Publications by authors named "Gurucharan Adoor"
Early detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is imperative to prevent the complications associated with the disease. Current guidelines for diagnosis rely on the assessment of serum glucose (fasting and post-prandial) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. Insulin resistance, a phenomenon associated with T2DM, has been observed before the changes in these metrics.
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Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2022
Article Synopsis
- IgG4-RD is a rare fibro-inflammatory disease that can impact various organs, including the skull base, though cases are uncommon.
- The reported case involves an elderly male who had a mass in the skull base that resembled a nasopharyngeal cancer.
- After careful assessment, he was diagnosed with IgG4-RD and began treatment, responding positively and continuing with follow-up care.
Background: Mucormycosis infection of the maxillofacial region and brain has been associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Mucormycosis was relatively a rare infection before COVID-19, and imaging findings are not very well described.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective imaging study of 101 patients diagnosed with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis by histopathology and/or culture was performed.
Objective: Essential oils (EOs) like eucalyptus and camphor have pro-convulsant properties. These EOs are present in many over- the- counter balms and oils. The effect of exposure to these EOs and occurrence of seizure is not systematically studied.
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