Visual parameter status as a predictive factor for the outcomes of occlusion therapy in anisometropic amblyopia.

Purpose: The purpose is to compare visual parameters between normal and amblyopic eyes in anisometropic amblyopia and to find predictive factors for occlusion therapy.

Methods: Sixty patients with anisometropic amblyopia between the ages of 5 and 25 years were enrolled in the prospective, longitudinal, and interventional study. Patients were selected based on no improvement with spectacle correction alone after 1 month of follow-up.

Comparative Assessment of Total Antioxidant Capacity of Unstimulated Saliva Which Can Reflect the Oxidative Stress between Autism Children and Normal Children.

Aim: To assess the level of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in the unstimulated saliva of autism children and normal children.

Methods: A total of 60 children participated in the study (autism children-30; normal children-30) in the age-group of 7-14 years, at a Special Needs Children's Home in Salem district. Both groups were further subdivided into subgroups of 15 children each (caries-free and caries-active).

A Single-Center Experience of Internal Pancreatic Fistulas.

Background Internal pancreatic fistula (IPF) is a complex disease with different etiologies, varied clinical presentations, and multiple management options. Unlike postoperative pancreatic fistula, IPF lacks guidelines for classification and management. The rarity of the disease makes randomized control studies unlikely and difficult to formulate guidelines.

A Pragmatic Approach to Pancreatic Trauma: A Single-Center Experience From a Tertiary Care Center.

Introduction Pancreatic trauma is rare and is usually associated with adjacent organ and vascular injuries, which adds to the high morbidity and mortality. In the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) pancreatic trauma (PT) grading system, the higher grades are a composite of less and more severe extents of injuries. We hereby present an observational study of PT with management based on an indigenous algorithmic approach.

Total elbow arthroplasty for active primary tuberculosis of the elbow: a curious case of misdiagnosis.

The incidence of musculoskeletal tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise due to the current Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) pandemic. Spine is the most common osseous site, followed by other joints. TB identified in the elbow accounts for 2%-5% of skeletal TB cases, which are secondary to pulmonary TB.

Anatomic reconstruction for acromioclavicular joint injuries: a pilot study of a cost-effective new technique.

Background: The treatment for acromioclavicular joint injuries (ACJI) ranges from a conservative approach to extensive surgical reconstruction, and the decision on how to manage these injuries depends on the grade of acromioclavicular (AC) joint separation, resources, and skill availability. After a thorough review of the literature, the researchers adopted a simple cost-effective technique of AC joint reconstruction for acute ACJI requiring surgery.

Methods: This was a prospective single-center study conducted between April 2017 and April 2018.

A Child with Enlarged Extremities - A Case of Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa.

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (ML) is a rare, non-hereditary, developmental anomaly that occurs because of the progressive proliferation of all mesenchymal elements of single or multiple digits or entire extremity, with a disproportionate increase in fibroadipose tissue. Commonly one or few digits of an extremity will be enlarged and present as macrodactyly or as enlarged limb. Lower limb involvement is more common and frequently unilateral.

Congenital Right Morgagni Hernia Presenting in an Adult-a Case Report.

Patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDH) usually present in the neonatal period with respiratory distress. Delayed presentation of CDH in adults is rare and difficult to diagnose. We present a 42-year-old female patient who came with complaints of epigastric pain and breathlessness on exertion.

Linezolid induced black hairy tongue.

Black hairy tongue (BHT) also called as lingua villosa nigra, is a self limiting benign condition characterized by hypertrophy and elongation of filiform papillae of tongue with brown or black discoloration. Smoking, poor oral hygiene, xerostomia, using peroxide containing mouth washes, substance abuse and drugs (steroids, methyldopa, olanzapine, etc) are the predisposing factors. However its occurrence in relation to linezolid ingestion among south Indians has not been reported in PubMed database.