Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410143
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Secondary to Neurosyphilis
Ryan Kahn, Christopher Dermarkarian, Elizabeth Crocco, Gabrielle Yeaney and Marcia Williams
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: November 25, 2016
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. For our case presentation, a 52-year-old Hispanic male presented with altered mental status and focal neurological defects. MRI showed multiple lesions scattered throughout the brain. VDRL and FTA-ABS was positive in the CSF. Brain biopsy demonstrated foamy macrophages, loss of myelin, and perivascular T cells. The diagnosis was acute disseminated encephalomyelitis secondary to n...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410142
Neonatal Polycythemia: A Review
S Umit Sarici, Murat Ozcan and Demet Altun
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: November 23, 2016
Polycythemia in the newborn is defined as either venous hematocrit or hemoglobin levels above 65% and 22 g/dl, respectively. Its incidence is reported between 1 to 5%. In this article definition and epidemiology of polycythemia, physiological changes in postnatal hematocrit levels, relationship between polycythemia and hyperviscosity, pathophysiology and diagnosis of polycythemia, etiology, clinical signs and complications of polycythemia with a special emphasis on treatment algorithms and long-...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410141
Thyroid Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Mennet A, De Blasi V, Simone G, Mormont M and Morel P
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 21, 2016
A 68-year-old man with sigmoid carcinoma was initially treated by surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. Two years later, he was admitted to the hospital for recurrence of his disease with iliac parietal nodules and nodules in the recto-vesical pouch. Follow-up imaging with 18-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography (18-FDG PET) showed a focal increased uptake in the left side of the neck at the level of the thyroid gland and the absence of lung or liver metastases....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410140
An Ileal Perforation Associated with Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases-Producing Escherichia Coli: Medical Case Report
Michael Owusu, Augustina Annan, Nimako Sarpong, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Kwadwo Sarfo Marfo, Isaac Osei and Kofi Tawiah Mensah
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 16, 2016
Intestinal perforation is one of the leading fatal causes of death among individuals mostly in developing countries. Although many reports have associated perforations with typhoid infections, reports on the role of other bacterial pathogens especially resistant strains in causing ileal perforations are limited. We report a rare case of ileal perforation associated with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) - producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Ghana....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410139
Transcatheter Closure Combined with Antibiotic Therapies for Patients with Infective Endocarditis and Congenital Heart Disease
Boli Ran, Minfeng Li, Yeqing Li, Yang Lin, Weimin Liu, Qiulin Luo, Yongxin Fu, Qianmei Tang, Ya Yang and Yunfei Pu
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 12, 2016
The experience of transcatheter closure combined with antibiotic therapies at our cardiovascular center was retrospectively analyzed in 5 cases of infective endocarditis with congenital heart disease. Transcatheter closure was performed at least 7 to 10 days after the patient's body temperature had recovered normal following effective antibiotic therapies, and after cardiac vegetations were not detected by echocardiography....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410138
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Single Coronary Artery: Two Case Studies
Yang Zhuo, Yu-qi Fan, Zhao-fang Yin, Li Fan, Zhi-hua Han, Chang-qian Wang and Zuo-jun Xu
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: November 09, 2016
Single coronary artery (SCA), a congenital and rare anomaly, is defined as a coronary artery arising from the sinus of valsalva and supplying the entire heart. According to modified Lipton's classification criteria, L-1 subtype is the rarest type of SCA. Here we present two L-I subtype cases. In case one, one of the side branches from the first septal artery proceeded as the right coronary artery (RCA). In case two, the distal septal artery and distal circumflex artery together served as the RCA...
