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Open AccessThe Presence of Diabetes Mellitus or Pre-diabetes Mellitus Increases Mortality from Heart Disease in a Taiwanese Population: A 10-year Follow-Up Study
We evaluated hyperglycemia-associated mortality in the Taiwanese population by conducting a 10-year retrospective cohort study. Methods: From 2007 to 2017, all participants, regardless of their age or underlyi...
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Open AccessEarly urate-lowering therapy in gouty arthritis with acute flares: a double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial
Gouty arthritis (GA) is a chronic systemic disease with recurrent acute monoarthritis. In a previous study, a higher incidence of acute flares was observed during the initial marked decrease in serum urate lev...
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Open AccessDextromethorphan Exhibits Anti-inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Effects in a Murine Model of Collagen-Induced Arthritis and in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dextromethorphan (d-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan, DXM) is a commonly used antitussive with a favorable safety profile. Previous studies have demonstrated that DXM has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory pro...
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Circulating anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody is highly specific for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Cigarette smoking is a lifestyle and environmental factor associated with anti-CCP production ...
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Nontyphoid Salmonella-infected mycotic aneurysm in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
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Cecorectal intussusception induced by a cecal hamartoma
Cecorectal intussusception, a variant form of intussusception, occurs when the cecum enters through the entire course of colon and reaches to the rectum. This condition is rare but often associated with a path...
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Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema following acute intracranial hemorrhage
Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) is an unusual inflammatory arthritis with unknown pathogenic mechanism, and is characterized by an acute onset of symmetrical synovitis w...
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Spontaneous internal herniation through the greater omentum
Internal hernia is an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction, and the through sites of hernias may include the paraduodenum, transmesenteric region, foramen of Winslow, paracecum, the broad ligament of the ut...
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Etanercept as a rescue agent in patient with adult onset Still’s disease complicated with congestive heart failure
Adult onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is an uncommon disorder of unknown cause. The clinical symptoms of AOSD are a spiking fever, a typical rash, arthralgia or arthritis, sore throat, lymphadenopathy, and spleno...