scholarly journals Pattern of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Among Patients Attending Out Patient Department of Dermatology of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1970 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
CM Ali ◽  
TK Sikdar ◽  
N Sultana ◽  
N Ahmed ◽  
AKMR Haque ◽  
...  

The study was conducted among 568 patients of STDs out of 58560 male and female patients in the OPD of Dermatology Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) during the period of March 2009 to February 2010 irrespective of sex and age >15 years with a view to assess the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases. In this study prevalence of STDs such as gonorrhea, syphilis, non gonococcal urethritis, chancroid, genital herpes and genital warts were 29.58%, 12.68%, 41.58%,4.93%,8.45% and 2.82% respectively; male and female ratio were 3.73:1. The highest prevalence rate was found in age group of 25-34 years (42.25%). According to educational status of the respondents, 33.80% were up to secondary level and only 2.82% were master degree holder. Among occupation 36.62% were in service, and 15.49% were students. According to socioeconomic status 40.14% were poor and only 9.86% were from upper middle class. Key words: Sexually transmitted diseases; prevalence. DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v19i1.6243 J Dhaka Med. Coll. 2010; 19(1) : 7-10.

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-86
Author(s):  
Afzalur Rahman Mahmood ◽  
Zannatun Nur

This cross sectional type of descriptive study was carried out among the patients attending the Skin and Venereal Disease (VD) Out Patient Department (OPD) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) from August 2006 to November 2006 with a view to explore the current situation of scabies and its predisposing factors. In this regard 213 clinically diagnosed scabies contracted patients were interviewed randomly by using pre-tested questionnaire. Risk factors were assessed considering their dwelling places, types of families, number of family members, persons living in each room, using fomites of infected persons, socioeconomic condition, occupation, level of education, regular bathing and cloth washing habit along with age, sex distribution and clinical presentation of scabies. The mean age of the respondents was 13.16 years with a standard deviation (SD) of ±5.38 years and majority (36.15%) was in the age group of 1-5 years. Male, female ratio was 1.15:1. Major level of education was in the group of class I to V (38%). 50.73% had family members comprised of 4 to 6. Majority (38.50%) belonged to lower middle class (income 3001-6000 taka/month). Among the respondents maximum (54.93%) were infected by family members. 77.94% respondents used fomites of affected persons and 66% respondents shared beds of infected persons. Mean duration of illness was 42 days with standard deviation of ±4.47 days. Among the male, majority (82.63%) had lesion on lower abdomen and buttock. In contrary, 80.28% female had lesion on hand. 58.68% presented with papule. The study recommends that emphasis should be given on personal hygiene and life style of people as well as educating them about scabies. Key words: Scabies, Predisposing factors, Skin and VD outdoor DOI = 10.3329/jom.v9i2.1436    J MEDICINE 2008; 9 : 82-86


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-83
Author(s):  
Sanjida Amin ◽  
Shamim Ara ◽  
Rawshon Naznin ◽  
Umma Marium ◽  
Farah Diba ◽  
...  

Background: Tendo Achilles injuries are usually related to poor ankle flexibility and strength and to overuse. Morphology of tendo Achilles is an important tool for its assessment which can be done by measuring tendon thickness, cross-sectional area and length of tendon. Objective: The aim of the study was to correlate length of tendo Achilles with stature in several age groups of sedentary people as measured by ultrasonography. Materials and method: This cross sectional analytical type of study was conducted in the department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from July 2013 to June 2014. The present study was performed on 200 tendo Achilles of 100 people (50 male and 50 female) randomly selected from the patients who came to the Radiology department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital for ultrasonography of any region of their body other than leg. Results: In this study length of tendo Achilles was measured in both legs of adult people and was correlated with stature. Highly significant correlation was found between length of tendo Achilles with stature (p<0.001). Conclusion: The data of length of tendo Achilles obtained from the present study may provide valuable information in different aspects of medical science as a guide line for physiotherapists, radiologists, sports professionals and ortho-surgeons in early detection and monitoring of rehabilitation especially of professional athletes. Delta Med Col J. Jul 2019 7(2): 80-83


