Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510056
Digital Surveillance and Communication Strategies to Infectious Diseases of Poverty Control and Elimination in Africa
Ernest Tambo, Shang Xia, Xin-Yu Feng and Zhou Xiao-Nong
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 23, 2018
Investing in digital technologies to support health-based research, modelling and planning, preparedness and timely effective response, and long-term management benefits has been recognized in improving epidemiological analysis, disease prevention, control to elimination, health education and promotion. This paper provides valuable insights and approaches for public health in collection, analysis, interpretation, use and dissemination of health surveillance data, resource allocation, for guiding...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510060
T/NK Lymphoma Nasal Type with Fatal Outcome
Youssef Zemmez, Jaouad El Azhari, Badreddine Hassam and Nadia Ismaili
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 23, 2018
T/NK-cell lymphoma of nasal-type was described in 1933 as a malignant medio-facial granuloma. The diagnosis of this rare condition is clinical and immunohistopathological. We report an original case of cutaneous T/NK lymphoma of the nasal type revealed by cutaneous ulcerations....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410087
Supine Sleep during Polysomnography and the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Dandan A, Dettenmeier P, Chang J and Espiritu JRD
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: August 23, 2018
Since the supine position worsens obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by promoting upper airway collapse, patients may avoid supine sleep in order to mitigate its effects. However, the avoidance of supine sleep during polysomnography (PSG) may result in a missed diagnosis of OSA. This study aims to examine the association between the presence/absence of supine sleep and the diagnosis of OSA during PSG....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510070
A 68-Year-Old Man with Apathetic Hyperthyroidism and Lung Cancer
Vitorino Modesto dos Santos and Lister Arruda Modesto dos Santos
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 23, 2018
The case study of a non-small cell lung carcinoma confirmed by complete necropsy study is reported in an old man with apathetic hyperthyroidism, atrial fibrillation and heart failure. The authors emphasize diagnostic challenges related to effects of hyperthyroidism on nutritional status versus under nutrition caused by unsuspected development of a coexistent malignancy....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijda-2017/1710001
Trauma Precursors of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - A Case Series
Vyjayanthi Subramanian and Prashanth Mayur
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: August 23, 2018
Traumatic events are a precursor for not only post traumatic stress disorder but also obsessive compulsive disorder, which tend to have a generally better outcome and response to interventions. Such cases have not been described from an Indian sub-continental background....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4142.1510006
Low to Normal Plasma Levels of Marinobufagenin 24 Hours or More after an Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Study
Estela S. Estape, Lorena Gonzalez-Sepulveda, Wen Wei, Ingrid Rodriguez-Rivera and Ivette Torres-Negron
Article Type: ORIGINAL ARTICLE | First Published: September 06, 2018
Numerous studies have demonstrated a strong relationship between circulating levels of marinobufagenin (MBG) and salt-sensitivity. Since salt-sensitive hypertensives have increased plasma levels of MBG and are known to be at a higher risk of having cardiovascular events, stroke and increased mortality, we evaluated the possibility of an association between MBG and ischemic stroke. In this pilot study, we determined plasma MBG levels in patients after surviving an ischemic stroke compared to simi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410131
Uterus-Sparing Treatment Options for the Management of Fibroids
Alessandro Napoli, Roberto Scipione, Hans-Peter Erasmus, Cristina Marrocchio, Susan Dababou, Fabrizio Andrani, Carola Palla, Michele Anzidei, Federica Ciolina, Lucia Manganaro, Delia Savone, Ludovico Muzii, Francesco Pecorini and Carlo Catalano
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: August 22, 2018
Currently, different treatment options are available in the management of uterine fibroids: Medical therapy aims at relieving symptoms, while semi-invasive or non-invasive procedures aim to treat symptoms and eventually to reduce the fibroids' size. A wide spectrum of treatments may be confusing to implement correctly, and the gynecologist should be familiar with the features of each procedure, to provide a personalized therapy....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-567X/1510041
Modeling the HIV Epidemic: Why the 95-95-95 Target and ART Effectiveness Parameters Matter
Reuben Granich, Somya Gupta, Matt Wollmers, Mike Ruffner and Brian Williams
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 20, 2018
HIV remains a major global public health threat with one million HIV-related deaths, two million new infections and over 1 million HIV-associated TB cases each year. However, population-based studies suggest marked declines in incidence, prevalence and deaths in the countries in East and Southern Africa that have expanded antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the fastest rate in the world....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410086
An Incidental Case of Pulmonary Amyloidosis
Fatih Uzer and Hulya Dirol
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 23, 2018
Amyloidosis is characterized by extra-cellular deposition of an insoluble fibrillary protein, amyloid in organs and tissues. It is classified as either primary or secondary based on the presence of concomitant diseases, ranging from chronic infection or inflammation to malignancy and as limited or systemic based on the extent of organ invasion. The clinical and radiological manifestations of amyloidosis are varrious and often nonspecific, making amyloidosis a diagnostic challenge....