New Emirates Medical Journal - Volume 4, Issue 2, 2023

BackgroundPsychiatric disorders are difficult to assess, diagnose, and treat in most cases. The present case describes an extremely rare psychological disorder in combination with metabolic and endocrine insufficiency.Case PresentationThe condition of a 7-year-old child with inherited psychopathology from his father was found to be aggravated by his mother's alcoholism. The child was delivered in emergency from a p Read More

BackgroundHepatotoxicity of amiodarone has long been described and consists mostly of mild and delayed onset elevation in liver function tests. Fulminant hepatitis, however, is much rarer and attributed to the parenteral administration of the drug. The mechanism of injury is yet to be understood, though multiple theories have been proposed. This case report aims at highlighting the importance of monitoring patients r Read More

BackgroundTrichobezoar is a condition characterized by the accumulation of undigested hair and or other foreign bodies in the stomach. The reported occurrence is uncommon in the Middle East and usually affects female adolescents and young children. Rapunzel syndrome, which almost exclusively affects young women, is a rare form of trichobezoar in the stomach that spreads to the intestine and is associated with psyc Read More

Worldwide, more than 6 million individuals have passed away in the two years since the pandemic began. The mortality and infection rates for men and women differ significantly across the several nations impacted by SARS-CoV-2. Many features of the SARS-CoV-2 replication cycle are influenced by several processes. The numerous ways in which genetic, epigenetic, or behavioral mechanisms affect the viral life cycle a Read More

BackgroundThe topic of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease)-associated complications during pregnancy is poorly postulated and remains an area that requires elucidation for the underlying pathophysiology mechanism in order to evaluate a new therapeutic strategy and optimize current therapies.AimsThe study aimed to assess the proportion of associated complications with COVID-19 and the underlying pathophysiology Read More

ObjectiveTo estimate the recurrence of odontogenic keratocyst (OKCs) and increment of bone height upon an innovative treatment protocol of the OKC, i.e., enucleation along with the adjuvant therapy of Carnoy’s solution, followed by marsupialization.MethodsTwenty cases of OKC treated at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from 2020-2021 were studied retrospectively. Clinical, radiological features and histologic Read More

IntroductionMicroscopic colitis is an inflammatory GI condition whereby patients present predominantly with chronic watery diarrhea associated with other non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, urgency, fecal incontinence, weight loss, arthralgia, myalgia, anxiety, depression, and fatigue, which negatively impact their quality of life.Case PresentationWe present a case of a 44 -year old female with a history of hypot Read More

BackgroundType 1 Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder in children and adolescents due to insulin deficiency. The disease is more common below 19 years of age with two peaks of incidence, one at 4-6 years and the other peak at early puberty (10-14 years). There is a gradual increase in the incidence of type 1 DM and a rise in incidence at 10,200 cases per year in the Middle East. Chronic type-1 diabetic patien Read More

BackgroundS100B, NSE, MMP-9, and Tau protein levels increase in cases causing hypoxic cell damage. The diagnosis of the severity of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the early period of these parameters was studied.Materials and MethodsCOHb level measurement was made using a signal capture CO-pulse oximeter (Masimo's SET Rainbow, Masimo's Co, USA) at the first admission of the patients. Then, COHb levels w Read More

ObjectivesCaveolins are universal multifunctional physiologically active microparticles that collaborate in the caveolae formation to maintain the metabolic homeostatic balance of the cells. In fact, remarkable advances in the molecular biopathology of caveolae have been made in recent years by exploring the role of caveolae in norm and physiopathology.MethodsThe current literature data on the caveolae behavior in nor Read More

Recently, the scientific community has realized that COVID-19 effects are not limited to the acute period of infection but continue beyond that to cause more prolonged pathological changes. Post-COVID syndrome is a novel concept that describes the sequelae/persistent pathophysiological changes of post-COVID-19 infection. The current hypothesis suggests the involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviru Read More

BackgroundPriapism is one of the urological emergencies requiring prompt medical or surgical intervention. The clinical diagnosis is made with adjunct cavernosal blood gas analysis and colour doppler ultrasound to determine the underlying aetiology; ischaemic or non-ischaemic, and the majority are veno-occlusive in origin (ischaemic). The occurrence of warfarin-induced priapism complicated with penile necrosis is a rar Read More

BackgroundDiseases of the gallbladder (GB) are a common occurrence, and gallstones are the most common biliary pathology. Lately, the incidence of gallstone disease has been on the rise in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Case ReportWe present a case report of a 52 years old female who presented with severe upper abdominal pain. The clinical examination and ultrasound imaging were consistent with the calc Read More

Head and neck infection (HNI) is more complicated, as most of the sites of infection in this regions are very complex. Bacterial head and neck infections can usually originate through the upper airway, sinusitis, and dental or oral cavity and then extend deeper into other head and neck compartment sites. Both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria induce bacterial head and neck infections. This narrative review discusses the Read More

BackgroundRight ventricular hemangioma is very rare. Corona Virus disease (COVID-19) and vaccination were documented to cause diverse thromboembolic phenomena.Case PresentationWe report a large right ventricular hemangioma presented as acute pulmonary embolism two weeks after COVID-19 vaccination associated with acute kidney injury and significantly elevated Interleukin-6 (IL-6). There was no throm Read More

BackgroundImplantable Cardioverter Defibrillator is a rare source of sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) infection. Management of SCJ infection is challenging because of the joint's proximity to major vascular structures.Case PresentationWe presented a case of SCJ infection two years post implantable cardioverter-defibrillator insertion in a 70-year-old gentleman. We managed the patient successfully with minimal surgical d Read More

Background and ObjectiveVolume replacement remains the cornerstone of resuscitation in critically ill patients. This study explored the ability of the subclavian vein collapsibility index to predict fluid responsiveness.MethodsIn this prospective observational study conducted in the Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, sonographic evaluation of inferior vena cava and the right subclavi Read More

IntroductionWilms tumor, the second most common malignancy in childhood, is associated with hypertension in half the cases, but associated consanguinity rarely comes across, and no direct association between the incidence of nephroblastoma and consanguinity has been noted in current literature.Case PresentationWe present a rare case of Wilms tumor in a patient with consanguineous parents. The patient is a 4- Read More

BackgroundMultisystemic inflammatory syndrome is a rare but severe complication in children and adolescents infected with SARS-CoV-2.Case ReportThis report describes a four-year-old Arab descent female presenting with a history of high-grade fever of 7 days duration with erythematous rash and family history of COVID infection suggestive of atypical Kawasaki disease, which turned out to be multisystemic inflammatory s Read More