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Husain A. Empagliflozin May be a Game Changer in Managing Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report. Mymensingh Med J 2024; 33:311-312. [PMID: 38163810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Pulmonary Embolism (PE) tolls heavy casualty on human lives because it is often misdiagnosed, and patients have limited access to quality care in resource constraint settings. It usually propagates from deep vein thrombosis of lower limbs. A Bangladeshi old lady suddenly developed symptoms on 19 March 2023. She had predisposing conditions like Type-2 Diabetes mellitus, hypertension and knee replacement surgery that made her bedridden for several years. Finding all the available parameters suggestive of PE, she received standard care but failed to have complete remission. When Empagliflozin was added to her treatment plan, she responded very well and got full recovery off her illness. This is the take away of the story.
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- A Husain
- Dr Ashaque Husain, Former Line Director, National TB Control Program Bangladesh, Dhaka; E-mail:
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Winn RT, Gazzani P, Venables ZC, Shah F, Gkini M, Jeetle S, Oliphant T, Wijesuriya N, Martin-Clavijo A, Husain A, Harwood CA, Rajan N. Variation in management of porocarcinoma: a 10-year retrospective review of 75 cases across three UK tertiary centres. Clin Exp Dermatol 2023; 48:121-124. [PMID: 36730509 DOI: 10.1093/ced/llac052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- R T Winn
- Departments of Dermatology and Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Departments of Pathology, University Hospitals Birmingham, UK.,Department of Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.,National Disease Registration Service and NHS Digital, Leeds, UK.,Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Departments of Pathology, University Hospitals Birmingham, UK
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Departments of Pathology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Departments of Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Departments of Dermatology and Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Departments of Pathology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Departments of Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Departments of Dermatology and Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, University Hospitals Birmingham, UK.,Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Tabah A, Buetti N, Staiquly Q, Ruckly S, Akova M, Aslan AT, Leone M, Conway Morris A, Bassetti M, Arvaniti K, Lipman J, Ferrer R, Qiu H, Paiva JA, Povoa P, De Bus L, De Waele J, Zand F, Gurjar M, Alsisi A, Abidi K, Bracht H, Hayashi Y, Jeon K, Elhadi M, Barbier F, Timsit JF, Pollock H, Margetts B, Young M, Bhadange N, Tyler S, Ledtischke A, Finnis M, Ledtischke A, Finnis M, Dwivedi J, Saxena M, Biradar V, Soar N, Sarode V, Brewster D, Regli A, Weeda E, Ahmed S, Fourie C, Laupland K, Ramanan M, Walsham J, Meyer J, Litton E, Palermo AM, Yap T, Eroglu E, Attokaran AG, Jaramillo C, Nafees KMK, Rashid NAHA, Walid HAMI, Mon T, Moorthi PD, Sudhirchandra S, Sridharan DD, Haibo Q, Jianfeng X, Wei-Hua L, Zhen W, Qian C, Luo J, Chen X, Wang H, Zhao P, Zhao J, Wusi Q, Mingmin C, Xu L, Yin C, Wang R, Wang J, Yin Y, Zhang M, Ye J, Hu C, Zhou S, Huang M, Yan J, Wang Y, Qin B, Ye L, Weifeng X, Peije L, Geng N, Hayashi Y, Karumai T, Yamasaki M, Hashimoto S, Hosokawa K, Makino J, Matsuyoshi T, Kuriyama A, Shigemitsu H, Mishima Y, Nagashima M, Yoshida H, Fujitani S, Omori K, Rinka H, Saito H, Atobe K, Kato H, Takaki S, Hasan MS, Jamaluddin MFH, Pheng LS, Visvalingam S, Liew MT, Wong SLD, Fong KK, Rahman HBA, Noor ZM, Tong LK, Azman AH, Mazlan MZ, Ali S, Jeon K, Lee SM, Park S, Park SY, Lim SY, Goh QY, Ng SY, Lie SA, Kwa ALH, Goh KJ, Li AY, Ong CYM, Lim JY, Quah JL, Ng K, Ng LXL, Yeh YC, Chou NK, Cia CT, Hu TY, Kuo LK, Ku SC, Wongsurakiat P, Apichatbutr Y, Chiewroongroj S, Nadeem R, Houfi AE, Alsisi A, Elhadidy A, Barsoum M, Osman N, Mostafa T, Elbahnasawy M, Saber A, Aldhalia A, Elmandouh O, Elsayed A, Elbadawy MA, Awad AK, Hemead HM, Zand F, Ouhadian M, Borsi SH, Mehraban Z, Kashipazha D, Ahmadi F, Savaie M, Soltani F, Rashidi M, Baghbanian R, Javaherforoosh F, Amiri F, Kiani A, Zargar MA, Mahmoodpoor A, Aalinezhad F, Dabiri G, Sabetian G, Sarshad H, Masjedi M, Tajvidi R, Tabatabaei SMN, Ahmed AK, Singer P, Kagan I, Rigler M, Belman D, Levin P, Harara B, Diab A, Abilama F, Ibrahim R, Fares A, Buimsaedah A, Gamra M, Aqeelah A, AliAli AM, Homaidan AGS, Almiqlash B, Bilkhayr H, Bouhuwaish A, Taher AS, Abdulwahed E, Abousnina FA, Hdada AK, Jobran R, Hasan HB, Hasan RSB, Serghini I, Seddiki R, Boukatta B, Kanjaa N, Mouhssine D, Wajdi MA, Dendane T, Zeggwagh AA, Housni B, Younes O, Hachimi A, Ghannam A, Belkhadir Z, Amro S, Jayyab MA, Hssain AA, Elbuzidi A, Karic E, Lance M, Nissar S, Sallam H, Elrabi O, Almekhlafi GA, Awad M, Aljabbary A, Chaaban MK, Abu-Sayf N, Al-Jadaan M, Bakr L, Bouaziz M, Turki O, Sellami W, Centeno P, Morvillo LN, Acevedo JO, Lopez PM, Fernández R, Segura M, Aparicio DM, Alonzo MI, Nuccetelli Y, Montefiore P, Reyes LF, Reyes LF, Ñamendys-Silva SA, Romero-Gonzalez JP, Hermosillo M, Castillo RA, Leal JNP, Aguilar CG, Herrera MOG, Villafuerte MVE, Lomeli-Teran M, Dominguez-Cherit JG, Davalos-Alvarez A, Ñamendys-Silva SA, Sánchez-Hurtado L, Tejeda-Huezo B, Perez-Nieto OR, Tomas ED, De Bus L, De Waele J, Hollevoet I, Denys W, Bourgeois M, Vanderhaeghen SFM, Mesland JB, Henin P, Haentjens L, Biston P, Noel C, Layos N, Misset B, De Schryver N, Serck N, Wittebole X, De Waele E, Opdenacker G, Kovacevic P, Zlojutro B, Custovic A, Filipovic-Grcic I, Radonic R, Brajkovic AV, Persec J, Sakan S, Nikolic M, Lasic H, Leone M, Arbelot C, Timsit JF, Patrier J, Zappela N, Montravers P, Dulac T, Castanera J, Auchabie J, Le Meur A, Marchalot A, Beuzelin M, Massri A, Guesdon C, Escudier E, Mateu P, Rosman J, Leroy O, Alfandari S, Nica A, Souweine B, Coupez E, Duburcq T, Kipnis E, Bortolotti P, Le Souhaitier M, Mira JP, Garcon P, Duprey M, Thyrault M, Paulet R, Philippart F, Tran M, Bruel C, Weiss E, Janny S, Foucrier A, Perrigault PF, Djanikian F, Barbier F, Gainnier M, Bourenne J, Louis G, Smonig R, Argaud L, Baudry T, Dessap AM, Razazi K, Kalfon P, Badre G, Larcher R, Lefrant