Cristina Martínez-Berdeja, Paloma Almeda-Valdes, Teresa Cuatecontzi-Xochitiotzi, Bernardette Rivas-Gómez, Laura M. Bernal-López, Ivette Cruz-Bautista, Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas & Francisco J. Gómez-Pérez·International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports·2015
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are fairly rare neoplasms and their diagnosis can result defying. Polycystic liver disease is also a rare condition characterized by the formation of liver cysts. We report a case of a 59-year-old female with isolated polycystic liver...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/15764
Presentation of the Case: Criptogenetic strokes represent a challenge, particularly in geriatrics as the patient’s clinical complexity, the polipharmacotherapy, the epigenetic modifications of a life course may complicate the case clinical presentation and the prognosis. We repor...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14411
The demand for optimal esthetics has increased with the advent of the implant dentistry. It answers many questions concerning esthetics, like replacement of hopeless teeth in esthetic zone of maxillary arch. Now a days immediate restoration of a single tooth loss by implant suppo...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/13128
Aims: The aim of this publication is to present the case of management of a patient on anticoagulation therapy with rivaroxoban in the context of a drug-drug interaction. Presentation of Case: We report the case of a 73-year-old male diagnosed as having non-valvular atrial fibril...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14573
We present a rare case of endocartitis on the patch in the left ventricular outflow, in a 42 year-old man patient that had undergone surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot and definitive closure with Dacron patch of a ventricular septal defect and, after 21 years, aortic valv...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14166
Tamer Sakaci, Yener Koc, Taner Basturk, Ayse Sinangil, Elbis Ahbap, Ekrem Kara, Mustafa Sevinc, Cuneyt Akgol, Tuncay Sahutoglu, Zuhal Atan Ucar, Arzu Ozdemir Kayalar, Feyza Bayraktar Caglayan & Abdulkadir Ünsal·International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports·2014
Introduction: Rhabdomyolysis is a frequent disorder resulting from many different causes which may be apparent from the history, e.g. trauma, heavy exercise, intoxications. It contains both clinical and biochemical components. Acute kidney injury is probably the most significant...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14620
Aim: To report a possible case of tremor fluoxetine-induced treated as Parkinson’s disease in an elderly female patient noncompliant with the pharmacotherapy, with uncontrolled hypertension and using fluoxetine to treat depression. Presentation of Case: Patient complained of slee...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/13473
Objective: To discuss the difficulties in the diagnostic workup and management of ACTH dependent Cushing’s syndrome. Methods: We report the case of a patient with ACTH dependent Cushing’s syndrome, in whom the identification of the source of ACTH production was a challenge. Resul...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14571
A seven year old patient with intractable epilepsy was admitted to our hospital. We used intravenous (IV) antiepileptic drug (AED) regimen to optimize the oral AEDs by adding newer AEDs, which have been reported to be beneficial when compared to older AEDs in controlling seizures...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14163
Adverse effects associated with sodium nitroprusside (SNP) administration are rarely observed in children. Monitoring of metabolic changes appears to be the most sensitive and accurate indicator of early toxicity. We report a case of acute toxicity in a 3-month-old boy treated wi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14420
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is characterized by severe haemorrhagic diathesis as the major cause of treatment failure and fatal outcome. Less frequently the patient may either present with thrombosis or it may complicate remission induction therapy. We present a 49-year-ol...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/13812
Intramuscular injection is a common procedure performed in healthcare settings. Improper technique of injection could expose patient to severe complications. I would like to present a case of secondary gluteal abscess as differential diagnosis of back pain resulting from administ...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/12909
Aim: We describe the clinical, histopathological and immunophenotypic characteristics of an HIV-infected adult man on antiretroviral therapy who presented with an EBV-positive grey zone lymphoma. Case Presentation: A 56-year-old HIV infected man from Uganda presented with a four...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/13625
Background: Abdominal pregnancy is a rare condition and potentially life-threatening if not diagnosed early and treated adequately. It has a high maternal and foetal mortality. Two cases of abdominal pregnancy are discussed. Both occurred in mothers aged 35 yrs and were managed a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/13995
Background: While recent data showed that illicit drug use rates at six months of treatment with either methadone or buprenorphine were comparable among patients [1] and that slow-release oral morphine was not inferior to methadone as detoxification treatment [2], methadone conti...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/13517