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Information and communication technology developments in asthma management: A systematic review
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Background
Asthma is an inflammatory chronic public health problem throughout the world [Figure 1] affecting people of all ages, which can result in variable restriction in the physical, emotional and social aspects of a patient's life.[1],[2] It is estimated that around 300 million people in the world currently have asthma.[3] The prevalence of asthma increases as communities adopt modern lifestyles and become urbanized.[4] With the proportion of the world's population living in urban...
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
; Introduction Sporotrichosis is a chronic granulomatous subcutaneous infection caused by a the rapidly growing dimorphic, saprophytic and geophilic fungus; face=+Italic; Sporothrix schenckii.face=-Italic; It commonly presents as lymphocutaneous or fixed cutaneous lesions depending upon the status of
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A mentally challenged adult with tonic convulsions, dysmorphic face and sebopsoriasis
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
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Linear plaque over the face
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Staring into true face of candidate McCain [Derived headline]
The Intelligencer
; Staring into true face of candidate McCain WASHINGTON -- In 2004, one of John McCain's closest associates, John Weaver, spoke to John Kerry about the possibility of McCain running as Kerry's vice presidential running mate. In "No Excuses," Bob Shrum's memoir of his role in numerous presidential
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; There is a need for a simple, rapid, reproducible and cost-effective test for the detection of viable Mycobacterium leprae in tissue samples from leprosy patients. So far, the only established means to assess the viability of M. leprae has been its relative growth in the foot pads of conventional
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Skin-colored papules on the face
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
; A 39-year-old male agriculturist presented with progressive development of multiple asymptomatic papules on the face, chest and back of 1-year duration. There was no history of drug intake or application of topical corticosteroids on the face. A review of systems, as well as family history, was
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Infiltrated plaques on the face and back
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Unilateral linear pansclerotic morphea affecting face and limbs
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
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Asymptomatic nodules over the face
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