Publications by authors named "Pratik J Bhansali"

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of the serum lactate/albumin (L/A) ratio as a prognostic marker of sepsis syndrome.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted in the Internal Medicine Department at Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital with a sample size of 160 cases of sepsis. The serum L/A ratio was calculated on admission and correlated with deaths and morbidity.

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)-like symptoms and rapid progression characterize the interstitial lung disease known as acute interstitial pneumonitis, also known as Hamman-Rich syndrome. It has a bad prognosis and a high incidence of mortality. We describe the case of a 25-year-old male patient with acute-onset type I respiratory failure with detrimental X-ray abnormalities who presented to the emergency room without any history of pulmonary disease or smoking.

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The commonest solid tumour in men between the ages of 15 and 44 is testicular cancer. Germ cell tumours, which are then subdivided into seminomatous and non-seminomatous tumours, are its primary histological kind. In the fourth decade of a man's life, seminoma accounts for 55% of testicular cancer.

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Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (SHML), an alternative term for Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD), is a rare benign idiopathic immune-related lymphoproliferative condition. The central nervous system (CNS) has been documented to be involved in RDD, although lymph nodes are the organs that are most frequently and primarily associated with the disease manifestation. Nonetheless, CNS involvement in RDD is rare and poorly understood.

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Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS) is a rare condition that usually presents in early life with recurrent seizures. It can be congenital or can be acquired by perinatal hypoxia, infections, and intracranial hemorrhage. Its frequency remains unknown.

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Alobar holoprosencephaly is a congenital malformation that results from failure of the forebrain/prosencephalon to divide into right and left halves. Despite the literature on the genetic and chromosomal abnormalities associated with this condition, information on additional causes and explanations for variability in phenotypic expressivity are lacking. We report a case of early-onset intrauterine growth retardation with alobar holoprosencephaly, ethmocephaly, and hydronephrosis diagnosed on antenatal ultrasonography in a 27-year-old primigravida with no known risk factors or family history.

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Intermediate syndrome affects 10-40% of those with severe organophosphorus poisoning, causing delayed weakness in the proximal parts of the body, neck flexors, and breathing muscles. We present the case of organophosphorus poisoning that advanced to intermediate syndrome and subsequently worsened, with imaging later revealing the Marchiafava-Bignami condition, which aggravated the intermediate syndrome.

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Intussusception in adults is an unusual finding and is commonly associated with benign or malignant mass as the leading point. A preoperative diagnosis on imaging is helpful in diagnosing intussusception along with pathology causing it and aids in further management. We present a case of ileocolic intussusception with lipoma as the lead point: classic ultrasonography and CT imaging findings are described with its postoperative confirmation.

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Paratesticular tumors are a relatively rare group of mesenchymal tumors, accounting for 7%-10% of all intrascrotal tumors. Adenomatoid tumor of the epididymis is the most common epididymal tumor. It is difficult to distinguish intra- versus paratesticular tumors and to know the nature of the lesion (benign versus malignant) on clinical examination since they may have similar presentation; therefore, ultrasound examination of these lesions is required to demonstrate its extratesticular location and also to suggest its benign nature.

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Pituitary adenomas are benign, single, monoclonal slow-growing neoplasms usually related to chemical overproduction. A pituitary adenoma is the third most common intracranial tumor, with the first two being glioma and meningioma. Double pituitary adenoma is an infrequently occurring case and is characterized as occurrence of two adenomas in the single pituitary gland, both having typical immunohistochemical and histopathological highlights.

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