Articles: disease.
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To investigate the effect of vaccine types applied in our country against 2019 coronavirus disease on the formation of protective antibodies in oncology patients. ⋯ The Biontech vaccine produced higher antibody levels in advanced oncology patients. While the application of radiotherapy in cancer patients was not found to be an effective factor in the vaccination status, it was determined that the application of chemotherapy significantly reduced IgM levels (Tab. 5, Ref. 28). Text in PDF www.elis.sk Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, cancer patients, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG, abscopal effect.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jan 2023
Case ReportsSubacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus in a Patient with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease.
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) is an overlap syndrome of mild severity and good outcome. This disease consists of clinical features overlapping between Systemic Lupus erythematosus (SLE), scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, and polymyositis, in the presence of specific anti-RNP antibodies. We report a case of a 20-year girl who presented with a 3-month history of joint pains involving the small joints of her hands along with morning stiffness, skin thickening of hands, Raynauds phenomena, and recurrent photosensitive skin rashes. ⋯ She was diagnosed as MCTD with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) and started on hydroxychloroquine and oral prednisolone. At 6 months follow-up, she was in remission and tolerating hydroxychloroquine without any adverse effects. Key Words: Mixed connective tissue disease, Anti-RNP antibodies, Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, Skin biopsy.
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Choosing the method of revascularization - coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) - remains debatable. ⋯ After 9 ± 1.9 years in intermediate SS group CABG exhibited an advantage over PCI with DES in terms of the MACCE indicators due to a smaller number of RR in the CABG group. The CABG group showed a more significant progression of atherosclerosis, and more heart failure cases (Tab. 2, Fig. 4, Ref. 29). Text in PDF www.elis.sk Keywords: coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass grafting, percutaneous coronary intervention, SYNTAX score.
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Infective endocarditis (IE) is most often caused by bacteria. ⋯ The knowledge of the IE peculiarities during the IE progression is essential for timely diagnosis and more accurate pathology prediction (Fig. 5, Ref. 38). Text in PDF www.elis.sk Keywords: infectious endocarditis, valve apparatus disease, thromboembolic complications, immunocomplex complications, procalcitonin, presepsin.