SUBLINGUAL VITAMIN D EFFECTIVE IN A PATIENT RESISTANT TO CONVENTIONAL VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION.

Objective: Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent worldwide and is usually treated with oral supplementation. Bioavailability of vitamin D may differ among individuals due to variable absorption and metabolism in the body.

Methods: A 66-year-old woman presented for evaluation of low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) level.

TB case notification by private health-sector; retrospective study in 13 metro districts of Pakistan.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of structured engagement of private providers in tuberculosis case notification and to investigate demographic profile, disease pattern and treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients seeking care from private care providers.

Methods: This retrospective study was carried out in 13 districts of Pakistan with the data of tuberculosis patients registered and diagnosed from July 2015 to June 2016 at directly observed treatment, short-course trained private providers. These facilities in collaboration with Greenstar Social Marketing Pakistan, a private organisation and the National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Pakistan, provided free anti-tuberculosis drugs and sputum smear microscopy.

Effectiveness of outreach chest camps in detection of missed TB cases in Pakistan.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of outreach chest camp intervention for detection of missed tuberculosis cases in Pakistan and to evaluate the demographic profile of those who are dependent on such doorstep healthcare services.

Methods: This retrospective study was carried out using data from the outreach chest camp intervention organised by Greenstar Social Marketing company from August 2015 till December 2016 in Lahore, Gujrat and Sheikhupura districts of Pakistan's Punjab province. The intervention involved a set of community mobilisation events in hard-to-reach areas and in healthcare facilities which are deprived of suitable settings, followed by free medical camps where medical consultation and tuberculosis diagnostic facility of sputum smear microscopy were provided to the camp attendees.

Resilience Through Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Rhabdomyosarcoma of Oral Cavity: A Unique Case Report.

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a soft tissue neoplasm of mesenchymal origin. It is a commonly encountered malignant tumor amongst pediatric patients, yet relatively rare in adults. It usually involves the head and neck region, genitourinary organs and retroperitoneal structures.