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The Italian Journal of Medicine (ITJM) is the official journal of FADOI, the Federation of Associations of Hospital Doctors on Internal Medicine and focus to describe the complex and variable situations confronted by Internists in daily practice. ITJM aims to promote excellence in the practice of internal medicine in hospitals and to disseminate the results of clinical research in internal medicine departments. The journal also contributes to the updating of hospital internists on general topics concerning public health, including ethical, legal, economical and health policy issues. ITJM is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal aiming to publish highest-quality material covering original basic and clinical research on all aspects of internal medicine. The Journal includes original clinical research papers, reviews, case reports and specific sections dedicated to clinical pharmacology, chronic diseases, health management. ITJM is currently indexed in Web of Science/ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ since September 2009.

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• Association of immunoglobulins and complement levels with pemphigus in patients at the Khartoum Dermatology and Venereal Disease Hospital, Sudan

  Omer Osman Elhag, Mohammed S. Abduhameed, Ismaeel O. Khalid, AbdulAzeem Hijawi, Mohamed O. Andarawi, Saadalnour A. Mustafa, Adil A. Yousif, Shawgi A Elsiddig, Asaad Babker

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1831

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• An uncommon case of postpartum venous thrombosis in a patient with hereditary angioedema. Patient from the ITACA Cohort (Italian Network for Hereditary and Acquired Angioedema)

  Francesco Giardino, Andrea Caruso, Simone Giosuè Longhitano, Lorena Domenica Campanello

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1836

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• Assessing the effect of implementing a central line care bundle on central line-associated bloodstream infections in a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia

  Ohoud Alhumaidan, Zeina Alkudmani, Khaled Alnafee, Sabah Alshuhri, Bandar Alrashid, Jalwa Alkahtany, Afnan Almazrua, Salem Alghamdi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1783

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• Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition in patients with liver cirrhosis and diabetes: a possible role in ascites control?

  Aurelio Seidita, Francesca Mandreucci, Mirco Pistone, Silvia Calderone, Alessandra Giuliano, Marta Chiavetta, Lydia Giannitrapani, Roberto Citarrella, Maurizio Soresi, Anna Licata, Antonio Carroccio, Stella Compagnoni

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1829

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• Clinical utility of echocardiography in internal medicine: a narrative review

  Nicola Mumoli, Stefania Marengo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1802

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• A misleading miscellanea: a COVID-19 patient with fever and cytopenia

  Pietro Bocchi, Lara Zerbini, Elisa Gnappi, Maurizio Ziliotti, Marco Pesci, Luisa Craviotto, Michele Meschi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1805

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• Ochrobactrum anthropi: a rare case of endocarditis

  Francesca Salvotti, Gilda Rossoni, Maria Chiara Pilia, Pietro Carleo, Veronika Kofler, Cristina Carmignani, Maria Grazia Marin, Fabrizio Paolo Bonfante, Irene Zagni

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1821

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• Incidence and clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancer patients from a single center study

  Alaa Banjar

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1820

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• The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life: a retrospective cohort study in northern Vietnam

  Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nguyen Van Tuan, Tran Thi Thu Ha, Nguyen Thanh Long, Nguyen Hoang Yen, Vu Son Tung, Tran Thien Thang, Tran Thi Ha An, Le Cong Thien, Le Thi Thu Ha, Le Thi Hoan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1809

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• Patent foramen ovale and stroke: a possible association with deep vein thrombosis

  Raffaele Natale, Luca Maria Capece, Sofia Donnarumma, Pasquale Madonna, Carolina Bologna, Domenico Birra, Antonietta De Sena, Marina Lugarà, Claudio De Luca, Mariavittoria Guerra, Gabriella Oliva, Fabio Granato Corigliano, Paolo Tirelli, Vincenzo Nuzzo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1801

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• Diagnostic values of adenosine deaminase cytokines in fluid contributed to the detection of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

  Bui-Thi Thu Huong, Nguyen Minh Hien, Nguyen Tien Dung, Le-Thi Minh Hien, Luu Cong Thanh, Luu Vu Dung, Tran Khanh Chi, Nguyen-Van Khiem, Hoang Hai Yen

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1810

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• Knowledge, perceptions, and practices of blood donation among undergraduate students at Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

  Asaad M.A. Babker, Kiran S Gopinath, Srija Manimaran, Ibrahim Ali Alsalkhadi, Praveen Kumar Kandakurti, Ahmed Luay Osman

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1788

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• Comparative analysis of advanced polymerase chain reaction-based detection of Parvovirus B19 in first-trimester pregnant women at Thumbay Hospital, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

