Vol. 18 No. 3 (2024)

Original Articles

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• Diagnostic values of adenosine deaminase cytokines in fluid contributed to the detection of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

  Bui-Thi Thu Huong, Nguyen Minh Hien, Nguyen Tien Dung, Le-Thi Minh Hien, Luu Cong Thanh, Luu Vu Dung, Tran Khanh Chi, Nguyen-Van Khiem, Hoang Hai Yen

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1810

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• Knowledge, perceptions, and practices of blood donation among undergraduate students at Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

  Asaad M.A. Babker, Kiran S Gopinath, Srija Manimaran, Ibrahim Ali Alsalkhadi, Praveen Kumar Kandakurti, Ahmed Luay Osman

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1788

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• Comparative analysis of advanced polymerase chain reaction-based detection of Parvovirus B19 in first-trimester pregnant women at Thumbay Hospital, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

  Alaa M. Abdalhadi, Asaad Babker, Ahmed Luay Osman, Israa M. Abdalhadi, Mona A. Alblooshi, Fawzia A. AlObeidli, Israa O. Yousif, Hassan Higazi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1800

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• Morphometric and clinical analysis and nutritional and dietary management of malnourished adult patients in the Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz region, Morocco

  Hiba Belmoudden, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1804

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• Prevalence and distribution of dry eye disease among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kosovo

  Drilon Zekaj, Naim Jerliu, Floriana Kukaj-Zekaj, Ali Tonuzi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1799

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• Correlation between diet, body mass index, and lipid profile in Kosovar women treated for primary infertility

  Fatjona Gashi, Muhamet Kadrija, Zafer Gashi, Mila Arapcheska, Shkelzen Elezaj, Fitore Gashi, Fitim Gashi, Gentian Elezaj, Liridon Elezaj

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1784

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• The value of computed tomography perfusion for assessing the response of hepatocellular carcinoma to transarterial chemoembolization

  Bui Quang Huynh, Nguyen Duy Hung, Le Thanh Dung, Nguyen-Thi Thu, Nguyen-Thi Hai Anh, Ngo Quang Duy, Nguyen Minh Duc

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1768

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• Concern for medical students due to their cell phones’ comparatively high contamination with Pantoea agglomerans bacteria with reduced sensitivity to some antimicrobials

  Ahmed E. Taha

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1767

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• International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and goal attainment scale approach as academic tools at student-run free clinic for diabetic patients with international collaboration

  Faton T. Hoxha, Arb F. Hoxha, Toini Harra, Anu Myllyharju-Puikkonen, Nart F. Hoxha, Antigona Ukëhaxhaj

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1774

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• Screening for undernutrition in gastric bypass: a case study of four patients in the Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz region, Morocco

  Hiba Belmoudden, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1778

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• High prevalence of malnutrition in an internal medicine department: results from the AMIDO study

  Paola Gnerre, Stefania Lingua, Marianna Farotto, Riccardo Mazzucco, Stefania Crivellari, Carlotta Bertolina, Fabio Giacchero, Paola Cerutti, Elena Seksich, Marinella Bertolotti, Antonio Maconi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1775

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• Retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in the treatment of renal cancer: a 5-year single-center experience in resource-scare setting

  Nguyen Minh An, Ngo Trung Kien, Nguyen Van Duc, Vo Hoang Long

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1764

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• Outcomes of middle meningeal artery embolization for treating chronic subdural hematoma

  Dao Xuan Hai, Pham Minh Thong, Dong-Van He, Le Thanh Dung, Duong Duc Hung, Nguyen-Thi Huyen, Nguyen Minh Duc

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1759

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Reviews

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• Acetylsalicylic acid in primary prevention: a review

  Mauro Campanini, Eleonora Rizzi, Thomas Fleetwood, Giuliano Pinna, Greta Maria Giacomini

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1770

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• Generative artificial intelligence in healthcare: current status and future directions

  Khaled Ouanes

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1782

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• Adult sickle cell disease and SARS-CoV-2: an increasingly common comorbidity for a rare disease

  Michaela Boggan, Christopher L. Edwards, Jordan Meek, Mary Wood, W. Jeff Bryson, John J. Sollers, Debra O. Parker, Camela S. Barker, Jessica Miller, Brianna Downey, Asha Lockett, Jazmin Rosales, Courtney Munroe, Jr., Noa Wax, Sharena Scott

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1701

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Case Reports

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• A case of ankylosing spondylitis in female siblings

  Aigerim Abuova, Baglan Abdakhina, Aleksandr Glushan, Zhasken Smagulov, Bibigul Adilbekova, Svetlana Trofimova, Assel Meiramova

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1797

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• Segmental arterial mediolysis: a challenging diagnosis in internal medicine

  Giulia Bombardieri, Alessandra Rustici, Michele Caselli, Chiara Chirico, Veronica Bocchi, Andrea Montagnani

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1795

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• Impressive weight loss induced by a very low-calorie ketogenic diet in a morbidly complex obese patient with a recent episode of acute kidney injury and advanced chronic kidney disease: a case report

  Vincenzo Trapanese, Maria Chiara Pelle, Maria Capria, Nazareno Carullo, Clara Vatalaro, Francesca Cosentino, Melania Melina, Maria Resilde Natale, Federica Giofrè, Franco Arturi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1787

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• Multifactorial intestinal ischemia: a rare and undervalued diagnosis of abdominal pain

  Annadora Morena, Domenico Cirillo, Raffaele Natale, Clelia Nasti, Tullia Torella, Rossella Di Domenico, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Lidia Santarpia

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1777

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• A rare case of multiple myeloma with several atypical manifestations

  Clelia Nasti, Raffaele Natale, Annadora Morena, Roberta Della Pepa, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Lidia Santarpia

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1760

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• The importance of cognitive intervention in acquired traumatic brain injury during 6 months of multidisciplinary rehabilitation: a case description

  Patrizia Pisanu, Nicolò Contu, Cristiana Picciau, Stefano Milighetti, Emiliano Deiana, Valeria Vannucci, Benedetta Centonze, Sara Pirastru, Sinai Del Carmen Fabriani Sanchez, Dario Lucchetti

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1763

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Letters to the Editor

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• Age- and dose-independent adverse effect of venlafaxine-extended release on blood pressure: a case series of 13 normotensive psychiatric outpatients

  Mohsen Khosravi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1758

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