ECT in the Postpartum Period: A Retrospective Case Series from a Tertiary Health Care Center in India

Poncet’s disease is very important and yet a challenging diagnosis of importance in countries with high TB endemicity (e.g. India). In this case series, we present 5 patients with diagnosed as Poncet’s disease and in our tertiary health care center over 12 months and examine the performance of the diagnostic criteria suggested by Sharma and Pinto. The majority (4/5) of the patients were subsequently diagnosed and responded to anti-tuberculous therapy. In the other patient, a diagnosis of atypical seropositive rheumatoid arthritis or Pseudo Poncet’s disease was established on follow up.

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Screening mixed depression and bipolarity in the postpartum period at a primary health care center

Comprehensive Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.07.013 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 71 ◽

pp. 57-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Sercan Bulut Çelik ◽

Gamze Erten Bucaktepe ◽

Ayşegül Uludağ ◽

İbrahim Umud Bulut ◽

Özgür Erdem ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Postpartum Period ◽

Care Center ◽

Primary Health Care Center ◽

Health Care Center ◽

Primary Health

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Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease with 6-Thioguanine (6-TG): Retrospective Case Series from a Tertiary Care Center

The American Journal of Gastroenterology ◽

10.14309/00000434-200709002-01012 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 102 ◽

pp. S490 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chhaya P. Hasyagar ◽

Erina N. Foster ◽

Mark Gerich ◽

Thomas P. Prindiville

Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽

Bowel Disease ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Case Series ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Retrospective Case ◽

Retrospective Case Series ◽

Inflammatory Bowel

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Clinical and epidemiological spectrum of coronavirus disease 2019 in Central Kerala: a retrospective case series

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210852 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 1503

Author(s):

Ronnie Thomas ◽

Bins M. John ◽

Joe Thomas Koothapally ◽

Sanjeev Kumar ◽

Supriya Adiody ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Care Center ◽

Laboratory Finding ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Case Series ◽

Mitigation Measures ◽

Retrospective Case ◽

Male Predominance ◽

Retrospective Case Series ◽

Asymptomatic Patients

Kerala state in India was known for its early response to the Covid-19 pandemic by public health mitigation measures through science-based advocacy. The objective of this study was to analyze epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary care center in central Kerala. This retrospective case series was undertaken by reviewing the medical records and extracting the epidemiological data, clinical symptoms and laboratory findings of consecutive patients admitted between April 1st and September 31, 2020. Clinical and demographic parameters of hospitalized patients were analyzed regarding their association with the severity of disease. The mean age of the patients was 35.8 years with significant male predominance. Shopkeepers represented 15.6% of the patients and healthcare workers represented 12.5%. Primary contact with a known case was documented in 62.5% of the patients. Asymptomatic patients constituted 25% of the patients and the most commonly experienced symptoms were fever, cough, breathlessness and diarrhea. Three patients had atypical presentations in the form of generalized seizures, intussusception and generalized anxiety with suicidal ideation. Neutrophilia and Lymphopenia were the most dominant laboratory finding. The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 in the study population is wider than previously described in literature.

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Non-Fatal Deliberate Self-Harm in Three Remote Indigenous Communities in Far North Queensland, Australia

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000589 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (6) ◽

pp. 422-428 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chris Rouen ◽

Alan R. Clough ◽

Caryn West

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Care Center ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Indigenous Australians ◽

Deliberate Self Harm ◽

Health Care Center ◽

Far North ◽

Primary Health ◽

Self Harm

Abstract. Background: Indigenous Australians experience a suicide rate over twice that of the general population. With nonfatal deliberate self-harm (DSH) being the single most important risk factor for suicide, characterizing the incidence and repetition of DSH in this population is essential. Aims: To investigate the incidence and repetition of DSH in three remote Indigenous communities in Far North Queensland, Australia. Method: DSH presentation data at a primary health-care center in each community were analyzed over a 6-year period from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2011. Results: A DSH presentation rate of 1,638 per 100,000 population was found within the communities. Rates were higher in age groups 15–24 and 25–34, varied between communities, and were not significantly different between genders; 60% of DSH repetitions occurred within 6 months of an earlier episode. Of the 227 DSH presentations, 32% involved hanging. Limitations: This study was based on a subset of a larger dataset not specifically designed for DSH data collection and assesses the subset of the communities that presented to the primary health-care centers. Conclusion: A dedicated DSH monitoring study is required to provide a better understanding of DSH in these communities and to inform early intervention strategies.

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