Publications by authors named "Oleksandr D Bondarchuk"
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- Scleroma, caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, is a rare chronic disease affecting the upper respiratory tract, with unclear causes and numerous immune system disturbances.
- A study analyzed the local immunity in the oropharynx of 92 scleroma patients and 20 healthy individuals, measuring several immune factors in their oropharyngeal secretions.
- The results showed significant decreases in secretory and monomeric immunoglobulins in scleroma patients, indicating a deficiency in local immunity that may contribute to the chronic inflammation seen in the disease, suggesting a need for immune therapy in treatment.
Non-compacted left ventricle in adults is a rare occurrence, though it is diagnosed even more rarely. As a rule in patients with non-compacted left ventricle (LVNC) other pathologic condition is diagnosed, notably hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy. The majority of LVNC cases are diagnosed in early infancy but currently there are asymptomatic cases detected by means of echocardiographic examination.
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