Melioidosis in Gujarat: a neglected tropical disease.

abstract：:The strategy of integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) aims at improving the skills of first level health workers and consequently, improving the survival chances of children. The guidelines have been shown to be cost-effective. We aimed to determine the potential impact of using IMCI guidelines on drug tre...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Wammanda RD,Ejembi CL,Iorliam T

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer and frequently arises in the sun-exposed skin of middle-aged and elderly individuals. We retrospectively reviewed 443 patients managed for SCC (cutaneous and non-cutaneous) in our hospital from January 1979 to December 2002. The age distributi...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Adigun IA,Buhari MO,Ayorinde RO

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accidental aspiration of kerosene is a common problem among children in developing countries. This descriptive study involved the retrospective analysis of children admitted with kerosene aspiration in a tertiary care hospital in South India for a year. Kerosene aspiration contributed to 60.4% of poisoning cases. Boys...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Venkatesh C,Sriram P,Adhisivam B,Mahadevan S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the world-wide focus on how to rationally use antibiotics, national drug policy programmes have been developed in many countries in order to minimize the environmental antibiotic pressure and thereby hopefully limit increasing bacterial resistance. This study investigated perceptions of antibiotics in a health s...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Halfvarsson J,Heijne N,Ljungman P,Ham MN,Holmgren G,Tomson G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a widely disseminated, disfiguring facial molluscum contagiosum (MC) as a presenting complaint in an 11-year-old girl secondary to human immune-deficiency virus infection. A biopsy specimen demonstrated lobulated epidermal growth consisting of keratinocytes with large intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusion ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Chatterjee S,Banerjee M,Bhattacharya S

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Severe meconium aspiration syndrome is difficult to manage and has a high mortality in developing countries. Guidelines are available for the initial management. If the infant has been born through particulate meconium and is not vigorous, an inspection of the vocal cords by laryngoscopy is recommended. If meconium is...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Green DA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol and khat are commonly used substances in Ethiopia and are believed to be risk factors for HIV infection. We assessed alcohol and khat use as risk factors for HIV infection among visitors to voluntary counselling and testing centres. In this institution-based unmatched case control study, a total of 495 respond...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ayenew F,Tadesse T,Azale T

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tularaemia has become a public health threat in Turkey. Our aim was to examine the epidemiological characteristics of 154 tularaemia cases reported from Kayseri, Central Anatolia, between 2010 and 2017. Clinical diagnosis was confirmed by micro-agglutination test (≥1/160 titres). Most patients (56.5%) were residing in...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Borlu A,Benli AR,Doganay M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was a prospective study to determine the success rate of myringoplasty in a low-resource setting. Myringoplasty was performed on 85 patients and follow-up done for 6 months in order to determine the incidence of closure of the repaired tympanic membrane. The eardrum closure rate at 3 months was 88% and at 6 month...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Makaya IK

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the extent of Togolese users' knowledge of the health risks associated with the regular use of bleaching agents. A massive underestimation of some of the main risks was discovered. The more frequent the use of bleaching agents, the higher the underestimation. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Kpanake L,Sastre MT,Sorum PC,Mullet E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to emphasise the importance of histopathology in the clinically unsuspected diagnosis of duodenal strongyloidiasis, we report six cases diagnosed on duodenal biopsies identified from the database over a period of 15 years, and clinical, endoscopic and histopathological findings were analysed retrospectively. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Gupta L,Gaur K,Sakhuja P,Sharma BC,Saran RK,Batra VV

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Local prevalences of individual diseases influence the prioritization of the differential diagnoses of a clinical syndrome of acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AFI). This study was conducted in order to delineate the aetiology of AFI that present to a tertiary hospital in southern India and to describe disease-s...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Chrispal A,Boorugu H,Gopinath KG,Chandy S,Prakash JA,Thomas EM,Abraham AM,Abraham OC,Thomas K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty Shigella strains were isolated from bloody stools, of which 10 had been collected from children. Eighty per cent of the Shigella isolates were serogrouped as S. flexneri. All 20 Shigella strains were susceptible to gentamicin, nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin. More than 80% were resistant to ampicillin, cotrimo...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Guyot A

