Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaim-2017/1710010
ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in the Elderly over 75 Years: Retrospective Study in a General Hospital
Abrar-Ahmad ZULFIQAR MD, MSc and Marphy KERIF MD
Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: December 31, 2018
Data on ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients aged over 75 years remains sporadic. The prognosis for ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients is bleak. Mortality at one year in patients aged over 80 years is very high. We describe a series of elderly patients over 75 years treated by emergency physicians in pre-admissions or in emergency wards presenting with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction, and we compare these data with a second group of patients aged below...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaim-2017/1710009
Eosinophilic Ascites, A Challenging Diagnosis
Sara Melboucy-Belkhir, Reda Khentache, Laure Andre-Ledun and Benoit Brihaye
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 21, 2018
Eosinophilic ascites is a rare presentation of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE), a rare condition first described by Kaijser, in 1937; Hundreds of cases have been reported. EGE affects both adults and children. EGE was defined by the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms with an abnormal eosinophilic infiltrate of the intestine wall and exclusion of other causes of secondary eosinophilic infiltration; EGE has 3 clinical presentations depending on the depth of eosinophilic infiltration of the b...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaim-2017/1710008
Sweet Syndrome Successfully Treated with Ruxolitinib in JAK-2 Positive Myeloproliferative Disorder
S Melboucy-Belkhir, F Brigant, R Khentache, M Bouketouche, R Garidi and B Brihaye
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 21, 2018
Sweet syndrome also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis includes sudden onset of painful erythematous plaques, papules or nodules, fever, histopathological finding of neutrophilic infiltrate in the dermis without leukocytoclastic vasculitis and good response to systemic corticosteroids. Sweet syndrome may be linked to various conditions: Hematologic malignancies including myeloproliferative disorders, solid cancers, medications, Crohn diseases, colitis ulcerative, and autoimmune disea...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaim-2017/1710007
Practical Approach to Constrictive Pericarditis
Monik Mehta
Article Type: Short Review | First Published: October 27, 2018
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is characterized by impaired ventricular filling secondary to a scarred pericardium. The scarred pericardium involving both parietal and visceral layers may be thickened or calcified with resultant loss of normal elasticity of the pericardial sac. The common causes include idiopathic aetiology, post cardiac surgery and systemic diseases affecting the pericardium such as tuberculosis, collagen vascular diseases, malignancy, renal diseases or radiation therapy....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaim-2017/1710006
Cutaneous Angiosarcoma in a Psoriasis Patient on Infliximab and Methotrexate Therapy
Annika Silfvast-Kaiser, Amanda Abramson Lloyd and Alan Menter
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 12, 2018
Angiosarcoma is a soft tissue sarcoma of endothelial origin that can arise in any organ, with an incidence of up to 5% of all malignant cutaneous tumors. It is the 4th most common sarcoma of the skin and typically occurs on the scalp of white men over 60 years of age. Its prognosis is traditionally very poor, with 5-year survival rates reported as low as 11%. Risk factors for cutaneous angiosarcoma have not been clearly established. Herein, we describe a 64-year-old male with a chronic history o...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAIM-2017/1710005
Clinical Outcomes of Parathyroidectomy in Resistant Renal Hyperparathyroidism
Zafer Pekkolay, Emre Aydin and Faruk Kilinc
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 29, 2018
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with impaired calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D balance in patients with chronic renal insufficiency, and patients are often treated medically. However, some patients have medical treatment resistance. The definition of resistant renal hyperparathyroidism despite intake of calcimimetic, parathormon binding and vitamin D analogs persistent parathormon elevation and related symptoms. The only treatment for resistant renal hyperparathyroidism is surgery. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaim-2017/1710004
A Complicated Tonsillitis: Lemierre's Syndrome
Moreno Diaz Javier, García Brunen Jose Miguel, Loscos Aranda Silvia and Arenas Miquelez Aranzazu Inmaculada
Article Type: CASE REPOR | First Published: September 07, 2018
Lemierre's syndrome is a rare complication of tonsillitis, with septic emboli and jugular vein thrombosis. We present a case in a young adult without immune deficiencies that required purulent collection drainage and admission to the Intensive Care Unit. This entity, although rare, is potentially fatal and should be known for early diagnosis and treatment....
