Quality of Life in Hematologic Malignancy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review.

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) indicates patients' overall health and is an essential aspect of cancer care. Although multiple studies have addressed the various aspects of HRQoL in cancer patients, few studies have investigated HRQoL in hematologic malignancy patients in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR). This review conducted an electronic search using OVID-Medline to identify HRQoL-related articles involving hematologic malignancy patients in the EMR.

Novel Inflammatory-Nutritional Biomarkers as Predictors of Histological Activity in Crohn's Disease.

Background: There has increasingly been an interest in histological remission as a therapeutic endpoint in inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of a variety of inflammatory - nutritional markers for predicting histological disease activity in patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease.

Methods: Patients with Crohn's disease that had requisite endoscopic, pathological, and laboratory data were retrospectively enrolled in the study.

Gastric Ulcer as Presentation of HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma and Resolution With HAART Therapy.

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a neoplasm of endothelium-derived cells that are associated with human herpesvirus 8 infection. In the setting of HIV, extensive disease typically necessitates highly active antiretroviral therapy in conjunction with chemotherapy. We report a patient who presented with gastrointestinal symptoms and was found to have KS presenting only as cratered gastric ulcers.

Pure Testicular Choriocarcinoma with Dermatological, Brain, and Gastrointestinal Metastases.

Testicular choriocarcinoma is a non-seminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) and is the rarest of all testicular cancers. Nearly all choriocarcinomas can be classified as either pure choriocarcinoma or as a component of a mixed germ cell tumor. Pure testicular choriocarcinoma is extremely aggressive and metastasizes early and extensively.

Sertraline-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia.

Background: Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (AEP) is a rare, potentially fatal disease often characterized by a short febrile illness, hypoxemic respiratory failure, diffuse pulmonary opacities and evidence of pulmonary eosinophilia. AEP can be idiopathic, but has documented associations with multiple drugs.

Case Report: We present the first case highlighting Sertraline specifically as a cause of drug-induced AEP in the English literature.