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The Italian Journal of Medicine (ITJM) is the official journal of FADOI, the Federation of Associations of Hospital Doctors on Internal Medicine and focus to describe the complex and variable situations confronted by Internists in daily practice. ITJM aims to promote excellence in the practice of internal medicine in hospitals and to disseminate the results of clinical research in internal medicine departments. The journal also contributes to the updating of hospital internists on general topics concerning public health, including ethical, legal, economical and health policy issues. The Journal includes original clinical research papers, reviews, case reports and specific sections dedicated to clinical pharmacology, chronic diseases, health management. ITJM is currently indexed in Web of Science/ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ since September 2009.

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• Perceived stress in parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: psychometric properties of the stress measurement scale in the Moroccan dialect

  Sara Alouane, Zakaria Abidli, Ahmed O.T. Ahami, Soukaina El Idrissi, Jamila Riyahi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1991

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• Age diversity management in healthcare: leveraging generational differences with an inclusive approach

  Filomena Pietrantonio, Giulia Brunelli, Gabriele Angelo Vassallo, Luca Moriconi, Alessandro Signorini, Andrea Moriconi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2074

  48

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• Differential diagnosis of prion diseases in the vast chapter of degenerative encephalopathies, a challenge for the internist: two case reports compared

  Filomena Pietrantonio, Angela Ciamei, Gabriele Angelo Vassallo, Luca Moriconi, Margherita Lordi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2075

  48

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• Association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D insufficiency and serum uric acid levels compared to the gender and age categories

  Salah Eldin Omar Hussein, Awadh S. Alsubhi, Abdulrahman Algarni, Elryah I. Ali, Tagwa Yousif Elsayed Yousif, Ammar Abdelmola, Elyasa Elfaki, Wael Alzahrani, Ayman Hussien Alfeel

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2029

  138

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• The future of diagnostics: cutting-edge advances in healthcare technology

  Ashok Kumar Sah, Darla Srinivasa Rao, Anass M Abbas, M Chandrasekar, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Adam, Ajab Singh Choudhary, Ranjay Kumar Choudhary, Rabab H. Elshaikh, Pranav Kumar Prabhakar, Syrsulu Myrzagulova, Rohit Rathore, Asaad M. Babker, Devendra Prasad, Shagun Agarwal

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1932

  201

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• A case report of bladder cancer-related acquired hemophilia A

  Gaia Dragoni, Nicolò Ferraroni, Raffaella Benedetti, Aderville Cabassi, Davide Imberti

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2019

  108

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• Correlation of circulating diabetes markers with elevated serum antithyroglobulin antibodies in type 2 diabetes patients

  Batool Ibrahim Aljasmmi, Awadh S Alsubhi, Abdulrahman Algarni, Elryah I Ali, Ammar Abdelmola, Hussam Ali Osman, Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Abukanna, Marwan Ismail, Asaad Babker, Salah Eldin Omar Hussein

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1961

  149

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• Minimally invasive versus median sternotomy for mechanical mitral valve replacement: a single-center comparative study of treatment outcomes and quality of life

  The Binh Nguyen, Tran-Thuy Nguyen, Long Hoang Luong, Duc Hoang Nguyen, Cong Huu Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh Le, Bao Giang Kim

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1963

  263

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• The role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in assessing hypothyroidism Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

  Ruqeya Murad, Ayman H. Alfeel, Zulekha Shemote, Praveen Kumar, Asaad Babker, Ahmed Luay Osman, Abdelgdair A. Altoum

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1953

  289

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• Gender differences and post-pandemic mental health impacts: a mediation study on Vietnamese adolescents

  Thanh Long Nguyen, Victor Storm, Lam Toi Phung, Cong Thien Le, Thi Thu Ha Le, Thi Hoa Nguyen, Son Tung Vu, Thien Thang Tran, Minh Hanh Vu, Van Tuan Nguyen

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1888

  385

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• Peritoneal involvement in acute pericarditis with polyserositis may mimic acute cholecystitis: a case report

  Emanuele Bizzi, Francesco Moda, Massimo Pancrazi, Alice Pedroli, Ruggiero Mascolo, Antonio Luca Brucato

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1931

  288

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• Intermediate care units in internal medicine: the case of Apulia

  Francesco Ventrella, Anna Belfiore, Antonio Greco, Franco Mastroianni, Salvatore Lenti, Domenico Ruggiero, Michele Cannone, Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri, Massimo Errico

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1960

  398

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• A “cold” case of myxedema coma

  Elisa Eletto, Carmine Siniscalchi, Nicoletta Cerundolo, Beatrice Prati, Lorenzo Finardi, Riccardo Simoni, Alberto Parise, Antonio Nouvenne, Tiziana Meschi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1999

  187

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• Impact of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin 6 polymorphisms on type 2 diabetes mellitus Sudanese patients

