Variations in platelet indices in patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension: A case-control study from a tertiary hospital in North Bengal.

Background: Platelet indices (PI) have emerged as a useful tool for identifying platelet dysfunction and cardiovascular risk in various diseases, including diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension. This study aimed to investigate the variation of PI in patients with DM and hypertension in the northern part of West Bengal.

Materials And Methods: A case-control study was conducted, which included 1096 participants, comprising 264 healthy controls, 472 individuals with DM, 220 individuals with hypertension, and 140 individuals with both hypertension and DM.

Serial section histopathology image dataset of colon and pancreas tissue captured through light microscope.

Till date, histopathological examination of concerned tissue by light microscopy is considered to be the gold standard and most acceptable method for the final diagnosis of disease processes. Sometimes, examination of serial sections, i.e.

Genetic characterization of dengue virus from patients presenting multi-serotypic infections in the Northern West Bengal, India.

Northern West Bengal, popularly known as North Bengal, is a dengue-endemic area, which has been severely affected by Dengue in the past few years resulting in massive hospitalizations and deaths. Genetic characterization of the circulating endemic dengue virus (DENV) serotypes is of paramount importance for the epidemiological understanding of the infection and subsequent vaccine development. The present study was conceived to characterize circulating dengue serotypes and to undertake phylogenetic study.

A clinicopathological study of peripheral lymph nodes in HIV-infected patients with special reference to CD4+ T-cell counts: Experience from a tertiary care institution in Darjeeling (India).

Background: HIV/AIDS is a major health burden worldwide. India bears the third highest HIV-patients load globally. In the Darjeeling district, HIV-prevalence is >1% with very little known about the profile of HIV-lymphadenopathy.

Spectrum of hemoglobin variants in the population of northern region of west bengal: an ethnogenetic proposition.

Context: The birth of transfusion-dependent states of hemoglobinopathies including thalassemias is preventable by population screening and genetic counseling. Magnitude is not addressed in the Northern Region of West Bengal where many ethnic variants inhabit.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of the following study is to find out the burden of different entities of hemoglobinopathies, their correlation with ethnicity and the "at risk" groups.

Pigmented malignant teratoid medulloepithelioma of ciliary body - An extremely rare intraocular tumor in adult.

Malignant teratoid medulloepithelioma of ciliary body is an extremely rare tumor usually occurring in children younger than 5 years of age and is usually amelanotic. Here, we report a very rare case of pigmented malignant teratoid medulloepithelioma in a 20-year old male patient who presented initially with pain, redness and proptosis of right eyeball. The right eyeball was enucleated.

Clinicohaematological profile of aplastic anaemia in a rural medical college of Northern West Bengal.

There is a scarcity of clinical data in the field of aplastic anaemia from rural India. Present study was conducted in North Bengal Medical College to find out the clinicohaematological profile and the possible aetiological factors in patients with aplastic anaemia. The study population (n = 83) included 21 children with male to female ratio 4.

Balantidium coli in urine sediment: report of a rare case presenting with hematuria.

Balantidium coli (B. coli) is the only trophic ciliate of low virulence causing dysentery in human. However, may be due to their active motility and invasive nature, they have been rarely described to cause infection in extraintestinal sites also.

Primary hydatid cyst of the neck diagnosed by aspiration cytology.

Primary hydatid cyst of the neck is of extremely rare occurrence even in endemic regions. Clinically mimicking a cold abscess, we report such a case which was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. The lesion was removed surgically and at 6-month follow-up visit, the patient was a symptom-free.

Clinico-hematological profile of visceral leishmaniasis among immunocompetent patients.

We studied cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) over a 2-year period among immunocompetent patients who presented to a rural medical college in West Bengal, India to determine a clinical and hematological profile among these patients. We studied a total of 36 cases of VL; the male to female ratio of the cases was 1.6:1 and the mean age was 20.

Aplastic anemia: a common hematological abnormality among peripheral pancytopenia.

Background: Aplastic anemia is a well-recognized form of marrow failure. The incidence of aplastic anemia is subjected to wide variation. Most cases are acquired and immune-mediated but there are also inherited forms.

Clinicopathologic profile of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a rural medical college.

A prospective study was done at North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling, West Bengal over a period of two years. All patients diagnosed as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were analysed for clinical presentation, classified according to the Working Formulation and staged according to Ann Arbor staging system. A lower median age (39.

Cytopathological dilemma of anaplastic sacral chordoma with radiological and histological corroboration.

Chordoma is a relatively rare locally invasive and potentially malignant tumor of fetal notochord origin, affecting the axial skeleton. Cytopathological diagnosis of chordoma is favored by the presence of characteristic physaliphorous cells, bearing abundant foamy cytoplasm dispersed in a myxoid matrix. Anaplastic chordoma or dedifferentiated chordoma, an even rarer variant, can cause a diagnostic confusion with chondrosarcoma from the cytopathological point of view, with similar chondromyxoid matrix and atypical cells.

Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in an indian rural medical institution: comparative clinicopathologic analysis.

In this prospective, hospital-based two year study, we comparatively evaluated clinicopathologic features of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL, n = 48) and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL, n = 76) in an Indian rural medical institution. A lower median age of onset (28.1 versus 39.

Clinicohaematological analysis of aplastic anaemia among children of northern districts of West Bengal.

Though aplastic anaemia in children is an important haematological disorder, not many studies have been undertaken in India and especially in the northern districts of West Bengal. The present study was carried out at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital to find the occurrence, clinical and hematological profile of children with aplastic anaemia. All the children (less than 15 years) having relevant history and clinical features underwent a complete blood count and bone marrow aspiration study (smear and histological sections) and trephine biopsy.

Clinico-pathologic profile of Hodgkin's lymphoma in a rural medical college.

Purpose Of Study: A prospective study was done at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), Darjeeling, West Bengal, which caters predominantly to the rural and hilly population. All patients diagnosed as Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) were analyzed for clinical presentation, histological classified and staging.

Results: Total of 48 cases reported for HL were studied (n=48).