scholarly journals Pott’s Spine with Tubercular Meningitis and Primary Optic Atrophy: An Enigma with a Rare Cautionary Tale

2019 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 199-202
Author(s):  
Khursheed Alam Khan ◽  
Kunj Bihari Saraswat ◽  
Tushar Marbate ◽  
Ashok Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Optic Atrophy ◽  
Delayed Diagnosis ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Cautionary Tale ◽  
Tubercular Meningitis ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Tuberculosis Of Spine ◽  
Significant Health

AbstractTuberculosis of spine, known as Pott’s spine, is a significant health risk. Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis with lack of timely interventions lead to serious neurological complications and is associated with morbidity and mortality. We present a case of Pott’s spine who developed tubercular meningitis with decreased vision due to primary optic atrophy, to highlight the significance of thorough clinical and neuroradiological workup with instillation of prompt antitubercular therapy in patients of central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS TB). This association of Pott’s spine with decreased vision secondary to primary optic atrophy due to tubercular involvement of the second cranial nerve is very rare. Here, associated risk factors, varied clinical presentations, complications, and treatment of CNS TB are reviewed.

STUDY OF INCIDENCE OF PEPTIC ULCER PERFORATION IN YOUNG ADULTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 75-76
Author(s):  
Md. Quamar Zubair ◽  
A. K. Jha Suman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Peptic Ulcer ◽  
World Population ◽  
Ulcer Formation ◽  
Peptic Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Ulcer Perforation ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

BACKGROUND: Peptic ulcer formation affects about 2-10% of world population every year with higher incidence in younger individuals. Being a surgical emergency, it has higher mortality and morbidity. Thus the aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence of peptic ulcer perforation based on gender age and also to study its associated risk factors, clinical presentations, site along with surgical management and complications

scholarly journals The seroprevalence of human brucellosis in different age groups patients and other associated risk factors in Duhok, Iraq

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahde S Assafi ◽  
Muslim A Allu ◽  
Ibtesam S Abdulrahman ◽  
Mohammad I Al-Berfkani
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Human Brucellosis ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Test Kit ◽  
Surveillance Programs ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Significant Health

Introduction: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease contributing to significant health and economic problems worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence and the associated risk factors of brucellosis among people admitted to Azadi general hospital, Duhok, Iraq. Patients and Methods: A total of 1283 patient blood samples (603 males and 680 females) were collected through the period of January 2017 to December 2017 from people at different age groups admitting Azadi general hospital, Duhok, Iraq. All collected sera were screened for the seroprevalence of Brucella using Rose Bengal plate test kit. Results: Among the 1283 blood samples, the overall seroprevalence of brucellosis was 17.8%. The highest rate was recorded in age group between 21–30 years(22.7%) and the different distribution of human brucellosis among age groups was statistically significant (p=0.0076). The frequency of brucellosis in females (20%) was significantly higher than males (15.3%) (p=026). The distribution of brucellosis according to the seasonal changes was statistically significant (p= 0.003) (25.64% in July and 9.75% in December). Conclusions: The incidence of the brucellosis is high, and it remains a challenging health problem. The age, gender, and seasonal changes are considered as important risk factors for the distribution of the diseases. Surveillance programs and active screening for brucellosis are essential to prevent, control, and to reduce the incidence of the brucellosis.

Bone mineral density and associated risk factors: in healthy Indian population

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swati Waghdhare ◽  
Neelam Kaushal ◽  
Rajinder K Jalali ◽  
Divya Vohora ◽  
Sujeet Jha
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Causes and associated risk factors of heart failure patients in Aljouf region of Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-189
Author(s):  
Md Sheikh ◽  
Manahel Alotaibi ◽  
Nouf Almutairi ◽  
Eid Aljohani ◽  
Omar Alruwaili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Heart Failure Patients ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Stress, anxiety, depression and burnout in frontline health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a brief systematic review and new data from Russia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Mosolova ◽  
Dmitry Sosin ◽  
Sergey Mosolov
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Impact

During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) have been subject to increased workload while also exposed to many psychosocial stressors. In a systematic review we analyze the impact that the pandemic has had on HCWs mental state and associated risk factors. Most studies reported high levels of depression and anxiety among HCWs worldwide, however, due to a wide range of assessment tools, cut-off scores, and number of frontline participants in the studies, results were difficult to compare. Our study is based on two online surveys of 2195 HCWs from different regions of Russia during spring and autumn epidemic outbreaks revealed the rates of anxiety, stress, depression, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and perceived stress as 32.3%, 31.1%, 45.5%, 74.2%, 37.7% ,67.8%, respectively. Moreover, 2.4% of HCWs reported suicidal thoughts. The most common risk factors include: female gender, nurse as an occupation, younger age, working for over 6 months, chronic diseases, smoking, high working demands, lack of personal protective equipment, low salary, lack of social support, isolation from families, the fear of relatives getting infected. These results demonstrate the need for urgent supportive programs for HCWs fighting COVID-19 that fall into higher risk factors groups.

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