Publications by authors named "Murugan Tp"
Background: Definite history is not always present in children with foreign body aspiration (FBA), hence necessitating a high index of suspicion.
Objective: To assess the predictive value of clinico-radiological variables among children presenting with features of suspected FBA and to document their course in a tertiary care teaching hospital.
Materials And Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we included children aged below 15 years presenting with clinical features of suspected FBA.
Introduction: Triage is crucial in patient screening within emergency departments (EDs) worldwide. It is one of the essential and standard medical practices in many developed countries. However, in India, there is a need for improvement in triage utilization, as it is predominantly performed by resident doctors or medical officers, leading to an uneven distribution of clinical skills among healthcare providers (HCPs).
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- Chest trauma in children, although less frequent than in adults, can lead to serious health issues, with pulmonary contusion being the most common injury.
- * Prompt and careful monitoring is essential due to the different physiological traits of children, making diagnosis and management more complex.
- * A case study is presented of a 10-year-old who experienced significant respiratory distress following a minor blunt chest injury, highlighting the importance of timely diagnosis and supportive care.
Background: Most centers in developing countries prefer chelation therapy with D-penicillamine for the management of Wilson's disease (WD) because of its easy availability and affordability. Neurological worsening following treatment with D-penicillamine is not uncommon. However, there is a paucity of Indian data on the incidence of neurological worsening in children and adolescents with WD following chelation therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Head circumference (HC) measurement is routinely not performed in early childhood and there is conflicting information about its utility in literature. The current study analyses the association between HC at two years of age and cognition at two and five years of age.
Methods: A community based birth-cohort recruited between 2010 and 2012 was followed up till five years of age in an urban slum in Vellore, India.
Background: Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) may have similar clinical presentation, and the etiology is varied and region specific.
Materials And Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary hospital in South India. All adult patients presenting with AUFI of 3-14 days duration were evaluated for etiology, and the differences in presentation and outcome were analyzed.