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X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) causes significant burden in pediatric patients in spite of maintained treatment with phosphate supplements and vitamin D derivatives. Administration of burosumab has shown promising results in clinical trial but studies assessing its effect in the everyday practice
In adults with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), excess FGF23 impairs renal phosphate reabsorption and suppresses production of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, resulting in chronic hypophosphatemia and persistent osteomalacia. Osteomalacia is associated with poor bone quality causing atraumatic fractures,
Intravenous iron enables rapid correction of iron-deficiency anemia, but certain formulations induce fibroblast growth factor 23-mediated hypophosphatemia.To compare risks of hypophosphatemia and effects on biomarkers of mineral and bone homeostasis of Legionnaire's disease (LD) is a non-zoonotic atypical community acquired pneumonia (CAP) with several characteristic extra-pulmonary findings. Pending diagnostic test results, selected characteristic findings when considered together are the basis of clinical syndromic diagnosis and the basis of
A 39-year-old man presented to a local physician complaining of fever, headache without cough or sputum. Abnormal shadows were found on chest X-ray films. Pneumonia was diagnosed and he was referred to our hospital, where chest computed tomography showed bilateral, multifocal, and patchy
A 56-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of a high fever. An abnormal shadow was seen on his chest X-ray film. He was treated with piperacillin, isepamycin, and minocycline, but his fever remained and the abnormal shadow got worse. Because he had proteinuria, a severe headache,
Hypertension is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Endocrine-related hypertension is rare in children. Hypercalcmia due to hyperparathyroidism is a rare cause of endocrine-related hypertension in childhood. We present a patient with severe headache, who was diagnosed with
A 29-year-old woman presented with a 1-week history of fever, weakness, anorexia, darkened urine, and mild cough. The patient described her cough as nonproductive and without hemoptysis. She had no chest pain. The patient's medical history was significant for x-linked hypophosphatemia, renal stones,
Respiratory insufficiency of any cause has significant effects on the nervous system. Headache, mental status changes, papilledema, and numerous motor abnormalities including asterixis are commonly seen. Abnormalities in ventilation and gas exchange result in hypoxia, hypercapnia, and respiratory
OBJECTIVE
The efficacy of directly acting antiviral agents in interferon-free regimens for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infections needs to be evaluated in different populations.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir with weight-based or low-dose ribavirin among a
Bevacizumab is an antiangiogenic agent approved for recurrent glioblastoma due to high response rates. Prior reviews focused on severe or cardiovascular bevacizumab toxicities. We performed a comprehensive review of toxicities experienced among 210 patients enrolled in 3 phase II bevacizumab trials
OBJECTIVE
To describe the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and the causes of outbreak of nosocomial pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila.
METHODS
The medical records of 6 cases of nosocomial Legionella pneumophila pneumonia were retrospectively reviewed, and the clinical data of
In this dose escalation study, 74 adult cancer patients undergoing bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation received fluconazole (400 mg/day) and either normal saline (control) (12 subjects) or micafungin (12.5 to 200 mg/day) (62 subjects) for up to 4 weeks. The maximum tolerated
BACKGROUND
Thioredoxin reductase (Trx) has been implicated in activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha, which is overexpressed in > 85% of renal cell carcinomas (RCCs). We evaluated the safety and efficacy of motexafin gadolinium (MGd), a Trx inhibitor, as a single-agent therapy for metastatic
Bisphosphonates are potent inhibitors of bone resorption and provide a therapeutic benefit for patients with bone metastases. Zoledronic acid is a highly potent, nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate. In the present trial, we assessed the safety and tolerability of increasing doses of zoledronic acid