Given the broad scope of infectious diseases that affect men, we have selected several topics that are especially relevant to this patient population. These topics include community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), sinusitis, otitis media and externa, influenza, viral hepatitis (A, B and C), human ...
Chronic pulmonary diseases are chronic diseases that affect the airways and lung parenchyma. Examples of common chronic pulmonary diseases include asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive lung disease, lung fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary hypertension, and cor pulmonale. Pulmonary infection is considered ...
whereas osteoblasts produce new bone tissue. To maintain bone integrity, this process must be tightly regulated. Increasing evidence indicates that both iron overload and deficiency affect osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation and activity in a manner that disrupts...
Congenital birth defects and hemoglobinopathies are 2 other groups of causes for which there is little evidence of improved outcomes outside the high-SDI quintile, perhaps reflecting the resource-intensive nature of averting deaths owing to such conditions and societal barriers to care38 but also ...
this process must be tightly regulated. Increasing evidence indicates that both iron overload and deficiency affect osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation and activity in a manner that disrupts the delicate balance between bone production and resorption and accelerates bone loss, suggesting that optimal ...
Several experimental and clinical studies have presented convincing findings supporting the correlation between DNA methylation and the persistence of metabolic memory. Previous investigations have demonstrated that environment factors and dietary choices may affect epigenetic modifications, there contributing to in...
Moreover, both low- and high-intensity hookworm infections have been reported to be associated with reduced hemoglobin levels (Byrne et al. 2021). Additionally, recent case studies of infection among patients in endemic countries have shown that marked increases in eosinophil counts are associated ...
Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic and mucocutaneous disease that can affect the oral mucosa, skin, genital mucosa, scalp and nails. A significant association between LP and chronic HCV infection has been reported in Japan, Italy, and Spain [11–16]. Previously, we reported that HCV was associ...
Macrophages release hemoglobin and eventually iron, which can be stored as a ferritin complex or exported via iron transport proteins [98]. When hemoglobin is released into the circulation, such as upon damage to erythrocytes, it binds to haptoglobin. This complex is then recognized by the ...
This chapter presents a comprehensive review of less common pulmonary conditions, organized anatomically (pulmonary vasculature, airways, pulmonary interstitium), and conditions extrinsic to the lungs that affect pulmonary function, such as severe arthritic disorders. Drug-induced lung injury is also ...