Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410184
A Case Report of Aerococcus urinae Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis Initially Misidentify
atalia Lattanzio, MD, Qassem Abdelal, MD, Stephen Bell, MD, Talal Alkayali, MD, Christian Lorenzo, MD, Ricardo Villasmil, MD, Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch, MD and Manuel Gordillo, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 18, 2020
Infective endocarditis (IE) is most commonly caused by species such as staphylococci, streptococcus and enterococci. When IE is caused by organisms such as Aerococcus urinae, misidentification of the organism in culture is common, resulting in misdiagnosis. We present a case of IE caused by Aerococcus urinae in a 67-year-old male with a bioprosthetic aortic valve whose culture initially grew micrococcus. Aerococcus urinae is a gram-positive catalase negative cocci that has been recognized as par...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510083
Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Nasal Cavity with Intracranial Expansion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Randall A Bloch , Ran Vijai Singh, MD, Marc L Silverberg, MD, Joseph K Han, MD and Kent K Lam, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 06, 2020
Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) typically arise from the pleura and other thoracic locations but can also rarely affect the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. This report describes the presentation, workup, and management of a patient with a sinonasal SFT with expansion into the intracranial fossa. We report on a 78-year-old male who presented with approximately 1 year of worsening nasal obstruction, difficulty sleeping, and loss of olfaction and gustation. Fiberoptic examination, CT, and MRI al...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510132
Burden of Hepatitis B Infection among High Risk Populations in Western Kenya
Mercy Jelagat Karoney, MBChB, MSc, MMed, Fatuma Faraj Some, MBChB, MBA MMed, Hellen Irusa Lukhaka Dip, Eric Wang'welo Dip, Laban Kipkemei Murgor BA and Adrian Gardner, MD, MPH
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 13, 2020
Hepatitis B infection causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chronic hepatitis B infection has been on the rise since 1990 with the highest prevalence reported in sub-Saharan Africa. Health care workers, intravenous drug users, commercial sex workers and men who have sex with men (MSM) are high risk groups for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Due to similar routes of transmission, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected individuals are also at high risk for Hepatitis B infec...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510130
Adverse Effects of Prolonged Mask Use among Healthcare Professionals during COVID-19
Elisheva Rosner, MSN, RN-C
Article Type: Survey | First Published: June 01, 2020
In March 2020, New York City encountered its first official case of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). This novel coronavirus, referred to as SARS-COV 2, originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Within a short amount of time, hundreds of thousands of cases were diagnosed around the world and the United States, causing the World Health Organization to announce it as an official infectious disease pandemic on January 30, 2020. COVID-19 is spread by respiratory droplets, and healthcare profes...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510129
When Influenza A and COVID-19 Infections Co-exist: A Case Report
Ibrahim Haddad, MD, Mohammad Alomari, MD, Bara El Kurdi, MD, Vindhya Sriramoju, MD and Rupal Shah, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 29, 2020
A 55-year-old man, who presented to our emergency department complaining of pleuritic chest pain for two days before admission. At the time of evaluation, he endorsed the presence of minimal sore throat and dry cough in the absence of fever, shortness breath, recent travel, or contact with sick people. His vital signs were within normal limits and physical examination was positive for right-sided scattered wheezes but otherwise unremarkable. In the emergency department he had a chest X-ray which...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510085
Manuka Honey and Pediatric Patients: A Review
Paola Martina Marra, DDS, MS, Rossella Santoro, MS, Giuseppe Diana, MS, Angelo Itro, MD, MS and Annalisa Itro, PhD
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: June 11, 2020
Manuka is a monofloral honey with New Zealand and Australian origins. It takes its name from the L. scoparium or tea-tree (manuka or tea tree) plant, whose flowers rich in pollen and nectar feed the bees during the production of honey. To be labeled as "New Zeland manuka honey", bees must use at least 70% of the pollen and nectar from manuka. This honey has nutritional properties similar to those of other types of honey even if, containing some active ingredients, it seems to inherit many phytot...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510082
Hand Rejuvenation with CaHA Guided By Ultrasound
Barbara Poggi
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 25, 2020
The effectiveness of the use of calcium hydroxyapatite for hand rejuvenation is well documented in the literature, but studies on anatomy are conflicting. The aim of the present study is to show the application of calcium hydroxyapatite in dorsal hand by distal proximal technique and concomitant visualization by USG 15 Mhz, combined to literatura to define, ensuring the injection safety in the correct plan....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710032
Epidemiology of Intestinal Parasitism in Schoolchildren Treated at the Primary Health System. Havana 2020
Osvaldo Batista Rojas, MSc
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 04, 2020
An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out; the universe of study was represented by all schoolchildren from six Primary Schools in Marianao during the period from August 2018 to January 2020 with the clinical and microbiological diagnosis of intestinal parasitosis and they were treated at Five Family Medical Offices. There was a predominance of the female sex for 51.4%. With greater predominance of the age group of 5 to 7 years for 33.8%, abdominal pain was the most...