Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510086
Salmonella Spondylodiscitis in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease - Case Report and Literature Review
Salim AL Habsi, Renjit Kumar, Khalifa AL Ghafri, Abdulrahman AL Subhi and Tamer Malak
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 19, 2020
Salmonella infection is significantly common in sickle cell patient compared with general population. Salmonella osteomyelitis in sickle cell patient is typically seen in the diaphysis of the long bones. We are presenting a case of salmonella spondylodiscitis in a homozygous sickle cell patient. The organism was isolated from the spine and was managed conservatively with antibiotic therapy as per susceptibility result. The treatment was guided by clinical and laboratory response. Sickle cell dis...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510163
An Atypical Case Presentation of a Mammary Pseudotumor in a Young Moroccan Woman
Ilyas El Kassimi, Meryem Zaizaa, Nawal Sahel, Zakaria Toufga, Amine Kessab, Amal Baicha, Adil Rkiouak and Youssef Sekkach
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 24, 2020
Some tuberculosis locations are rare or even exceptional and mammary tuberculosis (MT) is the least frequent one among visceral locations. MT still presents difficulties both in its diagnosis and treatment. We’re reporting the case of a 24-years-old female patient, with no medical history, for instance, no tuberculosis contact. She was admitted for exploration of a fever associated to a general state deterioration, and arthralgia, the physical examination found a lump in her right breast, an e...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510162
Modelling and Forecasting of COVID-19 in India
Pradeep Mishra, Abdullah Mohammad Ghazi Al Khatib, Iqra Sardar, Jamal Mohammed, M Ray, Manish Kumar, Deepa Rawat, SA Pandey, Anurag Dubey, Jos Feys and Kipkoech Rono
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 18, 2020
Novel corona virus (Covid-19) is biggest challenge for whole world. World Health Organization (WHO) mentioned this is epidemic.Data has been collected from 209 different individual situation reports of World health organization for Covid-19 in India. First compared the forecasting models on the basis minimum AIC, MAPE, MAE and then best model have been used for forecasting on the India epidemiological data to anticipate the epidemiological pattern of the prevalence. New and total deaths and occu...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510097
Analysis of COVID-19 Outbreak in a Long-Term Care Facility of Italy: A Lesson for the Future
Andrea Ferrazza, Claudia Bellini, Ingrid Bordanzi, Marialuigia Praitano and Rita Vedovello
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: September 18, 2020
Long term care facilities are the homes of elderly people worldwide; due to vulnerability and rapid spread of infection (droplets or fomites) the risk of severe outcomes from outbreaks of COVID-19 is of concern. We analyzed data of cases from the beginning of the epidemic, confronting clinically suspected patients (absence of nasopharyngeal testing -T0) with symptomatic COVID-19 patients (availability of rRT-PCR testing - T1); all data were censored after complete nasopharyngeal swab SARS-CoV-2 ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510128
Avoiding Food-Drug Interactions: A Proposal
Susan Drier-Jonas
Article Type: Patient Care | First Published: September 24, 2020
The treating physician has a great responsibility when prescribing medication. He must be aware of any situations that might interfere with his prescription. He checks current medications in order to avoid drug-drug interactions. However, other factors that may affect the effectiveness or clearance of the prescription are often overlooked, including food-drug and supplement-drug interactions. Even the healthiest and most desirable foods, such as leafy greens or fiber, can affect the medication, ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510127
Abdominal Pain, a Red Herring for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): A Case Report
Njideka Udochi, MD, MPH, FAAFP, AAHIVS, Hazel Jones Parker, DNP, CRNP, AAHIVS and Melonie Owusu, BSN, RN
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 17, 2020
In the United States (U.S.) beginning in late April to early May 2020, cases of severe illness and in rare cases death associated with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were reported among previously healthy children and adolescents. Later named Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C), this illness was initially described in the United Kingdom followed by Spain, Italy, and France, though the current characterization of MIS-C is limited. In the United States, over 200 patients with th...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410142
Rare Endobronchial Polyps due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Raghavendra Sanivarapu, MD, James Kang, MD, Javed Iqbal, MD and Fatima Anjum, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 24, 2020
Since its discovery in December 2019, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to more than 70 countries around the world. The United States alone has seen more than 1.5 million cases, with more than 100,000 deaths to date. The most common presenting symptoms are fever, cough and shortness of breath with median incubation periods of 5 days. Severe symptoms can develop as a result of the aggressive inflammatory response. The role of bronchoscopy has been limited in severe cases and resu...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410141
Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax Secondary to Marijuana- Induced Extensive Bullous Emphysema
Samar Aboulenain, MD, Nakeya Dewaswala, MD, Huzefa Bhopalwala MD and Shaun Isaac, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 24, 2020
Marijuana is the world’s most commonly used illicit drug. Its use is estimated to be around 2% to 5% of the worldwide population and the most commonly used route of use is inhalation. Although not completely elucidated, marijuana has been linked with lung damage and bullous formation. We report a case of a young man with a significant history of marijuana smoking who presented with a recurrent large spontaneous pneumothorax refractory to non-surgical management....