Publications by authors named "M Dhingra"
Background: Diagnosis and management of developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH) in underdeveloped regions is frequently delayed, potentially impacting final outcomes. This prospective study was conducted with the aim of answering the question, "Do children <3 years at index surgery for DDH have better outcome at 5-year follow-up in comparison to children >3 years at index surgery?"
Methods: Between 2016 and 2021, all walking-age children with DDH were prospectively enrolled in the study. The study cohort was divided into 2groups: Group 1 ⩽3 years of age, and Group 2 included children >3 years old.
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- The study emphasizes the significance of understanding how farm locations and sizes affect disease spread, especially as livestock production intensifies in certain regions, making accurate spatial data crucial for effective interventions.
- Researchers created a Farm Distribution Model (FDM) that predicts poultry farm locations and sizes in data-scarce countries using advanced modeling techniques, including a Log-Gaussian Cox process and random forest model.
- The FDM provides realistic farm distributions and highlights that spatial clustering increases epidemic vulnerability, demonstrating the model's importance in predicting disease spread in areas without extensive data.
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- Deep angiomyxoma (DAM) is a rare, slow-growing benign tumor that can recur locally after surgical removal, and it was unusually found in a child's knee in this case study.
- The 4-year-old patient with a painless swelling underwent imaging that suggested a benign cystic lesion, but after surgical removal, it was identified as DAM through histopathological examination.
- The follow-up after 12 months showed the child had a normal gait and full knee movement with no signs of recurrence, indicating surgical excision is the preferred treatment for DAM.
Nitrofurantoin is the antibiotic of choice for treatment and prophylaxis of recurrent episodes of lower urinary tract infections. Although adverse effects such as anorexia, vomiting, and pulmonary hypersensitivity are commonly reported with nitrofurantoin use, studies have demonstrated that rarely nitrofurantoin can also induce diverse forms of liver injury, spanning from mild hepatitis to severe and potentially fatal fulminant liver failure. These occur especially in elderly females with preexisting liver or renal impairment.
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