Blastomycosis is a chronic granulomatous and suppurative mycoses caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. The majority of cases show a primary pulmonary disease. We report a 65-year-old male patient with two painless, violaceous nodules over the left chest wall and right inner thigh....
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i230115
Introduction: Cryptoccocus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal pathogen which is contracted through inhalation of the infectious organisms which cause primarily pulmonary disease. The infection remains latent until the host becomes immunocompromised. The disease may disseminate...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i130114
Aims: Highlighting the efficacy of early initiation of high dose insulin therapy in Beta-blockers overdose over conventional therapy. Presentation of Case: Authors describe the successful treatment of severe bisoprolol-induced cardiogenic shock in a 74-year-old man using high dos...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i130113
Alessandra Rodrigues de Camargo, Bruna Fischer Duarte, Mariah Luz Lisboa, Chandra Chiappin Cardoso, Etiene de Andrade Munhoz, Daniella Serafin Couto Vieira, Joanita Angela Gonzaga Del Moral, Maria Cláudia Santos- Silva & Liliane Janete Grando·International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports·2020
Aims: To report two cases of onco-hematologic diseases diagnosed by oral biopsy and subsequent flow cytometry immunophenotyping. Presentation of Case: Case 1: A 36-year-old woman, HIV +, referred to the Hospital Dentistry Center presenting an extensive, ulcerated and painless les...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i130112
Nonunion of intertrochanteric fracture is uncommon because there are excellent blood supply and good cancellous bone in the intertrochanteric region of the femur. A diagnosis of primary intertrochanteric nonunion is made when at least 15 weeks after the fracture there is radiolog...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i130111
Tuberculosis remains one of the infections with high mortality rate. Multifocal tuberculosis usually affects immune compromised patients such as Human Immunodeficiency virus carriers. However, patients with no underlying immunodeficiency may still present an extensive and atypica...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i130110
Introduction: Avulsion has been described as the traumatic displacement of the tooth out of the socket, and it accounts for 0.5% to 16% of traumatic injuries in the permanent dentition. Many complications have been associated with avulsed tooth following replantation. This paper...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2019/v12i330109
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a very frequent surgical procedure with a low complication rate. The reasons for such complications range from anatomical anomalies, obesity, poor exposure of anatomic structures, bleeding or lack of surgical experience. If complications arise, pro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2019/v12i330108
Sunitinib associated chronic necrotizing cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis has rarely been reported in literature. This article describes a patient with biopsy proven papillary renal cell carcinoma initially treated by radical nephrectomy. He presented about 8 months later with pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2019/v12i330107
Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. It can expand to all organs and tissues. Lungs and lymph nodes are the most commonly involved tissues. Laryngeal sarcoidosis is rare, accounting for no more than 1% of patients with systemic sarcoido...
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Research Article10.9734/ijmpcr/2019/v12i330106