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Spontaneous renal artery dissection is a rare and serious event that can result in renal parenchymal injury and severe hypertension. We report a case of a 38-year-old previously healthy man who presented with unilateral ...

Abstract Background People living with HIV (PLHIV) have a higher risk of developing stage 3–5 of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and this risk is further impacted by the use of antiretrovirals including Tenofovir disoprox...

Background: Adults aged 75 years and older carry the highest absolute risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) yet remain substantially underrepresented in randomized trials evaluating statin therapy for primary prevention. ...

Abstract Objective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 7% of children and 5% of adolescents worldwide. ADHD is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity as symptoms. ...

Despite major advances in lipid-lowering therapy and stent technology, a substantial proportion of patients undergoing contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) experience recurrent major adverse cardiovascul...

Abstract Background Given persistent and unpredictable delays in antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation globally, this study develops a decision preference scale to identify patients at risk of such delays and evaluates...

Abstract Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus with nearly universal seroprevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. In people living with HIV, CMV contributes to immune activation, systemic inflammation, an...

Avaliou-se o efeito da solução concentrada de albumina eqüina diluída a 5% em solução fisiológica (SF) durante fluidoterapia em eqüinos, após indução de desidratação leve a moderada, utilizando-se cinco eqü...

Iron therapy was shown to increase oxidative stress (OS), atherosclerosis in hemodialysis (HD) patients. An association was found between malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome (MICS), OS and atherosclerosis. Possibl...

Background and purpose: Bilateral breast or chest wall and regional nodal irradiation involves large treatment volumes adjacent to multiple critical organs. The feasibility and normal tissue sparing of proton arc therapy...

BackgroundSevere oral complications during and after antineoplastic therapies, such as mucositis, fungal, viral, and bacterial infections, xerostomia, dysphagia, and jaw osteonecrosis, significantly impair oral health an...

ntimicrobial photodynamic treatment (aPDT) is a treatment method that links a light source to a photosensitizing carrier. There is no clear standardization regarding the exact therapeutic concentration when it is combine...

Background. Photobiomodulation (PBM) has gained attention as a potential non-invasive strategy to enhance muscle recovery following exercise-induced muscle damage. However, its effectiveness remains inconsistent across ...

Abstract Background The coexistence of renal artery stenosis (RAS) and acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (ATIN) is exceptionally rare. While imaging studies are essential for diagnosing RAS, noninvasive tests such as re...

Objective: Anemia is one of the most important factors that decrease the quality of life in patients with end-stage renal desease receiving hemodialysis treatment. In these patients, Erythropoietin stimulating agents (E...

Abstract Background Prophylactic medications are commonly used to prevent tuberculosis and opportunistic infections in people living with HIV (PLWH) who are on first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, their cumu...

Objective To characterise temporal trends in antiretroviral therapy (ART) utilisation and forecast short-term changes in regimen distribution within a provincial HIV treatment programme.Design Population-level longitudin...

Artemis-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by pathogenic variants in DCLRE1C, which encodes ARTEMIS, a DNA repair endonuclease essential for V(D)J recombinatio...

Objective: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is more common in patients undergoing dialysis compared to the normal population. The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of hepatitis C in patients undergoing hemo...

The article is devoted to reviewing the main methods of practice-oriented teaching of medical students at the Department of Internal Medicine No. 1, Clinical Immunology and Allergology named after Academician Y. M. Neyko...

The aim of this Campbell Systematic Review was to evaluate the effect of multi‐systemic therapy (MST) on adolescents with social, emotional, and behavioural problems based on the best available evidence. The effect is ...

The incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer are increasing, although improvements in traditional treatments, and it remains the most frequent cancer among women globally. The increasing demand for natural suppleme...

Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome is a monogenic disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the FOXP3 gene, which is critical for the development of functional regulato...

Abstract BackgroundAdherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy is critical for maternal health and the prevention of vertical HIV transmission. In Uganda, where HIV prevalence remains high, pre...