J Formos Med Assoc
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The surgical outcome for primary pulmonary cryptococcosis remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for primary pulmonary cryptococcosis. ⋯ In patients with primary pulmonary cryptococcosis, serum CryAg detection rate is low, and VATS was an effective and safe diagnostic and therapeutic tool.
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Paired stimulation can cause neuroplasticity in corticospinal and spinal pathways in subjects with a chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). We aimed to know the effects of different waveforms using paired stimulations with bicycling in subjects with a chronic SCI. ⋯ The paired stimulation with rTMS-iTBS/tsDCS was equally effective to produce neuroplastic effect in subjects with chronic SCI compared to the conventional TMS-20 Hz/tsDCS intervention.
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic skin disease. Only relatively scant studies from Asian countries have attempted to quantify AD-associated healthcare utilization and costs by using population-based databases. This study aims to evaluate the AD-associated annual healthcare utilization and costs in Taiwan. ⋯ AD was found to impose significant healthcare costs, with estimated total cost burdens of NT$3.61 billion in 2017, which is 0.314% of Taiwan's national health expenditure and 0.020% of Taiwan's gross domestic product.