Sexual behavior among truck drivers.

A cross-sectional study was conducted on Lucknow highway in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh to study the knowledge of truck drivers about HIV transmission and prevention and to study the sexual behaviour of these drivers with reference to HIV/AIDS. Age, marital status, education, income, drinking alcohol, length of stay away from home, knowledge about transmission and prevention of HIV, and HIV-prone behavior of truck drivers were studied. Chi-square, mean, and SD were calculated.

Acute renal failure in acute poisoning: prospective study from a tertiary care centre of South India.

Background: Cases of people presenting with poisoning are likely to develop acute renal failure (ARF), which may be due to multiple mechanisms/aetiologies. These cases need careful observation and appropriate treatment.

Objective: To find the risk of ARF among acute poisoning cases, identify the underlying causes and to analyse the outcome.

Propofol's derivative: a potential drug for erectile dysfunction?

Propofol, an intravenous anesthetic agent induces priapism in humans. We hypothesize the probable central nervous system and local mechanisms through which a similar molecule can be used as a therapy in erectile dysfunction. Previous literatures published over a period of 35 years (1976-2010) were searched using the key words, mechanisms were identified and discussed.

Penetrating head injury from angle grinder: A cautionary tale.

Penetrating cranial injury is a potentially life-threatening condition. Injuries resulting from the use of angle grinders are numerous and cause high-velocity penetrating cranial injuries. We present a series of two penetrating head injuries associated with improper use of angle grinder, which resulted in shattering of disc into high velocity missiles with reference to management and prevention.

Adenocarcinoma of the colon as a second malignancy in a child.

Solid tumors as second malignancies are not common in children who have been managed for lymphoproliferative disorders. We report a case of adenocarcinoma (AC) of the colon as a second malignancy in a patient who was on maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In children, primary AC of the colon is very rare; colonic AC occurring as a second malignancy in a child is rarer still.

Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa.

Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa is a recently described variant of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica. It is characterised by pruritic nodular prurigo like lesions, milia and with a histopathology of a subepidermal blister. We report 3 cases of this new variant.

Anti-inflammatory activity of Aglaia roxburghiana var. beddomei extract and triterpenes roxburghiadiol A and B.

The alcoholic extracts of the aerial portion and fruits of Aglaia roxburghiana (W.& A.) Miq.

Angiographic correlates of anterior ST segment depression in acute inferior wall myocardial infarction.

This study was conducted prospectively to assess the correlation between the pattern of anterior ST segment depression on the admission electrocardiogram and the in-hospital morbidity and mortality in patients with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography was also done to assess its correlation, if any, with pattern of anterior ST segment depression. Our study cohort comprised of 165 consecutive patients with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction divided into four groups based on admission electrocardiogram.

Duplication of the urethra.

Accessory urethra or duplication of the urethra is a rare anomaly. The vast majority occur in the sagittal plane; however, collateral or side-by-side duplications in the absence of bladder duplication also exist. We report six cases of urethral duplications.

Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of ethanol extract of Clerodendron serratum roots in experimental animals.

The alcoholic extract (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg, p.o) of Clerodendron serratum roots produced a significant antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities in animal models. The results support the traditional claims of C.

Post febrile acquired cutis laxa.

Acquired cutis laxa following enteric fever has been described in a male in the neck region. Biopsy revealed fragmented elastic fibres in the dermis which were better visualised with special stain for elastic tissue. This case is reported for rarity of its occurrence at the localised site following febrile illness.

Comparison of questionnaires and laboratory tests in the detection of excessive drinkers and alcholics.

225 alcoholics in village and 149 alcoholics in a mental hospital outpatients were administered screening questionnaires for alcoholics status (MAST) dependence (SADD), and consumption data (Q.F. Index).

Monomorphic cutaneous metastases with different primaries.

Telangiectatic type of secondary cutaneous metastases is described with primary malignancies in different organs in a female and in a male. The clinical and histopathological features of the secondary metastases are described along with the features of the primaries manifesting as adenocarcinoma of breast in the former and squamous cell carcinoma in the larynx in the latter.