The central and peripheral nervous system cancers are the second most common cancers among the paediatric population (0-14 years). The non-specific symptoms seen in its clinical presentation make the diagnosis of these tumours extremely challenging among children compared to adults. This research study was therefore done to study the socio-demographic profile, clinical features, and management practices among paediatric patients with intracranial tumours.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic non-bloody diarrhea may be attributed either to functional or organic diseases. The latter category may present with malabsorption syndrome if there is extensive involvement of the small bowel, whereas diseases of the large bowel may only present with diarrhea sans malabsorption. Indian data has predominantly focussed on the etiological spectrum of malabsorption syndrome in adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 44-year-old male had persistent hypoalbuminemia and ascites after liver transplantation. Imaging of the liver and gastrointestinal system was normal. Urine examination was negative for proteinuria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMyoepitheliomas are rare tumours of salivary glands. Mucinous myoepithelioma (MM) is a newly described variant with rare cases reported in the literature. This case report highlights cytopathologic features with histologic follow up of MM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes Mellitus (DM) is a global public health concern. DM has been increasing alarmingly among the young people and childhood-onset has now become an emerging issue worldwide. Unlike other chronic diseases, DM requires constant and active attention of the patients, sometimes of their family members for successful management of this disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recurrent or de novo nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are common after liver transplantation (LT) and may be associated with rapid progression to fibrosis; however, there is limited data in this regard after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).
Material And Methods: This is a retrospective study at a high volume LDLT center of all liver biopsies performed in patients with post-transplant NAFLD diagnosed on ultrasound of the abdomen. Liver biopsy was indicated for raised transaminases and/or high liver stiffness on TE.
Objective: To describe the implementation, coverage and performance of the national kangaroo mother care programme in Bangladesh.
Methods: Kangaroo mother care services for clinically stable babies with birth weight under 2000 g were set up in government-run health-care facilities in rural and urban areas of Bangladesh. Each facility provided counselling on kangaroo mother care, ensured adequate nutrition, and followed up mothers and babies.
Background And Aims: Use of technological gadgets has rapidly been increasing among adolescents, which may result in health issues and technology addiction. This study focuses on the prevalence of usage of technological gadgets and health-related complications among secondary school-going children of Bangladesh.
Methods: A total of 1803 secondary school students from 21 different districts of Bangladesh participated in the study.
Hydatidiform mole coexisting with a normal live fetus in a twin pregnancy is extremely rare. Management of these cases is challenging due to the risk of severe antepartum and post-partum complications. Herein, we report the case of a 24-year-old gravida 2 para 1 who presented at 28 weeks gestation with severe preeclampsia, vulvar edema and a serum β-HCG of 285,000 IU/mL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMymensingh Med J
July 2019
This cross-sectional and population based study was carried out in four randomly selected Upazila of four districts of Dhaka division by the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from October 2014 to March 2015 to detect the prevalence of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) among women in four Upazila of Dhaka division of Bangladesh. Married women ages between 25-55 years, mentally able to provide informed consent were recruited. Women with chronic illness, pregnancy and women with previous treatment for CIN were excluded from the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Assoc Physicians India
April 2019
Sweet syndrome,also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis , is one of the rare cutaneous association of ulcerative colitis.Only few cases of Sweet syndrome associated with ulcerative colitis have been reported in literature. We herein describe a case of young female with acute exacerbation of ulcerative colitis associated with erythematous , papular skin lesions which on biopsy were consistent with Sweet syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommon variable immunodeficiency syndrome (CVID) is a heterogeneous disorder characterised by diminished levels of IgG, IgA and/or IgM, and recurrent bacterial infections. Sinopulmonary infections are most commonly reported followed by gastrointestinal (GI) infections. GI tract represents the largest immune organ with abundance of lymphoid cells, its involvement can manifest variably ranging from asymptomatic involvement to florid symptoms and signs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAstrocytes perform several critical functions such as promoting neuronal maturation, neuronal survival, maintaining and supporting neurons and oligodendrocytes. Astrocytes participate in the formation of nodes of Ranvier. Recently, studies emphasizing on the role of astrocytes in regulating myelination by secreting pro-myelinating factors like growth factors, neurotrophins and ECM proteins, have been investigated by many researchers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecently, a mixed hybrid operator, generalizing the well-known Phillips operators and Baskakov-Szász type operators, was introduced. In this paper, we study Bézier variant of these new operators. We investigate the degree of approximation of these operators by means of the Lipschitz class function, the modulus of continuity, and a weighted space.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare neoplasm accounting for <0.1% of breast carcinomas. The mean age of presentation is fifth to sixth decade of life and it generally presents as a painful breast lump.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSkin involvement in Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is rare, more so in the pediatric age group. There are very few cases of BL involving skin either at presentation or relapse reported in literature. We report a case of a 9-years old boy with stage 4 Burkitt's lymphoma with skin involvement who tested negative for human immune-deficiency virus.
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December 2017
Mucormycosis is a rare, opportunistic fungal infection that occurs almost exclusively in immunocompromised hosts such as patients with diabetes mellitus, leukemia, lymphoma, renal disease, septicemia, burns, malnutrition, and following long-term treatment with steroids and antibiotics. Based on the clinical presentation and involvement, mucormycosis is classified as six major forms, namely, rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal (GI), disseminated and miscellaneous, with rhinocerebral and pulmonary being the common forms. GI mucormycosis is rare, accounting for only 7% of all cases; however, the mortality rate is as high as 85%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHistoplasmosis is an invasive mycosis caused by inhalation of the spores of dimorphic fungi Histoplasma capsulatum. The disease manifests in the lung as acute or chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis and in severe cases gets disseminated in multiple organs like skin, adrenal gland, central nervous system, lymph node, liver, spleen, bone marrow, and gastrointestinal tract. It occurs most commonly in immunodeficient patients like HIV-positive patients and transplant recipients, while immunocompetent hosts are affected rarely.
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February 2017
A middle aged male with no known comorbidities presented with history of colicky abdominal pain, low grade fever and weight loss. Laboratory parameters were normal except low albumin. Imaging showed multiple areas of mural thickening with enhancement in jejunum & ileum.
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