  Alaa M. Abdalhadi, Asaad Babker, Ahmed Luay Osman, Israa M. Abdalhadi, Mona A. Alblooshi, Fawzia A. AlObeidli, Israa O. Yousif, Hassan Higazi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1800

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• Morphometric and clinical analysis and nutritional and dietary management of malnourished adult patients in the Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz region, Morocco

  Hiba Belmoudden, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1804

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• Prevalence and distribution of dry eye disease among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kosovo

  Drilon Zekaj, Naim Jerliu, Floriana Kukaj-Zekaj, Ali Tonuzi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1799

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• A case of ankylosing spondylitis in female siblings

  Aigerim Abuova, Baglan Abdakhina, Aleksandr Glushan, Zhasken Smagulov, Bibigul Adilbekova, Svetlana Trofimova, Assel Meiramova

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1797

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• Segmental arterial mediolysis: a challenging diagnosis in internal medicine

  Giulia Bombardieri, Alessandra Rustici, Michele Caselli, Chiara Chirico, Veronica Bocchi, Andrea Montagnani

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1795

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• Impressive weight loss induced by a very low-calorie ketogenic diet in a morbidly complex obese patient with a recent episode of acute kidney injury and advanced chronic kidney disease: a case report

  Vincenzo Trapanese, Maria Chiara Pelle, Maria Capria, Nazareno Carullo, Clara Vatalaro, Francesca Cosentino, Melania Melina, Maria Resilde Natale, Federica Giofrè, Franco Arturi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1787

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• Correlation between diet, body mass index, and lipid profile in Kosovar women treated for primary infertility

  Fatjona Gashi, Muhamet Kadrija, Zafer Gashi, Mila Arapcheska, Shkelzen Elezaj, Fitore Gashi, Fitim Gashi, Gentian Elezaj, Liridon Elezaj

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1784

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• The value of computed tomography perfusion for assessing the response of hepatocellular carcinoma to transarterial chemoembolization

  Bui Quang Huynh, Nguyen Duy Hung, Le Thanh Dung, Nguyen-Thi Thu, Nguyen-Thi Hai Anh, Ngo Quang Duy, Nguyen Minh Duc

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1768

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• Concern for medical students due to their cell phones’ comparatively high contamination with Pantoea agglomerans bacteria with reduced sensitivity to some antimicrobials

  Ahmed E. Taha

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1767

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• International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and goal attainment scale approach as academic tools at student-run free clinic for diabetic patients with international collaboration

  Faton T. Hoxha, Arb F. Hoxha, Toini Harra, Anu Myllyharju-Puikkonen, Nart F. Hoxha, Antigona Ukëhaxhaj

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1774

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• Screening for undernutrition in gastric bypass: a case study of four patients in the Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz region, Morocco

  Hiba Belmoudden, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1778

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• High prevalence of malnutrition in an internal medicine department: results from the AMIDO study

  Paola Gnerre, Stefania Lingua, Marianna Farotto, Riccardo Mazzucco, Stefania Crivellari, Carlotta Bertolina, Fabio Giacchero, Paola Cerutti, Elena Seksich, Marinella Bertolotti, Antonio Maconi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1775

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• Multifactorial intestinal ischemia: a rare and undervalued diagnosis of abdominal pain

  Annadora Morena, Domenico Cirillo, Raffaele Natale, Clelia Nasti, Tullia Torella, Rossella Di Domenico, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Lidia Santarpia

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1777

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• Retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in the treatment of renal cancer: a 5-year single-center experience in resource-scare setting

  Nguyen Minh An, Ngo Trung Kien, Nguyen Van Duc, Vo Hoang Long

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1764

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• Retrospective analysis on clinical characteristics and venous thromboembolism outcomes using bridging prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin for thrombophilic women performing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproductive procedures: 15 years of experience

  Pierpaolo Di Micco, Corrado Lodigiani, Lidia Luciana Rota, Giuseppe Camporese, Ida Strina, Carlo Alviggi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1749

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• Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker for urinary tract infection in female patients at Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman, UAE

  Bissan Elattar, Rahaf Ka’ki, Samar Alansawi, Marwan Ismail, Hassan Higazi, Salah Hussein, Sara Mohammed Ali Mohammed, Salma Elnour, Nour Farajallah, Khalid Sukar

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1751

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• Complete revascularization in coronary artery bypass grafting with coronary artery endarterectomy: updated findings from Vietnam

  Huu Cong Nguyen, Hung Quoc Doan, Linh Hai T. Ngo, Uoc Huu Nguyen, Long Hoang Vo, Thanh Ngoc Le

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1734

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