Ghulam Akbar, Ronald Pachon, Hasan Al Azzawi, Naureen Jessani, Kebir Bedran, Naeem Abbas, Katherine Abella, Mohammed A. Islam, Ravindra Patel & Mark Niemiera·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is rare. Further, concurrent ACS with a cerebrovascular accident is improbable, but possible. We report a case of a young man, with a history of Hodgkin’s lymphoma treated with a combination of che...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6516
Aim: the aim of this study was to induce obesity in rats using the neonatal overfeeding protocol and evaluate in adult male animals standard chow intake, sweet food intake, the preference between sweet food and standard chow, locomotor activity and anxiety-like behavior. Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5161
Aims: Decitabine is a drug for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia. It has a side-effect profile affecting many systems, including dermatologic side effects. Herein, we report a case with a maculopapular-type drug eruption due to decitabine. Pres...
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Aims: To clarify the relation of metabolic syndrome (MS) with or without late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) and vitamin D deficiency in men. Study Design: Consecutive male patients with MS were additionally evaluated for LOH and vitamin D status. Place and Duration of Study: Departmen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5843
Introduction: Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) (Lumenis, Santa Clara, CA) was developed in 1999 as a means to lower IOP in patients with glaucoma. It is a relatively safe procedure. We report a rare side effect of anterior chamber shallowing with myopic following SLT. Case P...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6391
We selected the pediatric urinary tract infection related research and review articles in English language using keywords or phrases such as Infant; children; culture; Escherichia coli; fever, UTI. Aims: The purpose of this review is to provide summary of the latest research in p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4690
Re-transplantation operation is a technically difficult procedure because of many adhesions; it has higher morbidity and mortality. In this article a maneuver facilitating liver re-transplantation is described. 27-year old male with hepatic artery thrombosis three months after th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5694
Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening infection of soft tissues, requiring prompt diagnosis and an aggressive management. The role of ultrasonography (US) in emergency setting for early diagnosis of NF was reported in literature, its accuracy being estima...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5893
Introductions: Cognitive models of social anxiety disorder (SAD), such as that developed by Clark & Wells, conceptualize the attention to, and misinterpretation of, internal information as a key maintaining factor. Social skills training (SST), a frequently used cognitive the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5612
Aims: To identify the frequency of meconium aspiration syndrome among the total births who suffered from meconium staining of amniotic fluid, to find out risk factors during pregnancy, therapies and various complications associated with this condition and their effects on perinat...
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Aim: To determine the pattern of bone metastasis in breast cancer patients. Study Design: Retrospective case series Place and Duration of Study: Data were collected at Eko Hospital radiotherapy facility, Lagos, Nigeria, between years 2006 and 2011. Methodology: A total of 67 pati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4405
Aims: Our aim was to assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus through self-reports and measurement of fasting glucose level in a representative sample of Albanian adults residing in Tirana. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The survey was conduct...
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Aim: The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis at the University of Gondar Teaching Referral Hospital, northwest Ethiopia. Study Design: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was performed using...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6198
Aim of the Study: Thrombosis is rare in childhood with limited studies. Our retrospective study was designed to evaluate children with documented thrombotic events registered in our pediatric hematology -oncology unit over the last 3 years as regards clinical features, etiology,...
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Aims: This study aims to investigate the effect of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and diabetes mellitus (DM) on the cell-mediated immunity against TB represented by cytokine profile Study Design: Case control study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in Specialized Ch...
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