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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…
Manish Maladkar, Vijay Kumar Verma, Keshav A. Narsikar, Rajan D. Walinjkar, W. R. Patil, N. J. S. Saggu, Suresh P. Kulkarni
Background: Triple drug therapy comprising angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), calcium channel blocker (CCB) and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) effectively controls essential hypertension as evident from the literature. This study was undertaken to assess the effi…
Rosario Palacios Muñoz, Jose A. González-Correa, Josefa Ruiz, Enrique Nuño, Manuel Márquez, Jose P. de la Cruz, Jesús Santos
Purpose: To assess platelet activity in HIV-patients with and without antiretroviral therapy (ART), analysing the influence of the presence or absence of ABC in the regimen. Methods: Observational, pilot study, including 30 asymptomatic HIV-patients: 20 on AR…
P. Patrick Basu, Robert S. Brown Jr.
The introduction of nucleos(t)ide analogues for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was transformative in reducing morbidity and mortality. Entecavir, a potent selective nucleoside analogue first approved in 2005 for treatment of chroni…
Aurélien Delluc, Baptiste Hervier, Thi-Huong-Du Le Boutin, Alain Le Coustumier, Vincent Jarlier, Zahir Amoura, Florence Brossier
A 62-year-old woman with splenic marginal zone lymphoma presented with fever, cough and bilateral pneumonia 11 days after chemotherapy. A bronchoalveolar lavage showed numerous leukocytes and Gramnegative bacilli that were identified as Bordetella bronchisept…
Seydou Yaro, Aly Drabo, Soumeya Ouangraoua, Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou, Judith Mueller, Oumar Sanou, Haoua Tall, Phillip Jaillard, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Jean Macq, Annie Robert, Jean Bosco Ouedraogo
Background: Centre MURAZ of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) organized in 2009 and 2010 a system of Cerobro-Spinal Fluid (CSF) collection in eight pilot Districts as an initial step for the future Ministry of Health’s led strategy of individual surveillance in a…
Caroline Eickhoff Copetti, Myriam Perreynoud, Melissa Claudia Bisi, Henrique Luiz Staub
The relationship of anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA), markers of the antiphospholipid syndrome, with vascular complications of diabetes mellitus is polemic. This cross-sectional study assessed the frequency of IgG, IgM, and IgA ACA in type 2 diabetics with an…
Marco Galeazzi, Maurizio Russo, Sabina Ficili, Carlo Lavalle, Claudio Pandozi
The observation of a left sided accessory pathway with decremental properties is rare. We describe the behaviour of one of these pathways which was characterized by the presence of retrograde conduction (not previously reported) and thus inducibility of atrio…
Hajime Kataoka
This report describes two cases of juvenile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in which prominent bi-atrial enlargement was observed on standard 12-lead electrocardiogram, suggesting inherent predis-position to extreme enlargement and/or hypertrophy may exist…
Jerry A. Rubano, Suleman Bhana, Dodji Modjinou, Colette R. J. Pameijer, Heidi Roppelt
Neuropathic arthropathy (NA) is a progressive, degenerative disorder associated with decreased sensory innervation of the involved joints. The shoulder joint is an uncommon presentation for NA, although syringomyelia is the most common cause for this joint. T…
S. Janssen, I. van Mierlo, L. P. L. Gilissen, S. W. Nienhuijs, J. Heemskerk
Gallstone disease has a high incidence, and most common presentations are well known and recognized. Particulalry in the elderly population though, uncommon presentations of gallstone disease are more frequent, and can easily be missed or misinterpreted. In t…
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