The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus passed to humans by Aedes mosquitoes. Since its description in 1952, CHIKV has caused millions of human infections in Africa, the Indian Ocean islands, Asia, Europe and America (1). In total, since 2013, the epidemic has affected more than 2 million
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The investigator team had focused on heart failure (HF) treatment for many years and tried to develop non-invasive guide for HF treatment. Initially, the investigators had dedicated to use echocardiography to simulate Swan-Ganz and performed validation for non-invasive Swan-Ganz (echo
Introduction: pain in cancer patients is based on the concept of the World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder and was recently updated with the EAPC (European Association for Palliative Care) recommendations. (1) Cancer pain management using opioids administered alone or in combination with
Objective of the study The objective of this study is to investigate the clinical course of IPAF to clarify the prognosis of this condition and to clarify the proportion of patients who develop clear clinical features of CTD over time. Patients will be followed prospectively for a period of 3 years,
Primary oral infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV) typically occurs at a young age, is asymptomatic, and is not associated with significant morbidity. After primary oral infection, HSV may persist in a latent state in the trigeminal ganglion and later reactivate as the more common herpes
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically reduced the death rate from AIDS and improved the quality of life of many HIV-infected individuals. However, ART does not eradicate HIV as demonstrated by the rapid return of viremia whenever treatment is interrupted. The possible long-term toxicity
Breast reconstruction (BR) is commonly requested following mastectomy, and recent measures have been taken to ensure patient access is universal. Transferring autologous tissue from the abdomen using microvascular surgical techniques provides a reliable reconstruction method with high levels of
Introduction Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a group of conditions involving the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), masticatory muscles and associated structures. This broad complex of functional disorders often affects the face and jaws causing chronic pain, earaches, headaches, migraines, neck
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2.1 Chronic graft-versus-host disease
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is the most common long-term complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), with an incidence of up to 70% in recipients of peripheral blood stem cells. Chronic GvHD is
1. Introduction. Pentavalent antimonials are first line drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis. WHO and Brazilian Ministry of Health recommend treating patients with mucosal (ML) or mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) with doses of 20mg/kg/day, intramuscularly or intravenously, for a period of three
1. Patient selection and enrollment. Participants will be recruited into the study from subjects admitted for acute inpatient rehabilitation in the North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (NT-TBIMS) affiliated rehabilitation units. Our goal is to enroll participants who have the potential
Introduction: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a common rheumatic disease characterized by pain, inflammation and reduction in joint function. Hands and feet are the most commonly affected joints and pain is the cause that brings patients with RA to search for medical assistance. Factors causing pain
This is an open-label, single center, one-arm phase I dose-escalation study of dasatinib plus protracted , daily TMZ administered orally on a continuous daily dosing schedule among adult patients with recurrent or relapsing malignant glioma. The study format includes a classical "3+3" dose
This study is a prospective, single-center Phase II trial of Neumega (rhIL-11) in women with type 1 VWD and menorrhagia refractory to estrogen, hormones, or hemostatic agents. It is anticipated that 10 subjects who meet eligibility criteria will enroll and complete this study. All aspects of this
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