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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…
Fadila Kouhen, Naoual Benhmiddou, Mohammed Afif, Fadoua Rais, Youssef Mahdi, Basma Khannoussi, Khadija Bellahamou, Ibrahim Ghissassi, Khouloud Boussouni, Hanan Elkacemi, Sanaa Elmajjaoui, Tayeb Kebdani, Noureddine Benjaafar
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disease involving clonal proliferation of langerhans cells seen in children and young adults. Clinical presentation is variable, ranging from a single location in the bone to severe multivisceral involvement. Moreover,…
Atoumane Faye, Nafissatou Diagne Sakho, Fatou Samba D. Ndiaye, Seynabou Fall, Awa Cheikh Ndao Mbengue, Boundia Djiba, Baidy Sy Kane, Souhaibou Ndongo, Abdoulaye Pouye
The lymph node is the revelation mode of several pathology. In tropical area, their etiology are dominated by tuberculosis and hemopathy. Some etiology such as histiocytosis are rarely mentioned. We report two cases of Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes disease. The fir…
Atoumane Faye, Nafissatou Diagne Sakho, Awa Cheikh Ndao Mbengue, Fatou Samba D. Ndiaye, Seynabou Fall, Boundia Djiba, Baidy Sy Kane, Souhaibou Ndongo, Abdoulaye Pouye
Kimura’s disease, common pathology in the East, responsible of chronic neck swelling is rarely reported in sub-Saharan Africa. We reported a case which was observed in the internal medicine department of Aristide Le Dantec hospital in Dakar. This was a young…
Alistair Mackett, Saugata Das, Muhibbur Chowdhury, Peter Phillips
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory vascular disease. FMD once considered rare, is increasingly a condition recognised as an incidental finding. It is an important cause of stroke especially in younger, female patients and…
N. Diagne, A. Pouye, A. Faye, B. Djiba, A. C. Ndao
Summary of Lupus and Basedow Disease Association: The association lupus auto-immune thyroid disease is well known. Lupus is most commonly associated with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. As for Graves’ disease, it is most often associated with pernicious anaemia, vit…
Souhaibou Ndongo, Abdoulaye Pouye, Lionel Ouedraogo, Emeric Azankpan, Ngoné Diack, Thérèse Moreira Diop
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is predominant in women. In men certain clinical signs can delay diagnosis. Methods: A cross-section study of the epidemio-clinical and immunobiological features of rheumatoid arthritis in a male, black African population was…
N. Rama Kumari, I. Bhaskara Raju, M. Aruna Devi, M. Pallam Praveen
Introduction: In recent years, flow mediated dilatation (FMD) has become a popular technique in cardiovascular medicine. HOMA-IR was accepted to determine the insulin sensitivity as a valuable standard. In this study, we evaluated the association between HOMA…
Martin Christ, Katharina Isabel von Auenmueller, Wolfgang Dierschke, Jan Peter Noelke, Thomas Butz, Jeanette Liebeton, Hans-Joachim Trappe
Introduction: Little is known about discrepancies between patients who present with or without STEMI following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Material and Methods: All patients with OHCA who were admitted to our hospital between January 1st 2008 and D…
Jospeh F. Renzulli II, Michael M. Maddox, Omar Nadeem, Simone Thavaseelan, Gyan Pareek, Anthony E. Mega
Introduction: With the widespread use of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), a stage migration to less aggressive prostate cancer (CaP) may be expected in pathological specimens due to over-treatment of low risk disease. It is unclear whether impleme…
Michael J. Maniaci, Michael G. Heckman, Nancy L. Dawson
Background: Physician discharge instructions are critical to patient care because they are the link transitioning the hospital care plan to the home. We hypothesize that physician perception of discharge instructions communication is better than patient perce…
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