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Imaging of 2 Enlarging Perirenal Hibernomas

Gary G Ghahremani*

    Hibernoma is a rare benign tumor arising from vestigial remnants of brown fat, which develops in the second and third trimesters of fetal life to provide thermogenesis. Brown fat accounts for 2%-5% of a newborn’s total body weight but gradually regresses to about 0.1% in adults, in whom white fat cells form the bulk of subcutaneous and visceral adipose


Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Giambattista Lobreglio, MD*; Debora Lobreglio, MD

    A 52-year-old woman presented with fatigue and iron-deficiency anemia (hemoglobin 8,1 g/dl, mean corpuscular volume 61 μm3, iron 13 μg/dl, ferritin 2 ng/ml) due to recurrent spontaneous epistaxis and a recent episode of gastrointestinal bleeding. Physical examination revealed multiple mucocutaneous telangiectasias most evident


Regenerating Effect of Combined Snail Mucus Extract and Herbs on Non-Healing and Necrotic Wounds

Momchil Kermedchiev*; Maria Todorova; Aleksandаr Dolashki*; Lyudmila Velkova; Ekaterina Krumova; Maria Angelova; Pavlina Dolashka

    Chronic and non-healing wounds are a serious problem affecting millions of patients worldwide. The statistics are becoming increasingly alarming, with the mortality rate from chronic diabetic foot ulcers reaching 30.5%, which is comparable to the mortality rate from cancer (31%) [1]. This increased the scientific


Hydroxyurea and Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Sickle Cell Diseases

Mehmet Rami Helvaci*; Esma Helvaci; Emine Helvaci; Yusuf Aydin; Leyla Yilmaz Aydin; Alper Sevinc; Celaletdin Camci; Abdulrazak Abyad; Lesley Pocock

    Hydroxyurea and Red Blood Cells (RBC) transfusions are the life-saving regimens in the sickle cell diseases. All patients with the Sickle Cell Diseases (SCD) were studied. We studied 222 males and 212 females (30.8 vs 30.3 years, p>0.05). Smoking (23.8% vs 6.1%, p<0.001), alcohol (4.9% vs 0.4%, p<0.001), transfused RBC in their lives (48.1 vs 28.5 units, p=0.000)


Post-traumatic encephalomalacia in a young male with focal seizures and cognitive decline: A clinical image

Shreya Naik*; Anurag Luharia; Suhas Tivaskar; Gaurav Mishra; Albert Varghese; Syed Asrar; Vinay Tiwari

    24-year-old male presents as a known case of cerebrovascular accident devoid of co-morbidities with chief complaints of focal seizures, migraines, and progressive cognitive decline spanning six months. Upon clinical examination, mild lower extremity weakness and significant cognitive impairment were noted.


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