Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410103
The Prevalence of Hypothyroidism in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome in Saudi Community Based Hospital: A Retrospective Single Centre Study
Khalid S Aljabri, MD, FRCPC, FACP, Ibrahim M Alnasser, MD, Facharatz, Samia A Bokhari, MD, SBEM, Muneera A Alshareef, MD,SBIM, Patan M Khan, MD, MRCP, Abdulla M Mallosho, MD, Hesham M AbuElsaoud, MD, Mohammad M Jalal, MD, Rania F Safwat, MD, Rehab El Boraie, MD, Nawaf K Aljabri, MLT, Waleed O Bawzeer, MD, Mohammad A Melibari, MD, Bandari K Aljabri, MS, Arwa Y Alsuraihi, MS and Amjad I Hawsawi, MS
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 21, 2019
The burden of thyroid diseases in the general population and patients with Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is enormous. To estimate retrospectively the prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with MetS in Saudi community based hospital. We analyzed retrospectively 3632 participants whom are between the age 18 to 105 years. All patients were from the population of the Primary health centre at King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. All data were collected on the basis of a review of el...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410102
Association of Serum Thyroid Stimulating Hormone and Free Thyroxine with Urinary Albumin Excretion in Euthyroid Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Khalid S Aljabri, MD, FRCPC, FACP, Ibrahim M Alnasser, MD, Facharatz, Samia A Bokhari, MD, SBEM, Muneera A Alshareef, MD, SBIM, Patan M Khan, MD, MRCP, Abdulla M Mallosho, MD, Hesham M AbuElsaoud, MD, Mohammad M Jalal, MD, Rania F Safwat, MD, Rehab El Boraie, MD, Nawaf K Aljabri, MLT, Bandari K Aljabri, MS, Arwa Y Alsuraihi, MS and Amjad I Hawsawi, MS
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 20, 2019
The kidney is responsible for the excretion of thyroid hormones. The present retrospective study was conducted to find out the association of serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) with urinary albumin excretion in euthyroid subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Saudi community based hospital. We analyzed retrospectively 939 participants whom are between the age 20 to 96 years. All patients were from the population of the Primary health centre at King Fahad ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijfa-2017/1710026
Mitchell Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus Using Trans-Osseous Capsulorrhaphy for Stabilization
Adnan A Faraj FRCS (Orth)
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 20, 2019
The fixation method of Mitchell's osteotomy after displacement is controversial. In the current study, we evaluated a previously described technique of using transosseous capsulorrhaphy. In this series, foot plaster slipper was used for six weeks. Twenty-seven feet (21 patients) underwent the technique for symptomatic hallux valgus was included in this study. Retrospective and consecutive series. Mitchell's step cut osteotomy was performed without metal fixation, trans osseous capsulorrhaphy was...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510043
Adreniform Shape of Nonadenom Surrenal Lesion: Lymphoma
Ferhat Cuce
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 20, 2019
A 37-year-old male patient with a complaint of malaise applied to the internal medicine. The abdominal CT revealed an huge nonadenom adrenal mass lesion with 51 × 43 × 64 mm size. The significant finding was adreniform shape of gland was maintained in the lesion. The adrenal lymphoma should be considered in patients with adreniform shape of nonadenom adrenal lesion on CT. The MRI enables differentiation of adrenal adenomas from other adrenal malignancies, but specific diagnosis might not be ac...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-567X/1510050
Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Syphilis Infections among Patients in a Psychiatric Hospital in Ghana
Benedict Osei-Tawiah, Theophilus B Kwofie, Mohamed Mutocheluh, Richard Ephaim, and Emmanuel Awusah Blay
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 18, 2019
In developing countries like Ghana, people with serious psychiatric disorders do not have equal access to health care as normal non-mentally challenged people do. Moreover, mental health care generally focuses on physical health screening, health education, and improving access to treatment in primary and secondary care to the detriment of sexual health needs including prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Studies have shown the risk of blood-borne virus infections such as HIV, hepatiti...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510068
Remission of Psoriasis during Treatment with Apatinib in a Patient with Rectal Cancer
Daoqun Chong, Gai Ge, Dongmei Li, Yang Yang, Rong Wang, and Dongmei Shi, MD, PhD
Article Type: CASE REPORT | First Published: March 14, 2019
Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin disease characterized by abnormal keratinocyte proliferation and vascular hyperplasia. Apatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor which has been reported to be effective in some tumors thought to be associated with inhibition of the proliferation of endothelial cells by selectively inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2). We present a 54-year-old patient with a 30-year history of psoriasis, who did not respond well to or...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510067
Use of Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography to Image and Characterize a Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Frederick H Silver, Ruchit G Shah, Michael Richard and Dominick Benedetto
Article Type: ORIGINAL ARTICLE | First Published: March 08, 2019
Previous literature reports suggest that tissue stiffness is a predictor of cancer and metastatic behavior. We have used optical coherence tomography and vibrational analysis (VOCT) to characterize normal skin, scar and a verrucous carcinoma, a squamous cell carcinoma subtype, non-invasively and non-destructively. The results suggest that epidermal thickening and increased keratin production occur in verrucous carcinoma and lead to increases in surface hills and valleys as well as subsequent inc...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510066
Predicting Suicide Attempt Risk in Older Adults
David Sanchez-Teruel and Maria Auxiliadora Robles-Bello
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 03, 2019
Suicide attempts double death by suicide rates. To date it remains the only behavior that predicts more harmful future reattempts or deaths from suicide. However, few studies have analyzed the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of older adults who have suffered self-inflicted injuries or attempted suicide. To assess which sociodemographic and clinical variables are more predictive of a high-lethality or definitive future suicide reattempt in older adults who have suffered self-inflicted inju...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510132
A Human Oocyte Stained for Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins
Mario Sousa
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: March 21, 2019
Donor surplus human oocytes were transferred to adhesive slides. Oocytes were fixed with 1% paraformaldehyde in PBS. For permeabilization, cells were incubated in 0.1% Triton X-100 (Sigma) plus 0.1% sodium citrate in PBS. Cells were then incubated with 5% Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA; Sigma) to inhibit non-specific binding. Afterwards cells were incubated with a primary monoclonal antibody against human ZP1 (ZP1: sc-365435...