Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a common cause of thrombocytopenia in pediatric patients, often requiring differentiation from hypoproductive thrombocytopenia. This study assesses the diagnostic accuracy of immature platelet fraction (IPF) parameters in distinguishing ITP from hypoproductive thrombocytopenia. A cross-sectional study was co...

By Shahla Ansari, Zahra Soheilirad

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), chronic prostatitis (CP), and prostate cancer (PC) are frequently occurring conditions that affect the prostate gland, with overlapping clinical features and potentially shared pathogenetic mechanisms. A growing body of research indicates that oxidative stress (OS) is a critical factor in both the onset and advan...

By Andrej Veljković, Jovan Hadži-Đokić, Dragoslav Bašić, Ljubomir Dinić, Aleksandar Skakić, Nina Medojević, Ognjen Radović, Stefanos Roumeliotis, Konstantinos Leivaditis, Gordana Kocić

Health education programs implemented in schools in Serbia should be improved methodologically with special emphasis on intersectoral action and inter-organizational partnerships at all levels, which implies identifying the role of children, teachers, parents, and all community representatives. The aim of our study was to define and analyze the rol...

By Roberta Marković

It has been proven that health education is directly related to numerous decisions of young people regarding their reproductive health and sexual behavior. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of health literacy and sexual behavior on the occurrence of unplanned pregnancies and abortions among young girls. We used STOFHLA to assess the h...

By Milena Maričić, Vanja Pažun, Verica Trbović, Katarina Pavlović Jugović, Danijela Jezdimirović, Jovana Milosavljević, Miloš Stepović

Isolated  fallopian tube torsion is a rare condition, especially in adolescents, and can often be misdiagnosed due to nonspecific symptoms. We report the case of a 13-year-old sexually inactive girl who was admitted to Shahid Mobini Hospital in Sabzevar, Iran, with worsening pain in the right lower abdomen and hypogastrium over the past four d...

By Behnaz Souizi, Mehrnaz Mehrdoost, Marzie Torkmannejad Sabzevari, Narjes Forouhar

In childhood, infections of the central nervous system may lead to neurodevelopmental disorders and complications such as epilepsy. The present study aimed to evaluate epilepsy in children with central nervous system (CNS) infections. The present systematic review and meta-analysis included five cohort studies from international databases, PubMed, ...

By Mahsa Afrand, Niusha Rostampur, Zeinab Pourhadi, Javad Rezanezhad, Pouriya Nekoueifard

Retraction Note This article has been retracted post-publication at the request of the corresponding author due to an unresolved authorship dispute. Concerns were raised regarding changes made to the authorship list after the initial submission, specifically the removal of an author whose name appeared in the original submission and the addition o...

By AFMN Biomedicine Editorial Board

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) immensely improved outcomes in melanoma patients. Vitiligo-like depigmentation (VLD) is a well-documented adverse event of ICIs which is well tolerated and often associated with prolonged response to treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of VLD occurrence on survival in melanoma patients treat...

By Aleksandar Popović, Ana Stojković, Ana Cvetanović, Andrija Jović, Milica Radić, Irena Conić, Ivan Petković

Seat belt syndrome (SBS) is a new pattern of injuries in road traffic accidents (RTAs). It refers to injuries caused by the interaction of the human body and the safety belt and consists of a wide spectrum of injuries (musculoskeletal and visceral). In this paper, we present a case of a front-seat passenger with polytrauma sustained in an RTA, who,...

By Slađana Anđelić, Eleftheria Papadopoulou, Tanja Nikolić, Goran Čolaković, Milena Popović

Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematological malignancy in which pathological plasma cells secrete monoclonal proteins, ultimately leading to end-organ damage. Albumin, β2-microglobulin, and LDH are considered highly relevant biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of this disease. There are different types of treatment availabl...

By Ina Konstantinović, Irena Ćojbašić, Miodrag Vučić