Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaim-2017/1710009
Eosinophilic Ascites, A Challenging Diagnosis
Sara Melboucy-Belkhir, Reda Khentache, Laure Andre-Ledun and Benoit Brihaye
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 21, 2018
Eosinophilic ascites is a rare presentation of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE), a rare condition first described by Kaijser, in 1937; Hundreds of cases have been reported. EGE affects both adults and children. EGE was defined by the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms with an abnormal eosinophilic infiltrate of the intestine wall and exclusion of other causes of secondary eosinophilic infiltration; EGE has 3 clinical presentations depending on the depth of eosinophilic infiltration of the b...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaim-2017/1710008
Sweet Syndrome Successfully Treated with Ruxolitinib in JAK-2 Positive Myeloproliferative Disorder
S Melboucy-Belkhir, F Brigant, R Khentache, M Bouketouche, R Garidi and B Brihaye
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 21, 2018
Sweet syndrome also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis includes sudden onset of painful erythematous plaques, papules or nodules, fever, histopathological finding of neutrophilic infiltrate in the dermis without leukocytoclastic vasculitis and good response to systemic corticosteroids. Sweet syndrome may be linked to various conditions: Hematologic malignancies including myeloproliferative disorders, solid cancers, medications, Crohn diseases, colitis ulcerative, and autoimmune disea...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410136
Risk Factors Associated with Preterm Birth in a Brazilian Maternal and Child Health Hospital
Bianca Karenina Brito de Medeiros, Maria da Conceicao Cornetta, Janaina de Oliveira Crispim and Ricardo Ney Cobucci
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 19, 2018
This population-based case-control study aims to verify the risk factors associated with preterm birth (PTB) in a maternity school. The cases were newborns with a gestational age greater than or equal to 22 weeks and less than 37 weeks (birth weight greater than or equal to 500 g), and controls were those born with gestational age equal to or greater than 37 weeks gestation. Data are recorded in the Live Birth Information System of 3,915 births at the Januário Cicco Maternity School in the year...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410102
Women's Attitude and Beliefs about Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test by using the Health Belief Model
Emre Yanikkerem, Asl KarakuS SelCuk and Nicole Esmeray
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 19, 2018
In the study, 31.3% of women had pap smear test and women who had higher socioeconomic status, who had children, had gynecological examination regularly and who were at an advanced age were most likely to have pap smear test. Women with low socio-economic status (education, employment and income status) had low score from health motivation and high score from perceived barriers. Women who had regular gynecological examination had the pap smear test, heard and had information about the test were ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410101
The Disparities of Cancer Incidence between Sudanese Men and Women
Mohammed A Abdulrahman, Siddik M Shaheen, N'Sanh MRS N'dri, AtifElagib, Alfatih AA Osman, Manal A Elimam and Sulma Ibrahim Mohammed
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 19, 2018
Currently, cancer constitutes a public health problem in Sudan. Many factors play a role in increasing the cancer risk in Sudanese people, which include environment, genes, occupation and gender. This study is carried out to investigate the cancer incidence differences between men and women in Sudan. In this descriptive study, data on 45413 patients diagnosed with cancer throughout Sudan over five-year period (2009-2013) were collected and analyzed according to gender. Cancer types (n = 35)....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510060
Physiotherapy Management of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients with Yellow Flags: A Systematic Review
Kieran Macphail
Article Type: Systematic Review | First Published: November 19, 2018
CLBP is the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide and patients with yellow flags have the worst outcomes and contribute significantly to the societal cost. Clinicians are aware of the importance of yellow flags but feel undertrained to deal with them. Furthermore there is a lack of clarity for clinicians looking at how to specifically manage these patients from guidelines and an incredibly varied set of approaches available to clinicians. The objective of this review was to revi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510082
Mothers and Pediatricians: Self-Power Versus Knowledge
Simone De Carvalho and Jose Martins Filho
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 19, 2018
Data collection was realized through a questionnaire sent to participants via e-mail and recorded the interview. A total of 200 mothers from a virtual community in the social network participated in the research. The answers were transcribed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject method. The analysis was supported by the qualitative research perspective, from the Social Representation Theory. The following categories were obtained through data analysis: (1) Being prepared to discuss pedia...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijnd-2017/1710005
Rare and Hereditary Causes of Stroke-A Literature Review
Eyisi CS, Onwuekwe IO, Eyisi IG and Ekenze O
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 19, 2018
A stroke is a Focal (or global) neurological impairment of sudden onset, lasting more than 24 hrs and usually from a vascular cause. Clinical presentation span through a myriad of motor deficits, sensory deficits, seizures, personality/behavioral anomalies, dementia, brainstem stroke syndromes and herniation syndromes. Traditionally stokes are classified as ischemic or hemorrhagic, the former more common than the latter in a ratio of 6:1. Conventional risk factors for stroke occurrence have al...