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Frequency of MRI changes suggestive of axial spondyloarthritis in the axial skeleton in a large population-based cohort of individuals aged <45 years
(2019)
I read with great interest the recent report by Baraliakos et al published in the Annals of Rheumatic Disease, about a general population cohort study of healthy volunteers that examined the presence of bone marrow oedema ...
Individuals with Schizophrenia and Relevant Psychotic Disorders: A Clinical Population with Increased Incidence for Involuntary Admission Due to Suicidal Behavior.
(2019)
Objective: Investigation of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals involuntary admitted in the Psychiatric Hospital of Cyprus with suicidal behavior. Material and Method: A descriptive correlation ...
Measles-associated pneumonia and hepatitis during the measles outbreak of 2018
(2020)
Background Between 2017 and 2018, Greece experienced a measles outbreak, affecting >3000 patients, most of which were unvaccinated. Measles-associated pneumonia (MAP) is the most common serious compilation of the disease, ...
Shiga toxin-induced haemolytic uraemic syndrome and the role of antibiotics: a global overview
(2019)
OBJECTIVES: The administration of antibiotics in infections caused by Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) strains, such as O157:H7, was and remains controversial, as it has been associated with the development of haemolytic ...
Porphyrias and photosensitivity: pathophysiology for the clinician
(2018)
Porphyrias are disorders caused by defects in the biosynthetic pathway of heme. Their manifestations can be divided into three distinct syndromes, each attributable to the accumulation of three distinct classes of molecules. ...
Granulomatous infective spondylitis in a patient presenting with progressive difficulty in walking: the differential between tuberculosis and brucellosis
(2019)
We report a case of infectious spondylitis in a 52-year-old woman who presented with progressive difficulty in walking. The patient had a 2-month long history of neurological symptoms, which progressed rapidly to paraplegia, ...
Open-label randomised pragmatic trial (CONTACT) comparing naproxen and low-dose colchicine for the treatment of gout flares in primary care
(2019)
We read with great interest the article by Roddy et al 1, published in the Annals of Rheumatic Disease, an open-label study that examined 399 patients presented at primary care centres with exacerbation of gout. The patients ...
Cost-effectiveness analysis of three algorithms for diagnosing primary ciliary dyskinesia: a simulation study
(2019)
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) diagnosis relies on a combination of tests which may include (a) nasal Nitric Oxide (nNO), (b) High Speed Video Microscopy (HSVM) and (c) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). There is ...