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Open Journal of Internal Medicine (OJIM) is an international journal dedicated to the advancement of the study of internal medicine. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas…
Djimon Marcel Zannou, 1 1, Angèle Azon-Kouanou, 1 1, Manoela Christelle Ahomadegbe, 1 1, Kuessi Anthelme Agbodande, Jocelyn Akakpo, Comlan Albert Dovonou, Kuassi Daniel Amoussou-Guenou, Yessoufou Tchabi, Gabriel Ade, Fabien Houngbe
Introduction: Since the advent of antiretroviral therapy, the vital prognosis of people living with HIV (PLWHA) has improved significantly. However, the risk of metabolic complications is high, thus making the bed of cardiovascular disease. Our objective was…
Shristi Shakya, Guoqiang Zhang, Huajian Hu, Zhongyue Li
Background: Concerns still exist with respect to unsatisfactory eradication rates and/or therapy-associated side effects for the use of standard triple therapy in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection, which prompts considerable interest in new thera…
Angèle Azon-Kouanou, Djimon Marcel Zannou, Aboudou Raïmi Kpossou, Kouessi Anthelme Agbodande, Roberto Dossou Torès Kouassi Prudencio, Jean Sehonou, Gaspard Gbessi, Freddy Gnangnon, Gabriel Ade, Fabien Houngbe
The location of a primary duodenal adenocarcinoma is exceptional. Only few cases have been reported in the literature. We hereby report a case of primary adenocarcinoma of the duodenum with a 60 years old patient admitted because of chronic iron deficiency an…
Lamia AlHajri, Nicole Gebran
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication seen during or after hospitalization that manifests as deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE). PE is considered the commonest preventable cause of death during and/or after…
Angèle Azon-Kouanou, Djimon Marcel Zannou, Kouessi Anthelme Agbodande, Cossi Angelo Attinsounon, Albert Dovonou, Roberto Dossou Torès Kouassi Prudencio, Dédé Priscillia Tatiana Baglo, Fabien Houngbe
Corticosteroid therapy has revolutionized the treatment of many diseases in medicine. The most concerned diseases are chronic inflammatory diseases. Its use may be either short-term or long-term, thus generating several side effects, some of which are convent…
Anil K. Mandal, 1 1, 1 1
This treatise of chronic kidney disease (CKD) describes association of hypertension, diabetes and congestive heart failure (CHF) with CKD. CKD is defined by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 60 ml/min for three months or more. CKD is ge…
Djimon Marcel Zannou, Anthelme Kouessi Agbodande, Angèle Azon-Kouanou, Finagnon Armand Wanvoegbe, Léopold Codjo, Albert Dovonou, Dédé Priscillia Tatiana Baglo, Fabien Houngbe
The fight against cardiovascular diseases requires the knowledge of their modifiable risk factors. This study aimed to assess the level of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in a rural area in order to develop a prevention program. Methods: This is an ana…
Cristiana Sousa, Mariana Brandão, Orquídea Ribeiro, Teresa Cardoso
Severe sepsis (SS) is one of the principal causes of admission in intensive care units (ICU), with an associated high morbidity and mortality. This study intends to characterize epidemiology of community-acquired SS (CASS) with special emphasis in the prevale…
Madiha Mahfoudhi, Hedia Bellali, Imen Gorsane, Mounira El Euch, Sami Turki, Taieb Ben Abdallah
Hypokalemic acidosis can complicate a primary Sj ö gren’s syndrome. The clinical feature is rarely revealed by manifestations due to hypokalemia. We report the case of a 46-year-old woman, admitted to explore a paresthesia and paresis of inferior limbs.…
Madiha Mahfoudhi, Imen Gorsane, Mounira El Euch, Sami Turki, Taieb Ben Abdallah
Hughes-Stovin syndrome is a scarce entity associating pulmonary artery aneurysms and deep venous thrombosis. It was considered to be a form of Behcet’s syndrome at its initial feature. We present a case of a 27-year-old man having a Hughes-Stovin syndrome. Th…
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Open Journal of Internal Medicine (OJIM) is an international journal dedicated to the advancement of the study of internal medicine. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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