JY, Roger C, Sarton B, Silva S, Demeret S, Le Guennec L, Siami S, Aparicio C, Voiriot G, Fartoukh M, Dahyot-Fizelier C, Imzi N, Klouche K, Bracht H, Hoheisen S, Bloos F, Thomas-Rueddel D, Petros S, Pasieka B, Dubler S, Schmidt K, Gottschalk A, Wempe C, Lepper P, Metz C, Viderman D, Ymbetzhanov Y, Mugazov M, Bazhykayeva Y, Kaligozhin Z, Babashev B, Merenkov Y, Temirov T, Arvaniti K, Smyrniotis D, Psallida V, Fildisis G, Soulountsi V, Kaimakamis E, Iasonidou C, Papoti S, Renta F, Vasileiou M, Romanou V, Koutsoukou V, Matei MK, Moldovan L, Karaiskos I, Paskalis H, Marmanidou K, Papanikolaou M, Kampolis C, Oikonomou M, Kogkopoulos E, Nikolaou C, Sakkalis A, Chatzis M, Georgopoulou M, Efthymiou A, Chantziara V, Sakagianni A, Athanasa Z, Papageorgiou E, Ali F, Dimopoulos G, Almiroudi MP, Malliotakis P, Marouli D, Theodorou V, Retselas I, Kouroulas V, Papathanakos G, Montrucchio G, Sales G, De Pascale G, Montini LM, Carelli S, Vargas J, Di Gravio V, Giacobbe DR, Gratarola A, Porcile E, Mirabella M, Daroui I, Lodi G, Zuccaro F, Schlevenin MG, Pelosi P, Battaglini D, Cortegiani A, Ippolito M, Bellina D, Di Guardo A, Pelagalli L, Covotta M, Rocco M, Fiorelli S, Cotoia A, Rizzo AC, Mikstacki A, Tamowicz B, Komorowska IK, Szczesniak A, Bojko J, Kotkowska A, Walczak-Wieteska P, Wasowska D, Nowakowski T, Broda H, Peichota M, Pietraszek-Grzywaczewska I, Martin-Loeches I, Bisanti A, Cartoze N, Pereira T, Guimarães N, Alves M, Marques AJP, Pinto AR, Krystopchuk A, Teresa A, de Figueiredo AMP, Botelho I, Duarte T, Costa V, Cunha RP, Molinos E, da Costa T, Ledo S, Queiró J, Pascoalinho D, Nunes C, Moura JP, Pereira É, Mendes AC, Valeanu L, Bubenek-Turconi S, Grintescu IM, Cobilinschi C, Filipescu DC, Predoi CE, Tomescu D, Popescu M, Marcu A, Grigoras I, Lungu O, Gritsan A, Anderzhanova A, Meleshkina Y, Magomedov M, Zubareva N, Tribulev M, Gaigolnik D, Eremenko A, Vistovskaya N, Chukina M, Belskiy V, Furman M, Rocca RF, Martinez M, Casares V, Vera P, Flores M, Amerigo JA, Arnillas MPG, Bermudez RM, Armestar F, Catalan B, Roig R, Raguer L, Quesada MD, Santos ED, Gomà G, Ubeda A, Salgado DM, Espina LF, Prieto EG, Asensio DM, Rodriguez DM, Maseda E, De La Rica AS, Ayestaran JI, Novo M, Blasco-Navalpotro MA, Gallego AO, Sjövall F, Spahic D, Svensson CJ, Haney M, Edin A, Åkerlund J, De Geer L, Prazak J, Jakob S, Pagani J, Abed-Maillard S, Akova M, Aslan AT, Timuroglu A, Kocagoz S, Kusoglu H, Mehtap S, Ceyhun S, Altintas ND, Talan L, Kayaaslan B, Kalem AK, Kurt I, Telli M, Ozturk B, Erol Ç, Demiray EKD, Çolak S, Akbas T, Gundogan K, Sari A, Agalar C, Çolak O, Baykam NN, Akdogan OO, Yilmaz M, Tunay B, Cakmak R, Saltoglu N, Karaali R, Koksal I, Aksoy F, Eroglu A, Saracoglu KT, Bilir Y, Guzeldag S, Ersoz G, Evik G, Sungurtekin H, Ozgen C, Erdoğan C, Gürbüz Y, Altin N, Bayindir Y, Ersoy Y, Goksu S, Akyol A, Batirel A, Aktas SC, Morris AC, Routledge M, Morris AC, Ercole A, Antcliffe D, Rojo R, Tizard K, Faulkner M, Cowton A, Kent M, Raj A, Zormpa A, Tinaslanidis G, Khade R, Torlinski T, Mulhi R, Goyal S, Bajaj M, Soltan M, Yonan A, Dolan R, Johnson A, Macfie C, Lennard J, Templeton M, Arias SS, Franke U, Hugill K, Angell H, Parcell BJ, Cobb K, Cole S, Smith T, Graham C, Cerman J, Keegan A, Ritzema J, Sanderson A, Roshdy A, Szakmany T, Baumer T, Longbottom R, Hall D, Tatham K, Loftus S, Husain A, Black E, Jhanji S, Baikady RR, Mcguigan P, Mckee R, Kannan S, Antrolikar S, Marsden N, Torre VD, Banach D, Zaki A, Jackson M, Chikungwa M, Attwood B, Patel J, Tilley RE, Humphreys MSK, Renaud PJ, Sokhan A, Burma Y, Sligl W, Baig N, McCoshen L, Kutsogiannis DJ, Sligl W, Thompson P, Hewer T, Rabbani R, Huq SMR, Hasan R, Islam MM, Gurjar M, Baronia A, Kothari N, Sharma A, Karmakar S, Sharma P, Nimbolkar J, Samdani P, Vaidyanathan R, Rubina NA, Jain N, Pahuja M, Singh R, Shekhar S, Muzaffar SN, Ozair A, Siddiqui SS, Bose P, Datta A, Rathod D, Patel M, Renuka MK, Baby SK, Dsilva C, Chandran J, Ghosh P, Mukherjee S, Sheshala K, Misra KC, Yakubu SY, Ugwu EM, Olatosi JO, Desalu I, Asiyanbi G, Oladimeji M, Idowu O, Adeola F, Mc Cree M, Karar AAA, Saidahmed E, Hamid HKS. Epidemiology and outcomes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients: the EUROBACT-2 international cohort study. Intensive Care Med 2023; 49:178-190. [PMID: 36764959 PMCID: PMC9916499 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06944-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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PURPOSE In the critically ill, hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (HA-BSI) are associated with significant mortality. Granular data are required for optimizing management, and developing guidelines and clinical trials. METHODS We carried out a prospective international cohort study of adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) with HA-BSI treated in intensive care units (ICUs) between June 2019 and February 2021. RESULTS 2600 patients from 333 ICUs in 52 countries were included. 78% HA-BSI were ICU-acquired. Median Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was 8 [IQR 5; 11] at HA-BSI diagnosis. Most frequent sources of infection included pneumonia (26.7%) and intravascular catheters (26.4%). Most frequent pathogens were Gram-negative bacteria (59.0%), predominantly Klebsiella spp. (27.9%), Acinetobacter spp. (20.3%), Escherichia coli (15.8%), and Pseudomonas spp. (14.3%). Carbapenem resistance was present in 37.8%, 84.6%, 7.4%, and 33.2%, respectively. Difficult-to-treat resistance (DTR) was present in 23.5% and pan-drug resistance in 1.5%. Antimicrobial therapy was deemed adequate within 24 h for 51.5%. Antimicrobial resistance was associated with longer delays to adequate antimicrobial therapy. Source control was needed in 52.5% but not achieved in 18.2%. Mortality was 37.1%, and only 16.1% had been discharged alive from hospital by day-28. CONCLUSIONS HA-BSI was frequently caused by Gram-negative, carbapenem-resistant and DTR pathogens. Antimicrobial resistance led to delays in adequate antimicrobial therapy. Mortality was high, and at day-28 only a minority of the patients were discharged alive from the hospital. Prevention of antimicrobial resistance and focusing on adequate antimicrobial therapy and source control are important to optimize patient management and outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexis Tabah
