This paper presents a thorough examination of COVID-19 symptomatology among healthcare workers from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur, India. Through meticulous analysis spanning from May 2020 to October 2020, we enrolled 73 healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 screening, care and testing. Our study aimed to elucidate the spectrum of symptoms, adherence to protective measures and implications for early detection and intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe life and accomplishments of Madhusudan Gupta, a significant person in Indian medical history, are discussed in this review article. Born into an aristocratic Bengali family, Gupta initially showed little interest in formal education. However, his enrolment in Sanskrit College and subsequent involvement with Calcutta Medical College (CMC) marked a turning point in his life.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study aimed to investigate the morphological variations in the foramen transversarium of the cervical vertebrae and their clinical implications. Understanding these variations is crucial for accurate diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical procedures involving the cervical spine.
Materials And Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the AIl India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, India, and involved 150 dry cervical vertebrae specimens.
COVID-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral Mucormycosis (CA-ROCM), henceforth referred to as Covid-Associated Mucormycosis (CAM), is a serious and fatal condition unless treated promptly and completely. The main treatment of the CAM is complete surgical debridement and administration of systemic antifungals. The first line antifungal recommended for CAM is Amphotericin-B.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRepeated obstruction and closure of the upper airway, sporadic hypoxic episodes, and sympathetic activity are symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Obstructive sleep apnoea is due to a combination of altered upper airway structure and muscular function, a low arousal threshold and increased loop gain. Although recurrent upper airway (UA) collapse during sleep is the most frequent clinical hallmark of OSA, the exact cause of this collapse is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Mucormycosis is a consequence of the angioinvasive disease caused by filamentous fungi that belong to the order Mucorales, particularly , , and . is the most prevalent form. The invading hyphae lead to damage of blood vessels leading to thrombosis and consequent tissue necrosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDysfluent speech has the potential to lower one's standard of living drastically. Although there is a lot of theoretical support for basal ganglia dysfunction in developmental stuttering, there isn't any imaging data to back it up. According to several studies, there is a difference in gray matter volume between people who stammer and those who don't.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
August 2022
To analyse the rate of success of dry versus wet temporalis fascia graft in type 1 tympanoplasty. A prospective, randomised study was conducted. One hundred adult patients (males and females) with chronic suppurative otitis media (mucosal type) were divided into 2 groups of 50 each: one group underwent dry temporalis fascia graft tympanoplasty and the other underwent wet temporalis fascia graft tympanoplasty.
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October 2022
Surge in the number of mucormycosis cases following second wave of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) infection posed several diagnostic and prognostic challenges. This study was aimed to describe clinical, diagnostic features and survival outcomes among patients of mucormycosis in post COVID-19 context. Retrospective chart review.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, an increased incidence of ROCM was noted in India among those infected with COVID. We determined risk factors for rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) post Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among those never and ever hospitalized for COVID-19 separately through a multicentric, hospital-based, unmatched case-control study across India.
Methods: We defined cases and controls as those with and without post-COVID ROCM, respectively.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world population across the globe. India has the secondlargest number of cases and the thirdlargest number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the world. There have been close to 4.
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September 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned on specific respiratory symptoms for suspecting an individual of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Meanwhile, many suspects are reporting dysfunctions of smell and taste. This study aimed to investigate the percentage of positive COVID-19 who had associated loss of sensation as detected by psychophysical testing.
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October 2019
Sialolipoma is a rare tumour found within both major and minor salivary glands, it is recently described as a variant of salivary gland lipoma. Sialolipoma was first described by Pusiol et al. (Indian J Pathol Microbiol 52(3):379-382, 2009).
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September 2017
Myringoplasty is one of the commonest operations performed on the middle ear. Our aim was to compare the results of endoscopic permeatal myringoplasty with that of conventional myringoplasty by post aural approach using operating microscope. A total of 120 patients having central perforation of tympanic membrane were randomly divided into two equal groups of 60 patients each.
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June 2016
Schwannomas are benign neoplasms of the peripheral nerves originating in the Schwann cells. They are rare and usually solitary, with clearly delimited capsules. They occur in the head and neck region in only 25 % of the cases, and may be associated with Von Recklinghausen's disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this study was to assess awareness regarding otitis media in patients of rural parts of Raichur district, Karnataka. Patients of otitis media attending village health check-up camps conducted by our department were given questionnaire to assess the awareness regarding otitis media. Association between sociodemographic parameters and awareness were studied using Chi-square test.
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