Background: Oral lesions have been reported to be early clinical features of HIV infection. Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence of oral lesions in HIV Seropositive female patients and correlate the CD4 count with the appearance of oral lesions in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12618
Endometriosis is a complex disorder of the female reproductive system where endometrial tissue embeds and grows at extrauterine location. Polymorphisms in several genes have been studied as probable risk factors of this debilitating disease. Aims: To investigate the association b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15811
Background: Mesiodens are supernumerary teeth present in the anterior maxillary region that may erupt or remain embedded in the jawbone. The incidence of mesiodens is rare, surgical removal of supernumerary teeth with correction of anterior teeth by orthodontic treatment is perfo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15143
Aims: This paper presents the first population data on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children raised by same-sex parents with the aims 1) to test whether residence with same-sex parents is associated with higher ADHD prevalence, and 2) to observe and asses...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15897
Background: Levofloxacin is a third generation fluoroquinolone chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of severe and resistant bacterial infections; it exerts antibacterial effects in both blood and inflamed tissues. Levofloxacin leads to central nervous system stimulation v...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15120
Introduction: Different cervical cerclage namely elective, urgent and emergency are in practice and they aim to improve the maternal and perinatal outcomes. Methods: The aim of this systematic review and analysis is to assess the difference in the outcomes of the three different...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15574
Epithelioid haemangioma (EH), synonymously termed as angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, is a rare lesion whose etiopathogenesis is unclear. Clinically it manifests as solitary or multiple nodules in the skin and subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck region. It can a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15144
The paper demonstrates an analytic approach for prediction of recurrence in the cervical cancer patients using a probabilistic model. The techniques used for classification and prediction are based on recognizing typical and diagnostically most important test features relating to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12069
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the mid-term clinical and radiological results of conservative treatment and surgical treatment made with the Essex-Lopresti technique in tongue-type calcaneus fractures. Study Design: A comparison of two treatment options (the Essex-Lopresti Te...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15522
The effects of ethanol leaf extracts of Spilanthes uliginosa, Ocimum basilicum, Hyptis spicigera and Cymbopogon citratus on mice infected with malaria parasite was investigated. Eighty four (84) swiss mice of both sexes were used for the study. All the mice were passaged intraper...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14525
Background: Malnutrition which mostly is a consequence of improper feeding practices has been shown to contribute to over 50% of under-5 mortality. This means that appropriate age-specific nutritional prescription is the surest way of significantly shrinking childhood mortality e...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14689
Haemophilia is the most common inherited coagulation disorders, with X linked recessive inheritance, affecting the males while females are the carriers of the disease. Haemophilia A and Haemophilia B are the commonest form of Haemophilia encountered and they result from defect in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12810
Introduction: Congenital malformations are currently an important cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries, though in most cases their etiology is unknown. The central nervous system (CNS) is involved in many of these defects. Objective: To study the factors associated...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14642
Background: In view of the impact of hypertension on public health, the objective of this study was to determine whether having had a cup of coffee in an everyday life setting raises blood pressure significant enough to make it a methodological issue in routine sphygmomanometry....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15037
Aim: To assess the accuracy of combined maternal serum interleukin and maternal salivary estriol levels in prediction of preterm labor in Egyptian pregnant females. Study Design: Case control study. Place and Duration of Study: It was conducted in El-Shatby University Hospital of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15146