Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), a common autosomal recessive disease, is characterized by excessive iron overload/toxicity in multiple organs (joints, liver, heart, pancreas, pituitary, adrenals and skin). Symptoms and signs depend upon the location of the excess iron deposition...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/13130
Autoimmune Progesterone dermatitis is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent cyclical cutaneous eruptions during the menstrual period, and is due to hypersensitivity to progesterone. It is a dermatosis with myriad modes of presentation including urticaria, eczema, papulovesic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/13159
Aims: We describe the case of a young man with giant cell fibroma (GCF) of the oral cavity. Cases such as this are rare and we believe that our research adds to the literature concerning this area of study. Presentation of the Case: An asymptomatic, sessile lesion was excised fro...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/12209
The focus of traditional prodrug approach was on altering various physiochemical parameters, whereas the current modern computational approach considers designing prodrugs through attaching appropriate linkers with drugs having poor bioavailability which upon exposure to physiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/13183
Aims: The aim of this article is the kind of applied treatment for fracture of the external auditory canal, following traumatic facial injuries. Presentation of Case: The case report of the patient described in this article, is evaluated for the posterior dislocation of an intact...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/12498
Treatment with collagenase clostridium histolyticum has been shown to be effective at the short- and mid-term against Dupuytren’s contracture in which cords have formed. As with any new drug, pharmacovigilance studies will allow for reporting new complications with the treatment....
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/12446
Aim: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is no longer in use as a diagnostic procedure but rather when a therapeutic intervention is needed or most likely to be needed depending on the pre-ERCP imagings as transabdominal ultrasonography (TAUS), endoscopic ultras...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11875
Aims: We present a case of degenerated leiomyoma in pregnancy causing pain that deteriorated with conservative management and was successfully treated with myomectomy. Presentation of Case: A 37-year-old woman with a known asymptomatic subserosal leiomyoma was admitted to the obs...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11573
Behcet’s disease is a disorder that involves oral aphthous with genital ulcer, skin lesions, gastrointestinal, vascular, neurological diseases and systemic symptoms such as arthritis. Thrombophilia and vasculitis which may involve any vessel play a role in pathogenesis. aHUS is a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11938
Giant hydronephrosis is defined as the accumulation of more than 1L of fluid in the collecting system of the kidney. We present a case of giant hydronephrosis containing 18 L of fluid in a 13- year- old girl resulting from neglected PUJ obstruction. She had a single stage nephrec...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11826
It is reported that 0.4 to 0.8% of the world’s population suffers from epilepsy. About 30% of epileptic patients are intractable. Controlling their seizures is very important for society because many patients can participate in gainful employment. In this case study we report how...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/12011
Hypercalcemia in malignancy can present with metabolic derangement, generalized weakness, altered mental status, renal compromise, cardiac dysrhythmias including atrial fibrillation and bradycardia, abdominal pain and/or shortness of breath amongst many other clinical manifestati...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11240