IDIOPATHIC MAST CELL ACTIVATION SYNDROME AND RADIATION THERAPY: A CASE STUDY, LITERATURE REVIEW, AND DISCUSSION OF MAST CELL DISORDERS AND RADIOTHERAPY

Idiopathic mast cell activation syndrome and radiation therapy: a case study, literature review, and discussion of mast cell disorders and radiotherapy

Abstract Background Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is classified as an idiopathic mast cell disorder where inconsistent or unknown triggers release inflammatory mediators and cause a constellation of symptoms.Studies demonstrate mast cells increase histamine, tryptase, and inflammatory cytokine expression following ionizing radiation.Addition

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Measuring Awareness of Infection Control Guidelines for Patients with COVID-19 in Radiology Departments in Saudi Arabia

Due to the contagious nature of the COVID-19 virus, healthcare workers are at a great risk of infection.Since medical imaging plays a significant part in the healthcare system and is often used in the diagnosis of potential COVID-19 patients, the radiology personnel are at a very high risk of becoming infected.Purpose: This study aims to assess the

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Vandetanib in a Child Affected by Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Both NF1 and Homozygous RET Proto-oncogen Germ-line Mutations

Cases of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)-associated medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or C-cell hyperplasia are rarely associated with other endocrine tumors or cases with a multiple endocrine neoplasia Treatments type 2.In these patients, mutations were detected in the NF1 gene but no mutations were detected in the RET gene.Although vandetanib has

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Two new species of deep-sea Red Corals (Coralliidae, Genus Hemicorallium Gray, 1867) from the western Indian Ocean

Deep-sea corals are critical to global exploration of deep-sea biodiversity, but research on them in the Indian Ocean is very limited.In this study, we report the first discovery of two new species of red corals at a depth of 1697 m in the western Indian Ocean.The species Glucosamine and Chondroitin were identified through detailed morphological an

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