Noradrenaline in upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. A prospective, randomized, double blind controlled clinical trial.

abstract：:We report on a patient with cryptococcal meningitis with CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia and no evidence of HIV infection. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Augusto E,Raguenaud ME,Kim C,Mony M,Isaakidis P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Connective tissue diseases and infections are amongst the causes for organising pneumonia. However, organising pneumonia preceding other connective tissue disease manifestations is rare. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is rarely associated with organising pneumonia. We report such a case. A 50-year-old diabetic male, a roa...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Pratap U,Ravindrachari M,RamyaPriya A,Toi PC,Manju R

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The disclosure of HIV serostatus is a difficult emotional task creating opportunity for both support and rejection. In this study, we evaluated the rate, patterns and barriers to HIV serostatus disclosure. A pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire from 187 HIV infected people residing in a resource-limited s...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Akani CI,Erhabor O

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous state hospital-based local studies suggest varying population-based clinicopathological patterns of colorectal cancer (CRC). Patients diagnosed with CRC in the state and private sector hospitals in Durban, South Africa over a 12-month period (January-December 2009) form the basis of our study. Of 491 patients...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ntombela XH,Zulu BM,Masenya M,Sartorius B,Madiba TE

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this preliminary study was to evaluate the usefulness of the intradermal smear test in the diagnosis of malaria. One hundred cases of suspected malaria (having received no prior antimalarials) were investigated. Both peripheral blood film (PBF) and intradermal smears (IDS) were simultaneously prepared...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Singh H,Sen R,Singh S,Siwach SB,Jagdish,Singh RM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differential diagnosis in women between acute appendicitis and acute gynaecological conditions on clinical examination is often difficult. A plea is made for the more widespread use of ultrasound and laparoscopy in the differential diagnosis of these conditions. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ameh EA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accidental needlestick injuries sustained by health-care workers are a common occupational hazard and a public health issue in health-care settings. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted and 30.9% of health-care workers had experienced at least one needlestick injury in the previous year. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Tadesse M,Tadesse T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and biochemical profile of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) varies from epidemic to epidemic. We studied children hospitalized with DHF from September 2003 to December 2003. All were diagnosed, managed and monitored according to a standard protocol. Of the 34 who fulfilled the World Health Organization cri...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Faridi MM,Aggarwal A,Kumar M,Sarafrazul A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIDS support and prevention programs are poorly developed in developing nations. The difficulties of increasing AIDS awareness are compounded by illiteracy and lack of access of large numbers of people to formal education. These facts make community-based AIDS education, counselling and information service an essent...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Foster G

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ear discharge is a common symptom encountered in clinical practice in the tropics. The aim of this paper is to highlight the practical management of otorrhoea from a general practitioner's perspective with special reference to the tropics and developing countries. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Kurien M

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a prospective and descriptive study about childhood acute poisoning with kerosene in Djibouti. Acute poisoning is a common and stable occurrence in low socioeconomic groups in Africa, where negligence is the main cause of poisoning. The respiratory system was the main target, with 41% of patients having pneu...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Benois A,Petitjeans F,Raynaud L,Dardare E,Sergent H

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic leg ulcers in children in tropical developing countries are common. They are difficult to diagnose clinically and to manage. Our case illustrates that even in areas where yaws is endemic and point of care testing is available, the diagnosis remains difficult. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Fegan D,Glennon MJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The international standard decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) for emergency Caesarean sections (CSs) is ≤ 30 minutes but there is little evidence to support this recommendation. The aim of this study was to evaluate DDI for emergency CS and its relationship to perinatal outcome. We undertook a prospective observation...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Singh R,Deo S,Pradeep Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is done to study different aspects of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) such as its prevalence, association with upper gastrointestinal pathology, diagnosis and treatment outcome. Gastric antral biopsy and serology for H. pylori was done for all dyspeptic patients. Histopathology, gram stain and biopsy...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Satpathi P,Satpathi S,Mohanty S,Mishra SK,Behera PK,Maity AB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHL) is a fulminant inflammatory disease of cerebral white matter, characterised by demyelination and haemorrhagic necrosis. The outcome is usually fatal with only few survivors. An unusual presentation of a 44-year-old South Indian farmer who developed AHL following a snake bite ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Prabhakar AT,Kamanahalli R,Sivadasan A,Joseph E,Viggeswarpu S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients (34 limbs) with compressive peroneal neuropathy induced by prolonged squatting of more than 5 h during harvesting season were treated conservatively and followed-up to an average of 28.2 months. A marked preponderance of involvement of the left side was noticed. We attribute this to the intermittent ex...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Sangwan SS,Marya KM,Kundu ZS,Yadav V,Devgan A,Siwach RC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A haemocholecyst is a clot-filled gallbladder caused by bleeding into its lumen. It is a rare entity with fewer than 50 cases reported in the English literature. Preoperative diagnosis is often not possible even with good quality cross-sectional imaging. Here, we present a case of a gallbladder mass, whose nature was ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ray S,Ghosh R,Khamrui S,Kumar Das A,Saha S,Kumar D

