{"title":"Correction.","authors":"","doi":"10.7860/JCDR/2023/20989.18507","DOIUrl":"10.7860/JCDR/2023/20989.18507","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/20989.9533.].</p>","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"17 9","pages":"ZZ02"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10594989/pdf/jcdr-17-ZZ02.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50158006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction.","authors":"","doi":"10.7860/JCDR/2023/7403.18415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2023/7403.18415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7403.4521.].</p>","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"17 9","pages":"ZZ01"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10538858/pdf/jcdr-17-ZZ01.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41130395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction.","authors":"","doi":"10.7860/JCDR/2023/6877.18326","DOIUrl":"10.7860/JCDR/2023/6877.18326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/6877.3916.].</p>","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"17 8","pages":"ZZ01"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10519395/pdf/jcdr-17-ZZ01.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41112690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction.","authors":"","doi":"10.7860/JCDR/2023/9635.17974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2023/9635.17974","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/9635.4771.].</p>","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"17 5","pages":"ZZ01"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10202217/pdf/jcdr-17-ZZ01.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9504392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of Stillbirths during COVID-19 Pandemic at a Tertiary Referral Centre in Central Kerala, India: A Cross-sectional Study","authors":"K. Ajini, S. Jyotsna, JS Ajith Prasad","doi":"10.7860/jcdr/2023/61907.17782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2023/61907.17782","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Stillbirth is defined as a baby born with no signs of life after a given threshold. It is a sensitive indicator of quality of care received by the mother during antepartum and intrapartum period. There has been a renewed focus on stillbirth in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, as pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe form of COVID-19 and are associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. Aim: To estimate the prevalence of stillbirths and its characteristics during the pandemic and also, to classify the causes of stillbirths according to the International Classification of Diseases for use in Perinatal Mortality (ICD-PM) classification. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India, during the COVID-19 pandemic from 1st August 2021 to 30th July 2022. A total of 106 mothers, who gave birth to stillbirths after 28 weeks of gestation were included in the study. When gestational age was not sure, stillbirth weighing more than 500 grams was considered as the inclusion criteria. Foetus, placenta, cord and membranes were examined after the delivery. The parameters studied were age, domicile, income, gestational age, order of pregnancy, mode of delivery, timing of foetal death, baby weight, gender, presence of anomalies and maternal medical complications. The causes were classified according to International Classification of Diseases-10-to Perinatal Mortality (ICD-PM) classification system. Categorical variables were assessed by Chi-square test and continuous variables were assessed by unpaired Student’s t-test. Results: There were 106 stillbirths with a Stillbirth Rate (SBR) of 38.78 per 1000 births. Major proportions of stillbirths were antepartum. Mean maternal age was 28.7±4.7 years. There were 73 (68.86) rural women and 33 (31.1%) urban women with stillbirths. A total of 90 (84.9%) cases were referral, while 16 (15.1%) were registered in the Institute for antenatal care. A total of 67 (63.2%) stillborns were male babies, but there was no significant difference in SBR, according to the order of pregnancy. Causes were classified according to the ICDPM classification system. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (36.79%) and the foetal growth restriction (39.62%) were the common maternal and foetal condition identified among the cases. There were 22 COVID-19 positive cases, but they were also having hypertension as co-morbidity. Conclusion: In present study, antepartum stillbirth was the commonest type and occurred mostly in referral cases from periphery. Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy and foetal growth restriction were the leading causes. Early detection of high-risk conditions and timely referral, may reduce the rate of stillbirth.","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"84 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73548252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Priya, M. Rizwana, D. Senthil, B. Appalaraju, M. Arun
{"title":"Rare Presentation of Pleural Empyema due to Non Typhoidal Salmonella-A Case Report","authors":"S. Priya, M. Rizwana, D. Senthil, B. Appalaraju, M. Arun","doi":"10.7860/jcdr/2023/59737.17425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2023/59737.17425","url":null,"abstract":"Non typhoidal Salmonella usually causes bacteraemia, enterocolitis, and endovascular infection, but pleuro-pulmonary illness is uncommon, mainly observed in patients with a background of malignancy, underlying pulmonary diseases. Localisation of the infection has been witnessed at various sites following a bacteraemia but case reports on pulmonary focus are minimal. Here, we report a case of a 36 year old male patient who presented to Emergency Department with an underlying non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma along with a left sided pleural effusion. Pleural fluid tapping was done and the sample was sent for microbiological analysis. The pleural fluid culture along with serotyping confirmed the organism as Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. The patient was discharged after parenteral Ceftriaxone therapy and symptom resolution. This case adds to the growing body of evidence of rare presentation of non typhoidal Salmonella as a probable etiological agent of infection in exudative pleural effusions.","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72591065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Susmita Ghosh, R. Dasar, Soumyabrata Debnath, Ashu Chakma, DE Asim
