Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510058
An Alarming Turn of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) among the Youth of Turkey
Muhammad Arslan
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: November 23, 2022
The study was aimed to screen obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); a progressively burdensome, highly prevalent, untreated, poorly detectable psychic condition in general population of Turkey, of around 401 participants, mainly focusing on two parameters (Age groups and Gender). Screening Questions were asked through online questionnaire regarding different attributes of the disorder. In this study we consider a screening measure, a Questionnaire that is not actually designed to diagnose OCD but...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510140
Pathological Changes in Postmortem Covid-19 Biopsies
Alexis J Leon-Guerrero, MD, Nazario A Ortiz-Muchotrigo, MD, Paola G Gutierrez-Gutierrez, MD, Alejandra M Bahamonde-Pacheco, MD, Lis N Zelada-Hernandez, MD, Daniela I Medina-Valdivia, MD, Cesar A Chian-Garcia, MD and Fiorella Rosas, MD
Article Type: Case series and literature review | First Published: November 23, 2022
The COVID-19 epidemic has caused thousands of deaths all over the world. This virus is known to produce an atypical pneumonia that can lead to death. There are few studies concerning pathological examination of tissues from COVID-19 patients. To describe the pathological findings in tissues from deceased patients with COVID-19 infection....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510139
Expression of Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) in Urinary Bladder Carcinoma: Immunohistochemical and Histopathological Study
Rehab Mohamed Sharaf Eldin, MD, Basma Mostafa Mahmoud Abdalla, MSc, Samia Ibrahim El Naggar, MD and Wesam Ismail Moustafa, MD
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 19, 2022
Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the urinary tract. Calcitriol [1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3] has anticancer effects mediated through binding to vitamin D receptor (VDR). The expression of VDR is present in many normal and cancer tissues. But there is little information about its expression in urinary bladder carcinoma. This study aimed to analyze VDR immunohistochemical expression in 74 Egyptian patients with urinary bladder carcinoma and to evaluate its association with different clinic...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4563/1710047
Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Lung Cancer Management Process at the Mohamed VI Center for the Treatment of Cancer in Morocco
PANANDTIGRI Souleymane, BENCHAKROUN Nadia, SYLLA Abdou El Karim, CHEKRINE Tarik, BOURHAFOUR Mouna, BOUCHBIKA Zineb, JOUHADI Hassan, TAWFIQ Nezha, NANI Samira and SAHRAOUI Souha
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 06, 2022
Lung cancer being one of the main causes of mortality in Morocco, the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has changed the processes of diagnosis and referral of lung cancer cases to oncology services. The objectives of this study were to describe the changes in the process of caring for lung cancer and to identify the activities affected during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Mohamed VI center for the treatment of cancers of the CHU IBN ROCHD of Casablanca in Morocco....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410144
Features of Uveitis in Lomé
Kokou Vonor K, Roger Ahlonko Kuaovi, Mawuli Santos, Yaovi Tété, Yawa Nagbé, Koffi Didier Ayéna, Méba Banla and Komi Patrice Balo
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 12, 2022
Data on uveitis is rare in Africa. This study aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of uveitis in Lomé (Togo). We carried out a retrospective and descriptive study based on patients’ records between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2018, a period of 5 years. The clinical, biological, and therapeutic characteristics of uveitis were analyzed. The Khi 2 test was used to compare percentages and Student’s t-test to compare averages with a 5% threshold.....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3664.1410037
Therapeutic Application of Nanomaterials in the Management of Health Care: ‘An Updated Review’
Pooja Mishra, Irum, Akhtar Hussain and Abu Baker
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: November 14, 2021
The provision of healthcare, which is a fundamental human right, has frequently been the subject of cutting-edge technology development. The availability of high-quality, timely, acceptable, and reasonably priced healthcare has greatly benefited from technological advancement. A new generation of nanostructures has emerged as a result of developments in nanoscience. They each have a distinct set of characteristics that contribute to their amazing uses....