Case Rep Pulmonol. 2020; 2020: 5971348. Published online 2020 Mar 16. doi: 10.1155/2020/5971348 PMCID: PMC7102419 PMID: 32257494 Jake L. Cotton, 1 Tarig Ali-Dinar, 2 and Aledie Navas-Nazario 2 Jake L. Cotton 1Department of Surgery, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA Find articles by Jake L. Cotton Tarig Ali-Dinar 2Division of Pulmonology and Sleep […]
Read MoreCase Rep Pulmonol. 2020; 2020: 1090629. Published online 2020 Jun 14. doi: 10.1155/2020/1090629 PMCID: PMC7313101 PMID: 32607271 Abstract Since the appearance of the E-Cigarette in the early 2000s, its industry, popularity, and prevalence have risen dramatically. In the past, E-Cigarette use with the vaping of nicotine or cannabis products had been associated with a few reported […]
Read MoreSylvia Biso, 1 , * Supakanya Wongrakpanich, 1 Akanksha Agrawal, 1 Sujani Yadlapati, 1 Marina Kishlyansky, 1 and Vincent Figueredo 2 , 3 Abstract Neurologic stunned myocardium (NSM) is a phenomenon where neurologic events give rise to cardiac abnormalities. Neurologic events like stroke and seizures cause sympathetic storm and autonomic dysregulation that result in myocardial injury. The clinical presentation can involve troponin elevation, left ventricular dysfunction, and ECG changes. […]
Read MorePolypharmacy Is Associated With Accelerated Deterioration of Renal Function in Cardiovascular Outpatients Abstract Background Polypharmacy is associated with poor prognosis of patients with various diseases. However, it has not been precisely addressed how polypharmacy affects the clinical characteristics of the cardiovascular outpatients. The aim of this study is to search for the clinical characteristics related […]
Read MoreAcademic Editor: Daniel T. Merrick Abstract Bacterial coinfections are not uncommon with respiratory viral pathogens. These coinfections can add to significant mortality and morbidity. We are currently dealing with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which has affected over 15 million people globally with over half a million deaths. Previous respiratory viral pandemics have taught us that bacterial […]
Read MoreHazlyna Baharuddin, 1 , 2 Mohammad Hanafiah, 1 , 3 Syazatul Syakirin Sirol Aflah, 4 Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, 1 , 2 and Shereen Suyin Ch’Ng 2 Copyright Copyright © 2021 Hazlyna Baharuddin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Show moreShow less Abstract […]
Read MoreAuthor information Mojtaba Kamali Aghdam,1 Hosein Shabani Mirzaee,2 and Kambiz Eftekhari 1Pediatric Department, Mousavi Hospital, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran 2Department of Pediatric, Bahrami Children’s Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Centre, Department of Pediatric, Bahrami Children’s Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Academic Editor: Daniel T. Merrick […]
Read MoreA 57-year-old woman suffered from incomplete amputations at the level of the PIP joint of the right index finger without distal circulation, along with crush fracture on the proximal phalangeal bone of middle, ring and little fingers due to being caught in the rotor of a food processor (Fig. 1, 2). The patient underwent revascularization and PIP […]
Read MoreCase Report A 42-year-old woman presented to the clinic 28 h after complete avulsion of her scalp by a rotating machine. Her scalp had been simply sutured in situ without anastomosis in a local hospital within 3 h after injury. After another 16 h of monitoring, there were no signs of improved perfusion in the scalp, so the […]
Read MoreCase Report We described a case of a 49-year-old obese Chinese man with no known medical illness who had been under close observation for the bilateral lower limbs swelling and disfigurement for 2 years. The lesions started 30 years ago, initially described as skin thickening, worsening into nodules and thick plaque formation, but he did […]
Read MoreGunjan Pruthi,1Veena Jain,2 and Swati Sikka3 Case Report A 55-year-old male patient had reported to the Department of Prosthodontics, AIIMS, with a chief complaint of missing right eye since 3 months and regurgitation of food from the defect site. Patient gave the history of diabetes and histopathological diagnosis revealed Rhinocerebral mucormycosis. Surgical exenteration of the right eye and […]
Read MoreZhouping Zou,a Yamin Zhuang,b Lan Liu,b Bo Shen,a,c,d Jiarui Xu,a,c,d Zhe Luo,b Jie Teng,a,c,d,e,* Chunsheng Wang,b and Xiaoqiang Dinga,c,d Abstract Background/Aims To explore the association of body mass index (BMI) with the risk of developing acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery (CS-AKI) and for AKI requiring renal replacement therapy (AKI-RRT) after cardiac surgery. Methods Clinical data of 8,455 patients undergoing cardiac surgery, including demographic […]
Read MoreAmornpol Anuwatworn, * Prince Sethi, Kelly Steffen, Orvar Jonsson, and Marian Petrasko Abstract Alport syndrome (AS) is a genetic disorder due to inheritance of genetic mutations which lead to production of abnormal type IV collagen. AS has been associated with renal, auditory, and ocular diseases due to the presence of abnormal alpha chains of type IV collagen in the glomerulus, cochlea, […]
Read MoreAbdelrahman Ahmed, 1 Mohamed Shokr, 2 and Randy Lieberman 2 Abstract We report a case of right ventricular wall perforation by a pacemaker lead in a 78-year-old female 18 days after a permanent pacemaker insertion. This injury necessitated explant of the perforating lead and implantation of a new one with surgical backup. We review the literature and discuss the possible risk […]
Read MoreCholesterol stones are formed when the bile is supersaturated with cholesterol, which may result from decreased bile acid production, increased cholesterol output in bile or both. Stone formation by cholesterol monohydrate crystals is enhanced by mucin hypersecretion and gallbladder hypomotility. Cholesterol stone formation is promoted by conditions that increase hepatic cholesterol excretion, such as oral […]
Read MoreCase Report: A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a wide lower lip injury caused by a human bite that occurred 2 hours earlier, with avulsion of approximately 80% of the lip and 30% of the chin ( Fig. 1 ). The patient carried the avulsed tissue in an ice bag. Neither history of smoking nor […]
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Read MoreCase Rep Cardiol. 2021; 2021: 6688338. Published online 2021 Feb 11. doi: 10.1155/2021/6688338 PMCID: PMC7892221 PMID: 33628517 Abstract Coronary artery perforation during percutaneous coronary interventions is a rare but dreaded complication. One of the treatment methods for this complication is the injection of an obliterating material into the ruptured vessel. We will introduce a novel material […]
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