Comparison between intralesional triamcinolone and intralesional methotrexate in the treatment of keloid
Introduction/Aim. Keloid is a benign proliferative lesion of the dermal connective tissue. It is a challenging clinical problem, despite multiple therapies reported until now. The aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of intralesional methotrexate in the treatment of keloid in comparison to intralesional triamcinolone. Methods. This is an ...
By Mohammed Abbas, Athraa Ali, Zaid Al-Attar
Effects of treatment using the semantic feature analysis method on the improvement of narrative discourse in persons with fluent aphasias
Patients with a fluent type of aphasia have semantically poor discourse, which is often uninformative for the interlocutor, having consequences for their daily life. One of the treatment methods used in clinical practice is the semantic feature analysis (SFA). The aim of this study was to determine the impact of this treatment method on the content...
By Tanja Milovanović, Mile Vuković, Sindi Mitrović
Successful treatment response in a patient with severe neurological manifestations of drug-induced acute intermittent porphyria: A case report
Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare metabolic disorder of the hem biosynthetic pathway that can cause severe neurological symptoms involving the central, autonomic and peripheral nervous system. Diagnosis may be delayed due to variable symptoms that can mimic other diseases. A 23-year-old woman with abdominal pain, constipation, progressive deve...
By Stefan Todorović, Gordana Đorđević, Andrija Rančić, Dejan Aleksić
The role of serum vitamin D concentrations in predicting COVID-19 course and outcome
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had significant acute and long-term impact on people's health. As the available literature sources have shown that the premorbid conditions affect the course of COVID-19, we aimed to investigate the role of admission vitamin D concentration to predict the outcome of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. An...
By Dunja Božić, Đorđe Stevanović, Mina Poskurica, Marina Petrović
A co-infection of primary varicella and COVID-19: A case report
Primary varicella usually occurs in childhood and is generally self-limiting. In adults and immunocompromised individuals, it can have a more serious course. Obesity is one of the risk factors for a severe COVID-19 infection that can lead to immunosuppression among other systemic complications. This case report aims to present a rare co-infection o...
By Selma Habibović, Ahmo Habibović, Samir Vučelj, Lejla Ćeranić, Irfan Ćorović, Emina Ćorović-Ličina, Bojana Simović-Marković
A rare case of coexistence of cervical lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma and cervical ganglioneuroma: A possibility of radioiodine refractory thyroid cancer misdiagnosis
Well-differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is curable in most patients with adequate surgical approach, radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression. However, around 2%-4% of cases experience a local recurrence in lateral cervical lymph nodes during a follow-up. Among these cases, nearly two-thirds become resi...
By Katarina Vuleta-Nedić, Vladimir Vukomanović, Ana Ranković, Vesna Ignjatović, Svetlana Kocić
Pharmacokinetics of herb-drug interactions: Experimental models in Nigeria
Herbs have been a vital renewable source of medicine throughout human history as a large proportion of the global population still depends on them for their health benefits. The increasing popularity of herbal supplements has raised an obvious concern about the overall safety and potential interaction with other drugs in situ. The intent was to spu...
By Mary Ologe, Yusuf Olalekan, Awodayo Adepiti, Olubunmi Atolani, Anoka Njan, Adedibu Tella, Ezekiel Iwalewa
Acute myocardial infarction in patients under forty-five years of age: What has changed in ten years?
The incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is declining in developed countries due to better prevention and more effective treatment of risk factors, however, the proportion of younger patients with AMI is increasing. The aim of the research was to compare patients under the age of 45 years with acute myocardial infarction at a ten-year int...
By Danijela Đorđević-Radojković, Miodrag Damjanović, Svetlana Apostolović, Jelena Milošević, Dragana Stanojević, Goran Koraćević, Ružica Janković-Tomašević, Tomislav Kostić, Sonja Dakić, Jelena Cvetković, Jovana Šarić
Classification of postburn deformities of the breast
An increased survival of patients with extensive and critical burns has increased the number of scar deformities in various parts of the human body. Breast lesions particularly affect the physical and mental health of girls and women. Scar deformities manifest in the form of individual scars or large scar fields of the breast and chest. All of this...
By Feyta Ruslanovych, Zhernov Andriyovych, Shendryk Hrehorovych
Breaking the silence: Innovative approaches to voice rehabilitation and communication for laryngectomized patient
Laryngectomy is a surgical procedure for the removal of the larynx, either entirely (total laryngectomy) or partially (partial laryngectomy). Rehabilitation of laryngectomy patients is a complex process that involves physical, psychological, and social aspects. To improve the quality of life of laryngectomy patients, rehabilitation consists of seve...
By Dina Rujević, Mirjana Petrović-Lazić