Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410126
HIV-Infected Patient with Refractory Giardiasis and Lingua Villosa Nigra: A Case Report
Nina Yancheva, Nina Tsvetkova, Maria Nikolova, Ivo Alexiev and Tatyana Tchervenyakova
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 22, 2016
Giardia lamblia is a protozoan parasite that can cause diarrhea in both HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients. The most frequent complaints associated with Giardia infection are loose, bulky, frothy and/or greasy stool with the absence of blood or mucus, flatulence, bloating, anorexia, cramps and foul belching. We report the case of a 34-year-old HIV-infected male patient with refractory giardiasis. He had two relapses of giardiasis with nausea, loss of appetite, diarrhea, bloating, foul belchi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410125
Hypothesizing that a Pro-Dopaminergic Regulator (KB220z TM Liquid Variant) can Induce 'Dopamine Homeostasis' and Provide Adjunctive Detoxification Benefits in Opiate/Opioid Dependence
Kenneth Blum, Debra Whitney, Lye Fried, Marcelo Febo, Roger L Waite, Eric R Braverman, Kristina Dushaj, Mona Li, John Giordano, Zsolt Demetrovics and Rajendra D Badgaiyan
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: August 16, 2016
In order to explore the initiation of detoxification of addictive patients to opiates/opioids (along with some other anti-withdrawal agents), we developed a protocol to be utilized in treatment centers particularly with heavily dependent opiate/opioid subjects. Out of 17 subjects, only three received Buprenorphine/Naloxone (Bup/nx) along with KB220Z. In this pilot, we first used a dose of KB220Z of 2 oz twice daily before meals along with clonidine and benzodiazepines and other anti-nausea and s...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410123
Recovery of an Under-Deployed Renal Artery Stent Responsible for a Complication of Renal Artery Stenosis
Husain Alturkistani, Youri Kaitoukov, Patrick Gilbert and Vincent Oliva
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 08, 2016
A 74-year-old male patient presented to our emergency room (ER) with recurring episodes of flash pulmonary edema (dyspnea worsened by lying down) and hypertension resistant to medical treatment. He had a history of left nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and right renal artery angioplasty. We hereby report a case of a complication of renal artery stenosis in a patient with a single kidney secondary to an under-deployed renal artery stent that was retrieved....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410121
A Rare Case of Primary Mucosal Melanoma of the Palate
Elzbieta Sierko, Aleksander Nobis, Dominika Hempel, Marek Z Wojtukiewicz and Ewa Sierko
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 03, 2016
Melanoma usually occurs on the skin. Only 1% of all melanomas affect mucosal membrane of the head and neck with 1951 cases reported from 1945 to 2011 in the world. The article describes the case of the 65-year-old patient suffered from the palate melanoma that was irradiated on tumor area. The other therapeutic options for melanoma patients were discussed....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410120
An Underdiagnosed ARVC Case until the Age of 67-Years with Two Large Aneurysms in the Right Ventricle
Kevser G Balci, Mustafa M Balci, Samet Yilmaz and Ramazan Akdemir
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 01, 2016
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a cardiomyopathy that manifests with ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF) and sudden cardiac death (SCD). Hence immediate intervention is necessary for this type of presentation. A 67-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department with palpitation. Electrocardiogram (ECG) showed VT. Despite amiodarone and lidocaine administration VT persisted....
