Rare case of post mastectomy surgical site haematoma due to axillary artery branch pseudoaneurysm.

We present a case of surgical site haematoma developed in a female patient with breast cancer who had undergone modified radical mastectomy. On investigation, the underlying aetiology was detected to be axillary artery branch pseudoaneurysm. The patient was managed with the minimally invasive technique of angioembolisation with coils.

Prevalence of Radiographic Signs of Pincer Deformities in Asymptomatic Indian Individuals: A Retrospective Analysis.

Objective: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is the result of abnormal contact between the proximal femur and the acetabulum rim. Pincer impingement is the result of a globally deep acetabulum, focal anterior overcoverage or less commonly posterior overcoverage. The presence of radiological signs of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is not necessarily associated with symptoms.

A fungal epidemic amidst a viral pandemic: Risk factors for development of COVID-19 associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in India.

Purpose: To study the risk factors for development of COVID-19 associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

Methods: Multi-centric retrospective case-control study conducted from October 2020 to May 2021. Cases comprised of consecutive patients of COVID-19-associated ROCM (CA-ROCM) presenting at the participating ophthalmic institutes.

Pathogenesis and Staging of Craniovertebral Tuberculosis: Radiographic Evaluation, Classification, and Natural History.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort.

Objective: To radiographically evaluate Craniovertebral junction (CVJ) tuberculosis infection pathogenesis and to propose a modification to the Lifeso classification.

Methods: A cohort of patients with radiologically or microbiologically identified CVJ tuberculosis treated at a single tertiary referral center in a TB endemic area was queried for characteristics about clinical presentation, treatment, and radiographic evidence of bone destruction and abscess formation were included.

Olfactory and Taste Dysfunction in Indian Population with COVID-19: A Study on 300 Patients.

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 is an ongoing pandemic and a global health emergency. Since the main portal of entry for the virus is the nose, olfactory and taste dysfunction have gained attention as important symptoms in COVID-19. The primary objectives are to assess the prevalence of olfactory and taste dysfunction in patients affected with COVID-19.

Bacteriological Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infections in Infants and Children.

Background: Despite the advent of modern neurosurgical techniques, new antibiotics, and modern imaging techniques, infection after ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion and/or ventriculostomy is still a serious issue.

Aim: The aim of this work was to study bacteriological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections in infants and children.

Materials And Methods: A total of 90 patients under the age of 12 years undergoing cerebrospinal fluid shunt procedures were included.

30-Day and 1-Year Outcomes With HYDRA Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve: The Hydra CE Study.

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the 30-day and 1-year safety and performance of the Hydra transcatheter aortic valve (THV) (in the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis in patients at high or extreme surgical risk.

Background: The Hydra THV is a novel repositionable self-expanding system with supra-annular bovine pericardial leaflets.

Methods: The Hydra CE study was a premarket, prospective, multicenter, single-arm study conducted across 18 study centers in Europe and Asia-Pacific countries.

Platelet-Rich Fibrin, Preparation and Use in Dermatology.

The goal of these recommendations is to provide a framework to practitioners for implementing useful, evidence-based recommendations for the preparation of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and its use in various dermatological indications. The Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) assigned the task of preparing these recommendations to its taskforce on platelet-rich plasma. A comprehensive literature search was done in the English language on the PRF across multiple databases.

Preparation of Platelet-Rich Plasma: National IADVL PRP Taskforce Recommendations.

The goal of these recommendations is to provide a framework to practitioners for implementing useful, evidence-based recommendations for the preparation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in various dermatological indications. The Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) assigned the task of preparing these recommendations to its task force on PRP. A comprehensive literature search was done in the English language on the preparation of PRP across multiple databases.

Utility of Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Ultrasound in Differentiating Dicephalic Dibrachius Dipus Twin Gestation From Craniopagus Parasiticus.

Conjoined twins represent a very rare congenital anomaly, and the dicephalic dibrachius dipus (DDD) type of conjoined twinning is so rare that the exact prevalence is unknown. Only a few published case studies have mentioned this anomaly. Not enough data are available where antenatal ultrasonography (USG) and MRI have been employed in the workup of such cases.

A customised laryngeal stent for glottic airway reconstruction.

Objective: Laryngotracheal reconstructive surgery very often requires placement of laryngeal stents, but most of the available stents either do not conform to the shape of the glottis or are open at the upper end, causing significant tissue reaction and aspiration. LT-Mold is an ideal stent in this respect, but it is not readily available.

