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Volume 2 Number 1 March 2012

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Transfusion, erythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapy, and kidney transplant wait timeR. M. Perkins, H. L. Kirchner, R. Govindasamy …………………………………………………........... 1

Red cell distribution width in patients with HIV infectionM. L. Gallego, I. A. Pérez-Hernández, R. Palacios, J. Ruiz-Morales, E. Nuño,

M. Márquez, J. Santos ………………..…………….......................................................................... 7

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: A case of testis lymphoma metastasized to the gallbladderY. Tsutsumi, R. Ogasawara, F. Yamamoto, Y. Yamada, Y. Komatsu, K. Ichiki, S. Ito, N. Kurauchi,

K. Kudo, N. Shimoyama, J. Tanaka, M. Asaka, M. Imamura, H. Naruse, N. Masauzi ………................ 11

Unusual spontaneous improvement in Asian variant of intravascular large

B-cell lymphomaT. Ninomiya, T. Nakamura, N. Fujii, A. Hiraki, S. Umemura, H. Yamane,

A. Shirakawa, H. Kamei ……...………………………...................................................................... 15

Uncommon complications of biliary stonesS. Janssen, I. van Mierlo, L. P. L. Gilissen, S. W. Nienhuijs, J. Heemskerk ……………..…….............. 19

Neuropathic arthropathy of the shoulder: Two cases of syringomyelia with cocaine useJ. A. Rubano, S. Bhana, D. Modjinu, C. R. J. Pameijer, H. Roppelt …………….……………………..... 27

Two cases of juvenile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presenting with marked bi-atrial

enlargement on standard 12-lead electrocardiogramH. Kataoka ………………………………………………..……………………………........................... 31

Electrophysiologic behaviour of a left sided accessory pathway with decremental

(Mahaim-like) propertiesM. Galeazzi, M. Russo, S. Ficili, C. Lavalle, C. Pandozi ……………………………........................... 34

Anticardiolipin antibodies do not mediate macrovascular complications of type 2

diabetesC. E. Copetti, M. Perreynoud, M. C. Bisi, H. L. Staub …………………………………………….......... 37

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Journal Editorial Board

Editorial Board (According to Alphabet)

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Open Journal of Internal Medicine (OJIM) is an international peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing in English original research studies, reviews and case reports in internal medicine. Symposia or workshop papers may be published as supplements.

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer review process. For more details about the submissions, please access the website.

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Call for Papers

Prof. Luigi Iuliano

Dr. Kenji Kabashima

Prof. Hiroyuki Koshiyama

Dr. Maimon Moshe-Nimrod

Dr. Thein Hlaing Oo

Prof. Tadeusz Robak

Prof. Ernst Ruediger von Schwar

Dr. Sydney Chi-Wai Tang

Dr. Cang-Bao Xu

Dr. Hideo Yasunaga

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Kyoto University, Japan

Kyoto University, Japan

Soroka University, Israel

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

Medical University of Lodz, Poland

Cedars Sinai Medical Center, USA

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)

Lund University, Sweden

The University of Tokyo, Japan

We are also interested in: 1) Short Reports―2-5 page papers where an author can either present an idea with theoretical background but has not yet completed the research needed for a complete paper or preliminary data; 2) Book Reviews―Comments and critiques.

Subject Coverage

Allergy and Clinical Immunology Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology Clinical Anaesthesiology Clinical Anatomy Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis Clinical and Experimental Allergy Clinical and Experimental Dermatology Clinical and Experimental Hypertension Clinical and Experimental Immunology Clinical and Experimental Medicine Clinical and Experimental Metastasis Clinical and Experimental Nephrology Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Clinical and Experimental Optometry Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology Clinical and Experimental Pathology Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology Clinical and Molecular Allergy Clinical and Translational Oncology Clinical Anesthesia Clinical Apheresis Clinical Autonomic Research Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition Clinical Biomechanics Clinical Cardiology Clinical Case Studies Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry Clinical Chiropractic Clinical Densitometry Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Epidemiology Clinical Forensic Medicine Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinical Genetics

Clinical Haematology Clinical Hypertension Clinical Imaging Clinical Immunology Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research Clinical Interventions in Aging Clinical Laboratory Analysis Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics Clinical Lipidology Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials Clinical Microbiology and Infection Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Clinical Molecular Pathology Clinical Monitoring and Computing Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery Clinical Neurophysiology Clinical Neuropsychology Clinical Neuroradiology Clinical Neuroscience Clinical Nursing Clinical Nutrition Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Oncology and Cancer Research Clinical Oral Implants Research Clinical Oral Investigations Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Clinical Otolaryngology Clinical Pathology Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Periodontology Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

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Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings Clinical Radiology Clinical Rehabilitation Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs Clinical Research in Cardiology Clinical Respiratory Clinical Rheumatology Clinical Simulation in Nursing Clinical Sleep Medicine Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice Clinical Therapeutics Clinical Toxicology Clinical Transplantation Clinical Trials Clinical Ultrasound Clinical Virology Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice Consulting and Clinical Psychology Contemporary Clinical Trials Controlled Clinical Trials Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice Evaluation in Clinical Practice Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory and Clinical Medicine Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical Neurophysiology Nutrition in Clinical Practice Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology Psychiatry in Clinical Practice Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management Veterinary Clinical Pathology

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