Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510077

Iris Lesion Causing Recalcitrant Unilateral Glaucoma

Luv Girish Patel, Jonathan Kim and Jesse Berry

Article Type: Image Article | First Published: November 06, 2017

Iris nevi are a common finding on anterior segment exam with growth and conversion to melanoma a relatively rare event. A retrospective case series found that of 1611 lesions referred to a tertiary ocular oncology service, only 8% converted in 15 years....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510076

Extra-Cephalic Involvement in the Syndrome of Parry Romberg

Naciri Ilhame, Ebongo Christelle, Meziane Mariam, Senouci Karima and Hassam Badredine

Article Type: Image Article | First Published: November 06, 2017

Parry-Romberg Syndrome (PRS) is an uncommon disorder characterized by a slowly and acquired progressive atrophy involving skin, soft tissue, cartilage, and bony structures. Accompanying atrophies of the other parts of the body are rarely reported....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510075

Transillumination of Testicular Hydrocele

David Bryson

Article Type: Image Article | First Published: November 01, 2017

Transillumination is a useful and inexpensive clinical tool that can be used for a range of conditions including testicular hydrocele. This paper gives a brief overview of the clinical use of transillumination in general, for testicular hydroceles and guidance for photography....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510074

Pre-Operative Evaluation of an Orbital Injury

Valerio Massimo Magro and Maria Cristina Magnotti

Article Type: Image Article | First Published: October 30, 2017

Intraocular foreign bodies are a major cause of ocular trauma and blindness. Young adults, especially men, are the most likely victims, as a result of industrial or agricultural injuries. The management of orbital foreign bodies remains a serious diagnostic problem....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510073

Subjective Cognitive Decline as a Clinical Manifestation is Not Yet Fully Understood

Cecilia Vellani, Elisabetta Brugola, Giuseppe Trifiro, Irene Bossert, Daniela D'ambrosio and Carlotta Benedetta Colombo

Article Type: Image Article | First Published: October 28, 2017

Studies on patients with SCD who underwent annual cognitive assessments show that they are almost three times as likely to be diagnosed with mild cognitive decline or dementia. Interestingly, the first complaints of memory decline occurred on an average of six years before mild cognitive impairment....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3278.1510023

Assessment of Eating Attitude Behaviours and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms of a Group of University Students: A Pilot Study from Turkey

Hülya Kamarlı Altun and İlkay Keser

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 30, 2017

he acquisition of the habit of healthy nutrition and positive nutrition behaviour is a process that starts in childhood and continues throughout life. Especially adolescence and youth periods are risky in terms of the nutrition-related behaviours of an individual....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-9004/1410108

Intravenous Leiomyomatosis of the Uterus: A Case Report

Fatma Douik, Najeh Hsayaoui, Hajer Bettaieb, Wael Mbarki, Hedhili Oueslati and Chaouki Mbarki

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 30, 2017

Intravenous Leiomyomatosis (IVL) is an unusual clinical condition characterized by histologically benign smooth muscle lesions extending from the uterus into pelvic and systemic veins and, more rarely, into the right cardiac chambers....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510056

Adolescent Idiopathic Torticollis: Morphological Vertebral Changes of the Spinal Canal and the Spinal Cord Position: A Case Report

Pedro Gutiérrez Carbonell and Ruiz Miñana E

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 11, 2017

Cervical spinal canal deformities can be caused by muscular deforming forces, as in the case of a 10-year-old male with inveterate left torticollis. Atlas and axis bone deformities were observed, including subluxation of the odontoid apophysis, hypertrophy of the anterior arch of the atlas, hypoplasia of the posterior arches of atlas, and deformation of the spinal canal accompanied by an eccentric position of the spinal cord....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510063

Histologic Evidence of the "Sick Lobe" Carcinogenesis Theory and the Frequency of Intraepithelial Lesions in the Mammary Glands of Female Canines with no Clinical Signs of Neoplasia

Jahnier Andres Caicedo Martinez and Carlos Arturo Iregui Castro

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 16, 2017

Intraepithelial Lesions (IELs) are focal outgrowths of the Mammary Gland (MG), some of which are considered early precursors of tumors. The early detection of IELs has improved the survival rate in women. IELs in female canines have been proposed as a comparative model of IELs in humans....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510062

A Glance on Nail Involvement by Pemphigus Vulgaris

Vitorino Modesto dos Santos

Article Type: short commentary | First Published: November 13, 2017

Nail involvement by pemphigus vulgaris is uncommon and has been associated with the severity of disease. Paronychia, onychomadesis, Beau's lines, nail hemorrhages, cross riding, discoloration, hyperkeratosis, pitting, pterygium, onychodystrophy, onycholysis, onychorrhexis, onychoschizia and trachyonychia have been reported. These nail disorders may appear before, concomitantly or after the typical manifestations of pemphigus flare ups....