We report a case of a 45-year old Hispanic male who was diagnosed with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) presented to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status, confusion, and violent behavior. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the head was normal and repeated lumbar pun...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/29820
Recently there has been a renewed interest on the signaling pathways and metabolic changes in cancer cells. It is well known that there are several oncogenes and tumor suppressors that affect cancer metabolism and re-engineer it for better growth and survival. The best descriptio...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2016/29641
A 57-year-old male presented to the ED complaining of severe abdominal pain. Further investigations ruled out gastritis and gastroparesis. Computed tomography (CT) angiography of the abdomen revealed a dissecting aneurysm with a maximum diameter of 1.5 cm at the celiac trunk exte...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/29821
A 29-year-old Caucasian woman at 30 weeks’ gestation presented with severe and asymptomatic thrombocytopenia with a platelet count of 17 × 109/L after completing 9 days out of a 10-day course of Bactrim DS for a nasal abscess. Upon further investigation, Bactrim-induced thrombocy...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/30229