Kaleidoscopic Chloroma: An Unusual Case of Myeloid Sarcoma.

We report a 37-year-old male patient who had nonbilious vomiting, no passage of flatus, and recurring abdominal pain. This patient had de novo intestinal myeloid sarcoma (MS), a rare and chameleonic presentation of acute leukemia of myeloid origin. The initial diagnostic evaluation suggested Koch's abdomen, and surgical excision of the bowel was performed with a clinical suspicion of Koch's or lymphoma.

Innovative lake pollution profiling: unveiling pollutant sources through advanced multivariate clustering techniques.

In many developed and developing nations, lakes are the primary source of drinking water. In the current scenario, due to rapid mobilization in anthropogenic activities, lakes are becoming increasingly contaminated. Such practices not only destroy lake ecosystems but also jeopardize human health through water-borne diseases.

A comparative study in left-sided breast cancer treated with moderate deep inspiratory breath hold versus free breathing.

Background: The moderate deep inspiratory breath hold (mDIBH) is a modality famed for cardiac sparing. Prospective studies based on this are few from the eastern part of the world and India. We intend to compare the dosimetry between mDIBH and free-breathing (FB) plans.

infection in an old case of total knee replacement - an unusual case report.

Prosthetic implant-associated arthritis due to is mostly reported for . Here, we describe a patient who underwent total knee replacement 12 years ago and presented with pain, tenderness, redness and local rise in temperature in the right knee. Purulent fluid was aspirated.

Study of the Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 by Using the World Health Organisation Protocol in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern India.

Background: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has established criteria to diagnose vertical transmission in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study aimed to determine the incidence of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 using WHO criteria in a tertiary care centre in eastern India.

Methods: A hospital-based prospective observational study was conducted from June 2021 to February 2022 on women admitted for delivery with a positive nasopharyngeal (NP) swab and a SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test.

Surgical Management of Oral Cavity Cancer: Experience at a Tertiary Care Centre in Jamshedpur.

Background Cancer of the oral cavity is very common in Eastern India. This is due to the lack of awareness that chewing tobacco causes oral cancer. Because of poor economic condition and lack of access to healthcare, patients in this region often present at an advanced stage of the disease when they become symptomatic.

A Rare Giant Cell Tumour in the Distal Radius of a Seven-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report.

A giant cell tumour (GCT) is a benign and locally aggressive tumour that is usually observable in a skeletally mature patient involving the end of long bones. The reported incidence of this tumour in a skeletally immature patient is extremely rare. However, we report one such case in the distal radius of a seven-year-old female patient.

Effect of treatment interruptions and outcomes in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care institute.

Introduction: COVID-19 patients with cancer had poorer outcomes due to immunosuppression during cancer care, poor general condition, and other comorbidities. The study was conducted to present the real-world analysis of the effect of treatment interruptions on the outcomes of patients treated with radiation therapy during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care institute in India.

Materials And Methods: The study is a retrospective observational cohort study on cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy from March 2020 to January 2021.

Intestinal metastasis from carcinoma cervix: An (un) common occurrence in a common cancer. A series of five cases from a single institution.

Carcinoma cervix usually spreads directly to contiguous structures, such as the vagina, urinary bladder, ureter, and rectum. Intestinal metastasis from cervical cancer is very uncommon and accounts for less than 4% of cases and to date, 24 cases have been reported in Medical literature. These may be asymptomatic or present with features of intestinal obstruction, bowel wall perforation, and mimic acute abdomen.

Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Mucormycosis Diagnosed by Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology.

The temporal association of mucormycosis with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been termed COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM). Because of its poor prognosis, early diagnosis and treatment are crucial. Although tissue samples for culture and histological evaluation are the cornerstones of diagnosis, the role of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and cytologic findings are also significant.

Invasive Mucormycosis - An Enigma.

Mucormycosis is an emerging infection in the present post-COVID-19 era, associated with high morbidity and mortality. We are reporting an interesting case of invasive rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in a 65-year-old female who presented with left nasal and orbital swelling after COVID-19 infection associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Histopathological and microbiology examination favored mucormycosis.

High-Dose-Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy Under Conscious Sedation a Viable Practical Alternative to Spinal Anaesthesia in Carcinoma Cervix: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern India.

Introduction Intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) is an integral component in the management of locally advanced cervical cancer. Spinal anaesthesia is the preferred mode of pain management during brachytherapy procedures. In high volume, resource constraint settings, it is difficult to provide spinal anaesthesia to all patients.

