Catatonia and parkinsonism as a sequelae of typhoid fever: a rare experience.

Although neurological manifestations of typhoid fever was thought to be obsolete from modern world, emergence of multidrug resistant typhoid bacilli and reporting of outbreak of typhoid fever with a range of early neuropsychiatric manifestations from various parts of world has led clinicians and investigators to re-evaluate the clinical spectrum of this endemic sinister disease. An 18-year-old male student was admitted in psychiatry ward with mutism, staring look, posturing and rigidity. There was history of typhoid fever 1 week before for which he was prescribed cefuroxime.

HIV among the elderly with special reference to mode of presentation at a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata, India.

Epidemiological data of HIV affected individuals of aged 50 years and above in India are lacking for various reasons. Diagnosing HIV infection among the elderly is challenging as chronic HIV/AIDS can mimic those typically associated with aging in parallel to the myth that elderly individuals lead asexual lives. In this study, low-literate, poor, urban men were the major group.