Acute pancreatitis due to ascariasis: a sonographic pictorial essay on four cases.

Ascariasis is the commonest helminthic disease to infect humans. Due to their wandering nature, the roundworms from the second part of the duodenum migrate through the biliary opening into the hepatobiliary and pancreatic ducts. Ascariasis is the most common parasitic cause of pancreatitis in endemic region.

Seroprevalence of hepatitis C infection in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: Hepatitis C is an emerging disease with different studies showing varying prevalence rates across India. In several studies, prevalence of hepatitis C infection was found to be higher in diabetics than nondiabetics. However, none has been reported from India.

Prevalence of lean type 2 diabetes mellitus in recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

Introduction: Obesity has always been thought to be a risk factor for diabetes; however, some studies in India have reported that even lean people are prone to diabetes. We conducted this study to see if this holds true for this part of the country.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of lean type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in recently diagnosed type 2 DM in Manipur.

Thyroid dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A retrospective study.

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing problem in our country and we have observed that many patients are associated with thyroid dysfunction later in their life. However, the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in these patients has not been investigated.

Aims And Objectives: To find the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in type 2 DM in Manipur, India.