Clinical and laboratory profile of Expanded Dengue Syndrome: experience of 2019 outbreak from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Background Objectives: Bangladesh is afflicted with periodic dengue outbreak every few years and one of the worst upsurges was recorded in 2019 during which there was an increasing trend of dengue with unusual symptoms which were not so common before. This study aims to describe the experience of three tertiary care centres of Dhaka regarding the clinical and laboratory, hospital outcome and management profile of the Expanded Dengue Syndrome (EDS) cases admitted from the 2019 outbreak.

Methods: The current work was a cross-sectional observational study which took place from August 1 to December 31 2019 at three major tertiary care centres in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Safety and efficacy of favipiravir for the management of COVID-19 patients: A preliminary randomized control trial.

Background: The novel coronavirus disease, commonly called COVID-19, has already killed millions of lives. Our study aimed to identify a safe and right drug for the management of such globally threatened COVID-19.

Methods: This preliminary double-blinded randomized controlled trial was done among 57 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the early stage of their illness.

A Rare Case of a Knee Septic Arthritis by Burkholderia pseudomallei : A Case Report from a Tertiary Care Hospital of Andaman and Nicobar Island.

Introduction: Melioidosis is an infection caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is more frequent in Southeast Asia and Australia but less prevalent in India. Melioidosis-related septic arthritis is extremely rare and should be considered a differential diagnosis in any patient presenting with septic arthritis in endemic locations.

Case Report: Here is a case report of a 42-year-old male from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands who presented with a history of fever along with knee swelling.

Alterations of serum trace elements and other biochemical parameters are correlated with the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus: A preliminary study on Bangladeshi population.

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's defense system wrongly attacks healthy body tissues. The objective of this current setup was to quantify and compare the serum concentration of ascorbic acid (Vit-C), malondialdehyde (MDA), c-reactive protein (CRP) and trace elements (Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn) in SLE and normal subjects.

Methods: The proposed case-control study was performed with 25 SLE patients and 25 healthy subjects as case and control, respectively.

Serum CRP, MDA, Vitamin C, and Trace Elements in Bangladeshi Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that is a painful health crisis. This study aimed to assess the serum C-reactive protein (CRP), malondialdehyde (MDA), non-enzymatic antioxidant (vitamin C), and trace elements (Zn, Cu, Mn, and Fe) in RA patients, and thereby correlate these parameters with the association of RA. This study included 20 Bangladeshi RA patients and 20 normal healthy volunteers as control subjects.

Interictal EEG changes in patients with seizure disorder: experience in Bangladesh.

The objective of this study was to determine the changes and sensitivity of electro encephalogram during interictal period and to evaluate the finding in the clinically suspected seizure events in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh. This cross sectional study was carried out in the Electrophysiology Laboratory of Dhaka Medical College Hospital from July 2010 to July 2011, which included 767 patients. EEG was obtained through scalp electrodes following international 10/20 system.

Fine structures in refractive index of sapphire at the L(II,III) absorption edge of aluminum determined by soft x-ray resonant reflectivity.

The optical constants of sapphire crystal (α-Al(2)O(3)) and amorphous Al(2)O(3) in the soft x-ray region (67-85 eV) around the aluminum L absorption edge (73.1 eV) are determined by angle-dependent x-ray reflectivity. The differences between the optical constant values of both the samples are discussed.

Surface enhanced absorption and transmission from dye coated gold nanoparticles in thin films.

Absorption spectra of gold nanoisland thin film and the composite film of gold having thin coating of Methylene Blue and Rh6G dyes have been studied. Thin gold nanoisland film shows surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak in the visible wavelength range, which shifts to near infrared with an increase in the thickness of the film. It was found that thin film of gold consists of nanoparticles of different size and shape, particularly nanorods of noncylindrical shapes.