Refractive Outcomes of Simultaneous Pterygium and Cataract Surgery With Fibrin Glue.

Introduction Pterygium is commonly reported in India because of its tropical location. It is often accompanied by senile cataract. The current study aimed to evaluate the refractive outcomes of patients undergoing simultaneous pterygium and cataract surgery.

Results of Serosurveillance and Forecasting the Third Wave of COVID-19 in an Industrial District in India.

Prevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in the industrial district of East Singhbhum (Jharkhand, India) from July, August, November, and December 2020 and January 2021 after the first wave and in July 2021 after the second wave of coronavirus disease 2021 (COVID-19) infections may be utilized to find the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19 infections. Based on the trend of the loss of protective IgG antibodies after the first wave and the seropositivity of 75% in the district in July 2021, simple forecasting and proportional estimates of the seropositivity in the next eight months and the estimated maximum number of the cases was done. We also considered the seropositivity without vaccination in July 2021 (63%).

Serosurveillance of Health Care Workers in a COVID Hospital: Immune Response, and Its Longevity.

Objective: We aimed to study the seroprevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and sustainability of the immune response in health care workers (HCWs). A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 7 and November 30, 2020, in a multi-specialty hospital in Eastern India designated as COVID hospital during this pandemic. Study participants included 2,110 HCWs, including those who have recovered from COVID infection.

A Prospective Study on Rapidly Declining SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies Within One to Three Months of Testing IgG Positive: Can It Lead to Potential Reinfections?

Background COVID-19 immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies have been considered to provide protective immunity and its immunoassays have been widely used for serosurveillance. In our serosurveillance on an industrial workforce of randomly selected 3296 subjects, COVID-19 IgG antibody positivity was reported in 7.37% (243) subjects.

Risks and benefits of pasture irrigation using treated municipal effluent : a lysimeter case study, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Compared to discharge into waterways, land application of treated municipal effluent (TME) can reduce the need for both inorganic fertilizers and irrigation. However, TME irrigation may result in the accumulation of phosphorus (P) or trace elements in soil, and increased salinity and sodicity, which could damage soil structure and reduce infiltration. TME irrigation can also result in groundwater contamination through nitrate leaching or surface water contamination through runoff.

Hepatitis E Genotype 1 Outbreak in Jharkhand, India: A Descriptive Analysis.

Introduction: A waterborne outbreak of hepatitis E virus occurred in the Jamshedpur city of Jharkhand from March 2018 to October 2018. The aim of the present study is to study the hepatitis E virus outbreak clinically, serologically and etiologically.

Methods: Five hundred and eighty-four clinically and biochemically documented cases were screened for the hepatotropic viral markers (HepatitisA, B, C, and E) by the ELISA.

Idiopathic Tumoral Calcinosis - Rare Clinico Pathological Entity: A Report of Two Cases.

Tumoral calcinosis is a rare disease reported mainly in blacks of tropical and subtropical African regions. It is characterized by tumour-like periarticular deposits of calcium that are found in the regions of the hip, shoulder, elbow and small joints of hands and feet. The involvement of this disease in a healthy patient is extremely rare in young and middle aged individuals.

Primary Pulmonary Primitive Neuro-Ectodermal Tumour (PNET) in an Eight-Year-Old Girl - A Rare Case.

Primitive Neuro-Ectodermal-Tumours (PNET) and Ewing's sarcoma are part of the spectrum of Ewing's Family of Tumours (EFT) and show varying degrees of neuroectodermal differentiation. Both these tumours share similar histological and genetic features. PNETs arising primarily in the lungs without pleural or chest wall involvement are extremely rare.

Cytodiagnosis of sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy.

Sterocleidomastoid tumor of infancy (SCMI), also known as fibromatosis colli of infancy, is a benign, self limiting disease of new born characterised by its classical history and clinical presentation of firm to hard fusiform mass in the lower and middle portion of sternocleidomastoid. SCMI often appears during early perinatal period between second to fourth weeks of life. A well recognized association between SCMI and primiparous birth, breech presentation, prolonged difficult labor and forceps deliveries is found.

Central nervous system blast crisis in chronic myeloid leukemia on imatinib mesylate therapy: report of two cases.

Chronic myeloid leukaemia is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterised by a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 and thereby formation of the Philadelphia chromosome. Imatinib mesylate (STI-571) is a potent and selective inhibitor of BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase and has emerged as a treatment of choice in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) patients in chronic phase. It has shown activity in CML patients in the chronic phase or blastic phase.