Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410318
Duodenal Malt Lymphoma Developed in 1 Year
Ferdane Sapmaz, MD, Evrim Kahramanoğlu Aksoy, MD, Muhammed Yener Akpınar, MD, Ayşegül Erdem Metin Uzman, MD, and Yusuf Sedar Sakin
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 19, 2020
Intestinal MALT lymphoma is a very rare neoplasm and there is limited data about clinical and pathological characteristics. They can become visible in a very short time. A 47-year-old woman was referred to our department because of epigastric pain. Gastroduodenoscopy revealed an irregular mucosal nodular lesion with ulceration extending from the bulb to the second portion of the duodenum. Endoscopic findings were normal about one year ago. The pathology spesiemens show that; duodenal biopsy reve...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510154
Dilated Pulmonary Artery Containing Swirling Smoke (SEC)
Sudeb Mukherjee, MBBS, MD, DM and Suhana Datta, MBBS, MS
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: September 23, 2020
Cases of dilatation of pulmonary artery in medical literature are not very uncommon. However presence of swirling smoke in dilated pulmonary arteries is very rare. Detection and management of such cases are very urgent to prevent fatal complications. Here I have reported one such rare case of dilated pulmonary artery with spontaneous echo contrast/smoke in a case of idiopathic pulmonary artery dilatation. 55-year-old female presented with shortness of breath on minimal exertion for last 4 months...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3907/1710042
Immediate Placement and Provisionalization of Maxillary Incisors Implants in an Adolescent Patient: A Case Report
Vilma Umanzor, Mayra Pineda, Hugo Romero and Luis Gabriel Ladino
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 13, 2020
The evidence of implant-supported restoration on patients in physical development stages is scarce and controversial. The loss of permanent teeth in children and adolescents, usually caused by trauma or agenesis, can have a negative impact on aesthetics, function, and even social acceptance. The patient presented the need for replacement of both maxillary incisors due to increased mobility and recurrent infection. Cephalometric analysis, hand, and wrist radiographs were analyzed to identify the ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410171
Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation after First Trimester Termination of Pregnancy in a Patient with Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Nicola Strobelt, MD, Elena Osella, MD and Vittorio Aguggia, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 13, 2020
Hereditary haemorrhagic teleangiectasia (HHT) is a rare autosomic dominant genetic disorder, characterised by epistaxis, cutaneous teleangiectasias, and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) located mainly in lungs, gastrointestinal tract, liver, and central nervous system. We report a case of uterine arteriovenous malformation acquired after medical pregnancy interruption in a patient with HHT, discussing the atypical genetic setting and the strategy for the case management. Uterine arteriovenous ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710041
Multiple Spinal Metastases from a Malignant Paraganglioma
Chrystal Calderon, MBBS, MRCS, Alberto Perez Villafuerte, Arianne Lalla, MBBS and Sandeep Maharajh, MBBS
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 16, 2020
A malignant paraganglioma is a rare form of cancer that depicts varying symptomatology on presentation. This case serves to highlight an aggressive form of the disease, with considerable metastasis to the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. This case was reliant on histopathological analysis to confirm the diagnosis. A 34-year-old male of Afro-Caribbean descent presented with a 1-month history of shortness of breath, body pains and lower limb weakness. On investigation for a pulmonary embolus,...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510161
Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma: A Case Report
Richard H Zou, MD, Vi Dam-Bao Nguyen, BS, Patrice A Zigrossi, MD, John M Beckham, MD, Brandon J Smith, MD, PharmD, Matthew J Gorgone, DO, Haris Zia, MD, Daniel Martinez Coconubo, MD, Michael S Landau, MD, Humberto E Trejo Bittar, MD, FACP, Roy W Semaan, MD, Georgios D Kitsios, MD, PhD and Christiane M Hadi, MD, MPH, MSc
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 13, 2020
Pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade malignant neoplasm associated with human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8), seen predominantly in immunocompromised hosts. Classically, diagnosis relies on the combination of clinical history, exclusion of alternative infectious and neoplastic etiologies, and histopathologic confirmation of proliferating spindle cells staining positive for HHV-8. Tissue-based diagnosis requires bronchoscopy with biopsy and is associated with procedural complications, such as blee...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510160
Ocular Manifestation of Lyme Disease: A Rare Case of Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
Nasha Elavia, Si Li, Yichen Wang, Ibitola Yusuf and John Weisenreider
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 13, 2020
A 63-year-old male from Northeastern Pennsylvania presented in fall with the complaint of sudden onset of blurred vision in the right eye. This was preceded by a history of Lyme arthritis diagnosed with positive immunoglobulin titers (IgG and IgM) on Western blot analyses of the synovial fluid four weeks ago. His past medical history was remarkable for hypertension and hyperlipidemia. The sudden decrease in right eye visual acuity was moderate and reported at all distances. The patient denied an...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510159
Genotype 4 Reassortant Eurasian Avian-like H1N1 Virus: Are We Ready for Another Global Threat or Pandemic?
Mujahed I Mustafa, Ayman Ahmed and Abdelrafie M Makhawi
Article Type: Commentary | First Published: September 13, 2020
The currently developing devastating pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has took over the global attention. Meanwhile, another virus with high potentiality to grow into a global pandemic has emerged in China, where human infections of the strain genotype 4 (G4) reassortant Eurasian avian-like (EA) H1N1 virus had been reported. However, fortunately human-to-human transmission was not detected yet but we need to keep an eye out for such potential scenario particularly that by the ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510157
Clinical Signs of River Blindness and the Efficacy of Ivermectin Therapy in Idogun, Ondo State, Nigeria
Afolabi Olajide Joseph
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: September 12, 2020
River blindness is a skin, and an eye disease caused by Onchocerca volvulus and vectored by a female hematophagous blackfly. The study aims to evaluate the distribution of the clinical signs of river blindness and the efficacy of Ivermectin in the treatment of river blindness in Idogun. Observational studies in epidemiology which involve the use of structured questionnaire to obtain useful epidemiological information from the respondents, physical assessment via palpation from head to ankle was ...