Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijtd-2017/1710001
Rubella Cases Detection through Measles Surveillance System from 2012 to 2016 in Côte d'Ivoire
Christophe Kouakou Nguessan, Serge Kouadio Agbo, Youssouf Traore, Cyrille Gourmanon, Daniel Kouadio Ekra and Simplice Ncho Dagnan
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 16, 2018
Rubella is a contagious disease caused by a virus. Rubella is a major cause of miscarriage or serious birth defects in a developing baby if a woman is infected while she is pregnant. Côte d'Ivoire is a country that is not immunizing against rubella in its Expend program on immunization (EPI)....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510050
Carpometacarpal Boss with Extensor Tendon Rupture: Case Report
Ayesha Yahya and H Brent Bamberger
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 25, 2018
Carpometacarpal boss is a rare cause of pain and swelling on the dorsum of the hand. Literature is limited on the etiology of this condition and there is no consensus on treatment. We report an unusual case of a 53-year-old man with extensor tendon rupture caused by carpometacarpal boss. Surgical excision of the bony growth and repair of the EIP utilizing interpositional tendon autograft resulted in relief of symptoms and return of function....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510038
Buccal Space Giant Cell Angiofibroma: Case Report and Review of Head and Neck Occurrences
Moustafa W Mourad, Sami P Moubayed and Edward Shin
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 24, 2018
Giant cell angiofibroma (GCA) was first described in 1995, as a previously unrecognized soft tissue tumor of the orbit. Since that time, rare extraorbital head and neck manifestations of GCA have been documented. To the best of our knowledge, we present the fourth documented case of GCA of the buccal cavity, constituting the largest dominant site of occurrence in the extraorbital head and neck....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510071
The Droopy Breast and Treatment Modalities
Petrus V van Deventer
Article Type: Short Commentary | First Published: May 24, 2018
The main disadvantage of using a silicone prosthesis would be the foreign body reaction, causing encapsulation of the prosthesis with connective tissue, which, in some instances can cause hardening and/or deformation of breast shape. Regardless of the type of prosthesis used, be it gel filled, saline filled, smooth or textured surface, capsular contraction can still occur. Four different grades can occur ranging from grade 1 (almost natural to touch) to grade 4 (a deformed, hard and painful brea...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410209
Pulmonary Hyalinizing Granuloma in the Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Carcinoma
Fatih Uzer, I. Hicran Ozbudak, omer Ozbudak and Aykut Cilli
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: April 05, 2018
Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG) which should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary nodules of unknown origin is a distinct fibrosing lesion of lung that occurs in middle-aged patients. It has been usually reported as case reports in the literature. Patients are usually symptomatic. We present the case which recognized during operation and determined rarely....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410122
High Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma with Osteoclast-like Giant Cells: A Unique Subtype of a Rare Tumor
David Matthew Saulino, Noah Reilly, Bihong Zhao and Songlin Zhang
Article Type: case Presentation | First Published: May 23, 2018
Osteoclast-like giant cells have been reported in variety of different tumor types including breast carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, ovary tumor, uterine leiomyosarcoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma. To the best of our knowledge, there are only two previous case reports in the literature showing endometrial stromal sarcoma with osteoclast-like giant cells. Endometrial stromal sarcoma is a rare uterine malignant neoplasm and includes low grade and high grade types....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410072
Parastomal Hernia with Incarcerated Gallbladder: A Case Report
Ramon A Brown, Brian Kann and James Woolridge
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 23, 2018
Parastomal hernias can occur in up to 37.8% of patients following an enterostomy. This type of hernia develops through an intentional fascial defect. Commonly these hernias may contain a variety of contents including omentum, small bowel, or colon, but very rarely contains the gallbladder. Few cases are reported in the literature and guidance to the appropriate management of these patients is managed on a case by case basis....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410070
Pre-sacral Smooth Muscle Tumor of Uncertain Malignant Potential
Andrew Discolo, Tafadzwa P Makarawo and Rodney Kratz
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 21, 2018
This is a case of a 55-year-old male patient that was incidentally found to have a large presacral tumor. After excision it was identified to be a smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP). STUMPs are rare entities that have been identified most commonly in association with the genitourinary tract such as the uterus and prostate....