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In three articles, inguinal, femoral, and ventral herniae have been discussed, one of the aims being to draw the attention of those who are new to surgery in the tropics to some of the things the author thought were peculiar to these herniae. Experiences in the 1,100-bed Korle Bu Hospital, Accra, where a retrospect...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Wosornu L

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locally fabricated phototherapy devices (LFPDs) are widely used in Nigeria for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. Ours was a cross-sectional observational study of all LFPDs in major hospitals in Jos between January and March 2015. We evaluated a total of 24 LFPDs. The irradiance at the level of the baby was in the r...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Diala UM,Ofakunrin AO,Toma BO,Shwe DD,Yilgwan CS,Bode-Thomas F

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most snakebite victims in low- and middle-income countries continue to seek many forms of first aid therapy before reaching hospital, the commonest being the application of a tourniquet. Our study looked at a prospective cohort of 382 such patients to ascertain the association of pre-hospital care with clinical outcom...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Singaravelu KP,Pandit VR,Chinnakali P,Bammigatti C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histopathological examination of biopsies from 111 patients with clinically diagnosed leprosy was carried out in order to observe the clinico-histopathological correlation. Clinical diagnosis was based on Ridley and Jopling (R-J) classification and World Health Organization (WHO) classification. The concordance rate b...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Singh PA,Agarwal R,Misra V,Gupta SC,Bajaj AK

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is a common and often neglected illness in developing countries requiring a conscious effort by health workers, especially at community level, to enhance access to regular treatment and to motivate patients to continue treatment. Effective new drugs have recently come on to the market. However, their high cos...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Kok P

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：:This technical note describes a new simple, cheap and affordable adult cervical traction device that is especially suitable for use in resource-poor third world countries because of its cost-effectiveness. While the widely used imported Gardner-Wells tongs cost over N250,000 (Nigerian) naira (approximately $1630 USD),...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Odebode TO,Agaja SB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac failure is a common medical presentation in Uganda. This study primarily focuses on the aetiology of heart failure in 65 adult patients and assesses the utility of echocardiography in a resource-limited setting. Our findings suggest that endomyocardial fibrosis is much less prevalent than previously described ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ismail Y,Andia I,Byaruhanga S,Shaw MR,Mathieson PW,Wilde P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute anal fissures are usually managed by various invasive and non-invasive modalities ranging from simple lifestyle changes to chemical and surgical sphincterotomies. Frozen finger, prepared using a water-filled ordinary rubber glove, was successfully used in one hundred patients, thus providing a cost-effective and...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Chintamani,Tandon M,Khandelwal R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ophthalmic presentation of relapse in a patient with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV1) associated adult T-cell lymphoma leukaemia is described. Epidemiology, clinical features and therapeutic options are briefly reviewed. Antenatal screening and inclusion of HTLV1 in the differential diagnosis of inflammat...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Charles KS,Leelah N,Murray DC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaemia, the most common medical disorder associated with pregnancy, is a silent killer. Most severely anaemic pregnant women are asymptomatic and present late in the third trimester with medical and obstetric complications. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Patra S,Puri M,Trivedi SS,Pasrija S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cirrhotic patients with ascites are at high risk of developing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). After exclusion of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) or other infections, urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels were compared between two matched groups of Egyptian cirrhotic patient...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Fouad TR,Abdelsameea E,Elsabaawy M,Ashraf Eljaky M,Zaki El-Shenawy S,Omar N

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：: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：:Neuroendocrine tumours (NET) are rare. They usually arise from the gastrointestinal or bronchopulmonary systems. Most are discovered incidentally and the small bowel tumours pose special difficulty in detection and treatment. Primary mesenteric involvement is very rare. Here we report such a case with a liver metastas...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Agarwal A,Kaman L,Gupta A,Ramavath K,Vaiphei K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unlinked anonymous testing for HIV infection among consecutive paediatric admissions at Cama and Albless Hospital, Mumbai, was performed in 1998-99 and again in 2003-04. The seroprevalence declined from 5.5% (24/535) to 2.2% (10/447). Greater awareness, enhanced antenatal detection and measures taken to prevent mot...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Daga SR,Verma B,Gosavi DV,Kapse V,Shinde N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00