Non-Familial Cherubism with Bilateral Maxilla and Mandible Involvement - Clinicoradiographic Findings.

Cherubism is a self-limiting non-neoplastic autosomal dominant fibro-osseous syndrome of the jaws. It is occasionally manifested before the age of two years. It occurs in children and more often in boys.

Mesenteric cyst(s) presenting as acute intestinal obstruction in children: Three cases and literature review.

Background And Objectives: Mesenteric cysts are rare in paediatric age group and usually present as asymptomatic abdominal lumps. Acute presentations are uncommon and their preoperative diagnosis is difficult.

Design And Settings: This is a retrospective observational study describing three children with mesenteric cysts who presented with symptoms and signs of acute intestinal obstruction.

Bednar Tumor: An Uncommon Entity.

Bednar tumor is an uncommon variant of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Also known as pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, this tumor is of intermediate grade. It is seen in adults and has a predisposition to affect the shoulder region.

Assessment of Simple Gait Related Dual and Triple Tests in Predicting the Risk of Fall in Adults Above Age of 50 years.

Timed UP and Go Test (TUG) is conventionally used as predictor of falls in adults. Routine daily activities include multiple tasks performed concurrently. When two or more tasks (Dual/Triple test) needed to be carried out concurrently, task performance declined at least in one of them.

Hospital Based Prospective Observational Study to Audit the Prescription Practices and Outcomes of Paediatric Patients (6 months to 5 years age group) Presenting with Acute Diarrhea.

Introduction: Diarrhea is a leading killer of children, accounting for 9% of all deaths among under-five children worldwide. WHO protocol deviation in management of diarrheas in children is likely due to various reasons.

Aim: To study the prescription practices, regarding adherence to WHO protocol and deviations, in the management of acute diarrhea in children presenting at a tertiary care hospital and its impact on the outcome.

A Comparison of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in Early-Onset and Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease - A Study from South East Asia (Kashmir, India).

Background: A gradual increase in the longevity due to advancement of treatment modalities and a subsequent surge in elderly population in India have led to a growing curiosity in the geriatric age group with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) represent epiphenomena of AD. However, no comprehensive study has been carried out in South East Asia (Kashmir, India), to assess the behavioral and psychological symptoms in subtypes of AD.

Shear bond strength of composite resin bonded to preformed metal crowns for primary molars using a universal adhesive and two different surface treatments: an in vitro study.

Aim: This was to determine the shear bond strength of composite resin bonded to preformed metal crowns with a new adhesive. Buccal surfaces of the crowns were roughened by two different methods to increase retention.

Method: Typodont mandibular second primary molars (38) were divided into two groups (19 per group).

Proteomics of Plasmodium vivax malaria: new insights, progress and potential.

Introduction: Plasmodium vivax has accounted for an enormous share of the global malaria burden in recent years, along with Plasmodium falciparum. The wide distribution of P. vivax and recent evidences of severe and complicated vivax malaria across several endemic regions of the world suggest that this disease may have been more overlooked than benign.

Linking HIV & family planning services to improve dual methods of contraception among women infected with HIV in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Background & Objectives: Preventing unintended pregnancies among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is one of the strategies of WHO for preventing parent-to-child transmission (PPTCT). Given the limitation of only condom use, the objective of this study was to improve use of dual contraceptive methods among HIV infected women.

Methods: An experimental study among HIV positive women was conducted at two tertiary care level hospitals in Mumbai.

Low complete transverse vaginal septum, vesico-ureteric reflux and low anorectal malformation: Case report and review of literature.

The complete, imperforate transverse vaginal septum is one of the rare anomalies of the female reproductive tract. This anomaly is a disorder of vertical fusion of the Müllerian ducts and can present with or without obstruction. It has been classified as Type IIA as per the American Fertility Society (AFS) classification.

Role of cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) in the evaluation of vestibular schwannoma.

Introduction: Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP) can assess the integrity of the inferior vestibular nerve thereby promising to be a useful tool in the audiological test battery to diagnose vestibular schwannoma.

Objective: To ascertain the utility of cVEMP in diagnosis of vestibular schwannoma in conjunction with the ABR and to evaluate whether the size of lesion has any effect on the cVEMP measures.

Methods: Case-files of 15 known cases of vestibular schwannoma whose pure tone audiometry, auditory brainstem response (ABR), cVEMP and radiological investigation findings were available, were included in the study.

Management of a mucocoele of the submandibular gland without removal of the gland: a case report.

A mucocoele or extravasation of mucus is common in minor salivary glands, but unusual in major ones. Those from the submandibular gland are a diagnostic challenge and conventional management includes excision of the associated gland. We describe a 27-year-old man with a mucocoele of the submandibular gland that presented as a lateral cervical swelling and looked like a plunging ranula.

Atypical subgaleal haemangioma causing calvarial erosion: a case report.

Background: Infantile haemangiomas are the most common soft tissue tumours of infancy and childhood, with an incidence rate of 4-10 %. These lesions commonly present between 2 and 10 weeks after birth and characteristically involute around 8-10 years of age. Most lesions occurring in the scalp are managed conservatively, with surgery reserved for those with complications.

An Interesting Case of Non-Resolving Hepatogastric Fistula - An Unseen Cause.

Hepatic tuberculosis presents one of the rare forms of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. It is usually secondary to infection in the lung or the gut. Tuberculous liver abscess is the rarer manifestation even in endemic areas of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

A Family of Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis and Atypical Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Congenital hepatic fibrosis is a rare cause of portal hypertension and esophageal varices in children. We report cases of siblings with biopsy proven congenital hepatic fibrosis and with atypical retinitis pigmentosa. They presented with repeated episodes of jaundice along with progressive decrease of vision in night.

18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging Features of IgG4-Related Pulmonary Inflammatory Pseudotumor at Initial Diagnosis and During Early Treatment Monitoring.

We present a proven case of pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor that illustrates the (18)F-FDG PET/CT imaging features of this "great mimicker of malignancy" both at initial diagnosis and during early monitoring of corticosteroid therapy, which is advocated as the first-line treatment. Although the patient showed some symptomatic response to corticosteroid therapy, as well as a modest reduction in SUVmax, complete surgical resection was eventually needed in view of the relative nonresponse. (18)F-FDG avidity in untreated cases of pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor has been quite characteristic and may potentially be used to evaluate early response of this IgG4-related disease to nonsurgical treatment and to detect residual disease or recurrence after therapeutic intervention.

Transphyseal Injury of Distal Humerus: A Commonly Missed Diagnosis in Neonates.

Distal humeral physeal injury is a rare entity in newborns. Lack of ossific nuclei of the distal humerus in neonates results in a diagnostic dilemma as the injury is radiologically not visible and is often mistaken as elbow dislocation. Ultrasonography and Magnetic resonance imaging help to clinch diagnosis in the early period where plain radiographs fail to detect this entity.