Study of Gonadal Hormones in Males With Liver Cirrhosis and Its Correlation With Child-Turcotte-Pugh and Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Scores.

Background And Aims: Liver cirrhosis influences gonadal hormone metabolism by multiple mechanisms and causes gonadal dysfunction. This study aimed to study sex hormones in males with cirrhosis and determine their correlation with prognostic scores.

Methods:  An observational study was conducted between October 2019 and August 2021 in India.

Clinical study of spinal tuberculosis presenting with neuro-deficits in Western India.

Background/objectives: Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a destructive extra-pulmonary disease manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. It is responsible for many cases of paraparesis and quadriparesis in developing countries where patients seek treatment late. The aim of this study was to understand and analyze the clinical and radiological profile of patients with spinal TB and correlate it with the anatomical site affected by it.