A 24 year old female complained of recurrent headache, facial fullness and purulent discharge in her mouth. Intra oral examination showed an absence of the right upper third molar with no history of previous extraction. The diagnosis was made radiographically with plain sinus X-r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/27796
Aim: Spiradenoma is a rare tumor. Spontaneous pain and tenderness on palpation is a frequent symptom of the disease. Although the cause of pain in spiradenoma is not clarified yet, thickened nerve fibers in the capsule of tumor have been suggested to be related to the pain sympto...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/27083
Aims: Endometrial cancer usually occurs after perimenopause and is associated with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, nulliparity, and anovulatory menstrual cycles. Abnormal vaginal bleeding is an early symptom of endometrial carcinoma. We describe our experience with a patient who...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/27105
Manoela Lira Reis, Rafaela Pilon, Aline Costa, Teresa Maria da Silva Figueiredo, Alisson Bigolin, Ana Carolina Rabello de Moraes, Renata Cristina Messores Rudolf de Oliveira & Maria Cláudia Santos da Silva·International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports·2016
Malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are common complications in cancer patients and indicate the spread of the primary disease (metastasis). For over a century, malignant effusion has been diagnosed through the observation of changes in the cavity effusion cells, such as the gold-s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/26726
Over the past 20 years, the treatment for multiple myeloma (MM) has evolved significantly. These pharmaceutical developments allow physicians to combine existing chemotherapy with newly approved novel and targeted medications to create various treatment regimens for MM. These nov...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/26538
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are changing their presentations over the years, as the type of causative factors evolve. With advent of faster motorbikes and racing cars the RTAs with much greater impact are seen. The most commonly fractured facial bone is the mandible followed by...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/25429
Aims: Our aim is to describe a case of moderate to severe facial itching associated with missed doses of vilazodone. Presentation of Case: This report concerns a 53-year old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and major depressive disorder who experienced sporadic episodes of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/25831
Aims: Skin herpes zoster frequently affects immunocompromised patients including multiple sclerosis patients that belong to a distinct category of autoimmunity. Although considered a manageable condition, non-immunocompetent patients are suboptimally targeted by the gold standard...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/25476
Aims: To present a case of impacted urethral stone in a female. Presentation of Case: A 32-year-old female presented at the Family Medicine clinic with a history of external urethral meatal pain and a foreign body in her external meatus of one hour duration. She noticed that the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/25639
Introduction: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most frequently observed malign neoplasm of the kidney. Its sarcomatoid variant (SRCC) is rare but aggressive. Our aim is to present the clinical course of a 51 year-old patient with SRCC, in the light of the literature. Methods: A...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/25900