Publications by authors named "Vaishnavi V Kantode"

Neonatal hypernatremic dehydration (NHD) is a common complication in breastfed neonates which if not recognized early can lead to life-threatening complications. Only a few cases of NHD leading to peripheral gangrene have been reported in the literature. We report a case of a 14-day-old neonate with complaints of dyspnoea, poor oral intake, and gangrenous changes in the left leg.

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A stroke that occurs either in arteries that supply the spinal cord or the spinal cord itself is called spinal cord infarction (SCI). The lower thoracic area is the most typical site for spinal cord infarcts. Spinal infarcts are rare even among people without sickle cell disease, making up only a very less amount of all infarcts to the central nervous system.

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Binder syndrome (BS) is an uncommon congenital disorder affecting the face. The condition, which also goes by the names naso-maxillary hypoplasia (NMH) and maxilla-facial dysplasia (MFD), causes the central face to develop inward and may also affect the upper jaw and the nose. A 19-year-old male with a known case of BS presented with a complaint of poor esthetics since birth.

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An ampullary carcinoma (AC) is defined as cancer that arises in the ampulla of Vater (AV). It is a tiny opening in the beginning segment of the small intestine called the duodenum. Pancreatic and bile duct fluids are pumped into the intestines via the AV.

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Background Globally, low vitamin B12 levels, undernutrition, and folic acid deficiency are more common among the geriatric population. Nevertheless, low vitamin serum levels may reveal a deficiency in the routine following of nutrition recommendations. In this study, we aimed to estimate the serum vitamin B12 levels among the elderly.

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Relapsed rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) has several therapeutic challenges. The novel treatment for relapsed RMS was surgical management, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Reoccurrence significantly occurs in children and adolescents.

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Here, we report a case of a nine-year-old boy with chronic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) leading to scleromalacia perforans (SP). We rarely see SP with fixed deformities of rheumatoid arthritis in the hands, but not as a starting point of the disease. He reported eye manifestations associated with JRA on further investigation and inquiry.

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