Publications by authors named "Pavit Tewatia"
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the gastrointestinal tract with increasing rates of incidence and prevalence across the world. Complex inflammatory and prothrombotic pathophysiology in IBD makes venous thromboembolism (VTE) a common complication with significant morbidity and mortality. This risk is increased in pregnancy.
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- Scrub typhus is a serious illness that can lead to severe complications such as pneumonia, respiratory distress, and shock, potentially resulting in death.
- A study in Uttarakhand analyzed 109 cases to find key factors linked to mortality among patients hospitalized for scrub typhus.
- Results indicated that renal issues, central nervous system involvement, respiratory failure, shock, and severe anemia at the time of admission are strong predictors of death in these patients.
Introduction: Acute liver injury accompanies tropical fevers like scrub typhus. This study was undertaken to evaluate liver injury in scrub typhus and its association with the disease severity.
Methods: This was a single-centre prospective, observational study on in-patients of scrub typhus from north India.
Tobacco smoking as a risk factor for tuberculous pleural effusion: a case-control study.
Glob Health Epidemiol Genom
February 2020
This study assessed the tobacco smoking-associated risk for tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) in India. Ninety-two patients with TPE and 184 controls were randomly selected and assessed regarding their tobacco-smoking status and type, quantity and duration of tobacco used. Odds ratios (ORs) for the association of smoking cigarette, beedi and cigarette or beedi with TPE were 19.
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