- Intensive Care Unit, Redcliffe Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. .,Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN), Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.,Université de Paris, INSERM, IAME UMR 1137, 75018, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, INSERM, IAME UMR 1137, 75018, Paris, France.,ICUREsearch, Biometry, 38600, Fontaine, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Nord, Aix Marseille University, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux Universitaires de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, Cb2 1QP, UK.,JVF Intensive Care Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Papageorgiou University Affiliated Hospital, Thessaloníki, Greece
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Nimes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Nimes, France.,Jamieson Trauma Institute, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Australia
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- Intensive Care Department, SODIR-VHIR Research Group, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Intensive Care Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Sao Joao, Porto, Portugal.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Infection and Sepsis ID Group, Porto, Portugal
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- NOVA Medical School, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.,Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, OUH Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, CHLO, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India
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- ICU Department, Prime Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.,Critical Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical ICU, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Central Interdisciplinary Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Kameda General Hospital, Kamogawa, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans, 14, avenue de L'Hôpital, 45100, Orléans, France
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- Université Paris-Cité, INSERM, IAME UMR 1137, 75018, Paris, France.,Medical and Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, AP-HP, Bichat-Claude Bernard University Hospital, 46 Omdurman maternity hospitalrue Henri Huchard, 75877, Paris Cedex, France
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Husain A. Oral Re-hydration Solution is a Silver Lining to Preventing Shock in Covid-19: A Brief Report of Unusual Findings. Mymensingh Med J 2023; 32:1-2. [PMID: 36594291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- A Husain
- Dr Ashaque Husain, Ex-Line Director, National TB Control Program, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh; Zarina Villa, 2766 Chalkdevpara, Naogaon-6500, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Sridharan K, Al Banna R, Husain A. Therapeutic audit of patients on warfarin in an anticoagulation clinic of a tertiary care hospital. Clin Ter 2022; 173:579-584. [PMID: 36373458 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2022.2485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies have reported huge variations in the prescribing practice of warfarin. We carried out a clinical audit of warfarin use in an anticoagulation clinic of a tertiary care hospital. METHODS Patients receiving warfarin for at least 6 months were recruited and the following details were collected: demographics (age, body weight and gender); diagnoses; concomitant drugs. We calcula-ted CHA₂DS₂-VASc, HASBLED and SAMe-TT2R2 scores for each study participant. Statins, proton pump inhibitors, carbamazepine and amiodarone were the concomitant drugs identified with potential drug interaction with warfarin in patients. RESULTS Two hundred and three patients were recruited. Almost one-third of the study population had poor anticoagulation status. CHA₂DS₂-VASc and HASBLED scores were the significant predictors of appropriate anticoagulation. Poor anticoagulation status was observed more commonly in the first 6 months following which improvements were seen. Nearly half-of the time abnormal PT-INR was observed to be either between 2 to 2.4 (for patients with heart valve replacements) or 1.5 to 1.9 (for other indications). Significant number of patients without any potentially interacting drugs was observed with higher risk of supra-therapeutic PT-INR. CONCLUSION We observed a similar proportion of patients with adequate anticoagulation in our study participants as reported in other populations; and have identified categories at risk for poor anticoagulation. It is the need of the hour to develop in-house algorithm in compliance to international standards for dose titration of warfarin.
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- K Sridharan
- Department of Pharmacology& Therapeutics, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Department of Cardiology, Salmaniya Medical Hospital, Ministry of Health, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Department of Cardiology, Salmaniya Medical Hospital, Ministry of Health, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Senior Lecturer, RCSI-Bahrain, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Husain A, Ganesan A, Salah L, Kubát P, Ghazal B, Makhseed S. Synthesis, Characterization, and Physicochemical Studies Of Orientation-Controlled Multi-Arm PEG Zn(II)/Mg(II) (Aza)Phthalocyanines. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200275. [PMID: 36420868 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Tuning the amphiphilicity of (aza)phthalocyanine hydrophobic cores by introducing multiple polyethylene glycol (PEG) moieties with controlled orientations of their (non)peripheral positions is an innovative approach to fabricating water-soluble macrocyclic materials. Although many water-soluble PEGylated macrocycles have been produced in this way, the ability to generate substances with PEG tails oriented outward from the macrocyclic plane in order to obtain non-aggregated, water soluble forms remains a challenge. In this study, we resolved this issue by developing a methods for the synthesis of four new dual directional PEG containing Zn(II)/Mg(II) amphiphiles (ZnPc-PEG, MgPc-PEG, ZnAzaPc-PEG and MgAzaPc-PEG). In addition, the non-aggregating behaviour, and photophysical and photochemical properties of these PEG-complexes were elucidated.
