A Comprehensive Review on Allergic Disorders, Their Epidemiological Trend and Barriers in Management.

Allergy is an important public health disorder. Common allergic disorders include asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, atopic eczema, contact dermatitis, and food and drug allergies. In this article, allergic disorders are discussed comprehensively, along with their epidemiological trends, quality of care, and barriers in management.

Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Endothelial Dysfunction in Cases of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study.

Background Women are more likely to be affected with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic multisystem inflammatory autoimmune illness. It is well established that SLE increases the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of endothelial dysfunction and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with SLE.

Polypharmacy and Deprescription: Role of Internists.

Polypharmacy is the concurrent use of five or more drugs per day. It is common in old age because of multimorbidity. The prevalence of polypharmacy is increasing as the number of old people is increasing worldwide.

An Institution Based Cross-Sectional Observational Aetiological Study Correlating the Clinico-Pathological Findings in Patients Presenting with Acquired Palmoplantar Keratoderma.

Background: Palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) is a heterogeneous group of hereditary or acquired disorders characterised by excessive epidermal thickening of the palms and soles. Proper knowledge about the aetiology of the disease and clinico-demographic profile helps in planning management and predicting outcomes.

Aims And Objective: To determine the prevalence of different dermatoses and describe their clinico-histological correlation in acquired palmoplantar keratoderma.

Geo-environmental factors and the effectiveness of mulberry leaf extract in managing malaria.

Malaria prevalence has become medically important and a socioeconomic impediment for the endemic regions, including Purulia, West Bengal. Geo-environmental variables, humidity, altitude, and land use patterns are responsible for malaria. For surveillance of the endemic nature of Purulia's blocks, statistical and spatiotemporal factors analysis have been done here.

SSRI induced hypnic jerks: A case series.

A hypnic jerk is an abrupt, involuntary, nonrepetitive contraction of muscles of the body that occurs during the onset of sleep in stage 1 of nonrapid eye movement sleep. Various physiological and stressful stimuli can precipitate hypnic jerks with no further neurological sequelae. Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medications are well known to disturb the normal sleep cycle and cause rapid eye movement sleep behavioral disorders, there were only a few case reports of them causing hypnic jerks and those were reported due to Escitalopram only.

An Epidemiological Study of Hearing Loss in a Peripheral Tertiary Care Hospital.

The estimated prevalence of adult onset hearing deafness in India is 7.6% and childhood onset hearing loss is 2%. But there are very few studies which highlight the prevalence of various types of hearing loss.

Clinical, laboratory and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) thorax profile of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) negative COVID-19 suspects with moderate to severe disease.

Background: Diagnostic dilemma arises when patients with clinical suspicion of COVID-19 disease having moderate-to-severe respiratory symptoms yield negative result for COVID-19 in reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). This study evaluated the clinical, laboratory and HRCT thorax findings among RT-PCR-negative COVID-19 suspects with moderate-to-severe disease.

Materials And Methods: A hospital-based retrospective observational study was conducted between July 2021 to December 2021, among 60 moderate and severe symptomatic COVID-19 suspects admitted in the severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) ward and intensive care unit (ICU), who were negative for COVID-19 in RT-PCR.

A Retrospective Comparative Study on the Outcome of Microscope-Assisted Technique and Supra-Auricular Approach in Preauricular Sinus Surgery in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Context: Preauricular sinus (PAS) can lead to severe complications such as facial paralysis, and squamous cell carcinoma may develop from this sinus later in life. Asymptomatic sinus needs no intervention, but symptomatic sinus needs surgical interventions.

Aims: This study compares the surgical outcome of microscope-assisted sinus tract excision technique with the supra-auricular sinectomy technique.