Articles: disease.
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Daily fluctuations in new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reveal a weekly cycle, with increasing risk of infection through the workweek, but an overall negative trend.
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Factors worsening the opioid epidemic during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provide valuable insight for strategy change where we have historically suffered great loss, bodily and financially.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jul 2020
[Hospital discharges due to Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in Chile from 2001 to 2015].
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SSJ) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (NET) are infrequent and life-threatening mucocutaneous diseases, which occur predominantly as adverse drug reactions. ⋯ SSJ and NET are dermatological emergencies with high mortality. The increase in incidence towards regions at higher latitudes may suggest an association between these conditions and lower levels of vitamin D, correlated with latitude and exposure to UV radiation.