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- A Husain
- Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait
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- Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait
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- Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait
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- J.Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i, Dolejškova 3, 182 23, Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organometallic and Organometalloid Chemistry Division, National Research Centre Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait
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Husain A, Bhutani M, Parveen S, Khan SA, Ahmad A, Iqbal MA. Design, Synthesis, In Vitro Cytotoxicity, ADME Prediction, and Molecular Docking Study of Benzimidazole-Linked Pyrrolone and N-Benzylpyrrolone Derivatives. Russ J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428022100098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Dela Cruz M, Riley T, Husain A, Kim G. Pulmonary Amyloidoma: A Rare Entity Complicating a Post-Heart Transplant Course. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Henry M, Abutaleb A, Jeevanandam V, Smith H, Belkin M, Husain A, Pinney S, Ota T, Mor-Avi V, Lang RM, Addetia K. Intracardiac device associated interference with tricuspid valve apparatus on echocardiography: What can we learn from pathology? Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
New or worsening tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with right-sided heart failure and worsened outcomes. Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs), which are being implanted at growing rates worldwide, are increasingly being recognized as associated with TR occurrence related to interference with the tricuspid valve (TV) apparatus. Purpose: We sought to identify echocardiographic features in the right ventricle and TV that differentiate patients who have anatomically demonstrated interference with the TV on direct pathology inspection.
Methods
Explanted hearts from 44 consecutive patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplant (55 ±13 yrs, 68% men) with known implanted CIEDs were dissected to assess the presence (n = 18) or absence (n = 26) of CIED interference with the TV (Figure). Echocardiographic measurements performed prior to transplantation, including left and right ventricular (LV, RV) size and performance metrics as well as TR severity, were compared between both groups using non-parametric testing.
Results
Echocardiographic features of patients with and without anatomically demonstrated TV interference are shown in the Table. Although overall LV dimensions and volumes were not different between the two groups and LV ejection fraction was severely reduced in both groups, patients demonstrating CIED interference trended towards larger right atrial volumes (Table) and also larger RV and tricuspid annular sizes. Importantly, however, they were more than 4 times likely to have abnormal right ventricular function. Lastly, patients with tricuspid apparatus interference tended to have more significant TR, although these differences have not reached statistical significance (Table).
Conclusion
CIED interreference with tricuspid valve apparatus occurs frequently (41%) among patients with CIEDs, who undergo orthotopic heart transplantation. This may be associated with worsening TV function with subsequent changes in right atrial and ventricular geometry and function. In light of prior data showing poor outcomes with CIED associated TR, this study emphasizes the importance of non-invasive assessment of CIED interference with the tricuspid valve, in order to improve device placement and patient outcomes. Abstract Figure Abstract Table
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- M Henry
- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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Husain A, Sayem MA, Kamal SM, Morshed ME. Beneficial Effect of Low Dose Aspirin in Adult Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Study in Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:194-199. [PMID: 34999702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Presently Coronavirus disease 2019 is a huge human misery that is almost unstoppable with little remedy on board. The disease is predominantly associated with inflammation and thrombosis. Although aspirin exhibits excellent anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory properties, it is yet to be explored in treating Covid-19 patients. In this article we want to bring forth its beneficial effect in Covid-19 case management. It is a retrospective observational study. Adult Covid-19 patients either diagnosed with RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase polymerized chain reaction), or categorized as probable cases (as per World Health Organization case definition protocol) by medical doctors were enrolled as participants. Data were collected from doctors' office records for the period ranging from May 2020 to September 2020 in six districts of Bangladesh. Out of 44 participants 42 were eligible (2 children excluded) for the study. Among them 11 participants took low dose aspirin (75mg daily) during the disease process. All participants in aspirin group became cured without complication or death (RR 2.2, 95% CI 1.5-3.2, p<0.001). On the other hand, no aspirin group suffered complications and deaths. The study findings revealed that complications were significantly low among aspirin users. It documented that low dose aspirin is beneficial for Covid-19 patients. Further study is warranted with larger sample size.
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- A Husain
- Ashaque Husain, Former Line Director, National Tuberculosis Control Program, Bangladesh; 2766 Chalkdevpara (Zarina Villa), Naogaon-6500, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Cheung M, Husain A, Ong K, Weissler-Snir A, Geske J, Laksman Z. International Expert Practice Patterns Display Heterogeneity With Respect to the Management and Screening of Atrial Fibrillation and Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Shetty G, Datta U, Rea I, Rai S, Hwang MJ, Hoar F, Sintler M, Mirza M, Husain A, Tan M. Rapid implementation of triaging system for assessment of breast referrals from primary care centres during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021; 103:576-582. [PMID: 34464568 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to establish a triaging system for assessment of breast referrals from primary care to ensure safe and effective breast services without compromising breast cancer management. BACKGROUND COVID-19 was officially declared a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, and with no effective treatment available, preventing spread has been paramount. Previously, all referrals from primary care were seen in the rapid-access breast clinic (RABC). Clinic appointments exposed patients and healthcare professionals to risk. METHOD Initial triage during the lockdown was in line with national governing body guidance, rejected low risk referrals and streamed remaining patients through a telephone consultation to RABC or discharge. A modified triage pathway streamed all patients through virtual triage to RABC, telephone clinic or discharge with advice and guidance categories. Demographics, reasons for referral and outcomes data were collected and presented as median with range and frequency with percentages. RESULTS Initial triage (23 March-23 April 2020) found fewer referrals with a higher percentage of breast cancer diagnoses. Modified triage (22 June-17 July 2020) resulted in a 35.1% (99/282) reduction in RABC attendance. Overall cancer detection rate remained similar at 4.2% of all referrals pre-COVID (18/429) and 4.3% (12/282) during modified triage. After six months follow-up of patients not seen in RABC during the modified triage pathway, 18 patients were re-referred to RABC and none were diagnosed with cancer. CONCLUSION A modified triage pathway has the potential to improve triage efficiency and prevent unnecessary visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further refinement of pathway is feasible in collaboration with primary care.
