Publications by authors named "Reena Anand"

 Central venous catheterization is a common tool widely used in medical treatment for long-term intravenous administration of medication (e.g. chemotherapy or antibiotics) or parenteral nutrition.

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Purpose: The objectives of this study were to assess visual and structural outcomes in mycotic keratitis after conventional treatment (topical and systemic antifungals) and intracameral amphotericin B (ICAMB), and to evaluate any complications.

Design: This was a prospective, nonrandomized, nonblinded interventional study.

Methods: This study was conducted on 104 eyes of 104 patients with fungal corneal ulcers.

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As the eyes are in close proximity to the skull, they can get simultaneously affected in head injuries. This close association warrants careful ocular examination in all cases of head injury. This is a prospective non-randomized analytical study to evaluate various ocular manifestations in cases of head injury with special reference to ocular motor nerve involvement, correlation between pupillary changes, and survival.

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Plexiform neurofibroma is a rare, poorly defined benign tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath. It spreads out just under the skin, or deeper in the body, and occurs exclusively in patients with neurofibromatosis type I. Facial plexiform neurofibroma may produce various degrees of cosmetic and functional deformities in the head and neck region.

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Mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by physical deformities and developmental anomalies. Part of a group of clinically progressive disorders, it is caused by the deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, α-L -iduronidase, which results in intralysosomal accumulation of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate and in turn causes cell dysfunction. Two sisters, one 11 years old and the other 7, both MPS type I H/S, came to our diagnostic center.

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