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  1. Article ; Online: Comment on "Correlation of basal cell carcinoma subtype with histologically confirmed subclinical extension during Mohs micrographic surgery: A prospective multicenter study".

    Niculet, Elena / Tatu, Alin Laurentiu

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

    2022  Volume 87, Issue 1, Page(s) e49–e50

    MeSH term(s) Carcinoma, Basal Cell/pathology ; Carcinoma, Basal Cell/surgery ; Humans ; Mohs Surgery ; Prospective Studies ; Skin Neoplasms/pathology ; Skin Neoplasms/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Multicenter Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 603641-7
    ISSN 1097-6787 ; 0190-9622
    ISSN (online) 1097-6787
    ISSN 0190-9622
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.03.060
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  2. Article ; Online: Unusual Localization of AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma in a Heterosexual Male during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Report.

    Arbune, Manuela / Padurariu-Covit, Monica-Daniela / Tiutiuca, Carmen / Mihailov, Raul / Niculet, Elena / Arbune, Anca-Adriana / Tatu, Alin-Laurentiu

    Tropical medicine and infectious disease

    2024  Volume 9, Issue 2

    Abstract: Kaposi's sarcoma is an AIDS-defining illness and remains the most frequent tumor arising in HIV-infected patients with multifactorial etiology. We present a case of a 30-year-old Caucasian male with an 18-year history of HIV infection. The patient was ... ...

    Abstract Kaposi's sarcoma is an AIDS-defining illness and remains the most frequent tumor arising in HIV-infected patients with multifactorial etiology. We present a case of a 30-year-old Caucasian male with an 18-year history of HIV infection. The patient was presented with a one-week history of fever, non-productive cough, and skin lesions. There was an associated weakness and weight loss in a duration of 6 months. Clinical examination showed fever, generalized lymphadenopathy, lower limb edema, ascites, and violaceous cutaneous eruption comprising patches, plaques, and nodules. He also had a red nodule on the left conjunctiva, as well as on his oral mucosa. His CD
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2414-6366
    ISSN (online) 2414-6366
    DOI 10.3390/tropicalmed9020047
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  3. Article: Madelung's Disease Evolving to Liposarcoma: An Uncommon Encounter.

    Lungu, Mihaiela / Oprea, Violeta Diana / Stoleriu, Gabriela / Ionescu, Ana-Maria / Zaharia, Andrei Lucian / Croitoru, Ana / Stan, Bianca / Niculet, Elena

    Life (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 4

    Abstract: 1) Background: Madelung's disease-known also as Benign Symmetric Adenolipomatosis (BSA) or Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis (MSL), is a rare subcutaneous tissue disease characterized by the proliferation of non-encapsulated fat tissue with mature ... ...

    Abstract (1) Background: Madelung's disease-known also as Benign Symmetric Adenolipomatosis (BSA) or Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis (MSL), is a rare subcutaneous tissue disease characterized by the proliferation of non-encapsulated fat tissue with mature adipocytes. Patients develop symmetrical fatty deposits of varying sizes, (located particularly around the neck, shoulders, upper and middle back, arms, abdomen, and thighs), having clinical, esthetic, and psychiatric repercussions. (2) Methods: We report a case diagnosed with BSA upon admission to the Neurological and Internal Medicine Departments of the Emergency Clinical Hospital of Galati. (3) Results: This patient developed compressive phenomena and liposarcoma with liver metastasis, followed by death shortly after hospital presentation. The histopathology examination confirmed right latero-cervical liposarcoma and round cell hepatic metastasis. The specific metabolic ethiopathogenic mechanism has not been elucidated, but the adipocytes of BSA are different from normal cells in proliferation, hormonal regulation, and mitochondrial activity; a rare mitochondrial gene mutation, together with other interacting genetic or non-genetic factors, have been considered in recent studies. A thorough literature search identified only three cases reporting malignant tumors in BSA patients. (4) Conclusions: The goal of our paper is to present this rare case in the oncogenic synergism of two tumors. In the management of this BSA disorder, possible malignant transformation should be considered, although only scarce evidence was found supporting this.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2662250-6
    ISSN 2075-1729
    ISSN 2075-1729
    DOI 10.3390/life14040521
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  4. Article: Principles of Treatment and Clinical-Evolutionary Peculiarities of Deep Cervical Spaces Suppurations-Clinical Study.

