scholarly journals Cytohistopathological appraisal of unusual locations of epidermoid inclusion cysts

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2292
Author(s):  
Parvez Mujawar ◽  
Dhiraj B. Nikumbh ◽  
Nandkumar V. Dravid ◽  
Ravi Prabhat
Keyword(s):  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Benign Lesions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male Preponderance ◽  
Head Neck

Background: Epidermoid inclusion cysts are common benign lesions of the pilosebaceous origin that encountered anywhere in the body. Most common sites are hairy and non hairy areas mainly scalp, back, neck and trunk. Objective of present study was to highlight and document the cytohistomorphological features of epidermoid inclusion cysts (EIC) at unusual locations of the body in our tertiary care center.Methods: The present study is retrospective, cross sectional study done on cytohistopathological specimen over a period of 30 months from June 2016 to December 2017. A total of 82 cases of EIC were included in the study. All the sites were included in the study that is usual as well as unusual. Sebaceous and dermoid cysts were excluded from the study. Unusual sites of EIC were collected, tabulated and compared with existing literature.Results: The most common affected site of EIC in our study was head, neck and face (42.7%) followed by extremities and axilla (29%), back (11%) and chest/abdomen (8.6%). Peak incidence of EIC was found in 31 to 40 years (34.1%) with male preponderance (1.5:1). The unusual sites encountered were oral cavity and tonsil in head neck region, sole in the extremities, breasts and testis.Conclusions: The study highlights the importance of FNAC in early diagnosis and histopathology for confirmation and treatment purposes in epidermoid inclusion cysts. It provides prompt response to avoid cosmetic and functional disabilities in unusual locations of common lesions like EIC because the differentials may from inflammatory to malignant ones.

scholarly journals Clinical Profile of Hoarseness of Voice: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitin Deosthale ◽  
Asha Jadia Soni ◽  
Sonali Prabhakar Khadakkar ◽  
Mateen Khursheed Wani ◽  
Kanchan Sandeep Dhote ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Predisposing Factor ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male Preponderance

Abstract Introduction Hoarseness is a symptom with a varied etiology ranging from inflammatory condition, benign lesions to malignant lesions. Benign conditions are more common than malignant. Proper knowledge of clinical profile and evaluation is necessary to treat the cause. Objective It was conducted with the aim to study the clinical profile of patients with hoarseness of voice. Materials and Methods It was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 2 years conducted at Department of ENT at Tertiary Health Care Hospital, India. Patients aged above 10 years presenting with hoarseness of voice were included in the study. After detailed history related to sociodemographic particulars, clinical examinations including Hopkin’s rod examination in all patients and direct laryngoscopy, and radiological and histopathological examination were performed whenever indicated. Results Out of total 100 patients, maximum patients (32%) were in the age group of 21 to 30 years. There was slight male preponderance with male:female ratio of 1.17:1. Laborer (29%) was the major group affected in terms of occupation. Most common predisposing factor was smoking (35%). Commonest etiology for hoarseness of voice was chronic laryngitis (20%). Conclusion Hoarseness of voice as a symptom should never be ignored as its etiology may range from simple infection to malignancy. At our tertiary care center majority of patients come from rural area. Most of the etiological factors found in our study were treatable medically or surgically. Early diagnosis is the key to improve the outcome of treatment.

scholarly journals To Determine Prevalence of Otorhinolaryngological Symptoms in COVID-19 Positive Patients.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saee Savtale ◽  
Prashant Hippargekar ◽  
Sudhir Bhise ◽  
Shankar Kothule
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Isolation Ward

Abstract Objective- To determine prevelance of ENT symptoms in COVID 19 positive patients.Methods- A cross sectional study was performed at SRTR GMC AMBAJOGAI, a tertiary care hospital amongst the patients admitted in COVID 19 isolation ward with a positive RT- PCR report. Results- Amongst the included 180 patients, 112 patients had one or more ENT related symptoms that included throat pain (47.2%), loss of smell (55.5%), loss of taste (58.8%) and hearing loss (54.44%) along with generalizedCOVID 19 symptoms. Conclusion- ENT symptoms can be considered as biomarkers for early diagnosis of Covid-19 patients ensuring faster treatment and isolation allowing better containment of the disease.

scholarly journals Assessment of awareness about keys of safer food among teaching and non-teaching staff in tertiary care center: a cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 2021
Author(s):  
Ashfaq Modiwala ◽  
Rajshekhar R. Wavare ◽  
Ajit Deshpande ◽  
S. L. Kantharia
Keyword(s):  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food Borne ◽  
Safe Food

Background: Food borne diseases, usually either infectious or toxic in nature. Agents that enter the body through ingestion of food pose global health threats, endangering everyone with an underlying illness which is particularly vulnerable. The objective of the study was to assess the awareness of safe food among non-teaching and teaching staff in tertiary care center.Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted among 457 study subjects where 268 (58.6%) were Non-teaching staff and 189 (41.35%) were teaching staffs. Study subjects were those who were presently working; interviewed by using predesigned and pre-tested modified WHO pro-forma.Results: Mean percentage score for the good awareness was 60.32%. While comparing among study subjects it was found that overall awareness was higher among teaching staff. Awareness about death occurs due to food-borne diseases, followed by preventing cross-contamination by keeping separate raw and cooked food was found to be significant (p<0.05) among teaching staff while compared to non-teaching staff. Whereas rinse by running water is more practiced among (p<0.05) non-teaching staff compared to teaching staff in the study.Conclusions: The lack of awareness regarding safe food was being served as potential risk in our tertiary care center. There is an urgent need of training programme for both teaching and non-teaching staff in tertiary care center. 

