Publications by authors named "Purnima Joshi"
Article Synopsis
- The neck is a critical area containing essential structures that are highly vulnerable to trauma due to its proximity and lack of bone protection, often leading to emergencies.
- A study focused on patients with penetrating neck injuries over one year highlighted the importance of effective management, noting that 60% of these injuries were due to homicide, and that immediate surgical intervention was performed on all patients without any deaths.
- Out of 15 patients, 53.3% required procedures like tracheostomy, with post-operative complications in 4 patients, and the average hospital stay was around 9.2 days, reinforcing the necessity for rapid treatment according to ATLS guidelines.
Introduction: Cysticercosis is a disease which is caused by the infestation of the larvae , with humans acting as an intermediate host instead of a definitive host. Head and neck involvement including maxillofacial and oral involvement of cysticercosis is quite rare.
Case Report: We report a series of rare cases of cysticercosis of the head and neck region encountered in a tertiary hospital in Northern India with a brief review of literature and its diagnosis and management.