Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510154
More than a Persistent Urinary Tract Infection: The Usefulness of Ultrasound in the Emergency Department in a Clinical Case
Joaquín Asensio Sánchez and Cristina Asensio Sánchez
Article Type: Clinical Case | First Published: April 13, 2023
A 65-year-old male, hypertensive and non-insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus as the only personal history of interest, who came to the Emergency Department of our hospital with micturition symptoms consisting of dysuria and pollakiuria associated with mild hematuria and hypogastric pain of 14 days of evolution. The patient did not report fever or any other associated symptoms. In addition, he told us that, at first, he had gone to his Health Center and consulted his Primary Care Physician...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510182
The Effect of Antenatal Care on Birth Weight in Low and Middle Income Countries
Rediet Eristu Teklu, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Tsegaw Amare and Biresaw Ayen Tegegne
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 05, 2023
Low birth weight (LBW) defined by WHO as weight at birth of less than 2.5 kg. LBW accounts for nearly half of all perinatal and one-third of all infant deaths. Around 20 million LBW babies are born each year, with 95.6% of them in developing countries. Antenatal care can significantly mitigate the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) in low and middle income countries, according to studies. The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of antenatal care on LBW using the most recent DHS data...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510181
Survival Analysis and Factors of the Timing of Antenatal Care Visit in Ethiopia: Accelerated Failure Time Shared Frailty Models
Rediet Eristu Teklu, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Wubeshet Debebe Negash, Samrawit Mihret Fetene, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Ever Siyoum Shewarega, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Habtu Birhan Eshetu, Daniel Gshaneh Belay and Tewodros Getaneh Alemu
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 31, 2023
Antenatal care is the care given to pregnant women and adolescent girls by trained healthcare professionals. In 2017, almost 295,000 women lost their lives during, immediately after, or soon after childbirth in Ethiopia. The time of the first antenatal visit must be determined in order to enhance the health of pregnant women and their infants. The most recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) survey datasets from 2019 are used in this study. It will considerably hasten the nation's advancement...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410423
Gorlin Goltz Syndrome: A Clinical Case Report
Zakaria ARKOUBI, Razika BENCHEIKH, Anas BENBOUZID, Abdelilah OUJILAL and Leila Essakalli
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 31, 2023
Like most syndromic diseases, it is responsible for systemic damage. Nevertheless, the main and feared type of affection is dermatological lesions of basal cell carcinoma type. The genetic expression lies in the mutation of the PTCH gene, a tumor suppressor, located on the long arm of chromosome 9....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410422
Displaced Laryngeal Fracture on Blunt Traumatism: About One Case
Zakaria ARKOUBI, Razika BENCHEIKH, Anas BENBOUZID, Abdelilah OUJILAL and Leila Essakalli
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 31, 2023
The blunt laryngotracheal traumatism can be frequently ignored by the patient itself due to the scarcity of symptoms related to this form of injury within the first hours. The importance of the damage can be not proportional to the rarity of clinical signs. In this article we are about to present a serious form of laryngeal damage in a patient with no vital signs....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410421
The Neuroanatomical Basis of Unfamiliar Presentations of Herpes Zoster: A Review and A Case Report
Maher N Ghabriel and Mounir N Ghabriel
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 31, 2023
Herpes zoster (HZ, shingles) is caused by reactivated varicella zoster virus, that travels along the peripheral branches from its dormant location in neurons of spinal and cranial sensory ganglia. HZ is well known for its skin vesicular eruptions and severe sensory neuropathy. Over the years, reports have described the occurrence of segmental paresis of skeletal muscles and the involvement of the large and small intestine, clinically resembling intestinal obstruction....