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-59
Author(s):  
Sumiya Bent Kalam ◽  
Sadia Islam ◽  
Mohammad Abdullah Az Zubayer Khan ◽  
Tanjina Akhter

Background: Elderly people are posing a significant health burden in our country for their multi morbidity as economic growth has increased our life expectancy. Pattern of multi morbidity of this older people varies according to geography, ethnicity, culture and life style. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and pattern of multi morbidity of elderly patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital. Method: 50 random cases of elderly patients aged more than 60 years admitted in medicine and allied wards of Dhaka medical college hospital were observed at this cross-sectional study from January 2017 to June 2017(total 6 months period). Data were reviewed and analyzed using simple frequency and percentage. Protocol was reviewed by institutional ethical board (IRB) of Dhaka medical college hospital. Result: A total number of 50 elderly patients with age ranging from 60 to 95 years were observed with male and female ratio 1.3:1 having multi morbidity among 92.0% patients and female is more affected than male. Hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus and stroke were found most common diseases as individual. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus was found as the most common multi morbidity pattern followed by hypertension and IHD, stroke & diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: This study sheds light on priority needs of elderly patients in terms of medical facility in tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, January 2021, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 56-59


2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-179
Author(s):  
Md Zahidul Islam ◽  
Md Abdur Rahman ◽  
Md Sirajul Islam Mahfuz

Purpose: To analyse the prevalence, distribution and presentation of different congenital head-neck lesions with their age, sex, site and side predilection. Methods: 50 patients of head-neck congenital swelling was selected from january/2013 upto december/2013 in the OPD of otorhino-laryngology, head and neck deptt. of Dhaka medical college hospital under a specific prospective study protocol. Results: The most frequent swelling was thyroglossal cyst(42%), followed by branchial arch anomalies (18%),dermoid cyst(14%),pre-auricular sinus(14%),lymphangioma(8%) and haemangioma(4%).Amongst the cervical swellings the sequential preponderence was thyroglossal cyst(52%),branchial arch anomalies(23%),dermoid cyst(13%), lymphangioma(10%) and haemangioma (2%).The majority of branchial arch anomalies(100%) were of second arch. The majority of patients were of first(52%) and second(30%) decade and the male to female ratio for thyroglossal cysts was 1:1.1.The majority of lesions were painless swelling and all were surgically excised. Conclusion: The overall frequency and age-sex distribution of congenital head-neck swellings as well as site, nature and type specific predominance of some of them in OPD of Dhaka medical college hospital are almost similar to international findings. Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; October 2017; 23(2): 171-179


1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
PK Das ◽  
S Ghafur ◽  
B Bhattarcharjee ◽  
A Dey ◽  
AL Mollah ◽  
...  

