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For AD patients, topical corticosteroids were the most commonly prescribed AD medication (36.5%) and topical calcineurin inhibitors the least (0.1%), with systemic corticosteroids (15.6%) more commonly prescribed than other immunosuppressants (0.9%). CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide important insights into the epidemiology of AD and its management in Australian general practice. This information is likely to be useful in planning effective interventions to support GPs in the optimal management of patients with AD. © 2020 The Authors. Australasian Journal of Dermatology published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College of Dermatologists.We examined the morphology of the lungs of five species of high-altitude resident ducks from Lake Titicaca in the Peruvian Andes (yellow-billed pintail [Anas georgica], cinnamon teal [Anas cyanoptera orinomus], puna teal [Anas puna], speckled teal [Anas flavirostris oxyptera], and ruddy duck [Oxyura jamaicensis ferruginea]) and compared them with those of the high-altitude migratory bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) and the low-altitude migratory barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis). We then determined the relationship between mass-specific lung volume, the volume densities of the component parts of the lung, and previously reported hypoxia-induced increases in pulmonary O2 extraction. We found that the mass-specific lung volumes and the mass-specific volume of the exchange tissue were larger in the lungs of high-altitude resident birds. The bar-headed goose had a mass-specific lung volume that fell between those of the low-altitude species and the high-altitude residents, but a mass-specific volume of exchange tissue that was not significantly different than that of the high-altitude residents. The data suggest that the mass-specific volume of the lung may increase with evolutionary time spent at altitude. We found an inverse relationship between the percentage increase in pulmonary O2 extraction and the percentage increase in ventilation across species that was independent of the volume density of the exchange tissue, at least for the resident Andean birds. © 2020 Anatomical Society.Establishment of a well-functioning immune network in skin is crucial for its barrier function. This begins in utero alongside the structural differentiation and maturation of skin, and continues to expand and diversify across the human lifespan. The microenvironment of the developing human skin supports immune cell differentiation and has an overall anti-inflammatory profile. Immunologically inert and skewed immune populations found in developing human skin promote wound healing, and as such may play a crucial role in the structural changes occurring during skin development. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.OBJECTIVE To compare the peripheral blood levels of methionine (Met), S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH), and the SAM/SAH ratio (the most core and predictive indices of cellular methylation ability) between patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and control subjects. METHODS PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched from inception to August 2, 2019, without language restriction. The random-effects model was used to summarize effect sizes. RESULTS We retrieved 1,493 records, of which 22 studies met inclusion criteria. Our overall analyses findings revealed that individuals with ASD had significantly decreased levels of Met (22 studies; Hedges' g = -0.62; 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.89, -0.35), SAM (8 studies; Hedges' g = -0.60; 95% CI -0.86, -0.34), and the SAM/SAH ratio (8 studies; Hedges' g = -0.98; 95% CI -1.30, -0.66) and significantly increased levels of SAH (8 studies; Hedges' g = 0.69; 95% CI 0.43, 0.94). The findings of the overall analyses were quite stable after being verified by sensitivity analyses and in agreement with the corresponding outcomes of subgroup analyses. Additionally, our results from meta-analytic techniques confirmed that the effect estimates of this meta-analysis did not originate from publication bias. CONCLUSION Individuals with ASD have substantially aberrant peripheral blood levels of Met, SAM, SAH, and the SAM/SAH ratio, which supports the association between impaired methylation capacity and ASD. Therefore, further investigations into these indices as potential biomarkers for diagnosis and therapeutic targets of ASD are warranted. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.BACKGROUND Limited options are available for treatment of pediatric psoriasis. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ustekinumab in pediatric psoriasis patients (≥6 to 100kg 90mg) administered by subcutaneous injection at weeks 0/4, then every-12-weeks through week 40. Study endpoints (all at week 12) included the proportions of patients achieving a Physician's Global Assessment score of cleared/minimal (PGA 0/1) and ≥75%/90% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 75/90) and change in Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI). Serum ustekinumab concentrations, anti-drug antibodies (ADA), and cytokine levels were measured through week 52. Safety was evaluated through week 56. RESULTS A total of 44 patients (median age, 9.5 years) received at least one dose of ustekinumab. Three patients discontinued study agent through week 40. At week 12, 77.3% of patients achieved PGA 0/1, 84.1% achieved PASI 75, and 63.6% achieved PASI 90 response; mean change in CDLQI was -6.3. Trough serum ustekinumab concentrations reached steady state at weeks 28-52. The incidence of ADA was 9.5% (n=4). Mean serum concentrations of IL-17A/F and IL-22 were significantly reduced at weeks 12/52. Overall, 34 patients (77.3%) had at least one adverse event and 3 (6.8%) had a serious adverse event. CONCLUSIONS Ustekinumab effectively treated moderate-to-severe psoriasis in pediatric patients, and no new safety concerns were identified. © 2020 The Authors. British Journal of Dermatology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Association