{"title":"Radiological Overview of Tubercular Arthritis of Wrist Joint: A Case Report","authors":"Susmita Ghosh, R. Dasar, Soumyabrata Debnath, Ashu Chakma, DE Asim","doi":"10.7860/jcdr/2023/61343.17939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2023/61343.17939","url":null,"abstract":"Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis (TB) worldwide with wrist involvement is very rare. Maximum cases of tuberculous arthritis arise in patients born in and migrated from endemic regions, particularly in patients who are co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Authors present a rare case of tuberculous arthritis of the wrist joint in a 64-year-old male having pain, swelling, and decreased range of motion in the left wrist for six months. X-ray and Computed Tomography (CT) showed erosion of carpal bones, reduced joint space, and soft tissue oedema and abscess. On Ultrasonography (USG) joint effusion and soft tissue oedema, were seen around the wrist joint, and on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) along with this marrow oedema were also noted. Aspirated fluid culture from abscess suggested Mycobacterium positive culture and Ziehl–Neelsen (Z-N) staining showed acid-fast bacilli. Antitubercular therapy was the mainstay of treatment. A high level of suspicion should be kept for TB in every infection of the wrist joint.","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74600158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Use of Mobile Phones among Children- Need for Concern?","authors":"A. Varghese, G. Mathew, Cinderella Xson","doi":"10.7860/jcdr/2023/60328.17984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2023/60328.17984","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is on the rise. Among multiple factors that are linked with ADHD, electronic media use has been gaining considerable attention recently. There is only a limited source of information regarding the burden of ADHD and its association with screen time in the Indian context. Aim: Screening of the children for ADHD and its association with mobile phone use at an outpatient service in a tertiary care hospital in Kerala. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among 157 children in the outpatient services in a tertiary care hospital in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. School-going children aged between 6 and 11 years were included in the study. ADHD screening was done using Conner’s Abbreviated Rating Scale (CARS). Results: The mean age of children was 8.1±1.9 years. All the participants used mobile phones, and 15 (9.6%) owned one. The mean duration of mobile phone use per day was 1.4±0.7 hours. Among participants, 53 (33.8%) used mobile phones for more than one hour daily. Parents reported that nearly one-fifth of the children use mobile phones late at night (after 10 pm). Among children, 22.9% screened positive for ADHD. The ADHD scores are significantly correlated with the duration of mobile phone use (r=0.368 p<0.001). Among the children who used mobile phones for more than a year, 32.1% screened positive for ADHD (OR=3.21, CI 1.41-7.32). The mean ADHD score was significantly higher among children with >1 hour of mobile phone use/day than those who use <1 hour/day (t-test=-2.27 p-value=0.025). The vast majority, 148 (94.2%), also noticed behavioural changes among children when denied mobile phones. Significant changes included anger (22.9%), sadness (31.8%), withdrawal (20%), frustration (17.8%) and violence (8.9%). Conclusion: In this study, 22.9% of children screened positive for ADHD. Mobile phone use was found to be significantly associated with ADHD.","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80102856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abhishek Sreekumar, Gundyadka Moideen Safwan, Shilpa J Shetty, S. Kumari, R. Shenoy, V. Shenoy
{"title":"Serum miRNA-30a-5p in Steroid Sensitive Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Indian Children: A Case-control Study","authors":"Abhishek Sreekumar, Gundyadka Moideen Safwan, Shilpa J Shetty, S. Kumari, R. Shenoy, V. Shenoy","doi":"10.7860/jcdr/2023/59329.17683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2023/59329.17683","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) is a podocytopathy. Micro Ribonucleic Acid (miRNA), composed of 21-25 non coding nucleotides, regulates gene expression by inhibiting protein transcription by binding to complementary messenger RNA. The microRNA-30a is expressed in the human glomerular podocytes and collecting ducts. This microRNA protects the podocytes by targeting the Calcineurin-nuclear Factor of Activated T cells (NFATc) pathways. Serum microRNA30a-5p is a validated biomarker which is upregulated in NS. Aim: To determine the serum miRNA-30a-5p in steroid sensitive idiopathic NS in Indian children. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted at the Department of Paediatrics, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India, from from January 2018 to June 2019. Thirty children with NS and age and gender matched controls were recruited. Relative expression of microRNA-30a5p was analysed by Real-Time quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR). Estimations were done both in cases and controls at enrollment and also at four weeks when in remission in cases. The fold change was calculated as a power of cycle threshold. Statistical tests Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to establish the normality using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0. Results: There was upregulation of microRNA-30a-5p expression among children with NS with a significant fold change (~184) at enrollment. The levels declined, but remained above baseline (~6) after four weeks of treatment when compared to controls. The mean differences in delta threshold cycle and threshold cycle between the three groups were significant (p<0.001). There was no correlation with the biochemical parameters. Conclusion: The present study concludes that serum microRNA-30a-5p expression is upregulated in children with steroid sensitive NS in Indian children.","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80120411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multifactorial Intraoperative Uterine Scar Dehiscence: A Case Report","authors":"Thacker Shriya Himmat, Sadhana Prasad Kaware","doi":"10.7860/jcdr/2023/60989.17731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2023/60989.17731","url":null,"abstract":"Now-a-days, the number of Caesarean section (c-section) has increased, also the complications of c-section has increased. Obstetricians often encounter uterine scar dehiscence during delivery by c-section. However, it is rare to find a uterine scar dehiscence which is extending over one-third of the anterior uterine wall and it is yet to build the best surgical approach for repairing this rare complication of c-section or a torn anterior wall during delivery. Herein, a 23-year-old female who is Rhesus factor (Rh) negative G2P1L1 with seven months of amenorrhea came with chief complaints of pain in the abdomen since morning. On ultrasonography, severe oligohydramnios was diagnosed as Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) was >5 cm. Hence, the patient was taken for emergency Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS), Lower Uterine Section (LUS) was papery thin, uterovaginal fold of peritoneum was opened and the bladder was pushed down. One-third of the anterior uterine wall was involved. LUS was sutured using vicryl No. 1 and complete haemostasis was achieved. As uterine scar dehiscence is not preventable, efforts should be made to manage it efficiently and repair the myometrium safely.","PeriodicalId":15483,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80240534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}