Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710007
A Preliminary Study on the Effects of Parental Accommodations on Frequency of Sickness in Children
Lauren Harrison and Mary B Short
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 18, 2018
Common childhood sicknesses, such as infections, colds, stomachaches, and headaches are inevitable for all children. The influence parents have on their sick children has been well studied in chronic illness populations; however, few studies have examined these associations among general sickness conditions in children. This study examined how parental accommodations and other parental variables affected frequency of sickness and functioning during sickness in children. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-567X/1510038
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adult Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Ethiopia
Hailu Chare Koyra
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 10.23937/2469-567X/1510038
Unlike other chronic diseases, people receiving anti-retroviral treatment should have very high levels of adherence (≥ 95%) to achieve durable suppression of viral load; avoid the emergence of drug resistance and clinical failure. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess level of adherence and predictors of poor adherence among adult ART patients at Dubbo St. Marry Hospital, Southern Ethiopia....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510052
Extragenital Blaschkoid Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus in a Child
Christian A Albornoz, Jordan V Wang and Sherry Yang
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 12, 2018
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that typically affects prepubertal girls and peri- or post-menopausal women in genital and perineal areas. In some cases, it can also manifest as extragenital lesions. Extragenital Blaschkoid lesions have infrequently been reported. Here, we report a case of extragenital Blaschkoid lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in a child....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410112
Less Phosphorus, More Problems: Hypophosphatemia Induced Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in a Young Male
Robin Jacob, Ritesh S. Patel and Francisco Fuentes
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 12, 2018
It is well known that electrolyte derangements such as hypokalemia, hypomagnesaemia, and hypocalcaemia can potentially cause dangerous arrhythmias in hospitalized patients. This can be a common concern for acute care physicians, as the occurrence of arrhythmias predisposes patients to higher morbidity, mortality, and longer length of stay. Phosphorus, however, has been less studied....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/cabjd-2017/1710005
Radial MR Screen of the Sacroiliac Joints in the Lumbar Spine of Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain
M Al-Mulla, V Babu, A Abdullah and W Mohammed
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 12, 2018
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can reliably detect inflammation and structural changes in sacroiliac joints (SIJs) in patients with lower back pain (LBP). However, patients with LBP are usually referred for MRI of the lower back (e.g. lumbar spine LS), and imaging of the SIJs is rarely requested for these patients. The aim of this work is to use radial MRI as an additional screening technique for SIJ pathology presenting in lumbar spine patients with chronic LBP....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510092
Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Diagnosis Not to be Ignored
Salma Salim, Jamila Bouhelab and Badredine Hassam
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: May 09, 2018
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by angiomas involving the face, choroid, and leptomeninges. The early diagnosis and the prompt treatment may reduce the incidence of neurologic sequelae, and may prevent irreversible blindness. We report a case of a 32-year-old man with SWS....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510091
Pectoralis Muscle Aplasia in Poland's Syndrome
Hasan Erdogan, Fatih Oncu, Fatma Zeynep Arslan, Mehmet Sedat Durmaz, Serdar Arslan and Ismet Tolu
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: May 07, 2018
A 20-year-old male patient was admitted to our department due to asymmetrical appearance of the right chest wall. On physical examination, it was seen that right chest wall was asymmetrical and there was right nipple hypoplasia and syndactyly between third and fourth fingers in the right hand. Chest computed tomography (CT) demonstrated the absence of right pectoralis major muscle (Figure 1). No bone anomalies were found....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510037
NK/T-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as a Post-Operative Nasal Septal Perforation: A Diagnostic Challenge
Mahir Khuri, Riad Khniefes, Noam Yehudai and Rabia Shihada
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 17, 2018
Lymphoma of the nasal cavity represent only 0.2-2% of head and neck lymphomas. Treatment is medical with an overall low 5-years survival between 40% and 59%. There are high rates of relapse as well as radiotherapy and chemotherapy resistance. We present a 44-year-old male, who was admitted to our department due to chronic sinonasal infection, complicated by a large septal perforation and nasal tissue necrosis, which developed over several months following an elective septoplasty surgery performe...