Transport of digested decontaminated sputum specimens to a central laboratory for testing for M. tuberculosis by Amplicor MTB testmixed connective tissue disease (MCTDpulmonary hypertension (PHcalcinosispericarditisRapid diagnosis of tuberculosis may improve management of infected patients and facilitate ...
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) RA and SLE SLE and scleroderma Scleroderma and dermatomyositisAmerican College of Rheumatology criteria for the diagnosis of SLE or related autoimmune disorders* Malar rash – a rash over the cheeks and nose, often in the shape of a butterfly Discoid rash ...
leads to elaboration of O2−and other oxygen metabolites. Superoxide ion (O2−) and other highly reactive oxygen metabolites (radicals) form the basis for an efficient microbicidal system in vivo. Yet, when these radicals are released in response to self-antigens, tissue damage is often the ...
Acute and long-term effects of nifedipine on pulmonary and systemic hemodynamics in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with diffuse systemic sclerosis, the CREST syndrome and mixed connective tissue disease Am J Cardiol, 68 (1991), pp. 1687-1691 View PDFView articleView in ScopusGoogle ...
Member presents with genital ulcer disease or proctitis that does not respond to empiric treatment for typical sexually transmitted infections Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas and marginal zone lymphomas, for evaluating persons who have non-diagnostic atypical lymphoid infiltrates that are...
Briefly; the ALS were perfused with 0.1% per-acetic acid (PAA) for 30 min in laminar chamber at room temperature and further exposed to ultra-violet (UV) light for 30 min. Mechanical strength: ALS was subjected to mechanical strength analysis following to sterilization procedure using mixed ...
classification.21 Patients with PAH associated with a definite cause such as connective tissue disease and congenital heart disease, and those with porto- pulmonary hypertension, chronic pulmonary obstruction, chronic pulmonary thromboembolism or pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease were excluded...
A device, and method of making the device, capable of therapeutic treatment and/or for in vitro testing of human skin. The device may be used on skin wounds for burned, injured, or diseased skin, and
Connective Tissue Disease-Specific Autoantibodies The loss of immune tolerance characteristic for connective tissue diseases (CTDs) such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), poly/dermatomyositis (PM/DM), Sjögren’s syndrome (SjS), and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD...
Although previous studies have shown that peripheral airway obstruction can occur in idiopathic PAH (IPAH), pulmonary function tests have not been well-studied in patients with PAH associated with congenital heart disease (CHD-PAH) and connective tissue disease (CTD-PAH). Methods A multicenter prosp...