Case Report: The authors of this study fashioned a laryngeal stent out of a readily available Montgomery T-tube in such a way that it had a closed upper end and was well-conformed to the architecture of the larynx.

Labrune Syndrome: A Very Rare Association of Leukoencephalopathy, Cerebral Calcifications, and Cysts.

Leukoencephalopathy, cerebral calcifications, and cysts (LCC) form a very rare association which is named as "Labrune syndrome" after Labrune who reported the first case in 1996. To the best of our knowledge only eight to 10 cases have been reported in literature to date. We report a case of a 26-year-old male with onset of neurological symptoms in late adolescence (at 19 years of age) and presented with complains of continued seizures for 7 years, giddiness with imbalance, and slowly progressive motor symptoms.

Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in schizophrenia: are these opportunities for repurposing?

Purpose: To summarize the main findings on the subject of neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in patients with Schizophrenia (SCZ).

Methods: A narrative review of all the relevant papers known to the authors was conducted.

Results: SCZ is a chronic, debilitating, neuropsychiatric disorder associated with an immense and adverse impact on both the patient and the caregiver, and impairs the overall quality of life.

Sexual behavior and contraceptive practices: Study among married heterosexual HIV serodiscordant couples of reproductive age group attending anti-retroviral therapy centre at a Tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India.

Background: As many as half of people with HIV who are in a long-term sexual relationship have an HIV-negative partner. Data on sexual behavior and contraceptive needs of heterosexual serodiscordant couples are scarce in India. Keeping these facts in mind, it was considered imperative to conduct a study on sexual behavior, contraceptive practices and associated high risk factors among heterosexual serodiscordant couples.

Improving Early Colostrum Feeding in a Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Colostrum feeding is known for its immune benefits for reduction in nosocomial sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and ventilator-associated pneumonias. Colostrum feeding also helps in improving breastfeeding rates and early discharge of vulnerable neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) babies. The objective of this study was to improve early colostrum feeding/oropharyngeal colostrum administration in a busy tertiary NICU in India.

Transcutaneous retrobulbar injection of amphotericin B in rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis: a review.

Mucormycosis is an aggressive and potentially fatal invasive fungal infection. The most common form of mucormycosis is rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM). While it is commonly seen in immunocompromised patients, it is also known to affect healthy individuals.

Etiology of chronic atrioventricular block in young adults in a public university hospital in India.

In young adults, chronic atrioventricular (AV) block has scant systematic documentation in India. This prospective study included patients 18-40 years old, presenting with AV block without a reversible cause. There were 27 patients, aged 32 +/- 6.

Arrhythmia spectrum and outcome in children with myocarditis.

Introduction: Myocarditis remains an under-diagnosed entity among children. We evaluated the spectrum of electrocardiogram (ECG) changes and arrhythmias in children with myocarditis.

Methods: A single-center prospective observational study was conducted over a period of 18 months at a public university hospital, which included all cases with myocarditis from the ages of 1 month to 12 years.

Factors associated with mortality among moderate and severe patients with COVID-19 in India: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

Objective: Large data on the clinical characteristics and outcome of COVID-19 in the Indian population are scarce. We analysed the factors associated with mortality in a cohort of moderately and severely ill patients with COVID-19 enrolled in a randomised trial on convalescent plasma.

Design: Secondary analysis of data from a Phase II, Open Label, Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Convalescent Plasma to Limit COVID-19 Associated Complications in Moderate Disease.

Conjunctival Pyogenic Granuloma Masquerading as Malignant Melanoma.

Pyogenic granuloma is a common, benign, vascular growth that often appears as a rapidly growing mass on mucus membrane-lined surfaces such as the conjunctiva. Conjunctival pyogenic granulomas are common following trauma, burst chalazion or ill-fitting prosthesis. Also known as 'lobular capillary hemangiomas', these lesions typically appear bright red, fleshy and pedunculated.

COVID-19 Associated Stroke-A Single Centre Experience.

Background And Purpose: Various neurological complications have been reported in association with COVID-19. We report our experience of COVID-19 with stroke at a single center over a period of eight months spanning 1 March to 31 October 2020.

Methods: We recruited all patients admitted to Internal Medicine with an acute stroke, who also tested positive for COVID-19 on RTPCR.