  Elmutuz H. Elssaig, Abdalla Eltoum Ali, Mohammed A. Alsubai, Tarig M.S. Alnour, Eltayib H. Ahmed-Abakur, Aadil Yousif, Bashayr Mudhhi Alshehri, Fatmah Ali Awaji, Arwa Murdi Alanazi, Fai Fahad Alanazi, Abdullah Ali Alghamdi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1967

  124

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• Pulmonary nodules in rheumatoid arthritis: the case of leflunomide

  Giovanni Simone Mancini, Silvia Rampini, Stefania Freguia, Clara Valsecchi, Domenico Cozzo, Anna Lou Christe, Adam Ogna

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1964

  158

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• First-level clinical point-of-care ultrasound: an essential tool for today’s internist

  Mauro Silingardi, Nicola Mumoli, Emanuela Laurita, Elisa Romagnoli, Giovanna Casoli, Stefania Marengo, Federica Agrusta, Marinella Tricarico, Luisa Arnaldi, Giovanni Gardini, Francesco Dentali

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1939

  423

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• Employing the European Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System 2017 classification in a malignancy risk stratification system for thyroid nodules at Can Tho Oncology Hospital from 2021 to 2023

  Vo Van Kha, Tran Thi Huong Ly, Pham Thi Thanh Hoa, Vo Huynh Nhu

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1852

  556

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• Metformin’s therapeutic potential in adenomyosis: insights from interleukin 8 level

  Damas Hendriansyah, Nusratuddin Abdullah, Rudy B. Leonardy, Mardiah Tahir, Samrichard Rambulangi, Firdaus Hamid

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1940

  549

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• An innovative model of university cooperation in developing countries: results of five years of experience in internal medicine, health promotion and education

  Filomena Pietrantonio, Vera Kopsaj, Francesco Rosiello, Aurora Tomassoni, Luca Moriconi, Donatella Padua

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1941

  411

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• When should antihypertensive drug treatment be started? Discrepancies between the 2023 European Society of Hypertension and the 2024 European Society of Cardiology guidelines

  Giuseppe Mancia, Guido Grassi, Sverre E. Kjeldsen

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1981

  680

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• Correlation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and soluble FMS-like tyrosine kinase 1 in pregnant women with preeclampsia

  Kiki Rizki Amelia, Efendi Lukas, Nurbani Bangsawan, Isharyah Sunarno, Retno Budiarti Farid, Sriwijaya Qadar

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1924

  299

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• Mentzer Index and Red Cell Distribution Width Index in differentiating iron deficiency anemia and β-thalassemia trait

  Rabab H. Elshaikh, Ashok Kumar Sah, Abdelrahman Mohamed Abukanna, Abdulrahman Algarni, Ammar Abdelmola, Hussam Ali Osman, Tagwa Yousif Elsayed Yousif, Elryah I. Ali, Hiba Ali, Ayman Hussein Alfeel

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1892

  862

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• Cytokine profile in COVID-19 infection: focus on interleukin-13, interleukin-33, and tumor necrosis factor-α as immunological markers

  Huda Saleem, Wafaa Hazim, Batool Mutar Mahdi, Mohammed S. Al-Iedani

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1823

  316

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• The man from the stars: a narrative approach to neglected diseases

  Paolo Agostinis, Teresa Michelutti, Laura Iogna Prat, Omar Simonetti

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1900

  218

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• The role of genetic variations in metabolic syndrome: insights into etiology, diagnosis, and management

  Darla Srinivasa Rao, Ajay Kumar, Shagun Agarwal, Rabab Hassan Elshaikh, AjabSingh Choudhary, Ranjay Kumar Choudhary, Assad M A Babker, Rohit Rathore, Zhannat Nurmakhanova, Zhanar Nurgaliyeva, Abdugani Musayev, Ashok Kumar Sah

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1908

  677

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• Embracing artificial intelligence in internal medicine: a tool for physicians and patients

  Matteo Giorgi-Pierfranceschi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1791

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• Immunohistochemical expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 in World Health Organization grade IV astrocytoma, oral squamous cell carcinoma and bladder carcinoma

  Imrana Tanvir, Samina Qamar, Ahmad Alwazzan, Khurram Mehboob, Yousef Almehmadi, Ebtihal Ali Alharbi, Shadi Ahmed Alahmadi, Hafsa Adnan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1893

  300

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• Effect of magnesium and potassium on rheumatoid arthritis factor and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized control trial

  Hafiza Sonia Bibi, Uzma Rafi, Sidra Khalid, Riffat Mehboob, Anbreen Bibi, Hani Sadaka Shalabi, Mohammed A. Zaher, Samy A. Abusikkien

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1874

  500

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• La sindrome cardio-nefro-metabolica

  Andrea Montagnani, Dario Manfellotto

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  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2025.1

  384

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• Diagnostic and therapeutic care pathway of the Cardiac Network for Heart Failure

