Publications by authors named "Nita Rachel Rajan"
Article Synopsis
- - Granulomatosis polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare autoimmune disorder that inflames small blood vessels, potentially affecting various body parts, and is often challenging to diagnose due to the possibility of negative antibodies and inconclusive biopsy results.
- - A case study is presented of a patient who faced an airway emergency due to nasal cavity inflammation, with a negative ANCA test and inconclusive tissue biopsy results, leading to urgent treatment requiring airway dilatation and a regimen of cyclophosphamide.
- - Over more than 4 years of follow-up, the patient has shown no relapse of symptoms, illustrating the importance of comprehensive clinical management for this serious condition.
Acquired Angioedema: A Rare Manifestation of Angioimmunoblastic T Cell Lymphoma.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2019
The clinical presentation except age of onset is similar in different types of angioedema. A lymphoproliferative disorder like angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL) rarely presents with symptoms of angioedema. We present extremely rare case of elderly male with recurrent tongue swelling, pruritus with normal levels of complements and C1 esterase inhibitor protein featuring as acquired angioedema, a rare manifestation of AITL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis: our 2 year experience and outcome analysis.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
April 2019
Purpose: The incidence of Acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) is on the rise considering the multitude of comorbidities present in a single patient.The delay in suspecting the fungal etiology, presentation of the patient for an Otorhinolaryngology consult and lack of defined protocols affects outcome.This study looks in to the various aspects of treatment of AIFRS including sample collection, diagnosis and medicosurgical treatment.
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