Publications by authors named "Balkishan Sharma"

Article Synopsis
  • Proboscis lateralis (PL) is a rare craniofacial congenital malformation that presents various ophthalmic issues, but there hasn't been a focused study on these eye-related conditions until now.
  • The study analyzed data from 100 subjects and found that the most common eye features in PL include eyelid and iris colobomas, hypertelorism, and abnormalities in the lacrimal system.
  • A strong link was established between brain abnormalities and specific eye issues like hypertelorism and micro-anophthalmia, suggesting that associated congenital deformities significantly affect ocular anomalies in PL cases.
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Objectives: An increased inter-arm blood pressure difference is an easily determined physical finding, may use as an indicator of cardio vascular event and other sever diseases. Authors evaluated 477 patients to determine the prevalence and significance of inter-arm blood pressure difference.

Methodology: 477 routine outdoor patients selected to observe the inter-arm blood pressure difference.

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Background: Naltrexone is a competitive opioid antagonist and is often used to maintain abstinence in detoxified opioid dependent patients. However, it can precipitate an accelerated withdrawal when ingested by an individual with concurrent opioid use.

Methods: We report the case of a 28 year old male with opioid dependence syndrome presenting with chaotic symptoms following ingestion of naltrexone.

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