scholarly journals Mucormycosis and its association with coronavirus disease – 19

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 36-40
Author(s):  
V. Anuthama ◽  
S. Gowri ◽  
Dinakar Jayakumar
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Predisposing Factors ◽  
Fungus Infection ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
The World ◽  
Perfect Storm

The pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID – 19) has been turning out to be an agonizing catastrophe among the human population all over the world. Among a perfect storm of the 2nd wave of COVID – 19, there is widespread and significant challenge due to the prevalence of the “MUCORMYCOSIS - the Black fungus infection.” It is a deadly but rare opportunistic fungal infection that mainly affects the immunocompromised people. It has been associated with COVID -19 as a Post – COVID manifestation among the recovered patients. The article provides information about Mucormycosis, its etiology, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management.

COVID 19: REALS AND CHALLENGES AGAINST DOCTORS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-87
Author(s):  
Zen Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Virus Disease ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
World Health ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Pneumonia Case ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
Health Organization

Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) is a contagious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which was discovered in December 2019 in China. This disease can cause clinical manifestations in the airway, lung and systemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) representative of China reported a pneumonia case with unknown etiology in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China on December 31, 2019. The cause was identified as a new type of coronavirus on January 7, 2020 with an estimated source of the virus from traditional markets (seafood market). ) Wuhan city

Papillon-Lefevre Syndrome: Challenge for Periodontal Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-86
Author(s):  
Krishna Prasad Lamichhane ◽  
Shaili Pradhan ◽  
Ranjita Shreshta Gorkhali ◽  
Pramod Kumar Koirala
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Autosomal Recessive ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Autosomal Recessive Disorder ◽  
Genetic Mutations ◽  
Rare Autosomal Recessive Disorder ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Periodontal Destruction ◽  
Palmoplantar Keratosis

Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder associated with rapidly progressing periodontitis leading to premature loss of deciduous and permanent dentition and diffuse palmoplantar keratosis. Immunologic alterations, genetic mutations, and role of bacteria are some aetiologic factors. Patients present with early periodontal destruction, so periodontists play a significant role in diagnosis and management. This paper reports a case of Papillon- Lefevre syndrome with its clinical manifestations and challenges for periodontal management which was diagnosed in dental department.

Dr. Kendig Replies

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 444-444
Author(s):  
Edwin L. Kendig
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Common Diagnosis ◽  
The World

It should first be pointed out that in Nansemond County, Virginia, the incidence of presumptive sarcoidosis is 500 per 100,000 population, more than three times greater than that noted anywhere else in the world. Other nearby counties appear to be similarly affected and sarcoidosis is a common diagnosis in the geographic area served by the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals. Dr. Pickering correctly states that "sarcoidosis is difficult to define and protean in its manifestations and simulates many disease entitles such as tuberculosis, fungal infection, leprosy, syphilis, berylliosis, silicosis, tumor, and foreign bodies."

OCT-A PICTURE OF THE EYEFOOL IN CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

2021 ◽  
Vol Special issue (3) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
M. Kh. Karimova ◽  
◽  
U.F. Mavlyanova ◽  
A.А. Abdushukurova ◽  
Z.T. Matkarimov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Chronic Renal Failure ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Foveal Avascular Zone ◽  
Microcirculatory Bed ◽  
Microvascular Changes ◽  
Avascular Zone ◽  
The World ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Quantitative Changes

Renal retinopathy is a severe late microvascular complication of CRF and one of the causes of blindness in the world among people of working age. OCT-A makes it possible to detect microvascular changes in the retina even in the absence of clinical manifestations of renal retinopathy on the fundus. Markers of changes in the microcirculatory bed of the retina in renal retinopathy arequalitative and quantitative changes in the foveal avascular zone and a decrease in the density of the capillary network, which increase with the progression of the disease.Keywords:Renal retinopathy, CRF, OCT, angiography, retinal changes

The hyper IgM syndromes: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management

2019 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Yazdani ◽  
Saba Fekrvand ◽  
Sepideh Shahkarami ◽  
Gholamreza Azizi ◽  
Bobak Moazzami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Hyper Igm

scholarly journals Current Diagnosis and Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 572-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Bakhsheshian ◽  
Vivek A. Mehta ◽  
John C. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Imaging Characteristics ◽  
Cervical Sagittal Alignment ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
The Cost

