Publications by authors named "Palanisamy Dinesh Raja"
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- Heterotaxy refers to abnormal arrangements of heart and other visceral structures that do not follow the typical layout.
- Isomerism in congenital heart defects features paired structures that are symmetrical mirror images across the body's left-right axis, with distinct types: right (linked with asplenia) and left (linked with polysplenia).
- The report discusses a unique case of left isomerism accompanied by asplenia in a 4-year-old girl.
A combination of anaemia and knuckle pigmentation should always raise concern for megaloblastic anaemia. As the terminal ileum is the site of vitamin B absorption and also the commonest site of abdominal tuberculosis, a clinical triad of prolonged fever, knuckle pigmentation and right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness should suggest ileocaecal tuberculosis in endemic areas.
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