Publications by authors named "Pooja Kc"

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  • Mad honey, which comes from rhododendron plants in Nepal, can make people very sick because it contains special toxins called grayanotoxins that affect the heart and stomach.
  • A 51-year-old woman had a serious reaction called anaphylactic shock after eating mad honey, showing symptoms like nausea and swelling, but she was not previously allergic to honey.
  • Doctors need to be aware of the dangers of mad honey and act quickly if someone feels strange after eating it, especially in areas where it is commonly used.
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  • - Nail-patella syndrome (NPS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by skeletal deformities and various other health issues, such as renal failure and heart problems.
  • - A 17-year-old male patient exhibited multiple skeletal abnormalities, advanced renal failure, hypothyroidism, and dilated cardiomyopathy, leading to a clinical diagnosis of NPS supported by imaging and biopsy findings.
  • - The association of dilated cardiomyopathy with NPS is not well-documented, highlighting the importance of a thorough evaluation due to the disorder's diverse systemic effects.
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Intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn's disease are chronic granulomatous diseases with similar clinical presentations and can mimic one another. Their treatment modalities are completely different; however, sometimes it is challenging to differentiate them. We report a case of a 51-year-old female presenting with abdominal pain and on-and-off diarrhea for 4 years with weight loss.

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Unlabelled: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare acute idiopathic demyelinating polyneuropathy that causes bilateral, symmetrical, and progressive weakness of muscles. AstraZeneca vaccine is a genetically modified spike glycoprotein vaccine of an adenovirus vector. GBS following the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine dose is rare and not frequently noted.

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