Upper Cervical Leiomyoma in an Adolescent Male.

Introduction: Leiomyomas are benign epithelial tumors with a female preponderance usually in the uterus, gastro-intestinal tract and skin. They are well-capsulated tumors with no mitotic activity and little pleomorphism. Primary leiomyoma in the upper cervical spine region is rare and the occurrence of these lesions in young immunocompetent males is extremely rare.

A case of cervical OPLL and DISH mimicking stroke.

Background: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive disorder that mostly involves the cervical spine. It is more prevalent in East Asian countries. Patients typically present with the gradual onset of myelopathy, while about 5% show rapid progression.

Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma Causing Recurring Myelopathy -A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature.

Introduction: Vertebral hemangiomas although benign vascular lesions few of these may be ag-gressive causing osseous, extra-osseous and/or epidural expansions with recurrence rate as low as 3%. It should be considered as one of the important differentials while dealing with lytic lesions in the dorsal spine causing compressive myelopathy.

Case Report: A 16-year-old female came with an acute history of paraparesis with bladder in-volvement.

Clinico-investigative Study of Facial Acanthosis Nigricans.

Background: Facial acanthosis nigricans (FAN) is an underrecognized and underdiagnosed entity. The typical presentation of acanthosis nigricans (AN) seen elsewhere on the body like axillae and groins is not seen on the face, making it mimic other pigmentary disorders. Moreover, FAN is seldom not accompanied with AN on the classical sites making the diagnosis challenging.

Efficacy and Safety of Topical Solution of Diperoxochloric Acid for Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Results from a Phase 3, Multicentre, Randomized, Active-controlled, Parallel-group Study.

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), if untreated, accounts for lower-limb amputations affecting patients' quality-of-life. Diperoxochloric acid (DPOCL) is known to heal DFU by its antibacterial and fibroblast stimulating activity. This was a phase 3, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, parallel-group study conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of topic solution of DPOCL compared with isotonic sodium chloride solution (ISCL).

Management of video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATs) bilateral cardiac sympathectomy in refractory ventricular storm: A case report.

A 65-year-old male post-CABG surgery presented with history of ventricular storm refractory to antiarrhythmics and requiring multiple DC shocks. He got posted for VATs bilateral cardiac denervation for sympathetic remodulation. Patient was induced with high dose opioids and Etomidate and intubated with 37Fr left double lumen tube.

Do school students with specific learning disabilities have lower emotional intelligence abilities? A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Background And Objectives: School students with specific learning disabilities (SpLDs) endure academic difficulties, anxiety, and social maladaptation. The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the emotional intelligence (EI) abilities of these afflicted students. Its secondary objective was to analyze the impact of socio-demographic variables on their EI abilities.

A rare case of an expansile spinopelvic aneurysmal bone cyst managed with embolization, excision, and fusion.

Background: Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) are benign osteolytic lesions of the metaphyseal regions of long bones that typically contribute to rapid bony expansion. Here, we present an ABC involving the spinopelvic region in a 15-year-old male that required embolization, surgical excision, and fusion.

Case Description: A 15-year-old male, presented with gradually progressive painful lower back swelling of 4 months' duration.

Mitochondrial hepatopathy: Respiratory chain disorders- 'breathing in and out of the liver'.

Mitochondria, the powerhouse of a cell, are closely linked to the pathophysiology of various common as well as not so uncommon disorders of the liver and beyond. Evolution supports a prokaryotic descent, and, unsurprisingly, the organelle is worthy of being labeled an organism in itself. Since highly metabolically active organs require a continuous feed of energy, any dysfunction in the structure and function of mitochondria can have variable impact, with the worse end of the spectrum producing catastrophic consequences with a multisystem predisposition.

Utilizing "Positive deviance inquiry" to explore factors influencing child health: A qualitative study.

Background: India is a lower middle-income country with one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Despite improvements in its economy, it has a high child mortality rate, with significant differences in child mortality both between and within different states. In this research, we tend to explore factors as to how a particular child's growth is optimal.

Assessment of Preventable Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases among Junior College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Context: Lifestyle-associated risk factors may begin during childhood and result into cardiovascular diseases in adult life. Thus, a study was conducted among junior college students to assess these preventable risk factors among them.

Aims: To estimate (1) Prevalence of risk factors namely physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary habits, tobacco, and alcohol use among them and (2) The proportion of hypertension.

Who will guard the guardians? Cross-sectional study on prevalence of psychiatric morbidity, quality of life, and coping skills in caregivers of children with thalassemia major.

Background: Patients of thalassemia major require frequent hospitalization. Caregivers are more affected than the patient themselves as they better appreciate the magnitude of illness and treatment, resulting in increased risks for psychiatric illness.

Aims And Objectives: The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in the caregivers of patients with thalassemia major.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of surgical patients presenting in an emergency setting -Report from a tertiary referral centre.

Introduction: At the onset of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the publications on managing surgical emergencies were sparse. Health care personnel were facing an unprecedented problem with limited information. On this background, we have reviewed the operational challenges faced and the protocols followed by us while managing emergency surgical patients.

Sudden death due to amyloidosis of intramural coronaries in a patient with amyloidosis of hip joint - An autopsy report with a review of literature.

Amyloidosis is caused by an extracellular accumulation of insoluble fibrillary protein predominantly in the kidneys, spleen, and heart. The deposition of amyloid into the joints, synovia, and osseous tissues (amyloid arthropathy) is an uncommon condition with only a few case reports in the English literature. Similarly, amyloid deposition predominantly limited to the vascular wall is rarely described.

Unusual presentation of crusted scabies with osteolysis in immunocompetent.

Background: Crusted scabies results from a failure of the host immune response to control the proliferation of the scabies mite in the skin, with resulting hyperinfestation and a concomitant inflammatory and hyper-keratotic reaction. However, it has also been recognised in people with no evident immunological deficit.

Case History: We present a case report of apparently immunocompetent 16-year-old female presenting with multiple hyperkeratotic vegetating plaques over limbs, excoriated papules over trunk with minimal itching since 2 years without any positive family history.

Rare Case of a Solitary Bone Plasmacytoma of the Proximal Femur Managed with Surgery and Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Case Report.

Introduction: Solitary plasmacytoma of the bone is a rare neoplasm characterized by proliferation of neoplastic plasma cells in the bone in the absence of systemic involvement. We present a managed case of a 64-year-old male with solitary bone plasmacytoma of the right proximal femur, who presented as a pathological subtrochanteric femur fracture.

Case Report: A 64-year-old male presented to our outpatient department with pain in the right hip and restricted range of motion following a trivial trauma.

Prospective Comparative Observational Study of Safety and Efficacy of Topical Ozone Gas Therapy in Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers versus Only Conventional Wound Management.

The prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) in India is 11.6%. DFU accounts for major cost expenditure, morbidity, and mortality.

Plain roentgenographic and CT scan morphometric analysis of the anterior atlantodens interval (AADI) and posterior atlantodens interval (PADI) in the Indian population.

Background: The anterior atlantodental interval (AADI) and posterior atlantodental interval (PADI) on X-ray and computed tomography (CT) studies can both be used to gauge the risk and/or presence of neurological compression.

Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary care center in 116 patients with head injuries additionally warranting routine cervical X-ray and CT examinations.

Results: The AADI averaged 1.