Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-407X.1510038
Iatrogenic Hypoparathyroidism: Basal Ganglia Calcification, Bilateral Cataract, and Medullary Nephrocalcinosis
Md Ejaz Alam, Shoiab Mohammad Patto, Mohammad Hayat Bhat and Mohammad Afaan Bhat
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/07/25
Hypoparathyroidism is a rare endocrine disorder characterised by low levels of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone. This report highlights iatrogenic hypoparathyroidism in a juvenile Graves' disease patient post near-total thyroidectomy, leading to low serum calcium and parathyroid hormone levels. Uncommon complications emerged, including asymptomatic basal ganglia calcification, medullary nephrocalcinosis, and bilateral cataracts. The case emphasises the need to recognize and manage the compl...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-4630/1410179
Fascia Iliaca Block versus Lumbar Plexus Block as Analgesia in Hip Surgeries: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Noel S Aypa, MD, DPBA, FPSA, EDRA, Aileen L Rosales, MD, DPBA and Raymund Vincent M Gatmaitan, MD, DPBA
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/07/26
This was a retrospective, analytical, observational, cohort type of an epidemiological study done through chart review of patients for hip surgery at Makati Medical Center. The primary endpoint was patient reported pain scores using numeric rating scale (NRS) of 1 to 10 at 0, 30, 60, 120 minutes at post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and within 24 hours post-block and a comparison between the two groups. Additional endpoints included time and use of rescue opioid medication for pain relief within 2...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510162
Type B Lactic Acidosis Associated with T - Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Pediatric Case Study
Priyanka Kharayat, MD, Rhea Hans, MD, Alexandra Walsh, MD, JJ Zaritsky, MD, Danielle Sebbens, DNP and Michelle Munkwitz, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/07/25
Aerobic glycolysis or Warburg effect (WE) is a common cause of hyperlactatemia in adults with cancer, uncommonly seen in the pediatric population. We describe an unusual case of a teenager with lactic acidosis as the presenting lab abnormality with no other abnormality suggestive of an oncologic process, who was later diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510240
Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud
Jawad El-Azhari, Youssef Zemmez, Mohamed El Amraoui, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/07/22
A 39-year-old patient, with a history of allergic rhinitis, presenting asymptomatic papular lesions for several years, starting in the pre-sternal region, then confluent in plaques and secondarily centrifugally extensive to the entire trunk. The patient received several antifungal treatments; especially ketoconazole; without any improvement. Clinical examination revealed brownish papulo-keratotic plaques of the pre-sternal, epigastric, interscapular and cervical regions, covered in palces with p...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510239
Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis (EPF) or Ofuji Disease: Case Report
Jawad El-Azhari, Mohamed El Amraoui, Youssef Zemmez, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/07/22
Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) or Ofuji disease is a rare chronic disease, described in 1970 by the latter and whose etiopathogeny remains unclear. EPF is clinically presented as pruriginous follicular papulo-pustules predominating the seborrheic regions; namely the face, the upper trunk and the extension face of the upper limbs, associated with blood eosinophilia, without systemic involvement. Histologically, it is characterized by an inflammatory infiltrate rich in eosiniphiles affec...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510238
Eruptive Hypomelanosis: A Little-Known Paraviral Exanthem
Jawad El-Azhari, Youssef Zemmez, Mohamed El Amraoui, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/07/22
We report the case of a 07-year-old child, with no notable history, who consulted for an acute cutaneous eruption made up of hypochromic, non-pruritic macules, which began 10 days ago, preceded by a transient flu-like syndrome 08 days before its onset. The rash began on the arms and spread to the rest of the integument within a few days. Clinical examination revealed well-limited macular lesions, 0.1 to 0.5 cm in size, covered with pityriasiform scales, confluent in places, symmetrical, involvin...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4061.1510061
Toxicological Studies of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. (Myrtaceae) Essential Oil for the Safety of Its Insecticidal Application
Sylvain Ilboudo, Bapio Valérie Elvira Jean Télesphore Bazié, Jean Noël Dado Koussé, Geoffroy Gueswindé Ouédraogo, Gaétan D. SOMDA, Ignace Sawadogo, Moussa Ouédraogo, Roger C.H. Nebie and Sylvin Ouédraogo
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/07/18
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh (Myrtaceae) (E. camaldulensis) or red gum is a plant whose essential oil (EO) is recognized for its insecticidal, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Imported from Australia and introduced to other continents whose Africa, its EO is used in Burkina Faso to formulate biopesticides....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-4630/1410178
Public and Scientific Interest in Point-of-Care and Regional Ultrasound Exhibit Significant Correlation: A Google Trends Analysis
Sanjit Menon, BS and Sridhar R Musuku, MD
Article Type: Original Retrospective Study | First Published: 2024/07/18
Online resources such as Google Trends (GT) allow clinicians to monitor search volume trends for various procedures, treatments, and interventions. Search terms were generated using the "related queries" feature of GT as well as researcher consensus. Data were obtained from 2015 to 2021 for the following terms: Point-of-care ultrasound, portable ultrasound, transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, regional ultrasound, FAST ultrasound, focused ultrasound, trauma ultrasoun...