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is now an emerging epidemic in developing countries including Bangladesh. Younger people are being affected here more and more. Young individuals with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may have unique presentation, risk factor, angiographic profile and outcome which may have an influence on the preventive strategies. This study is an attempt to investigate the same. Methods: Young patients (aged d” 40 yrs) with AMI admitted to the coronary care unit of Chittagong Medical College Hospital over a period of one year were included in the study. Assessments of the patients were done with clinical history, physical examination and systemic evaluation. Location and types (STEMI, NSTEMI) of myocardial infarction were determined by ECG and serum troponin- 1 assay. Blood for glucose and lipid profile was drawn within 24 hours of admission. High sensitivity testing for C-reactive protein (hs CRP) was done in all patients. Coronary angiography was done within 6 weeks of hospital discharge. Results: A total of 83 Patients with age d” 40 years were included .Age range were 21-40 years (34.21 ± 5.07 yrs). There were 71 male (85.5%). Male: female ratio was 5.9:1. Most of the young AMI patients presented lately to the hospital. Majority of these patients were thinly built, came from urban or semiurban areas, engaged in heavy physical activities and belonged to lower socioeconomic group. A positive family history of CAD was present in 18 patients (28.68 %). Smoking was the most prevalent risk factor followed by a raised serum triglyceride or low high density lipoprotein (HDL). A raised hs CRP was present in 47 patients (49.39%). The overall in hospital mortality was only 3.61 %. Coronary angiography done in 38 patients revealed single vessel disease in the majority. Conclusion: The study focuses our attention to the rising incidence of AMI in young individuals who are less prone to CAD. Early detection of AMI and timely intervention needs high index of suspicion in this age group. These young patients have got low BMI High TG, Low HDG High hs CRP & habit of smoking. Avoidance of smoking, controlling high TG and/or low HDL may reduce incidence of AMI among young patients. Use of high dose of statin at an early age in young persons with raised CRP may be considered. Keywords: Myocardial infarction; Young. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cardio.v4i1.9390 Cardiovasc. J. 2011; 4(1): 53-57


2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Sunam Kumar Barua ◽  
Sohely Rahman ◽  
Prashanta Kumar Chakrabarti ◽  
Zahangir Alam

This prospective study was performed in the department of Physical Medicine, Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dhaka for a period of 6 months to see the effect of phonophoresis (Ultrasound therapy with Naproxen gel) on adhesive capsulitis. During this period 240 (4% of total patients) patients were diagnosed as adhesive capsulitis of shoulder in outpatient department, Physical Medicine, Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Sixty patients were selected for the study and divided them into two groups. In group A, patients were treated with phonophoresis and exercises in contrast with group B patients who were treated with same exercises without phonophoresis for same duration. Patients in both groups were followed up weekly for consecutive six weeks. The mean age of the patients in this study was 51.73 ± 10.01 year, with a range of 35 to 70 years. Out of sixty patients 31 (51.7%) were male and 29 (48.3%) were female. The male: female ratio was 1.07: 1. Among 60 patients, 27 (45%) were housewives, 20 (33.3%) service holders (official job), 4 (6.7%) businessmen, 1 (1.7%) teacher and 8 (13.3%) retired persons. In this study 53.3% patients had right shoulder involvement and rest of them (46.7%) had left sided involvement. Pain was improved just after initiation of treatment and it was completely alleviated in group A patients after 6th week, on the contrary although pain was increased after 1st week of treatment thereafter it was gradually decreased but it was not completely alleviated in group B patients at the end of the study. All sorts of range of motions (abduction, internal rotation on abduction, external rotation on abduction) of affected shoulder were improved more rapidly in group A compared to group B patients. Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) were significantly reduced in group A compared to group B patients.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cmoshmcj.v13i2.21057


1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-55
Author(s):  
ARS Ahmed ◽  
AKMS Islam ◽  
SK Sarkar ◽  
A Mia

Eczematous dermatitis is very common in our country and all over the world. The aim of current study was to assess the burden, frequency and pattern of different eczema at outpatient department of Faridpur Medical College Hospital in the year 2009. Retrospective data were collected from medical records of patient. Patients of all ages & both sexes attending at the dermatology outpatient department of Faridpur Medical College Hospital in the year 2009 suffering from different eczema were included in this study. The frequency of eczema among patients attending at outpatient department of Faridpur Medical College Hospital was 12.8%, and the male to female ratio was almost 1:1. The most affected age group among patients was 0-5 years. Of all cases of eczema, 77.05% were endogenous and 22.52% were exogenous. The most common type of eczema was seborrhoeic dermatitis (27.17% of all cases), followed by contact dermatitis (20.00%) and Hand eczema (14.18%). Seborrhoeic dermatitis is commonest in young adult (21- 45 yrs), whereas atopic dermatitis is common in infant and children (0-10 yrs). Eczema is a public health problem in Faridpur, Bangladesh, and this necessitates prospective studies to determine its incidence and prevalence. Key words: Eczema; Atopic dermatitis; Faridpur DOI: 10.3329/fmcj.v5i2.6822Faridpur Med. Coll. J. 2010;5(2):53-55


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-57
Author(s):  
Kalim Uddin ◽  
Md Abdus Salam ◽  
Ashraful Haque ◽  
Amir Md Khan ◽  
Md Mahfuzur Rahman ◽  
...  

