Journal of Enam Medical College

The Journal of Enam Medical College is a peer-reviewed biannual journal and publishes original papers, reviews concerned with recent practices, case reports of exceptional merits and images in clinical medicine. Authors are invited to submit articles in all the fields of medicine, with a wide spectrum of coverage including clinical medicine, basic sciences, epidemiology, diagnostics, therapeutics, public health and standards of health care in relation to the concerned specialty.

List of Papers (Total 387)

Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Multi-transfused Thalassaemia Patients in Bangladesh

Background: Thalassaemia is one of the most common hereditary diseases worldwide including Bangladesh. Multitransfused thalassaemia patients may acquire hepatitis C virus infection in spite of currently practicing screening schedule. It is postulated that there are some pitfalls in the currently practicing screening system behind the transmission of HCV in transfusion-dependent...

Prevalence of Dermatophytic Infection and Detection of Dermatophytes by Microscopic and Culture Methods

Background: Dermatophytosis is considered as one of the major public health problems in the world and is the most commonly diagnosed skin disease in Bangladesh. The prevalence and characteristics of dermatophytic infections vary with climatic conditions, age, lifestyle and population migration patterns.Objective: To determine the prevalence of dermatophytic infection and...

Outbreak of Chikungunya Virus Infection with Global Propagation

Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2018; 8(1): 4-6

From the Desk of Editor-in-Chief Vol.8(1)

Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2018; 8(1): 3

Sarcoma Botryoides of Uterine Cervix in a 16-Year-Old Girl

Sarcoma botryoides of uterine cervix is a malignant neoplasm of cervix which accounts 0.2% of all the malignant tumours of the uterus and its peak incidence is between 14−18 years. Here we report a case of a 16-year-old newly married girl who presented with the complaint of vaginal bleeding for one and half months. Histopathology from cervical tissue revealed sarcoma botryoides...

Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Multi-transfused Thalassaemia Patients in Bangladesh

Background: Thalassaemia is one of the most common hereditary diseases worldwide including Bangladesh. Multitransfused thalassaemia patients may acquire hepatitis C virus infection in spite of currently practicing screening schedule. It is postulated that there are some pitfalls in the currently practicing screening system behind the transmission of HCV in transfusion-dependent...

Community-Based Rehabilitation in Bangladesh, Health Components Need to be Integrated with Primary Health Care

Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is defined as a strategy within general community development for the rehabilitation, equalization of opportunities, poverty reduction and social inclusion of people with disabilities. The role of CBR is to work closely with the health sector to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities and their family members are addressed in the...

Reviewers in this Issue Vol. 7(3)

Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(3): 174

College News Vol.7(3)

Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(3): 172-173

Unfamiliar Large Soft Tissue Sarcoma in A 70-Year-Old Lady

Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(3): 170-171

Reimplantation of Accidentally Avulsed Permanent Maxillary Anterior Teeth in a 10-Year-Old Girl

Accidental tooth avulsion is a grievous injury and common among the children. Management of avulsed tooth within alveolar socket by reimplantation becomes a challenge for the clinician due to extraoral time and media of transportation. Although the long-term prognosis of reimplantation is poor, the time during which the tooth remain within the arch will guide the development of...

Congenital Diverticulum at the Proximal Part of Penile Urethra with Secondary Calculus

Voiding dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in children due to congenital anomalies of urogenital system is common, but congenital anterior urethral diverticulum (CAUD) in male is very rare. Sometimes the problem is associated with anterior urethral valve. CAUD with secondary stone is rare. Here we report a case of a 12-year-old male child with obstructive...

Cadmium: An Environmental Heavy Metal with Nephrotoxic Potency, Especially in Diabetic Population

Our history began about 4.5 billion years ago when our solar system was formed and earth started to take a shape. We are being blessed with uncountable number of, known and unknown, natural resources. We are dependent on them as such that sometimes we cannot even notice their presence. Besides enormous beneficial impacts, the environment we live in is a huge reservoir of toxic...

Effects of Garlic (Allium sativum) on Blood Glucose Level in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Treated with Metformin

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders with microvascular and macrovascular complications which are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Anti-diabetic drugs are available in modern medicine, but prolonged use of these drugs may produce some side effects. Garlic due to some of its active components can improve...

Gross Morphological Variation of Luminal Diameter of the Trachea in Different Age and Sex Groups of Bangladeshi Cadavers

Background: The tracheobronchial tree is a branched distribution system that carries air from the trachea down to the acini which are the gas exchange units of the lung. In the trachea air speed is high and the airway is particularly vulnerable to obstruction by foreign bodies and tumors. The study of the morphological variations of luminal diameter of the trachea is of profound...

Color Doppler Imaging of Cerebral-Umbilical Pulsatility Ratio in Intrauterine Growth Retardation

Background: Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) refers to a condition in which a fetus is unable to achieve its genetically determined potential size. IUGR may also be defined as growth at the 10th or less percentile for weight of the all fetuses at that gestational age. It has long been recognized that impaired fetoplacental perfusion is associated with intrauterine growth...

Bacterial Aetiology and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in Children in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children are among the most common bacterial infections. Community-acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are often treated empirically with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Pattern of aetiologic agents and their antibiotic sensitivity may vary according to geographical and regional location. So, knowledge of antibiotic resistance...

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Risk Factors in Patients Attending Diabetic Association Medical College Hospital in Faridpur

Background: The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing all over the world and varies widely depending on the region of the country, dietary habits and socio-economic status. The prevalence of GDM with its associated risk factors has important health complications for both mother and child.Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of...

Are We Sleeping Enough?

Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(3): 120-121

From the Desk of Editor-in-Chief Vol. 7(3)

Abstract not availableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(3): 119

Congenital Diverticulum at the Proximal Part of Penile Urethra with Secondary Calculus

Voiding dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in children due to congenital anomalies of urogenital system is common, but congenital anterior urethral diverticulum (CAUD) in male is very rare. Sometimes the problem is associated with anterior urethral valve. CAUD with secondary stone is rare. Here we report a case of a 12-year-old male child with obstructive...

Reviewers in this Issue 7(2)

Abstract not avaialableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(2): 116

College News 7(2)

Abstract not avaialableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(2): 115

A Large Mass in Lung in a 5-Year-Old Child ? Wilm’s Tumour with Pulmonary Metastasis

Abstract not avaialableJ Enam Med Col 2017; 7(2): 113-114

Hyperreflexia ? an Uncommon Presentation of Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acquired acute autoimmune polyradiculoneuropathy. Progressive motor weakness and areflexia are essential for diagnosis. But in some cases hyperreflexia can be seen. Diagnosis of GBS was made based on history and clinical findings and was supported by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies and nerve conduction study (NCS). We hereby report a case of...