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Post Traumatic L5-S1 Dislocation

Drissi Ghassen, Farid Harrar & Mohamed Khaled · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Lumbosacral dislocations are rare disorders. We report here the case of a 66-year-old man victim of a heavy load crush with right lumbar impact point causing lumbar trauma. The examination showed a lumbar swelling corresponding to a subcutaneous hematoma. There were no signs of s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/45467

Primary Breast Lymphoma with Delay Response to Treatment: A Case Report

Gharekhanloo Farideh & Arash Dehghan · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Primary breast lymphoma is a rare disease and representing 0.04 – 0.5% of all malignant female breast tumour. Patient usually present to palpable mass in the breast without any evidence of lymphoma in the other organs. Imaging finding is non-specific. Histopathologic exam is only...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/45145

Silent Gigantic Solitary Fibrous Tumour of the Pleura: 2 Rare Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Ho Tat Bang, Le Quang Dinh & Tran Thanh Vy · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTP) are rare primary tumours that arise from the submesothelial tissue. They are mostly benign and asymptomatic, and by growing, they cause chest pain, irritating cough, and dyspnoea due to the pressure created on the surrounding structur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/44699

Endodontic Retrieval of Unusual Foreign Object from Root Canal of a Maxillary Central Incisor­- A Case Report with 1 Year Follow-up and an Update

Apoorva Gaddipati, K. S. Ravichandra, Ravi Gummaraju Raghunath & Vijay Apparaju · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Aim: To enlighten and update the clinicians about the diagnosis and management of foreign body entrapment in root canal of a tooth. Case Presentation: The current case is of a single, uncommon case of a stapler pin in the root canal of maxillary central incisor. Ellis class III f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/26484

Successful Chemo-radiotherapy of Primary T- anaplastic Central Nervous Lymphoma: A Case Report

Y. Ben Youssef, H. Regaieg, B. Achour, N. Ben Sayed, H. El Omri & A. Khelif · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) constitutes a rare group of extra nodal Non -Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). Immunodeficiency is the main risk factor phenotype and involvement of the cranial vault is an unusual manifestation of aggressive PCNSL. We report a case of Prim...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/22409

Symptomatic Hyponatremia Following Tonsillectomy despite Using Isotonic Fluid

Yuseon Cheong, Seung Ah Lee, Yun Ho Yang & Nam Yung Kim · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte imbalance in inpatients, but severe symptomatic hyponatremia has a higher mortality rate in compared to normal patients. Post-operative hyponatremia in children can usually occur following administration of hypotonic fluid. However, ina...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/44044

Dipsogenic Form of Primary Polydipsia in a Young Man and an Emerging Treatment Modality

Akolade O. Idowu, Theophilus O. Ajiro & Olatunde O. Odusan · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Dipsogenic primary polydipsia is a subset of primary polydipsia characterised by disordered thirst in which the osmotic threshold for thirst is below the threshold for Arginine Vasopressin (AVP) release in patients without underlying psychiatric illness. We report a case of a 19-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/43679

Term Pregnancy in a Bicornuate Uterus: Complications, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in a Low Resource Setting (Douala, Cameroon)

A. A. Tazinya, V. F. Feteh, R. C. Ngu, N. N. Bechem & G. E. Halle-Ekane · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Severe uterine malformations are usually associated with infertility. Furthermore, a term pregnancy in the case of a severe uterine malformation is rare because spontaneous abortions and uterine ruptures are not uncommon before the third trimester. Pregnancies in bicornuate uteru...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/43964

Follicular Keratocyst Masquedering as Dentigerous Cyst- A Report of Two Cases

J. Varsha R. Shetty, Frankantony Britto, Dinkar Desai & Akhil Shetty · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Odontogenic keratocyst is one of the most aggressive odontogenic cysts owing to its relatively high recurrence rate and its tendency to invade adjacent tissues. Odontogenic keratocyst associated with unerupted tooth, surrounding the crown with the cyst lining attached to the neck...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/43469

Missed Foreign Body Diagnosis in a 3 Month Old Infant with Pneumonia: Case Presentation

O. A. Olubosede, E. O. Bello, S. O. Oninla, S. A. Olotu, S. A. Abitoye, D. F. Ehinmitan & O. P. Ibuola · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Aim: We present this case report to re-emphasize the importance of having a high index of suspicion for the presence of foreign body aspiration/impaction in children. And that foreign body aspiration/impaction may even occur in pre-ambulant children. Presentation of Case: We writ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/42654

Dermoscopy in the Evaluation of Amelanotic Skin: Two Case Reports on Its Use in the Nigerian Albino

C. R. Madubuko & E. P. Kubeyinje · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Dermoscopy has been widely used for evaluation of pigmented lesions and the benefits of its use have been enormous especially in the early detection of melanoma. Its efficacy in the evaluation of the albino skin is also worthy of recognition. We report two cases of persons living...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/42710

Cutaneous Mucormycosis Following Trauma at the Surgical Site: A Rare Case

B. C. Vidyavathi, Rashmi P. Mahale & M. Krishna Karthik · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Mucormycosis is a highly aggressive fungal infection caused by Zygomycetes, belonging to the subphylum Mucormycotina in the order Mucorales. This infection commonly presents an aggressive and rapid course and typically affects immunocompromised patients. Mucormycosis can manifest...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/41434

Early Small Bowel Obstruction in a 9-Year Old Boy After Laparoscopy and Minilaparotomy Due to Traumatic Small Bowel Perforation

Jurij Janež · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Intra-abdominal adhesions are common after abdominal surgery. They occur more frequently after conventional laparotomy, but they can also occur after laparoscopy and can cause mechanical small bowel obstruction. The reported incidence of adhesive small bowel obstruction in childr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/41415

New Ray of Hope in Prognosis-Significance of Clinical, Histopathological and Biological Characteristics among Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cancer– Case Series

G. Sathees Chandramouli, Ch. Uma Reddy, A. Steffina Lydia Jascinth, M. Anitha & B. R. Sathvikalakshmi · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Early detection of disease progression remains a challenging task mainly due to the lack of adequate early predictive markers. It is necessary to consider the biological behaviour and underlined molecular events while selecting treatment modalities in order to get the better outc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/39111

Intra Bony Epidermoid Cyst Mimicking Odontogenic Cyst – A Case Report

Potluri Venkatalakshmi Aparna, S. Leena Sankari, F. Massillamani, A. Priyadharshini & D. K. S. Lakshminrusimhan · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2018

Epidermoid and Dermoid cysts are benign lesions encountered throughout the body. These cysts are cystic malformations lined with squamous epithelium. Development of these cysts in the oral cavity is extremely rare. Epidermoid cysts can arise by a development of entrapped ectoderm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2018/20712