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European Medical Journal (2026)
ISSN 2397-6764 · European Medical Journal · 380 artikel di indeks
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Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis Presenting as Frontal Lobe Syndrome: A Case Report
Herpes simplex virus Type 1 (HSV-1) encephalitis is the most common cause of sporadic fatal encephalitis worldwide, associated with significant morbidity and mortality despite antiviral therapy. While atypical presentations, such as urinary and bowel incontinence, have been documented, their…
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Disseminated Tuberculosis with Pleural, Hepatic, and Splenic Involvement in an Immunocompetent Adult
Disseminated tuberculosis represents hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis involving multiple organ systems. Although commonly associated with immunosuppression, it can occasionally occur in immunocompetent individuals and pose diagnostic challenges. The authors report an…
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The PER Gene Family: Pivotal Regulators Bridging Circadian Clock Disruption to Multifactorial Pathologies
The Period genes, PER1, PER2, and PER3, encode core negative regulators of the mammalian circadian clock and provide an important link between circadian disruption and chronic disease states. Although they belong to the same gene family, PER1, PER2 and PER3 show partially distinct roles in…
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Cervical Screening and HPV Vaccination in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers, such as cervical cancer, are more prevalent in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Historical data, prior to an established national screening programme, suggest cervical screening uptake in KTRs is low. Little is known about HPV…
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Myofibrillar Myopathy with a Novel LDB3 Variant (c.1804T>C) in a Filipino Mother–Daughter Dyad: A Case Report
Myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) is a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder characterised by progressive muscle weakness with potential cardiac and respiratory involvement. Mutations in the LDB3 gene disrupt Z-disk integrity, leading to myofibrillar disintegration and protein accumulation. Reports of…
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Association Between Androgenetic Alopecia Severity and Sexual Dysfunction in Male and Female Patients Attending a Dermatology Clinic: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study
Background and objectives: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) negatively impacts body image and psychosocial wellbeing, potentially contributing to sexual dysfunction. Yet, the direct relationship between AGA severity and sexual function remains underexplored. This exploratory study aimed to evaluate the…
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Editor’s Pick: Recent Advances in Understanding the Endophenotypes of Osteoarthritis
This narrative mini-review defines the concept of clinical phenotypes, molecular endotypes, and therapeutic subtypes (theratypes) in osteoarthritis (OA) and explores the conceptual transition from a disease that was incorrectly considered homogeneous in the recent past, to a more heterogeneous…
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The Limits of ‘Choice’ in Healthcare Access: A Critical Conceptual Perspective on Ethnic Minority Inequalities
Background: Healthcare access is frequently framed in policy and practice as a matter of patient choice. This framing assumes that individuals are able to make informed and voluntary decisions about whether, when, and how to seek care. While widely used to interpret patterns of healthcare use, this…
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AI in Healthcare: Current and Future Applications in Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Clinical Decision Making
AI has transitioned from experimental promise to real-world clinical application across diagnostics, therapeutics, and healthcare delivery. Advances in imaging analysis, predictive analytics, and multimodal data integration now support earlier diagnosis, personalised treatment selection, and…
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Chronic Systemic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance: A Synergistic Pathway in the Development of Secondary Osteoporosis
There is a strong causal link between chronic diabetes, inflammation, and secondary osteoporosis; this link is also often discussed as the diabetic bone disease development process. In this process, where systemic chronic inflammation and insulin resistance (IR) are key contributing factors…
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Is it Time to Label ‘At Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis’ a Disease?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is increasingly recognised as the final stage of a prolonged disease continuum that may begin years before the onset of clinically apparent synovitis. During this at-risk phase, individuals without clinical synovitis may present with autoantibodies, musculoskeletal…
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Broncho-Alveolar Lavage for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia – A Scoping Review
The diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in immunocompromised patients remains challenging despite the use of conventional staining techniques in bronchoalveolar lavage samples. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) has demonstrated improved diagnostic accuracy compared with traditional methods…
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Oesophageal Actinomycosis Masquerading as Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, and slowly developing granulomatous infection observed in individuals who are immunocompromised and those who are immunocompetent. Thoracic actinomycosis is particularly challenging to diagnose due to its varying presentations, which can mimic bronchogenic…
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Target-Like Lesions with Mucositis in a 13-Year-Old Adolescent Due to Co-Infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Varicella-Zoster Virus: A Case Report and Literature Review
The case concerns a 13-year-old male patient admitted to the authors’ department, presenting with the following symptoms: malaise, fever, cough, and scattered vesicular and targetoid skin eruptions on his limbs, earlobe, and trunk, sparing the scalp, palms, and soles. Furthermore, mucositis was…
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UTI Turns Out to Be Infective Endocarditis: An Unusual Presentation – A Case Report
This case highlights an unusual presentation for infective endocarditis (IE). The patient was initially admitted with symptoms indicative of a urinary tract infection, with a concerning and unexplained symptom of significant weight loss. As per local hospital protocol, intravenous antibiotics were…
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Editor’s Pick – Characterising Drug-Associated Nephrolithiasis: Insights from Global Adverse Drug Reaction Database
Nojaba L, Guzman N. Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones) (Archived) [Internet] (2023) Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559227/. Last accessed: 21 January 2024 Stamatelou K, Goldfarb DS. Epidemiology of kidney stones. Healthcare (Basel)…