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Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 56700, Nepal.
Background: Snakebite envenomation is a global public health concern, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. We describe the demography, presentations, treatments and outcomes of snakebites from a community snakebite treatment centre in Nepal.
Methods: This was a retrospective study of snakebite cases from 2008 to 2021 presenting in a community-based treatment centre in eastern Nepal.
Wilderness Environ Med
June 2024
Department of Nursing Services, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Introduction: Snakebite envenomation is a significant life-threatening public health problem in Southeast Asia (SEA). In this region, India reported the largest number of snakebite deaths from 2000 to 2019 (1.2 million), with an average of 58,000 deaths yearly.
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February 2024
From the Department of Dermatology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are major problems in the drug therapy. Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs) are the most common ADRs. The pattern of CADRs differs among various drugs.
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January 2024
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Raipur, IND.
IntroductionInfectious diseases account for the major health problem in developing countries like India. Though non-infectious diseases like rheumatological disorders are not very common, the burden of these disorders as a group is high in society due to the huge population size. The rheumatological disorders have varied presentations which may mimic other infectious pathologies leading to a significant time lag in the diagnosis.
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January 2024
Department of Dermatology, RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Background: Leprosy is a major public health problem in India, which affects many people every year and has significantly high new case detection rates in certain districts and blocks. According to the National Leprosy Elimination Program (NLEP) report of March 2019, there were a total of 1.14 lakhs new cases of leprosy in India with an Annual New Case Detection Rate (ANCDR) of 8.
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