Impact of HIV-1infection on survival in patients with haematological malignancies in Yaoundeé, Cameroon.

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：:The management of yaws has changed in recent years. Mass treatment with oral azithromycin has replaced intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin. Treponemal and non-treponemal serology (equivalent to TPHA and RPR) point-of-care blood testing is now available. In addition, recent studies in yaws endemic regions have sh...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Fegan D,Glennon MJ,Kool J,Taleo F

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaemia in infancy is a very common clinical problem in the tropics and will continue to be common while infectious disease and poor nutrition prevail. In the diagnosis of anaemia in a child the clinician must expect a number of factors to be involved. On the basis of clinical features it is possible to arrive at a wo...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Wright SG

更新日期：1979-07-01 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：:Symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) is an extremely rare complication of malaria that has been well described in multiple case reports of Plasmodium falciparum and mixed infection. We present a case of malaria with isolated Pl. vivax infection complicated by SPG. This index case is the first reported case of periphe...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Arora N,Gogna A,Kumar D,Puri K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the scientific literature on Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) in Africa in order to provide information on the current status of clinical care and the existing research challenges. BL epidemiology led to the discovery of the Epstein Barr virus, an important cause of several viral illnesses and malignancies. The inc...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Orem J,Mbidde EK,Weiderpass E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a 1-year follow up of children discharged from a nutritional rehabilitation centre (NRC) in eastern Nepal are presented. One hundred and one children were visited at home on discharge from the NRC, at 6 months and 1 year later. Data were collected concurrently on one sibling and two neighbouring childre...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： O'Dwyer M,Gillam SJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 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：:An assessment of the efficacy and satisfaction of women in active labour having digital cervical stretching compared to women who did not have this intervention. Ours was a randomised controlled trial at a tertiary centre in India. Low-risk women at term with vertex presentation in active labour with ruptured membrane...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Rosario DP,Abraham A,Rathore S,Benjamin SJ,Jeyaseelan V,Mathews JE

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and sixty eight febrile adult outpatients were investigated at St Francis Designated District Hospital in fakara, a holoendemic area in Tanzania. We wanted to assess the potential anamnestic and clinical risk indicators for malaria and to establish a rational strategy for malaria management. Blood slide in...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Oster N,Krause E,Hatz C

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microscopic examination of a wet mount of the stool has been the standard practice for the laboratory diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections. Here we describe a novel method of stool microscopy of 80 stool samples, 31 (38.75%) were positive by the new thick stool smear wet mount method, whereas the corresponding...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Parija SC,Bhattacharya S,Padhan P

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：: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：: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：:Extra-amniotic prostaglandin F2alpha (PG F2alpha) is probably the most widely used medical method for mid-trimester termination of pregnancy. The method is highly effective but is financially costly, particularly for poor countries faced with restricted health budgets. The aim of this study was to establish whether mi...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Munthali J,Moodley J

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:Results from medical research from high-income countries may not apply to low- and middle-income countries. Some expatriate physicians combine clinical duties with research. We present global health research conducted by Dutch medical doctors in Global Health and Tropical Medicine in low- and middle-income countries a...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Mooij R,Jurgens EM,van Dillen J,Stekelenburg J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-typhoidal salmonella (NTS) infections are severe, invasive and recurrent in the HIV-infected adult, and NTS are the commonest cause of hospital admission with bacteraemia in sub-Saharan Africa. NTS bacteraemia typically presents in patients with HIV/AIDS once the CD4 count falls below 200 cells/microL. In-patient ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Kankwatira AM,Mwafulirwa GA,Gordon MA

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：: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：: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：: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 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：: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：: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

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

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：:We report what we believe is the first case in Gujarat of melioidosis in a 67-year-old man. Awareness of this disease is limited, especially in areas supposed not to be endemic. ...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Savaj P,Shaw T,Munim FC,Mukhopadhyay C

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:The trend away from communal medicine in the People's Republic of China is sadly noted in this brief history of medical education and practice in Mainland China since the cultural revolution. After Mao's revolution, the institution of barefoot doctors and other paraprofessional personnel spread quickly; entrance to m...

journal_title：Tropical doctor

authors： Rifkin SB

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00