The overall prognosis of beta thalassemia patients has improved considerably during the pastdecades mainly due to regular blood transfusions, improvements in the iron chelation therapy, and also enhanced surveillance with imaging studies examining the iron overload and other clin...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/29558
Introduction: Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a distinct entity within the World Health Organization classification of lymphoid neoplasm and represents approximately 8% of lymphoma. Patients with mantle-cell lymphoma typically present with extensive disease and involvement of multi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/29229
Aims: Subacromial impingement syndrome is the most common shoulder condition. Myofascial trigger points in teres major muscle can be associated with this syndrome. Our objective is to determine whether adding manual therapy specifically for teres major trigger points can produce...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/29294
Aims: Analytical interference in the clinical laboratory is a well-known phenomenon. When analyzing samples containing monoclonal immunoglobulins (M proteins), various problems could be encountered in the clinical laboratory data. Presentation of Case: The authors report a patien...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/29258
Melanonychia during chemotherapy has been reported in many patients following several doses of certain cytotoxic drugs. Though a mild complication, it may cause anxiety for the patient. We report a patient who developed melanonychia after first dose of cyclophosphamide and vincri...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/28257
Nilotinib is an analog of imatinib increasingly used for the treatment of imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia. It has been considered a well-tolerated drug with little side effects. The most common adverse effects to nilotinib are skin rash, pruritus, headache, nausea, an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/28909
Background: Amniotic band sequence (ABS) is a rare condition in which parts of a fetus get entangled by the amniotic bands attached to the fetal surfaces and structures. This can lead to grotesque structural fetal anomalies or constriction rings that appear in-utero. The severity...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/27122
Aims: Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug interaction caused by excess serotonin concentration in the central nervous system and/or peripheral nervous system leading to cognitive, autonomic and somatic effects ranging from barely perceptible to fatal. A numb...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/28356
Purpose of Study: To assess adequacy of relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and permeability index in differentiating radiation necrosis and tumour necrosis. Materials and Methods: In this study we analyzed relative cerebral blood volume rCBV and permeability index from the enh...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/25637
Internal resorption is generally noted in teeth with previous history of trauma. Often the tooth is asymptomatic. The diagnosis of this condition at an early stage improves the prognosis of such teeth. Therefore it is important for the dental fraternity to have adequate knowledge...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/24411
A 24 year old female complained of recurrent headache, facial fullness and purulent discharge in her mouth. Intra oral examination showed an absence of the right upper third molar with no history of previous extraction. The diagnosis was made radiographically with plain sinus X-r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/27796
Aim: Spiradenoma is a rare tumor. Spontaneous pain and tenderness on palpation is a frequent symptom of the disease. Although the cause of pain in spiradenoma is not clarified yet, thickened nerve fibers in the capsule of tumor have been suggested to be related to the pain sympto...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/27083
Aims: Endometrial cancer usually occurs after perimenopause and is associated with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, nulliparity, and anovulatory menstrual cycles. Abnormal vaginal bleeding is an early symptom of endometrial carcinoma. We describe our experience with a patient who...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/27105
Manoela Lira Reis, Rafaela Pilon, Aline Costa, Teresa Maria da Silva Figueiredo, Alisson Bigolin, Ana Carolina Rabello de Moraes, Renata Cristina Messores Rudolf de Oliveira & Maria Cláudia Santos da Silva·International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports·2016
Malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are common complications in cancer patients and indicate the spread of the primary disease (metastasis). For over a century, malignant effusion has been diagnosed through the observation of changes in the cavity effusion cells, such as the gold-s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/26726
Over the past 20 years, the treatment for multiple myeloma (MM) has evolved significantly. These pharmaceutical developments allow physicians to combine existing chemotherapy with newly approved novel and targeted medications to create various treatment regimens for MM. These nov...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/26538