A study on prevalence and risk factors of depression among adolescent girls studying in government and private schools-A comparative study.

Background: The prevalence of depression among school-going adolescent girls in India is about 40%. Adolescent girls attending private and government-run schools in South India have vastly different sociodemographic backgrounds and school environments. Assessing the associated risk factors for depression will help in designing appropriate preventive strategies.

Profile, risk factors and outcome of occupational injuries reported to the emergency department in a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Background: India is an industrialised country and most work is labour intensive. There is very scarce data on occupation related injuries.

Aim: To evaluate the prevalence, profile, severity and risk factors for occupational injuries presenting to the emergency medicine department of a tertiary care hospital.

Acute acalculous cholecystitis: a rare complication of typhoid fever.

Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a very rare complication of typhoid fever, and may be due to multi-drug resistant and virulent forms of Salmonella infection. It is particularly rare in adults. A 21-year-old woman, presenting with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain, was found to have acute acalculous cholecystitis due to typhoid fever on basis of ultrasonographical findings and a positive Widal's test for Salmonella typhi.