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- G Shetty
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK.,Kasturba Medical College Mangalore & Manipal Academy of Health Education, Manipal, India
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK.,North West Wales NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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Cook S, Bajwa D, Hollestein L, Husain A, Rajan N. A 5-year retrospective review of skin adnexal tumours received at a tertiary dermatopathology service: Implications for linked genetic diagnoses. Br J Dermatol 2021; 186:167-173. [PMID: 34388263 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Skin adnexal tumours (SATs) comprise a diverse range of neoplasms, which are difficult to diagnose clinically. They present in paediatric and adult populations, and may be indicative of an underlying genetic syndrome. There is a lack of recent data on the presentation of these tumours in clinical practice in European populations. OBJECTIVE To characterise the clinical and pathological features of SATs received at a single tertiary centre over a 5-year period. METHODS A retrospective health record audit of SATs received at the Department of Cellular Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, during the period November 2012 to October 2017. RESULTS 107144 skin cases were received during the audit period. 1615 cases of SATs from 1359 patients were included; 1570 (97.2%) were benign and 45 (2.8%) were malignant. Overall, the average age at presentation was 55 years (range 11 months - 97 years) and the male to female ratio was 0.77:1. Sweat gland and hair follicle SATs were most frequently excised; in adults the most frequent tumour was hidrocystoma, and in children, pilomatrixoma. Pre-biopsy diagnosis was correct 28% of the time. Benign SATs are often markers of an associated genetic condition, warranting improved discrimination of sporadic from genetically related SATs. CONCLUSIONS SATs are difficult to diagnose clinically, and clinicopathological correlation may help enhance selection of genetically related SATs from sporadic cases. These data have implications for clinical and dermatopathological training provision, the development of reporting standards, and genetic assessment of selected patients.
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- S Cook
- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Bajwa DS, Cook S, Winn R, Winship IM, McQueen A, Husain A, Rajan N. Multifocal extracardiac rhabdomyomas: extending the phenotype of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. Br J Dermatol 2021; 185:861-863. [PMID: 34048023 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- D S Bajwa
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,NUTCRI, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,NUTCRI, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,NUTCRI, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Babakinejad P, Gajawada V, De Vittoris A, Husain A, Oliphant T. A rare and aggressive digital tumour. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 46:964-967. [PMID: 34003506 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- P Babakinejad
- Department of, Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, UK
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- Cellular Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of, Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Cook S, Wilson V, Ness J, Burn J, Husain A, Rajan N. Detection of genetic tumour predisposition syndromes using electronic health records. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:949-950. [PMID: 32407560 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S Cook
- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Molecular Diagnostics, Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Manam S, Oliphant T, Husain A, Rajan N. Basaloid follicular proliferations, brain tumours and SUFU. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:e146. [PMID: 32588433 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- S Manam
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Muthiah S, Polubothu S, Husain A, Oliphant T, Kinsler VA, Rajan N. A mosaic variant in MAP2K1 is associated with giant naevus spilus-type congenital melanocytic naevus and melanoma development. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:760-761. [PMID: 32271937 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- S Muthiah
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Sawaya WN, Al-Awadhi FA, Saeed T, Al-Omair A, Ahmad N, Husain A, Khalafawi S, Al-Omirah H, Dashti B, Al-Amiri H, Al-Saqer J. Kuwait's Total Diet Study: Dietary Intake of Organochlorine, Carbamate, Benzimidazole and Phenylurea Pesticide Residues. J AOAC Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/82.6.1458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Abstract
The State of Kuwait in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a Total Diet Study (TDS) to estimate intakes of pesticide residues by the population. The levels of organochlorine (OC) pesticides, carbamates, benzimidazoles, and phenylureas in the TDS core list are reported here. The TDS core list was established through a national food consumption survey. All food items (140 for the Kuwaiti adult) were prepared as eaten and analyzed for the pesticides mentioned above. The FDA's multiresidue methods in Volume I of the Pesticide Analytical Manual were used in gas, liquid, and gel permeation chromatographic analyses. Only vegetable and fruit samples contained pesticide residues (mg/kg), including the carbamates 1-naphthol (1.4) and 3H-carbofuran (0.94) in carrots; the OC pesticide vinclozolin (0.47), 3H-carbofuran (0.66), and fenuron (0.6) in kiwi fruit; the OC pesticide procymidone (0.32) and carbendazim (0.5) in grapes; 3H-carbofuran (5.0) in apricots; the OC pesticides captan (0.013) and thiabendazole (0.63) in pears; captan (0.035) in plums; and carbendazim (0.4) in mandarin oranges. The levels of 3H-carbofuran found in both apricots and kiwi fruit exceeded the maximum residue limits (MRLs) of the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) of the United Nations. The daily intakes of pesticides by the different population groups are discussed in light of the FAO/WHO acceptable daily intakes.
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- Wajih N Sawaya
- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Food Resources Division, Biotechnology Department, PO Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait
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Danilenko M, Hodgson K, Stones R, Husain A, Zangarini M, Veal G, Rajan N. Diverse assays from a single skin punch biopsy to assess topical drug intervention. Br J Dermatol 2018; 180:937-938. [PMID: 30367471 PMCID: PMC6487947 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- M Danilenko
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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Schmid P, Adams S, Rugo H, Schneeweiss A, Barrios C, Iwata H, Dieras V, Hegg R, Im SA, Wright G, Henschel V, Molinero L, Chui S, Funke R, Husain A, Winer E, Loi S, Emens L. IMpassion130: Results from a global, randomised, double-blind, phase III study of atezolizumab (atezo) + nab-paclitaxel (nab-P) vs placebo + nab-P in treatment-naive, locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC). Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy424.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Brown S, Arefi M, Stones R, Loo P, Barnard S, Bloxham C, Stefanos N, Langtry J, Worthy S, Calonje E, Husain A, Rajan N. Inherited pulmonary cylindromas. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Brown S, Arefi M, Stones R, Loo P, Barnard S, Bloxham C, Stefanos N, Langtry J, Worthy S, Calonje E, Husain A, Rajan N. 遗传性肺圆柱瘤. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sardana M, Hashmath Z, Oldland G, Miller R, Satija V, Ansari B, Lee J, Bhuva R, Husain A, Mustafa A, Witschey W, Akers S, Chirinos J. P2747Left atrial longitudinal strain, left atrial size and left ventricular remodeling: implications for heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p2747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M Sardana
- University of Massachusetts, Medicine, Worcester, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- A Dubois
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Lockwood KA, Oliphant T, Husain A. Linear erythronychia with a nick in the free edge of the nail. Clin Exp Dermatol 2018; 43:725-726. [PMID: 29806121 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- K A Lockwood
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LP, UK
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Brown SM, Arefi M, Stones R, Loo PS, Barnard S, Bloxham C, Stefanos N, Langtry JAA, Worthy S, Calonje E, Husain A, Rajan N. Inherited pulmonary cylindromas: extending the phenotype of CYLD mutation carriers. Br J Dermatol 2018; 179:662-668. [PMID: 29569226 PMCID: PMC6175122 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background Germline mutations in the tumour suppressor gene CYLD are recognized to be associated with the development of multiple cutaneous cylindromas. We encountered such a patient who presented with breathlessness because of multiple pulmonary cylindromas. Objectives To search for clinical and radiological features of multiple pulmonary cylindromas in a cohort of 16 patients with CYLD mutations. Methods A retrospective case‐note review was carried out in a tertiary dermatogenetics clinic where CYLD mutation carriers are reviewed on an annual basis. In‐depth investigation was carried out for patients with pulmonary tumours. Results Four patients had radiological imaging of their lungs, of which two had multiple pulmonary cylindromas that were confirmed histologically. Serial computed tomography monitoring allowed for pre‐emptive endobronchial laser ablation, preventing major airway obstruction and pulmonary collapse. Conclusions Pulmonary cylindromas are an unrecognized, but infrequently symptomatic, aspect of the phenotype in these patients that can have implications for patient care. They should be considered in patients with a high tumour burden that present with respiratory symptoms, and where appropriate, monitored with serial imaging. What's already known about this topic? Germline mutations in the tumour suppressor gene CYLD are recognized to be associated with the development of multiple cutaneous cylindromas, spiradenomas and trichoepitheliomas. Beyond the skin, salivary gland tumours are seen in less than approximately 5% of patients, but otherwise the tropism of this disease is recognized as exclusively cutaneous.
