Retraction: A Rare Presentation of Isolated IgM Deficiency in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29931.

A Rare Presentation of Isolated IgM Deficiency in a 28-Year-Old Male: A Case Report.

Immunoglobulin M (IgM) plays a regulatory role in subsequent immune response development, thereby accelerating the production of immunoglobulin G (IgG) with high affinity. Selective IgM deficiency (SIGMD) is a rare immune disorder that has been reported in association with serious infections, such as bacteremia. Patients commonly present with infections, atopy, septicemia, splenomegaly, neoplasia, and other autoimmune disorders.

Retraction: Small Intestinal Tumors: A Rare Case of Tubulovillous Adenoma in Duodenum.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4671.

Small Intestinal Tumors: A Rare Case of Tubulovillous Adenoma in Duodenum.

The small intestine is a relatively privileged organ; primary tumors are uncommon among malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract, with an average annual incidence rate of 9.9 per million people. Among these uncommon tumors, duodenal tumors are even rarer with an average incidence rate of 0.

Gallbladder Perforation Secondary to Enteric Fever: An Interesting Case of Acute Abdomen.

Enteric fever is a common infectious disease, especially in countries with poor sanitation and in the tropics. It is caused mainly by Salmonella typhi and accounts for nearly 27 million cases worldwide and 200,000 deaths annually. Enteric fever involves the reticuloendothelial system such as bone marrow, spleen, and liver.

Whole exome sequencing identified three ABCC6 variants in two Pakistani families with pseudoxanthoma elasticum phenotype.

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an autosomal recessive disorder of ectopic mineralization and fragmentation of elastic fibers in skin, eyes, cardiovascular and digestive system. PXE is caused by sequence variants in ABCC6, which encodes multidrug resistance-associated protein 6 (MRP6, also known as the ABCC6 protein). MRP6 is an important regulator of inorganic plasma pyrophosphate that acts as an inhibitor of ectopic mineralization observed in PXE patients with low inorganic plasma pyrophosphate levels.

Polydioxanone Versus Polypropylene Closure For Midline Abdominal Incisions.

Background: Midline laparotomy is the most common technique of abdominal incisions because it is simple, provides adequate exposure to all four quadrants, and is rapid to open. A major problem after midline laparotomy remains the adequate technique of abdominal fascia closure. This study was conducted to see the role of Polydioxanone and Prolene for midline abdominal closure in terms of postoperative wound infection and wound pain.

Experiences of stigma among hepatitis B and C patients in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.

Hepatitis B and C are chronic diseases with mental and social impacts which can result in poor quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine the experiences of stigma in a sample of hepatitis B- and C-positive patients in Pakistan. In a cross-sectional study, 140 inpatients and outpatients from 3 tertiary-care hospitals in Islamabad and Rawalpindi answered a semi-structured questionnaire about stigma experienced from relatives, friends, spouse and health-care providers, and about work/financial problems.

Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor: an unusual malignancy of ovary.

Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumor (ETT) is a distinct but rare variety of gestational trophoblastic tumors. Misdiagnosis delays effective treatment and affects the survival. The case being reported here involved a 43 years old lady presented with 4 months history of intermenstrual per vaginal bleeding and 6 weeks amenorrhea.

Epidemiology of genital tuberculosis in infertile population.

Objective: To assess the frequency of genital tuberculosis in infertile women, its clinical presentation and association with socio-economic status and geographical latitude and to compare various modes of diagnosis and efficacy of therapy.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the Gynaecology and Obstetric Department (Unit Ill), Federal Government Services Hospital, Islamabad for a period of two years, from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003. A protocol for fertility work-up included complete history, examination, monitoring of ovulation and assessment of male factor.

Women's autonomy, education and contraception use in Pakistan: a national study.

Background: It has been proposed that the autonomy of women is one of the mechanisms of how education influences contraceptive use in developing countries. We tested this hypothesis in a national sample of women in Pakistan.

Methods: We used the 2000 Pakistan Reproductive Health and Family Planning Survey, which interviewed a national sample of ever married women aged 15-49 years (n = 6579).

Comparison of fine needle aspiration cytology with excision biopsy of breast lump.

Objective: To evaluate the results of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of breast lump by histopathology of excision biopsy specimen in the same group of patients.

Design: A descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Surgery, Federal Government Services Hospital, Islamabad from October, 2000 to March, 2001.

Mastoiditis in children.

Fifty-two children with mastoiditis were treated at the Federal Government Services Hospital over a period of 15 years (from 1986 to 2000). The salient feature in these cases was the presence of a post-auricular swelling and mastoid abscess. Extensive cholesteatoma was seen in 80.

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Pakistan: electrocardiographic, echocardiographic and myocardial scintigraphic features.

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a recently recognised entity, with typical electrocardiographic, echocardiographic and myocardial scintigraphic features. Thallium imaging is more sensitive than echocardiography, but electrocardiogram appears to be an important clue to its diagnosis which shows changes in the mid precordial leads in most of the patients.