D-Dimer May be a Prognostic Hematological Marker for COVID-19: A Retrospective Case Analysis.

Cross linked fibrin as D-Dimer fragments formed by fibrinolysis and mainly detected in the blood sample. High D-Dimer level is associated with liver disease, malignancy, chronic kidney disease, cardio vascular disease, lung disease, pregnancy, inflammation and vacuities. The normal serum D-Dimer level considered upto 0.

Sub-continental Atmosphere and Inherent Immune System may have Impact on Novel Corona Virus' 2019 (nCovid-19) Prevalence in South East Asia.

Pandemic enveloped RNA Novel Corona Virus' 2019 (SARS-CoV-2) appears as a beating reed which induce overwhelming outbreak all over the world since November 2019 to till date. Inherent Immunity developed by traditional food habit, exposure to various antigens and vitamin D induced sunlight exposure. Meteorological parameters are the important factors which influencing the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) like infectious disease.

Laparoscopic Cervical Encerclage in Pregnancy in 6 Steps.

Study Objective: Cervical insufficiency occurs in 0.1% to 1 % of all pregnancies and is associated with a high risk of second-trimester abortion and/or preterm delivery [1]. Laparoscopic encerclage is highly recommended for a previous failed vaginal encerclage and is superior to the laparotomy approach in terms of low morbidity and faster recovery [2].

Rapidly Fatal Silicosis Among Jewellery Workers Attending a District Medical College of West Bengal, India.

Background: Silicosis is a slowly progressive chronic occupational lung disease, developed after a prolong period of exposure to high concentration of silica dust.

Methods: In this longitudinal study, we enrolled old and new silicosis patients (n=19; 8 jewellery polishers, 11 from other occupations) seen at our Pulmonary Medicine Department from June 2009 to December 2012 to document the course of illness as per their occupational exposure.

Results: Six of the eight jewellery polishing workers had developed silicosis within five years of exposure, while six of the 11 other workers with other occupational exposure had developed silicosis after exposure of 10 years or more.

Small cell lung carcinoma associated with progressive systemic sclerosis.

The association between progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) and malignancy is uncommon. The possibility of development of small cell carcinoma lung (SCLC), among all the reported lung malignancies in PSS patients is lowest. A fifty-five year old non-smoker female diagnosed as PSS for 1 year presented to our outpatient department with dry cough for 2 months, shortness of breath for the last 1 month and progressive facial and right upper limb oedema for the last 15 days.