Aim: This report highlights the use of doxycycline therapy other than the more standard regimen that includes an aminoglycoside in the management of enterococcal infection in patients with renal impairment without causing further damages to the kidney due to aminoglycoside therap...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2021/v14i230125
The virus SARS-CoV2 and the disease spectrum caused by it have led to a widespread impact on the medical and economic status of all nations of the world. This led to an expedited mission to introduce a vaccine which could attempt to neutralize the pandemic to some extent. Many va...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2021/v14i130124
Background: There are only a few treatment approaches for periapical abscess as a prevalent complication and as the most common type of dental abscess. Drainage and/or antibiotic therapy is the first step to treat this infection, depending on its severity and symptoms. Case Prese...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2021/v14i130123
Aims: This study aimed to report a case of multiple inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia in the upper lip, resulting from the association of lip sucking habit and the use of orthodontic appliance, treated with high-powered laser. Presentation of Case: A 42 years-old male patient, anx...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2021/v14i130122
Background: Although tetanus is a life-threatening disease, its occurrence is rare in the post-vaccination era, especially in developed countries. The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has supported scale up of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) to re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2021/v14i130121
Aims: Highlight pitolisant as an effective treatment for narcolepsy. Case Report: We describe two patients treated with pitolisant. Patient A showed decreased daytime sleepiness and improved social functioning. Patient B struggled to find a dose that kept side effects at a minimu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2021/v14i130120
Light emitting diode (LED) bulb is an unusual cause of foreign body aspiration. We present a case of a 6-year-old boy who reported with a four-day history of difficulty in breathing and cough following a LED bulb aspiration retrieved via rigid bronchoscopy. This present case sugg...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i230119
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that causes subacute or chronic nodular bronchiectasis, cavitary or fibro-cavitary pneumonia in patients with chronic structural lung pathology including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and bronchiectasis. I...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i230118
A preterm neonate delivered at 28 weeks gestation, mother had antenatal steroid. Blood counts showed leukemoid reaction, blood culture, procalcitonin and peripheral blood film was normal. Baby was stabilized in the NICU, recovered and the WBC count done serially showed a downward...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i230117
Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is a medical emergency associated with high mortality and morbidity. Definitive diagnosis is established by history, clinical examination, neuroimaging studies, supportive electroencephalogram (EEG) findings, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i230116