What does this study add? We report multiple pulmonary cylindromas in two patients out of a series of 16 patients, a previously unreported aspect of this genetic disease. Deep phenotyping with radiological, histological and genetic approaches provides evidence that supports that these tumours are similar to cutaneous cylindromas and share a cytokeratin signature seen in cutaneous cylindroma.
What is the translational message? Patients with this rare disease should be investigated if they present with new symptoms of respiratory disease. These data inform the clinical surveillance and management of patients with this rare condition and also inform the longstanding debate on benign metastases.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17046 available online https://goo.gl/Uqv3dl
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- S M Brown
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Cardiothoracics, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Dermatopathology Department, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.,Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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Laird B, Chan HM, Kannan K, Husain A, Al-Amiri H, Dashti B, Sultan A, Al-Othman A, Al-Mutawa F. Exposure and risk characterization for dietary methylmercury from seafood consumption in Kuwait. Sci Total Environ 2017; 607-608:375-380. [PMID: 28697390 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Seafood is an important source of essential nutrients; however, it can also confer health risks from methylmercury (MeHg). In this paper, we evaluate the levels of potential methylmercury exposure among Kuwaiti seafood consumers in order to support the development of dietary recommendations for fish consumption in Kuwait. Total mercury (HgT) concentration for most of the studied fish and shellfish species were on average below the 0.5μgg-1 Codex guideline. The notable exception to this was Hamoor (Epinephelus coioides), which averaged 1.29μgg-1 HgT and 0.55μgg-1 MeHg. A dietary survey of 2393 households demonstrated that large quantities of fish and shellfish are commonly consumed in Kuwait (average consumption: 103gd-1). Most participants (53.6%) exceeded the Tolerable Daily Intake of MeHg; this percent exceedance was as high as 78% in children 6-12years of age. The majority (Mean: 50-51%) of Kuwaiti's dietary MeHg exposure comes from the consumption of Hamoor; therefore, advisories to limit the consumption of Hamoor may be necessary. Nutrient:Methylmercury ratios are reported herein; these ratios may assist efforts to create dietary advice that limits contaminant risk while promoting the nutritional benefits of seafood in Kuwait.
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- Brian Laird
- School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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- Center for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa (30 Marie-Curie, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Empire State Plaza, P.O. Box 509, Albany, New York 12201-0509, United States
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- Information and Communications Technology Department, Executive Director for Administration, Finance and Support Services Sector, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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Hammer M, Tsui C, Balmain S, Kobulnik J, Goldman R, Husain A, Steinberg L, Mak S. THE IMPACT OF HEARTFULL ON PLACE OF DEATH FOR ADVANCED HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. Can J Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.07.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Barbera L, DeAngelis C, Earle C, Atzema C, Dudgeon D, Howell D, Husain A, O'Brien M, Seow H, Sussman J, Sutradhar R, Chu A, Liu Y. EP-1387: Time Trends In Opioid Use In Cancer Patients with Pain: Observations from Administrative Data. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31822-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Calmet D, Ameon R, Bombard A, Brun S, Byrde F, Chen J, Duda JM, Forte M, Fournier M, Fronka A, Haug T, Herranz M, Husain A, Jerome S, Jiranek M, Judge S, Kim SB, Kwakman P, Loyen J, LLaurado M, Michel R, Porterfield D, Ratsirahonana A, Richards A, Rovenska K, Sanada T, Schuler C, Thomas L, Tokonami S, Tsapalov A, Yamada T. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION: STATUS AND PERSPECTIVES. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2017; 173:55-62. [PMID: 27885091 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncw342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Radiological protection is a matter of concern for members of the public and thus national authorities are more likely to trust the quality of radioactivity data provided by accredited laboratories using common standards. Normative approach based on international standards aims to ensure the accuracy or validity of the test result through calibrations and measurements traceable to the International System of Units. This approach guarantees that radioactivity test results on the same types of samples are comparable over time and space as well as between different testing laboratories. Today, testing laboratories involved in radioactivity measurement have a set of more than 150 international standards to help them perform their work. Most of them are published by the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). This paper reviews the most essential ISO standards that give guidance to testing laboratories at different stages from sampling planning to the transmission of the test report to their customers, summarizes recent activities and achievements and present the perspectives on new standards under development by the ISO Working Groups dealing with radioactivity measurement in connection with radiological protection.
