Extranodal Natural Killer/T-cell Lymphoma, Nasal Type Presenting with Myocardial Involvement and Severe Heart Failure

Shigeki Kosugi, Shuntaro Tamura, Makoto Sekiguchi, Akihito Miyajima, Hirotaka Nakahashi, Yoshitora Kin, Tomoyuki Izumi and Masatomo Takahashi

We report a rare case of extranodal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKL) with myocardial involvement and severe heart failure. A 50-year-old Japanese woman who..Ver más»

Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease among Primary School Students in Mid-Eastern Ethiopia

Hailu Abera Mulatu*, Mihret Woldemichael and Mengistu Aberra

Objective: To determine the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among primary school students in Shashemene town of Oromia regional state of Ethiopia.Ver más»

Orbital Secondary Lesion from Renal Cell Carcinoma

Federico G, Lorenzo S, Manuele C and Bruno Z

The most common sites of metastasis of renal cell carcinoma are lungs, locoregional lymph nodes, bone and liver. Renal cell carcinoma rarely metastasizes in head and neck sites...Ver más»

A Survey of the Participation of Nurses in Continuing Professional Education in Trinidad and Tobago: A Case for Chronic Disease Self- Management Education for Patients

Philip Onuoha, Denise Israel-Richardson and Chidum Ezenwaka

Aim: To assess nurses’ participation in continuing medical education (CME) in Trinidad and Tobago.

Methods: 1,032 of the estimated 1,443 qualifi..Ver más»

Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

Aya Tarabeine

This study used a paired t-test to evaluate if after completing Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) training professional counselors felt that they have the ability to

The Role of Proximal Tubular Cells in the Early Stages of Diabetic Nephropathy

Giovani B Peres and Yara M Michelacci

The present paper reviews the role of proximal tubular cells in the early stages of diabetic nephropathy. The chronic hyperglycemia that occurs in diabetes mellitus may have dif..Ver más»