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June 2022 in “Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology” A woman's shingles infection triggered her first episode of a rare neurological disorder and blood vessel inflammation.
May 2022 in “Clinical Epigenetics” A mother's iron levels early in pregnancy can influence the DNA makeup of her child, potentially affecting the child's health.
January 2022 in “Nasza Dermatologia Online” Dermoscopy helps doctors recognize a type of benign skin tumor called pilomatricoma.
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November 2017 in “Journal of Surgical Academia” Visual field defects in lupus nephritis can be caused by hypertensive retinopathy, not glaucoma or medication toxicity.
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February 2010 in “Emergency Medicine News” The woman has Discoid Lupus Erythematosus and needs specialist care.
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February 2002 in “PubMed” The study focused on a 27-year-old woman with hereditary coproporphyria, characterized by recurrent renal pain, dark urine, and hair loss, but no photosensitivity. Elevated urinary porphyrin metabolites and fecal studies confirmed the diagnosis, with decreased coproporphyrinogen oxidase activity at 35% of normal levels. Her mother and sisters were identified as heterozygous carriers of the condition, showing reduced enzyme activity up to 50%. A novel mutation was discovered in the coproporphyrinogen oxidase gene, involving a cytosine to thymine transversion at nucleotide position 854. Immunological studies indicated decreased enzyme protein concentrations in the patient and her family members.
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July 2003 in “Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases” A 13-year-old girl with various symptoms was successfully treated with an antibiotic called co-trimoxazole.
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Hepatitis B vaccination can trigger HSP, and vitamin D correction and tonsillectomy can effectively manage it.