Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510155
Genetic Diversity of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Pregnancy-Associated Listeriosis Occurring in Argentina from 1986 to 2016
Mónica Prieto, Claudia Martínez, Lucía Cipolla, Florencia Rocca and Rita Armitano
Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: September 04, 2020
One case of pregnancy-related listeriosis was defined as a pregnant woman or newborn infant aged < 28 days from whom L. monocytogenes has been isolated from a sterile site such as the blood, placenta or cerebrospinal fluid. Based on epidemiological and clinical data available, cases were classified as: Maternal infection with ongoing pregnancy, fetal loss and live born neonatal listeriosis. Fetal loss was defined as the death of the fetus that occurred prior to the complete expulsion or removal ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510175
Hyperpathia and Aerobic Exercise
J. C. Jiménez-Sáez, J. J. Jiménez-Rodríguez and S. Muñoz
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 13, 2020
The patient began to suffer from hyperpathia in his childhood. Then an electric shock-like pain indifferent support areas prevented the patient from putting pressure on these areas for a long period. The treatment with carbamazepine made the stabbing pain disappear. However, since then a pressure-induced soreness of varying intensity has developed in different body support areas if the stimulation on them exceeds a certain limit or if the dose of carbamazepine or the level of aerobic physical ex...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510114
Temporomandibular Joint Disc Displacement with Reduction: A Narrative Review
Luis Gabriel Ladino, Andrea Valentina Saavedra, Sharon Rondón and Efrain López
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 14, 2020
Disc displacement with reduction is one of the most common intra-articular disorders of the temporomandibular joint, it is characterized by the progressive displacement of the articular disc against the mandibular condyle and the articular eminence, accompanied by clicking sounds or crepitus, pain, and in some cases presents a limitation of mandibular movement. Some treatment proposals include physical therapy and occlusal splints; if it is not treated in some cases it can become disc displaceme...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510113
Intra-Oral Approach of Giant Cheek Lipoma Excision Guaranteed Aesthetic Outcome: A Case Report
Muath Mamdouh Mahmod Al-Chalabi and Wan Azman Wan Sulaiman
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 13, 2020
Lipomas are the most common benign soft-tissue tumour arising from mature adipose tissue “composed of mature adipocytes”, mainly from subcutaneous tissues and usually surrounded by a thin fibrous capsule. Still, the underlying cause of lipomas remains unclear. In literature, different theories described the pathogenesis of adipose tissue tumours, and also different histological variants have mentioned. It can occur anywhere in the body, its incidence being 0.1-5% of all head and neck tumours...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410139
Assessment of Serum Selenium and Zinc in Esophageal Cancer Patients
Mansoora Akhtar, MD, Nazir Ahmad Khan, MD, Syed Mudasir Jan, MD, Arshad Manzoor, MD, Nazir Ahmad Dar, MSc, M Maqbool Lone, MD
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 29, 2020
Oesophageal cancer represents a major health problem, continues to have very poor prognosis despite advances in its management that include improved surgical technique, neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy as there seems to be little project for early detection and treatment, a better understanding of the risk factors may suggest opportunity for its primary prevention. A total of 200 cases of histology confirmed carcinoma oesophagus (study group) and 200 case of healthy individual (control group) we...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410201
Enterobacter Related İmplantable Cardiac Defibrillator Lead Endocarditis in Dialysis Patient
Hakan Duman, MD, Oğuzhan Bodur, MD and Yüksel Çiçek, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 16, 2020
Use of intracardiac devices for heart diseases is increasing Worldwide. One of the important complications of pacemakers is infective endocarditis from the leads as the source. In this case, we report a 61-years-old male patient who is on dialysis and presented with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead endocarditis caused by Enterobacter Cloacae four months following implantation. Intracardiac devices are one of the predisposing conditions for infective endocarditis. It is known tha...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510153
Subperiosteal Abscess with Pediatric Acute Osteomyelitis
Yuki Yoshida, MD and Atsushi Yoshida, MD
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: September 13, 2020
A previously healthy 9-year-old girl presented with a 3-day history of high fever (> 40 °C) and acute pain in the right shoulder. A blood chemical profile showed a C-reactive protein level of 9.7 mg per liter and a white cell count of 12,500 per cubic millimeter. Shoulder radiographs were normal, but magnetic resonance imaging showed acute osteomyelitis around proximal humeral epiphyseal plate and a subperiosteal abscess around the humeral neck (Figure 1). Vancomycin was empirically started aft...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3907/1710041
L-PRF Associated With Bio-Oss® As an Optional Treatment for Radicular Cyst: Case Report
Amanda F Araujo and Lucas M Castro-Silva
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 21, 2020
In order to regenerate bone and soft tissue, multiples types of treatment were developed including the use of bone grafting, membranes and growth factor/cytokines/host modulating agent. Leukocyte-platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) is a second-generation platelet concentrate that forms a natural fibrin matrix with immune regulation node and inflammation retrocontrol proprieties, which can be useful in healing of apical defects. In the present case, bovine bone substitute graft was associated with L-PRF...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3907/1710040
The Technique of Nasal Lift in Children undergoing Primary Cleft Lip Repair : Novel Concepts and Review
Badr M I Abdulrauf, MD, FRCSC
Article Type: Surgical Techniques | First Published: August 10, 2020
Cleft lip associated Nasal deformity is a challenging area, a topic of controversies, theories and a diversity of techniques. The aesthetic outcome have historically been below expectation to barely acceptable. Cleft lip associated Nasal deformity is a challenging area, a topic of controversies, theories and a diversity of techniques. The aesthetic outcome have historically been below expectation to barely acceptable....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3278.1510042
Modulation of Spatial Learning and Memory of Obese Mice by Germinated Sang-Yod Rice
Nuntika Wangpradit, Supattra Prom-in, Jaya Kumar, Kien Hui Chua, Azizah Ugusman, Mohamad Fairuz Yahaya and Jasadee Kaewsrichan
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: July 11, 2020
In this work, an association between chronic consumption of high fat diet (HFD) and changes of cognitive ability in C57BL/6J mice was ascertained. The Morris water maze was employed to determine effects of germinated Sang-Yod rice (GR) supplement on hippocampal-dependent memory tasks in regard to spatial learning and memory. Improved cognitive impairment was demonstrated when germinated Sang-Yod rice at a dose of 0.25% per kilogram body weight per day was consumed by HFD-induced mice for 12 week...