Introduction: The most prevalent histologic subtype of primary liver cancer, hepato-cellular carcinoma, is also the third most lethal malignancy worldwide and a significant cause of cancer death. When diagnosed, it is frequently too late for curative therapies. To add to the difficulty, it is resistant to conventional systemic therapies like chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Stigma poses significant challenges to tuberculosis control efforts worldwide. India, bearing a substantial burden of tuberculosis cases, grapples with pervasive stigmatizing attitudes towards the disease, hindering timely diagnosis and treatment. This study aims to assess the prevalence and manifestations of tuberculosis-related stigma, shedding light on a critical yet overlooked aspect of tuberculosis management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Kisspeptin was initially known as metastin for its role in suppressing metastasis in melanoma and breast cancer. Later, based on its ability to stimulate GPR54, its importance in maintaining an intact hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis was recognised, which is the basis for the widespread application of the drug in several conditions such as secondary amenorrhea, regulation of puberty onset, ovarian function, trophoblast invasion, fertility regulation, parturition, and lactation. This systematic study aims to evaluate the current status of kisspentin in clinical trials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare condition characterised by paroxysms of intense pain in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve. This condition significantly diminishes the patient's quality of life, and the side effects from chronic use of medications for symptomatic relief further exacerbate their distress.
Case Description: The case report discusses a patient diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia who commenced carbamazepine treatment.
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it can affect multiple organ systems. Cutaneous TB, a less common type of extrapulmonary TB can coexist with TB of other organs. Here, we describe a case of multifocal cutaneous TB suggestive of two different morphological types with concomitant miliary pulmonary TB.
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