    Jicman Stan, Daniela / Sârbu, Nicolae / Rebegea, Laura-Florentina / Crăescu, Mihaela / Niculeț, Elena / Țuța, Maria-Daniela / Nechita, Aurel / Nicolescu, Alin Codruț / Tatu, Alin Laurențiu

    Life (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 2

    Abstract: As medical-surgical emergencies, regardless of the causal agent, deep cervical space suppurations are not only a diagnostic challenge, but also a therapeutic one. In some cases, in spite of proper therapeutic measures, extremely severe complications can ... ...

    Abstract As medical-surgical emergencies, regardless of the causal agent, deep cervical space suppurations are not only a diagnostic challenge, but also a therapeutic one. In some cases, in spite of proper therapeutic measures, extremely severe complications can develop. A 5-year retrospective study (2016-2020) was conducted on a group of 107 patients suffering from cervical suppurations, being hospitalized and treated in the ENT Clinic of the "Sf. Apostol Andrei" Emergency County Hospital of Galați. This research is a clinical-statistical study based on the experience of this ENT clinic and was carried out based on the analysis of the patients' medical records. Descriptive analysis' statistical methods of the data series collected from the clinical observation sheets were used, with the patients' informed consent for the processing of the aforementioned data, with the agreement of the Ethics Commission of the Emergency Clinical Hospital "Sf. Apostol Andrei" Galați and the College of Physicians Galați, România. The patients' clinical and multidisciplinary treatment features included in the study group are presented. The results highlight the clinical particularities of deep cervical space suppurations treatment, including under COVID-19 impact, or with other comorbidities, having consequences on the case mix index increase or directly on the costs, admittance duration and the clinical status of the patient at discharge. The conclusions of the clinical study are based on the fulfillment of the research objectives in terms of treatment and symptomatology of deep cervical space suppurations and under the impact of comorbidities (global health crisis and pandemic, triggering of comorbidities due to health care access difficulty in the context of anti-COVID-19 government-implemented measures and the infection-rate that overburdened the medical system in the early period of the pandemic). Individualized treatment of deep cervical space suppurations is recommended to be approached multidisciplinary. Of particular importance is early diagnosis combined with prompt and correctly instituted multidisciplinary treatment. In this context, an appropriate medical measure that we recommend is patient health education, as it was observed in the clinical study: most times, patients address medical services with advanced disease, hence the generally unfavorable prognosis and outcome (about 25% of patients develop unfavorable prognosis and 4% die).
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662250-6
    ISSN 2075-1729
    ISSN 2075-1729
    DOI 10.3390/life13020535
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  5. Article: Glucocorticoid-Induced Skin Atrophy: The Old and the New.

    Niculet, Elena / Bobeica, Carmen / Tatu, Alin L

    Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology

    2020  Volume 13, Page(s) 1041–1050

    Abstract: Glucocorticoids are major therapeutic agents highly used in the medical field. Topical glucocorticoids have biologic activities which make them useful in dermatology - anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictive, immune suppressive and antiproliferative, in ... ...

    Abstract Glucocorticoids are major therapeutic agents highly used in the medical field. Topical glucocorticoids have biologic activities which make them useful in dermatology - anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictive, immune suppressive and antiproliferative, in treating inflammatory skin disorders (allergic contact eczema, atopic hand eczema, nummular eczema, psoriasis vulgaris or toxic-irritative eczema). Unfortunately, the beneficial effects of topical glucocorticoids are shadowed by their potential for adverse effects - muscle or skin atrophy, striae distensae, rubeosis or acne. Skin atrophy is one of the most prevalent side-effects, with changes found in all skin compartments - marked hypoplasia, elasticity loss with tearing, increased fragility, telangiectasia, bruising, cutaneous transparency, or a dysfunctional skin barrier. The structure and function of the epidermis is altered even in the short-term topical glucocorticoid treatment; it affects stratum corneum components, subsequently affecting skin barrier integrity. The dermis is altered by directly inhibiting fibroblast proliferation, reducing mast cell numbers, and loss of support; there is depletion of mucopolysaccharides, elastin fibers, matrix metalloproteases and inhibition of collagen synthesis. Atrophogenic changes can be found also in hair follicles, sebaceous glands or dermal adipose tissue. Attention should be paid to topical glucocorticoid treatment prescription, to the beneficial/adverse effects ratio of the chosen agent, and studies should be oriented on the development of newer, innovative targeted (gene or receptor) therapies.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-30
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2494852-4
    ISSN 1178-7015
    ISSN 1178-7015
    DOI 10.2147/CCID.S224211
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  6. Article: Pathogenesis of Musculotendinous and Fascial Injuries After Physical Exercise - Short Review.

