Concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the serum of 14 patients suffering from Lyme diseasc were measured. 86% of these patients were found to have abnormally high concentrations of serum CRP (range 14-158 mg/L...Concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the serum of 14 patients suffering from Lyme diseasc were measured. 86% of these patients were found to have abnormally high concentrations of serum CRP (range 14-158 mg/L). The CRP concentration of a 60-yearold patient abated from 29 mg/L to 13 mg/L after treatrnent. Results suggest that serum CRP concentration can provide a valuable and accurate means for the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of Lyme disease展开更多
In this study nine cases of thallium poisoning in a series of homicidal poisoning were analyzed in order to provide more information concerning thallium poisoning. It was found that the most common clinical feature of...In this study nine cases of thallium poisoning in a series of homicidal poisoning were analyzed in order to provide more information concerning thallium poisoning. It was found that the most common clinical feature of thallium poisoning was peripheral neuropathy and paraesthesia was more common than amyasthenia. Understanding of these clinical characteristics of thallium poisoning was helpful to early identification and differential diagnosis. Since the early administration of Prussian Blue, as a specific antidote for thallium poisoning, can substantially improve the prognosis, it is of great importance to establish a correct and early diagnosis.展开更多
Objective： To differentiate patients with esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions from the high-risk population for preliminary screening of esophageal cancer using a feature index determined by a computer-aided to...Objective： To differentiate patients with esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions from the high-risk population for preliminary screening of esophageal cancer using a feature index determined by a computer-aided tongue information acquisition and processing system （DS01-B）. Methods： Totally, 213 patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions and 2,840 normal subjects were collected including primarily screened and reexamined, all of them were confirmed with histological examinations. Their tongue color space values and manifestation features were extracted by DS01-B and analyzed. Firstly, the analysis of variance was performed to differentiate normal subjects from patients with esophageal cancer and premalignant lesions. Secondly, the logistic regression was conducted using 10 features and gender, age to get a predictive equation of the possibility of esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions. Lastly, the equation was tested by subjects undergoing primary screening. Results： Saturation （S） values in the HSV color space showed significant differences between patients with esophageal cancer and normal subjects or those with mild atypical hyperplasia （P〈0.05）; blue-to-yellow （b） values in the Lab color space showed significant differences between patients with esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions and normal subjects （P〈0.05）. Logistic regression analysis showed that the computer-aided tongue inspection approach had an accuracy of 72.3% （2008/2776） in identifying patients with esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions for preliminary screening in high-risk population. Conclusion： Computer-aided tongue inspection, with descriptive and quantitative profile as described in this study, could be applied as a cost- and time- efficient, non-invasive approach for preliminary screening of esophageal cancer in high-risk population.展开更多
文摘Concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the serum of 14 patients suffering from Lyme diseasc were measured. 86% of these patients were found to have abnormally high concentrations of serum CRP (range 14-158 mg/L). The CRP concentration of a 60-yearold patient abated from 29 mg/L to 13 mg/L after treatrnent. Results suggest that serum CRP concentration can provide a valuable and accurate means for the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of Lyme disease
文摘In this study nine cases of thallium poisoning in a series of homicidal poisoning were analyzed in order to provide more information concerning thallium poisoning. It was found that the most common clinical feature of thallium poisoning was peripheral neuropathy and paraesthesia was more common than amyasthenia. Understanding of these clinical characteristics of thallium poisoning was helpful to early identification and differential diagnosis. Since the early administration of Prussian Blue, as a specific antidote for thallium poisoning, can substantially improve the prognosis, it is of great importance to establish a correct and early diagnosis.
基金Supported by the National Twelfth Five-Year Initiatives Project(No.2012BAJ18B05)
文摘Objective： To differentiate patients with esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions from the high-risk population for preliminary screening of esophageal cancer using a feature index determined by a computer-aided tongue information acquisition and processing system （DS01-B）. Methods： Totally, 213 patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions and 2,840 normal subjects were collected including primarily screened and reexamined, all of them were confirmed with histological examinations. Their tongue color space values and manifestation features were extracted by DS01-B and analyzed. Firstly, the analysis of variance was performed to differentiate normal subjects from patients with esophageal cancer and premalignant lesions. Secondly, the logistic regression was conducted using 10 features and gender, age to get a predictive equation of the possibility of esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions. Lastly, the equation was tested by subjects undergoing primary screening. Results： Saturation （S） values in the HSV color space showed significant differences between patients with esophageal cancer and normal subjects or those with mild atypical hyperplasia （P〈0.05）; blue-to-yellow （b） values in the Lab color space showed significant differences between patients with esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions and normal subjects （P〈0.05）. Logistic regression analysis showed that the computer-aided tongue inspection approach had an accuracy of 72.3% （2008/2776） in identifying patients with esophageal cancer or premalignant lesions for preliminary screening in high-risk population. Conclusion： Computer-aided tongue inspection, with descriptive and quantitative profile as described in this study, could be applied as a cost- and time- efficient, non-invasive approach for preliminary screening of esophageal cancer in high-risk population.
