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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410150

Dapagliflozin- Induced Severe Ketoacidosis Requiring Hemodialysis

Ossama Maadarani, Zouheir Bitar and Rashed Alhamdan

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 26, 2016

The availability of novel classes of medication for the treatment of type 2 Diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) provides doctors with options to choose individualized treatments based on patient and agent characteristics beyond metformin therapy, as per current guidelines. Independent of impaired beta-cell function and insulin resistance, sodium glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors represent a different treatment strategy for reducing plasma glucose levels and glycosylated hemoglobin concen...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410149

Isolated Limb Infusion in a Pregnant Patient with Sarcoma of the Upper Extremity: A Case Report with Literature Review

Milovanov V, Wodago FM, Sittig M and Gushchin V

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 19, 2016

Several scientific publications have shown Isolated Limb Infusion (ILI) as a promising treatment option for patients with soft tissue sarcomas. This minimally invasive technique has a high complete response rate (42-90%) and could serve as a neo-adjuvant treatment for limb sparing sarcoma surgical treatment to increase the likelihood of R0 resection. ILI technique has low levels of systemic leak (< 1%) and systemic toxicity rate, which makes this treatment potentially relevant in pregnant patien...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410148

An İncidental Findings of Polysplenia Syndrome in an Adult Patient with Multiple Anomalies

Mehmet Sedat Durmaz, Ali Cengiz, Serdar Arslan, Hasan Erdogan, Ismet Tolu and Arzu Cengiz

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 16, 2016

Polysplenia syndrome is a rare congenital subtype of heterotaxy syndrome associated with various visceral and vasculer anomalies. Polysplenia syndrome is characterized by presence of two or more spleens and anomalies of other asymetric organs. It is reported incidence of 1 per 250.000 and more common in females. Here, we report the case of a 53-year-old woman who presented with polysplenia syndrome....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410147

The Use of Macitentan in the Treatment of Out-of-Proportion Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Case Report

Luca Fallavollita, Paolo Spinaci and Pietro Scendoni

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 14, 2016

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an important complication of chronic pulmonary disease, especially of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD). The exact prevalence of PH in COPD is unknown. PH is defined as an increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAPm) > 25 mmHg at rest as assessed by right heart catheterization. In most cases, PH in COPD patients is usually mild to moderate. Only a small proportion of this cohort may present with severe pulmonary hypertension....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410146

A Case of Pyonephrosis of an Obstructed Atrophic Kidney

Fareeha Khan, Rasha Nakhleh and Theodore Suh

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 12, 2016

This case is of a 67-year-old male who presented to the office with multiple symptoms and was treated for a variety of infections before the correct diagnosis of pyonephrosis in the setting of chronic ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction was made....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410145

Outcome of Some of the Many Aedes Albopictus (Skuse, 1895) Mosquito Encounters with Man

Daniel Benharroch and Yane-Bianca Benharroch

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 03, 2016

Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, has lately become prominent, globally, while showing a marked "migratory" capacity. We have scrutinized the many consequences of the encounters between the Asian tiger mosquito and humans, and have chosen to review several of them. It seems inevitable that this mosquito be more and more present in our lives. It is a tremendous nuisance to man through its bite. However, several arboviral infections are the main consequences of these confrontations, enco...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410144

Adult Rasmussen's Encephalitis

Campanille Veronica, De Aguirre Ines, Crespo Jose, Gonzalez Macarena, Lopez Juan Ignacio, Lucero Carolina, Perez Garcia Jorgelina and Knorre Eduardo

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 01, 2016

Rasmussen's Encephalitis (RE) is defined by the presence of partial seizures associated to focal progressive cortical atrophy and in advanced stages hemiparesis, hemianopia and cognitive impairment, though it may appear focal neurological deficits at onset; and it's more prevalent in childhood. Approximately, 10% presents at adulthood. Because of its immunologic physiopathology, RE is considered autoimmune epilepsy. Treatment is focused on antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), steroids, intravenous immuno...

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