Publications by authors named "Rudra Ramanathan"
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) with cor pulmonale causes considerable mortality and morbidity. Randomized trials have failed to show a mortality difference between treatment modalities including anticoagulation (AC), Catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) and systemic tPA (tissue plasminogen activator).
Methods: This is a cross-sectional retrospective case-control study utilizing the 2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS).
Article Synopsis
- Tuberculosis (TB) can often mimic other diseases, making it challenging to diagnose, especially when it presents in uncommon forms like nodular scrotal skin TB.
- A case study describes a 23-year-old patient who initially had a painful scrotal nodule thought to be an infected sebaceous cyst, but it was later identified as TB after surgical excision.
- Given the rarity of nodular scrotal TB, it’s important for healthcare providers in areas with high TB prevalence to consider it in their differential diagnosis and proceed with excision of suspicious nodules.