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:10.23937/2378-3001/1410071
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....