Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3308.1510031
Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Anaphylaxis with or without Asthma Compared to the General Population
Farrukh Sheikh, Agha M Rehan Khaliq, Qasim A Sheikh, Abdul Hadi Al Qahtani, Samia Al Hashim, Rand Arnaout and Rashid Amin
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 06, 2018
Vitamin D has immunomodulatory properties. Most of the evidence points towards a causal association between low vitamin D levels and the development of asthma and allergy but the results are not conclusive. We studied the vitamin D levels of patients with anaphylaxis and compared them to previously published vitamin D levels in the Saudi population....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510100
Ellis Van Creveld Syndrome - A Diagnosis to be Considered in Every Case of Polydactyly
Praneet Lale, Neeraj Aggarwal, Mridul Agarwal, Raja Joshi and Reena Joshi
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: August 04, 2018
1 year 2-months-old female child presented to our institution with complains of rapid breathing, failure to gain weight and increase precordial activity. There is no history of consanguineous marriage. Antenatal, natal and post-natal history were not contributory. Elder sibling had similar history. On general examination patient had a short stature with bilateral postaxial polydactyly of hands and feet (Figure 1a and Figure 1b). Cardiovascular examination revealed increased precordial pulsations...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510034
Hypertension: Drug Adherence and Social Factors
Ana Correia de Oliveira and Paulo Santos
Article Type: Commentary | First Published: August 04, 2018
Hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factor in the world, increasing significantly with aging. The treatment of arterial hypertension leads to the reduction of the risk of cardiovascular events, such as stroke and heart disease. In the adult population, the prevalence of hypertension is about 30 to 45%, varying between countries. In 2010, more than 1.3 billion adults age ≥ 20-years-old were hypertensive worldwide, representing an estimated global age-standardized prevalence o...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510059
Management of Keloid Scars: Surgical Versus Medical Therapy
Abdulhadi Jfri and Ali Alajmi
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 04, 2018
Keloids are benign fibroproliferative tumors that occur as a response to any kind of injury to the skin to susceptible individuals. Keloid tissue extends beyond the margins of the wound which distinguish it from hypertrophic lesions. Keloids tend to grow symptomless, but still can often cause pain or itching. They have a functional, aesthetic, or psychosocial impact on patients, as highlighted by quality-of-life studies....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijtd-2017/1710004
Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis among Secondary School Students in Ifedore Local Government, Ondo State, Nigeria
Akinneye JO, Fasidi MM, Afolabi OJ and Adesina FP
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 04, 2 018
Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) is water borne parasitic disease caused by a blood fluke (trematode) of the genus Schistosoma. Adult schistosome worms live in mammalian host and the intermediate host is aquatic snail. Schistosomiasis ranks second to malaria in terms of prevalence and persistence with grave public health and socio-economic importance in endemic communities. This study assessed the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among students of five selected secondary schools in Ifedore Lo...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510101
'Stick to it' - Exercise Programmed Adherence as the Main Determinant of Successful Weight Loss Interventions
Santiago Tavares Paes and Renato Marques Bianchini
Article Type: Perspective Article | First Published: August 04, 2018
The regular practice of physical exercise can improve the functioning of energetic systems, increasing metabolic efficiency, which reduces the progression of the pathological effects of obesity. The increase in energy expenditure secondary to physical exercise occurs by stimulating the metabolic reactions and the enhancement of energy substrate use by active exercised muscles. There are many metabolic factors activated by exercise....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-4630/1410071
Uncommon Complication for Commonly Used Drugs: Cardiac Arrest after Administration of Succinylcholine
Mohd Nazri A, Nor Hidayah ZA, Suryati MP, Wan Nasrudin WI, Azhar M, Mazelan O, Nurul Ashikin H, Fazilawati Z, Maziah M, Khairul Has H and Puzizer S
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 04, 2018
Succinylcholine is a depolarizing, muscle relaxant, that commonly used to facilitate endotracheal intubation, especially in emergency surgery or patient with difficult intubation. However succinylcholine is associated with severe hyperkalaemia, arrhythmia and cardiac arrest especially in severe burn and neuromuscular disease and renal failure. We report a case of young boy with underlying Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) presented for bleeding post tonsillectomy, who developed cardiac arrest follo...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410227
Borderline Personality Disorder with Psychopathic Traits: A Critical Review
Lopez-Villatoro JM, Palomares N, Diaz-Marsa M and Carrasco JL
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 04, 2018
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is described as a severe mental condition characterized by high affective instability, impulsive behaviors, autolytic attempts, or unstable interpersonal relationships. Previous literature on BPD has focused mainly on symptoms of mood and anxiety and self-injurious behavior but relatively little is known about the association between borderline personality disorder and psychopathic traits....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510056
Awareness and Knowledge of Oral Cancer among Dental Practitioners of Bhopal, India - A Cross-Sectional Study
Mudita Rawal, Pratik Chandrakant Malusare and Bhakti PatilSoman
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 03, 2018
Oral and pharyngeal cancers are largely preventable and can be successfully treated when diagnosed at an early stage. Lack of dental practitioner knowledge has been shown to contribute to delays in referral and treatment. Early detection of oral cancers makes them more amenable to treatment, thus reducing morbidity and allowing the greatest chance of cure. The malignancy is often detected at advanced stages, when more aggressive therapies, often with poor and devastating outcomes for the patient...