Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510129
Stages of Oral Cancers Images Associated with Tobacco and Other Social Behaviours among Patients in Banglore State, India
Prerna Thaker, Peter Asaga Mac and Ravi Rao J
Article Type: IMAGE ARTICLE | First Published: February 27, 2019
Cancer has slowly but steadily become one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality today. World over the burden of cancer is distributed unequally between developed and developing countries with cancer types exhibiting different patterns of distribution. In India the five most frequent cancers were cancer of the lung, lip and oral cavity, other pharynx, esophagus and stomach. The incidence of oral cancer in India is about 3-7 times more common as compared to other developed nations o...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510128
Necrotizing Nasal and Sinus Inflammation in an Adult Diabetic Patient with Ketoasidosis
Nasuhi Engin Aydin, MD, Haktan Altinova, MD
Article Type: IMAGE ARTICLE | First Published: February 27, 2019
A 58-year-old poorly controlled diabetic and hypertensive male patient with ketoasidosis was admitted to the ENT clinic due to ptosis and edema of left eyelid and facial pain of nine days. Paranasal sinus CT revealed destruction of the left maxillary, ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses. MRI also showed erosion of the lateral, medial and inferior orbital walls. Surgical debridement of the sinuses and left nasal cavity were performed following a rapid endoscopic diagnostic biopsy from the necrotic tissu...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410141
The Clinical Differences on 2:4 Finger Ratios of the Hirsute Women
Raziye Desdicioglu, Fatma Betul Erdemli, Selma Calıskan, Kadir Desdicioglu and Ayse Filiz Yavuz
Article Type: ORIGINAL ARTICLE | First Published: February 27, 2019
We aimed to research whether there was a difference in terms of the 2:4 finger ratio between women with hirsutism and healthy women without hirsutism and the correlation between degree of hirsutism and 2:4 finger ratios and clinically evaluated our results. Our study included 144 voluntary women (control group: 51, study group: 93) with ages from 18 to 38 years. The hirsutism level of patients was assessed using the Ferriman-Gallway scale with points given from 0 to 4 in 9 body regions. All pati...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510055
Incomplete Kawasaki Disease Presenting with Fever and Cervical Lymphadenitis in a 10-Year-Old Child
Masih Ahmed, MD, Sarah Ellison, MD and Kathryn S Moffett, MD
Article Type: CASE REPORT | First Published: February 27, 2019
A 10-year-old male was admitted to our hospital after worsening right-sided neck lymphadenitis and fever of 39.8 ℃ (103.6 ℉) of 7 days duration. He had been admitted to an outside facility and treated for 3 days with intravenous (IV) ampicillin/sulbactam and clindamycin, where a computed tomography (CT) revealed right sided lymphadenitis with no abscess formation. Blood and throat cultures showed no growth. Upon admission to our hospital, he had right neck swelling with tenderness and erythe...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510069
Two-Stage Detected Traumatic Right Diaphragm Rupture after Blunt High-Velocity Trauma
Graulich T, Ringe BP, Wilhelmi M, Zwirner U, Krettek C and Wilhelmi M
Article Type: CASE REPORT | First Published: February 26, 2019
A 30-year-old healthy man was brought to our level-one trauma center after a high-velocity trauma. While riding a quad he was hit by a car with about 60 km/h. Initial scores of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and injury severity score (ISS) were 15. Extremity trauma with moderate craniocerebral injury and abdominal trauma with splenic and hepatic laceration was diagnosed. During follow up on the intensive care unit (ICU) the patient reported unspecific abdominal pain and dyspnea. Sonographic controls o...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410107
Family History of Breast Cancer Associated with Breast Cancer in Survivors of Hodgkin Lymphoma
Sarah Colonna, Karen Curtin, Eric Johnson, Wendy Kohlmann, Jennifer Wright, Anne Kirchhoff, Sean Tavtigian and Joshua Schiffman
Article Type: ORIGINAL RESEARCH | First Published: February 25, 2019
Advances in treatments for Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) have significantly increased survival of childhood and adult patients; however, the leading cause of death in HL survivors is due to secondary malignancy following HL treatment. Among women treated for HL, breast cancer (BC) is the most common secondary malignancy. We explored if an association exists between HL and BC exists within families. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510118
Teamwork and Patient Education as Tools to the Reduce Overuse of Antibiotics - An Interview Study with Nursing Students at Hanoi Medical University
Kristin Andersen Ljungdahl, RN, BSc, Frida Swedenfeldt, RN, BSc and Kristina Rosengren, PhD, RN
Article Type: ORIGINAL ARTICLE | First Published: February 25, 2019
The overuse of antibiotics due to poor health and suffering is a threat to global health. In Vietnam, overuse is a widespread problem because of the high availability of antibiotics and lack of knowledge about their use, and nurses have a significant role in informing and helping patients experience higher levels of health and well-being. The aim of this study was to describe Vietnamese nursing students' experience with antibiotics in healthcare. A qualitative content analysis with an inductive ...