Granuloma multiforme: an uncommon differential for leprosy.

abstract：:There is little information on a country-wide basis in sub-Saharan Africa about how the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is made. A country-wide cross-sectional study was carried out in 40 non-private hospitals in Malawi which register and treat (TB) patients in order to assess diagnostic practices in ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Harries AD,Hargreaves NJ,Kwanjana JH,Salaniponi FM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accidental opium intoxication in children is an extremely dangerous poisoning if it remains undiagnosed and untreated. The classic triad of miosis, decreased level of consciousness and bradypnea, which are the hallmarks of opiate intoxication, are used for the diagnosis of opium poisoning in adults and children. Littl...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Zamani N,Sanaei-Zadeh H,Mostafazadeh B

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological data of HIV affected individuals of aged 50 years and above in India are lacking for various reasons. Diagnosing HIV infection among the elderly is challenging as chronic HIV/AIDS can mimic those typically associated with aging in parallel to the myth that elderly individuals lead asexual lives. In thi...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Talukdar A,Khanra D,Ray S,Talukdar P,Rana S,Banerjee B,Saha B

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：:Without a vaccine or proven therapeutic options in COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a combination of measures: rapid diagnosis and immediate isolation of cases; rigorous contact tracing; and precautionary self-isolation of close contacts to curb the spread of COVID-19. During a Nipah outbreak i...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Wilson A,Warrier A,Rathish B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous chrysosporium infection is extremely rare and underdiagnosed. We present an immunocompromised patient who presented with recurrent cutaneous abscesses. Histopathology of the abscess showed thick-walled conidia and septate fungal hyphae within the subcutis and fungal culture grew Chrysosporium species. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Dincy PC,Meera T,Susanne PA,Promila RM

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:The aetiology of diarrhoea with Cryptosporidium species and pathogenic bacteria has not been identified in the Ethiopian primary healthcare system. Thus, antibiotic consumption for unconfirmed pathogenic diarrhoea is not infrequent. A total of 344 children aged <5 years with diarrhoea were included in the present stud...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Abera B,Hailu T,Beza L,Mulu W,Yizengaw E,Kibret M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A structured questionnaire was administered to 50 medical patients, 50 surgical patients and 50 staff members at Vila Central Hospital, Vanuatu. A similar study was conducted 10 years earlier. In the intervening decade, Vanuatu has seen unprecedented population growth, increasing expatriate numbers, and the introducti...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Lai Y,Grace R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of HIV-1 infection on the survival of patients with haematological cancers in Yaoundeé, Cameroon, was examined. The prevalence of HIV-1 was 26.2% among 172 patients, predominantly lymphoid malignancies. At the time of analysis, 75% of patients had died giving an incidence rate of 0.05 deaths per year and a ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Mbanya DN,Minkoulou EM,Fezeu L,Kaptue L

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and sixty-six presumed brucellosis patients were included in the study. These patients were classified as primary (91), relapse (18) and suspected (57) cases according to their clinical presentations, and serologic and microbiologic test results. Primary and relapse cases were evaluated retrospectively acc...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Tasbakan MI,Yamazhan T,Gökengin D,Arda B,Sertpolat M,Ulusoy S,Ertem E,Demir S

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:A cheaper version of a self-illuminated proctoscope which suitable for use in developing countries designed for diagnosis and intervention in anorectal diseases is described. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Ray D

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:The author describes the use of external skeletal fixation in the management of complicated septic limb fractures. Eight fractures in seven patients were treated at Sololo General Hospital using a low cost, simple external device, with good results. The report emphasizes how external fixation can solve difficult fract...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Galvagno S

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are a leading cause of mortality in low- and middle-income countries. We studied the spectrum, aetiology and outcome of CNS infections in 401 consecutive patients aged ≥12 years admitted at the medical emergency centre of PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. An aetiological diagnos...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Kumar D,Pannu AK,Dhibar DP,Singh R,Kumari S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer screening programmes only succeed when the coverage, screening, treatment and follow-up of any abnormal results are of high quality. This study investigates the screening coverage and the quality of the follow-up of cervical cancer screening of women in León, Nicaragua, as well as the factors affecting...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Vastbinder MB,Castillo C,Bekkers RL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic volvulus of the stomach is a relatively rare entity. We present a series of six cases diagnosed over the past 18 months. Three patients underwent surgical treatment by gastropexy alone or with gastrojejunostomy while the other three were managed conservatively. Symptomatic relief was equally good in both group...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Senapati MK,Sivasubramanian S,Tapase VG,Chhatriwalla MF

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare gastrointestinal tumour. It occurs in women with pre-existing cholelithiasis. These tumours pose therapeutic as well as diagnostic challenges to treating clinicians. Early suspicion and optimal surgery for suspected GBC results in the best outcome. We describe two cases of metastatic...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Gupta A,Gupta A,Gupta S,Chauhan U,Joshua LM

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:A 3-year (1997-1999) prospective study was carried out to evaluate the possible role of traditional healers (THs) in the spread of HIV/AIDS in south eastern Nigeria. Their patients' knowledge of HIV infection was also ascertained during the review period. Four contiguous states in south eastern Nigeria with high preva...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Peters EJ,Immananagha KK,Essien OE,Ekott JU

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：:Hepatitis A virus uncommonly causes neurological problems. Among these manifestations meningoencephalitis is very rare. We describe the clinical and laboratory features of a young boy with hepatitis A associated meningoencephalitis and compare it with other cases which had the same diagnoses. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Davoudi S,Soudbakhsh A,Emadikouchak H,Nikbakht G,Modabbernia A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The length of delay in seeing a physician was related to perceived difficulty in access to services and to scepticism and doubt about the effectiveness of medical care. Attention is called to the importance of the doctor-patient relationship in fostering prompt patient action. :This study was conducted on the Brazili...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Paine P,Wright Mda G

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a retrospective study based on pathology reports of specimens reviewed at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) pathology laboratory in Lusaka, Zambia, from January 1997 to December 2005. UTH is the main reference hospital in Zambia and has a catchment area covering 1.3 million people. The most common cancer ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Bowa K,Wood C,Chao A,Chintu C,Mudenda V,Chikwenya M

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:The effect of noradrenaline (8 mg in 100 ml cold saline) gastric lavage was compared with that of cold saline alone in 42 patients with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a prospective, randomized, double blind study. Fifty three per cent (11/21) of the patients given noradrenaline stopped bleeding within two hours...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Sarin SK,Nundy S,Tandon BN

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scrub typhus is an emerging infectious disease in India. Among its protean clinical manifestations, central nervous system involvement is common. In this prospective observational study, altered sensorium, headache, seizures and aseptic meningitis were found to be common central nervous system manifestations. Prompt t...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

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

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Camels use their teeth to bite, lift and throw their enemies, their feet to kick, paw or trample over, their whole body to knock over, press and squeeze, and their spit or regurgitated food to cover their perceived adversaries. Camel injuries can be very serious, resulting in fractures and severe lacerations of skin, ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Tahzib F

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multistage sampling technique was used to select 845 pregnant women from two blocks in Vellore district. Haematological measurement of haemoglobin (Hb) was done on all women and serum ferritin (SF) on a subsample of 445. The prevalence of anaemia (Hb <11 g/dl) was 56.6%, 70.2% and 69.5%, respectively among the first...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Abel R,Rajaratnam J,Gnanasekaran VJ,Jayaraman P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00