando

“…It is suggested that the effect of increased tooth wear on the etiology of tertiary crowding is of small magnitude and restricted to the lower dental arch.…”
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Opioid Prescription Patterns for Discharged Patients from the Emergency Department by Justin Yanuck, Jonathan B. Lee, Soheil Saadat, Jila Rouhi, Ghadi Ghanem, Bharath Chakravarthy, Shalini Shah

“…It is important to analyze the types of etiologies and provider demographics that drive opioid prescription in our emergency departments. …”
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Diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii endocarditis by using nanopore targeted sequencing: a case report by Xinsheng Yan, Qimei Wei, Tingting Liu, Dong Wang, Zhenlu Zhang

“…Although clinical suspicion of infective endocarditis was raised, since echocardiogram did not reveal any vegetations and blood cultures were negative, the etiology remained unclear and empirical drug therapy was used. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Outpatients with Improvement in Ejection Fraction in Qatar by Rasha Kaddoura, Jassim Zaheen Shah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Rajvir Singh, Ammar Chapra, Haisam Alsadi, Maha Al Amri, Tahseen Hamamyh, Manar Fallouh, Farras Elasad, Mohamed Salah Abdelghani, Sumaya Alsaadi Alyafei, Amr Badr, Ashfaq Patel

“…Decreased odds ratio of improved LVEF was associated with per year increase in age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.98, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.97–0.99, P = 0.03), presence of left bundle branch block (aOR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.20–0.80, P = 0.001), duration of HF diagnosis (aOR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.78–0.94, P = 0.001), and ischemic HF etiology (aOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.30–0.77, P = 0.001; compared with dilated etiology). …”
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Progress in Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder by Wei YANG, Minghua XIE, Yu CAI, Zhuoming CHEN

“…We review the researchs of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) in domestic and foreign scholars, respectively, to explain in four aspects, such as etiology, clinical characteristics, treatment methods and preventive measures. …”
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Emotion dysregulation and loneliness as predictors of food addiction by Eirini Tatsi, Atiya Kamal, Alistar Turvill, Regina Holler

“…Introduction: This study aimed to investigate whether multiple aspects of emotion dysregulation contribute to the etiology of Food Addiction (FA); as well as to provide further evidence and clarity regarding the role of loneliness on the development of addictive behaviour towards food. …”
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Epidemiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis,and treatment of bursitis iliopectinea: A systematic review by Malgorzata Lea Jonczy, Lorenz Büchler, Yadusha Mahenthiran, Fabrice Helfenstein, Christian Apenzeller-Herzog, Andrej Isaak

“…Our study aims to systematically review the literature for a comprehensive analysis of the etiology, treatment modalities, and clinical outcomes of patients with BI. …”
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Expression study of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway associated lncRNAs in schizophrenia by Fatemeh Manafzadeh, Behzad Baradaran, Seyed Gholamreza Noor Azar, Kamran Javidi Aghdam, Reza Dabbaghipour, Asghar Shayannia, Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard

“…Abstract Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating mental illnesses affecting any age group. The mechanism and etiology of schizophrenia are extremely complex and multiple signaling pathways recruit genes implicated in the etiology of this disease. …”
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