Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410387
A Spontaneous Tracheal Breach and a Pneumomediastinum in an 18-Month-Old Child: An Extremely Rare Case Report
Othmane Benhoummad, Sara Rochd, Zineb Sarda, Youssef Rochdi and Abdelaziz Raji
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 31, 2022
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) in children was first defined by Hamman in 1939, Its Association to a posterior tracheal tear is even more uncommon. We report the case of an 18-month-child that presented a SPM associated to a posterior tracheal tear. The patient had no medical history and presented two days before her admission a dry cough and a shortness of breath. The radiological investigation showed a pneumomediastinum with an extensive subcutaneous emphysema and a posterior tear in the ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510117
Surgical Treatment of Frontoethmoid Osteomas
Carlos Santiago Ruggeri, Claudia Esper and Claudina Aguirre
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 17, 2022
Osteomas are benign tumors that can originate and grow in the paranasal sinuses. Many are asymptomatic and only require tomographic control. When they produce symptoms, treatment is surgical. Different surgical approaches have been proposed, with a trend in the last decade to perform endonasal surgery with endoscopes using simple, extended or combined transnasal approaches. To determine the efficacy of surgery to resect symptomatic frontoethmoidal osteomas, and to establish the factors that coul...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510116
Gender Distribution in Otolaryngology Training Programs
Jeewanjot S. Grewal, MD, Kathleen McClain, DO, Amy M. Williams, PhD, Lamont R. Jones, MD, MBA, Kendall N. Pucket, Makayla Moultree and Kathleen Yaremchuk, MD
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 17, 2022
To investigate the gender distribution in current otolaryngology residency programs and examine associations between the presence of female program directors or department chairs, number of female faculty, and number of female residents within residency programs in the United States. A cross-sectional analysis of current otolaryngology programs, presence of female chairs, program directors, faculty and residents in 2019 was performed. The gender of the program director, departmental chair, numbe...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3278/1510059
Prevalence of Anemia and its Associated Factors among Antenatal Care Attendees in the Public Health Facilities of Pawi District, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2020
Tola Eteffa, Azimeraw Arega, Bezawit Abejie, Wondu Feyisa, Fentahun Alemnew, Asteray Asme, Nigusu Ayalew, Alemwork Abie, Eden Asmare, Tigist Wubet and Kebede Feyisa
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 23, 2022
Anemia is a medical disorder and in pregnant women, it is diagnosed when the hemoglobin level of red blood cells less than 11 grams/deciliter, which reduces oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells to tissues. It is a major public health problem for pregnant mothers. Anemia is largely preventable and easily treatable, if detected in time, however, it remains one of the causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. Understanding the prevalence of a...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3278/1510058
Dietary Neurolipidomics in Alzheimer’s Disease
Efstathia Kalli and Panayiotis Vlamos
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 20, 2022
The promising area of lipidomics has received a major interest as exploring panels of lipid biomarkers and their metabolic pathways might contribute to the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease allowing novel therapeutic targets. Dysfunctions in lipid metabolism have been associated with metabolic disorders as well as with aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Neurolipidomics is beginning to provide new insights into the pathophysiology of AD through identification of plasma and cerebral lipi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510127
Diabetic Foot and Geriatric Depression: A Report of Two Cases
Alan Saeed, Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth, Zerak Al-Salihy and Widaad Nuzhah Chut-kai Khoodoruth
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: March 16, 2022
Research suggests that comorbid diabetes and depression is common. Diabetic foot ulcers and lower extremity amputation are unfortunately severe complications of diabetes which can have a serious negative impact on the quality of life in diabetics. Elderly may even have more significant impairment on their daily life because of chronic pain and immobility. A literature search on diabetic foot and geriatric depression showed that limited studies and case reports have addressed this issue. We repor...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510144
Neurological Localisation in Clinical Practice
Roy G Beran
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 16, 2022
Neurological localisation is dependent on history and physical examination and demands that the clinician is aware of those features, encompassed within the clinical setting, that define the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology that defines the focus of any neurological lesion. The paper to follow provides an approach to the neurological evaluation of patients that employs the traditional methods of history, stylised physical examination, incorporating: Higher centres; cranial nerves; and peripheral...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510112
Reactive Eccrine Syringofibroadenoma: A Case Report
AG Ndoumba Afouba, GA Majoumo Mukam, BS Esson Mapoko, AC Kabeyene Okono, R Bene Belembe and Z Sando
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 11, 2022
Eccrine syringofibroadenoma is a rare adnexal tumor of sweat glands, with different clinical presentations. It is mainly found at the extremities, but also occurs on the trunk, the nail pulp, or the eyelids. The microscopic examination shows anastomosing cords of cuboidal cells deriving from the epidermis, infiltrating the dermis and separated by a fibrovascular stroma. There are five subtypes among which reactive eccrine syringofibroadenoma, associated with lesions such as chronic ulcer, The ev...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510069
Safety and Efficacy of Patiromer in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients
Abigail M Servais, PharmD, Eric D Langewisch, MD, Scott G Westphal, MD, and Clifford D Miles, MD
Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: March 17, 2022
Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) and liver transplant recipients (LTR) are at risk for elevation in serum potassium post-transplant. Patiromer is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of hyperkalemia, but there is limited safety and efficacy data for its use in solid organ transplantation. We retrospectively reviewed adult KTR and/or LTR transplanted between October 2015 and September 2019 treated with patiromer. 17 KTR, 13 LTR, and 2 simultaneous liverkidney recipient...