Lupus Vorax: A Cause of Centrofaciale Mutilation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatim Abid
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Ocular Complications ◽  
Cutaneous Tuberculosis ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Diagnostic Difficulties

Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infectious disease that is still endemic in developing countries and constitutes even in large cities of developed countries a serious public health issue. Clinical forms are numerous and, in this context, centrofacial location represents in addition to diagnostic difficulties, a real prognostic problem. We report in the light of a literature review, 2 cases of centrofacial mutilation secondary to cutaneous tuberculosis in its ulcerative and vegetating presentation also called lupus vorax to remind this rare paucibacillary form whose early diagnosis influences considerably prognosis by avoiding nasal and ocular complications as well as the risk of degeneration in the case of prolonged evolution.

scholarly journals Cutaneous Anthrax Outbreak in Rajshahi District

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Md Azizul Haque ◽  
Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Khan ◽  
Laila Shamima Sharmin ◽  
Khandaker Md Faisal Alam ◽  
Md Khalilur Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Bacillus Anthracis ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cutaneous Anthrax ◽  
Bacterium Bacillus ◽  
The Developed Countries

Anthrax is an acute, zoonotic infectious disease caused by gram positive, aerobic, spore forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Cutaneous anthrax is the commonest form of anthrax, comprising more than 95% of cases. Incidence of anthrax is declining in the developed countries; but because of inadequate livestock vaccination program, it remains a public health hazard in the developing countries. Several cutaneous anthrax outbreaks were observed in Bangladesh over the last few years and the latest one occurred in Lalitnagar village, Godagari Upazilla of Rajshahi district in September 2016. We are reporting clinico-demographic profile and treatment outcome of the affected patients with the aim of increasing awareness among the clinicians and public health experts.TAJ 2017; 30(1): 17-20

scholarly journals Over-nutrition in children and influence of parental attributes

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-109
Author(s):  
Smriti Pant ◽  
Abhinav Vaidya
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
The Past ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
National Burden ◽  
Significant Public Health ◽  
Demographic Attributes

Over-nutrition has presented itself as a significant public health issue in the past few decades. Its burden is increasing not only in developed countries, but also in developing countries. The objective of this review was to explore global and national burden of over-nutrition, its prevalence among children, and identification of the risk factors. It focused on assessing behavioral and socio-demographic attributes of parents that may influence obesity/overweight in children. For writing the literature review, national and international reports on over-nutrition, along with many journal articles on the related topic were reviewed. It showed that the burden of overweight/obesity has increased notably in the last three decades and is increasing more rapidly in developing countries. Moreover, it illustrated that its prevalence is high and has an increasing trend among children. Further more, the review also highlighted that parental attributes have an important influence on children’s nutritional status. Thus given the important role that parents play in the nutrition of children, parents need to be a focus of the strategies to control the growing problem of over-nutrition among children.

Opportunities and Challenges for Implementing Neurotrauma Prevention Program: A Practical Perspective for Developing Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (02/03) ◽  
pp. 077-081
Author(s):  
Amrita Ghosh ◽  
Ranabir Pal ◽  
Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar ◽  
Huber Said Padilla-Zambrano ◽  
Harsh Deora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Literature Searches ◽  
Low And Middle Income

AbstractNeurotrauma is an underestimated and less understood public health issue in low- and middle-income countries for which we need system-based approach to prevention plans. This study was initiated to find rationale of effective plan with projectile vision of neurotrauma prevention. In search of innovative ideas of neurotrauma prevention evidence was explored from the published literature research on traumatic brain injury. Evidence-based global guidelines on recommended content and scheduling on prevention of neurotrauma literature searches data were also synthesized and summarized from research in developed countries. Our study noted that a considerable number of victims of neurotrauma with death and disabilities put mammoth costs to the already compromised health systems of the low- and middle-income countries. We need systems-based four-pronged approach incorporating neurotrauma registry, neurotrauma surveillance, translational research programs, and current approved process for development of clinical guidelines for prevention.

scholarly journals Vietnamese Public Health Practices in the Advent of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 163-164
Author(s):  
Jeconiah Louis Dreisbach
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
World Health ◽  
Public Health Policies ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) presents a great challenge to developing countries with limited access to public health measures in grassroots communities. The World Health Organization lauded the Vietnamese government for its proactive and steady investment in health facilities that mitigate the risk of the infectious disease in Vietnam. This short communication presents cases that could benchmark public health policies in developing countries.

scholarly journals Some Demographic Features of the Disabled Population in Pakistan

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (4II) ◽  
pp. 1021-1036
Author(s):  
Mohammad Afzal
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Age Structure ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
World Population ◽  
The Disabled

Although disability has been the area of concern in the domain of such disciplines as social welfare and public health, the serious concern on the demography of disability as an important research subject has emerged only recently. In the less developed countries where most of the world popUlation lives, the rapid decline in mortality with little reduction in fertility, under the conditions of underdevelopment, nutritional deficiencies, insufficient coverage for health, inadequate sanitation and safe water facilities, has been contributing to the increasing number of disabled persons. This is because the availability of modern medicine, even to an inadequate extent, has contributed to the reduction in mortality, but many of those who survive become permanently disabled. Apart from the differences in data collection systems in different countries and the problems associated with such approaches, the variations in prevalence of disability are partly attributed to such factors as differential chronic and infectious disease patterns; differential life expectancy; the age structure of populations and population composition; differential nutritional status; differential rates of exposure to environmental, occupational and traffic hazards; and variations in public health practice [United Nations. (1990)]. In developed countries where the increase in life expectancy had started to occur earlier than the developing countries, the decline in fertility led to the growing proportions of the elderly in their population. As the proportion of the elderly popUlation in the total population gets larger the proportion of the disabled become conspicuous. This is because in both developed and deVeloping countries the age structure of the disabled popUlation is predominantly elderly in comparison to the overall population age structure. It has been observed that in such developed countries where the ageing process has gone furthest, the number of disabled persons have increased rapidly. [Okoliski (1986).]

