Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410173

Radicular Cysts in Primary Dentition with Different Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics

Fernanda Mafei Felix da Silva, Andrea Laudares Marques, Thais Rodrigues Campos Soares, Carla Martins and Gloria Fernanda Castro

Article Type: Case Study | First Published: June 30, 2017

Radicular cysts are considered rare in primary dentition. The aim of this article was to present two cases of radicular cysts associated to primary molars with different characteristics. Two children sought care at a dental clinic with complaints of a painless swelling and the absence of a premolar, respectively....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410172

Reactive Granulomatous Dermatitis during Anti-TNF Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Cassone G, Citriniti G, Sebastiani M, Manfredi A, Cesinaro AM and Ferri C

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

Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α blockers have been shown to be highly effective in the treatment of arthritis not responsive to traditional therapy. In parallel, there are an increasing number of reports about the development of cutaneous side effects after the administration of anti-TNF-α agents....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410171

Reactive Arthritis Due to Subcutaneous Abscess: A Possible Correlation?

Viviane de Carvalho, Jessica Ferreira Saldanha, Jozyel Castro Claudio and Guilherme Augusto Pivoto Joao

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 27, 2017

Reactive arthritis is the specific entity of aseptic inflammatory arthritis and follows the previous infection in other parts of the body. The association of soft tissue infections with this disease is rare. A 63-year-old male patient after blunt trauma to the left knee progressively evolved with inflammatory signals and loss of joint function, followed by additive polyarthritis of large joints....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410170

A 54-Year-Old Woman with a Myeloid Neoplasm Associated with Eosinophilia and t(5;12)(q33;p13)/PDFRFB Rearrangement: Case Report and Mini-review of the Literature

Delefortrie Quentin, Lambert Frederic, Bulliard Genevieve, Jurdan Maryvonne, Toffoli Sebastien, Sartenaer Daniel, Theate Ivan, de Prophetis Stephanie, Pranger Delphine, Konreich Anne and Mineur Philippe

Article Type: Case Report and Mini Review | First Published: May 31, 2017

The upper limit of normal range of eosinophils in the peripheral blood is an absolute eosinophil count of 350-500/mm3. Hypereosinophilia can further be classified as mild, moderate or severe according to absolute eosinophils counts (up to 1500/mm3, 1500-5000/mm3 and superior to 5000/mm3 respectively)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410169

Shaft Rupture of Ultra-High Pressure Balloons

Raoul Stahrenberg, Wolfgang Schillinger and Claudius Jacobshagen

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 31, 2017

The first patient, a 65-year-old male, presented to our emergency department with unstable angina without troponin elevation for the first time in January 2015. A calcified culprit lesion in the Right Coronary Artery (RCA) was managed by stenting....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410168

A Case of Mumps Orchitis without Parotitis in a Vaccinated Post Pubertal Male

Ahmed Elantably and Vinit V Oommen

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: May 29, 2017

Mumps is a viral infection of the salivary glands that commonly present as unilateral or bilateral parotitis usually during childhood. Serious complications of mumps include meningitis/encephalitis, as well as orchitis in adolescent boys and adult men. We report a case of a 29-year-old male patient with mumps associated bilateral epididymo-orchitis without signs of parotitis....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510063

Long-Term Adaptations to Aerobic-Anaerobic Physical Training in the Erythrocyte Membrane Fatty Acids Profile

Pablo J Iglesias, Diego Munoz, Francisco Llerena, Francisco J Grijota, Ignacio Bartolome and Marcos Maynar

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 24, 2017

Fatty acids are critical organic compounds involved in the synthesis of other lipids like phospholipids and glycolipids constituting lipid bilayer of all cell membranes, besides they are an important source of chemical energy. A correlation between several fatty acids and health has been demonstrated....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510062

Immediate Effects of Stretching for Iliopsoas Muscles on Lumbopelvic-Hip Kinematics during Gait: A Randomised Controlled Trial Using Subjects with Non-Specific Low Back Pain

Koya Mine, Keio Ishiguro and Takashi Nakayama

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: June 24, 2017

Stretching for iliopsoas muscles is commonly performed for patients with non-specific low back pain, which tends to be provoked by extension-related movements. However, it is unclear whether stretching can immediately alter lumbopelvic-hip kinematics of patients during gait....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510061

Anxiety and Depression Levels and Their Relation to the Severity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Patients Who Underwent Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

Rafael Machado de Souza, Daniela Bervian Linck, Cassia Cinara da Costa, Maria Lucia Langone and Paulo Jose Zimermann Teixeira

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 19, 2017

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a preventable and treatable disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation, usually progressive and associated with an abnormal lung inflammatory response to inhalation of particles or toxic gases. Exacerbations and comorbidities contribute to the overall worsening of the patient....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510067

Diastematomyelia Type 1 with Multiple Spinal Cord and Vertebral Abnormalities in a Child

Serdar Arslan, Hasan Erdogan, Muhsin Nuh Aybay, Ender Alkan, Arzu Cengiz and Mehmet Sedat Durmaz

Article Type: Image | First Published: June 14, 2017

A 7-year-old male was brought with a marked spinal deformity. Physical examination showed rotational scoliosis and loss of lumbar lordosis. The patient was referred for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the lumbosacral spine. MRI showed a left-convex rotational scoliosis and loss of lumbar lordosis....