B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL) is the second most common acute leukemia in adults. Its clinical manifestations include leukocytosis or leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia with an overall poor prognosis elderly patients. If relapse occurs, it commonly involves bone marrow but can also involve Extramedullary (EM) sites such as brain, testis, liver, spleen lymph nodes. Isolated extramedulla...

Background: Oral lesions are among the earliest clinical manifestations of human immunodeficiency (HIV) infection and are important in early diagnosis and for monitoring the progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of oral lesions and their relationship with a number of factors in HIV/AIDS patients attending an HIV cente...

AIM To compare the effectiveness of conventional and game-based teaching on the level of knowledge and practice regarding oral hygiene among 7 to 10-year-old school children. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 60 children aged 8 to 10 years were randomly divided into two groups: groups A and B. The intervention was started after the pretest evaluation of their knowledge regarding oral health an...

objectives: midazolam with variable dosages has been used to induce sedation in pediatric dentistry. the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of two dosages of oral midazolam for conscious sedation of children undergoing dental treatment. materials and methods: in this randomized crossover double blind clinical trial, 20 healthy children (asa i) aged three to six years with negative or...

The larval body shapes and oral discs of 30 frog species from the family Megophryidae from China were examined. Using a phylogenetic framework derived from a Bayesian analysis of published mitochondrial cytochrome b and 16S rRNA gene sequences, we deduced a pattern of historical change among megophryid larval forms. These larvae were categorized into four types according to their body shapes an...

conclusions the use of tdf in patients with hbeag-negative chb seemed to be a highly cost-effective strategy. compared with the other available medication options, tdf was the most cost-saving strategy. thus, tdf may be the best option as a first-line medication. patients can also be switched from other medications to tdf. results the results revealed that the tdf treatment strategy was more ef...