    Musat, Carmina Liana / Niculet, Elena / Craescu, Mihaela / Nechita, Luiza / Iancu, Lina / Nechita, Aurel / Voinescu, Doina-Carina / Bobeica, Carmen

    International journal of general medicine

    2023  Volume 16, Page(s) 5247–5254

    Abstract: Purpose: The identification of sports and physical exercises with injury risk is necessary to preserve the capacity of athletes and people who perform physical education and also to prevent the installation of functional deficiencies.: Methods: We ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: The identification of sports and physical exercises with injury risk is necessary to preserve the capacity of athletes and people who perform physical education and also to prevent the installation of functional deficiencies.
    Methods: We have selected the articles related to the pathogenic mechanisms involved in musculotendinous and fascial injuries produced as a result of physical exercise.
    Results and discussions: The lesional pathogenesis is complex and incompletely clarified. Recent theories put in a new light the mechanisms of muscle pain and tendinopathy production. The accumulation of lactate anion, known to be a residue that induces fatigue and muscle pain, has been reconsidered by some authors. It appears that lactate anion is an excellent fuel for the myocardial fiber. Moreover, the accumulation of lactic acid after intense physical exercise could prevent the inexcitability of the sarcolemma induced by the increased concentration of interstitial K
    Conclusion: The benefits brought by physical education and sports are indisputable, but their practice requires a coordinated program to prevent possible traumatic and overuse injuries.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-13
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2452220-X
    ISSN 1178-7074
    ISSN 1178-7074
    DOI 10.2147/IJGM.S432749
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  7. Article: Basal Cell Carcinoma Perineural Invasion and Suggestive Signs of Perineural Invasion-Findings and Perspectives.

    Niculet, Elena / Bobeica, Carmen / Onisor, Cristian / Gurau, Gabriela / Nechita, Aurel / Radaschin, Diana Sabina / Tutunaru, Dana / Bujoreanu-Bezman, Laura / Tatu, Alin Laurentiu

    Life (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 6

    Abstract: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a malignant tumor with a rising incidence and is the beneficiary of several innovative evaluation techniques. Histopathology remains the gold standard for assessment, having the possibility of addressing multiple high-risk ... ...

    Abstract Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a malignant tumor with a rising incidence and is the beneficiary of several innovative evaluation techniques. Histopathology remains the gold standard for assessment, having the possibility of addressing multiple high-risk factors such as perineural invasion (PNI). The current study included a number of 244 BCC patients and targeted the identification of positive PNI and its suggestive signs, and whether they correlated or not with other high-risk tumor signs. PNI was found in 20.1% of patients, with 30.7% of patients having perineural chronic inflammation (PCI), which is a suggestive sign of PNI. PNI was also found in larger tumors, with deeper Clark levels, in high-risk BCCs and high-grade tumors. PNI and PCI are both important for pathology reporting, aiding in treatment choice and further patient management, with possibly positive outcomes concerning morbidity and mortality.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662250-6
    ISSN 2075-1729
    ISSN 2075-1729
    DOI 10.3390/life13061406
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  8. Article: Ulceration and a White Lesion of the Tongue in a Male HIV Positive Patient: A Journey on the Avenue of Differential Diagnoses in Search of a Solution.

    Arbune, Manuela / Padurariu-Covit, Monica-Daniela / Niculet, Elena / Chiscop, Iulia / Arbune, Anca-Adriana / Tatu, Alin-Laurențiu

    Life (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 4

    Abstract: Oral lesions are early indicator of immunosuppression, leading to HIV new diagnoses. The type of oral lesions can reveal opportunistic diseases that are correlated with the severity of immune depletion. Highly active antiretroviral therapy decreases the ... ...

