Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410056
Sarcoidosis Presenting with Severe Thrombocytopenia
Yusuf Kayar, Nuket Bayram Kayar, Nurcan Unver and Iskender Ekinci
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 02, 2016
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder of unknown causes. Haematological manifestations in sarcoidosis are uncommon and may include haemolytic anemia, leukopenia, eosinophilia and peripheral lymphopenia, but severe thrombocytopenia is rare. Causes of thrombocytopenia in sarcoidosis were identified a few mechanisms. There are no current guidelines concerning the treatment of thrombocytopenia in sarcoidosis. However, in emergency situations with major thrombocytopenia, it seems reasonabl...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410055
Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Morbidly Obese Patients; Single Centre Experience and a Literature Review
Muhammad Ali Karim, Muhammad Josheel Naveed, Amir Hussein and Abdulmajid Ali
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: September 01, 2016
Purpose: Bariatric surgery is an established treatment of morbid obesity and effectively controls symptoms of OSAHS. The aim of this study was to evaluate impact of bariatric surgery on OSAHS. Methods: Validated Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS) and STOP-Bang questionnaires were used to assess the impact of bariatric surgery on OSAHS in morbidly obese patient's undergone bariatric surgery from May 2008 to December 2011. Change in ESS, STOP-Bang score, weight and BMI, co-morbidities and CPAP require...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410054
The Role of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in Myocardial Infarction
Ping Zeng and Jian Yang
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 25, 2016
Myocardial infarction is usually recognized as the final stage of coronary artery stenosis or occlusion in response to coronary atherosclerosis and thrombosis involving dysfunction and activation of resident vascular cells as well as the release of t-PA. As a member of family proteins for deacetylation of core histones in eukaryotic cells, Histone deacetylases are implicated in various biological processes....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410053
Role of Tissue Doppler, Strain and 3D Echocardiographic Parameters in Pulmonary Hypertension
Marta Afonso Nogueira, Luisa Moura Branco, Ana Agapito, Ana Galrinho, Alexandra Borba, Ruben Ramos, Duarte Cacela and Rui Cruz Ferreira
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: August 23, 2016
Several echocardiographic parameters study right ventricular (RV) function, which has a prognostic impact on pulmonary hypertension (PH). Our goal was to evaluate the correlation between known prognostic markers and standard, as well as advanced echocardiographic parameters, including Tissue Doppler (TDI), strain imaging and three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410052
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage as a Initial Manifestation of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in Adults
Carmen Carrasco Cubero and Chamizo Carmona
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: August 22, 2016
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis that affects small-sized vessels, characterized by non-thrombocytopenic purpura, along with other clinical manifestations such as arthritis, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding and renal disease. Although the presence of subclinical alterations of pulmonary function has been noticed, the appearance of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rather an unusual symptom. We report a case of HSP with DAH as initial manifestation....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410051
Extubation Outcome using Cough Expiratory Flow in Surgical Patients: An Observational Study
Ming-Shian Lu, Tsung-Ming Yang, Cheng-Chih Chang, Chien-Chao Lin, Yao-Kuang Huang and Ying-Huang Tsai
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: August 16, 2016
We conducted a one-year prospective observational study of adult post-surgical patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit and mechanically ventilated for more than 24 hours. Forced cough peak expiratory flow (FCPEF) was assessed by using a digital peak flow meter placed in-line with the endotracheal before extubation after passing previously a spontaneous breathing trial....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410050
An Unusual Case of Recurrent Post-Obstructive Pneumonia from Spontaneous Granulation Tissue Formation
Georges Al-Helou, Sripooja Satya, Brian Senisi, Robert Maximos and Jalil Ahari
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: July 11, 2016
A 63-year-old man known to have human immune-deficiency viral (HIV) infection was referred for evaluation following three episodes of left upper lobe pneumonia. He was well controlled on his anti-retroviral medications. Physical exam showed left upper lobe wheezing. No evidence of obstruction could be seen on chest X-ray or computed tomography (CT). Bronchoscopy was done and showed an obstructing lesion that was biopsied then ablated. It was found to be due to a spontaneous formation of granulat...
