Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5750/1510118
Extraneural Soft Tissue Perineurioma: A Case Report
Najoua Ammar, Mariam Meziane, Laila Benzekri, Kawtar Znati and Karima Senouci
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 31, 2022
A perineurioma is a rare benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor derived from perineurial cells. Based on clinical and pathologic features, perineuriomas can be classified into two subtypes: Intraneural perineurioma and the extraneural perineurioma. Soft tissue perineuriomas are rare. Herein, we report a case of Extraneural perineurioma localized in the back....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510243
Cardiovascular Risk Prevention in College-Age Students
Linda Washington-Brown, PhD, EJD, APRN-C, FAANP, FAAN, Danielle Granderson, BSN, RN, Jenna’ Walia Reed, MS, MBA, LAT, ATC, NASM-CPT, CES, PES and Erica Pereira Amorim, PhD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 31, 2022
There is a steady increase in persons diagnosed with hypertension by a health care provider, including college-age students in Florida. There are over one million college-age students enrolled in public or private higher education programs in Florida. Surveys have shown that many of the college-age students screened for hypertension were informed that they had elevated blood pressures by a healthcare professional but indicated no follow-up....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410183
Methylene Blue Instillation for the Evaluation of Bronchopleural Fistula
Lorijn Verbrugghe, MD and Peter Driesen, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 21, 2023
A bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a pathologic communication between a bronchus and the pleural space. BPF has a high morbidity and mortality, therefore a timely diagnosis is of great importance. Methylene Blue has been used for the localization of BPF for decades and although other diagnostic tools are available, it remains favorable because it is widely available, safe and easy to perform. In this case report we would like to stress the ongoing relevance of this diagnostic method by presenting...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410182
Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Maintenance Therapy of Interstitial Lung Disease Due to Antisynthetase Syndrome
Angad Deengar, MD and Rahul Mutneja, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 03, 2022
Antisynthetase syndrome (AS) is a rare autoimmune condition characterized by fever, Raynaud’s phenomenon, hyperkeratosis, inflammatory polyarthritis, and interstitial lung disease (ILD). The development of ILD in patients with antisynthetase syndrome (AS-ILD) portends a poor prognosis to an already rare and difficult to diagnose autoimmune disorder. We present the case of a 67-year-old Caucasian male who initially presented for evaluation of an abnormal chest radiograph, taken a few weeks afte...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510100
Axial Dose Profile in Head CT Scan Using a 140 kV X-Ray Beam
Arnaldo Prata Mourão and Fernanda Stephanie Santos
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 24, 2022
Computed Tomography (CT) has been widely used in radiological imaging diagnosis, but it generates higher doses in patients. The growing demand for tomography exams has generated concern in the scientific community in increasing the population dose generated by this technique. For this reason, it is important to know the dose distribution with a view to optimizing acquisition protocols. In this work, a standard head CT phantom made of PMMA with 16 cm in diameter was used coupled to cylindrical pl...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510106
Strategies for Improving Viral Suppression among Children Living with HIV Considered to be Failing First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria: A before - after Study
Uduak Akpan, Kufre-Abasi Ukpong, Esther Nwanja, Otoyo Toyo, Christa Walker, Iheanyichukwu Elechi, Pius Nwaokoro, Olusola Sanwo, Titilope Badru, Augustine Idemudia, Satish Pandey, Hadiza Khamufo and Moses Bateganya
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: January 22, 2023
The study report the results of a quality improvement (QI) program implemented to improve viral suppression (VS) in a cohort of children living with HIV who had viremia (viral load [VL] ≥ 1,000 copies/mL) despite being on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EPIC) project’s quality assurance/ quality improvement team monitors quality across HIV/ AIDS thematic areas. Epic collaborated with the state pediatric task force supporting pedia...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510105
Atypical Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Children Affected with COVID-19
Samia Tilouche, MD, Sameh Ghorbel, MD, Emna Sfar, MD, Najoua Kahloul, MD, Mohamed Mahjoub, MD, Najla Soyah, MD, Naila Hannachi, MD, Jihene Bouguila and Lamia Boughamoura, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 20, 2023
Early research and data on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have proven that pediatric clinical forms are not serious in many cases. However, the disease can progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multi-organ dysfunction and lead to death. In the present paper, we report one of the first Tunisian critical pediatric cases, a 6-year-old girl with an atypical ARDS secondary to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV2) that was supported by non invasive ven...