Haemocholecyst related to gallbladder malignancy.

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：:This study assessed the role of the Mini Mental State examination (MMSE) in detecting cognitive impairment in Nigerian epileptics. The performance of 65 epileptics on the MMSE was compared with that in 65 age- and education-matched controls. There were significantly more epileptics than controls with cognitive dysfunc...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Imam I,Ogunniyi A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a short report describing the clinical presentation, investigations, treatment and outcome of a patient living in the Jamaican countryside who was diagnosed with a live, motile subfoveal helminth identified as Angiostrongylus cantonensis on optical coherence tomography at the University Hospital of the West In...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Sawh R,Mowatt L

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An atypical presentation of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis is reported to highlight the importance of suspecting dermatosis in patients from areas endemic for kala-azar. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ramesh V,Kumar J,Salotra P

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. This study attempts to determine the prevalence of TB in autopsies. Of 768 autopsies, 39 cases were diagnosed as TB. These were retrieved and re-examined. It was noted that in a significant number of patients with TB was only revealed after autopsy. T...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Punia RS,Mundi I,Mohan H,Chavli KH,Harish D

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Zaria has the highest incidence of peripartum cardiac failure, a syndrome of unsettled aetiology. Over the years it has been noted that there has been a decrease in the period of treatment by traditional methods from an average of 90 days to 30 days and with a complete avoidance of hot bed treatment. Twenty-one subjec...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Danbauchi SS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Tracheostomy can prevent many deaths in otherwise fatal airway diseases and problems but has numerous complications that are mostly avoidable if the procedure is carefully performed together with strict postoperative management. This is a retrospective review of tracheostomy complications over a 10 year period (1991-2...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Onakoya PA,Nwaorgu OG,Adebusoye LA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is an uncommon disease characterised by eosinophilic infiltration in the gastrointestinal tract. EGE may involve more than one layer of the gastrointestinal tract. Clinical features depend on the layer and location which is involved. We report an unusual case of eosinophilic ascites ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Kodan P,Shetty MA,Pavan MR,Kariappa A,Mahabala C

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:An e-mail link with the facility to send high-resolution digital images is a cheap and uncomplicated telemedicine method. The Swinfen Charitable Trust helped establish such a link in Patan Hospital Kathmandu, Nepal in March 2000. Over 12 months using this link 42 telemedicine referrals were sent to specialists through...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Graham LE,Zimmerman M,Vassallo DJ,Patterson V,Swinfen P,Swinfen R,Wootton R

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:Osteomalacia is most commonly seen in the remoter northern regions (Kohistan District) of Hazara District, Pakistan. Low serum calcium is common, as is tetany, but not universal. A 2% prevalence was found retrospectively in all obstetric patients from 1978--1985. Overall, there was a 12% caesarean section rate (61/ann...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Herm FB,Killguss H,Stewart AG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1971 the maternity care delivery system in Salisbury, Zimbabwe was reorganized. Prior to that time, all maternity services were provided by the Harare Maternity Hospital but the facility was not able to adequately meet the needs of the community. In 1970 the problem was studied and a design for a new system was a...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Frost O

更新日期：1980-10-01 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

abstract：:In most African district hospitals there are no separate facilities for psychiatric patients. Aformer general medical officer describes how a ward for these patients was set up at a rural district hospital in Zimbabwe using the already available resources. The effects on the psychiatric care at the hospital and the di...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： van der Heide DH,Gernaat HB

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a population-based study of podoconiosis in two resettlement schemes in western Ethiopia, we found that 5% of 194 settlers and 9% of 222 indigenous people were affected. Prevalence rates were generally higher in males than females and increased with age, indicating sex differences in occupationally linked trauma to...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Kloos H,Bedri Kello A,Addus A

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the maternal and neonatal profile and outcome of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies at the level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Delhi. Case records of ELBW inborn babies delivered between August 2000 and August 2001 were analysed by using a pre-set proforma. A total of 52 ELBW babies were ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Sehgal A,Telang S,Passah SM,Jyothi MC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was done on blood units collected from replacement and voluntary donors from 2001 to 2007. Seropositivity of transfusion transmitted disease in replacement donors was 1.96% in hepatitis B surface antigen, 0.85% in hepatitis C virus, 0.23% in HIV and 0.01% in syphilis. Voluntary donors had an almo...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Chandra T,Kumar A,Gupta A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most growth monitoring programmes in developing countries have not been successful in reducing malnutrition. This is due, at least in part, to the exclusion of mothers from the process of growth monitoring. An essential requisite for greater participation is for mothers to understand the meaning of a growth chart. The...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Sohal H,Wilkinson D,Morley D

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of tracheobronchial inhalation of a bead by a five-year-old girl in Djibouti. The bead was extracted using a Fogarty balloon catheter passed through the rigid bronchoscope without complication. This kind of accident is not exceptional and we discuss the management of such cases with limited diagnost...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Landy C,Massoure PL,Gauthier J,Eve O,Kaiser E

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：: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：:Malaria has emerged as a major public health problem worldwide. Complications are commonly seen in Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) and Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) infection, but due to Plasmodium ovale (P. ovale) infection is rarely described in literature. Here we report a case of severe disease due to P. ovale...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Tomar LR,Giri S,Bauddh NK,Jhamb R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2,4-D (2,4-dichlorphenoxyacetic acid) is a chlorphenoxy group pesticide. Its relative safety and broad leaf selectivity makes it a favourite herbicide of many home gardeners and agricultural workers. Severe systemic toxicity requiring hospital admission and intensive care usually occurs following intentional oral inge...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Pannu AK,Saroch A,Agrawal J,Sharma N

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of cutaneous amoebiasis which presented as malignant ulcers are reported. In non-healing ulcers in the perianal or gluteal region, the possibility of amoebiasis should be kept in mind, especially in the tropics. An immediate examination of the scraping from the ulcer is sufficient to confirm or rule out the ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Venkataramaiah NR,Reinaerts HH,Van Raalte JA,Shaba KJ

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading casues of morbidity and death in a number of countries worldwide. A healthy 42-year-old patient presented with a chronic palatal ulcer that was not responsive to routine antibiotic treatment. A biopsy and further systemic investigation revealed a diagnosis of TB. An eight-month ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Peck MT,Stephen LX,Marnewick J,Majeed A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00