scholarly journals Study of Body Mass Index among Medical Students of a Medical College in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (235) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reena Kumari Jha ◽  
Abhyuday Kumar Yadav ◽  
Sneha Shrestha ◽  
Pramit Ram Shrestha ◽  
Suyesh Raj Shrestha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College

Introduction: Changes in the lifestyle, food habits, lack of nutritious diet, stress, physical inactivity increases the body mass index among adults. Excess weight gain is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some cancers (endometrial, breast, colon). Thus, this study aims to find out body mass index of medical students of a medical college in Nepal. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of physiology of a tertiary care center from August 2019 to February 2020 after taking ethical clearence from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number 192/19). Height and weight were recorded and body mass index was then being calculated. Data entry was done in Microsoft Excel and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 22. Results: Out of 266 medical students, 39 (15%) were overweight and 32 (12%) were underweight with mean body mass index 26.60±1.99kg/m2 and 17.13±1.19kg/m2 respectively. Mean body mass index of males was 21.76±3.06kg/m2 and that of females was 21.70±2.96 kg/m2. Conclusions: Comparing with a similar study done in Nepal previously, we found a higher prevalence of overweight in medical students whereas majority of medical students had normal weight. Factors affecting body mass index in medical students should be explored further.

Confidence toward vaccination as reported by parents of children admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross sectional study

Vacunas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.M. AlGoraini ◽  
N.N. AlDujayn ◽  
M.A. AlRasheed ◽  
Y.E. Bashawri ◽  
S.S. Alsubaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

A Cross-sectional Study of Undiagnosed Fever in a Rural Population at a Tertiary Care Hospital of West Bengal

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandini Chatterjee ◽  
Supratick Chakraborty ◽  
Mainak Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Sinjon Ghosh ◽  
Bikramjit Barkandaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Population ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Association between Short Hours of Sleep and Overweight/Obesity in Mexican Adolescent Population: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 939
Author(s):  
Ana Fresan ◽  
Alma Delia Genis-Mendoza ◽  
María Lilia López-Narváez ◽  
Tania Guadalupe Gómez-Peralta ◽  
Daniela Georgina Aguilar-Velázquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obese Adolescent ◽  
School Based ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Mexican Adolescents

Background/Aim: Obesity in adolescents is increasing; as such, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of obesity in Mexican adolescents and examine its possible association with hours of sleep. Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out. This study included 863 adolescents aged between 11 and 16 years. The prevalence of obesity was estimated using the body mass index (BMI). The duration of sleep (and other information) was assessed by a self-reported questionnaire. The Cochran–Mantel–Hansel test for categorical variables and a general linear model for continuous variables were used to evaluate the interaction effect of BMI and sex with respect to sleeping and assessed activity conditions. Results: It was found that 47.6% of the adolescents were overweight/obese. Men were more frequently overweight/obese than women (52.6% vs. 41.8%, p = 0.002). Moreover, overweight/obese adolescents were younger and spent fewer daily hours watching television (p < 0.05). Men practiced sports more hours per week than women (p = 0.04). However, women spent more daily time on the internet (p = 0.05), and overweight/obese adolescent women slept fewer hours than overweight/obese men and adolescents with normal weight (p = 0.008). Conclusions: The development of strategies for the prevention of overweight/obesity and the improvement of sleep duration should include a gender perspective to improve health habits in Mexican adolescents.

scholarly journals The pattern of thyroiditis in multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital in Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nearmeen M. Rashad ◽  
Marwa G. Amer ◽  
Waleed M. Reda Ashour ◽  
Hassan M. Hassanin
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Interferon Beta ◽  
Demyelinating Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cmv Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Disease Modifying Drugs

Abstract Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system with varied clinical features. Disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) of MS associated with different types of thyroiditis. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in MS and to investigate the association between DMDs and the risk of thyroiditis in MS. A cross-sectional study included 100 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in relapse, and the diagnosed was according to revised McDonald’s criteria 2010. Results Our results revealed that the prevalence of thyroiditis was 40%; autoimmune (34%) and infective (6%) among patients with RRMS in relapse and cerebellar symptoms were significantly higher in patients with thyroiditis compared to patients without thyroiditis. Regarding the association between DMDs and thyroiditis, the prevalence of patients treated with interferon-beta-1b was higher in MS patients with thyroiditis compared to MS patients without thyroiditis. However, the prevalence of patients treated with interferon-beta-1a was lower in MS patients with thyroiditis compared to MS patients without thyroiditis. In addition, we found CMV infection was more common in patients treated by interferon beta-1b and candida infection was common in patients treated by fingolimod. Conclusions Thyroiditis is commonly observed in patients with RRMS in relapse and higher prevalence of patients treated with interferon-beta-1b which is commonly associated with thyroiditis and CMV infection; however, candida thyroid infection was common in MS patients treated by fingolimod.

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