Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710080
Situation Analysis of Leprosy in Jhapa District of Nepal
Dipsikha Aryal, Sudikshya Neupane, Shiekha Basnet and Prarthi Shrestha
Article Type: Viewpoint/Opinion | First Published: 2024/10/05
Mycobacterium leprae is the cause of leprosy, a chronic infectious disease that mostly affects peripheral nerves. Early diagnosis and treatment of leprosy can avoid impairment as it is a curable illness. Since December 2009, Nepal has successfully eliminated leprosy as a public health problem, with a declaration of complete elimination in 2010. Eleven local levels in Nepal's Jhapa district have a high prevalence of leprosy (more than one case per 10,000 populations) 13 years after the disease wa...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510125
A Pictorial Essay on Fibromuscular Dysplasia Imaging: Beyond the String of Beads
Mohamed Nashnoush, Michael Negussie, Manasvi Gupta, Sidra Bharmal, Tresha Sivanesanathan, Yanuga Raveendran, Sherry Eskander, Gaurang Bhatt, Armaan Kotadia, Mansi Rathod, Sushmethaa Vijayakumar Shanthi, Jack Wellington, Jouhar Kolleri and Ibsen Ongidi
Article Type: Pictorial Essay | First Published: 2024/10/04
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory arteriopathy characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation and distorted architecture of the arterial wall. FMD mainly affects the mid-distal segment of renal and extracranial arteries. The clinical phenotype of FMD has recently expanded to include arterial dissection, aneurysm, and tortuosity. FMD is four times more frequent in women than men. The etiology of FMD is unknown, although some theories have been proposed, su...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710079
Nosocomial Dengue Infection in a Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit
Martin Castro, Maria Margarita Fernandez, Karla Oliveros, Claudia Salgueira, Antonio Carnie, Nicolas Fernandez Escobar, Guillermo Drelichman, Jose Scapellato and Gregorio Jaimovich
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/10/04
As haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) continues to expand, infectious complications due to endemic viral and parasitic agents will became relevant. Dengue virus (DENV) infection is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries, and it is transmitted from person to person through mosquitoes. Transmission through transfusion and haematopoietic stem cells has also been described. We report a nosocomial outbreak of DENV affecting 4 transplant recipients. Patients presented fever, skin r...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410168
Acute Appendicitis Associated with Mesenteric Tuberculosis: A Case Report
Lair Antonio Lopez Velazquez, Mauricio Davila Cacique, Metztli Erreguin Breña, Ricardo Martin Lerma Alvarado and Maria del Carmen Aburto Fernandez
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/09/29
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical abdominal pathology in the world; its highest frequency is in the population between 20 and 30-years-old. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation, corresponding to 3% of cases and mainly involving the ileocecal region; appendicular involvement is rare. We report the case of a 20-year-old male, with a history of HIV diagnosed in the same hospitalization, without previous treatment and with a clinical picture compatible wi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510243
Historical Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Pulmonary Metastasis
S. Nejjari, I. Chikhaoui, G. Basri and S. Chiheb
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/09/22
The history of the disease dates to 1989, with the appearance of a small nodular lesion measuring a few millimeters above the pubic bone, for which the patient had never consulted a doctor. He was referred in 2022 with an erythematous, oozing, vegetating ulcerative-bourgeous lesion, bleeding on contact, measuring 7 cm*5 cm, soft consistency in some areas and indurated in others, located on healthy skin (Figure 1)....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510242
Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus, a Case for Diagnosis
S. Nejjari, I. Chikhaoui, G. Basri and S. Chiheb
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/09/22
A 65-year-old hypertensive man followed up in dermatology for papulo pustular rosacea. On clinical examination, a well-limited, centimetric, asymptomatic, pinkish nodular lesion was found in the right occipital region, which had been evolving for several months (Figure 1)....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510328
Top Five Infectious Disease Outbreaks among Displaced Populations during the Gaza Conflict 2023-2024: A Comprehensive Review
Zuhair Dardona, Mounia Amane and Samia Boussaa
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2024/09/21
On October 7, 2023, the Israeli-Gaza conflict erupted, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries. The devastation extended far beyond immediate casualties, obliterating Gaza’s essential infrastructure, including buildings, universities, institutions, sewage systems, electricity and water networks, and health facilities. The conflict displaced hundreds of thousands of people in cramped coastal areas, living in makeshift nylon tents with no access to basic services. The absence of sa...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4045.1510071
A Gift of Life during Life: Example of Iraqi Model for Renal Transplantation
Maha Sulaiman Younis, MD, FICMS, CABP and Omaima Khalid Yassen, MD, MBChB
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/09/20
Kidney transplantation (KT) is an advanced, life-saving technique for treating patients with kidney failure. This procedure has been performed in Iraq since 1973 and relies on a living kidney donor. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the demographic characteristics of living kidney donors (KD) in Iraq and to analyse their knowledge and motivations....