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- D Calmet
- Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, Direction Protection Sûreté Nucléaire, 92265 Fontenay aux Roses Cedex, France
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- ALGADE, 1 Avenue du Brugeaud - BP 46 - 87250 Bessines sur Gartempe, France
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- TrisKem International, ZAC de l'Eperon, 3 rue des Champs Géons, 35170 Bruz, France
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- CEA/Saclay, Service de protection contre les rayonnements, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Gruppe Radioaktivität, Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz, 3700 Spiez, Switzerland
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- Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa K1A 1C1, Ontario, Canada
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- CEA/Valduc, Service de protection contre les rayonnements, 21120 Is-sur-Tille, France
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- ARPA Lombardia, Centro Regionale di Radioprotezione, Via Juvara 22, 20129 Milano, Italy
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- Autorité de sûreté nucléaire, 15 rue Louis Lejeune, CS 70013, 92541 Montrouge Cedex, France
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- National Radiation Protection Institute, Bartoškova 28, Praha 4 140 00, Czech Republic
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- Eberhard Karls-University of Tuebingen, Isotope lab & radiation protection, Auf der Morgenstelle 24, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering and Fluid Mechanics, alda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Kinectrics Inc. 800 Kipling Avenue, Unit 2 Toronto, Ontario M8Z 5G5, Canada
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- The National Physical Laboratory, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University, Tha´kurova 7, 166 29 Praha 6 , Czech Republic
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- The National Physical Laboratory, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK
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- Environmental Technologies Branch, Chalk River Laboratories, Stn 51A, Canada
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- RIVM, Centre for Environmental Safety and Security, Department for Measuring and Monitoring. PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Autorité de sûreté nucléaire, 15 rue Louis Lejeune, CS 70013, 92541 Montrouge Cedex, France
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- Departamento Quimica Analytica, Laboratori de Radiologia Ambiental, Facultat de Quimica-Universitat de Barcelona, Marti i Franques, 1-11, 08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Leibniz Universität, Institut für Radioökologie und Strahlenschutz, Wilh.-Henze-Weg 14; D-31303 Burgdorf, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, MS G740, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- CEA/Saclay, Service de protection contre les rayonnements, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL, UK
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- National Radiation Protection Institute, Bartoskova 28, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Hokkaido University of Science, Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sapporo, Japan
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- AFNOR, 11 rue Francis de Pressensé, 93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis cedex, France
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- Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki City, Aomori 036-8564 , Japan
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- Laboratory of Radiation Safety in Building, Research Institute of Building Physics, Russian Academy of Architecture and Building Science, Moscow, Russia
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- Japan Radioisotope Association, 28-45, Honkomagome 2 , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo1138941, Japan
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Husain A, Kannan K, Chan HM, Laird B, Al-Amiri H, Dashti B, Sultan A, Al-Othman A, Mandekar B. A Comparative Assessment of Arsenic Risks and the Nutritional Benefits of Fish Consumption in Kuwait: Arsenic Versus Omega 3-Fatty Acids. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2017; 72:108-118. [PMID: 27889806 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-016-0329-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Inorganic and organic forms of arsenic (As), as well as omega-3 fatty acids were measured in 578 fish/seafood samples that belong to 15 species of commonly consumed seafood in Kuwait. Arsenic speciation data, with the toxicological profile of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and fish consumption rates were applied in a probabilistic risk assessment to estimate the risk from exposure to iAs. The nutritional benefits of omega-3-fatty acid levels in various species of fish were taken into consideration. Results showed that the mean daily intake of iAs through fish consumption among the Kuwaiti population was 0.058 µg/kg/day, and the 95th percentile was 0.15 µg/kg/day. Although the mean intake level did not exceed the incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) at 1 × 10-4, the 95th percentile of iAs intake showed an ILCR of 2.7 × 10-4. Kuwaiti children (aged 6-12 years) were found to have a higher mean intake of iAs at 0.10 µg/kg/day with 68% of children in this category, exceeding the risk specific dose associated with an ILCR of 1 × 10-4. The fish species, hammor (grouper; Epinephelus coioides), is the top contributor to iAs intake, and tuna is the major source of omega 3-fatty acids for the Kuwaiti population.
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- Adnan Husain
- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Empire State Plaza, P.O. Box 509, Albany, NY, 12201-0509, USA.
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- Center for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
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- School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait
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- Information and Communications Technology Department, Executive Director for Administration, Finance and Support Services Sector, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait
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Habib K, Husain A, Al-Hazza A. Erratum: "Degradation/oxidation susceptibility of organic photovoltaic cells in aqueous solutions" [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 124101 (2015)]. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:109901. [PMID: 27802748 DOI: 10.1063/1.4964373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- K Habib
- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Renewable Energy (RE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Renewable Energy (RE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Renewable Energy (RE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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Mishra R, Siddiqui A, Husain A, Rashid M, Bhardwaj S. Acute and repeated dose toxicity studies of novel pyridazine derivatives as new class of antihypertensive agent. Toxicol Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.1718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Verykiou S, Oliphant TJ, Rahim R, Husain A, Lawrence CM, Langtry JA. Diagnostic biopsy before Mohs micrographic surgery, frequency of change in diagnosis and impact on management. Br J Dermatol 2016; 174:649-51. [PMID: 26399472 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S Verykiou
- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K.
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- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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- Histopathology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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Habib K, Husain A, Al-Hazza A. Degradation/oxidation susceptibility of organic photovoltaic cells in aqueous solutions. Rev Sci Instrum 2015; 86:124101. [PMID: 26724047 DOI: 10.1063/1.4936593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A criterion of the degradation/oxidation susceptibility of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells in aqueous solutions was proposed for the first time. The criterion was derived based on calculating the limit of the ratio value of the polarization resistance of an OPV cell in aqueous solution (Rp(s)) to the polarization resistance of the OPV cell in air (Rp(air)). In other words, the criterion lim(Rp(s)/Rp(air)) = 1 was applied to determine the degradation/oxidation of the OPV cell in the aqueous solution when Rp(air) became equal (increased) to Rp(s) as a function of time of the exposure of the OPV cell to the aqueous solution. This criterion was not only used to determine the degradation/oxidation of different OPV cells in a simulated operational environment but also it was used to determine the electrochemical behavior of OPV cells in deionized water and a polluted water with fine particles of sand. The values of Rp(s) were determined by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy at low frequency. In addition, the criterion can be applied under diverse test conditions with a predetermined period of OPV operations.
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- K Habib
- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Innovative Resources Energy (IRE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Innovative Resources Energy (IRE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Innovative Resources Energy (IRE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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Rajan N, Brown S, Ward S, Hainsworth P, Hodgkinson P, Pieniazek P, Husain A, Plummer R. Mesenteric cysts in naevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome: a mimic of metastatic disease. Br J Dermatol 2015; 174:684-5. [PMID: 26473628 PMCID: PMC4832287 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- N Rajan
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, U.K.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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Kircheva D, Husain A, Watson S, Kindler H, Durkin A, Vigneswaran W. P-265TUMOUR VOLUME: AN IMPORTANT PREDICTOR OF SURVIVAL IN MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivv204.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Qayyum F, Armato S, Straus C, Husain A, Vigneswaran W, Kindler H. SU-F-207-06: CT-Based Assessment of Tumor Volume in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4925250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The basic premise of preadjusted bracket system is accurate bracket positioning. It is widely recognized that accurate bracket placement is of critical importance in the efficient application of biomechanics and in realizing the full potential of a preadjusted edgewise appliance. AIM The purpose of this study was to design a calibrating system to accurately detect a point on a plane as well as to determine the accuracy of the Laser Guided Automated Calibrating (LGAC) System. MATERIALS AND METHODS To the lowest order of approximation a plane having two parallel lines is used to verify the accuracy of the system. On prescribing the distance of a point from the line, images of the plane are analyzed from controlled angles, calibrated and the point is identified with a laser marker. RESULTS The image was captured and analyzed using MATLAB ver. 7 software (The MathWorks Inc.). Each pixel in the image corresponded to a distance of 1cm/413 (10 mm/413) = 0.0242 mm (L/P). This implies any variations in distance above 0.024 mm can be measured and acted upon, and sets the highest possible accuracy for this system. CONCLUSION A new automated system is introduced having an accuracy of 0.024 mm for accurate bracket placement.
