Pulmonary nocardiosis is a severe opportunistic infection in which chronic lung disease along with long term steroid therapy is the most significant predisposing factor. Demonstration of Nocardia in even potentially contaminated sample like sputum, warrant strong warning signal o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22356
Background: Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) who are positive for e antigen (HBeAg) and have a high viral load are considered to be poor therapeutic responders to pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN). The aim of this study was to assess the therapeutic response of sequenti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21870
Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the 6th most common cancer worldwide and a greater burden of this disease is born by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) endemic and resource deficient sub-Sahara Africa. This investigation was carried out to determine the pattern of hepato...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21772
Cadmium is a relatively rare soft metal that occurs in the natural environment typically in association with zinc ores and to a lesser extent, with lead and copper ores. It is highly toxic to both human and animals because it is widely distributed in the environment and is used i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/16017
Introduction: Patients suffering from pituitary apoplexy present with variable clinical symptoms and imaging findings. Imaging findings may differ between hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic apoplexy. Our study aimed to better define imaging findings in both hemorrhagic and non-hemor...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22132
Aims: We report a case of cardiac sarcoma, which showed cardiac tamponade as the first clinical symptom and sign. Accumulation of such cases could lead to better treatment for patients with cardiac angiosarcoma. Presentation of Case: A 56-year-old man presented with loss of consc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22051
Background: The impact of biological factors on pregnancy outcomes is equivocal. Objective: This study was aimed to examine the effect of maternal age and parity on obstetric and perinatal outcomes in Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective, observational study of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21649
Aims: The aims of this study were to measure the radiation dose to patients in certain routine x-ray examinations and to estimate organs equivalent and effective doses. Study Design: This prospective study included 220 adult patients who underwent 9 radiographic X ray imaging pro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22386
Ahmed T. Alahmar, Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Maryam Ferdousi, Wendy Jones, Hassan Fadavi, Shazli Azmi, Uazman Alam, Omar Asghar, Aisha Meskiri, Ahmad Kheyami, Georgios Ponirakis, Andrew Marshall, Andrew J. M. Boulton, Mitra Tavakoli, Maria Jeziorska & Rayaz A. Malik·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs), their receptor (RAGE) and their detoxifying enzyme Glyoxalase-I (GLO-I) have been implicated in the development of experimental diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). However, few studies have assessed their role in the tissues of diabetic p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22104
Daniela Paola Roggeri, Alessandro Roggeri, Diego Brancaccio, Sandro Mazzaferro, Piergiorgio Messa, Ernesto Paoletti, Alessandro Possidoni, Anna Maria Costanzo, Umberto di Luzio Paparatti, Mario Cozzolino & On behalf of the FARO-2 Study Group·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Background: Increasing incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) together with the presence of several comorbidities in chronic kidney disease patients (CKD) could be associated with a relevant economic burden. Aim: The aim of this analysis was to estimate the di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22222