Addressing iatrophobia in transgender patients.

Transgender patients continue to receive suboptimal health care due to transphobia and inadequate trans-competency of health care professionals. Lack of adequate training and exposure may lead to improper bedside manners. This factor is among many other systemic and latent ones that inculcate a feeling of iatrophobia in transgender patients.

Colonic lipoma mimicking malignancy and presenting as an intussusception: A rare case report.

Introduction And Importance: Lipomas of the gastrointestinal tract are a rare entity compared to the more common tumors of the gut, such as adenomatous polyps and carcinomas. They were first described by Bauer in 1757. Gastrointestinal lipomas can grow in all segments of the gut, with the highest frequency in the colon.

Comparison of renal growth in breast fed and artificial fed infants: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Renal growth in infancy determines renal function in adulthood and can easily be assessed via infant renal volume. Renal growth is influenced by many endogenous and exogenous factors among which nutrition is of prime importance. Worldwide, infants get their nutrition either from breast milk or formula, both of which have controversial roles in kidney growth and development.

Primary mycetoma of the calcaneum: Case report on an unusual hazard of barefoot walking.

Introduction: Mycetoma is a rare tropical fungal infection characterized by a clinical triad of subcutaneous swelling, multiple discharging sinuses, and a purulent discharge containing granules. If left untreated, the disease can progress from cutaneous to intraosseous and can cause osteomyelitis. In very rare instances labeled "primary mycetoma", the fungus is insidiously inoculated directly into the bone and causes osteomyelitis without any preceding cutaneous involvement.

Raising the alarm: Mental health status of the transgender community in Pakistan.

In Pakistan, the transgender community faces many challenges. Transgender identity is considered taboo and people tend to distance themselves from them without knowing their issues. They face difficulties seeking education, jobs, and even basic human rights.

Maffucci syndrome: Case report and review of diagnostic signs of the rare disease.

Maffucci syndrome is a non-hereditary congenital condition that affects the skin and skeleton. Enchondromas (benign cartilage enlargements), bone abnormalities, and venous anomalies (hemangiomas) are all symptoms. Enchondromas occur as a result of mesodermal dysplasia and have the potential to become cancerous.

Lessons learned from five patients of persistent Mullerian duct syndrome: A case series.

Introduction: Persistent Mullerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a genetic disorder characterized by the persistence of Mullerian structures of fallopian tubes, uterus, and upper two-thirds of the vagina in a normal XY male. It is a rare genetic disorder that has been reported less than two hundred times. More rarely it may be seen in association with transverse testicular ectopia (TTE).

An acute viral hepatitis epidemic: does ultrasound help the pediatrician?

Objective: Acute viral hepatitis (AVH) caused by hepatitis virus A and hepatitis virus E is one of the many epidemics that plague third world countries like Pakistan. The serological tests required for the diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis may be unavailable or unaffordable to the denizens of a developing country like Pakistan. In such a scenario, the clinical manifestations and the ultrasonographic findings are the only diagnostic criteria usually present and these can be used to support a clinical diagnosis.

Transverse testicular ectopia with persistent Mullerian duct syndrome: an operative eureka.

Introduction: Transverse Testicular Ectopia (TTE) is a rare entity in which both testes descend on the same side, and can be found in ectopic locations. When present with Persistent Mullerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS), a yet rarer entity, the persistence of Mullerian duct derivatives i.e.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Related Interstitial Lung Disease: Patterns of High-resolution Computed Tomography.

Background and aim Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease characterized by bilateral involvement of mostly small joints of hands and feet. There can be various extra-articular manifestations of the disease including lung parenchymal disease. Pulmonary involvement in RA patients leads to increased morbidity and mortality.