Congenital Insensitivity to Pain and Anhidrosis With Orthopedic and Self-Injury Complications in a 5-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report.

Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder because of NTRK1 gene mutations, leading to an inability to perceive pain and temperature and lack of sweating. Its rarity and unique clinical challenges, such as severe injuries from the inability to sense pain, make reporting cases critical. A 5-year-old boy, the third child of consanguineous parents, was referred for a fractured femur.

Relationship of difficult endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography cannulation and visual characteristics of papilla.

Background And Aim: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is commonly used to diagnose and treat bile duct and pancreatic disorders. Successful cannulation of the papilla is crucial for the effectiveness of ERCP; however, sometimes, it can be challenging to achieve. This study explores the relationship between net difficult ERCP cannulation with bile visibility, papilla orifice visibility, and papilla position and compares it with successful cannulation.

Comparing machine learning screening approaches using clinical data and cytokine profiles for COVID-19 in resource-limited and resource-abundant settings.

Accurate screening of COVID-19 infection status for symptomatic patients is a critical public health task. Although molecular and antigen tests now exist for COVID-19, in resource-limited settings, screening tests are often not available. Furthermore, during the early stages of the pandemic tests were not available in any capacity.

Primary Sjogren's syndrome presenting as ptosis and eyelid swelling: A case report.

Key Clinical Message: This unique case report of primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) shows bilateral ptosis and significant periorbital edema, compromising vision. To avoid misleading diagnosis, antibody tests must be evaluated and interpreted in the context of clinical findings.

Abstract: Primary Sjögren's syndrome is an idiopathic, autoimmune disorder involving the lacrimal and salivary glands characterized by both localized and systemic manifestations including xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sicca.

First case of MPox in Pakistan: What can we learn from it?

Background And Aims: This research paper discusses Pakistan's healthcare systems' challenges in managing the monkeypox outbreak in Pakistan. Monkeypox is a zoonotic viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus. The World Health Organization declared it a global public health emergency due to the surge in cases worldwide.

Coexistence of ipsilateral acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma and acute extradural hematoma: A case report.

Chronic subdural hematomas are typically observed in elderly patients receiving antithrombotic and/or anticoagulant therapy. In contrast, acute subdural and extradural hematomas are often observed in young people with traumatic brain injury. The coexistence of ipsilateral chronic subdural and extradural hematomas is rare.

Assessment of health-related behaviors among medical students: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aim: Students sometimes participate in harmful activities that adversely influence their behaviors and well-being throughout college, which is one of the sensitive phases in an individual's life. : To assess the health-related behaviors of university students.

Methods: A cross-sectional study that includes systematic randomly selected 383 students from various colleges of Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU), Ras Al Khaimah Emirate, United Arab Emirates.

Hospital-based salient prevention and control measures to counteract the 2022 monkeypox outbreak.

Monkeypox (MPX) has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. As of November 4, 2022, 78,000 verified cases from 109 countries and territories, and 40 deaths have been reported due to MPX. The present article highlights salient hospital-based prevention and control measures to be adopted and their critical role to mitigate the ongoing MPX outbreaks and global public health emergency.

Frequency of otitis media with effusion among children aged 1-5 years presenting to immunization center of tertiary care hospitals, Rawalpindi.

Objective: We conducted this study to assess the etiopathogenic relation of otitis media with effusion (OME) in a group of children aged 1-5 years among the local population of Rawalpindi.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional retrospective study. Study was conducted among the children presenting to the immunization center of three tertiary care hospitals of Rawalpindi.

Cotrimoxazole-induced hyperkalemia in renal transplant patient-Case report.

We present the case of a 55-year-old male patient who developed hyperkalemia after using Cotrimoxazole (TMP-SMX). There was a marked increase in potassium levels from 3.3 mEq/L on Day 5 when cotrimoxazole was started to 6.

Cranial CT scan evaluation of morphological variations and location of pterion in Pakistani male population for lateral neurosurgical approach.

Objective: To determine the morphological variations and location of pterion in Pakistani male population.

Methods: This retrospective observational study was carried out in the Department of Radiology, Shifa International Hospital from December 2018 to June 2019. The sample size was calculated by Open Epi web-based calculator.