Background And Objectives: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) occurs due to occlusion of the veins and sinuses which drain the brain parenchyma. It is an uncommon form of stroke, predominantly found in young patients1 . Despite advances in the recognition of CVT in recent years, diagnosis and management can be difficult because of the diversity of underlying risk factors, presenting features and the absence of a uniform treatment approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims Of The Study: To study clinical presentation, complications and response to supportive management of Amitraz poisoning.
Methods And Material: Fifty cases of acute Amitraz poisoning were studied in detail and compared with previous data from literature.
Results: All the fifty cases were brought to Dr.
J Assoc Physicians India
July 2017
Introduction: Cow dung known since long ago for its germicidal properties, used by Indian villagers to clean the house premises. As cow dung is not available easily, nowadays people have started using synthetic yellow coloured powder (Auramine-o) available easily in grocery shops locally known as "Morechap powder" in districts of Maharashtra. As the poisoning is rare, very few literatures are available mentioning the detailed mechanism of action, clinical presentation and complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Assoc Physicians India
May 2017
Aims And Objective: To study the prevalence of hypertensive emergencies in an ICU set up and to study the clinical presentation of hypertensive emergencies related to cardiovascular, neurological and renovascular system.
Methods: Type of Study: Cross-sectional, descriptive study.
Duration Of Study: Two years from 1st December 2011 till 30th November 2013.
Hidradenitis suppurativa complicating epithelial malignancy in people living with HIV is very rare. Hidradenitis suppurativa is very rare seen in only 1% of general population and 4% of young adults. We report a case of Hidradenitis suppurativa complicating an epithelial malignancy in are immunocompromised (HIV reactive) patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTracheobronchial foreign body (TFB) aspiration is rare in adults, although incidence rates increases with advancing age. We report a case of foreign body in left main bronchus in an adult female who had no risk factor. She was successfully treated with removal of betel nuts by bronchoscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To study clinical presentation, hospital care and outcome of patients of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) and number of patients of respiratory failure and need for ventilators. To study efficacy of IVIg in patients of GBS.
Material And Methods: 40 patients of GBS studied in detail including history, clinical examination and investigations (Nerve conduction velocity and C.