Childhood Cancers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eve Roman ◽  
Tracy Lightfoot ◽  
Susan Picton ◽  
Sally Kinsey
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Global Burden ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Childhood Cancers ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Cancer Subtypes ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Wide Range

This chapter addresses the wide range of histological and site-specific cancers that occur before age 25. It considers disease classifications, predisposing factors, and the epidemiology of the most common malignancies seen in children, and adolescents and young adults (AYAs). Cancer before age 25 is rare, accounting for < 2% of diagnoses in economically developed countries. The global burden of childhood cancers is, difficult to quantify, however, since over 80% of the world’s children and AYAs live in economically developing countries, where high morbidity/mortality from infectious disease and nutritional deficiency complicate diagnosis. Both inherited and environmental factors influence cancer risk in children and AYAs, although the relative contribution of each varies widely among cancer subtypes and relatively few causal associations are well established.

A CASE OF PARAQUAT POISONING PRESENTING WITH MULTIORGAN DYSFUNCTION

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-60
Author(s):  
Venkata sai suhas Yadlapati ◽  
Nirmala Devi ◽  
V.R.Mohan Rao
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem

Ÿ Self-poisoning with pesticides is a major public health problem in developing countries with an estimated 300 000 deaths each year.Very high case fatality (>50%) - due both to its inherent toxicity and the lack of early diagnosis and effective treatment.Though it is easily availabile, poisoning with this toxin is not common. Fatal dose of paraquat is so trivial that >10 ml poison can damage lungs permanently. Ÿ In this context we present a fatal case of 30 yr old male patient who have consumed paraquat and presented with extensive complication of acute kidney injury, and lung injury and liver disease.

Violence against women: A neglected public health issue in less developed countries

1994 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 1165-1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori L. Heise ◽  
Alanagh Raikes ◽  
Charlotte H. Watts ◽  
Anthony B. Zwi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Health Issue ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Less Developed Countries

scholarly journals Vitamin A and Pregnancy: A Narrative Review

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Bastos Maia ◽  
Alex Rolland Souza ◽  
Maria Costa Caminha ◽  
Suzana Lins da Silva ◽  
Rachel Callou Cruz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Vitamin A Deficiency ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Health Issue ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Vitamin A Supplementation ◽  
Functional Development ◽  
Fetal Organs

Vitamin A is a crucial micronutrient for pregnant women and their fetuses. In addition to being essential for morphological and functional development and for ocular integrity, vitamin A exerts systemic effects on several fetal organs and on the fetal skeleton. Vitamin A requirements during pregnancy are therefore greater. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world. VAD in pregnant women is a public health issue in most developing countries. In contrast, in some developed countries, excessive vitamin A intake during pregnancy can be a concern since, when in excess, this micronutrient may exert teratogenic effects in the first 60 days following conception. Routine prenatal vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality is not recommended; however, in regions where VAD is a public health issue, vitamin A supplementation is recommended to prevent night blindness. Given the importance of this topic and the lack of a complete, up-to-date review on vitamin A and pregnancy, an extensive review of the literature was conducted to identify conflicting or incomplete data on the topic as well as any gaps in existing data.

scholarly journals Performance of a new in-house medium Carba MTL-broth for the rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (07) ◽  
pp. 591-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assia Mairi ◽  
Abdelaziz Touati ◽  
Alix Pantel ◽  
Catherine Dunyach-Remy ◽  
Albert Sotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Rapid Detection ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Health Issue ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Microbiology Laboratory ◽  
Major Public Health Issue ◽  
Phenotypic Method

Introduction: The spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) represents a major public health issue. Methods allowing rapid detection of carbapenemases in developing countries are therefore urgently needed. In the current study, we developed a new in-house medium for the rapid detection of CPE isolates, especially OXA-48 producers. Methodology: A panel of 144 clinical strains previously characterized was tested on in-house Carba MTL-broth medium using four different concentrations of ertapenem (0.5 to 2 mg/L), and compared to chromID® OXA-48 and chromID® CARBA (BioMérieux) media. Results: Comparative evaluation of the Carba MTL-broth with chromID® OXA-48 and chromID® CARBA showed that chromID® OXA-48 and Carba MTL-broth had the highest sensitivity for detection of OXA-48 producers (93.9% and 100%, respectively) comparatively to chromID® CARBA (21.2%). The chromID® OXA-48 had the highest specificity (100%), as compared to the Carba MTL-broth (65.5%) and chromID® CARBA (84.4%) for the detection of OXA-48 producers. Conclusions: The in-house Carba MTL-broth developed in this study is sensitive, inexpensive, an easy-to-use phenotypic method for the detection of OXA-48-producing enterobacteria. Given the burden of pan-drug resistance, its implementation in the microbiology laboratory of developing countries could be a useful tool for rapid detection of these bacteria.

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