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- A Anitha
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Soft Condensed Matter, Raman Research Institute, Sadashivnagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Barbera L, Sutradhar R, Howell D, Sussman J, Seow H, Dudgeon D, Atzema C, Earle C, Husain A, Liu Y, Krzyzanowska MK. Does routine symptom screening with ESAS decrease ED visits in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy? Support Care Cancer 2015; 23:3025-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2671-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lawrence C, Rahim R, Charlton F, Husain A. Prospective study of formalin-fixed Mohs surgery and haematoxylin and eosin stains with control contralateral biopsies for lentigo maligna: 5-year follow-up results. Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:298-303. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- C.M. Lawrence
- Department of Dermatology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle NE1 4LP U.K
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- Department of Dermatology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle NE1 4LP U.K
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- Department of Histopathology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle NE1 4LP U.K
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- Department of Histopathology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle NE1 4LP U.K
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Aghajanian C, Goff B, Nycum L, Wang Y, Husain A, Blank S. Final analysis of overall survival in OCEANS, a randomized phase III trial of gemcitabine, carboplatin, and bevacizumab followed by bevacizumab until disease progression in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.03.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Husain A, Gevao B, Dashti B, Brouwer A, Behnisch PA, Al-Wadi M, Al-Foudari M. Screening for PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs in local and imported food and feed products available across the State of Kuwait and assessment of dietary intake. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2014; 100:27-31. [PMID: 24433787 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Revised: 11/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A total of 318 local and imported meat, milk, eggs, fish, and animal feed samples collected in Kuwait were analyzed by cell-based reporter gene assay (Dioxin-Responsive Chemical Activated LUciferase gene eXpression DR-CALUX) for PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs. The bioanalytical equivalents (BEQs) obtained by DR-CALUX bioassay were compared with the official maximum limits according to the European Commission (EC) regulations. Suspected and randomly chosen negative samples were analyzed by gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS). The results showed that among suspected samples, one sample was confirmed to be non-compliant. The positive sample was of imported origin. The correlation coefficient of 0.98 between DR-CALUX and GC-HRMS was found. Moreover, the average daily intakes of PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs for the Kuwaiti population were estimated. Results obtained in this study were discussed and compared with other published data.
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- Adnan Husain
- Food and Nutrition Program, Environmental and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait.
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- Environment Management Program, Environmental and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environmental and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- BioDetection Systems BV (BDS), Science Park 406, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Environment Management Program, Environmental and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- Food and Nutrition Program, Environmental and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- R.R. Rahim
- Dermatology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP U.K
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- Department of Pathology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP U.K
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- Centre for Skin Sciences; School of Life Sciences; University of Bradford; Bradford U.K
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- Dermatology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP U.K
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Moheman A, Husain A, Siddiqi KS. Biosurfactant in Planar Chromatography of Transition Metal Ions: Mixed Micelles Activated Separations. TENSIDE SURFACT DET 2013. [DOI: 10.3139/113.110130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sodium deoxycholate (a biosurfactant) in planar chromatography has been used to investigate the separation and migration behavior of transition metal ions. The chromatographic system comprised of soil-cellulose (3:7, w/w) as stationary phase and mixed micellar solution (sodium deoxycholate-sodium dodecyl sulfate, 1.0% each in 1:1 ratio) containing M5-acetonitrile in 3:2 ratio (v/v) was identified as the best mobile phase for separation and migration of transition metal ions. The Rf value for the metals follows the order, Cu(II) (0.15) < Ag(I) (0.57) < Au(III) (0.91) which also happens to be the order of increasing atomic weight of the metal ions in the periodic group. The detection limit of Cu(II), Ag(I), and Au(III) was found to be 0.22, 1.48, and 7.76 μg zone−1 respectively. The proposed method is robust, sensitive, easy, and reproducible. It has been used for successful identification and separation of above mentioned cations in sample matrices.
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In the present studies, two series of 4-substituted-imidazolidines (IIIa-i and IIIj,k) were synthesized by reacting different tetrahydro-di-Schiff bases (IIa-i and IIj,k) with p-diethylaminobenzaldehyde/ dimethylaminobenzaldehyde. The title compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial and antifungal actions against some selected microbes. The results of microbiological evaluation revealed that two compounds, 4-(1,3-bis(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-4-methylimidazolidin-2-yl)-N,N-diethyl aniline (IIIj), 4-(1,3-bis(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl)-4-methylimidazolidin-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl aniline (IIIk) were good in their antibacterial as well as antifungal actions. Minimum inhibitory concentration values (MIC) of the compounds are reported.
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- M S Y Khan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi-110 062, India
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Zafar Ullah AN, Huque R, Husain A, Akter S, Akter H, Newell JN. Tuberculosis in the workplace: developing partnerships with the garment industries in Bangladesh. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2012; 16:1637-42. [DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Akhter M, Husain A, Akhter N, Khan MSY. Synthesis, Antiinflammatory and Antimicrobial Activity of Some New 1-(3-Phenyl-3,4-Dihydro-2H-1,3-Benzoxazin-6-yl)-Ethanone Derivatives. Indian J Pharm Sci 2012; 73:101-4. [PMID: 22131632 PMCID: PMC3224399 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.89767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2010] [Revised: 11/20/2010] [Accepted: 01/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Synthesis of title compounds (4a-j) was carried out by following aminomethylation Mannich reaction. Test compounds were effective in inhibiting edema induced by carrageenan. The percent inhibition obseved was in the range of 25-83.3%. Compound (4c, e, h and j) were also tested for analgesic effect and showed percent protection ranging between 57-65%. All the synthesized compounds were active against E. coli and S. aureus but only compounds (4 b, c, e, i and j) were active against B. subtilis. All these compound were also found active against A. niger. Compound 4j was the most active compound with 83.3% inhibition of edema, 65.35% percent protection and inhibited all the three bacterial strains.
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- Mymoona Akhter
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi - 110 062, India
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Aghajanian C, Nycum L, Goff B, Nguyen H, Husain A, Blank S. Updated Overall Survival Analysis in Oceans, a Randomized Phase 3 Trial of Gemcitabine (G) + Carboplatin (C) and Bevacizumab (BV) or Placebo (PL) Followed by BV or PL in Platinum-Sensitive Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian (ROC), Primary Peritoneal (PPC), or Fallopian Tube Cancer (FTC). Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33532-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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