Introduction: Diagnosis, prediction and control of oral lesions is usually done classically based on clinical signs and histopathologic features. Due to lack of timely diagnosis in all conventional methods or differential diagnosis, biopsy of patient is needed. Therefore, the patient might be irritated. So, an intelligent method for quick and accurate diagnosis would be crucial. Intelligent sys...

Abstract Background The main genetic causes of homocystinuria are cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) deficiency and the remethylation defects. Many patients present in childhood but milder forms may later life. Some countries have newborn screening programs for homocystinurias these do not detect all patients. Results HCU Network Australia is one very few support groups with homocystinurias. Her...

OBJECTIVE Compare clinical outcomes and costs in a study group of long-term acute care hospital (LTCH) patients with a control group of LTCH-eligible patients in an acute care hospital. LTCHs were created to provide post-acute care services not available at other post-acute settings. This is based on the premise that these patients would otherwise have stayed at acute care hospitals as high-cos...

BACKGROUND Hoarseness is a common presenting complaint that can be difficult to assess and treat in the general practitioner's rooms. This is because of the large number of differential diagnoses and the ability to perform only a limited examination without direct visualisation of the area. An important skill is to be able to identify the patients of concern who may require urgent referral to a...

OBJECTIVE To assess the spectrum of genital dermatological conditions affecting men and compare the clinical and histopathological diagnoses. DESIGN Prospective study over a one year period. SETTING A central London teaching hospital. PATIENTS Seventy one patients with unresponsive penile dermatoses attending a specific internal referral clinic within the department of genitourinary medic...

BACKGROUND Early stage prostate cancer patients may be allocated to active surveillance, where the condition is observed over time with no intervention. Living with a cancer diagnosis may impose stress on both the men and their spouses. In this study we explore whether the scores of and verbal responses to a Health Literacy Questionnaire can be used to identify individuals in need of informatio...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To investigate the dynamic experience of patients who recently experienced the stressful situation of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer and undergoing surgery. RESEARCH APPROACH A qualitative and inductive inquiry. SETTING General hospitals in Japan. PARTICIPANTS 12 patients who had undergone colorectal cancer surgery and had been discharged in the previous six mon...