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is an ancient human scourge that continues to be an important public health problem worldwide. As impaired immunity is closely associated with the pathogenesis of TB, an increase in the incidence of the disease among patients with cancer is anticipated. A total of 20 cases of haematological cancers co-exi...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Omoti CE,Olu-Eddo AN,Nwannadi AI

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of all cancer patients, 28% had gastrointestinal parasites of medical importance. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Robinson AJ,Katongole-Mbidde E

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of liver disease among HIV-infected patients is changing. In the era of antiretroviral therapy, opportunistic infections are diminishing and deranged liver function appears to be due usually to drug-induced liver injury, alcohol, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or chronic hepatitis B. To test this hy...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Mohite AR,Gambhire PA,Pawar SV,Jain SS,Contractor QQ,Rathi PM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of HIV infection in blood donors or populations is usually by testing sera for antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2. Screening tests are now highly sensitive and specific, but still expensive and scarce in Africa. We tested the commercially available kits 'HIVCHEK 1 + 2' in two field laboratories, on specimens from...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Wannan GJ,Cranefield MJ,Cutting WA,Fischer PR,Hargreaves FD,Inglis JM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leprosy remains an important public health and social issue in South Asia, particularly in India. Its presence in childhood is an immense social burden because of the associated disabilities and widely prevalent misconceptions regarding communicability and treatment potential. The prevalence of leprosy among children ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Sachdeva S,Amin SS,Khan Z,Sharma PK,Bansal S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of sternal fracture ranges from 3 to 8%. In more than half, they are associated with other organ trauma such as blunt cardiac injuries, rib, scapular or vertebral fractures. Hence, the presence of sternal fracture is considered a marker for significant transmission of energy. The management of isolated s...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Tiwari S,Singh A,Bhandari P,Ghatak D,Agarwal H

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Eunuchs in India, commonly known as 'Hirjas', are under-represented and marginalized. They rarely access conventional health-provider systems due to mistrust and fear of censure. This is the story of Asha, who was brave enough to approach a community medicine resident in a municipal hospital for medical aid and counse...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Mukhopadhyay A,Chowdhury R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted this prospective study among 110 symptomatic Plasmodium vivax patients attending the Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India, in order to evaluate their clinico-laboratory profile during July 2007-July 2009. Complications observed among patients were: anaemia (46.4%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 37.08-55.72%);...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Saravu K,Acharya V,Kumar K,Kumar R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tea preparations from the herb Artemisia annua L. (Aa) which is used in traditional Chinese medicine might offer an inexpensive way of producing artemisinin drugs locally. We compared Aa with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in semi-immune adults. After seven days, th...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Blanke CH,Naisabha GB,Balema MB,Mbaruku GM,Heide L,Müller MS

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although much research has been carried out on high risk populations, little is known about HIV prevalence in traditional rural communities who limit contact with other tribes, non-traditional tribesman and Europeans. This study considers traditional Maasai living near a high HIV transmission area. A time series analy...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Valadez JJ,Loolpapit PM,Nyangao A,Dikir F

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-communicable disease conditions such as the metabolic syndrome further strain the already insufficient health resources in Africa, where communicable diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS are still causing significant morbidity and mortality. We studied the frequency and determinants of the syndrome in apparently ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Wahab KW,Sani M,Gbadamosi M,Yandutse M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malnutrition continues to be a major killer of children, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries such as India. An ecological study was undertaken to correlate different demographic factors with the prevalence of underweight children. Based on findings from the National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-2016), 81...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Pratim Roy M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first recorded case of HIV-1 transmission via breast milk occurred in 1985. 1985 was also the year HIV-1 was first isolated in breast milk. In developed countries, many hospitals' special neonatal units no longer operated breast milk banks. National policies advised HIV-1 infected mothers to feed their babies b...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Broadhead RL

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00