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e performed. For equivocal cases, active surveillance with serial radiographs can be helpful.

The case described here draws a clinical and radiological picture of how an occult form of miliary TB evolved to an overt form with use of steroid, and then suddenly progressed to acute respiratory distress syndrome in an immunocompetent young male. This raises awareness on the potential risk of using corticosteroid in patients with cryptic miliary TB. There is formidable challenge in the diagnosis of miliary TB, especially in the early stages. Atypical or even normal outcomes of clinical, microbiochemical, and radiologic evaluation should not be overlooked and dedicated diagnostic work-up should be performed. For equivocal cases, active surveillance with serial radiographs can be helpful.Substance use disorder (SUD) is associated with a high risk of physical and mental illness such as anxiety, depression, personality disorders, eating disorders, and abnormal mood changes. During the pandemic, SUD, a significant problem related to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is affecting adolescents. The recent available literature also emphasizes understanding the relationship between mental illness and SUD. Hence, it is essential to evaluate the scientific approach and examine the presented findings of articles published on SUD during the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic review will be conducted using PubMed, PubMed Central, and Scopus bibliographic databases. The grey literature on the impact of SUD on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents will be identified using scholar google. The dependability and credibility of the findings will be examined using the ConQual approach. The methodologies of the included studies will be compared using ROBIS (risk of bias in systematic reviews tool), a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews (AMSTAR), and the JBI critical appraisal tool. The systematic review will be carried out on published articles, so it is exempt from ethics approval. The Center for Open Science (OSF) will be used as a data repository during the preparation of the protocol and completion of the systematic review. The research findings will be published in a related peer-reviewed journal.

Prolotherapy or proliferative therapy is a treatment option for damaged connective tissues involving the injection of a solution (proliferant) which theoretically causes an initial cell injury and a subsequent "proliferant" process of wound healing via modulation of the inflammatory process. EGFR assay Nonetheless, the benefits of dextrose prolotherapy have not been adequately evaluated. Therefore, the present study assesses the effectiveness and superiority of prolotherapy separately in treating dense fibrous connective tissue injuries.

PubMed, Scopus, and Embase were searched from the earliest record to February 18, 2019. This study included randomized controlled trials whichBoth analysis at individual studies level and pooled meta-analysis were performed.

Ten trials involving 358 participants were included for review. At study level, the majority of comparisons did not reveal significant differences between dextrose prolotherapy and no treatment (or placebo) regarding pain control. The meta-analysis showed dextrose prolotherapy was effective in improving activity only at immediate follow-up (i.e., 0-1 month) (standardized mean difference [SMD] 0.98; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.40-1.50; I = 0%); and superior to corticosteroid injections only in pain reduction at short-term follow-up (i.e., 1-3 month) (SMD 0.70; 95% CI 0.14-1.27; I = 51%). No other significant SMDs were found in this analysis.

There is insufficient evidence to support the clinical benefits of dextrose prolotherapy in managing dense fibrous tissue injuries. More high-quality randomized controlled trials are warranted to establish the benefits of dextrose prolotherapy.

PROSPERO (CRD42019129044).

PROSPERO (CRD42019129044).

As an increasing age-related eye disease, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is becoming a common cause of irreversible visual loss in elder population. The mechanism of AMD remains uncertain and covers a complex risk factors. Choroidal vascularity index (CVI) is a sensitive parameter obtained by enhanced depth imaging of optical coherence tomography which allows the choroid in more detail and accurate assessment in the pathogenesis of AMD. The objective of this current study is to evaluate choroidal structural alternations measured by CVI in AMD.

We will review 4 English databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science) from their inception until present to select eligible articles. English-language and case-control studies will be accepted. The data extraction content and quantitative analysis will be performed systematically by 2 independent authors. The primary outcome is the alternation of CVI in AMD. The secondary outcomes consist of choroidal thickness (CT), luminal area (LA), stromal area (SA), and total choroidal area (TCA). Subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias will be performed to check the robustness of the pooled outcome data.

Changes of quantitative parameters such as CVI will be obtained in patients with AMD.

This study will elucidate alternations of choroidal vascular and stromal component in AMD and provide robust evidence on the pathophysiology of AMD.

INPLASY.

INPLASY.

COVID-9 has become a global pandemic with severe health issues around the world. However, there is still no effective drug to treat the disease, and many studies have shown that moxibustion plays a positive role in adjuvant treatment of COVID-19. Therefore, this meta-analysis is designed to evaluate the efficacy of moxibustion for COVID-19.

