Adherence to Medication Among Diabetic Patients Attending the Non-communicable Disease Clinic of a Secondary Care Center in North Kerala, India.

Introduction: People with diabetes mellitus can live longer and healthier lives if the disease is detected early and well-managed. The role of the doctor in educating the patient regarding diabetes management and that of the patient in taking responsibility for medication adherence and practicing proper self-care cannot be overemphasized. By examining the patterns and factors influencing adherence to medication, better insight can be gained into our understanding of controlling the disease.

A Case Series on the Spectrum of Complications Observed in Kyasanur Forest Disease.

Background Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) has emerged as an important differential diagnosis of febrile illness for physicians caring for patients in the Western Ghats of South India over the last decade.  Aim This study seeks to familiarize physicians with the clinical presentation and the clinical, laboratory and imaging findings of the various complications of KFD. It also seeks to review the literature on the complications of KFD described.

An Adolescent with Progressive Enlargement of Digits: Case report and proposed diagnostic criteria for macrodystrophia lipomatosa.

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa (ML) is a rare congenital non-hereditary condition caused by an increase in all mesenchymal elements. We report a 14-year-old girl who presented to the Medical Outpatient Department, Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Trust Medical College, Kozhikode, India, in 2017 with progressive enlargement of digits. An X-ray and T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan showed enlargement of the phalanges of the middle and index finger of the left hand with an overgrowth of soft tissues.

Sacral hiatus in relation to low back pain in south Indian population.

Objective: The study was designed to identify any association between the sacral hiatus of the dry sacral bones with that of patients with low back pain (LBP). The knowledge of the sacral hiatus is important in caudal epidural block (CEB).

Methods: Three hundred forty three (183 male and 160 female) complete and undamaged adult South Indian dry sacral bones and fifty two (30 male and 22 female) radiographs were included in the present study.