The polyarthritis initially was accompanied by swelling of the affected joints and showed a symmetric pattern, mainly affecting the small joints of the hands and feet as well as the wrists, ankles, and knees.
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is characterized by widespread tissue fibrosis, mainly affecting the skin.
Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral small lesions mainly affecting the left deep frontal operculum and dorsal anterior insula.
The building exhibits a severe and variegated vertical and horizontal cracking pattern mainly affecting the southern and eastern façades.
One symptom indicating muscular disease is weakness, usually symmetrical (that is, affecting both sides of the body) and mainly affecting the proximal or girdle muscles.
Yet, with nearly 70 percent of the population under age 30, and unemployment mainly affecting the young, the country faces a major social and economic challenge.
Devastating floods, droughts and famine, mainly affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions of poor and black communities in developing countries, is the stark reality of climate change already.
The author of the study, Deborah Reed, said it "changes our perception of poverty mainly affecting the Southern states to something that affects high population states," where housing costs can consume a majority of income.
Aqaba's port and industrial activities along the shore has generated notable damage to the ecology of the Red Sea, mainly affecting the ecosystem of the coral reefs, upon which the fishing habitat and tourism relies heavily on.
The lesions that have been described in current literature are located either in the supraglottis or subglottis, mainly affecting the pediatric population and associated with von Recklinghausen disease.
In 1993, Mr. Clinton engineered an increase, mainly affecting the wealthy; eight years later, Mr. Bush won a huge cut and followed that with more reductions two years later.
