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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410154

A Dangerous Triad: Sertraline, Mirtazapine and Methadone

Juan F Martin-Lazaro, Justin Hayde-West, Stelios Chatzimichael and Simon Kirwin

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 31, 2017

Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening complication of using serotonergic agents. Mirtazapine is a relatively safe antidepressant and has a comparatively low incidence of side effects but can induce serotonin syndrome in combination with other serotonergic agents such as methadone and sertraline. We describe a 41-year-old man with a history of heroin misuse and depression....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410153

Misdiagnosis of Neurobehavoral Disorders Associated with Fetal Alcohol Exposure in Adults

Carl C Bell and Rochelle Gaudet

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 31, 2017

his case report addresses the misdiagnosis of Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE) in adults. The American Psychiatric Association's (APA's) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - Fifth Edition (DSM-5) has proposed Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) be designated as ND-PAE. ND-PAE is prevalent in some contexts and populations, and is the cause of significant morbidity and mortality....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410152

Cement Powder Ingestion: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Kim Lewis, Christopher Sheasgreen and Waleed Alhazzani

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 30, 2017

Alkaline material ingestions can cause a wide variety of injuries, ranging from mild to fatal. Cement is an alkaline agent and can lead to abrasions, allergic dermatitis, and chemical burns. There are very few case reports of cement ingestion in the literature. The gold standard for assessing the extent of injury after cement ingestionis via an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) within 12-24h....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410151

Significance of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Essential Cryoglobulinemia: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Rama Atluri and Mian Muhammad Rizwan

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 13, 2017

Cryoglobulinemia is a rare immune-complex-mediated small vessel vasculitis that has a smoldering clinical course and can potentially involve multiple organ systems. The discovery of its relationship with hepatitis C infection shows the striking association between a viral infection, an autoimmune disease and lymphoproliferative disorders....

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