Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510217
Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis: A Late Presentation
Hasna Kerrouch, Youssef Zemmez, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Clinical Image | First Published: April 03, 2023
A 35-years-old female patient presented with multiple asymptomatic raised lesions of 4 years duration on the legs. Examination revealed multiple verrucous plaques over the two legs, size ranged from 0.5-1 cm, round to oval, with normal surrounding areas (Figure 1). Systemic examination was normal....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510216
Unique Ulcerating Lesion Revealing Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
Hasna Kerrouch, Youssef Zemmez, Rachid Frikh and Naoufal Hjira
Article Type: Clinical Image | First Published: April 03, 2023
A 57-year-old man was admitted to our department with a single ulcerated skin lesion on the right lumbar zone. The patient quit smoking 1 years ago, following a history of 35 years of smoking 13 cigarettes per day. There was no evidence of respiratory symptoms, or anorexia....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4563/1710051
Two Cases of Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Vagina: Histomorphologic Presentation with Review of the Literature
Mouamba FG, Buambo RG, Mozoma L, Samba B, Bizib GC, Mavoungou K, Bizib GC, Senga B and Peko JF
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 16, 2023
Leiomyosarcoma is a rare lesion and its localization to the vagina extremely rare. We report two cases of primary leiomyasarcoma of the vagina, involving the posterior wall, in a 46-year-old woman and a 56-year-old woman, describing their histomorphological and evolutionary characteristics, with review of the literature....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4563/1710050
Borderline Ovarian Tumors a Five-year Retrospective Clinicopathologic Study of 69 Cases in Egyptian NCI (2013-17)
Muhammad Adel Ali, Mohamed Abd El Fattah El Zohairy, Nesreen Hassan Hafez and Amr Kamal
Article Type: Retrospective Study | First Published: March 16, 2023
In the current study, we report our experience with borderline ovarian tumors. We collected and analyzed retrospective data on the pathology, management, disease free survival (DFS) of patients with borderline ovarian tumors (BOT) who underwent surgical management at or were referred to department of surgical oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University (NCI) from January 2013 to December 2017....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510151
Self-Reported Systemic Diseases and Periodontal Status: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey
Özlem Daltaban, DDS, PhD and Zhala Vatankha Sain, DDS
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 25, 2023
A total of 800 randomly selected dental files were evaluated among patients who had attended the periodontology department of a university hospital between January 2021 and January 2022. Demographic data (age and gender), self-reported medical history, smoking habits, daily tooth-brushing frequency, periodontal status, and the number of missing teeth were recorded....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3001/1410120
Differential Etiological Diagnosis of Meralgia Paresthetica: A Concise Review
Ed Cleso Pereira de Souza Filho, Emily Stefhani Keil, Felipe Fanine de Souza, Milena Luisa Schulze, Israel Kitzberger and Marcus Vinicius Magno Gonçalves MD, PhD
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 27, 2023
Paresthesia meralgia (MP) is a condition in which there is compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), with its entrapment. Clinically presents with burning pain and dysesthesia in the anterolateral region of the thigh. Due to the multiple etiological diagnoses different from MP, this review aims to show systemic and non-systemic causes and also explains some tests of the condition. This article is a non-systematic review. All articles used were researched in the public databases ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-3172/1710016
The Effects of Cognitive Enhancement Drug (Coluracetam) on Visual Perception, Abstract Reasoning, Pattern Recognition, Spatial Orientation, and Analytical Thinking: A Case Study
Maureen Lorence Villarino and Resti Tito Villarino
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 17, 2023
New medications to treat cognitive disorders may improve cognition in healthy individuals. However, limited studies were conducted on its efficacy among individuals without cognitive deficiencies. Thus, this case study aimed to explore the effects of using a cognitive enhancement drug (Coluracetam) on visual perception, abstract reasoning, pattern recognition, spatial orientation, and analytical thinking in a healthy adult male for three months....