Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijrdd-2017/1710002

First Case of Gyrate Atrophy with Hyperornithinemia in Cuba Diagnosed by Ornithine Levels and Ophthalmological Evaluation

Contreras Roura Jiovanna, Robaina Zoe, Camayd Viera Ivette, Gonzalez-Gomez JC, Perez Garcia E, Martinez-Rey Laritza and Padron Aurelio David

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 29, 2018

Gyrate atrophy (GA) of the choroid and retina (GACR) is an extremely rare inherited retinal dystrophy. The disease is an autosomic recessive disorder, caused by mutations in the ornithine aminotransferase gene (OAT), which is localized on chromosome 10q26....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410120

Hot Flushes in a 15-Year-Old Girl Post Treatment of Bilateral Ovarian Dysgerminoma: A Case Report

Iaponira da Silva Vidal, Lilian Santos Soares, Karen Beatriz Gurgel, Ana Katherine Goncalves and Ricardo Ney Cobucci

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 29, 2018

Ovarian tumors in adolescents are a medical challenge due to their rarity. The aim is to describe a case of adnexal disease in a girl with hot flushes after treatment. A 15-year-old girl presented a history of menstrual delay and progressive increase of abdominal volume. Initially, clinical suspicion was for pregnancy, but after abdominal magnetic resonance imaging, a solid-cystic abdominopelvic mass was revealed. She underwent laparotomy and pathologic evaluation revealed a bilateral ovarian dy...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410202

Necrotizing Neck Mass in a Young Female

Pradeep Kumar Mada, Gabriel Castano and Andrew Stevenson Joel Chandranesan

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 14, 2018

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the most common diseases in the world, with a prevalence of approximately one-third of the global population and nine million new cases per year globally. In the USA, it is more common in immune suppressed conditions such as HIV or if there is a significant history of travel to tuberculosis-endemic regions. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis, also known as scrofula refers...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410201

Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs), Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNTs), Amorphous Boron Nitride Nanotubes (a-BNNTs) and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanotubes (h-BNNTs) for Eliminating Carcinoma, Sarcoma, Lymphoma, Leukemia, Germ Cell Tumor and Blastoma Cancer Cells and Tissues

Alireza Heidari

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 31, 2018

Hydron, Transhumanism, H (S-train), Humanity+ (Humanity Plus), electron hole and Evolved High Speed Packet Access (or HSPA+ or HSPA (Plus) or HSPAP) from environment into human blood causes human blood cancer cells and tissues. Diagnosis and treatment of such human blood cancer before it is discharged into the human blood is essential. The present study investigated Hydron, Transhumanism, H (S-train), Humanity+ (Humanity Plus), electron hole and Evolved High Speed Packet Access (or HSPA+ or HSPA...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510085

Physical Activity and Serum Cytokines Levels in Depressed Individuals - Gender Differences

Carolina David Wiener, Fernanda Fedrotti, Jean Pierre Oses, Karen Jansen, Diogo Rizzato Lara, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva and Jeronimo Costa Branco

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 26, 2018

The efficacy of physical activity on the reduction of depressive symptoms may be attributed to its impact over neuroinflammatory mechanisms. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between habitual practice of physical activities and serum cytokines levels in individuals diagnosed with depression....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3987.1510014

Assessment of Iron Overload and Chelation Therapy in Adult Inpatients with Sickle Cell Disease

Nicole Bohm, Brittany Toussaint, Stefanie Sarratt, Leigh Vaughan and Ashley Duckett

Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: March 24, 2018

There is no consensus for the role of iron chelation therapy in patients with sickle cell disease receiving blood transfusions while hospitalized. The primary objective of this study was to assess the frequency of iron overload in adult inpatients with sickle cell disease and characterize the use of inpatient intravenous iron chelation therapy at the time of red blood cell transfusion....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410077

A Review of the Benefits, Challenges and the Future for Interfaces for Long Term Non-Invasive Ventilation in Children

Nicki Barker, Matt Willox and Heather Elphick

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 23, 2018

Long Term Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) is increasingly common and is benefitting children with a wider range of conditions. It improves quality of life and life expectancy and reduces hospital admissions and length of stay. Children are at risk however of adverse effects caused by NIV interfaces such as skin injury, facial flattening and eye problems....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510073

The Radiological Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) in Primary Care

Basem Abbas Al Ubaidi

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 22, 2018

The Bahrain screening program depends mainly on chest x-ray and PPD, while not using both symptom inquiry and Xpert MTB/RIF (XP). The essential keys are to train all physicians about detection of early symptoms with x-ray findings of active, inactive and diagnose latent pulmonary tuberculosis....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3001/1410071

Susac Syndrome Successfully Treated with Mycophenolate Mofetile

Rocio Lopez Ruiz, Sara Eichau, Elena Calzado Rivas, Guillermo Navarro Mascarell, Juan Luis Ruiz-Pena and Guillermo Izquierdo

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 22, 2018

Susac Syndrome is an infrequent condition that is often misdiagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis. This syndrome is characterized by the clinical trial of encephalopathy, retinopathy with branch retinal artery occlusions and hearing loss....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410119

Splenosis Mimicking Peritoneal Implants in a Female with Ovarian Cystic Masses: A Case Report

Nancy Boniel, Amit Mayer, Alex Rabinovich, Mihai Meirovitz and Alla Khashper

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 19, 2018

A case of large bilateral cystic ovarian masses is reported. Initial imaging, including ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT), showed a large right ovarian cystic tumor, a smaller multicystic left ovarian tumor and multiple solid peritoneal implants suspicious for metastases. Due to a history of remote post-traumatic splenectomy, the presence of bilateral benign ovarian cystic tumors in combination with peritoneal splenosis was considered....