The relevant randomized controlled trials will be systematically retrieved from the electronic database, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Clinical Trials Database, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure, without restrictions on publication status and language. Two reviewers will independently review all included studies and assess the risk of bias. Two reviewers will independently extract data from the included studies based on a pre-designed standardized form. Any disagreements will be resolved by consensus. The meta-analysis will be performed with RevMan (V5.3.5) software.

The results of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

This ongoing meta-analysis will provide up-to-date evidence of the efficacy of moxibustion for patients with COVID-19.

The meta-analysis has been prospectively registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020211910).

The meta-analysis has been prospectively registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020211910).Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with increased incidence of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) as well as mortality. D-dimer is a marker of fibrinolysis and has been used as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in VTE among other diseases. The purpose of our study is to describe outcomes from out center and to examine trends in D-dimer levels as it relates to VTE and mortality.Patients admitted with confirmed COVID-19 cases to Emory Healthcare from March 12, 2020 through April 6, 2020 with measured plasma D-dimer levels were included in our retrospective analysis. Relevant data about comorbidities, hospitalization course, laboratory results, and outcomes were analyzed.One hundred fifteen patients were included in our study. Mean age was 64 ± 15 years, 47 (41%) females and 84 (73%) African-American. Hypertension was present in 83 (72%) and diabetes in 60 (52%). Mean duration of hospitalization was 19 ± 11 days with 62 (54%) patients intubated (mean duration of 13 ± 8 days). VTE was diagnosed in 27 (23%) patients (mean time to diagnosis 14 ± 9 days). Median D-dimer within the first 7 days of hospitalization was higher (6450 vs. 1596 ng/mL, p 2000 ng/mL within any 24 hour period through hospital day 10 had 75% sensitivity and 74% specificity for diagnosis of VTE.We found that both magnitude and rate of rise in d-dimer within the first 10 days of hospitalization are predictive of diagnosis of VTE but not mortality. These parameters may aid in identifying individuals with possible underlying VTE or at high risk for VTE, thereby guiding risk stratification and anticoagulation policies in COVID-19 patients.Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the leading cancer affecting humans; however, the relationship between tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and patient prognosis in RCC is relatively unreported. This study aimed to investigate the relationships among factors (TIL, clinicopathological characteristics, and patient prognosis in RCC).This retrospective study evaluated 533 patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) deposited in the the Cancer Genome Atlas between 2004 and 2015. We downloaded immune cell type absolute fraction data for ccRCC patients from the Cancer Immunome Atlas database. The CIBERSORT method was used to transform RNA-sequencing data into microarray data for the cancer genome atlas -ccRCC samples for which microarray and RNA-sequencing data were available on the the Cancer Immunome Atlas website.The overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) analyses of ccRCC patients showed that M1 macrophages (OS, P = .00000134; DFS, P = .00958) and neutrophils (OS, P = .00000723; DFS, P = .0255) were significant. Age at diagnosis (P  less then  .0001, c-index = 0.59), tumour stage (P  less then  .0001, c-index = 0.667), stage (P  less then  .0001, c-index = 0.729), neoplasm histological grade (P  less then  .0001, c-index = 0.624), and haemoglobin level (P  less then  .0001, c-index = 0.583) were independent predictors of OS. Similarly, the stage, haemoglobin level, and serum calcium level were independent predictors of DFS. There were significant correlations between the M1 macrophage fraction and tumour stage, stage, and neoplasm histological grade. Stage and neoplasm histological grade showed associations with the neutrophil fraction.The correlations between TILs and prognosis and clinicopathological characteristics in ccRCC were demonstrated. The prognosis of ccRCC patients may differ according to the TIL fractions.This study compared implant outcomes following maxillary sinus floor augmentation (MSFA) in edentulous patients with a residual alveolar bone height ≤3 mm. Four techniques were evaluated 1-stage bone-added osteotome sinus floor elevation procedure (BAOSFE) with simultaneous implant placement; 2-stage BAOSFE with delayed implant placement; 1-stage lateral window sinus floor elevation with simultaneous implant placement; and 2-stage lateral window sinus floor elevation with delayed implant placement. Patients were followed for 18 to 72 months (mean 52.5 months) after prosthesis placement. Data were analyzed with cone-beam computed tomography. A total of 96 implants from 71 patients were analyzed; pretreatment, there were no significant differences between patients. Total implant survival was 98.9%. The mean residual bone height was significantly higher in the 1-stage BAOSFE group than the other groups (P  less then  .01); 1 implant in this group failed at 3 months. There was no significant difference in total bone height gain between groups.