    Abstract Oral lesions are early indicator of immunosuppression, leading to HIV new diagnoses. The type of oral lesions can reveal opportunistic diseases that are correlated with the severity of immune depletion. Highly active antiretroviral therapy decreases the incidence of opportunistic oral infections, whereas a large variety of lesions are frequently experienced in people with HIV. Overlapping pathogenic mechanisms and multiple contributing etiologies are related to unusual, atypical oral lesions that are challenging in the clinical practice. We present a rare case of eosinophilic granuloma of the tongue in an older male HIV patient with severe immunosuppression due to the failure of antiretroviral treatment. Differential diagnoses considered squamous carcinoma, lymphoma, viral, fungal or bacterial infections and autoimmune disorders, as well as the influence of HIV immune disfunctions or the influence of cannabidiol use. The histopathologic and immunohistochemistry examination clarified the inflammatory reactive benign substrate of the lesion, although future survey of the oral lesions is essential.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2662250-6
    ISSN 2075-1729
    ISSN 2075-1729
    DOI 10.3390/life13040901
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  9. Article: Gadolinium-based contrast agents in neurofibromatosis type 1 (Review).

    Năstase, Florentina / Radaschin, Diana Sabina / Niculeț, Elena / Stefanescu, Bogdan Ioan / Nechita, Aurel / Miruna, Draganescu / Baroiu, Liliana / Manuela, Arbune / Tatu, Alin Laurenţiu

    Experimental and therapeutic medicine

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 5, Page(s) 530

    Abstract: Gadolinium (symbol Gd) is the chemical element with atomic number 64 and is aductile rare-earth metal, and +3 is its most frequent oxidation state. Gadolinium has an ionic radius of 0.99 Å and is nearly identical to the one of ... ...

    Abstract Gadolinium (symbol Gd) is the chemical element with atomic number 64 and is aductile rare-earth metal, and +3 is its most frequent oxidation state. Gadolinium has an ionic radius of 0.99 Å and is nearly identical to the one of Ca
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-23
    Publishing country Greece
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2683844-8
    ISSN 1792-1015 ; 1792-0981
    ISSN (online) 1792-1015
    ISSN 1792-0981
    DOI 10.3892/etm.2021.9962
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  10. Article ; Online: Stroke-Associating Acute Limb Ischemia Due to the Rupture of a Hydatid Cyst.

    Lungu, Mihaela / Oprea, Violeta Diana / Zaharia, Andrei Lucian / Stan, Bianca / Rebegea, Laura / Mocanu, Dan Iulian / Elkan, Eva Maria / Niculet, Elena / Croitoru, Ana

    Current issues in molecular biology

    2023  Volume 45, Issue 3, Page(s) 2597–2608

    Abstract: 1) Background: Hydatidosis, or human cystic echinococcosis, is a zoonotic disease. Endemic in some areas, recently it has an increasing incidence in wider regions, determined by population migration. Clinical features depend on the localization and ... ...

    Abstract (1) Background: Hydatidosis, or human cystic echinococcosis, is a zoonotic disease. Endemic in some areas, recently it has an increasing incidence in wider regions, determined by population migration. Clinical features depend on the localization and level of infection: asymptomatic or with signs related to hypersensitivity, organic functional deficiencies, expanding mass effects, cyst infection and sudden death. In rare cases, the rupture of a hydatid cyst causes emboli formation by the residual laminated membrane. (2) Methods: We performed an extensive literature review, starting from the case of a 25-year-old patient presenting with neurologic symptoms relevant for acute stroke, associating right upper limb ischemia. (3) Results: Imaging investigations revealed the source of the emboli as the rupture of a hydatid cyst, the patient presenting multiple pericardial and mediastinal localizations. Cerebral imaging confirmed an acute left occipital ischemic lesion, with complete recovery of the neurological deficit after therapy, while surgery for acute brachial artery ischemia had a favorable postoperative evolution. Specific anthelmintic therapy was initiated. An extensive literature review using available databases revealed the scarcity of data on embolism as a consequence of cyst rupture, highlighting the significant risk of clinicians overlooking this possible etiology. (4) Conclusions: An associated allergic reaction should raise the hypothesis of a hydatid cyst rupture as a cause of any level acute ischemic lesion.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2000024-8
    ISSN 1467-3045 ; 1467-3037
    ISSN (online) 1467-3045
    ISSN 1467-3037
    DOI 10.3390/cimb45030170
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