New Emirates Medical Journal - Volume 2, Issue 1, 2021

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented global health emergency. This crisis has impacted educational activities worldwide, including India. It is imperative to understand the challenges faced by institutions in imparting resident training when dealing with patients during this pandemic. This correspondence briefly discusses the effect on the cardiology residency program and research activi Read More

Globally, COVID-19 is a viral disease that has become a public health challenge in 2020. COVID-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV 2, that was first discovered in the Hubei province of China and it commonly manifests as a respiratory illness but also with symptoms ranging from mild myalgia to severe pneumonia. As our primitive understanding of this novel virus has evolved, COVID-19 has been shown to present Read More

Background: The diagnosis of viral causes for flu-like syndromes have positively been impacted by the availability of molecular assays. In recent years, syndromic multiplex panels have been able to give rapid turn-around-times and highly accurate results. We examine the use of this test during the first four months of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A retrospective review of 2145 patient results from a multi Read More

Background: Due to the high prevalence and wide distribution of coronaviruses, their large genetic diversity, frequent recombination of their genomes, and increasing human-animal interface activities, novel coronaviruses are likely to emerge periodically in humans owing to frequent cross-species infections and occasional spillover event.Objective: The aim of this research is to study the short-term morbidities, mortali Read More

Background: Management of rheumatoid arthritis is complicated due to different disease presentations and the multiplicity of drugs. Although most patients are informed about the risks of treatment, there remain possible side-effects, which patients are not informed about to avoid the 'information dump.’ Rheumatologists have to balance what they believe is essential to tell patients versus what reasonable patients belie Read More

Background: Cardiac auscultation is a frequent first step in diagnosing heart disorders. However, the lack of dependability of ordinary auscultation in the hands of inexperienced clinicians remains a problem.Objectives: We sought to develop an inexpensive system for digital cardiac auscultation (digital phonocardiography) using a Windows laptop computer, freely downloadable software and an inexpensive USB microphone.Descr Read More

Aim: Raising awareness of healthcare providers about headache and early morning vomiting in children.Background: Intracranial cystic hydatid disease (Echinococcosis) is a rare worldwide disease caused by encysted larvae of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosa. Human is the intermediate host of this parasite and CNS involvement occurs in only 3%. Clinically, the cyst causes a seizure, increased intracranial pre Read More

Introduction:Aplasia Cutis Congenita (ACC) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by the absence of skin and adjacent tissue that usually affect the scalp. A large scalp defect in ACC with adjacent tissue anomalies is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The management of these lesions can be challenging. The treatment can be either conservative, surgical, or combined.Case: A full-term newborn girl delivered wit Read More

Background: Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD) are a well known late complication after solid organ transplantation, including renal transplant. Among others, graft failure due to reactivation of BK polyomavirus in the grafted kidney is also a well-recognized complication but tends to present early in the first several months after transplant.Case: Here we present the case of PTLD Burkitt's Lymphoma (BL-PTLD Read More

Left Ventricular Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy (LVNC) is a rare disorder characterized by abnormal myocardial trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses. Diagnostic criteria for LVNC are controversial. Echocardiography remains the primary modality for diagnosis, but there is growing evidence that it may fail in early diagnosis due to its limitation in accurately visualizing the apical and lateral wall trabeculations. Read More

The dentist must look for extra canals while performing endodontic treatment. Patients presenting with three canals in maxillary second premolar is a rare phenomenon, and in particular, bilateral maxillary premolars having three canals is very rare. In these patients, accurate preoperative radiographs with multiple angulations are useful in diagnosis. Good clinical and radio-graphic skills are required in the successful diagnos Read More

Acute appendicitis in elderly continue to be a diagnostic dilemma as it raises both the suspicion of malignancy and increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Cancers of the appendix are rare and most of them are found accidentally on appendectomies performed for acute appendicitis. When reviewed, the majority of the tumors were carcinoid, adenoma, and lymphoma. Adenocarcinomas of appendix are only 0.08% of all can Read More

Background: Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) is a syndrome with different causes, characterized by clinical evidence of myocardial infarction with normal or near-normal coronary arteries on angiography.Case Presentation: Here we describe an interesting case of a 29 year old male known to have bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement who presented with chest pain suggestive of the acute Read More

Background: Traumatic duodenal perforation is a serious injury and is a result of major trauma and insult to the body. The management is difficult due to associated injuries and these children often need major resuscitation. The standard surgical treatment of traumatic duodenal perforation is laparotomy and repair of duodenal perforation. In children, laparoscopic repair of duodenal perforation is reported in only a few cases.C Read More

 Introduction: This is a report of immediate endoscopic balloon dilatation for incomplete pyloromyotomy in idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.Case Report: A two-months old boy presented with 6 weeks of projectile vomiting, failure to thrive and severe physiologic disturbance. Following investigation and resuscitation, he underwent laparoscopic pyloromyotomy. Recovery was delayed due to ongoing projectile vo Read More

The goals of cleft palate surgery are an effective barrier between the nasal and oral air passages leading to functional outcomes in terms of speech, feeding and hearing for the affected child. But unfortunately, these goals are sometimes not easily attained and complicated by Cleft Palate Fistulas (CPFs), which adversely affects not only the child but also the parents. The principles of cleft palate surgery include a two- Read More