Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Remdesivir Versus Remdesivir Plus Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) and the Effect of Timing of Initiation of Remdesivir in COVID-19 Patients: An Observational Study From North East India

Background: Neonatal jaundice is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in newborn babies and account for up to 60% cases in term and 80% in preterm babies. Studies from different geographical areas should be done to know the causes of hyperbirubinemia properly so that a collective effort can be made to decrease the burden mortality and morbidity associated with it Objectives:To study the incidence and causes of neonatal jaundice in babies admitted in the hospital Methods: It was a hospital based observational study conducted in one of the busiest hospitals of Jorhat over a period of 12 months. Incidence and causes of neonatal jaundice in the babies born in the hospital during the study period were studied. Results: 710 newborns delivered during the study period out of which 439 (61.8%) newborns developed clinical jaundice. 290 (66%) newborns had physiological jaundice and the rest 149 (34%) developed pathological jaundice. Among the 149 babies developing pathological jaundice 87(58.3%) were males and 62(41.6%) were females. Most common cause was ABO incompability(31%) of cases, second was breast feeding jaundice (28%) , third was prematurity (12%) .Other causes were cephalohematoma(1.3%), Rh incompatibility(3.3%) , G6PD deciency(8%), sepsis(4.7%) and in 11.4% babies no denite cause was found. Conclusion: Adequate feeding, preventing premature deliveries, good monitoring of babies with ABO incompability, prematurity, Rh incompability, G6PD deciency can decrease the mortality and morbidity associated with neonatal jaundice.

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Dermatosis of scalp and hair disorder: an observational study in a hilly state of North-East India

International Journal of Research in Dermatology ◽

10.18203/issn.2455-4529.intjresdermatol20213350 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 720

Author(s):

Subrata Kumar Das ◽

Saptadipa Das

Keyword(s):

Observational Study ◽

Seborrheic Dermatitis ◽

Critical Role ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

North East India ◽

North East ◽

Inflammatory Conditions

Background: The skin of the scalp has several unique features that aid in its critical role of protecting the head. These unique features of the scalp make it susceptible to superficial mycotic conditions, parasitic infestation and inflammatory conditions. These disease processes of the scalp can have significant overlap in clinical symptomatology. The aim was to observe the clinical profile of scalp dermatosis and hair disorder at a tertiary care hospital.Methods: This was a cross sectional observational study which was carried over a period of 1 year 5 months from August 2019 to November 2020. A total of 76 patients were included in the study, who visited dermatology OPD of SMIMS, Sikkim.Results: This study included 76 patients of clinically and histopathologically diagnosed cases of scalp dermatosis and hair disorder, 47 males and 29 females. A total of 18 different dermatoses were observed in this study. The most common disorder was seborrheic dermatitis, which accounted for 18.4 %, followed by androgenetic alopecia in 17% and alopecia areata in 15% cases in the present study.Conclusions: The article provides an overview of the most common scalp disorders, which we have observed in our study.

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