Orbital and adnexal sarcoidosis: Clinical presentations and management outcomes.

Purpose: To present the clinical features and management outcomes in a series of patients with orbital and adnexal sarcoidosis.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 19 histopathologically proven cases of orbital and adnexal sarcoidosis over the past ten years. The data analyzed included demographic details, clinical and imaging features, and management outcomes.

Global Prevalence of Long COVID, its Subtypes and Risk factors: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Importance: Updated knowledge regarding the global prevalence of long COVID (or post-COVID-19 condition), its subtypes, risk factors, and variations across different follow-up durations and geographical regions is necessary for informed public health recommendations and healthcare delivery.

Objective: The primary objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the global prevalence of long COVID and its subtypes and symptoms in individuals with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, while the secondary objective is to assess risk factors for long COVID in the same population.

Data Sources: Studies on long COVID published from July 5, 2021, to May 29, 2024, searched from PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were used for this systematic review.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in North Bihar and Missed Opportunities for Early Diagnosis.

Background: There are no studies investigating missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis in newly/recently detected Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the region of Bihar, India.

Methods: This study is a single-center cross-sectional study undertaken at the Research Centre for Diabetes Hypertension and Obesity, Samastipur, Bihar, India. The study collected data from newly/recently diagnosed persons with T2DM.

Study to evaluate effect of oral mini pulse corticosteroid therapy for unstable vitiligo on hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis suppression.

Background: The treatment of vitiligo is difficult and usually requires prolonged therapy. All exogenous glucocorticoid therapies can lead to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) suppression. Steroid therapy in the form of an intermittent pulse therapy is a much safer option than daily administration.