Publications by authors named "R K Rishi"
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- Acquired angioedema caused by low levels of a protein called C1 esterase inhibitor is a rare condition that can be serious and leads to swelling in different body parts without itching.
- It's often mistaken for common allergies, making it hard to diagnose, especially when it’s linked with certain blood cancers.
- A doctor treated a 63-year-old man who had this condition along with a type of blood cancer, and even after treatment, he still had symptoms until he received the right therapy, showing how important it is to check for blood disorders in these patients.
Arthritis is a musculoskeletal disorder. Millions of people have arthritis, making it one of the most common joint disorders. Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the most common types of arthritis among the many different types available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In spite of advancements in treatment options for MCA infarct, there is a definite role of decompressive hemicraniectomy. When compared with best medical management, it decreases mortality and improves functional outcome. But does surgery improve quality of life in terms of independence, cognition or it merely leads to increased survival?
Objective: Outcome of 43 consecutive patients of MMCAI who underwent DHC was studied.
Pediatric Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Clinico-Epidemiological Study from North India.
Indian Dermatol Online J
November 2021
Background: There has been an upsurge in the cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis over the past few years in the pediatric population of Jammu and Kashmir, hitherto a nonendemic area for the disease., The aim of this study was to describe the clinico-epidemiological profile and therapeutic outcome of pediatric cutaneous leishmaniasis (PCL) over a 10-year period in J and K.
Materials And Methods: An observational study was conducted at two tertiary care hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir over a period of 10 years (July 2010-June 20).
Background: An increasing number of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are reporting to tertiary care centers in Jammu and Kashmir, an area that has previously been non-endemic for this disease. This merits consideration of CL as a major health problem of considerable epidemiological importance. The aims of this study were firstly to describe the clinico-epidemiological profile, therapeutic characteristics, and outcomes of patients with CL and secondly to highlight this union territory as a new focus of endemicity for CL.
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