Study Design: Review. Objectives: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a major cause of disability, particular in elderly patients. Awareness and understanding of CSM is imperative to facilitate early diagnosis and management. This review article addresses CSM with regard to its epidemiology, anatomical considerations, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, imaging characteristics, treatment approaches and outcomes, and the cost-effectiveness of surgical options. Methods: The authors performed an extensive review of the peer-reviewed literature addressing the aforementioned objectives. Results: The clinical presentation and natural history of CSM is variable, alternating between quiescent and insidious to stepwise decline or rapid neurological deterioration. For mild CSM, conservative options could be employed with careful observation. However, surgical intervention has shown to be superior for moderate to severe CSM. The success of operative or conservative management of CSM is multifactorial and high-quality studies are lacking. The optimal surgical approach is still under debate, and can vary depending on the number of levels involved, location of the pathology and baseline cervical sagittal alignment. Conclusions: Early recognition and treatment of CSM, before the onset of spinal cord damage, is essential for optimal outcomes. The goal of surgery is to decompress the cord with expansion of the spinal canal, while restoring cervical lordosis, and stabilizing when the risk of cervical kyphosis is high. Further high-quality randomized clinical studies with long-term follow up are still needed to further define the natural history and help predict the ideal surgical strategy.

scholarly journals Varied Ophthalmic Presentations in Sphenoid Sinus Lesions

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
RG Aiyer ◽  
Rahul Gupta ◽  
Prarthna S Dhameja ◽  
Virag Damania ◽  
Abhishek Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Imaging ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Sphenoid Sinus ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Accurate Diagnosis ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Ocular Manifestations ◽  
Diagnostic Imaging Techniques

ABSTRACT Sphenoid sinus lesions can present with a multitude of symptoms/signs including ophthalmic disturbances. We describe a total of five patients, of which two had mucoceles and rest three had fungal infection. Ophthalmic symptoms/signs were the ones we were really interested in. We also present one case which had isolated sphenoid fungal sinus. We also give details of their presentation, investigations and treatment. Possible ocular manifestations of mucoceles and the diagnostic imaging techniques used are discussed. The treatment of mucoceles is reviewed. It is stressed that a team approach involving the ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist and radiologist is essential for accurate diagnosis and management.

scholarly journals Melioidosis in Bihar, India: unearthing the first of many?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isra Halim ◽  
Prathyusha Kokkayil ◽  
Ravi Kirti ◽  
Rajeev Nayan Priyadarshi ◽  
Asim Sarfraz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Clinical Suspicion ◽  
Radiological Features ◽  
First Case ◽  
Insidious Onset ◽  
Ankle Joints ◽  
The World ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Empirical Antibiotics ◽  
The Right

Melioidosis, a disease with protean clinical manifestations, is prevalent in many parts of India, with established endemic hotspots on the southern coast of the country. However, it is still underdiagnosed in many resource-poor regions of the country. We report what is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of melioidosis diagnosed and treated in Bihar, an economically underdeveloped state in East India. The patient, a 52-year-old diabetic male, presented to the outpatient department with a fever of insidious onset along with pain and restriction of movement in the right shoulder joint and right knee joint, and swelling and tenderness of bilateral ankle joints. Radiological features were suggestive of multiple joint and organ abscesses. A diagnosis of disseminated septicaemic melioidosis was confirmed microbiologically. The patient improved clinically following aggressive treatment with meropenem and cotrimoxazole. The case highlights the need for increased clinical suspicion of melioidosis and adequate diagnostic facilities, as well as the need for early institution of appropriate empirical antibiotics in suspected cases of melioidosis in this region of the world.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHYSICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF BOREHOLE WATER IN KOGI STATE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 925-932
Author(s):  
Azeez Anyila ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Shortage ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
The World ◽  
Borehole Water ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
The Government

Water is an essential part of human existence. It is universally utilized for various purposes ranging from drinking to other domestic purposes. The need for access to water has been a significant challenge for governments all over the world. In Nigeria, there is a growing concern about the water shortage in various communities across the country. In a bid to overcome water scarcity, the government providesboreholes in many places. However, the inadequacy of functional public boreholes has led to the proliferation of private boreholes across the country, which the quality is doubtful. The purpose of the present study was to compare the physical and bacteriological compositions of the public and private boreholes in Kogi state, Nigeria. A total of ten water samples were collected from different public and private boreholes in three locations in the state. Standard procedures were followed in analyzing the samples. The analysis revealed the presence of salmonella spp, Escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa in the private boreholes.

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