Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3308.1510033
A Case of SLE that Healed Completely after Ten Intradermal Injections with a Non-Specific Antigen Preparation
Kimihiko Okazaki
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 13, 2018
According to the traditional concept of the contemporary Immunology, neither autoimmune diseases nor allergic diseases can be cured completely. Nevertheless, a fortunate coincidence led the author to discover a novel concept that eliminations of the causes of these diseases are possible. In other words, combinations of pathogenic antibodies with responsible cells, namely, cytolytic T lymphocytes in cases of autoimmune diseases and mast cells in cases of allergic diseases, can be decomposed by re...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5742/1510042
Case Report: Fournier Gangrene Following Circumcision
Faisal Ghumman, Carlon Fitzpatrick, Seemin Nazad, Mishal Iqbal, Haider Iftikhar and Danielle Alexander
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 13, 2018
D.T. a 42-year-old male with no significant past medical history underwent circumcision for recurrent Balanitis using the sleeve technique. The procedure was uncomplicated, however a few adhesions with hyper-vascularity were found between the foreskin and the glans. No antibiotic prophylaxis was given intraoperatively. Good haemostasis was achieved with bipolar diathermy....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3001/1410075
Olfactory Dysfunction: A Potentially Negative Sign for Depression
Zhengwei Wen, Hua-Zhen Lin, Yao-Yao Li and Yun-Feng Zhang
Article Type: Mini Review | First Published: August 11, 2018
Depression is a typical neuropsychiatric disorder and has led to great economic and social burden worldwide. During the past few decades, though great efforts have been made on parsing out this mental disease, the potential association of olfactory dysfunctions with depression still remains much to be characterized. Here in this short review, we concisely summarized the evidence of how olfactory dysfunctions acting as a negative marker potentially sign the depression....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510041
Sphingomonas Paucimobilis Bacteremia in a Hemodialysis Patient and Literature Review
Sevtap Gursoy, Kadriye Kart Yasar, N Didem Sari, Nuray Kuvat and Savas Ozturk
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 11, 2018
Sphingomonas paucimobilis is an aerobic, non-fermentative gram-negative motile bacterium that may be an unusual infectious agent for immunocompromised host. Intravascular instrumentations are commonly applied in the hemodialysis patients. These procedures have an increased risk for infection with unusual, rare and opportunistic pathogens....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3308.1510032
Importance of Allergic Hypersensitivity to Medications
Angel San Miguel-RodrIguez, Alicia Armentia, Sara MartIn-Armentia, Blanca MartIn-Armentia, Mª Carmen Lozano Estevan and Irene Iglesias Peinado
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: August 08, 2018
Allergic drug reactions (ADR) are the third most common reason for consultation in allergy services. Epidemiological data are imprecise. Globally, ADR affect 10-20% of hospitalized patients and up to 7% of outpatients. However, this might be an underestimate due to underreporting, or an overestimate due to unexplained reactions often being classified as "allergic". ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510056
Inferior Dislocation of the Shoulder Complicated with Brachial Plexus Palsy: A Case Report
Hamdi Kaziz, Mohamed Amine Triki, Sofien Benzarti, Thabet Mouelhi, Nader Naouar and Mohamed Laziz Ben Ayeche
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 08, 2018
Luxatio erecta humeri are an extremely uncommon injury of the shoulder. The reported mechanism is usually a hyper-abduction of the arm, so that the humeral neck is livered against the acromion causing inferior displacement of the humeral head through the capsule tears. Similar to all shoulder injuries, several complications may occur in shoulder erecta dislocation. There are few reports regarding associated injuries to this entity....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510055
Ultrasonography as an Evaluation Tool in a Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Balneotherapy Effects in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Santos Isabel, Vasconcelos Jose Carlos, Ribeiro Claudia, Moreira Carolina, Magalhães Alexandre, Cantista Pedro and Vasconcelos Carlos
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: August 06, 2018
A prospective controlled clinical trial, not blinded, randomly assigned of patients with rheumatoid arthritis accordingly to the American College of Rheumatology criteria. The Balneotherapy group received Balneotherapy's throughout 21 days in S. Jorge Spa. The main outcome was hand/wrist ultrasonography measured at the same moments in the two groups, and McNemar's tests were used to compare changes in ecographics signals, with a 5% statistical significance level. Secondary outcomes were taken at...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510054
Knee Compression Loading When Lying Supine: Effects of Foot Position on Mattress
Buckley JG, Nichols S and Bhattacharjee C
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: June 16, 2018
Knee loading from standing for long periods has been shown to cause degenerative effects in knee cartilage, and this has been linked to the onset and progression of osteoarthritis. When lying supine because the heel protrudes 'outwards' from the back of the leg, contact forces are concentrated at the heel and act to 'push' the knee into full extension. The resulting knee-moment (compression loading) can be experienced for prolonged periods....