Adolescent onset of vertically transmitted untreated AIDS: A report of one case
Publication date: Available online 3 February 2016 Source:Tzu Chi Medical Journal Author(s): Hsi-Hsien Wei, Li-Ping Tsai, Ping-Sheng Wu A 12-year-old adolescent girl with intractable pneumonia and desaturation was sent to our hospital. An immunocompromised state was highly suspected because of an oral thrush persisting for a year and pneumonia of unusual severity. Laboratory tests confirmed she had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and full-blown AIDS. She lived with her adopted parents and reported no history of sexual abuse, drug abuse, or blood transfusion. We contacted the Center of Disease Control...
Source: Tzu Chi Medical Journal - February 25, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
Serum osteoprotegerin levels associated with the aortic augmentation index in renal transplant recipients
Conclusion These results suggest that the serum fasting OPG level is associated with the aortic AIx in renal transplant recipients. (Source: Tzu Chi Medical Journal)
Source: Tzu Chi Medical Journal - February 25, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research