  Pasquale Palmiero, Matteo Durante, Maria Maiello, Valentina D’Andria, Cosima Caputo, Lucia Giordano

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1927

  496

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• A toothpick man user with COVID-19

  Francesco Serafini, Elia Vettore, Fabio Presotto

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1897

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• Visceral leishmaniasis and lymphoma: a rare and dangerous couple

  Nicola Battino, Antonio Pisano

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1843

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• CO-St (COVID 19-study): sex differences in the treatment of COVID-19

  Manuel Monti, Tiziana Ciarambino, Filomena Pietrantonio, Sara Rotunno, Alessandra Fiorentini, Rosalba Cipriani, Giuseppe Campagna, Giuseppe Straface, Eleonora Pistella, Mauro Giordano, Orazio Valerio Giannico, Roberto Marchetti, Federica Lorenzi, Francesco Rosiello

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1916

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• Evaluation of the renal function among sickle cell patients: a cross-sectional study

  Talal Qadah, Anwar Refaei

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1868

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• Virus-induced asthma exacerbations in Vietnamese preschoolers

  Nguyen Thuy Van Thao, Tran Anh Tuan, Pham Hung Van, Le Thuong Vu

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1818

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• Acute kidney failure due to varicella-zoster virus solved by early antiviral treatment based on brivudin

  Fulvia Paolozzi, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Antonella Giliberti, Gianluca Latte, Maria Teresa Feola, Immacolata Gaia Paduano, Concetta Schiano, Maurizio Latte

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1786

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• Serum transferrin level in type-2 diabetic patients in association with sociodemographic profile and dietary habits

  Anza Khan, Uzma Rafi, Riffat Mehboob, Sajid Hameed, Uzma Malik, Zainab Zubair, Imran Shahid

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1873

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• An algorithm for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in units of internal medicine

  Ombretta Para, Carmen Stabile, Donato Cinquepalmi, Maria Sandra Magnoni, Francesco Nasso, Flavio Tangianu, Mauro Silingardi, Antonella Valerio, Dario Manfellotto, Francesco Dentali

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1838

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• The unseen connection: laryngeal carcinoma and thrombosis of the internal jugular vein

  Laura Leci-Tahiri, Lisa Tahiri, Valbona Zhjeqi, Emina Ramku

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1882

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• The incidence of bleeding in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation using anticoagulants: a real-world report with the biggest Vietnamese data

  Bui The Dung, Cao Ngoc Mai Han, Tran Hoa, Nguyen Thanh Hien

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1807

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• Predictive value of Frank’s sign for obstructive coronary artery disease confirmed by coronary computed tomography angiography

  Truong Phi Hung, Nguyen Minh Kha, Dang Tuong Vi, Tran Trong Nhan, Hoang Van Sy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1863

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• First evidence of immunomodulation of the renin-angiotensin system through substance P/neurokinin 1 receptor: a case and control study in hypertension and cardiac patients

  Ibrahim M. Alanazi, Riffat Mehboob, Ayesha Tariq, Sajid Hameed, Uzma Malik, Noreen Sarwar, Imran Shahid, Khurram Mehboob

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1870

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• Right ventricular failure due to subacute massive pulmonary embolism

  Claudio Giumelli, Giacomo Bussolati, Patricia Granauro, Paolo Montanari

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1747

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• Maternal, fetal, and perinatal outcomes of COVID-19-infected pregnancies in Saudi Arabia: a meta-analysis and systematic review

  Ahmad Alwazzan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1877

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• Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factor

  Khalid Faraj, Abdellatif Bour

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1861

  615

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• Early and late outcomes of emergency coronary bypass grafting in non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction

  Nguyen Thai Minh, Nguyen Sinh Hien, Bui The Dung, Doan Quoc Hung

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1808

  787

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• C-reactive protein as a diagnostic marker for ovarian carcinoma

  Angga Dewi Umar Wahyu, Syahrul Rauf, Susiawaty Susiawaty, Maisuri T. Chalid, Nugraha Utama Pelupessy, Irma Savitri

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1819

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• Role of platelet indices and vitamin D in forecasting deterioration of glycemic control and vascular complications in type 2 diabetes

  Maryam Ahmed Obaid Al Ali, Khalid Abdelsamea Mohamedahmed, Asaad Ma Babker

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1875

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• Skin lesions and the role of the internist: a series of clinical cases

  Carolina Bologna, Domenico Birra, Marina Lugarà, Antonietta De Sena, Gabriella Oliva, Paolo Tirelli, Pasquale Madonna, Vincenzo Nuzzo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1796

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• Stochastic Petri net model with random time of Vietnamese ischemic stroke patient treatment process

  Nguyen Tien Dung, Nguyen-Thi Phuong Quynh, Ho Cam Tu, Bui-Thi Thu Huong, Pham-Thi Thuy, Vu-Thi Hoai Thu, Lo Minh Trong, Ho Khanh Lam, Nguyen Phuong Sinh

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1806

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