Objective: To study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pathology residents through a questionnaire-based survey.
Material And Method: We designed a Google survey questionnaire with 20-questions and distributed it to the pathology residents across India via e-mail and WhatsApp. All the responses collected were analysed using appropriate statistical methods.
Objective: Peripheral lymphadenopathy is a common complaint in the pediatric outpatient department. Fine needle aspiration cytology is the first investigation of choice with a high sensitivity for diagnosis but cytology may be challenging in some cases. The study was planned to study the cytomorphological spectrum and discuss a few interesting cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims & Objectives To ascertain the association of serum anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) antibody titers with the severity of duodenal mucosal damage on histology andto predict a possible cut-off value of anti-tTG antibody titers for the diagnosis of Celiac disease. Marsh grading greater than two in conjunction with clinical assessment, which may help avert an invasive endoscopic procedure, especially in medically unfit children. Materials & Methods A retrospective study was designed wherein demographic and laboratory data of children aged less than 12 years with raised anti-tTG antibody titers with available histopathology of duodenal biopsies were extracted from the hospital medical records and reviewed.
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