Encephaloceles are defined as a protrusion of cranial contents beyond the normal confines of the cranium. This may include meninges and CSF only (meningocele) or brain matter, meninges and CSF (meningoencephalocele)...
The cardio toxicity of anti-malarial medicines has received renewed interest in recent years as there were cases reported regarding the complications associated with these drugs. Drug-induced QT/QTc interval prolongation serves as a indicator for risk of drug-induced torsade de pointes (TdP)...
A 71-year-old woman, smoker with a history of Hypertension, Sickle cell anemia, Carpal Tunnel syndrome, Restrictive lung disease, PUD, Diverticulosis, Mitral Regurgitation, and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction was admitted to the hospital with a 1-day history of weakness and black tarry stools...
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection caused by different species of schistosomal parasites. Schistosoma haematobium (endemic in Africa and Mediterranean countries), S. mansoni (endemic in Africa and the Middle East) and S. japonicum (endemic in Japan and China)...
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are the most common mesenchymal tumors in the GI tract, but only account for only 0.1-3% primary GI cancers overall [1,2]. GISTs are most commonly found in the submucosa of the stomach or small intestines but can occur throughout the entire GI tract...
Diabetic lipemia, a form of acquired fat-induced lipemia or also called milky plasma, was first used in the nineteenth century to describe the combination of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia found in severe diabetic patients...
Hepatitis A is one of the most prevalent causes of acute hepatitis worldwide. Given the availability and effectiveness of vaccination, rates of viral hepatitis A significantly decreased in the United States until recently with multiple areas across the United States experiencing outbreaks...
A 33-year-old male presented to our dermatology department with multiple skin-colored dome-shaped papules and nodules located on the central area of the face: forehead, nose, nasolabial folds and perioral region (Figure 1A & 1B). Lesions were asymptomatic, slowly developing since childhood and increasing in number and size over the years...
Spontaneous tendon ruptures have been widely reported in the literature. There have been many causes attributed to this phenomenon which includes uraemic tendinopathy secondary to regular haemodialysis as a result of End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF)...
Diabetes mellitus is a significant contributing factor to limb loss due to a combination of ischemia, infection, and neuropathy [1]. According to the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS), aggressive glycemic control is associated with a significant fall in diabetes endpoints and myocardial...
Dengue fever is one of the commonest mosquito borne diseases in the world. It is endemic in certain parts of the world, especially in tropical countries, accounting for 100-200 million infections per year in more than 100 countries...
Dermolipoma is a congenital lesion which occurs in and under the bulbar conjunctiva, usually to¬wards the lateral canthus, between the superior and lateral rectus muscles. They are usually asymptomatic but may cause astigmatism due to pressure on the globe...
Peer review is an essential process in any publications refereeing a mutual process that allows evaluating manuscripts submitted to a journal and commented upon by independent research experts within the similar field of research...
Open Access is the free of charge, instant, online availability of research articles, together with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital milieu. It provides unrestricted use and reuse...
Plagiarism is a part of Journalistic ethic where it is considered to be a crime. The act of taking content, writing, statement or an idea that is already published is known as plagiarism. Whenever you consider using any paraphrase, sum up, or take terms, phrases, sentences or statements...