Mortality and Clinical Outcomes among Patients with COVID-19 and Diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a decisive risk factor for severe illness in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). India is home to a large number of people with DM, and many of them were infected with COVID-19. It is critical to understand the impact of DM on mortality and other clinical outcomes of COVID-19 infection from this region.

Chronic myeloid leukemia with an unusual paraneoplastic syndrome.

We report a 34 year old man who developed bilateral ptosis and predominantly respiratory, truncal and bulbar weakness, and a high titer of anti acetylcholine receptor antibodies along with a diagnosis of Philadelphia chromosome positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). The temporal relationship suggests a possible association.

Tension Gastrothorax Complicating Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Suspicion is the Key.

Gastrothorax is characterized by herniation of the stomach and other abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity either through the oesophageal hiatus or ruptured diaphragm. When gastrothorax causes pulmonary and hemodynamic compromise, due to compression of lungs and mediastinal structures, it is named as tension gastrothorax. Diagnosis of tension gastrothorax is often complicated during late pregnancy, because of unusual presentation, altered physiology, absence of trauma, hesitation about radiation exposure, and rarity of the condition.

PROLONGED FEVER DURING THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.

A study was carried out to investigate the causes of prolonged fever or onset of fever, after starting anti-tubercular treatment (ATT) in sputum smear positive, HIV negative patients admitted in a Tuberculosis (TB) Sanatorium for directly observed therapy (DOT). A total of 40 patients were studied. All were males with age ranging from 22-55 years (mean 43 years).

A STUDY OF SUPERIOR VENA CAVA OBSTRUCTION SYNDROME.

Superior vena cava obstruction syndrome was studied in 22 patients with a view to assess the etiological pattern and clinical profile. It was found that 4 patients (18.1%) had benign disease and the remaining 18 (81.