Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine
A journal of basic and clinical medical research
Current Issue
Volume 3 // Issue 4 // December 2018
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Chronic Statin Therapy and Histologic Gastric Changes
ABSTRACT Background: The additional benefits of certain frequently used chronic drugs such as statins or aspirin are investigated for their possible effect of influencing various types of cancer, including gastric cancer. The possible role of statins in the occurrence of pre-neoplastic gastric lesions has not been investigated. Aim: The study aims to determine the influence of Read More ...
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Inter-Operator Reliability of Dental Morphometric Measurements
ABSTRACT Background: Measurement-based studies are prone to measurement errors, which occur at the same operator or between different operators during repeated measurements of the same sample. Aim of the study: To assess the inter-operator reliability of morphometric measurements using a bidimensional image analysis method. Material and methods: Eight study models have been selected, images of teeth and models were Read More ...
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
ABSTRACT Background: Finding accurate health-related information on the Internet may be a real challenge for users lacking the critical skills necessary to assess the validity of online content, even if they browse websites that are compliant with credibility criteria. The aim of the study was to check whether an overall high website credibility or compliance to any of Read More ...
CLINICAL UPDATE
The Role of Carotid Ultrasonography in Patients with High Risk of Atherosclerosis
ABSTRACT Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease that most often affects the carotid arteries. Being usually asymptomatic in its early stages, it is diagnosed only in advanced stages, when treatment is more difficult and prognosis is poor. Carotid ultrasound (US) is the most commonly used method for diagnosing carotid artery disease and represents a proper method for screening in patients Read More ...
CLINICAL UPDATE
Biofilm Inhibition: Compounds with Antibacterial Effects
ABSTRACT Biofilms can form on living or inert surfaces and prevail in natural, industrial, and hospital environments. They are made of bacteria organized in a coordinated functional community. Biofilms do not respond to antibiotic treatment due to multiple mechanisms of tolerance and resistance. If bacteria are coordinated in a biofilm form, they are significantly less susceptible to antibiotics, thus Read More ...
CASE SERIES
Trauma-induced Skin Lesions in Newborns – an Overlooked Problem
ABSTRACT Newborns are more likely to develop bruises due to mechanical trauma during birth. Establishing the correct diagnosis in newborns presenting with different skin lesions is not an easy task, and besides the well-known pathology, one must not forget simple posttraumatic injuries. We present three cases that raised questions before establishing that the lesions had been induced by simple Read More ...
CASE REPORT
Gracilis Muscle Flap for Recurrent Rectovaginal Fistula: a Case Report
ABSTRACT We present the case of a 48-year-old patient with a recurrent rectovaginal fistula, who we treated surgically by transposing the gracilis muscle. The patient with a history of ulcerative colitis underwent colorectal resection with mechanical anastomosis and diverting ileostomy for rectal cancer. She was subsequently treated by radiation and chemotherapy. Six weeks later, the ileostomy was removed, but Read More ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Diagnostic Algorithm for Superficial Venous Malformations in Newborns
ABSTRACT Superficial venous malformations can be clinically diagnosed since birth as localized, bluish or purple lesions, especially on the lower extremity, but deep venous malformations are difficult to diagnose only by clinical appearance. The diagnostic algorithm for superficial venous malformations in newborns includes clinical examination and Duplex ultrasonography. The latter allows differentiating tumors (hemangiomas) from vascular malformations and evaluating Read More ...
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Online Articles
IMAGE FOCUS
Congenital Malalignment of the Nails
ABSTRACT Congenital malalignment of the toenail is characterized by the lateral (rarely medial) deviation of nail plates that affects mostly the great toes from one foot or both, but has also been described on other toes, even on the hands. This nail disease is still considered a rare entity, although it is not a rare clinical observation in Read More ...
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
ABSTRACT Background: Cervical lesions appear on the cervical surface of the lingual or buccal side of the tooth and are classified into carious and non-carious lesions. Aim: The present study evaluates the performance of three different types of aesthetic restorative materials, used for the restoration of carious or non-carious cervical lesions. Materials and methods: The study comprised 195 cervical Read More ...
CASE REPORT
Skin Lesions in a Daclizumab-treated Patient with Multiple Sclerosis
ABSTRACT Background: Daclizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the α-subunit (CD25) of the high-affinity interleukin (IL)–2 receptor, used for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis with a large spectrum of cutaneous adverse reactions. Case presentation: We present the case of a middle-aged man treated with daclizumab for multiple sclerosis, who developed skin reactions difficult to evaluate. A 4 Read More ...