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Apr 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-6403.jtrr-26-6077
Margaret KalmetaCorresponding author
Delayed wound healing in diabetes is characterized by impaired angiogenesis, persistent inflammation, extracellular matrix dysregulation, and peripheral neuropathy. A preclinical study was conducted using a diabetic mouse delayed wound model to evaluate the surrounding tissue of a wound, (its periwo…
Jan 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-6403.jtrr-25-5922
Margaret KalmetaCorresponding author
Diabetic foot and leg ulcers represent a significant global health burden and are frequently associated with peripheral neuropathy, vascular compromise, infection, and high rates of recurrence and amputation. Standard wound care often fails to achieve healing in chronic cases due to unaddressed unde…
Dec 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-25-5515
Anagha RaoCorresponding author
Background Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a common and debilitating complication in people living with HIV (PLHIV). While HIV itself contributes to neuropathy, certain antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs, particularly nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) such as stavudine (d4T) and zido…
Nov 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-25-5760
Arturo Solís HerreraCorresponding author
Commotio retinae (CR) is a condition frequently observed in clinical practice, particularly following closed globe trauma (CGT) due to sport, labor, or traffic accident injuries. It is the main cause of unilateral vision loss in male patients aged between. It is characterized by transient gray-white…
Sep 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2768-0207.jbr-25-5706
Yusuke NakamuraCorresponding author
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force across many sectors, with healthcare representing both one of the most promising and most challenging areas of application. This review summarizes current and future applications of AI in healthcare, focusing on its potential to impr…
Sep 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-24-5219
Kelly V. LiangCorresponding author
Primary membranous nephropathy (MN) is due to autoantibodies to phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R Ab). It is unclear whether COVID-19 vaccines can trigger flares of glomerular diseases such as primary MN. There have been increasing reports of glomerular diseases presenting or flaring after receipt of…
May 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-23-4493
Kexin SunCorresponding author
Background Beta-Sitosterol (SIT) is an active TCM compound employed to treat diabetic retinopathy (DR). A network pharmacology approach to understanding the active ingredients and the therapeutic mechanisms underlying DR has not been pursued. Methods The potential targets for DM were identified acco…
Apr 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-22-4133
Xin QingCorresponding author
Background Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are diseases of different lineages. The diagnosis of both MGUS and CML in the same patient is a rare occurrence and has not been reported in much literature. Case Presentation We describe a 56-yea…
Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-20-3613
Henry LawsonCorresponding author
Empathy has been described as a multi-dimensional construct with cognitive and emotional components, both of which are concerned about responsivity to others. It has been touted as a skill essential for medical practice and thus useful to all healthcare professionals. It has been assessed in several…
Nov 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-20-3596
Damelan KombateCorresponding author
Background Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome (RPE) is a clinical and radiological entity characterized by the acute or subacute fitting of symptoms covering headache, vomiting, visual disturbances, seizures and impairment of consciousness. The pathophysiology of RPE syndrome is poorly des…
Jul 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-19-2904
Ronald Y. TiuCorresponding author
This case series presents 2 patients (67 and 58 year old females) with resolving vitreous hemorrhage in the setting of diabetic retinopathy. Both patients had around 50% of the retina still visible and the hemorrhage was confined at the posterior vitreous cavity near the retina, hence, a partial pan…
Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn-2470-0436.jos-18-2222
Eleonore B. IgubanCorresponding author
Objective: The aim of the present study is to determine the efficiency of third year ophthalmology residents from a tertiary hospital in performing preliminary retinal examination to identify eyes at risk retinopathy of prematurity on the basis of retinal fundus findings up to International Classifi…
Nov 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-17-1792
Anastasios AngelouCorresponding author
Objectives: Bariatric surgery has been established as the cornerstone of treatment of morbid obesity with good immediate and long-term results. Nutrient deficiencies though, can be an important long-term complication and may lead to hematological, metabolic and especially neurological disorders whic…
Mar 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2476-1710.jdt-16-1262
R. SchoenfeldCorresponding author
Background. Emotional deterioration is frequently found in patients with chronic kidney disease, but some patients are affected by depressed mood without fulfilling the criteria of a depressive disorder. Those patients might rather suffer from an apathy symptom. Apathy as a symptom of a medical dise…
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-14-397
Ezra GabbayCorresponding author
Immunotactoid glomerulopathy (ITG) is a rare cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage-renal-disease (ESRD). It is often associated with monoclonal gammopathy and/or hematologic malignancy. We report a patient originally diagnosed with ITG in 1998. He presented with nephrotic-range protein…
Jun 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-14-378
Monika Kulma-KreftCorresponding author
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare complication associated, inter alia, with rituximab-based lymphoma treatment. PML diagnosis is made easier with the criteria recently published by the American Academy of Neurology. Unambiguous diagnosis of PML can be achieved by demonstrati…
Nov 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-12-155
Marco Matteo CicconeCorresponding author
We report the case of a 22 year-old-male patient affected by Sotos syndrome was preoperatively and urgently evaluated for tracheal stent implantation due to respiratory insufficiency caused by idiopathic tracheal stenosis. Rest electrocardiogram detected a ventricular pre excitation; a transthoracic…
Sep 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2374-9431.jbd-13-226
Amy Jayne McKnightCorresponding author
The number of individuals with diabetes is increasing worldwide and a large subset of those affected will develop diabetic nephropathy. Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease, has serious health consequences for affected individuals, and represents a major monetary cost…
Mar 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-12-153
Marco Matteo CicconeCorresponding author
We describe a rare case of multiple coronary artery-left ventricular fistulas associated with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a 62 year asymptomatic old male admitted to our department for a perioperative evaluation of non cardiac surgery, already diagnosed for multiple coronary artery-left fi…
May 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-26-6121
Maria Bitsch PoulsenCorresponding author
Aims Cardiac autonomic neuropathy is currently an untreatable progressive complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Impaired microcirculation is a suspected cause of nerve degeneration in TID. We investigated whether cardiovascular autonomic reflexes often used as indices of nerve functions, are associ…