Background: Acute subdural hematoma can occurs in different age group of patients in both male and female. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to observe the age and gender distribution among acute subdural hematoma patients. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the Neurosurgery Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2011 to August 2012 for a period of one year and eight months. Patients with acute subdural hematoma who fulfil the inclusion criteria for surgery and got admitted were selected as study population. Acute Subdural hematoma patient of any age, both sex with GCS 5 to 13, thickness of hematoma more than l0 mm, midline shift more than 5 mm, pupil reacting to light and patient presented within 72 hours of injury were included for this study. At admission, a detailed history of the illness was taken from the patient or attendant, thorough general and neurological examinations were carried out and were recorded. Result: A total number of 48 patients were recruited for this current study. The mean age of the patients was 32.39±11.63 years and their age ranged from 10 to 56 years. The male and female ratio was 5:1. Out of 48 patients 17(31.25%) cases were fronto-temporal. Temporo-parietal were 16(33.3%) patients. Fronto-temporo-parietal were 7(14.5%) cases. Parietal were 5(10.41%) cases. Frontal were 3 (6.25%) case. Conclusion: In conclusion majority of the patients are male young adults presented with fronto-temporal and temporo-parietal region of shull. Journal of Science Foundation 2019;17(2):54-57


2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (Number 2) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
Md. Daulatuzzaman ◽  
K A Majumder ◽  
Md. A Sikder ◽  
E H Khan ◽  
F Md. S Hossain

A prospective study of 169 children when compliments of possible hearing loss who attend to ENT OPD of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital within the period of 2010 - June 2013 at the age between 2-5 years. Among the children 102 (60%) were diagnosed having hearing loss. Male and female ratio was 1.3:1. Large age group was between 2-3 yrs. Measles (18.37%) was the leading childhood infection, exposure to passive smoking (52.63%). Birth history evalution showed foctal deshur (33.13%), low apger score (24.26%), hyperbilirubinemia (52.66%). Physical examination revealed variety offending including small (7.10%) and long (5.33%) stature, persistent otorrhoea (11.24%), and cleft lip (5.32%), cleft platate (3.55%). Sensorineural (74.53%) and conductive (25.47%) type of deafness was found.


1970 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazi Shameemus Salam ◽  
A Allam Choudhury ◽  
Md Delwar Hossain ◽  
Md Abdul Azim ◽  
Md Shafiqul Islam ◽  
...  

This cross sectional study was done in the Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery Department of Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital during the period of September 2003 to February 2004. In this study 30 patients of sinonasal malignancy were studied and to observe the clinicopathological pattern of sinonasal malignancy. The diagnosis was made by detailed history, clinical, radiological and histopathological examinations. In this study majority of the patients were within 40 to 70 years of age (77%). Male to female ratio was 2.33:1. Majority of the malignancy came from maxillary sinuses 15(50.00%); ethmoidal sinuses were involved in 8(26.66%) cases, multiple sinuses were involved in 5(16.66%). Neck node metastases was found in 4(14%) cases. Squamous cell carcinoma was the most common histological type (70.00%); the other less common histological types were adenoid cystic carcinoma (06.66%), adenocarcinoma (06.66%), Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (06.66%), least frequent types were malignant fibrous histocytoma, transitional cell carcinoma, olfactory neuroblastoma. Key words: Sinonasal malignancy; clinicopathological study. DOI: 10.3329/bjo.v15i2.5058 Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2009; 15(2): 55-59


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