The simultaneous presence of lung carcinoma and primary hyperparathyroidism, both causative conditions for hypercalcemia, is quite rare. A 56-year-old woman was diagnosed with hypercalcemia, caused by asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism attributable to a parathyroid adenoma....
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/22590
Jessica Barbosa de Oliveira Gonçalves, Ellen Cristina Gaetti Jardim, Bruna Trazzi Pagani, Rogério Leone Buchaim, Beatriz Flavia de Moraes Trazzi, Marcelo Morgueti, Daniela Vieira Buchaim & Marcelo Rodrigues·International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports·2015
The Calcifying Cystic Odontogenic Tumor (CCOT) was first described by Gorlin in 1962. Due to its clinical, radiographic, and histopathological variables, it presents a wide variety of terminologies. The present report presents an extraosseous lesion (unrelated to teeth) with tota...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/22326
Aims: Cornual or interstitial pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy with high maternal morbidity and mortality. Different medical approach may require managing this form of unusual ectopic pregnancies. Presentation of Case: We hereby present two cases of cornual ectopic p...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/22329
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common and potentially serious illness associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients infected with Multidrug resistance (MDR) Gram-negative bacilli. After S. pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the second...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/21765
Saint triad consists of colonic diverticulosis, gall stone and hiatus hernia. But there are reports of colonic diverticulosis with cardiomyopathy. This is a case report of Saint Triad with dilated cardiomyopathy and duodenal diverticulosis. So all patients who fall under Saint Tr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/22364
Thiago Andrade Macedo, Antonio Claudio do Amaral Baruzzi, Pedro Gabriel Melo de Barros e Silva, Jose Carlos Teixeira Garcia, Marcio Campos Sampaio, Roberto Nery Dantas Jr, Liliane Gomes da Rocha, Bernardo Baptista da Cunha Lopes, Luciana de Padua Silva Baptista & Valter Furlan·International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports·2015
Aims: The use of fibrinolytic for the treatment of patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) reduces mortality but is associated with an increased risk of bleeding, especially when are performed in combination with invasive procedures. Presentation of Case:...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/21752
Background: In spite of resistance and limited response to chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy, recent advances led to several targeted agents that showed the prolongation of progressive free survival. Due to these facts, surgical resection of multiple recurrences may be...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/21419
Granular cells are the histological components in various odontogenic and non-odontogenic tumors of the oral cavity. Among the odontogenic tumors they are seen in granular cell ameloblastoma, plexiform granular cell odontogenic tumor, central granular cell odontogenic tumor earli...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/20502
Sickle cell disease is a single gene disorder causing a debilitating systemic syndrome characterized by chronic anaemia, acute painful episodes, organ infarction and chronic organ damage and by a significant reduction in life expectancy. Combined sickle cell beta thalassemia dise...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/20027
Prenatal presentation of fetal ADPKD is rare, however the disease is seen to present in fetal life also. We realize that ADPKD has varied presentations. It can present as isolated enlarged echogenic kidneys with or without any cystic change in fetal life or any decline in renal f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/21790
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonists are used as exogenous neuromodulators for patients with chronic pain and refractory mental illness. Phenibut is a controlled GABA-B agonist, with an extensive use in Russia for psychiatric and perioperative patients.In recent times, its anx...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/21689
Background: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic process nevertheless sometimes aggravated by relapses (so-called multiphase course of the disease). The treatment of ADEM must be targeted at reducing clinical manifestations of the disease and prevention of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/19364
Meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. The occurrence of multi-drug resistant strains of S. pneumoniae is associated with treatment failure of pneumococcal infections. We present a case of multidrug resistant pneumococcal...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/19873
Sulfasalazine (SLZ) was the slow acting medication most often used to treat patients with ankylosing spondylitis whose symptoms were not adequately controlled with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, exercise, and rehabilitative therapies. Sulfasalazine is an older generation a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/21498
5-fluorouracil is an antineoplastic drug mainly acts by pyrimidine antagonist and classified as an antimetabolite. There are few complications which is very rare following administration of 5FU including hyper pigmentation, radiation recall, nail discoloration, hand foot syndrome...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/20529