CLINICALLY AMYOPATHIC DERMATOMYOSITIS PRESENTING WITH ISOLATED FACIAL EDEMA COMPLICATED BY ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE: A CASE REPORT

Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis presenting with isolated facial edema complicated by acute respiratory failure: a case report

Abstract Background In clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis, the hallmark cutaneous manifestations are the key to diagnosis.We report a case of clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis which presented with facial edema as the sole cutaneous manifestation and was later complicated by acute respiratory failure leading to death.Case presentation A 58-ye

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The proximal experience of gratitude.

Although a great deal of research has tested the longitudinal effects of regularly practicing gratitude, much less attention has been paid to the emotional landscape directly following engagement in gratitude exercises.In three studies, we explored the array zippy paws adventure backpack of discrete emotions people experience after being prompted t

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Fingerprinting snakes: paleontological and paleoecological implications of zygantral growth rings in Serpentes

We introduce a new non-destructive source of skeletochronological data with applications to species identification, associating disarticulated remains, assessing minimum number skittles ornament of individuals (MNI), and collection management of fossil snakes, but with potential implications for all bony vertebrates, extinct or extant.Study of a di

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