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Tubercular spondylitis with prevertebral and epidural abscess masquerading as a mediastinal mass. 结核性脊柱炎伴椎前和硬膜外脓肿伪装成纵隔肿块。
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1177/00494755251323333
Nishtha Nagar, Parija Chauhan, Pradeep Kumar Gunasekaran, Sivanesan Sivagnanaganesan, Sreedhara Bettadahally Chaluvashetty, Sanjay Verma
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COVID-19 vaccination and neurological complications: A cross-sectional observational study from a tertiary care centre of North India. COVID-19疫苗接种和神经系统并发症:来自印度北部三级保健中心的横断面观察研究
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-26 DOI: 10.1177/00494755241308003
Vikas Lakhanpal, Bhawna Sharma, Priyank Upadhayay, Kamla Kant
{"title":"COVID-19 vaccination and neurological complications: A cross-sectional observational study from a tertiary care centre of North India.","authors":"Vikas Lakhanpal, Bhawna Sharma, Priyank Upadhayay, Kamla Kant","doi":"10.1177/00494755241308003","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00494755241308003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vaccine hesitancy, anti-Vax campaigners and misinformation hound the administration of vaccines. Our study, conducted at Malwa region of the Punjab, India, was systematically carried out to look for adverse neurological effects after COVID-19 vaccination, given to 1000 people (>18 years and <60 years) who had received either single or multiple doses. No major neurological complications were found; the only side-effect was a transitory headache in 15% of the participants.</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"100-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142898906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Therapeutic plasma exchange in expanded dengue patients having acute liver failure: A case series. 对急性肝功能衰竭的扩大登革热患者进行治疗性血浆置换:病例系列。
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1177/00494755241286564
Lutfun Nahar Nizhu, Ahmad Mursel Anam, Shihan Mahmud Redwanul Huq, Raihan Rabbani, Asifa Jahan, Kalyanbroto Roy
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Scrub typhus masquerading as acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child - a case report. 伪装成急性结石性胆囊炎的儿童恙虫病--病例报告。
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-13 DOI: 10.1177/00494755241296172
Padma Chitra Balasubramanian, Lasya Guduru, Mounika Reddy, Raja Sundaramurthy, Abhishek J Arora
{"title":"Scrub typhus masquerading as acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child - a case report.","authors":"Padma Chitra Balasubramanian, Lasya Guduru, Mounika Reddy, Raja Sundaramurthy, Abhishek J Arora","doi":"10.1177/00494755241296172","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00494755241296172","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We describe a case of scrub typhus in a 12-year old boy who presented with symptoms mimicking acute acalculous cholecystitis. He tested positive for anti-scrub typhus IgM antibodies. Treatment with oral azithromycin led to significant improvement and resolution of symptoms. Thus it is important to consider scrub typhus as a differential diagnosis for an acute abdomen in endemic areas. Timely diagnosis may avoid unnecessary suffering.</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"78-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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'DO NOT MISS': A mnemonic to detect red flags in headache and back pain syndromes. 切勿错过":检测头痛和背痛综合征信号的记忆法。
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-14 DOI: 10.1177/00494755241291085
Ashok Kumar Pannu
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Complete renal response of IgA vasculitis with steroid and mycophenolate mofetil in an adult HIV patient. 一名成年艾滋病患者在使用类固醇和霉酚酸酯治疗 IgA 血管炎后,肾脏出现完全反应。
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-13 DOI: 10.1177/00494755241282365
Naman Mahesh Pathak, Kritika Pant, Jyoti Aggarwal, Joydeep Samanta, Satyaki Ganguly, Vinay Rathore
{"title":"Complete renal response of IgA vasculitis with steroid and mycophenolate mofetil in an adult HIV patient.","authors":"Naman Mahesh Pathak, Kritika Pant, Jyoti Aggarwal, Joydeep Samanta, Satyaki Ganguly, Vinay Rathore","doi":"10.1177/00494755241282365","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00494755241282365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>IgA vasculitis in adult HIV patients is rare and not well understood. Data on treatment of IgA vasculitis associated with HIV is sparse and limited to case reports. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is the mainstay therapy for inducing remission. We report a case of a 41-year old HIV patient who presented with palpable purpura, melaena and oedema and was diagnosed with IgA vasculitis with severe renal (crescentic glomerulonephritis), gastrointestinal and skin involvement. He was treated with immunosuppressive drugs and HAART which led to remission of disease. This case is unusual due to the presence of crescentic glomerulopathy and the requirement of immunosuppression for remission induction.</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"60-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142478966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Freestyle SGAP flaps for sacral ulcers. 治疗骶骨溃疡的自由式 SGAP 皮瓣。
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1177/00494755241282715
Kuldeep Singh, Krittika Aggarwal
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Acute hepatitis A and hepatitis C co-infection triggering Guillain-Barre syndrome. 急性甲型肝炎和丙型肝炎合并感染引发格林-巴利综合征。
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1177/00494755241295268
Ayush Agarwal, Sapna Mittal, Divyani Garg, Venugopalan Y Vishnu, Achal K Srivastava
{"title":"Acute hepatitis A and hepatitis C co-infection triggering Guillain-Barre syndrome.","authors":"Ayush Agarwal, Sapna Mittal, Divyani Garg, Venugopalan Y Vishnu, Achal K Srivastava","doi":"10.1177/00494755241295268","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00494755241295268","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"73-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142570160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Deciphering the diagnostic challenges of female genital tuberculosis: Insights from women pursuing conception at a tertiary care centre in northern India. 破解女性生殖器结核的诊断难题:印度北部一家三级医疗中心的受孕妇女的见解。
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1177/00494755241284421
Vinita Sarbhai, Aafreen Naaz, Vikram Sarbhai
{"title":"Deciphering the diagnostic challenges of female genital tuberculosis: Insights from women pursuing conception at a tertiary care centre in northern India.","authors":"Vinita Sarbhai, Aafreen Naaz, Vikram Sarbhai","doi":"10.1177/00494755241284421","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00494755241284421","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is asymptomatic or may present with a few symptoms among which infertility is the most common. The diagnosis of FGTB is challenging, as there is no single diagnostic test available.We researched 50 infertile patients by various special investigations and found 50% had tuberculosis, by various means. Endometrial biopsy and Hystero-laparoscopy are complementary procedures, and Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test is a useful new addition to the diagnostic armamentarium for endometrial and peritoneal samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"27-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Spectrum of endoscopic findings in Strongyloides stercoralis infection with gastroduodenal involvement-A case series. 盘尾丝虫感染累及胃十二指肠的内镜检查结果谱系--病例系列。
IF 0.5 4区 医学
Tropical Doctor Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1177/00494755241289455
Suprabhat Giri, Sham Charan Kosuru, Akruti Mishra, Preetam Nath, Sarat Chandra Panigrahi, Anil Chandra Anand
{"title":"Spectrum of endoscopic findings in <i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i> infection with gastroduodenal involvement-A case series.","authors":"Suprabhat Giri, Sham Charan Kosuru, Akruti Mishra, Preetam Nath, Sarat Chandra Panigrahi, Anil Chandra Anand","doi":"10.1177/00494755241289455","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00494755241289455","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i> infects the duodenum and jejunum with rare involvement of the stomach. However, the clinical presentation and endoscopic findings are non-specific. There are limited data on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings in <i>S. stercoralis</i> with gastroduodenal involvement. In this case series of seven patients, we summarize such findings after diagnosis with tissue biopsy.</p>","PeriodicalId":49415,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Doctor","volume":" ","pages":"42-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142478969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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