of Dermatologists.Progressive unilateral knee stiffness is an uncommon complaint in older adult. Tumor and specific infection should be considered in addition to osteoarthritis. We report a case of intracapsular and paraarticular chondroma in the infrapatellar Hoffa's fat pad that presented as a painless limited knee in 64-year old man. A physical examination revealed a firm, movable mass in the infrapatellar area. Radiographs and Magnetic resonance images showed an ovoid, well-defined, soft tissue mass with focal calcification in the infrapatellar fat pad. The mass was completely resected surgically through a medial parapatellar approach. The final pathology revealed an intracapsular and paraarticular chondroma. At follow-up, 3 years after the operation, patient was pain-free, with complete recovery of the range of motion of the knee and without any clinical or radiographic evidence of recurrence. Intracapsular and paraarticular chondroma is a rare benign lesion of the large joints (mostly the knee). The Pathogenesis of these tumours is controversial. The diagnosis is made with correlation of clinical, radiological and histological features. The treatment of choice is surgical excision.Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare and benign pathological condition of the upper pulmonary tract of unknown cause. Often diagnosed after 50 years of age, it is more common in men. Clinical manifestations are variable and unspecific. Endoscopic findings are the main argument for the diagnosis. We report the case of a 41 year-old woman with TO, presenting a chronic cough and recurrent hemoptysis.INTRODUCTION Bioresorbable scaffold (BRS) is a novel device to treat coronary lesions. It may induce a revolution in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and a novel treatment termed vascular restoration therapy. These devices provide short-term scaffolding of the vessel and then dissolve, which would treat the plaque and coronary lumen without inflicting a permanent foreign body in the coronary artery. AIM This study sought to describe scaffolding in a cohort of Tunisian coronary diseased patients and assess its immediate and mid-term outcomes. METHODS Twenty nine patients with 42 lesions were enrolled. Mean age was 51.4 years. Mean number of scaffolds per patient was 1.57. RESULTS Our population was at high cardiovascular risk cumulating at least 3 risk factors. Most of them presented with an acute coronary syndrome (66.6%). In 76.1% there were type A/B1 lesions. Moderate calcification was present in 42.2%. Bifurcation lesions were present in 21.3% and just one chronic total occlusion was treated. Clinical device success and clinical procedural success were respectively 93.1% and 90.3%.Using Kaplan-Meier methods. At 18 months - The major adverse cardiac events (MACE) rate was 44.8%. - The probability of survival without target lesion revascularization (TLR) was 59.5%. - Definite or Possible scaffold thrombosis rate was 6.9%. In our study, BRS implantation was associated with a high rate of adverse events in the longer term except in case of IVUS guidance with respect of Predilatation + Sizing + Postdilatation (PSP) protocol. CONCLUSION The theoretical concept of Scaffolding is attractive. One must put into perspective that it is still significantly evolving and improving.INTRODUCTION The complete histological response represents the goal of neo-adjuvant treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer. This objective is a real challenge requiring the research of predictive factors for this response, from the perspective of targeted therapeutic strategies. The results of the various studies focused on these predictive factors are discordant. AIM To seek a correlation between 7 prognostic factors tested in pre-therapy and the histological response to neo-adjuvant treatment. METHODS A retrospective study involving 44 patients with locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma who received neo-adjuvant radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy. The 7 prognostic factors studied were clinical (age and sex), radiological (tumor size and parietal invasion) and histological (histological grade, vascular and nerve invasion) features. The complete histological response was defined by Bateman's tumor grade m-RCRG 1 and the absence of lymph node metastases. RESULTS A complete histological response was observed in 25% of cases (n = 11). In multivariate analysis, age> 60 years (OR 1.14 and p = 0.028), male sex (OR 21 and p = 0.045) and radiological wall invasion exceeding the subserosa (OR 11 , 5 and p = 0.008) were significantly associated with the histological response. In contrast, none of the 3 histological factors tested were correlated with this response's intensity. CONCLUSION Age, gender, and pre-therapeutic parietal invasion could be used to select "good" and "poor" responders to neo-adjuvant treatment in locally advanced rectal cancers.BACKGROUND Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego-Auto-questionnaire (TEMPS-A) is frequently used to assess affective temperaments in clinical and non clinical populations. AIMS To assess the psychometric properties of the Tunisian TEMPS-A in a non-clinical population and to explore the gender and age effects on affective temperaments. METHODS TEMPS-A is a self-administered questionnaire evaluating hyperthymic, depressive, cyclothymic, irritable and anxious temperaments. MMAF manufacturer Its Tunisian version was administered to 840 employees of the University Hospital of Monastir. Among them, 547 completed the questionnaire (response rate=65%). RESULTS The internal consistency and the test-retest reliability were good in general except for the depressive temperament. The factor analysis confirmed the five factors structure of the questionnaire with an overlap for the fifth dimension between depressive and anxious items corresponding to an anxio-depressive dimension. The study of correlations showed that the depressive, cyclothymic, irritable and anxious dimensions of TEMPS-A were strongly related to each other (P less then 0.
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